In Your Schools - Feb. 9, 2009

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

-  The following Appomattox County High School students were named to the Principal’s List (all A’s) for the first semester:  Melissa Baldwin, Kayla Carter, Sabrina Fano, Timothy Farley, Kendall Hammer, Colby Handy, Emily Hauser, Laquil Humbles, Tyler Marshall, Michael Mason, Amanda Matullo, Robyn Oliveri, Lauren Paulette, Tyler Ray, Andrew Russell, Jonathon Smith, Robert Thomas and Mary Watts, ninth grade; Carson Baldwin, Shanika Booker, LaTeesha Christian, Daniel Disney, Patrick Franklin, Catherine Hurt, Rachel Mayberry, Erik Muddiman, Hayley Nimmo, Christopher Scott, Keith Slayton, Jude Swanson, Morgan Torrence, James Walker, Robert Whorley and Laban Wingfield, 10th grade; Kristen Allen, Chelsea Barksdale, Justin Bauman, Michael Burge, Brett Dill, Jonathon Franklin, Daniella Gaulden, Kimberly Goin, Kaitlyn Hopkins, Tia Hudson, Afton Jamerson, Leslie Johnson, Mcarthur Jones, Christina Lanham, Benjamin Lawson, Rachel McDowell, Christine McRae, Jonathon Moore, Zaina Natour, Jessica Page, Danielle Pickett, Brian Rossi, Nicole Sherman, Marilyn Wingfield and Courtney Woods, 11th grade; and Raven Brogden, Fatimah Christian, Gary Crawford, Ashley Dickerson, Joshua Dillon, Amanda Dolan, Weston Edwards, Braxton Elliott, RaShawn Franklin, Brandon Gannicott, Virginia Graves, Ashley Hall, Katelyn Hall, Ashley Harris, Kemper Harris, Monica Hodges, Erica Jamerson, Shane Keene, Sheri Koenig, Haley Lawson, Melanie Letterman, Chelsea Loy, Megan Martin, Stephen McFadden, Allison Mitchell, Roland Parris, Shakia Pennix, Amanda Ragland, Howard Ray, James Rogers, Samantha Sauers, Robert Sears, Glenn Smith, Samuel Webber, Daniel Welch, Elizabeth Wheeler, Christopher White and Sarah Wingfield, 12th grade.

Bedford

-  The following Thomas Jefferson Elementary School students competed in the Elks Free Throw Shooting Contest held Jan. 17: Demel Bolden, first place, nine-year-old boys; Trey Dupree, second, 10-year-old boys; and Ashley Evans, second, 10-year-old girls. Bolden advanced to the regional competition held Jan. 24 in Galax.

-  The following Body Camp Elementary School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the second nine weeks: Jessica Hurt, Sabrina Nichols and Patrick Northrup.

-  David O’Hara, a fifth-grade teacher at Thaxton Elementary School, was recently named Wal-Mart’s ‘Teacher of the Year.’He was nominated by a student for his outstanding efforts in the classroom. O’Hara received a $100 gift card and Thaxton Elementary was awarded a $1,000 donation.

