ACHIEVEMENTS
Appomattox
- The following Appomattox Elementary School students were recognized recently on the Reading Safari: Travis Mills, Austin Goins, Ashley Christian, Mason Canada, Matthew Hudson, Drake Cocks, Rebecca Watson and Taylor Hamlett.
- The following Appomattox County High School FFA members participated in Youth Swine Education Day held at Virginia Tech on Feb. 7: Dalton Bennett, Jeremy Carter and Jeremy Smith.
Bedford
- The following Jefferson Forest High School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll: Abbigale Anderson, Hillary Baker, Caroline Ballard, Jennifer Barrick, Alyson Black, Victoria Blanks, David Bohn, Catherine Boniface, Emily Boniface, Alexis Bowen, John Bowles, Terran Bowling, Joshua Bowyer, Danielle Brittigan, Emily Broman, Renae Brooks, Lauren Brown, John Burns, Elizabeth Carpenter, Meredith Clapp, Corbin Clark, Natalie Clark, Sarah Courtney, Justin Crouse, Olivia Daniszewski, Noah Delahunt, Zoey Dorman, Sara Driscoll, Jessica East, Kensley Elliott, Hadley Fields, Laura Francis, Jillian Gogel, Lauren Gorda, Joseph Gossen, Emily Hammock, Roxana Hasanat, Jordan Hawkins, Mark Heideman, Rachel Heideman, Margaret Herbert, Morgan Huff, Nathaniel Hunt, Trevor Jannah, Nichole Jannah, Yeji Kim, Jin Know, Mary Lane, Zane Laughlin, Joshua Levinson, Jonathan Lively, Donna Maddox, Courtney Martin, Jordan May, Megan McDaniel, Rebecca Millard, Michael Moser, Katherine Nagley, Thomas Neal, Heather Nichols, Chad Nowakowski, Lauren Owen, Colin Paris, Braden Parks, Ryan Parks, Vatsal Patel, Kira Rider, William Riordan, Andrew Sanders, Michael Sciarrino, Kelli Sill, Lauren Skelly, Katie Smith, Haley Speas, Lauran Stainback, Amir Tabaian, Samantha Taylor, Gregory Thompson, Theresa Tsuei, Michael Vanaman, Jordan Villa, Ashley Wheeler, Robert White, Micah Wilgus and Paul Zivick.
- The following Big Island Elementary School students were classroom winners in the school spellng bee: Meg Tomlinson, James Wade, Scott Wood and Tyler Thompson. Meg Tomlinson was the school winner and will represent BIES at the regional bee. Tyler Thompson was the runner-up.
- Big Island Elementary School art teacher Karen Nuzzo recently received a $800 grant from Target. The grant will be used to take fifth- and sixth-graders on a field trip to the new Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke.
- The following Big Island Elementary School students were named school winners of the Young Authors Contest and will compete at the county level: Ashley Nicely, Mary Beth Tomlinson and Ashley Franklin, fourth grade, and Scott Wood, fifth grade, Essay category; Morgan Wood and DeLaney McFadden, second grade, Amber Clark, Sydney Whitman and Jonathan Tinsley, fifth grade, and Meg Tomlinson, Kaylin Cox and Autumn Farmer, sixth grade, Poetry catagory; Mary LePere, Nakia Spinner and Hayden Moore, kindergarten, Dictated Fiction category; Katie Vaughn, Nathaniel Poff and Brycen Whitlow, first grade, Marissa Ellsworth, Abby Davis and Maggie Moore, second grade, Austin Rusher, Hunter Elder and Trinity Farmer, third grade, Thomas Allen, fourth grade, Jubilee-Nesta Sara Da (virtual school), Chris Dooley and Logan Fafard, fifth grade, and Gabe Saunders, Landon Ayers and Jarrett Rusher, sixth grade, Short Fiction category.
- Big Island Elementary School raised $107.19 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program.
