ACHIEVEMENTS
Appomattox
-The following Appomattox County High School Future Farmers of America members placed recently in competitions: William Lewis, first place, HUB Federation Small Engines Troubleshooting contest, and second, Southside Area Small Engines Troubleshooting contest; Michael Williamson and Marcus Driggers, first, Southside Area Tractor Troubleshooting contest.
- Appomattox Elementary School student Steven Tappen took first place among all fourth-grade participants in the written component of the MastiSpell 2009 Jr. Spelling Bee Competition held April 18 at Briar Woods High School in Ashburn. He placed fifth out of 372 participants in the oral component. He is the son of Samuel and Teresa Tappen of Appomattox.
Bedford
- The Lynchburg Junior Woman’s Club donated $100 for the purchase of library books at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
- The following Thomas Jefferson Elementary School students and members of Brownie Troop 2265 participated in a yard sale which raised $300 for TJES: Madison and Gabrielle Nazigian, Natalia Griffis and Taylor Cheatwood.
- The following Thomas Jefferson Elementary School students were winners of the 2009 Science Fair: Robert Bartnett, Jason Brown and Tate Dorman, Camryn Casey, Shelvia Forrest, Lexi Gossum, Sam Hunter and Cole Scott, Matt Owen, Luke Rogers, Kyle Walkup and Jarod Watson. Brown, Dorman, Forrest, Hunter, Scott and Walkup represented TJES in the regional contest held May 12 at Central Virginia Governor’s School.
- Liberty High School student Joshua Booth was named the high school-level winner of the Virgnia School Boards Association Regional Art Contest held April 22.
Campbell
- The following Tomahawk Elementary School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll: Michael Xu, Logan Hoffman, Jandrito Cedillo, Katherine Druding, Landon Foutz, Alexis Hendricks, Bryan Hogg, Miranda Quel, Brittany Miller, Bre McConnell, Danielle Medinger, Derrick Tedder, Sung Woo Cho, Callie Moran and Cameron Roberts.
- The following Brookville Middle School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the fifth six weeks: Darian Barksdale, Sallie Blanks, Ashton Brown, Justin Catron, Adam Coffee, Chelsea Dale, Madeline Dean, Hailey Dyke, John Epperson, Erika Esterline, Jessica Hawkins, Ashley Jacques, Robert Johnson, Shelby Lutz, Danielle Martin, Jamie May, Caeley McMillan, Caleb Mitchell, Celine Nguyen, James Putz, Roberta Rodemann, Emily Rozdilski, Cassidy Ruhland, Matthew Walton, Madison Woodroof, Kathryn Yoder, Madison Allen, Carsen Baldree, Leland Bertrand, James Bowles, Kevin Bryant, Kathryn Camper, Ana Cedillo, Katie Chen, Carol Cheung, Riley Dewitt-Rickards, Kristin Ewing, Ulyssa Farmer, Aigul Galimova, Constance Kessinger, Jae Yoon Kim, Jessica Kincaid, Michael Lichtenberger, Alexa Luna, Jacob McCormick, Richard Middaugh, Christopher Miller, Amanda Myrick, Leah Porter, Tiffany Pribble, Addy Puckett, Chelsee Sales, Joshua Stone, Sarah Tucker, Chelsea Umberger, Julie Von Gemmingen, Winstin Wilson, Jonathan Yu, Matthew Blanks, Colby Brewer, Destiny Brown, Cari Buckley, Cassell Bullock, Camden Canfield, David Cedillo, David Cho, Megan Collier, Benjamin Curling, Page Garbee, Ellen Glickman, Kirsten Glover, Marcus Goodman, Tyler Harris, Kristen Paxton, Travon Payne, Theodore Pham, Zachary Sahadak, Erica Schmitt, Dong Joo Sohn, Laura Stacey, Morgan Tyree and Joy Yoo.
Lynchburg
- The following E.C. Glass High School students placed in the Alliance Francaise of Lynchburg Essay Contest: Katie Garbarini, fifth place, Level One; Kirsten Shoemaker, first, Noor Ehtesham, second, Lelia Burge, fourth, Mack Krebs, first honorable mention, and Calvin Chueh, second honorable mention, Level Two; Haley Smith, first, and Elizabeth Ware, third, Level Three; Katherine Agnew, third, Logan Troyer, fourth, Amber Osinga, fifth, and Sarah Girten, second honorable mention, Level Four; and Haden Cross, first, Yasmine Di Giulio, second, Anna Fairchild, fifth, and Daniel Hostetler, first honorable mention, Level Five.
