In Your Schools - Sept. 29, 2008

Amherst County

Amherst Elementary School
-Oct. 2: Ident-A-Kid
-Oct. 3: Fall Picture Day

Elon Elementary School
-Mondays and Wednesdays: Girls on the Run, 3:45 to 5 p.m.
-Tuesdays and Thursdays: Chorus, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
-Oct. 1: Fall Picture Day
-Oct. 2: Custodians Day

Madison Heights Elementary School
-Oct. 1: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4 to 6 p.m.
-Oct. 2: Fall Picture Day

Monelison Middle School
-Oct. 2: ‘Golden A’ Awards for seventh and eighth grades, 6:30 p.m.
-Oct. 3: MVP Dance, 3 to 5 p.m.

Amherst County High School
-Oct. 4: SAT, 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Appomattox County
-Oct. 1: Gifted Advisory Committee, 3:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building

Appomattox Elementary School
-Oct. 1: School Picture Day
-The AES SCA is currently sponsoring the ‘Quarters That Care’ program benefitting the American Red Cross.

Appomattox County High School
-The Appomattox County High School Class of 1988 is holding its 20th high school reunion, 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Oct. 11 at The Grand Ballroom,Commerce Street in Lynchburg. For more information, call Kim Parr, (434) 277-5035, or Susan Cheatham, (434) 352-8124.

Bedford County

Bedford Elementary School
-Oct. 3: Ident-A-Kid
-Oct. 8: Fundraiser ends; PTA Executive Board Meeting, 6 p.m.

Big Island Elementary School
-Oct. 6: ‘Quarters That Care’ fundraiser for the American Red Cross begins

Moneta Elementary School
-Oct. 3: ‘Hugs and Kisses’ play performance, 9:30 a.m.
-Oct. 7: PTA Advisory Meeting

Thaxton Elementary School
-Oct. 2: PK field trip to fire department/rescue squad
-Oct. 3: Testing window closes for PALS 1-3
-Oct. 6: Jamestown Presentations for fourth and fifth grade

Bedford Middle School
-Today: Picture Day
-Sept. 30: HAP (Homework Assistance Program)

Jefferson Forest High School
-Today: Ninth-grade assembly, ‘Making High School Count,’ 9:40 to 10:49 a.m.; Powder Puff Football Game, 7 p.m. Tickets are $3 and all proceeds benefit the sophomore class.
-Through Oct. 3: Stanford 10 Testing for ninth grade
-Oct. 3: Homecoming Football Game
-Oct. 4: SAT; Homecoming Dance, 8 to 11:30 p.m. in the new JF cafeteria. Tickets are $5 and will be sold during lunch Sept. 30 through Oct. 3. Tickets will be sold at the door to JF students only.

Campbell County

Gladys Elementary School
-Sept. 30: Celebration (Book Fair), 5 to 8 p.m. at Barnes & Noble

Tomahawk Elementary School
-Today through Oct. 3: Stanford 10 Testing for fourth grade
-Oct. 4: Third-annual PTO Fall Carnival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Features include 20-plus games, prize room, inflatables, a train ride and silent auction. There also will be a grand opening of the upper-grade playground installed over the summer.
-Oct. 6: End of first six weeks

Lynchburg

Perrymont Elementary School
-Sept. 30: Mayor Joan Foster reads to kindergarten students, 12:50 to 1:30 p.m.

Private Schools

Appomattox Christian Academy
-Today: Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. Event includes special chapel service and announcement about Bible memory competition. Hot Lunch Menu released for Oct. 5-29.
-Oct. 1: Field trip to American Heritage Farm Museum for all ACA students. Picnic lunch included in field trip fee. Last bus leaves at 9 a.m. Home school parents call for rates and availability.
-Oct. 6: Board of Directors Meeting

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

Branches Academy
-Today: Innisbrook Fundraiser begins
-Oct. 8: Early dismissal at 12:30 p.m.

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
-Today: School Advisory Board Meeting, 5 p.m.
-Oct. 1: Early dismissal/faculty meeting, 1:35 p.m.
-Oct. 3: Elementary Blessing of the Animals, 2:15 p.m.

Liberty Christian Academy
-Oct. 6-9: Spiritual Emphasis Week
-The second annual Alumni Homecoming BBQ will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m Friday, Oct. 17 at Williams Stadium. The event costs $5 per family and includes admission to the homecoming football game. LCA alumni who have served in the military will be recognized on the field prior to the game. For more information or to RSVP, call the Office of Academy Relations at 592-4935.

New Covenant Schools
-Today: Virginia Diner sales end; meeting for parents of Upper School students (grades 8-12), 7 p.m. in the Marie Macdonald Chapel; meeting for parents of kindergarten students, 7 p.m. in the Grammar School Commons
-Sept. 30: School pictures for all students, faculty and staff
-Oct. 3: Blessing of the Animals, 2:15 p.m. in the courtyard; Upper School Poetry Recital, 7 p.m. in the courtyard
-Oct. 7: Grammar School Poetry Recital

New Vistas School
-Today: Elementary Garden Day at JRDS
-Oct. 2: Sub Day

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

-The following Appomattox Elementary School students received Reader Awards for the week of Sept. 15-19: Justin Carter, Daniel Batzal, Sierra Robertson, Andrew Sams, Destine Berkley, Samantha Hunter, Frank Kennon, Alan Prioletti and Garrett Woody.

Bedford

-The following Jefferson Forest High School students were recently named Commended Students in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program: Caroline Ballard, Catherine Boniface, Emily Boniface and Sarah Clark. These students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2009 competition by taking the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
-Karen Nuzzo, art teacher for Big Island and Otter River elementary schools, was recently awarded a $475 grant from Donors Choose.org. The money will be used to purchase artist sketch pads and charcoal drawing pencil sets.