In Your Schools - April 20, 2009

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

- The following Appomattox County High School Future Farmers of America members placed in the meat judging contest during the State FFA Meat Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event held in March at Virginia Tech: Mary Beth Wingfield, seventh in judging classes and questions and seventh overall, and Dani Gaulden, fifth in the written quiz and identification and sixth overall. The ACHS team, comprised of Wingfield, Gaulden and Mandi Dolan,  placed fourth in the state event.

Bedford

- The following Body Camp Elementary School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the third nine weeks: Lee Ann Hughes, fourth grade, and Jessica Hurt, Danielle Moore, Kyndall Witt and Tabitha Wright, fifth grade.

- The following Boonsboro Elementary School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the third nine weeks: Savannah Walters, Jayme Davenport, Clara Pierce and Riley Kennedy, fourth grade, and Megan Horsley, Nick Williams, Noah Coleman, Abbie Simpson, Hunter Rowland and Alanna VanValkenburgh, fifth grade.

- The following Thomas Jefferson Elementary School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the third nine weeks: Holly Barbour, Claire Long, Julia Grier, Nathan Hobbs, Carter Jenkins, Ashley Jennings, Amelia Jones, Jenny Ko, Reuben Mathew, Gabbie McCabe, Kari McGaughy, Jordan Moon, Katherine Rossman, Delaney Snead, Reagn Snead and Andrew Wheeler, fourth grade, and Jason Brown, Taylor Clark, Megan Clay, Baylor Cohu, Devin Creger, Sarah Crider, Kayla Dargay, Merrin DeVan, Tate Dorman, Anna Doss, Trey Dupree, Lauren Fairburn, Kristen Gilbert,Corinne Gorda, Lexi Gossom, Grayson Jenkins, Anna Jennings, Lauren Jones, A.J. Marra, Sabrina Melzer, Dominique Murray, Kelsi Peters, Alyssa Reed, Alyssa Sloan, Alyson Smith, Daniel Taylor, Taylor Verbeke, Jarod Watson and Casey Wrabley, fifth grade.

- The following Jefferson Forest High School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the third nine weeks: Abbigale Anderson, Alex Bowen, John Bowles, Josh Bowyer, Calliann Burkett, Elizabeth Carpenter, Sarah Courtney, Zoey Dorman, Hadley Fields, Ashley Galbreath, Frank Goodwin, Nina Grennon, Margaret Herbert, Nathaniel Hunt, Daniel Kim, Zane Laughlin, Katherine Nagley, Braden Parks, Christian Sanderson, Michael Sciarrino, Lauren Skelly and Robert White, ninth grade; Alyson Black, Danielle Brittigan, Lauren Brown, John Burns, Olivia Daniszewski, Noah Delahunt, Sara Driscoll, Robert Forton, Christopher Garber, Lauren Gorda, Joseph Gossen, Jordan Hawkins, Courtney Jordan, Mary Lane, Cara Levinson, Jonathan Lively, Donna Maddox, Colette McFaden, Rebecca Millard, Saniya Salim, Kelli Sill, Katie Smith, Amir Tabaian, Samantha Taylor, Jordan Villa, Tyson Wachenheim, Jasmine Wang, Da In Yoo and Paul Zivick, 10th grade; Dylan Barber, Meredith Clapp, Kristin Cofflin, Kensley Elliott, Allison Fishburne, Violet Forton, Jon Hannell, Rachel Heideman, William Riordan and Jennifer White, 11th grade; and Hillary Baker, Jennifer Barrick, Victoria Blanks, Marissa Bolin, Corbin Clark, Natalie Clark, Jackson Connell, Laura Crites, Jessica East, Laura Enderson, William Eubank, Laura Francis, Emily Hammock, Zachary Jones, Joshua Levinson, Katrina Pickering, Bethany Scott, Ashley Wheeler and Ta’Von Yuille, 12th grade.

- Moneta Elementary School Title 1 teacher Luann Inge was recently named the school’s ‘Teacher of the Year.’  Special education paraprofessional Debbie McCoy was named the school’s ‘Support Person of the Year.’

- The following members of the Jefferson Forest High School Forensics Team placed in the State Forensics Championship held April 4 in Harrisonburg: Graydon Uyeda, sixth in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, and Eric Fesmire, sixth in Original Oratory.

- The following Jefferson Forest High School art students had their entries accepted for exhibition in the 25th Annual High School Art Exhibition: Jordan Villa, Kevin Atkins, Channon Payne, Amanda Jones and Alycia Jones.

Lynchburg

- The following Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the fourth six weeks: Tyler Berrman, Meagan Kenny, Andrea Smith, Katherine Walker, Margaret Baker, Sierra Foster, Carrington Smith, Victoria Varah, Nachelle Wesley, Talyer McCoy, Anastacia Andrus and Audrey Ferguson, sixth grade; Galen Shen, Da’Jah Jones, Natasha Billard, Joseph Seo and James Wright, seventh grade; and Jacob Jaminet, Sadika Natour, Wesley Hatin, Lauren Kenney, Khiande Richards, Olivia Varah, Dustin Lape, John May and Lekha Pandya.

- The following William M. Bass Elementary School students were named ‘Terrific Kids’ by the Lynchburg Kiwanis Club: Tamlyn Beiler, Kelly Brown, Dakota Bryant, Jaleel Carthorne, India Early, Zy’mira Horseley, Kaylin Burns, Chris Megginson, Samira Saunders, Tyrek Brandley, Spencer Almond Brittany Johnson, Mann Murrary, Lindsey Jamerson, Keondrea Jordan, Harold Burton and Annette Carroll.

