In Your Schools - Oct. 13, 2008

HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

-Oct. 16: First grading period ends
-Oct. 17: Teacher Planning Day

Amherst Elementary School
- Today through Oct. 17: Fall Book Fair
-Oct. 14: Family Night at the Book Fair, 3 to 7:30 p.m.
-Oct. 15: First-grade students visit Amherst Public Library

Elon Elementary School
-Today through Oct. 16: Book Fair
-Oct. 14: Parent Workshop, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
-Oct. 16: Family Night at the Book Fair, 3:30 to 6 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. 15: ACE IT Parent Night, 6 p.m.

Amherst Middle School
-Today: AVP Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
-Oct. 14 and 15: Nine Week Assessments

Monelison Middle School
-Today: School Picture Day
-Oct. 14 and 15: Nine Week Assessments

Amherst County High School
-Through Oct. 16: Nine Week Assessments
-Oct. 16-18: ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ 7:30 p.m.
-Oct. 18: PSAT, 7:30 a.m. at Monelison Middle School

Appomattox County
- Oct. 16: Adult Education and Family Literacy Meeting, 11:30 a.m.; CIP Work Session and Interim School Board Meeting, 3 p.m. , 316 Court St.

Appomattox County High School
- Today: Report cards issued

Bedford County

Bedford Elementary School
-Oct. 14: PTA ‘Health Night’
-Oct. 16: Fall Pictures
-Oct. 20-24: Benchmark Testing

Big Island Elementary School
- Oct. 14: Picture Retake Day; PTA Meeting with performance by third-grade students
- Oct. 17: Fall Festival sponsored by the BIES PTA, 6 to 9 p.m.

Huddleston Elementary School
- Oct. 17: Fifth-grade field trip to Avoca Museum

Moneta Elementary School
-Oct. 16: School Pictures
-Oct. 16-30: Scholastic Book Fair
-Oct. 21: Grandparents’ Day and Lunch/Book Fair
New London Academy
-Oct. 20-24: Benchmark Testing for grades 2-5
-Oct. 21: Theatre IV, ‘Mysteries of Ancient Egypt,’ for second grade at JFHS auditorium

Otter River Elementary School
-Oct. 20-24: Benchmark Testing for grades 2-5
-Oct. 21: Theatre IV, ‘Mysteries of Ancient Egypt,’ for second grade at JFHS auditorium

Thaxton Elementary School
- Oct. 16: Field trip to fire department for grades K-2

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
-Today: Interim Reports issued for all D, F, or U grades
-Oct. 15: Principal’s Coffee, 8:30 a.m.
-Oct. 17: First-grade field trip to Science Museum of Western Virginia
-Oct. 20: 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.; fifth-grade field trip to Claytor Nature Center (1 team)
-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. 15: Club Day
-Oct. 17: BMS Spirit Day

Forest Middle School
-Today: Fall Pictures, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the gymnasium
-Oct. 14: Second Interim Reports issued
-Oct. 16: Eighth-grade Reality Store, all day in the gymnasium
-Oct. 20-24: Benchmark Testing in core subjects

Jefferson Forest High School
-Oct. 15: PSAT at JFHS
-Oct. 16 and 17: Sophomore ring orders taken
-Oct. 20: JFHS Dedication Ceremony and Open House, 6 p.m.
-Oct. 20-22: SOL Writing Exams for term graduates

Campbell County

Yellow Branch Elementary School
-Oct. 14: Fall Picture Day
-Oct. 21: PTA Meeting, 7 p.m.

Lynchburg

Perrymont Elementary School
-Oct. 16: Healthy Kids (pre-K through first grade), noon to 3 p.m.
-Oct. 17: Spirit Day; yearbook pictures taken; Awards Assemblies, 2 to 2:45 p.m. (grades pre-K-2) and 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. (grades 3-5)

Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation
-Oct. 14: Kindergarten field trip to Apple Orchard, 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
-Oct. 14 and 20: LEGO Club, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
-Oct. 14 and 21: Rangers, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
-Oct. 20-24: Red Ribbon Week
-Oct. 22: Open Performance, 1:30 p.m.

Sandusky Middle School
-Today: School closed for Professional Development Day for teachers
-Oct. 15: Picture Day and ‘Dress to Impress’ Day; Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 7:30 p.m. To schedule a conference, call Mrs. Higgins in guidance, 582-1123.
-Oct. 16: Homecoming Day
-Oct. 17: Report cards issued

Heritage High School
-Oct. 14 and 23: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 7:30 p.m. To schedule a conference, contact the guidance office secretary, Ms. Carroll, 582-1147, ext. 208.
-Oct. 16-19: Pioneer Theatre performs Ray Bradbury’s science fiction thriller ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ 7 p.m. Oct. 16-18 and 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Heritage High School Auditorium. Tickets are $5.
-Oct. 20: Revised Picture Day for underclassmen during English classes
-Through Oct. 20: ‘Save Your Tail-gate, Buckle Up Challenge,’ sponsored by S.A.D.D. and Y.O.V.A.S.O. clubs
-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, duckylab@aol.com, Kelly Crawford, crow64@netzero.com or Dale Glasgow, dale@daleglasgow.com.

Private Schools

Appomattox Christian Academy
-Oct. 14: Clergy staff (including substitute teachers) to attend Appomattox Ministerial Association meeting at New Jerusalem Baptist Church.
-Oct. 15: Zoo field trip
-Oct. 17: First grading period ends
-Oct. 20: School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

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

Branches Academy
-Oct. 15: Innisbrook fundraiser ends

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
-Oct. 14: School Picture Day
-Oct. 15: PSAT for tenth and eleventh grades
-Oct. 17: Living Rosary, 10:15 a.m.
-Oct. 19: Open House, 2 to 4 p.m.

James River Day School
-Oct. 18: Annual Yard Sale
-Oct. 22: Halloween Carnival Committee Meeting, 11 a.m. in McCrary Conference Room
-Oct. 23: 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.

Liberty Christian Academy
-Oct. 17: Second annual Alumni Homecoming BBQ, 6 to 7:30 p.m 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: Meeting for parents of Grammar School students (grades 1-4), 7 p.m. in the Marie Macdonald Chapel
-Oct. 15: PSAT Testing; noon dismissal
-Oct. 16-21: School closed for Fall Break

New Vistas School
-Today: Elementary Garden Day, 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
-Oct. 16: Sub Day
-Oct. 17: Elementary to library, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Upper School Ring Dinner/Dance

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

-The Appomattox County High School Marching Raiders took first place in Class A at the Lynchburg Classic marching band competition held recently at City Stadium. The band also took first place honors in music and general effect and second place in marching. The color guard took second place at the Lynchburg Classic and first place Sept. 20 at the Amherst Tournament of Bands.

Lynchburg

-The following Sandusky Middle School students were recently
inducted into the YES Leadership Academy: Jordan Booker, Seandre’ Bradley, Ardrius Dews, Jordan Ferguson, Christian Glover-Tucker, De’Angelo Green, Keandre’ Moore, Demondre’ Sales, Raymond Smith and DeShawn White. Youth Education and Support is a city-wide anti-gang mentor program.