- The following Jefferson Forest High School students placed in the DECA District Leadership Competition: Jeremy Hughes, first, Tyler Nash, second, and Ethan Martin, third, Professional Selling; Jacey Cox, first, Professional Communications; Benton Flynt, first, and Ashley Carner, second, Professional Job Interview; Kirk Hicks, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 1, first place in Impromptu Business Presentation 2, and first place overall, Automobile Services Marketing; Drew McKinney, third in Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and 2, and Cody Fields, third overall, Automobile Services Marketing; Jordan Noyes, first in Comprehensive Exam and Impromptu Business Presentation 2, and first overall, Food and Marketing Series; Tyler Litz, second in Comprehensive Exam, first in Impromptu Business Presentation 1, and second overall, Food and Marketing Series; Allison Gourley, third in Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and 2, and third overall, Food and Marketing Series; Ryan Kerr, second, Impromptu Business Presentation 2, Food and Marketing Series; David Garrett, second in Comprehensive Exam, first in Impromptu Business Presentation 2, and second overall, Business Services; Austin John, first in Impromptu Business Presentation 1, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 2, and first overall, Business Services; Brittney Cochrane, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and third overall, Business Services; Michael Phillips, third in Impromptu Business Presentation 1, Business Services; Ashlyn John, first in Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and 2 and first overall, Marketing Management; Jason Chhagan, third in Impromptu Business Presentation 1, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 2, and second overall, Marketing Management; Matthew Markland, third, Impromptu Business Presentation 2, Marketing Management; Kathryn Inman, second in Comprehensive Exam, first in Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and 2, and first overall, Full Service Restaurant Management; Payton Reece, third, Comprehensive Exam, Full Service Restaurant Management; Nick Beasley, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 1, third in Impromptu Business Presentation 2, and second overall, Full Service Restaurant Management; Austin Sims, second, Comprehensive Exam, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Jon Rosin, first in Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and 2, and first overall, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Daniel Castello, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 1, third in Impromptu Business Presentation 2, and second overall, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Katie Kirkland, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 2 and third overall, Quick Serve Restaurant Management; Laura Danaher, third in Comprehensive Exam and second in Impromptu Business Presentation 2, Apparel and Accessories Management; Kristen Sill, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and second overall, Apparel and Accessories Management; Nicole Stewart, first, Comprehensive Exam, Retail Merchandising Management; Kyle Smith, third in Comprehensive Exam and Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and 2 and third overall, Retail Merchandising Management; Byron Scott, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 2 and second overall, Retail Merchandising Management; J.J. Cohick, second in Comprehensive Exam and second overall, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Seneca Lacy, third in Comprehensive Exam , first in Impromptu Business Presentation 2 and third overall, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Matt Gabel, second, Impromptu Business Presentation 1, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Shane Traynor, third, Impromptu Business Presentation 2, Sports and Entertainment Marketing; Thomas Bourne, first in Comprehensive Exam and Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and 2 and first overall, Business Basics; J.T. Jacobs, second in Comprehensive Exam and Impromptu Business Presentation 1 and third overall, Business Basics; Taylor Watson, third in Comprehensive Exam and Impromptu Business Presentation 1, second in Impromptu Business Presentation 2 and second overall, Business Basics; and Scott Davis, third, Impromptu Business Presentation 2, Business Basics.
Lynchburg
- The following E.C. Glass High School band members participated in the 2009 VBODA All-District Honor Band held Feb. 6 at Christiansburg High School: Jana Beeson, A.J. Brown, Patrick Charlton, Haden Cross, Shane Dempsey, Sama Ehtesham, Abby Fairchild, Anna Fairchild, Hailey Floyd, Amelia Golcheski, Trevor Hicks, Daniel Hostetler, Graham Martin, Hunter Mitchell, Greg Robey and Andrew Wassum.
- The following Linkhorne Elementary School students were recently named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first semester: Maggie Kicklighter, Olivia Burnett, Caroline Farrar and Kiara Hunt.
- The following Sandusky Middle School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the third six weeks: Kaylah Anthony, Allana Dorsett, Yeheon Hong, Ga Yeong Jeong, Ye Chan Jeoung, Naomi Kennard, Yeji Kim, Jeanette Levin, Evan Lindsay, Brea Marshall, Megan Miller, Allison Morris, Judith Nunley, Tiani Pannell, Jacob Petrie, Zaid Qureshi, Jennifer Roach, Jacob Spano, Darius Thurman, Alexandra Tweedy and Natalia Vanderpol.
