In Your Schools - Nov. 10, 2008 | The News & Advance

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

- The following Appomattox Elementary School students were Top Readers for the first nine weeks: Sierra Robertson, Philip McRae, Brooke Rieger, Belle White, Daniel Baldwin, Kayla Croner, Joe Chen, Franklin Liu and Denisha Megginson, third grade; Michael Tracey, Devin Bagby, Shanti Mensah, Andrew Sams, Destine Berkley, Joslyn Reel, Christopher Bruhnsen, Brianna Wright and Geoffrey Zdgiebloski, fourth grade; and Chelsea Roberts, Destiny Cooper, Zavier Morgan, Justin Carter, Ashley Campbell, Jacob St. John, Marissa Banton, Mack Wilkins, Brandy Martin and Tyler Solecki, fifth grade.

Campbell

- The following Concord Elementary School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first six weeks: Austin Alderman, Gabrielle Barberis, Alissa Bender, Cade Bigham, Elizabeth Brown, Emma Chandler, Hope Childress, Blake Eisenhauer, Matthew Elliott, Meah Ferguson, Ashley Fitzgerald, Justin Hamilton, Shauntel Harvey, Katie Kurtz, Kory Laury, Brooke Leeming, Kyron Mack, Jessi Mann, Reagan Martin, Jordan Mayberry, Chloe Mays, Breanna McKenna, Suzy Metz, Zachary Morgan, Timothy Sheehan, Logan Tuck, Landon Tucker, Jayde Wright, Carson Vess, Connor West and Candace Wilson, first grade; Ashley Barkesdale, Sydney Gray, Adam Hamlett, Andrew Hamlett, Coleman Inge, Jake Oliver, Rae Ellen Reaves, Jaden Robertson, Lexi Spohn and Nevaeh Torrence, second grade; Mazie Doss, Mary Dutter, Craig Harris, Jamie Holt, Brennan Powell, Kylie Revely, Zoey Shipley and Corey Shuford, third grade; and Madison Alvis, Seth Baker, Taylor Critchley, Chrissy Hurst, Nathan Parrish, Tanner Renzi and Sarah Sturm, fourth grade.

- Brookville High School senior Joey Ricketts was recently named the winner of the Campbell County Library System essay contest. Colton Owen , also of BHS, took second place, and Amanda Johnson of Altavista High School took third.

Lynchburg

- The following William Marvin Bass Elementary School students were named ‘Terrific Kids’ by the Lynchburg Kiwanis Club: Christian Godin, Alexander Phelps, Keyasia Wood, Christopher Colbert, Tremaliq Thompson, Keadre Lewis, Tyra Hancock, Caitlyn Ramos, Katelyn St. John, Destini Robertson, Arionn Kiser, Jeffery Price, ChyDasia Morgan, Shakiera Daniel, Taj McRath, Kevin Scott, Coolena Ramos, Airic Cook, Dsharee Hubbard, KaShawn Brooks, Jackie Burge-Reynolds, Tariq Benson, Kiaheem Harrison, Shunti Al-Siddiq, Terrell Hill, Amari Phelps, Gabrielle Barley-Dean, Tenaeja Garland, Julian Douglas, Hunter Coles and Afenah Ashby.

- The E.C. Glass High School Marching Band won the following categories in the Group IV-Open Class at the U.S. Scholastic Band Association Regional Championship held recently in Bassett: best music, best visual, best marching, best percussion, best guard and best band: The band also received the highest overall score of the day out of 13 schools competing. The E.C. Glass band later went on to win the Group IV-Open Class at the U.S. Scholastic Band Association Virginia State Marching Band Competition held at Salem City Stadium.

- The 2008 E.C. Glass High School Crest Yearbook won a first-place rating in the Virginia High School League competition.

- The following members of the E.C. Glass High School football team participated in E. C. Glass Reads, a community outreach program co-sponsored by the Lynchburg Public Library: Cameron Barksdale, Corey Bradley, Dexter Bowling, Buck Burton, Tom Casey, Terry Coker, Jack Collins, Matt Elliott, Derek Gale, Demetrius Garland, La Shawn Gordon, Chris Harper, Saul Hicks, Trevor Hicks, Cornelius Jones, Lakeem Kennedy, Trey Kennedy, Kevin Lang, Spencer Latham, John Leamon, Chris Lyle, Desmond Mack, Sean McLaughlin, Denzel Patterson, Jake Prest, Matthew Smith, Matt Taylor, Dimitri Tweedy, Joe Wertz and Cody Winfield. w The Heritage High School Pioneer Rifles Military Drill team won the American Legion Western Region Drill Team Championship held recently at Heritage High School. This is Heritage’s ninth consecutive regional championship. Heritage will represent the region in the State Championship to be held in March.

- The Heritage High School Pioneer Rifles Marksmanship Team took second place in the Big Orange Classic Marksmanship Competition held recently at Heritage High School. Heritage student Julio Giron was named the high overall marksman and Nick Chilton, also from HHS, was the high overall first-year marksman.

