🌱 How did Hanover’s top schools score in Virginia’s new ratings?

Good morning to you Hanover! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Hanover’s top schools score in Virginia’s new ratings?

Also on today's calendar: PA Graduation Ceremony and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 43 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 37, low: 30.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 in 3 Virginia schools are ‘distinguished' or ‘on track' per state expectations, see how many are in your area (wric.com) — Hanover County’s public schools stand out in Virginia’s new accountability ratings, with multiple elementary, middle, and high schools ranked among the region’s top performers. Battlefield Park Elementary, Chickahominy and Oak Knoll middle schools, plus Hanover and Atlee high schools, earned the county’s highest overall scores. The report also shows how other central Virginia divisions compare under the state’s new framework.
   

📸 Around Hanover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hanover

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Pickleball - Intermediate
  Montpelier Recreation Center and Library, 15302 Clazemont Rd, Montpelier
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Chess at the Library
  Montpelier Branch
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Take & Make: Pasta Snowflake
  Mechanicsville Branch
• LEGO League
  Montpelier Branch Montpelier Meeting Room,
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• PA Graduation Ceremony
  Center for the Performing Arts , Blackwell Auditorium & Cobb-Kesler Theatre , Ashland
  10:00 am
• Gingerbread and Jingle Bells for Kids
  Goochland Branch Goochland Meeting Room,
  10:30 am
• Santa Visits the Library!
  Ashland Branch Ashland Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side), Ashland Meeting Room B (Projector Side),
  11:00 am
• Hot Cocoa Bar
  Ashland Branch
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Community Policy and Management Team
  Hanover County, VA Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Holiday Express Tour back ( Bus Loop)
  Glen Allen Elementary Glen Allen, VA 23060
  5:00 pm
• Basketball: G/JV
  Deep Run High School
  5:30 pm
• Transition and Elective Fair
  Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville, VA 23116
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's holiday time and we're kitchen tornadoes
  Cooking turkey and fruit cake and yams and potatoes. But beware of the Grease Grinch! He'll clog in a blink! He'll gunk up your pipes! He'll stink up… (Nextdoor )

• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Worker in Ashland. Apply here.
• STXZ posted a job opening for Private Lacrosse Coach in Ashland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hanover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ashland

• Viral 'Trashed Panda' Raccoon Raises Over $170K for Virginia Animal Shelter (washingtonian.com)
• News Of The Weird 12/11/25 (inweekly.net)

Glen Allen

• Henrico Fur Finder: Dec. 10, 2025 (henricocitizen.com)
• Henrico Holiday Express Tour postponed Dec. 9 (henricocitizen.com)
• Critical Survey: Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) versus SVB Financial Group (OTCMKTS:SIVBQ) (americanbankingnews.com)

Ok Hanover! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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