In Your Schools - Oct. 20, 2008

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

Amelon Elementary School
- Today through Oct. 24: Quarters That Care Red Cross fundraiser
-  Oct. 21: Family Fitness Night, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
-  Oct. 22: Fall Picture Day

Amherst Elementary School
-  Oct. 21: Rotary Club presents globes to second-grade students

Central Elementary School
-  Today: First-grade field trip to public library

Elon Elementary School
-  Oct. 21: Parent Workshop, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
-  Mondays and Wednesdays: Girls on the Run, 3:45 to 5 p.m.
- Tuesdays and Thursdays: Chorus, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Madison Heights Elementary School
- Oct. 24: Good Citizenship Assemblies

Temperance Elementary School
- Oct. 21: PTO Meeting, 6:45 p.m.

Amherst Middle School
- Oct. 21: Picture Retakes; Fall Sports Pictures
- Oct. 23: Golden ‘A,’ 6:30 p.m.; EXTEND presentation, ‘Cyrano’

Monelison Middle School
- Today: KEYS Committee; OIP fundraiser, 5 to 7 p.m.
-  Oct. 24: Ident-A-Kid, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Amherst County High School
- Today through Oct. 24: SOL Writing Assessment for term grads

Appomattox County
- Oct. 21: Annual Title I/Special Education Parent Meeting, 3:30 to 7 p.m. in the Appomattox Primary School Cafeteria
- Oct. 22: K-12 Math Committee, 3:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building
- Oct. 23: School Board Meeting and Recognition of Students Achieving Perfect SOL Score, 6:30 p.m. in the Appomattox County High School Auditorium.

Appomattox Elementary School
- Today through Oct. 24: Celebrating ‘We are Wild about School Bus Safety’ Week; Scholastic Book Fair for all students and parents in the media center
- Oct. 24: Wild and Wacky Olympics for Excellence in Citizenship

Bedford County
-  Oct. 27: End of first nine weeks; two-hour early dismissal for students

Bedford Elementary School
wToday through Oct. 24: Benchmark Testing

Big Island Elementary School
-  Today through Oct. 24: Benchmark Testing for grades 2-6
- Oct. 24: Kindergarten field trip

Moneta Elementary School
- Through Oct. 30: Scholastic Book Fair
- Oct. 21: Grandparents’ Day and Lunch/Book Fair
- Oct. 24: PTA Fall Festival/Book Fair

New London Academy
- Today through Oct. 24: Benchmark Testing for grades 2-5
- Oct. 21: Theatre IV, ‘Mysteries of Ancient Egypt,’ for second grade at JFHS auditorium
- Oct. 24: Fall Festival (students can wear costumes)
- Oct. 24-31: Book Fair
- Oct. 28: Theatre IV, ‘True Story of Pocahontas,’ for fourth grade at JFHS auditorium

Otter River Elementary School
- Today through Oct. 24: Benchmark Testing for grades 2-5
- Oct. 21: Theatre IV, ‘Mysteries of Ancient Egypt,’ for second grade at JFHS auditorium
- Oct. 28: Theatre IV, ‘True Story of Pocahontas,’ for fourth grade at JFHS auditorium

Thaxton Elementary School
- Oct. 25: Fall Festival
-  Oct. 28: Picture Retakes

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
- Today: Benchmark Testing begins for grades 2-5
- Oct. 21: Theatre IV, ‘Mysteries of Ancient Egypt,’ for second grade at JFHS auditorium
-  Oct. 22: Leadership Team, 3:20 p.m.
- Oct. 22-24: Fifth-grade field trips to Claytor Nature Center (1 team each day)
- Oct. 28: Picture Retake Day; Theatre IV, ‘True Story of Pocahontas,’ for fourth grade at JFHS auditorium; PTA Math Family Fun Night, 7 p.m.
-  The fifth-graders are inviting area veteran and current servicemen and women to participate in a Veterans Day program to be held at 9 a.m.  Friday, Nov. 7 in the TJES cafeteria. For more information or to RSVP, contact Mr. K. Smith or Mrs. Schallmo at the school.

Bedford Middle School
- Oct. 27: PTA Meeting
- Oct. 29: Picture Make-up Day

Forest Middle School
- Today through Oct. 24: Benchmark Testing in core subjects

Staunton River Middle School
- Today through Oct. 24: Benchmark Testing
- Oct. 21: Future Focus Expo at Liberty University; JFHS Dedication; Social Studies Workshop at Liberty University
- Oct. 23-31: SCA Red Ribbon Week
- Oct. 28: Sixth-grade Band Demonstration, 6 p.m.

Jefferson Forest High School
- Today through Oct. 22: SOL Writing Exams for term graduates
- Oct. 21: JFHS Dedication and Open House, 6 p.m. in the front lobby
- Oct. 23: PTSA Meeting, 7 p.m.  in JF Auditorium

Campbell County

Yellow Branch Elementary School
- Oct. 21: PTA Meeting, 7 p.m.

Brookville Middle School
- Oct. 28: Book Fair Family Night
Lynchburg

Perrymont Elementary School
- Oct. 21: Report cards issued
- Oct. 21-23: Leaping to Literacy Afterschool Program for selected students, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
- Oct. 23: Honor Party
- Oct. 24: Third-grade field trip to Nature Zone, 9:30 a.m. to noon; second-grade field trip to Avoca Museum, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; fourth- and fifth-grade field trip to Jamestown, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Oct. 28: Parent Workshop/Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; Rangers field trip, 1 to 3:15 p.m.

Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation
- Today and Oct. 27: LEGO Club, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
wToday through Oct. 24: Red Ribbon Week
- Oct. 21: Rangers, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
- Oct. 22: Open Performance, 1:30 p.m.

Sandusky Middle School
- Oct. 21: YES Leadership Academy Meeting, 11:10 to 11:57 a.m.; Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 7:30 p.m. To schedule a conference, call Mrs. Higgins in guidance, 582-1123.
- Oct. 25: Community Service Class ‘Feeding the Hungry’ at Salvation Army, 5 to 6 p.m.

Heritage High School
- Today: Revised Picture Day for underclassmen during English classes;  final day of ‘Save Your Tail-gate, Buckle Up Challenge’
- Oct. 23: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 7:30 p.m. To schedule a conference, call Ms. Carroll in guidance, 582-1147, ext. 208.
- Oct. 31 and Nov. 1: HHS Class of ‘78 30-year reunion. Activities include pre-game tailgate prior to football game on Oct. 31 and a social to be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 34, 221 Wiggington Road. Food and beverages will be provided at the social. Tickets to the football game are $3, and the social costs $15 per person or $25 a couple. For more information or to RSVP, contact Dickie Burge, , Kelly Crawford, or Dale Glasgow, .

Private Schools

Appomattox Christian Academy
- Today: School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
- Oct. 24: Report cards distributed to parents at afternoon pickup

Bedford Christian Academy
- Mondays: Walk of Faith, 8:10 a.m., followed by Parents’ Prayer
- Oct. 22: End of first quarter
- Oct. 23 and 24: School closed for Professional Development Days
- Oct. 29: Report cards issued

Branches Academy
- Oct. 22: Chapel; kick off Operation Christmas Child with Mrs. Dawn Harter
- Oct. 24: End of Innisbrook Fundraiser

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
- Today: Seventh-grade Retreat
- Oct. 24: End of first quarter; noon dismissal for students; Faculty and Staff Retreat at St. Thomas More; Middle School Social

James River Day School
- Oct. 22: Halloween Carnival Committee Meeting, 11 a.m. in McCrary Conference Room
- Oct. 23: Diversity Council, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Ready, Set, Kindergarten: Strategies for a Smooth Transition Workshop for Pre-School Teachers, 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the conference room at JRDS. For more information, call Heather Brown, 384-7385.
- Oct. 26: Fall Family Picnic, 6 p.m.
- Oct. 28: Secondary School Fair, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Carrington Field House. Schools attending include E.C. Glass, St. Anne’s Belfield, Holy Cross, Chatham Hall, New Covenant Schools, Episcopal High School, St. Andrew’s School and Virginia Episcopal School.

New Covenant Schools
- Today: School closed for Fall Break
- Oct. 21: Classes resume
- Oct. 24: Generations Day Open House, 8 a.m. to noon; early dismissal at noon

New Vistas School
- Today and Oct. 27: Elementary Garden Day, 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Oct. 21: Upper School field trip to the Science Museum of Richmond, 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
- Oct. 23: Sub Day
- Oct. 24: Elementary field trip to Morris Orchard, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Interim Reports issued

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox
-  The following Appomattox Elementary School students are WILD about Reading: Belle White, Kayla Croner, Destine Berkeley, Jacob St. John and Samantha Hunter.
-  The Appomattox High School Marching Band took first place in Class A at the Midlothian Showcase of Bands held recently at Midlothian High School. The Marching Raiders also won first place in the categories of music, marching, general effect, color guard and percussion, and tied with two other schools for the highest general effect score of the day. Overall, 11 schools competed in the showcase.
Bedford
-  The following Big Island Elementary School students were named Student Council representatives: Meg Tomlinson, president, Kaylin Cox, vice president, Eli Ayers, secretary, Jarrett Rusher, treasurer, and Jesse Bobbitt, historian.

Lynchburg
-  The following W.M. Bass Elementary School students were named ‘Terrific Kids’ by the Kiwanis Club of Lynchburg: Ania Mosby, Shakyla Williams, Faith Klitzka, Adrian Moore, Keshawn Colbert, Shyanne Reynolds, Ivy Wheaton, Trey Carter, Kevon McCray, Tyrese Slaughter, Wanisha Perry, Shawn Goode, Alan Nellums, Imani Slaughter, Na’starja Saunders, Simone Rucker and Qyaira Colbert.
- Heritage High School senior Kyle Tenny was recently named a 2009 National Merit Program Commended Student.

Private Schools
-  The following Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students were named to the 2008-2009 Middle School and High School Action Council: Maleah Manion, Ali Roach, Jessica Keaton, Tom Bruzek, Elizabeth Main, Laura Wingfield, Joe Bruzek, Adam Jack, Carly Roy, Kenny Sterne, Nina Rezai, Chris Roy, Amanda Thacker and Taylor Thomas.
-  The following New Covenant Schools students were named Poetry Contest winners: Phoebe Prillaman, Kindergarten Division winner, Ben Perry, first grade and Lower Grammar Division winner, Evan Price, second grade, Jensen Schram, third grade,  Alex LaMagna, fourth grade and Upper Grammar Division winner, Megan MacDowall, fifth grade, Stephen Hardey, sixth grade, Wesley Price, seventh grade and Middle School Division winner, Sam Shackleford, eighth grade, Jay LaMagna, ninth grade and Upper School Division winner, Seth Mayberry, 10th grade, Rachael Robertson, 11th grade, and Ben Brodin, 12th grade.