In Your Schools - Feb. 2, 2009 | The News & Advance

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

- Appomattox County Public Schools division and Appomattox Elementary School were recently awarded 2009 Board of Education Excellence Awards. The school division and elementary school met all state and federal accountability benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and made significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by Governor Tim Kaine and the State Board of Education.

- The following Appomattox Elementary School students were recognized recently on the Reading Safari: Austin Pannell, Haley Ferguson, Jacob Poore, Kameron Coffey, Joshua Vannoy, Alexia Cooper, Haley Giles, Larnza Culpepper, Jakeem Haskins, Tia Hodge, Jazmine Walker and T'Keyah St. John.

- The following Appomattox County principals were recognized at the Jan. 22 School Board Meeting in honor of Virginia Principals Appreciation Week:

Katherine Paine of Appomattox Primary School, Tom Yarber of Appomattox Elementary School, Martha Eagle of Appomattox Middle School, and Michael Kelly, interim principal of Appomattox County High School.

Bedford

- Mariel Messier took first place in the Bedford Middle School spelling bee and will advance to the County Spelling Bee to be held Feb. 5 at Liberty High School. Anna Strom was the runner-up in the BMS bee.

- The following Moneta Elementary School students donated the most items during their annual Christmas Food Drive: Cailynn Beggs, Shayla Miller, Arlene Monsees, Austin Strader, Coy Mullins, Cole Thompson and Aaliyah English. The students and faculty donated 1,219 items. The food drive was conducted in cooperation with Lake Christian Ministries, the Agape Center and the Moneta Elementary Student Council Association.

Lynchburg

- The following William Marvin Bass Elementary School students were named ‘Terrific Kids’ by the Lynchburg Kiwanis Club: Anthony Wade, McKiyah Murray, Donyale Goode, Jordan White, Treasean Hall, Kelsey St. John, Makayla Saunders, Preshus Crouch, Mikayla Cobbs, Tatianna Shaed, Arielle Johnson, Alexis Jackson, Teyanna Scott, Bianka Coleman, Tequilla Evans and Michael Doss.

Private Schools

- The following Branches Academy students were recently named to the All-A Honor Roll: McKenna Hamilton, Lydia Linkenhoker and Bailey Reynolds, first grade; and Emily McGuirt and Jessica Murphy, third grade.

- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School senior Mary King has been selected to attend Sweet Briar College’s Opera Workshop. Classes are held twice weekly until May 2. King will perform in SBC’s upcoming production of ‘The Pirates of Penzance.’

- The following New Covenant Schools students were named to the All-A Honor Roll (Summa Cum Laude) for the second quarter: Alyssa Hartman and Laura Sharrett, 11th grade; Kenzie Bryant, eighth grade; Elizabeth McDowell, Lauren Bunnell and Mattie Sullivan, seventh grade; Olivia Plant, Emily Kalafian and Lisa Pyle, sixth grade; Marni Thompson, Rebekah Borah, Michael Simmons, Jessica Bright, Ben Sullivan, Sierra Witt, Rebecca Pickard and Emily Weatherholt, fifth grade; and Meredith Buckley, Makenzie Chenault, Grayson Reynolds, Tanner Olsen, Taylor Pantana, Karlie Bryant and Mary Thompson, fourth grade.

- The following Timberlake Christian Schools students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the second nine weeks: Ben Mears and Tristan Waller, third grade; Philip Brewer, Bayley Crisp, Olivia Dorrin, Elizabeth Simile, Taylor Tanzar, Lauren Thomas and Landon Williams, fourth grade; Ashton Hayes, Allison Mattox and Kristina Sherwin, fifth grade; Hunter Thomas, sixth grade; Elisa Grandemange, Andy Keeler and Brett Yates, seventh grade; Whitney Bryant, Alex Fabrizio, Lauren Good and Jessica Phelps, eighth grade; Esther Lee, Ryan Wood and Kallie Yates, ninth grade; Kiara Jang, Erin Yates and Brenda Yoo, 10th grade; and Jessie Kane, Reade Keeler and Ariel Olsen, 11th grade.

Regional Programs

- The following local middle school students will travel to Australia this summer as People to People delegates: Morgan Rogers of Forest Middle School, Matthew Truitte of Linkhorne Middle School, and Kimberly Martin, Jaelyn Tuck, Trey Tumblin and Heath Farren, all of Staunton River Middle School. Stella Osborne, librarian and gifted coordinator at Moneta Elementary School, will serve as the delegation leader. While in Australia the delegates will participate in a significant, localized service project in cooperation with the hosting community.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

- Today through Feb. 7: National School Counselors Week

- Feb. 4: Elementary and Middle School interims issued

Amelon Elementary School

- Thursdays: J. King Karate, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. (until Feb. 12)

Central Elementary School

- Feb. 5: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4 to 6 p.m.

- Feb. 7: MARS, 9 a.m. to noon

Elon Elementary School

- Today: Jump Rope for Heart money collection

- Today and Feb. 3: CO-GAT Test for second grade, 9:15 a.m.

