2601 Durham Street, Richmond, VA 23220 804 968 1820 info@coderva.org

April 11, 2025

Apr 11, 2025 | Raptor Rundown

Good afternoon, CodeRVA Families-

We have lots of information to pass along for this week, so let’s jump right in!

First, thank you to all our families who have expressed support for the family who experienced the devastating loss of their student over Spring Break.  At our PTSA meeting this week one of the members shared this resource that I wanted to pass along to the community.

  • Comfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit 501(c)3 bereavement organization that transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, primary caregiver, or significant person.  Our programs are free of charge and include trust-building activities and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often brings.  Comfort Zone’s programs are offered to children ages 7-17, young adults for 18-25-year-olds, and separate parent and guardian programs.

The next two items are for our Seniors in the Class of 2025:

  • Attention Families of the Class of 2025!  Over the past few weeks, we have asked our Seniors to fill out two surveys that pertain to graduation. Our Senior Exit Survey asks questions about their post-secondary plans, including which colleges they were accepted into and how much scholarship money they have been offered. Our Senior Nominated Class Speaker Survey gives Seniors the opportunity to nominate a peer from their class to say a few words at the ceremony before diplomas are distributed. We have reminded them daily in their Raptor Rotations about these surveys, but we also wanted to make you aware. Both of these surveys are due on April 18, and we appreciate your help in making sure the Senior

  • Attention all Seniors!  In celebration of the Class of 2025 we invite all of our Seniors to our Senior Field Trip to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA on Friday, May 2, 2025. The school will pay for the student’s entrance ticket into the park and lunch, but we do not want to purchase a ticket for your student if they are unable to attend. Please help us to best prepare for your student’s participation in the trip by reviewing additional details in the Class of 2025 Senior Trip Interest Form and then providing a response in the form.  A response to this form is required no later than April 14 at 3 PM.  If you do not respond to the form by the deadline, we will assume you do not want to attend. 

  • Please be aware any student who still owes fees or fines to CodeRVA will not be able to attend this trip. Please send any fee-related questions you have to melody.krupnik@coderva.org.

  • Please also note that a permission slip for the field trip will follow and be required for all attending students. Responding to the interest form does not grant permission for your student to attend.

  • If you have additional questions, please contact our Senior Class Sponsor Ms. L. Dowe at lanae.dowe@coderva.org.

Attention all Families of Grade 9 Students!  We will be hosting our first ever CSI (Computer Science Investigations) Showcase and families are welcome to attend.  Stay tuned for more details, but Save the Date now for May 29, 2025.  This will be an Open House style event where you can stop in between 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM.

Our awesome CodeRVA PTSA Executive Board is looking for new members!  Please see the note below from them.

  • Join the CodeRVA PTSA Board for Next Year!  Our PTA is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated new board members for the upcoming school year! To ensure a smooth transition, we’d love to get interested individuals started now, giving you plenty of time to learn your role and feel confident stepping in.

  • Being a part of the CodeRVA PTSA is a fun and rewarding way to make a difference in our school community! This is also a great way to know what is going on at CodeRVA!

  • Available Roles:

    • VP of Membership

    • VP of Fundraising

    • VP of Programs

    • Hospitality Chair

    • Secretary

    • Treasurer

  • If you’re interested in any of these positions or want to learn more, please reach out to us on Facebook, Instagram, or at codervaptsa@gmail.com. We’d love to have you on our team!

Last but not least today, we are still in need of a few instructors for our upcoming slate of Dual Enrollment courses.  Please consider sharing this information within your personal and professional networks if you know someone who is both qualified and interested.  Thank you!

  • Summer 2025: CodeRVA Regional High School is looking for a teacher who has either a Master’s degree in Mathematics or a Master’s and 18 graduate credits in Mathematics for Dual Enrollment MTH 161 Pre-Calculus for Summer 2025, a three credit class.  There will be two sections of no more than 50 total students. Classes are held asynchronously online. Students are high school Juniors. Our summer school for 2025 is only four weeks June 23 – July 17. Compensation is $1,100 per credit hour, a total of six hours if the selected candidate is able to teach both sections. Please contact the Executive Director of CodeRVA Kume Goranson, Ed.D. at kume.goranson@coderva.org as soon as possible if you are interested.

  • Fall 2025:CodeRVA Regional High School is looking for a teacher who has either a Master’s degree in Political Science or a Master’s degree in any field with 18 graduate credits in Political Science for Dual Enrollment PLS 135 US Government and Politics for Fall 2025, a three credit class. There are two sections held Monday through Friday in the morning from 8:50 AM – 10:58 AM.  Classes are held in person at 2601 Durham Street, Richmond, VA 23220. The first day of classes is August 18, 2025 and the last day is November 14, 2025. Students are high school Seniors. Compensation is $1,100 per credit hour. Please contact the Executive Director of CodeRVA Kume Goranson, Ed.D. (a former Ram herself!) at kume.goranson@coderva.org if you are interested.