Campbell

-  The following Brookville Middle School students were named to the Principal’s List (all A’s) for the third six weeks: Darian Barksdale, Michael Belcher, Sallie Blanks, Mark Caswell, Adam Coffee, Kyle Davis, Matthew Dooley, Hailey Dyke, Erika Esterline, Robert Johnson, Isabel Kidd, Robert Kincaid, Ashley Kohinke, Shelby Lutz, Danielle Martin, Jamie May, MacKenzie Moyer, Celine Nguyen, Roberta Rodemann, Nathanael Settje, Danielle Sherman, Emily Toth, Amanda Warden, Lianna Watkins, Carsen Baldree, Joshua Barger, Leland Bertrand, James Bowles, Madison Brooks, Morgan Bruce, Kevin Bryant, Kathryn Camper, Ana Cedillo, Katie Chen, Byung Hun Choi, Ethan Craft, Riley Dewitt-Rickards, Natalie Duong, Kristin Ewing, Ulyssa Farmer, Aigul Galimova, Savannah Herndon, Rebecca Hesson, Benjamin Hogg, Christian Kessinger, Constance Kessinger, Jae Yoon Kim, Jessica Kincaid, Michael Lichtenberger, John Lowther, Alexa Luna, Grant Matherly, Jacob McCormick, Christopher Miller, Nicole Nicholson, Rebecca Peters, Jordan Pfau, Leah Porter, Addy Puckett, Neal Reynolds, Chelsee Sales, Paola Sanchez, Joshua Stone, Lauren Swan, Sarah Tucker, Haley Tweedy, Chelsea Umberger, Julie Von Gemmingen, Jonathan Yu, Joshua Aldremann, Donece Anthony, Jacob Best, Matthew Blanks, Colby Brewer, Blake Brown, Cari Buckley, Cassell Bullock, Camden Canfield, David Cedillo, David Cho, Megan Collier, Brian Couch, Benjamin Curling, Page Garbee, Ellen Glickman, Kirsten Glover, Marcus Goodman, Taneisha Graves, Tyler Harris, Margaret Hartless, Thomas Hyres, Krista Lee, Jessica May, Eric Parker, Theodore Pham, Zachary Sahadak, Erica Schmitt, Taylor Small, Nathaniel Smith, Dong Joo Sohn, Laura Stacey, Rebecca Turek, Morgan Tyree, Falon White, Raven Williams and Maria Wright.

-  The following Tomahawk Elementary School fifth-graders were recently named to the All-A Honor Roll: Daniel Burnett, Katherine Druding, Landon Foutz, Bryan Hogg, Kendall McDowell, Miranda Quel, Da Eun Ahn, Collin Hooper, Morgan LaPrade, Rachel Murphy, Cameron Roberts, Geoffrey Dill, Logan Hoffman, Michael Xu, Brittany Miller, Danielle Medinger, Sung Woo Cho, Sam Turner and Elvis Yang.

Private Schools

-  Holy Cross Regional Catholic School student Amanda Thacker was recently awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship in recognition of her academic record and her extracurricular involvement at Holy Cross and in the community. Thacker has been accepted to Sweet Briar College.
-  The following New Vistas School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first semester: Cort Mays and Ellie Shaughnessy.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

Amelon Elementary School

- Feb. 12: J. King Karate, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Amherst Elementary School

- Feb. 10: Science Fair, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

- Feb. 13: Hat Day; Jump Rope for Heart

Central Elementary School

- Feb. 13: Jump Rope for Heart

- Feb. 14: MARS, 9 a.m. to noon

Elon Elementary School

- Feb.10: Basketball Club, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.; Chorus, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4 to 6 p.m.; Family Game Night, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

- Feb. 11: Communications Committee, 8 a.m.

- Feb. 12 and 13: Jump Rope for Heart

Madison Heights Elementary School

- Feb. 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4 to 6 p.m.; PTA/Multicultural Performance, 7 p.m.

Pleasant View Elementary School

- Feb. 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.

- Feb. 13: Put Your Heart Into Reading Day

Temperance Elementary School

- Feb. 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.

- Feb. 13: Put Your Heart Into Reading Day

Amherst Middle School

- Feb. 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3 to 5 p.m.; VSA Performance (EXTEND), 1 p.m.

Monelison Middle School

- Today: KEYS Committee, 7:50 a.m.

- Feb. 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4 to 6 p.m.

Amherst County High School

- Feb. 12: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 5 to 6:30 p.m.; Curriculum Fair, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Appomattox County

- Feb. 11: Student Achievement Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building

- Feb. 12: CTE Advisory Council, 11 a.m. in the ACHS Culinary Arts Department

- Feb. 17: Introduction To Beekeeping Workshop, hosted by the Appomattox Sr. FFA and the Virginia Cooperative Extension, 6 p.m.  in the Appomattox County High School Agriculture Department. Topics include general production information related to hive needs and how to get started with bees. Registration is free for all participants. For more information and registration, call Mr. Bruce Jones at the Virginia Cooperative Extension - Appomattox Office at 352-8244.

Appomattox Elementary School

- Feb. 10: PTO Executive Committee Meeting, 6:15 p.m. at AES

Appomattox County High School

- Feb. 10: Representatives from Liberty University to speak with students, 10 a.m.

