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 How to Vote in the 2020 General Election            Since it's National Voter Registration Day, feel free to read the article I wrote for my campus's newspaper on 'how to vote now or in November'.  http://thecaptainslog.org/2020/09/21/early-voting-has-arrived-in-virginia/  Thank you for reading and make sure to VOTE now or on November 3rd. #Decision2020 #Vote2020 Decision 2020 Graphic Screenshot from WWBT (used prior to October 2019 on NBC12)

       I hope everyone had a fantastic Labor Day!! Now that's out of the way, the following message goes out to teachers, administrators, school staff, school counselors, central office folks which includes superintendents, parents, and students who start the 2020-2021 school year tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8th.         I want to sincerely wish everyone, from the bottom of my heart, good luck as y'all embark into a brand new era of public education. This year's first day/school year hasn't been like what we've seen anytime in anyone's past. Because of that, it poses some new challenges we all have to hurdle over at some point. I really want to say that y'all got this. I'm beyond excited to see what creative things y'all are implanting for the upcoming year, in which all of us have to be flexible. Remember to always try your best no matter what the situation calls for. It will help all of us move forward over the new challenges/hurdles together. I s

          It's September 1st, the first day of meteorological fall, and James Madison University has made the decision to move classes online temporarily. In the released statement, the president of the university, Jonathan R. Alger, announced how the university was going to transition to online classes at least through October 5th . This comes after 500+ cases of COVID-19 was confirmed, and after consultation with the Virginia Department of Health. As part of the announcement, President Alger wrote that classes that will remain hybrid through the month of September include those for accreditation and licensure requirements, graduate research, and specialized upper-classes courses requiring equipment and space. Furthering writing that courses currently offered online will continue to be online without any break of instruction. Other than those online courses, the ones that are currently in-person, according to the announcement, will continue to happen for the rest of this week unle