In Your Schools - Jan. 19, 2009

ACHIEVEMENTS

Bedford

-Heritage High School student Bobby Jones, an eleventh-grader, was chosen to attend the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference held Jan. 17-21 in Washington, D.C. Jones and other high school students will witness the 44th Presidential Inauguration, participate in round table forums with congressional members and attend an inaugural ball.

-Otter River Elementary School student Dailee Helfrich was named the winner of the school spelling bee. Alison Sipler was the runner up. Helfrich will advance to the County Spelling Bee to be held Feb. 5 at Liberty High School.

-Huddleston Elementary School student Rachell Madelle was named the winner of the school spelling bee. Kendall Dolan was the runner up. Madelle will advance to the County Spelling Bee to be held Feb. 5 at Liberty High School.

Private Schools

-Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students Jessica Winters and Marissa Parker-Pond took first and second place, respectively, in the November 2008 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States ‘Patriot’s Pen’ essay contest.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

All area public schools are closed today for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Amherst County

Amelon Elementary School

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

Central Elementary School

- Jan. 24: MARS, 9 a.m. to noon

Elon Elementary School

- Jan. 20: Basketball Club, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.; Chorus, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

- Jan. 21: Science Club, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

Madison Heights Elementary School

- Jan. 21: PALS Testing for first grade

Amherst Middle School

- Jan. 24: Snowball Dance, 6 to 9 p.m.

Monelison Middle School

- Jan. 20: Pictures for Band, Chorus and Winter Sports

Amherst County High School

- Jan. 21: Financial Aid Workshop, 7 p.m., for seniors and their parents

Appomattox County

- Jan. 20-21: School closed for Teacher Workdays

- Jan. 22: School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building

Bedford County

- Jan. 21: End of second nine weeks; early dismissal at 1 p.m. for all Bedford County public schools

- Jan. 28: Report cards issued

- Jan. 22: School Board Meeting, 7 p.m.

Big Island Elementary School

- Through Jan. 30: Pennies for Patients collection for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Forest Elementary School

- Jan. 20: Cookie Dough Kick-off

- Jan. 21: AR 250 Club Prizes

- Jan. 28: AR Point Club Prizes

Moneta Elementary School

- Jan. 26: Afterschool Enrichment Classes begin

- Jan. 27 and 29: Jump Rope for Heart

New London Academy

- Jan. 22: FunQuest Night

- Jan. 23: Appalachian Power Company Assembly for kindergarten

Otter River Elementary School

- Jan. 23: SCA Sports Team Day

Thaxton Elementary School

- Jan. 26 and 28: Jump Rope for Heart

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

- Jan. 21: Principal’s Coffee, 8:30 a.m.

- Jan. 28: Leadership Team, 3:20 p.m.

- Send pictures for the 2008-2009 yearbook to Mrs. McClurg

Staunton River Middle School

- Jan. 20: World History Exams for Ayers and Carnot; School Spelling Bee

- Jan. 21-23: Foreign Language Exams

Jefferson Forest High School

- Jan. 20 and 21: Mid-term Exams

- Jan. 22: Club Day

Lynchburg

- Jan. 27: LCS Kindergarten Pre-registration, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at each Lynchburg City elementary school, the Parent Resource Center and Carl B. Hutcherson Early Learning Center. Registration is for Lynchburg children who have reached their fifth birthday by Sept. 30, 2009. For more information, contact Michael Rudder, Director for Elementary Education, 522-3700, ext. 137.

Dearington Elementary School for Innovation

- Jan. 20: SGA Student Meeting, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

- Jan. 20, 22 and 27: Alpha Tutorial, 8 a.m.

- Jan. 20, 21 and 27-29: ACE IT Math Tutorial, 3:45 to 4:45

- Jan. 23: Fifth-grade DARE Graduation, 9:30 a.m.

- Jan. 26: Third-grade Parent Workshop (multiplication); Fourth-grade Parent Workshop

Perrymont Elementary School

- Jan. 20, 22 and 27: Great Readers for selected first- and second-grade students, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

- Jan. 21: Girl’s and Boy’s Council for selected fifth-graders, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

- Jan. 23: Relay for Life Assembly; Spirit Day (students wear PES clothing); Boy’s Council for selected fifth-grade boys, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.;

Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation

- Jan. 20 and 27: Fifth-grade Rangers, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.

- Jan. 27: Kindergarten Open House and Orientation, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation

- Jan. 27: National Assessment of Educational Progress for selected eighth-graders, 8:45 a.m.

- 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

Private Schools

Branches Academy

- Today: Academy closed for Teacher Workday

- Jan. 22: Report cards issued

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

- Today: School closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

- Jan. 22: March for Life, D.C. trip for high school students

- Jan. 24: Admissions Open House, 3 to 5 p.m.; Celebration 130 and Reunion Events, 7 to 11 p.m.

James River Day School

- Today: School closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

- Jan. 20: Students in grades 3-8 watch Presidential Inauguration, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

- Jan. 21: DARE Graduation, 8:45 a.m.

- Jan. 22: All School Meeting with speaker Wes Lawson of Hampden-Sydney College

Liberty Christian Academy

- Today: School closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

- Jan. 26: First LCA Parent’s Club meeting, 7 to 8 p.m. in the TRBC Sanctuary. Light refreshments will follow the meeting.

New Covenant Schools

- Today: Third quarter begins

- Jan. 20-22: CTP-4 testing for grades 2-9

- Jan. 21: Report cards issued. Conferences are optional. Parents may call the school to request an appointment.

New Vistas School

- Today and Jan. 20: School closed for Teacher Workday

- Jan. 21: Second Semester begins; Academic Reports

Timberlake Christian Schools

- Today: School closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

- Jan. 20: Report cards available on Renweb