Bedford County

- Feb. 12: School Board Meeting, 7 p.m. at BSTC

Huddleston Elementary School

- Feb. 12: PTA Fourth- and Fifth-grade Program, 7 p.m.

- Feb. 16: Fifth-graders visit SRMS

Thaxton Elementary School

- Feb. 16: PTA Family Fun Night, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

- Feb. 10: PTA Executive Board Meeting, 6:15 p.m.; ‘On the Radio,’ fourth-grade musical, 7 p.m.

- Feb. 18: Principal’s Coffee, 8:30 a.m.

- Throughout February: St. Jude’s Math-a-Thon

Forest Middle School

- Today through Feb. 13: Hoops for Hearts, 8:30 to 3 p.m. in the gymnasium

- Through Feb. 13: Chocolate Hearts and Roses for Valentine’s Day, $1, sold by the Technology Committee

Staunton River Middle School

- Feb. 18: Fourth-week Interims issued

Campbell County

Tomahawk Elementary School

- Feb. 10: Chili/Hot Dog Dinner, sponsored by the PTO, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; all-you-can-eat chili, drink and toppings, $5, and one hot dog, chips and drink, $3. Children three and under are free.

- Feb. 10-13: Bedford Falls Book Fair, 8:15 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 10, 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 11 and 13, and 8:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 12. Sale held in the Library/Media Center.

- Feb. 11: Second-grade musical performance, 7 p.m. in the gym

Campbell County Technical Center

- Today: Open House, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Event includes displays of student work, classroom demonstrations and a discussion of opportunities for students in career education.

Lynchburg

Dearington Elementary School for Innovation

- Feb. 10, 12 anad 17: Alpha Tutorial, 8 a.m.

- Feb. 12: Dental Health for pre-K, kindergarten and first grade

- Feb. 13: PTO Movie Night, 6 p.m.

- Feb. 16-20: Career Week; NNAT Testing for all first graders

- Feb. 17: K-1 Parent Workshop, 6 p.m.

- Feb. 18: Open House for prospective parents to tour and visit classrooms, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; DESI Spanish Spotlight program, 6 p.m.

Perrymont Elementary School

- Feb. 10 and 12: Great Readers for selected first- and second-grade students, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

- Feb. 10-12: Leap Into Literacy for selected students in grades 3-5, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation

- Today and Feb. 10: Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test during first period. Makeup dates are Feb. 11 and 12.

- Feb. 12: Seventh-grade field trip to Science Museum of Virginia, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cost is $33.

- Feb. 13-15: ‘The Butler Did It,’ performed by DMS Theatre, 7 p.m.  on Feb. 13 and 14 and 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 15. Tickets are $5. All performances held in the DMS Auditorium.

- Feb. 13: Valentine’s Dance, 2:55 to 4:30 p.m. in the DMS Cafeteria. Cost is $4 per person. Activity bus available.

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

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

Heritage High School

- Feb. 20-22 and 26-28: ‘The Producers,’ presented by HHS Pioneer Theatre, 7 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. on Feb. 22 (signed interpretive performance)

Nelson County

- Applications for the 2009-2010 MACAA Head Start program are currently available for Nelson County residents. Children turning three or four years of age by Sept. 30 are eligible to attend. Applications available at The Nelson Center, Rockfish and Ty River elementary schools and at the Charlottesville MACAA offices. For more information, call the MACAA offices, (434) 295-3171, ext. 3003 or (434) 263-5439.

Private Schools

Liberty Christian Academy

- Through Feb. 13: Re-enrollment for current families. Open enrollment for new families begins on Feb. 23.

- Feb. 12: LCA Dinner Theatre featuring ‘Mystery at the Buckaroo Dude Ranch,’ 6 p.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. Tickets are $10 and include dinner and show. For more information, call 434-832-2000.

- Feb. 13: Valentine’s Day Carnations delivered

- Feb. 13 and 14: All-District Choir

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

New Covenant Schools

- Today through Feb. 28: Artwork from the senior class will be featured at Art-n-Soul Gallery, 544 Oakley Ave.  Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

New Vistas School

- Feb. 12: Sub Day

- Feb. 13: Italian Lunch

Timberlake Christian Schools

- Today: Booster Club Meeting, 7 p.m.

- Feb. 12: Open House Campus I & II, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.