Rolfe Middle School News Today

As Henrico School and county leaders work to bring more money to schools, East End Henrico community members are calling on leaders to address what they say is a deep rooted disparity between the East End and the West End.

John Rolfe Middle School, Varina High School and George F. Baker Elementary School were closed for all of Tuesday due to the break.

Henrico Schools is looking for one-on-one mentors for students as a part of the Henrico H.E.R.O.E.S. program for the 2023-2024 school year. The mentoring program – Helpers Engaged in Reaching Our Evolving Students – will accept community members that can commit to 30-45 minute sessions once a week with a mentee from October to May.

(Photo by Analise Beres for the Henrico Citizen) The Henrico Board of Supervisors June 27 formally appropriated a $2-billion Fiscal Year 2024 budget for Henrico County Schools. The budget, as approved by the board April 25 was divided between $1.7 billion in operating expenses, or routine day-to-day costs, and nearly $317 million in capital expenses

The situation at John Rolfe comes hours after Henrico leaders posted a video on social media that urged parents and gun owners to keep weapons away from their children.

Kyra Lambert and Makenzie Nelson were assigned a project to address something that they wanted to change at their school.