Private Schools

- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students Brian Loftus and Maleah Manion were named the recipients of this year’s ‘Best Manners’ awards. They were chosen by their fellow middle school students.

- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School seniors Mary Anne King and Alex Kovalesky were selected by their school to receive ‘The Code of Ethics Award’ from the Rotary Club of Virginia.

- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School student Emily Hickey was selected to attend this summer’s Virginia Girls’ State and Chris Roy was selected to attend Virginia Boys’ State.

- The following Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students were inducted into the Junior National Honor Society on April 7: Tom Bruzek, Annie David, Brady Dougherty, Jessica Keaton, Jacob Laurent, Thomas Schubert and Sam Winters, seventh grade, and Tiffani Andersen, Daniel Brooker, Elizabeth Main, Marissa Parker-Pond, Jenna Pierce, Liam Roach, Alex Sandifer, Sean Warner, Laura Wingfield and Jessica Winters, eighth grade.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

- April 23 and 24: Kindergarten Registration at all county elementary schools. For more information, call 946-9386.

Amelon Elementary School

- April 22: Book Fair begins

Amherst Elementary School

- Today through April 24: Volunteer Appreciation Week

Pleasant View Elementary School

- April 21: Kindergarten field trip to Natural Bridge

- April 21 and 23: Girls on the Run

Amherst Middle School

- April 23: Fifth-grade Parent Night, 6:30 p.m.

- April 23 and 24: Sixth-grade 4-H field trip

Appomattox County

- April 22: Remedial and Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting, 1:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building

- April 23: End of third nine-week grading period; School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building

- April 24: End of fifth six-week grading period

Appomattox Middle School

- April 21: PTO Meeting, 7 p.m.

Bedford County

- April 23:  Kindergarten Registration, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at all county elementary schools. Registration is for children turning five years old on or before Sept. 30, 2009. Parents should bring child’s birth certificate, social security number, immunization record and report of physical examination.

Forest Elementary School

- April 24: Fitness Friday, 7:50 to 8:10 a.m.; Habitat Field Trip; Spirit Day (Rainbows); Earth Day Activities, 1:30 p.m.; School House Rock, 3 to 5 p.m.

- April 27: PTA Meeting, First-grade Program, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

- April 28: Fifth-grade field trip; FunQuest, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

- April 29: Fourth-grade field trip; Theatre IV, ‘Thumbelina,’ for first-grade students

Huddleston Elementary School

- April 21: ‘Louie’ program, 1:30 p.m. (grades K-2) and 2 p.m. (grades 3-5)

- April 22: Walk-A-Thon

- April 24: First-grade field trip

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

- April 22: Earth Day/SCA Green Day; Principal’s Coffee, 8:30 a.m.

- April 29: Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, 11:30 in the library media center; Theatre IV ‘Thumbelina,’ for first-grade students; Leadership Team, 3:20 p.m.

Forest Middle School

- April 23: Last day to qualify for reading incentive (Bahama Sno Shack) and Virginia Reader’s Choice field trip

Jefferson Forest High School

- Today: Safe Teen Driving Presentation for students and parents, 7 p.m. in the JF Library

- April 23: Club Day

- April 27: Picture Makeup Day in the JF Auditorium

Lynchburg

- April 29 and 30: Author and former National Teacher of the Year Sharon Draper visits Lynchburg City middle school students to discuss her books.

Perrymont Elementary School

- April 27 and 29: SOL Math Academy

- April 30: End of the fifth six-week grading period; Master Gardeners planting outside with fourth-graders, 10:15 a.m.; Casual Dress Day for students

Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation

- Mondays: Sign Language Club, 3 to 4:30 p.m.; DMS Show Choir, 3 to 4:15 p.m. in room C108

- Fridays: Bible Club, 3 to 4 p.m. in room M101

E.C. Glass High School

- The Mercy Care Council at E.C. Glass is collecting books for the used book sale to be held the week of May 18. Proceeds will support the library and reading programs at the Mercy Care Centre School in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. Books can be dropped off in the Main Office at E.C. Glass.

Private Schools

Bedford Christian Academy

- April 24: Serve-A-Thon

Desmond T. Doss Junior Academy

- Today: S.V.A. Academy Days

- April 23: School Open House, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Prospective students and parents invited.

James River Day School

- Today: Professional Development Day for faculty and staff featuring speaker David Warlick; Parent Program featuring speaker David Warlick, 7 p.m.

- April 21: Career Shadowing Day for eighth-graders

- April 22: Earth Day

- April 24: Hall of States (parents visit 8:45 to 9:30 a.m.)

- April 29: Parent Conferences

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

- April 21: Ninth- and 10th-grade Retreats

- April 22: Eighth-grade Retreat

- April 23: High School National Honor Society Inductions, 9:30 a.m.; Sixth- and Seventh-grade Retreats

- April 24: Noon dismissal; Junior/Senior Prom and After Prom

Liberty Christian Academy

- Today and April 21: Circus sponsored by LCA

April 22 and 29: Afterschool Ice Skate for LCA students, 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the LaHaye Ice Center. Cost is $3 a person and includes skate rental and admission. For more information or to register, call the ice center at 592-3953.

- Wednesdays: Moms in Prayer, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. For more information, contact Mary Hensley at

- The Used Uniform Store is open on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and on Thursdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex.

New Covenant Schools

- April 22: Earth Day; eighth-graders will plant trees on campus

- May 1 and 2: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ presented by the NCS drama troupe, Panache, 7 p.m. in the Moomaw Gymnasium. Tickets are $5 each and are available in the school office or online at http://www.newcovenantschools.org. For more information, call 847-8313.