Center for Environmental Studies & Sustainability

The official twitter of the Center of Environmental Studies and Sustainability at Varina High School

[Center for Environmental Studies & Sustainability @VHS_CESS]

We hope to see you there!

[Alicia Atkins @Aliciaforvarina]

I had the privilege of revisiting the future site of our groundbreaking HCPS Living Building — and the excitement is REAL! We're honoring history, investing in sustainability, and shaping a future-ready space for all students and communities. Take a quick behind-the-scenes look at this video! 🌿

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All of our VCESS students participated in a career panel that focused on interview preparation and resume building! Special thanks to the Division of Consolidated Lab Services and J Sargeant Reynolds coming out and guiding this lesson for our scholars!

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Fantastic way to spend some time outside… Thank you @lewisginter for having our students and providing a great lesson for sustainability!

[Center for Environmental Studies & Sustainability @VHS_CESS]

Life Ready 25 was a major success! Our juniors, Awa and Nazifa, spent time educating the community about the recent Richmond water crisis! Talking about connecting classroom experiences to real life!! Great job ladies!

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Our Juniors had a fantastic opportunity to hear from the Henrico County PD Drone unit. Thank you for the amazing experience!

[Center for Environmental Studies & Sustainability @VHS_CESS]

Our first #KidWind competition! Thank you for joining us @kennewalker! We enjoyed this learning experience.

[Center for Environmental Studies & Sustainability @VHS_CESS]

Thank you @lewisginter for educating our 10th grade scholars on carbon sequestration!

[Center for Environmental Studies & Sustainability @VHS_CESS]

#VCESS at #VaTech! What a fun filled day - we love college visits!

[Center for Environmental Studies & Sustainability @VHS_CESS]

Amazing job @kennewalker!

[William J. Crowder, Jr., Ph.D., Ed.D. @VaEducatorWJC]

Had an awesome time with @kennewalker today @NBC12. Ms. Walker did an amazing job talking about the Shine the Light event happening tomorrow @JohnRolfeMS for the Center for Innovation. See the video 👇 to learn more about the great things happening @HenricoSchools @HenricoCTE. @DeiaChamp @MacBeaton2 @TFerrellJr3 @jongregori

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Way to go Brian!! We love our #VCESS student athletes

[Henrico Schools @HenricoSchools]

"I get a lot of notifications on my watch telling me my heart rate is too high." 😅

Varina sophomore Brian "JR" Mitchell Jr. and teacher Ashley Johnson talk hoops on the newest Sportswire Spotlight! Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify/Apple Podcasts.

https://t.co/F2ypiPbPFq

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Special thanks to the Division of Consolidated Lab Services! The activities centered around protein synthesis really made this experience relevant for our students by connecting them to real life applications. Way to support our Henrico Learner Profile!

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Another exciting day for #VCESS
Such a fantastic visit to the biomass power plant in Hopewell!

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General Assembly day for our VCESS Sophomores! Today these scholars advocated for the water quality of the James River and land preservation in Henrico county. This is a phenomenal group of Sophomores and they very much exceeded all expectations! Job well done!

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#VCESS wishes you the Happiest Holiday Season, from our family to yours! @KEpps_VHS

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Such an eventful month at #VCESS! Our November was filled with guest speakers, student presentations, dissections, field experiences, and college visits!! @VHS_BlueDevils

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Today, our Juniors attended the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (ISEE) Symposium. The session included a great Q&A session that fully engaged the students.
Thank you for inviting us to such a wonderful event!

[Kennesha Walker @kennewalker]

6th grade Ss built their turbine blades. On Day 3, they learned gear ratio and pitch, blade design. There was a debate on blade orientation-ended up testing 2 sets of blades. #CFI #Stem @JohnRolfeMS @DarrylJ_86400 @MacBeaton2 @EricDoesScience @VaEducatorWJC @VHS_CESS @StooksD

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