- The following Sandusky Middle School students in the Citizens Service class volunteered to feed the homeless Oct. 25 at the Lynchburg Area Salvation Army: Cheyenne Nickerson, Grae Tweedy, Kelsey Comerford, Myliek Booker, Harley Taylor, Tyonna Bennett, Peyton Knight and Meghan Warner. The class was accompanied by teacher Mike Bremer, Principal Jay Sales and his daughter, Chelsee, and other relatives of students. The students provided food for 51 people. Student Cheyenne Nickerson initiated the idea for the project.

- The E.C. Glass High School Drama Department won the 2008 Virginia Theatre Association State Secondary School Theatre Championship during the annual VTA conference held recently in Reston. Glass was also named state runner up in the VTA Secondary School Technical Theatre competition. Individual Tech Theatre honors went to Ben Soldate, first place in scenery design, and Caroline Springer, first place in costume design.

- The following Linkhorne Middle School teams placed in the Tech Challenge during the Future Focus Expo held Oct. 21 at Liberty University: Abby Roberts, Gillian Gunn, Hunter Holden, Averie Good, Gabby Braxton and Phillip Henley, second place, and Mariah Vaughn, Mikayla Marraccini, Lauren Poletti, Emma Dahlin, Nan Craddock and Virginia McCarthy, third, Centra Healthcare Challenge; Paul Mortemousque, Bailey Jennings, Mitch O’Brien and Blake Proffitt, second, and Tierra Slaughter, Guillame Galbron, Jayquan Franklin and Will Seng, third, Wiley & Wilson , CVCC/UVA Engineering Partnership Challenge; and Joe Melton, Mitchell Swann, John Osinga and Walker Paxton, third, Babcock & Wilcox Company Energy Challenge.

- The following Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation teams placed in the Tech Challenge during the Future Focus Expo held Oct. 21 at Liberty University: Victoria Varah, Luis Pumagualle, Ashlyn Goolsby, Amanda Calvery and Meagan Kenny, second place, Babcock & Wilcox Company Energy Challenge; and Cassie Smith, Celeste Schroder, Audrey Ferguson, Charissa Gray and Katie Hames, third, CTA Communications Challenge.

- E.C. Glass and Heritage high schools each received a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program and Candler Oil Co., Inc.

Private Schools

- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students Nina Rezai and William Loftus took first place in the Public Forum event during the South-Western Virginia Forensics Tournament held Oct. 21.

- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students Mikayla Burton, Molly Graham and Tom Bruzek were winners of the summer art contest.

- The following Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students were chosen to serve as Election Day Pages for the City of Lynchburg: Kartley Boehle, Wyatt Burnham, Jesika Christian, Katelynn Duncan, Danielle Furniss, Carey Harvey, Elizabeth Henson, Will HIckey, Sabina Montgomery, Layney Sandifer, Nina Rezai, Elizabeth St. Angelo and Marie Walker.

- The following Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first quarter: Ben Schoen, fourth grade; Brendan Dougherty, James Schubert and Elizabeth Taylor, fifth grade; Frankie Garcia and David Loftus, sixth grade; Tom Bruzek and Sam Winters, seventh grade; Lizzie Main, Sean Warner, Laura Wingfield and Jessica Winters, eighth grade; Joe Bruzek, Zach Keaton and Shawn Simmons, ninth grade; William Loftus, 10th grade; Karen Butler, Katy Long, Kristin Mignogna, Chris Roy and Sandy Serio, 11th grade; and Mary King and Taylor Thomas, 12th grade.

- Virginia Episcopal School science teacher Sarah Swain received a $1,000 Virginia Classroom Grant for meaningful environment education from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

- The following Timberlake Christian Schools students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first nine weeks: Ben Mears and Emily Tharpe, third grade; Philip Brewer, Jessica Dudley, Zion Harris, Elizabeth Simile, Lauren Thomas and Landon Williams, fourth grade; Carson Anderson, Skyler Ayers, Christopher Hammett, Ashton Hayes, Allison Maddox, Luke Martin, Gabrielle Routon, Kristina Sherwin and Ally White, fifth grade; Kylie Rhoads, Elizabeth Shumaker and Hunter Thomas, sixth grade; Andy Keeler, seventh grade; Whitney Bryant, Alex Fabrizio and Lauren Good, eighth grade; Kallie Yates, ninth grade; Kiara Jang, Erin Yates and Brenda Yoo, 10th grade; Brian Deveney, Jessie Kane, Reade Keeler and Katharina Niklaus, 11th grade; and Kasey Bryant and Randi-Lyndsey Wood, 12th grade.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

Amherst Elementary School

- Today: Jamestown/Yorktown Presentation

- Nov. 14: Hat Day

Central Elementary School

- Nov. 14: School Picture Retakes

Elon Elementary School

- Nov. 12: Jamestown Presentation

- Mondays and Wednesdays: Girls on the Run, 3:45 to 5 p.m.