Private Schools
- The following Liberty Christian Academy students were recently named to the All-A Honor Roll for the second nine weeks: Daphne Allen, Landon Anderson, Kathleen Barber, Amanda Barrick, Whitney Burnette, Madison Clarke, Ashley Eubank, Jennifer Garrett, Caleb Good, Nicole Hawkins, Morgan Horne, Michael Johnson, Neil Judd, Elizabeth Kappler, Dakota Kelly, Andrea Lowery, Catherine Malone, Kristin Miller, Charles Moore, Blake Papet, Abigail Quiqq, Soh Hyun Son, Claire Thompson, Brittany Tyree and Logan Vlandis, eighth grade; Kristina Cheatham, Trey Cooper, Kathleen Dewitt, Jessica Eto, Mary Grace Falls, Kellie Glynn, Elizabeth Green, Minsoo Kim, Rick Lee, Lora Lieb, Bethany McGann, Isabelle Padgett, Courtney Powell, Joy Quarmout, Brittany Queen, Rebecca Roberts, Alyssa Saffin, Emily Smith, Ellen Thompson, Sara Warrender and Megan Williams, ninth grade; Da Sol Ahn, Kelsey Brooks, Tae Choi, Lindsay Collins, Seth Dorman, Cassie Foster, Hallie Gunter, Sydney Hamrick, Anne-Marie Hancock, Ashley Hancock, Shannon Jamerson, Neema Kessy, Leata Laidlow, Frank Manns, Michael Maynard, Elly Meinke, Lyndsie Ramsdell, Amy Rocco, Charles Scruggs, Trey Tomlin, Jenne Whitt and Sarah Witt, 10th grade; Felicia Addato, Joshua Cromwell, Michael Dixon, Josh Eto, Stephanie Eubank, Thomas Grabaskas, Andrew Haldren, Seongji Kim, Laura Lawhorn, Bobby Leffew, Angel Moss, Samantha Peeples, Sarida Smitthimedhin, Myung Son and Matthew Williams, 11th grade; and Jennifer Barrick, Amanda Falwell, J.W. Garrett, Abby Kappler, Patrick Kelly, Vrajesh Makhijani, Sara Maynard, Brenda Ofori, Daniel Quarmout, Kaelynn Queen, Emily Song, and Jocelyn Van Den Bos and Carissa Willmington, 12th grade.
- The following Liberty Christian Academy students were named to the 2009 Winterfest Court: Deanna Rossman, sixth grade; Jansen Collins, seventh grade; Zoe Saylor, eighth grade; Blair Boyette, ninth grade; Taylor Kidd, 10th grade; and Raina Brooks, Gioia Cucci, Stephanie Eubank, Holly Johnson and Erin Rice,11th grade. Gioia Cucci was named the 2009 Winterfest Princess.
- Holy Cross Regional Catholic School student Frankie Garcia will represent his school at the Regional Spelling Bee to be held March 14 at Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School. Garcia took first place in the Holy Cross bee, Meghann Hansen placed second and Brady Doughtery took third. Hansen will serve as the alternate.
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Amherst County
Elon Elementary School
- Feb.24: Basketball Club, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.; Chorus, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
- Feb.25:SCA Meeting, 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Pleasant View Elementary School
- Feb. 24 and 26: Girls on the Run, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Amherst Middle School
- Feb. 26: Educational Planning Night, 6:30 p.m.
Monelison Middle School
- Feb. 24: Educational Planning Night, 6:30 p.m.
Appomattox County
- Feb. 26: School Board Meeting and Public Hearing on 2009-2010 Budget, 6:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building
Appomattox Elementary School
- Today through Feb. 27: Jump Rope for Heart
- Feb. 25: Middle school orientation for current fifth-graders, 10:30 a.m. in the AES gym
Bedford County
- Feb.26:Bedford County Schools closed for students; Parent/Teacher Conferences, noon to 7 p.m.; School Board Meeting, 7 p.m. at BSTC
- Feb. 27: Bedford County Schools closed for students; Professional Development Day
- March 2: Joint Meeting with School Board and Board of Supervisors, 7:30 p.m. at the County Administration Building
Forest Elementary School
- Feb. 26: Pick up cookie dough; Lori’s Pizza Take-out, 5 to 8 p.m.
- Through March 3: Book Fair
- March 3 and 5: SOL Writing Test
New London Academy
- Feb.24: ‘Muffins with Mom’ at the Bookfair, 7:15 a.m.
