ACHIEVEMENTS
Appomattox
- Appomattox County High School FFA members took first and second place in the junior competition at the 2009 HUB FFA Federation Tractor Operating Career Development Event hosted recently by William Campbell High School. Caleb Baker took first place , earning the right to represent the ACHS team at the Southside Area FFA contest to be held at Chatham High School. Terrell Franklin took second place in the competition.
Bedford
- The following Jefferson Forest High School students were inducted into the Jefferson Forest National Honor Society on Nov. 17: Matthew Aadland, Christopher Acquafreeda, Liesel Anderson, Dylan Barber, Shannon Bing, Alyson Black, Ryan Boaz, Thomas Bourne, Belinda Brinkley, Danielle Brittigan, Emily Brown, Lauren Brown, Lauren Buchholz, Emily Burnette, John Burns, Jessica Cofflin, Jacey Cox, Sydney Curtis, Olivia Daniszewski, Robert Deis, Noah Delahunt, Erica Dodson, William Drinkard, Sara Driscoll, Matthew Drumheller, Philip Fain, Allison Fishburne, Max Forton, Violet Forton, Nicholas Garfield, Lauren Gorda, Roxana Hasanat, Jordan Hawkins, Tyler Henderson, Taylor Hicks, Steele Hill, Ashlan Jones, Jin Know, Payton Kofeldt, Sidney Kricheldorf, Mary Lane, Trinh Le, Cara Levinson, Jonathan Lively, Donna Maddox, Matthew Markland, Chris Masseth, Ebony McCoy, George McDaniel, Colette McFaden, Erin McIntyre, Kelsey Mercadante, Rebecca Millard, Tyler Mullins, Gregory Myrick, Mathew Naugle, Chad Nowakowski, Meaghan Parker, Amber Parson, Stephen Policke, Lindsey Raysor, Justin Resendes, Kira Rider, Saniya Salim, Madison Saunders, Leigha Schimmoeller, Kaitlyn Seeberger, Kelli Sill, Calley Simpson, Isaac Smith, Jamie Smith, Katie Smith, Paige Spangler, Raven Sullivan, Christina Swigart, Amir Tabaian, Samantha Taylor, Todd tenPas, Alan Tesh, Megan Trum, Jordan Villa, Jasmine Wang, Anna Watson, Da Yoo and Paul Zivick.
Private Schools
- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students William Loftus and Nina Rezai took fourth place in the Public Forum event of the Virginia Catholic Forensics Meet #1, qualifying them for the state tournament. Loftus and Rezai also qualified for the state tournament at the SW Virginia Forensics League Meet #1, taking third place in the Public Forum event.
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Amherst County
Amherst Elementary School
- Dec. 9: Barnes & Noble Book Fair, 4 to 7 p.m.
- Dec. 10: Fourth- and Fifth-grade Music Performance
Central Elementary School
- Today: Math Club, 4 to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 9: Art on the Spot (Jennifer Foley) for students in first and third grades
- Dec. 10: Math Olympiad, 4 to 5 p.m.
Elon Elementary School
- Dec. 10: Fifth-grade field trip to Monticello
- Dec. 11: Barnes & Noble Night, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Madison Heights Elementary School
- Today through Dec. 11: Penguin Patch Sale
- Today: Choir Practice, 3:45 to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 8: Art EXTEND, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 9: Reader’s Theatre and Out of this World Math, 4 to 5 p.m.
- Dec. 10: Out of this World Reading, 4 to 5 p.m.; Chorus Winter Program, 6:30 p.m.
Pleasant View Elementary School
- Today: Barnes & Noble Book Fair, 6 p.m.
- Dec. 12: Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m. to noon
Temperance Elementary School
- Today: Barnes & Noble Book Fair, 6 p.m.
- Today through Dec. 11: Kris Kringle Shop
- Dec. 10: Winter Program and PTO, 6:45 p .m.
Amherst Middle School
- Dec. 10 and 11: Nine Week Assessments
Monelison Middle School
- Dec. 10 and 11: Nine Week Assessments
Amherst County High School
- Today: Band Concert, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 8: Choral Concert, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 9: Final day to order graduation materials during all lunches
- Dec. 13: Fall Sports Awards, 2 p.m. in the auditorium
Appomattox County
- Dec. 9: Remedial and Special Education Advisory Committee Meeting, 2 p.m. in the School Administration Building
- Dec. 10: School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building
Appomattox Elementary School
- Dec. 8: PTO Executive Committee Meeting, 6:15 p.m.
Bedford County
- Dec. 10: School Board Meeting, 7 p.m. at BSTC
Forest Elementary School
wDec. 8: Barnes & Noble School Celebration Night, 5 to 8 p.m.
- Dec. 14: PTA Meeting with Second-grade Program, 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- Dec. 15 and 16: SCA Candy Cane Sales
Moneta Elementary School
- Dec. 8: Community Musical Sing-A-Long (PTA)
- Dec. 10: Enrichment Classes end
- Dec. 16: Holiday Family Feast Lunch
Jefferson Forest High School
- Dec. 16: ‘Making High School Count’ presentation, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium.Presentation is specific for ninth-graders and is designed to help students understand the importance of high school and what they need to accomplish to maximize their opportunities upon graduation.
