Community Profile River Bend Elementary School Elkton, VA Lisetta Brandy, Elizabeth Brito, Kelly Denham

● Rockingham County’s 15th elementary school ● Opened in August, 2009 ● Principal: Sharon Martz ● Mascot: Cardinal ● About 390 students ○ students per grade ○ 159 qualify for free and reduced lunch ○ 92% white, 5% black, 1% hispanic ● About 70 teachers and staff River Bend Elementary ("River bend elementary," 2013)

● Built in 1840 ● After the Battles of Cross Keys (June 8th and 9th, 1862) Jennings and his wife Barbara treated wounded soldiers in their house ● Severely wounded soldiers treated under a burr oak tree before being transferred to a hospital ● October 1864: The Union’s General Philip H. Sheridan’s burning of the Shenandoah Valley destroyed Jennings’ flour mill ● Field trip: Great place to visit while learning about the Civil War Dr. Samuel H. Jennings’ House ("Jennings house," 2009)

● Stone wall built in 1935 by Works Project Administration (WPA) ○ WPA was most famous act out of all of Roosevelt’s New Deal Programs ○ Employed millions of unemployed people (although more than 5 million remained unemployed) ● Provided economic stability for many in the community while also conserving natural areas ● Skyline Drive is miles long ● Complaints while being built: cannot see the view (needs to have an open- type guard); may block snow removal (National Park Service, 2013) Skyline Drive

Field Trip: While learning about economics and the Great Depression, a field trip can be taken while learning about the different acts put in place by President Roosevelt. Can integrate science and social studies lessons while outside. Science: National Park (What trees are there? What animals inhabit it’s environment?) Social Studies: Economics behind it; Great Depression for history Skyline Drive

● Resources: ○ Most of land is open and mostly farmland ■ Corn fields and cows ● Buildings vary from old and rustic to new and more modern ○ Downtown buildings (older, some with fading writing) ○ More modern buildings further into town (stores, fast food) ○ Car repair shops and used car dealerships are everywhere (“Elkton, Virginia”, 2013) Community Observations

● Housing: ○ Housing varies by socioeconomic status (median household income $35,000-40,000) ■ mobile homes (low SES) ● 6.8% of population live below poverty level ■ brick homes (lower middle-middle SES) (“Elkton, Virginia”, 2013) Community Observations

Driving into downtown Elkton Downtown

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