By Charlie Koenig on March 17, 2021
Mathews County Public Schools edged a step closer to offering full, in-person instruction, with the school board giving Superintendent of Schools Nancy Welch authority to reduce the separation between students from the current six feet to three.
This will allow students who have been struggling during the pandemic, with failing grades in one or more of the core subjects, to come back to the classroom four days a week, she said.
The board gave its consent during Tuesday’s monthly meeting, which was held in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School.
In revised guidelines issued by the Virginia Department of Education on March 9, while the separation of six feet between pupils should be maximized to the greatest extent possible, “minimum distances between three and six feet may be considered if masks are worn and if it is necessary to continue some form of in-person instruction.”
Posted On March 10, 2021
A rower who took part in Mobjack Rowing Association’s summer competitive group in 2007 won her event at the first 2020 U.S. Olympic Rowing Team Trials in Sarasota, Florida.
Michelle Sechser of Folsom, California, a teammate of Mathews High School/MRA standout rower Allie Bridge Robins at the University of Tulsa, recorded the fastest time in the women’s lightweight doubles along with Molly Reckford in the women’s lightweight double sculls. They will need to race at the final qualification regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, in May to claim their spots on the U.S. Olympic team.
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loucester High School resumed its sports seasons this week, competing in basketball and wrestling. Here, GHS junior Ethan Baker went 2-0 on Saturday in a tri-meet at Mathews High School. A returning 2019 state placer, Baker scored a pin against Poquoson and a 17-2 tech fall victory over Mathews (above). As a team, Gloucester defeated both Mathews and Poquoson.
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By Charlie Koenig on December 16, 2020
Mathews County Public Schools plans a return to in-person instruction on a hybrid model, beginning on Jan. 19, 2021.
School board members gave superintendent of schools Nancy Welch the go-ahead with, as she said, “a very cautious face-to-face reopening” during Tuesday’s monthly meeting, which was held in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School.
Since March 16 when Gov. Ralph Northam first shut down state schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, most Mathews students have been receiving virtual instruction.
At present, about 15-20 percent of the student body the most vulnerable students, including pre-K, English Language Learners and those with identified high special needs has been receiving onsite instruction, either one or two days a week. The vast majority, however, have been attending classes online.