Campbell County
Rustburg Middle School
- Dec. 8: Winter Chorus Concert
- Dec. 16: Mid-terms issued
Lynchburg
Perrymont Elementary School
- Today through Dec. 11: Holiday House open for business (hours to be announced)
- Dec. 8: PTO Executive Board, 5 p.m.; PTO Holiday Sing-A-Long and Dinner, 6 p.m.
- Dec. 8-10: Afterschool Program for selected students in grades 3-5, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. (Reading on Tuesday, Writing on Wednesday and Math on Thursday)
- Dec. 8 and 10: Great Readers for selected first- and second-grade students, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
- Dec. 11: Recycling Celebration, 2 to 2:40 p.m. (grades pre-K-2) and 2:40 to 3:20 p.m. (grades 3-5)
R.S. Payne Elementary School
- Today through Dec. 11: Candy Cane Club House, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the cafe
- Dec. 9: YOJO Bully Program for students in grades 3-5, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
- Dec. 10: Awards Assemblies, 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- Dec. 11: Canned Food Drive ends
Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation
- Dec. 8: Winter Fanfare Rehearsal, 2 to 3:25 p.m.
- Dec. 9: SGA Meeting, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
- Dec. 10: Winter Fanfare Performance, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Family Night at the Book Fair, 3 to 7 p.m.
- Dec. 12: Holiday Breakfast
- Dec. 16: Book Fair ends
William M. Bass Elementary School
- Dec. 10: Bass Holiday Program, 6:30 p.m.
- Dec. 11: Teacher Workday (students do not attend)
E.C. Glass High School
- Dec. 8-12: ‘Flowers for Algernon,’ 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Studio Theatre. Tickets are $8 and are available through season tickets or one hour prior to the performance at the theatre box office. For more information, call 522-3712 or visit www.ecglasstheatre.org
Private Schools
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
- Dec. 8: Morning Prayer Service, 7:40 a.m. in the chapel; School Liturgy, 10:15 a.m.; Singing Angaels at Lynchburg Rotary Club Luncheon, noon
- Dec. 10: Elementary Christmas Concert, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 12: Saturday Morning League, 8 to 10 a.m. in the gym; Wreaths Across America, noon
- Dec. 19: Holiday Babysitting Service (Holy Cross School Prom Fundraiser), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holy Cross School. Sign up following Mass on Dec. 12 and 13 or via email at main_h@hcrs.va.org or call 847-5436 ext. 110.
James River Day School
- Today: Seventh-grade art class field trip to the pottery studio at the Academy of Fine Arts
- Today through Dec. 11: JRDS Book Fair
- Dec. 8: Assembly for grades 5-8, 1 p.m. in the Cafetorium; Brownie Troop #885 meeting, 3 to 4 p.m. in Mrs. Davenport’s room; Family Night at the Book Fair, 5:30 to 8 p.m.; sixth- and seventh-grade field trip to ‘Flowers for Algernon’ at E.C. Glass. Students meet at JRDS at 5:30 p.m. to go to dinner and then to the play.
- Dec. 10: First-graders perform the play, ‘E - I - E - I - Oops,’ in the Cafetorium, 8:45 a.m. (grades K-4), 10 a.m. (grades 5-8) and 7 p.m. (families); Spring Benefit Concert Committee Meeting, 1:45 p.m. in the Conference Room
- Dec. 11: Kindergarten Gingerbread Baking, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Cafetorium; Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Carrington Field House Lobby; Holiday Dance for students in grades 6-8, 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Carrington Field House
- Dec. 14: James River Day at Barnes & Noble. Wear JRDS shirt and a percentage of purchase will benefit JRDS. Special activities all day include story time, music and artwork displays.
Liberty Christian Academy
- Today: LCA Choir and Band Concert, 7 p.m.
New Covenant Schools
- Dec. 8: The Annual Service of Lessons and Carols, 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 200 Boston Ave. Students in the choir, band and strings ensemble will perfom. Childcare provided for children under age five. To register for childcare, call 847-8313. Rehearsal will be held at 8 a.m. on Dec. 8.
New Vistas School
- Dec. 10: Sub Day
- Dec. 11: Interims issued
Timberlake Christian School
- Dec. 10: Elementary Christmas Program, ‘Christmas Hang Ups,’ 7 p.m. in the TCS New Gym
- Dec. 12: Senior Class Fundraiser (babysitting), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the TCS Old Gym
Virginia School of the Arts
- Dec. 12: 25th Anniversary Holiday Celebration, ‘In Perfect Harmony ... a medley in community spirit’ featuring the songs of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and the talents of the Virginia School of the Arts, Marcia Jones Thom, Peter Worford, Diamond Hill Baptist Church, Holy Cross Singing Angaels and members of the E.C. Glass Choral Department, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the E.C. Glass Auditorium. General admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the Virginia School of the Arts, Carolina Connection and Givens Books. For more information, call 847-8688 or visit www.vsaart.com
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