- Tuesdays: Chorus, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Madison Heights Elementary School

- Today: School Picture Retakes

Pleasant View Elementary School

- Nov. 13: Jamestown Presentation

Amherst Middle School

- Nov. 13: Fall Sports Awards, 6:30 p.m.

Monelison Middle School

- Nov. 11: KEYS Committee; School Picture Retakes

- Nov. 13: Fall Sports Awards, 6:30 p.m.

Appomattox County

- Nov. 11: Family Literacy Program, 5:30 p.m. at Appomattox Primary School

- Nov. 13: Interim School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the School Administration Building

Appomattox Elementary School

- Nov. 11: PTO Meeting with presentation by fourth and fifth graders, ‘This is American: A Celebration of Our Country,’ 7 p.m.

Bedford County

Bedford Elementary School

- Nov. 17: PTA, Book Fair, 7 p.m.

Forest Elementary School

- Through Nov. 21: Canned Food Drive

- Nov. 7: Second-grade field trip to Natural Bridge; Science Museum Presentations

- Nov. 12: Escape School

- Nov. 17: PTA Board Meeting, 7 p.m.

- Nov. 18: Lori’s Night, Take Out, 5 to 8 p.m.; Reflections Participants’ Reception, 7 p.m.

Huddleston Elementary School

- Nov. 18: Math Night

Moneta Elementary School

- Nov. 11: Reading Night

- Nov. 12: Picture Makeup Day

- Nov. 14: PTA Movie Night

- Nov. 17: Theatre IV, ‘Pocahontas,’ 9:30 a.m.

Thaxton Elementary School

- Nov. 13: Pre-K field trip to Booker T. Washington

- Nov. 14: Science Museum Program for second grade

- Nov. 17: Dress Rehearsal for Sixth-grade Program, 10 a.m.; Theatre IV, ‘Pocahontas,’ 1 p.m.; Sixth-grade Veterans Program (PTA), 6:30 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

- Nov. 11: Second-grade Program

Bedford Middle School

- Nov. 11: Veterans Day Assembly

- Nov. 14: Spirit Day; Reality Store for eighth grade

Forest Middle School

- Today: Family Night at the Scholastic Book Fair, 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Library Media Center; Drama Club performance, 7 p.m. on the Cafe stage

- Today through Nov. 12: Purchase Days at the Book Fair

- Nov. 11: Picture Makeups, 8:30 to 11 a.m. in the auxiliary gym

- Nov. 13: Virginia Diner Pickup, 8 a.m. to noon and 5 to 7 p.m.

- Nov. 14: Virginia Diner Pickup, noon to 4 p.m.

Jefferson Forest High School

- Nov. 15: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Lynchburg

Perrymont Elementary School

- Today: McDonald’s Night, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Old Forest Road location

- Nov. 11 and 13: Great Readers for selected first and second graders, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

- Nov. 13: Healthy Kids for selected students in pre-K-1 grades, noon to 3 p.m.

- Nov. 14: Spirit Day

Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation

- Today through Nov. 14: LEGO Club, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

- Today: Fifth-grade field trip to Maier Museum; Management Team Meeting, 4 p.m.

- Nov. 11 and 18: Fifth-grade Rangers, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.

- Nov. 15: LEGO Regional Tournament, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Timberlake Christian School

Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation

- Today: Middle School Honors Strings Program Concert, 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Concert is free.

- Nov. 14-19: Scholastic Book Fair, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Nov. 14, 15, 16, 18 and 19) and 6 to 6:55 p.m. (Nov. 17) in the Dunbar Media Center.

- Nov. 17: American Education Week Program, 7 p.m. in the Dunbar Auditorium

Private Schools

Appomattox Christian Academy

- Nov. 11: Veterans Day Chapel Service, 8:15 a.m.

- Nov. 14: Silent Auction items due by end of school day

- Nov. 17: Parent reservations due this week for Opera Performance field trip

Bedford Christian Academy

- Mondays: Walk of Faith, 8:10 a.m., followed by Parents’ Prayer

Blue Ridge Sudbury School

- Nov. 14: Parent Information Session and Discussion, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m at the Forest Public Library. Event is for families interested in the Sudbury model of education. For more information, contact Trudy Phillips, 426-1866.

Branches Academy

- Nov. 12: School Pictures

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

- Nov. 11: Seniors at Daily Bread, 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; third- , fourth- and fifth-graders sing at American Legion, 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.

- Nov. 13: Scholastic Book Fair begins

- Nov. 14: Scholastic Book Fair

- Nov. 15: PTO Auction and Dinner Dance. Doors open at 6 p.m.

- Nov. 16: Basketball Teams Tip Off Luncheon, 1 p.m.

Liberty Christian Academy

- Through today: Book Fair in library

- Nov. 13: Harvest Barbecue for grades 6-8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

- Nov. 13 and 14: Herff Jones takes orders from seniors during lunch