Elementary and middle schools in Montross offer their students a state-of-the-art learning environment. A variety of educational programs such as after-school tutoring, enrichment courses, and online curricula provide students with a wealth of opportunity to excel and achieve. Each teacher can better meet student needs as well with data warehousing resources; these resources allow teachers to profile the past performance of a student and better meet the specific needs of the individual student. They endorse and support the benefits and notion that literacy is the key to a child's educational success and future. Schools strive to implement reading in every aspect of their daily, rigorous curriculum which pushes their confidence, boosts brain, raises test scores, expands view of the world, and builds grasp of language. These schools are the perfect stepping stones for building a child's future.

Water, Water Everywhere … Part II

By:  Lee Ann Rush                                                     The topic is water; specifically, its availability to the public in light of Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck’s recent megalomaniacal assertion that people should only have access to water if they pay for it.  In a world where water shortages are reason for concern as demand begins to exceed supply, Brabeck’s plan..