NRCS to honor top volunteer at Virtual Forage Conference
Published Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, 3:43 pm
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Keith Thomas, Earth Team Volunteer. Photo courtesy USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will recognize Virginia’s top Earth Team volunteer Keith Thomas at the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council Winter Forage Conference.
Thomas is receiving the Outstanding Individual Award for developing VA Graz, a modelling software that helps graziers make land management decisions by projecting the impacts of system changes such as adopting best management practices or switching to prescribed grazing.
Mountain Vista
The Governing Board of Mountain Vista Governor s School has announced Kelly A. Huff has been named regional director. Huff succeeds Roseanne Williamson, who will retire as director on Jan. 1.
Mountain Vista is a governor s school for math, science and technology that serves over 200 gifted and talented high school students from the school divisions of Clark, Culpeper, Frederick, Fauquier, Winchester City, Rappahannock and Warren.
As regional director, Huff will serve as the principal and primary administrator and will oversee day-to-day operations, curriculum development, and faculty and staff relations.
A 19-year veteran of the public education system, Huff taught English for 13 years and served as assistant principal for four years, all at Alleghany High School in Covington. She was promoted to director of secondary instruction for Alleghany County Public Schools and served in this role for two years.