- Feb.25: Spirit Day (80’s Day)
- Feb.26: ‘Family Day’ at the Bookfair
Thaxton Elementary School
- March 2-6: SOL Testing
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
- Today: Interim Reports issued
- Feb. 25: Leadership Team, 3:20 p.m.
- Feb. 25 through March 3: Scholastic Book Fair, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 25, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 26, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 2, and 8 to 11 a.m. March 3.
- Throughout February: St. Jude’s Math-a-Thon
Bedford Middle School
- Today: PTA/SOL Night
- Feb. 24: Meeting for parents of rising seventh-graders, 7 p.m.
Lynchburg
Dearington Elementary School for Innovation
- Today: SGA Members Meeting, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
- Feb. 24: Family Fun and Fitness Night/JRFH, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
- Feb. 24 and 26: Alpha Tutorial, 8 a.m.
- Feb. 26: ‘Bievendios Amigos’ Welcome Friends visitation, 9:30 a.m. to noon; N.E.D. Program, 2:15 to 3 p.m. in the cafe.
Perrymont Elementary School
- Feb. 23-26: SOL Academy for selected fourth- and fifth-grade students, 3:30 to 5:05 p.m.
- Feb. 24 and 26: Great Readers for selected first- and second-grade students, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
- Feb. 25: Interim reports issued
- Feb. 27: Spirit Day (students wear PES attire); second-grade field trip to Amazement Square, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation
- Today: Garnell Stamps visits, 1:15 p.m. (grades K-2) and 2 p.m. (grades 3-5)
- Today and Feb. 24: English/Reading Afterschool Program, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
- Feb. 24: Fifth-grade Rangers, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
- Feb. 25 and 26: Ace-It Math!, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
- Feb. 26:Mr. Wray from Dunbar Middle visits fifth-graders, 9:30 a.m.; ‘Go Fish’ rehearsal for kindergarten and first grade, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
- Feb. 27: Innovation Information Coffee/Tea for parents of potential TCM students, 9 a.m.
- Feb. 28: Writing SOL Prep Class for fifth-graders, 9 a.m. to noon
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
Sandusky Middle School
- March 3 and 5: SOL Testing
Heritage High School
- Feb. 26-28: ‘The Producers,’ presented by HHS Pioneer Theatre, 7 p.m. in the HHS Auditorium.
Private Schools
Appomattox Christian Academy
- Today: 2009 Visitor’s Day (best uniforms for students)
- Feb. 25: Ash Wednesday Chapel, 8:15 a.m. Parents and community members invited.
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
- Today: Walk-a-thon with Prayer Partners; School Board Meeting, 5 p.m.
- Feb. 24: ‘Why Holy Cross?’ transition event for current students entering middle or high school, 6:30 p.m.
- Feb. 25: Ash Wednesday school-wide service, 10:15 a.m.
- Feb. 27: Admissions Open House, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Pre-K Assessment Testing, 9 a.m. to noon; Middle School Evening Social
- Feb. 28: Dodge Ball Tournament, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
James River Day School
- Applications for new students are currently being accepted for Fall 2009 enrollment.
- Current addresses are needed for grandparents, alumni and other members of the school community. Email name and address additions/corrections to Ann Parker.
Liberty Christian Academy
- Today: Open enrollment for new students begins
- Feb. 27-29: Living Proof High School Retreat
- Wednesdays: Moms in Prayer, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. For more information, contact Mary Hensley
- The Used Uniform Store is open on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and on Thursdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex.
New Covenant Schools
- Today: School closed for Winter Break; Faculty Training, 8 a.m
- Feb. 24 through March 10: Sophomore/Junior pizza kit and cookie dough fundraiser. Sales benefit their senior trip. Orders delivered on March 24.
- Through Feb. 24: Upper School students enrolled in ‘Cultures of Rome’ class in Rome, Italy for foreign study
- Feb. 26: Open House and Recitatio. Tours and refreshments begin at 6 p.m. followed by Recitatio program at 7 p.m. For more information, call 847-8313.
- Through Feb. 28: Artwork from the senior class 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.
New Vistas School
- Feb. 26: Elementary students go to a play in Charlottesville; Sub Day
- Feb. 27: Black and White Day
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