by James Ritch | Jun 10, 2022 | Features
Photos by Whitney Metz – Yadira Sanchez Gomez speaks to classmates in her valedictorian address. Students stand as they watch classmates enter the gymnasium. Assistant Principal Mrs. Esther Ceus speaks to audience and students before awarding diplomas. Principal Shaun...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I recently tuned in to a Zoom gathering sponsored by WHRO Public Media. It was entitled, “Race, Let’s Talk About It: Closing the Education Gap.” There, I “met” James Fedderman, Ph.D., a choral music teacher in Arcadia High School here in Accomack County....
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Arcadia High School has created an educational environment that encourages its former students to return as teachers, as four young adults demonstrated during a recent interview with the Eastern Shore Post. The teachers, who are African American,...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2020 | Sports
By Matthew Yoder Involvement with soccer on the Shore has seen a steady progression. Pop-up leagues up and down route 13, one in particular just south of Oak Hall, have given kids and adults alike an outlet to go beyond backyard practicing. For some of these kids, the...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2020 | Sports
By Matthew Yoder Five years ago, the girls soccer team at Arcadia emerged out of necessity. For years the school fielded a coed unit, and playing time was hard to come by for girls. Chelsea Sharp remembers those years keenly. Her own playing days were cut short after...
