Run With Grace 5K: Patrick Henry High School, June 6, 8:30 a.m. The Run With Grace 5K and Fun Run Walk, at the Patrick Henry High School track is a challenging outdoor course, primarily wooded trails and hills. Proceeds from the race will be used to fund the Grace Lovegrove Scholarship, awarded annually to a Patrick Henry High School graduate. The money is also used to support PH cross country and track teams. The scholarship was established in 2005 to honor Grace Lovegrove, a PH graduate who excelled in academics and in track. She died in 2005 while on a training run at college.
DARE: Fifth Grade students at Oakland Intermediate, Monterey, Wasena, and Hurt Park Elementary Schools will celebrate their accomplishments with the DARE program at the Hotel Roanoke June 8. Students will enjoy a luncheon prepared by the Hotel and will be presented with awards. Special guests include City Manager Darlene Burcham, and Sherriff Octavia Johnson.
Students Recognized at Board Meeting: Westside Elementary School, June 9, 5:45 p.m. The Virginia Tech Hokie bird will pay a visit to RCPS students during a special reception before the June school board meeting. The students will be honored for their work on the “Roanoke ABC Book,” written and illustrated by city elementary students in the gifted PLATO program. The book will feature an array of alphabet-referenced historic or significant sites in Roanoke, accompanied by the artwork of RCPS elementary students.
