ACHIEVEMENTS
Appomattox County
-The following Appomattox Primary School students received Awards of Good Achievement for the first semester: Ian Watson, Hunter Franklin, Hogan Beazley, Cierra Liggon, Jamie Goin, Joshua Walker, Summer Natour, Michael Spangler, Cameron Tappan, Jaylen Lewis, Matthew Tyree, Donovan Bailey, Casie Walker, Hayley Carrico, Brendan Gallier, Christian Kidd, Trey Martin, Gage Franklin, Nina Gonzalez, Jadon Tweedy, Cody Osborne, Carter Berry, Rebecca Vannoy, Conner Cobb and Chase Weakly, Math; and Shontajia Richburg, William Hodge, William Stanley, Jacob Jones, Sarah Johnson, Lillian Paulette, Tatum Harris, Jimmy Hamilton, Saryna Williams, April Duncan, Christian Ferguson, Shaunquitta Wright, Ginny Brent, Emily Cheatham, Lauren Thompson, Colton Smith, Josh Rowe, Skyler Glover, Tyler Lewis, Abby Ranson, Emilee Williams, Bryant Tolley, Olivia Hix, Avery McClenny and Victoria Mattox, Language Arts. The following students received Awards of Good Achievement for the second semester:Brooklyn Knight, Brayden Bakker, Michael Saunders, Kristin Williams, Cody Osborne, Watt Lyons, Dakota Donnigan, Deziyaire Thornton, Matthew Napier, Tyler Gilliam, Luke Olimpio, William Donghia, Endia Walker, Claudia Hamlet, Annah Booker, James Stinnett, Hannah Dalton, Kourtney Moseley, John Conner, Chase Coleman, Jenaye Pennix, Cierra Liggon, Hallie Drinkard, Maddie Driskill and Victoria Mattox, Math; Clara Campbell, Max Chandler, Camden Layman, Tristan Ashwell, Caiden Procunier, Tyler Peterson, Ethan Harbin, Brandon Adams, Braden Hudak, Clayton Huber, Hayden Drinkard, Jamsine Heater, Richard Crist, Ethan Garrison, Jaynell Jennings, Jurnee Almond, Mikahlynn Page, Jared Morgan, Katelin Savage, Braden Drinkard, Macy Moore, Taygan Williams, Raekwon Curry, Zachary Smith and Kurebia Lewis, Language Arts; Kendrick Marshall, Trinity Lawhorn, Juaniqua Hall, Sarah Mewborn, William Boni, Jaleel-Abbitt-Ferguson, Ellie Peterson, Eddie Wells, Raven Culpepper, Ladaisha Minter, Annabelle Paulette, Michaela Phelps, Sam Sutherland, Leann Jones, Shelby Marcellino, Treyvon Brown, Justice Hancock, Michael Spangler, Ashleigh Maxwell, Ilyana Servis, Jayvon Adams, Dakota McCoy, Jake Scott, Adam Andrews and Ian Watson, Science; Chloe Guthrie, Lacie Bryant, Lacey Reed, Aaron Beamon, Sarah Johnson, Khalil Croner, Holden Stratton, Emma Drinkard, Kylee Shaffer, Jenna St. John, Shaniya Johnson, Emily Neighbors, Lexi Scruggs, Isiah Mawyer, Wyatt Lowman, Olivia Reid, Maliek Hubbard, Jacob Eagle, Sarah White, Jackson Cheatham, Jordan Lee, Matthew Epperson, Makayla Trent, Bethany Wilbun and Jamela John, Social Studies; Quatera Curry, Jadon Tweedy, Alexis Fulcher, Luke Olimpio, Josey Walton, Hunter Franklin and Ryan Berry, Physical Education; Maddie Driskill, Jamonta Hubbard, Aaliyah Bates, James Stinnett, Sabrina Melton and Jaron Revely, Music; and Kristin Williams, Keyshawn Baker, Jaynell Jennings, Tristan Lovins, Olivia Hix and Tyler Lewis, Art.
