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Endorsements: 2020 Danville School Board Election

Hey, there’s a Danville city school board election on Tuesday! It’s not important because you’ll only be voting for the direction of the Danville Public Schools system for the next two years. Yeah. It’s important. And here’s the SouthsideCentral endorsements for you to take into consideration.

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Danville School Board (11/20/18)

Tonight’s meeting (yes, it’s a meeting) has the potential to be a hilarious yet sad disaster. I’m going to cover it LIVE! , so refresh the page often for the latest happenings, commentary and maybe photos. Let’s get started!

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BreakDown: The Police Report On The Recent GWHS Fight

So there was a fight between students in Danville’s George Washington High School cafeteria on Monday morning. That much is clear. What actually happened during and after the fight is completely unclear, but we’re working on finding that out.

By the way, I’d like to give special thanks to Jessica Griffith for doing the legwork […]

Danville School Board (7/7/16)

SouthsideCentral didn’t cover Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting LIVE! but we were there. And if you follow our other social media platforms, you’d have known that a big shakeup was going to happen at the meeting. SouthsideCentral was the only media source to project a change in the chair & vice-chair of the school board… […]

Eagles In Kilts!

George Washington High School’s drama department has been selected to perform in the world’s largest arts festival in Scotland, and they’re going to asking for your help. Let’s take a look at the first announcement of what’s going on.

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (4/7/16)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. This article is now complete, so enjoy the recap!

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (3/3/16)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. This article is complete so enjoy the recap. Oh yeah, we’ve got the most photos of any local media from tonight’s meeting (because nobody else took photos!)

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (2/18/16)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. This article is now complete, and I hope you enjoy the recap.

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (2/4/16)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. Although we had loads of technical difficulties, we’ve managed to put together a comprehensive recap article. Enjoy!

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (1/7/16)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. Enjoy the recap!

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (12/17/15)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at the Danville Public Schools central office for Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. We had some technical difficulties but we’ve got everything fixed now. Enjoy the complete recap.

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Dr. Stan Jones’ Statement About GW Discipline Issues

SouthsideCentral is glad to publish the full text of Danville Public Schools Superintendent Stan Jones’s statement that he issued today about progress being made on discipline issues at George Washington High School.

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (12/3/15)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at the Danville Public School’s central office for Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. We were the only media outlet that was at the meeting and we’re glad to give you the information as it happened. This article is now complete, so enjoy the recap.

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Dr. Stan Jones’ Statement About Classroom Disruption

SouthsideCentral is glad to publish the full text of Danville Public Schools Superintendent Stan Jones’s statement that he issued today. This is in regards to the letter to the editor published in the Danville Register & Bee on Tuesday. SouthsideCentral has already published an OpinionCentral on the issue, but I wanted you to be able […]

Are Danville Public Schools really this bad?

Today’s letter to the editor in the Danville Register & Bee paints George Washington High School as an anarchic catastrophe with uncaring teachers and rampant cheating & discipline problems. Sadly, social media is already buzzing today with people condemning the school system for all of this.

I’m asking that we all hit the brakes a […]

TYOB!: Epiphany Episcopal School’s Roasting & Toasting

Are you looking for a “Thing You Oughta Be” doing on Friday night, November 20th? Its time for Epiphany Episcopal School’s annual “Roasting & Toasting” fundraiser. SouthsideCentral will be there on Friday night and we hope to see you there. Tickets are still available, so let’s take a closer look at this “Thing You Oughta […]

Danville School Board – LIVE! (11/5/15)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Thursday night’s Danville School Board meeting. We had to leave early because the Danville City Council meeting was cross-scheduled, but we covered what we could. Enjoy the recap.

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (9/3/15)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! from the basement of the River District Plaza for Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. This article is now complete, so enjoy the recap.

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NumbersCentral: How many students in Danville Public Schools?

At Thursday night’s Danville School Board meeting, they discussed the customary enrollment count taken at the start of the school year. I found these numbers to be quite interesting, so I wanted you to see them too.

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (8/20/15)

We’re LIVE! at the Danville Public Schools central office for tonight’s Danville School Board meeting. This article is now complete.

We’ll also be swinging by Music on Main at the Main St. Plaza and then head to Texas Steakhouse & Saloon where Matt Crowder is tonight’s “Tunes at the Saloon” musical guest from 6 to […]

Happy Trails, Yvette Smith!

Danville Public Schools’ Chief Academic Officer is leaving to take a job in North Carolina. Darn it, I’m going to miss her.

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (7/16/15)

Editor’s Note: This article is now complete up to the point where I had to leave the meeting. Once I get the recap of what else happened, I’ll add that to this article.

 

We’re LIVE! at tonight’s Danville School Board meeting. Because Danville United has also scheduled a meeting tonight, so we’re going to […]

Chamber Breakfast with Dr. Stan Jones – LIVE!

We’re LIVE! at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research for this morning’s Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce’s “Business At Breakfast”. Today’s speaker is new Danville Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Stanley Jones.

Be sure to refresh the page for the latest photos. We’ll try to get some commentary and happenings in as well. We’ll […]

Danville School Board – LIVE! (7/2/15)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at the Danville Public Schools office for Thursday’s Danville School Board meeting. This article is now complete, so enjoy the recap.

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Danville School Board – LIVE! (6/26/15)

We’re LIVE! at the Danville School Board office at a special called meeting of the Danville School Board. The meeting starts at 3:30 PM. Be sure to refresh the page often for the latest photos, happenings and commentary. We’ll clean the article up when we get home tonight.

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