ISLE OF WIGHT, Va. (WAVY) — The Old Dominion state is turning 250 next year, and Isle of Wight County Schools faculty and students have been working overtime to commemorate the occasion.
Over the last year, they’ve been putting together a podcast series paired with creative writing pieces collectively called “Revolutionary Roots.”
“The project’s central inquiry, ‘How did agriculture, livestock, and major conflicts shape the founding of Isle of Wight County, and how do we see these influences today?’ served as the guiding theme for student research and creative production,” according to a press release. “Using primary and secondary sources, students investigated local history through the lenses of agriculture, education, indigenous relations and the Revolutionary War.”
The project was spearheaded by three teachers: Zachary Kempf and Samantha Lewis from Smithfield High School, and Heather Byrum from Windsor High School…