-The following Appomattox County High School Future Farmers of America members placed at the Central Virginia Livestock Show: Dalton Bennett, fourth in his class in swine showmanship, first in weight class; Jeremy Carter, third in swine showmanship, first in weight class; Jeremy Smith, fifth in swine showmanship, second in weight class; Carson Baldwin, seventh in sheep showmanship, second in weight class; William Elliott, sixth in sheep showmanship, third in weight class; Samantha Hamlett, third in weight class for market lambs, fourth in Stockmen’s contest; Julie James, second in weight class for market lambs; C.J. Kress, second in sheep showmanship, first in weight class; Jalen Thomas, first in weight class for sheep showmanship, first in weight class for market lambs; and Michael Williamson, reserve champion showman in goat showmanship, grand champion market goat; C.D. Lockner, seventh in weight class for market goats, third in the goat carcass contest; and Dakota Henderson, first in feeder goat contest.
Lynchburg
-Heritage High School student Warren Winstead took first place in the art category of the Holocaust Education Foundation’s Holocaust Awareness Contest for Lynchburg City Schools.
-The following E.C. Glass High School students were winners of the Holocaust Education Foundation’s Holocaust Awareness Contest: Courtney Jones, second place, Sarah Louise Dechow and Sama Ehtesham, third, and Ella Baldwin, Kathleen Lifsey and Meredith Peverill, honorable mention, Art; Quintara Waller, first place, Erica Osborne, second, and Danielle Mitchell, third, , Walter Storozum Award; Danielle Mitchell, first, and Asia Lewis, honorable mention, Prose, Walter Storozum Award; Christian Paxton, first place, Cheyanne Fick, second, and Daniel Hostetler, third, Poetry, Gerda Weissman Klein Award; and Anna Fairchild, first place, Arielle Hedrix, second, Chelsea Wilson, third, and Susanna Timmons, Zane Phillips, and Taylor Brittin, honorable mention, Prose, Gerda Weissman Klein Award.
-The following E.C. Glass High School students were named High School Writers in Residence for Lynchburg City Schools, Will Ruehle, Yasime Di Guilio and Abby Harris, poetry, Chelsea Wilson, essay, and Jordan Scott, fiction.
-The following E.C. Glass High School students were commended for their Vocational Skills and Community Based Instructional work placements at Randolph College and Lynchburg Grows: Savannah Beckham, Alex Lewis, Hailie Lewis, Joshua Bowyer and Reggie Taylor.
-The following E.C. Glass High School students received Foreign Language Awards: Reed Taylor, Blair Blanchette, Jeff Soldate, Nick Dunn, Trey Montgomery, Ramsey Natour, Mitchell Hunter, Addison Spinner, and Nick McCann, Maxima Cum Laude, Silver Medalists, and Samantha Casey, Isaac Alty, Anna Fairchild, and Calvin Chueh, Summa Cum Laude, Gold Medalists, National Latin Awards; Elizabeth Fisher, 93 percent nationally and first at E.C. Glass in German Level 2, Pauline Raineri, 92 percent nationally and second at E.C. Glass in German Level 2, and Cheyanne Fick, 98 percent nationally and first at E.C. Glass in German Level 4, National German Exam; Hailey Smith, fifth in the state, eighth in the nation, Level 3, and Haden Cross and Hunter Mitchell, fifth in the state and 10th in nation, Level 5, National French Exam; Anna Fairchild, $500 scholarship for Outstanding Performance in French from the Alliance Francaise of Lynchburg; Jenni Knight, James Moore, Leslie Rosser and Jazelle Toure, silver medalists, and Graham Martin, Devin Morris and John Vincent, bronze medalists, National Spanish Exam.
-E.C. Glass High School student Katherine Agnew was one of three regional winners of a $1,000 scholarship from the Lee-Jackson Foundation Essay Contest.
-The following E.C. Glass High School students successfully completed the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow program, a dual-enrollment course offered through Lynchburg College: Kara Hudson, Mary Lass, Teneka Gilbert, David Verburg, Jaron Davis, Hannah Smith, Albert Wood and Erika Barker.
