Freeman HS science students are determined to ‘Plant the Moon’ • Driver remains at scene after fatally striking female pedestrian on Brook Road

Henrico Newsflash – March 18, 2024

Mar 18, 2024

Freeman High School science students are determined to ‘Plant the Moon’

A physics class at Douglas S. Freeman High School may be the first to grow oyster mushrooms in moon dirt for NASA’s international Plant the Moon Challenge.

The group of high-schoolers, led by their physics teacher Orien Altman, certainly do have a challenge ahead of them – they were given only $200 to do what even NASA scientists haven’t been able to accomplish. Click here to read more

PUBLIC SAFETY COVERAGE

Driver remains at scene after fatally striking female pedestrian on Brook Road

A woman was killed after she was hit by a car along a busy road in Henrico County Saturday night, authorities said.

Officers were called for a report of a pedestrian struck at Brook Road at Bentley Street just after 10 p.m., according to Lt. Douglas Galindo with Henrico Police. Click here to read more

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Nominate a teacher by March 31 for ‘Henrico’s Top Teachers’

In May, the Henrico Citizen will publish its 12th Henrico's Top Teachers issue, profiling 20 of the top teachers in Henrico County, from the preschool through high school levels. We encourage you to nominate one, or several, of the current teachers who have made a difference in your life, or in the lives of your children, friends, brothers or sisters. Public and private school teachers are eligible to be nominated. To nominate a teacher (or teachers), please click here.

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