  • J Term 2025: CodeRVA Regional High School is looking for a teacher who has either a Master’s degree in History or a Master’s degree in any field with 18 graduate credits in History for Dual Enrollment HIS 121 United States History to 1877, a three credit class. There are two sections held during “J-Term”, Monday through Friday from 8:50 AM – 2:56 PM. The first section would meet from 8:50 – 10:58, then a break and the second section would meet from 12:48 – 2:56. Both classes are held in person at 2601 Durham Street, Richmond, VA 23220. The first day of classes is  November 17, 2025 and the last is January 15, 2026. Students are high school Juniors. Compensation is $1,100 per credit hour. Please contact the Executive Director of CodeRVA Kume Goranson, Ed.D. at kume.goranson@coderva.org if you are interested.

Please note that next week the Raptor Rundown will feature its first ever Guest Writer!  This year we have been fortunate to have Ms. Kiana Bradford on staff as our School Leader Resident as part of our Lab School partnership with VCU.  Ms. Bradford has served as a member of our administrative team while she is in school earning her credentials to be licensed as an administrator.  One of the many tasks she has to complete is to create a community message, so there’s no better way to do that than the Raptor Rundown.

We hope everyone has a good weekend, and take care, Raptors!

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If your student is planning to attend Prom as a Junior or Senior (or as a guest of a Junior or Senior), please read carefully below.

  • Our Junior/Senior CodeRVA Prom will be held Friday, April 25, 2025 at Virginia Union University’s Living and Learning Center from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. (Please use the Richmond Police Training Academy for the GPS address, 1202 West Graham Road, Richmond, VA 23220. Students will use the entrance to VUU directly across the street at the intersection of West Graham Road and School Road.)

  • Tickets for Seniors will be $15, while tickets for Juniors and guests will be $20. (Please note: Students with any outstanding school fees may not purchase Prom tickets or attend as a guest until all fees have been paid. Please email our Office Manager (Mrs. Melody Krupnik) at melody.krupnik@coderva.org if you have been receiving fee-related messages and need to pay or request a fee waiver form.)

  • The theme for Prom is “Masquerade.” As you shop, please remember that semi-formal attire is required. Student outfits must include either a suit or tuxedo to include a shirt and tie OR a dress with appropriate coverage (must extend to the mid-thigh when standing, sitting, or engaging in physical activity and should not have plunging necklines or backs) AND school appropriate shoes. Clothing that is see-through or torn/cut/ripped to expose the chest, midriff, any area traditionally covered by undergarments or clothing that reveals undergarments themselves is not acceptable. All garments should also meet other dress code expectations in the Standards for Student Conduct. If students are in doubt whether or not an outfit is appropriate, show an administrator a picture of the outfit. Inappropriately dressed students may be refused admittance into the Prom, and no refunds will be issued.  If you are looking for a gently used dress or suit jacket or pants (not a tuxedo style) then please contact your School Counselor to set up a time to shop in our school’s clothes closet.  Students are welcome to keep any items that are borrowed, and we would love to make some space for new items!

  • Please note we have already received several questions about whether or not students may wear masks at Prom as part of the Masquerade theme.  For purposes of safety, students must enter the facility without a mask and be admitted by CodeRVA staff through our normal entry processes. Once students are checked in, they can wear masks for the duration of Prom.

  • Students may arrive at Prom whenever they would like, but once admitted, students will not be permitted to leave the building and return.

  • All students must be picked up promptly at 10 PM.  Please do not believe your student when they say the dance is going longer than 10 PM.  We must clean up and vacate the facility as soon as possible after 10 PM, so the music will 100% stop then.

  • Lastly, any student arriving at Prom under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances will not be admitted; will be subject to school-based discipline (including but not limited to being unable to walk at Graduation); and VUU police (who will be on site) will be contacted

  • Tickets will be available for purchase (in person purchases only) during breakfast and during all lunches on the following dates: April 8-22 (excluding April 17 and 18). No tickets will be sold after April 22; there will be no exceptions to this deadline. Students may purchase tickets using cash (please bring exact change if you can), check (made payable to CodeRVA Regional High School), or credit card. Students who choose to pay with a credit card will be charged a small processing fee.

  • Any student wishing to purchase a guest ticket for a non-CodeRVA guest must submit a properly completed Prom 2025 Guest Form to Ms. L. Dowe or Ms. S. Dowe prior to the purchase. Printed guest forms are available at the front desk starting Monday, April 7.

  • We can’t wait to see our Raptors on the dance floor!

On Sunday, April 13th, the Mary and Frances Youth Center is hosting a FREE Field Day and Health Fair for the RVA community.  We will have over 25 fun activities happening on the Cary St. Field and lots of health related vendors on the tennis courts.  This volunteer link is for students or any other individuals or groups that may have an interest in assisting with our event.  We will have lots of door prizes and will be grilling and selling hotdogs and hamburgers, drinks, chips, etc. Any proceeds will go towards youth programming here at the MFYC.

All 12th grade students on the Associate Degree pathway should plan to attend in person all marking periods through the end of Marking Period 5 (4/16/25). At the conclusion of MP5, students on the Associate Degree will have completed all requirements for their high school diploma and Associate Degree (unless they are completing a world language course during their 12th grade year). These students should not plan to attend classes after MP5 concludes.