- Feb. 3: Basketball Club, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.; Chorus, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Pleasant View Elementary School

- Today: CO-GAT Test for second grade

Temperance Elementary School

- Today: CO-GAT Test for second grade

Amherst County High School

- Feb. 3-5: Interims issued

Appomattox County

- Feb. 5: Safe and Drug Free Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building.

Appomattox County High School

- Feb. 10: Representatives from Liberty University to speak with students, 10 a.m.

Bedford County

- Feb. 5: County Spelling Bee, 9 a.m. at Liberty High School

Staunton River Middle School

- Today: SRHS Orientation for eighth-graders, 6:30 p.m.

- Today through Feb. 6: SCA Valentine’s Day Carnation Sale, $1 each

Jefferson Forest High School

- Feb. 7: Winter Dance, 8 to 11:30 p.m.

Campbell County

Campbell County Technical Center

- Feb. 9: Open House, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Event includes displays of student work, classroom demonstrations and a discussion of opportunities for students in career education.

Lynchburg

- Feb. 3: “Color Your World With a Smile’ dental hygiene seminar, 3:15 p.m. at the Jubilee Family Development Center. LCS dental careers students will provide dental health education and goodie bags for younger students.

Dearington Elementary School for Innovation

- Feb. 3: K-1 Parent Workshop, time TBA

- Feb. 3, 5 and 10: Alpha Tutorial, 8 a.m.

- Feb. 9: SGA Members Meeting, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Perrymont Elementary School

- Feb. 3, 5, 10 and 12: Great Readers for selected first- and second-grade students, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

- Feb. 3-5 and 10-12: Leap Into Literacy for selected students in grades 3-5, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

- Feb. 6: Spirit Day (students wear PES T-shirts and sweatshirts)

Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation

- Feb. 4: Dental hygiene seminar for first-grade students, 10 a.m. Seminar taught by LCS dental careers students.

Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation

- Mondays: DMS Show Choir practice, 3 to 4:15 p.m. in room C108; Sign Language Club, 3 to 4:30 p.m.

- Fridays: Bible Club, 3 to 4 p.m. in room M101

E.C. Glass High School

- Feb. 5: Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor to speak to students, 9 a.m. Kor is the founder of C.A.N.D.L.E.S. (Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiment Survivors). Kor’s visit is sponsored by the Holocaust Education Foundation and Lynchburg College.

Heritage High School

- Feb. 4: Second-annual PRINCEss Pioneer Pageant featuring male students and staff, 7 p.m. in the HHS Auditorium. Tickets are $5 and benefit the HHS Relay for Life team.

Nelson County

- Applications for the 2009-2010 MACAA Head Start program are available beginning today for Nelson County residents. Children turning three or four years of age by Sept. 30 are eligible to attend. Applications available at The Nelson Center, Rockfish and Ty River elementary schools and at the Charlottesville MACAA offices. For more information, call the MACAA offices, 434-295-3171, ext. 3003 or 434-263-5439.

Private Schools

Appomattox Christian Academy

- Today: Headmaster to announce Color Guard appoinments. ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams will be required to attend all scheduled events in best uniform.

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

- Feb. 4: Early dismissal at 1:35 p.m.; Faculty Retreat, 2 to 4 p.m.

- Feb. 6: Admissions Open House, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; High School Bowling Party

James River Day School

- Feb. 3: Diversity Council Meeting, noon in the library

- Feb. 3-5: Kindergarten Testing, 9:30 a.m.

- Feb. 5: Activities for grades 3-8

- Feb. 6: Community Council, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Liberty Christian Academy

- Today through Feb. 13: Re-enrollment for current families. Open enrollment for new families begins on Feb. 23.

- Feb. 3-5: Spirit Week (Candy Wonderland)

- Feb. 5: Valentine’s Day Carnation Sale, $2 each, in the lobby during the morning and the cafeteria during both lunches. Carnations delivered on Feb. 13. Winterfest Chapel and Pep Rally; Winterfest Basketball Game, 8 p.m.

- Feb. 6: Bulldog Apparel Day

- Feb. 6-8 and 12: LCA Dinner Theatre featuring ‘Mystery at the Buckaroo Dude Ranch.’ Showtimes are 6 p.m. on Feb. 6 and 12, 4 p.m. on Feb. 7, and 1 p.m. on Feb. 8. All performances held in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. Tickets are $10 and include dinner/lunch and show. For more information, call 434-832-2000.

- Wednesdays: Moms in Prayer, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. For more information, contact Mary Hensley at sistermk62@aolc.om

New Covenant Schools

- Today through Feb. 28: Artwork from the senior class will be featured at Art-n-Soul Gallery, 544 Oakley Ave. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

- Feb. 7: Artist reception for NCS senior art class at Art-n-Soul Gallery, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

New Vistas School

- Feb. 5: Sub Day

- Feb. 6: Interims

Timberlake Christian Schools

- Feb. 6: School closed for Teacher In-Service