-The following E.C. Glass High School Orchestra students received awards for the 2008-2009 school year: Anne Patterson, Summer Governor’s School Award, John Petrey, Concertmaster Award, Sarah Catherine Straw, Concertmaster Award and All-State Orchestra Award, and Anna Wade, All-State Orchestra Award.
-E.C. Glass High School students Ariel Wiley and Carmen Hamlet were selected as ‘Students of the Year’ by the Lynchburg Dental Society. Each received a plaque and a $50 prize.
-The following E.C. Glass High School students were winners of the Central Virginia Community College Art Fair: Sarah Louise Dechow, third place in painting, Katie Wasmer, first in photography, Peyton Doyle, second in graphics, and Anna Wade, honorable mention in color drawing.
Private Schools
-New Covenant Schools student Taylor Vukich was named valedictorian and Nicole Mayberry was named salutatorian of their graduating class.
-James River Day School student Douglas Tom was the recipient of the Neil Dooley Award for fourth grade.
-The following James River Day School students earned Math League Contest awards: Brian Touna, first place, Jason Britton, second, Taylor Allen, third, Courtney Carter, fourth, and Clark Lupton, fifth, Algebra; and Delaney Evans, first, Trey Weaver, second, Tee Brogan, third, Taylor Gondi, fourth, and Gordy Beasley, fifth, Math 6.
Regional Programs
-The Center for Economic Education at Lynchburg College hosted its annual 2008-2009 Economic Education Awards Program on May 20 to honor outstanding Stock Market Game participants, teacher award winners, and other significant contributions by teachers and students to economic education in K-12 classrooms. The following were honored: Elon Elementary School, Amherst Middle School, Appomattox High School, Thaxton Elementary School, Forest Middle School, Liberty High School, Brookville Middle School, Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation, and E.C. Glass High School, Stock Market Game honorees; Shawn Trosper of Liberty High School, first place, and Anne Ferrell of Amherst County High School, second place, Outstanding Educator of the Year Award; Jeanne Willis of Liberty High School, first place, Kathryn McIntyre of Forest Middle School, second, and Brandon Mawyer of Appomattox County High School, third, Curriculum Awards; Shane Evans of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, first place, Elaine Nguyen of Forest Middle School, second, and Ledre Brown of Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation, third, Color the Economic Concepts Contest; Bobbi Johnson, assistant superintendent, Bedford County Public Schools, Outstanding Supporter of Economic Education; Liberty High School teacher Jenny Ferris with students, Watts Burks, Josh Booth, Stephen Steffey, Koty Ring, Stephanie Overstreet, Josh Overstreet, Andrew Wilson and Carlton Payne, and Liberty High School teacher Jeanne Willis with students Paul Asbury, Christina Overstreet, Casey Silver and Tim Hale, Economics Challenge Regional Finalists and State Participants; and Dearington Elementary School for Innovation, Sustained, School-wide Commitment to Economic Education.
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Bedford County
- July 13-31: Summer School
Lynchburg
- William M. Bass Elementary School
- July 9: Registration for grades K-5 for the 2009-2010 school year, 1 to 7 p.m.
- July 10: Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Orientation, 9 to 10 a.m. in the auditorium
- July 13: First day of school (for Bass Elementary only)
Sandusky Middle School
- June 17: Mr. Sales at Amazement Square Board Meeting, noon
Private Schools
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
- Today: Summer Day Care begins
- June 17 and 18: Report cards ready for pick up
Liberty Christian Academy
-Today through June 19: LCA Frank Rocco Youth Football Camp
- June 16: Uniform ‘Buy-Back Only’ Day, 9 a.m. to noon in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. This will be the last day to sell uniforms before school reopens in August.
-June 22-26: LCA Ramsey Moore Track Camp
-June 22-24: LCA Ronnie McGuire Youth Baseball Camp
-July 13-16: LCA John Patterson Youth Basketball Camp
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