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

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

- The following Appomattox Elementary School students were recognized recently on the Reading Safari: Travis Mills, Austin Goin, Ashley Christian, Mason Canada, Matthew Hudson, Drake Cocks, Rebecca Watson, and Taylor Hamlett.

Bedford

- The following Bedford Middle School students were named school winners in the Young Authors contest: Michelle Cox, first place, Mariel Messier, second, and Stephanie Craig, third, seventh grade, Short Story; Mitchell Abell, first place, Ashlie Snead, second, and Deyonna Williams, third, seventh grade, Poetry; Audra VanDerwerker, first place, Taylor Myers, second, and Jacob Beisser, third, eighth grade, Short Story; and Cody Williams, first place, Madison Karnes, second, and Amanda Pace, third, eighth grade, Poetry.

- The following Jefferson Forest High School students were winners in the first round of the Forest Lions Club’s Bland Music Scholarship competition: Brian Farrell (bagpipes), first place, Dylan Barber (marimba), second, and Sarah Wood (piano), third, Instrumental Division; Caroline Ballard, first place, and Caitlin Stitt, second, Vocal Division.

- The Jefferson Forest High School Forensics Team was named the runner-up for the 2009 Seminole District Title. Eight members of the nine-member team will advance to the Region III Forensics Tournament. The following JFHS students placed in the event: Graydon Uyeda, first, and Paul Zivick, second, Foreign Extemporaneous; Robert Grier, first, Domestic Extemporaneous; Eric Fesmire, second, Original Oratory; Stephanie DeRonde, fourth, Storytelling; Catherine Mohr, third, Poetry; Greg Thompson, second, Prose Interpretation; and Alex Gilley, second, Serious Drama Interpretation.

Lynchburg

- The following Heritage High School students in the career-technical program were named Optimist Club winners and were recognized at a luncheon held Feb. 19: Jessica Ogden-Lewis, Brice Bhalla, Antonio Davis, Monica Li and Jon Rambo.

- Heritage High School senior Kyle Tenny was recently named a United States Presidential Scholars Program candidate. This program honors some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors. Semifinalists will be selected in April.

- Heritage High School student Ben Karaus was recently named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.

- The following William M. Bass Elementary School students were named Terrific Kids by the Lynchburg Kiwanis Club: Dominique Adkins, Ashante Brown, Avriel Hooks, Kyandre Bryant, Andrew Ragland, Aaliyah Hall, Devonte Jefferson, Dylan Johnson, Isiah Douglas, Taliyah Wade, Latavia Irvine, Eddie Henderson, Antonias Clark, Shenae Braxton, Qyaira Colbert and Nastarja Saunders.

- The following Lynchburg students participated in the Elementary String Honors Recital held Feb. 19 at R.S. Payne Elementary School: Shamika Horsley, Matthew Lloyd, Leah Longo, Sophie Minnick, Sharon Noronha, Sophie Smith and Alaina Stem, Bedford Hills Elementary; Anna Bosen and Joe Saville, Dearington Elementary School for Innovation; Christine Lee, Regina Long, Tristan Polk and Mansi Shah, Heritage Elementary School; Jennifer Coffer, Nia Dyke, Katie Elbrecht, Alexis Newman, Heewon Roh, Seongbin Roh and Dylan Wright, Linkhorne Elementary School; Kaitlin Bost, Skyler Callaham, Elizabeth Driskill, Marshall Driskill, Mikhail Guenther, Stori Hull, Libba McCraw, Caroline McCraw, Caroline Riordan, Sidney Thomson, Emma Wray and Maria Wray, Paul Munro Elementary School; Lucas Carsky-Wilson, Maggie Doyle, Leah Ebling, Kyle Flint, Sadie Friend, Anne Gianakos, Logan Hartsell, John Jaminet, Ashley Kim, James O’Connell, Madeline Phillips, Kate Pittard, Melissa Poletti, Eva Pontius, Jack Riffee, Clayton Royer, Jake Sandvig, Sam Saville, Asher Sizemore, Julia Straka, Gwyneth Terry and Andrew Yi, R.S. Payne Elementary School; Graysen Adams, Yelin Jung and Abbey Kirkwood, Sandusky Elementary School; Anthony Chambers and Hee June Park, Sheffield Elementary School; and Ana Hines and Emme Hines, Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation.

