Officials gathered Aug. 5, 2025 at the Junior Achievement of Virginia's Finance Park at Henrico's Libbie Mill Library to celebrate the relaunch of the JA Career Center. (Courtesy StudioBDC)
Quioccasin Middle School chorus teacher Jordyn Satterfield grew up in classrooms and choirs in Henrico County Public Schools, and it was as a student at Shady Grove Elementary School, Short Pump Middle School and Deep Run High School that she found her passion for music and education.
Satterfield’s journey
At a 4 p.m. work session on Thursday, Henrico School Board members will elect a new chair and vice-chair for the 2026 term.
The current chair, Tuckahoe District representative Marcie Shea, and vice-chair, Three Chopt District representative Madison Irving, were unanimously elected by the board last year.
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A Creative World School is coming to Henrico's Far West End.
The school, part of a national franchise of early education centers, will offer care and learning for children from infants to school-age. It will be located on just more than 2 acres at Pouncey Tract Road and
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger announced on Tuesday morning that long-time educator Jeffery Smith would be Virginia’s next secretary of education.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch first broke the story about the announcement, as the next administration prepares to shape education and other areas of state governance for the next four years.