Advance Evening News
This evening's stories include high school students volunteering at their elementary school and the success of Fredericksburg City Schools' "Off, Yondr, and Away" cell-phone free campaign.
Brooke Point High School Students Founded “Dragons Helping Dragons” to Give Back to Their Elementary School
By Adele Uphaus
“We had moved around a lot, but my dad retired here, and this school played a big part in helping me feel like I was part of a community,” said Adrian, now a senior at Brooke Point High School.
So when he started thinking about ways to fill his time after stepping away from high school sports, he had the idea of giving back to his former elementary school.
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ANALYSIS: Off, Yondr, and Away
By Martin Davis
Since June, the Advance has closely covered area school districts as they rolled out their cell phone policies. Fredericksburg has been a leader in this region, adopting this summer the strictest cell phone ban in the area.
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