Tag: students

December 4, 2019

More students are expected in Hburg schools, board learns. What will that mean for a new high school?

By Randi B. Hagi, Assistant Editor

While the fate of the proposed new high school rests with the City Council, the Harrisonburg school board members learned Tuesday they should brace for a larger-than-expected influx of students over the next five years.

Local universities adjust counseling center services to meet increased demand

By Graham Schiltz, Contributor

College students at Harrisonburg’s universities are increasingly seeking out help from counseling centers — part of a nationwide trend of colleges trying to keep up with mental health issues among this generation of students. That has forced JMU and EMU’s counseling centers to get creative in order to serve every student that comes through their doors.

Amid Harrisonburg’s housing evolution, some neighbors play zone defense

By Harrison Horst, Senior Contributor

Two visions about the future of housing in Harrisonburg have been colliding in a neighborhood tucked between JMU’s ever expanding East Campus and the heavily-traveled Port Republic Road corridor.

Hoodies, music therapy and pick-up basketball. This school has found different ways to reach students.

By Randi B. Hagi, Assistant Editor

For students the Rockingham Academy, a sweatshirt emblazoned with the school’s logo is more than just a token of school spirit. It’s a badge of honor. “In their home schools, they probably … were never seen as part of a team, athletically or otherwise, they weren’t in a group. They were probably disenfranchised, disassociated,” said Scott Bojanich, the academy’s principal.