On Monday, October 30, the James River High School Leadership Freshmen and Juniors went on their annual field trip to the Challenge Discovery Ropes Course. Leadership students were split into groups that consisted of both freshmen and juniors, giving the students the opportunity to get to know one another better. To begin the day, each student was randomly given the name of another person in their group. The student’s job was to get to know this person better and to take not

On Thursday, October 12, McClain Moran, a senior in the Leadership and International Relations Center, hosted the first candidates’ forum for the local leaders campaigning to represent Chesterfield County in the House of Delegates at James River. The forum featured six candidates, five Democrats and one Green Party representative, from six different districts. All candidates who represented precincts in Chesterfield County were invited, which measured to fifteen. Each of the

On Wednesday, October 25, three VCU exchange students working with the Global Exchange Office visited James River High School to speak about their experiences abroad. The students included Francesco, an Italian senior majoring in economics, Dea, an aspiring teacher from France, and David, a German undergraduate pursuing urban planning. The floor was opened up for questions, and our students definitely responded! When asked about their favorite part about their home country, D