Riverbend will visit Albemarle in Class 5 state quarterfinals on Tuesday; James Monroe girls will host Hopewell the same night.
Bears can’t handle sharpshooting Rams in Region 5D title game
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High school football playoff preview: Eagles, Bears seeking regional championships Friday
Colonial Forge will visit Patriot in the Region 6B championship game, while Riverbend hosts Briar Woods for the 5B crown.
Courtland baseball reaches state title game; Riverbend falters late
Cougars will face Atlee Saturday at 11 a.m. aiming for their first state championship in 24 years.
Courtland and Riverbend baseball basking in ‘special’ postseason runs
Cougars and Bears will both appear in Virginia High School League state semifinals on Friday.
Riverbend High School names new principal
Veteran educator Chawrdi Elliott hired to lead the school’s staff after previously serving as an assistant principal at Stafford High School.
Riverbend’s new football coach thrilled to get a second chance
Ed Webb, a former Patrick Henry High and Virginia Military Institute offensive lineman, was officially hired by the Bears this week.
Massaponax hires Shane Ludden as his father’s successor
The Spotsylvania School Board also approved Conway Reid as the next head coach at Spotsylvania High School.
Spotsylvania School Board terminates Riverbend Principal Downs
The board voted, 4-2, to fire Downs, who had been on administrative leave since December.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools Receives Science Education Grant
The district received a $2,000 educational grant from the Dominion Foundation.
Actress Bellamy Young and Former Undersecretary of State Judith McHale Campaign in Fredericksburg for Hillary Clinton
The women spoke at a campaign volunteer appreciation event and a Women for Hillary House Party.
Riverbend Senior Receives Mentor of the Year Award
Rebecca Argueta was honored for her motivation and her leadership working with children through EFK.
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Ten of the most read 2015 stories about schools and education in the Fredericksburg area.
Barnes & Noble Names Spotsylvania Educator “National Teacher of the Year”
Tara Hefner teaches ESL at Riverbend High School.
GOP Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee in Fredericksburg December 4
Huckabee will visit Fredericksburg as part of a two-day campaign swing through Virginia.
Spotsylvania Teen Bitten by Shark in South Carolina
The boy was treated in and released from the emergency room the same day.
Barnes & Noble’s ‘My Favorite Teacher’ Honored at Riverbend High School
Riverbend High School ESL teacher Tara Hefner was nominated for the national award by Riverbend senior Jeimy Alfaro.
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