Private Schools

- The following Liberty Christian Academy choir members earned membership to the Senior High All-District Chorus: Claire Ehrman, Allison Mills, Joy Quarmout, Autumn Struhar, Tyler Warner and Philip Velek.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

-March 3 and 4: SOL Writing Assessment for all county students in grades 5, 8 and 11

-March 6: Science Nine-week Assessment for all county students in grades 2-5

Amherst Elementary School

-Today: Read Across America Day/Dr. Suess Birthday activities

-March 3: Spring Pictures for students

Central Elementary School

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

Elon Elementary School

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

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

Amherst Middle School

-March 5 and 6: Nine-week Assessments

Monelison Middle School

-March 5 and 6: Nine-week Assessments

Amherst County High School

-March 5 and 6: Nine-week Assessments

Appomattox County

-March 4: End of fourth six-week grading period

Appomattox Elementary School

-March 3 and 5: SOL Writing Tests for fifth-graders

Appomattox County High School

-March 3 and 4: SOL Writing Tests

-March 5: ACHS Blood Drive. Students age 16 and older may donate with parental consent.

-March 9 and 10: Herff Jones taking class ring orders during lunch

-March 10: ‘Living Proof’ presentation by Sarah Panzau, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Public is invited to attend. Event sponsored by L.E. Lichford Inc. of Lynchburg.

Bedford County

-Today: Joint Meeting with School Board and Board of Supervisors, 7:30 p.m. at the County Administration Building

Forest Elementary School

-Through March 3: Book Fair

-March 3 and 5: SOL Writing Test

-March 5-27: Humane Society Collection

-March 9: FMS representative to speak with fifth-graders

-March 10: Fifth-grade Animal Safety Lecture

New London Academy

-Today: Read Across America Day

-March 3: SOL Writing Tests (Multiple Choice) for fourth- and fifth-grade students, 8:45 a.m.

-March 4: SOL Writing Prompt Test for third- and fourth-grade students, 8:45 a.m.

-March 5: SOL Writing Test for fifth-grade students, 8:45 a.m.; Book Fair ends

Thaxton Elementary School

-Today through March 6: SOL Testing

-March 10: Spring Pictures

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

-Through March 3: Scholastic Book Fair, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, and 8 to 11 a.m. March 3.

Jefferson Forest High School

-March 3: Band Festival Preview, 7 p.m. in the JF Auditorium

Lynchburg

Dearington Elementary School for Innovation

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

-March 4: Ident-A-Kid photos, 9 a.m.

-March 10: Second Grade Parent Reading Workshop, 6 p.m.

Perrymont Elementary School

-Today through March 5: SOL Reading Academy for selected fourth- and fifth-grade students, 3:30 to 5:05 p.m.

-March 3: SOL Writing Test (Multiple Choice) for fifth-grade students

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

-March 4: SOL Writing Test (Multiple Choice make-ups) for fifth-grade students

-March 5: SOL Direct Writing for fifth-grade students; Relay for Life Activities for students

-March 6: SOL Direct Writing (make-ups) for fifth-grade students; Spirit Day (wear PES attire); Recycling Incentive, Bingo

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 (make-up days on March 4 and 6)

Private Schools

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

-March 4: Early dismissal at 1:35 p.m. Faculty Meeting, 2 p.m.

-March 5: Eighth-grade Science Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Admissions Open House, 4:40 to 6:30 p.m.

-Holy Cross School is offering summer camps and summer day care. All parish families are welcome. For more information, call Pat at 847-5436.

-Holy Cross is now registering new and returning students for Fall 2009 enrollment in grades pre-K through 12.

James River Day School

-March 3: Spring Pictures

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

Liberty Christian Academy

-Today: LCA Band Concert featuring all band students in grades 4-12, 7 p.m. in the TRBC Worship Center.

-March 9-13: Spring Break

-Wednesdays: Moms in Prayer, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. For more information, 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

-Through March 10: Sophomore/Junior pizza kit and cookie dough fundraiser. Place orders with sophomores or juniors or see sales brochure in the lobby. Sales benefit the senior trip. Orders delivered on March 24.

New Vistas School

-March 5: School closed for students; Teacher Workday

-March 6-9: School closed for Mid-Winter Break

-March 10: Classes resume

Timberlake Christian Schools

-Today: Booster Club Meeting, 7 p.m. in the cafeteria

-March 3: Class pictures at Campus II and second sitting for elementary pictures

-March 9: Seniors leave for Senior Missions Trip to Romania