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Board honors EMT students and community partners; RCPS again named a top community for music education
Summary
Roanoke County School Board recognized EMT program volunteers and recipients of the Gracie Hbert awards, honored community partners from local industry and two principals selected for the Virginia Principals of Distinction, and announced RCPS’s 21st consecutive 'Best Community for Music Education' designation.
The Roanoke County School Board opened its meeting by honoring students, instructors and community partners who support career and technical education.
BCAT EMT instructor Christa Patterson described the program’s outcomes, saying 29 students in the past two years have gone on to volunteer or career roles in emergency services and that the program consistently posts above-average EMT certification results for under-18 students in the Commonwealth. Patterson presented two memorial awards in memory of Gracie Hbert: the Gracie Hbert Preceptor of the Year to Corey Clement and the lab instructor award to David Johnson; both recipients accepted and thanked the board and community.
Staff also recognized Mr. Anthony Barnes (described at the meeting as general manager at Alro Steel) for donations and material support to welding and motorsports programs, and Mr. Chris Overfell highlighted recent student trips and donated workbenches and classroom equipment.
The board recognized two local principals as part of the Virginia Department of Education’s inaugural Principals of Distinction program and invited them forward to be honored. In a separate announcement, the division noted that Roanoke County Public Schools earned the National Association for Music Foundation’s 'Best Community for Music Education' designation for the 21st year, citing program access, funding, participation and instruction as evaluation criteria.
Board members and the superintendent praised the work as evidence of strong school-community partnerships and student achievement. No votes were required for those recognitions.