- Haley Lane of Linkhorne Elementary School and Chris Tugman of Linkhorne Middle School were named winners of the Americanism Essay Contest, sponsored annually by the American Legion Auxiliary.
- E.C. Glass High School/Central Virginia Governor’s School student Jordan Minot competed in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair held May 10-16 in Reno, Nev. Minot, a junior, was chosen for the trip after becoming the Grand Award Winner in Physical Sciences at the Regional Science Fair held in March.
Regional Programs
- The following area school teachers received the Dedication to Quality Education Award during the Central Virginia Governor’s School Annual Recognition Ceremony and Reception held May 4: Brandi Ray of Amherst County High School, Stephanie McKibben of Heritage High School, Francis Smith of Altavista Combined School, Jennifer Beeker of E.C. Glass High School, Robert Beard of Brookville High School, Mark Day of Liberty High School, Jean Marie Johnston of Jefferson Forest High School, Gina Mitchell of Appomattox County High School, and Denise Moran of Rustburg High School.
- The following area students received awards during the Central Virginia Governor’s School Annual Recognition Ceremony and Reception held May 4: Jewel Llamas of E.C. Glass High School and Adeel Ilyas of Heritage High School, Senior Class Faculty Award of Excellence; Kensley Elliott and Benton Riordan, both of Jefferson Forest High School, Junior Class Faculty Award of Excellence; Mary Seals of Liberty High School, CVGS Leadership Award in memory of Brandi Nichols; and Greg Thompson and Brian Farrell, both of Jefferson Forest, and Mary Seals of Liberty, $750 Governor’s School Foundation Scholarships.
- The following students received academic excellence awards in individual courses: Vatsal Patel of Jefferson Forest, Connections in Mathematics; Nicki Jannah of Jefferson Forest and Will Adams of Altavista Combined , Mathematical Analysis; Natalie Clark of Jefferson Forest, Calculus; Monty Rahman of E.C. Glass, Linear Algebra and Vector Calculus; Brandon Everett of Brookville, Physics; Josh Levinson of Jefferson Forest, Computer Science; Alyx Reinhardt of Brookville and Katelyn Milam of E.C. Glass, Biology; and Katrina Pickering of Jefferson Forest, Kyle Tenny of Heritage and Jake Rogers of Appomattox County High School, Senior Technology Seminars. Virginia Phillippe of Liberty received the National Association of Biology Teachers Award for Excellence in Life Science. The following received awards from the Optimist Club of Lynchburg: Jordan Minot of E.C. Glass and Jake Hill of Jefferson Forest, Research Recognition Awards; Andrea Gingrich of Jefferson Forest and Sarah Laughon of Liberty, NCSSSMST Book Awards; Andrew Casey of Liberty, Nicki Jannah of Jefferson Forest, Amber Osinga of E.C. Glass, Kensley Elliott, Benton Riordan and Jake Hill, all of Jefferson Forest, Mack Granger of Amherst County, Emily Worsham of Rustburg, Austin Walker of Heritage, and Brandon Everett of Brookville, Best Junior Research Papers; and Mary Seals of Liberty and Greg Thompson of Jefferson Forest, Best Senior Research Papers.
Private Schools
- The following Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students were named regional winners in the Piedmont Area Reading Council Youth Authors contest: Mikayla Burton, Second-grade Fiction, Thomas Mathews, Second-grade Poetry, David Loftus, Sixth-grade Poetry, Liam Roach, Eighth-grade Fiction, Jessica Winters, Eighth-grade Poetry, Nicole Sites, Ninth-grade Poetry, and Sandy Serio, 11th-grade Fiction, first place; Meghan O’Neil, Second-grade Fiction, Marissa Parker-Pond, Eighth-grade Poetry, Adam Jack, Ninth-grade Fiction, and Nasia Olinger, 11th-grade Poetry, second place; and Elizabeth Brooker, Second-grade Fiction, Brian Loftus, Eighth-grade Fiction, Claire Wittman, Ninth-grade Poetry, Carly Roy, 10th-grade Poetry, and Elizabeth St. Angelo, 11th-grade Fiction, third place.
- Virginia Episcopal School raised $2,500 for Stop Hunger Now through its third annual Community Service Day. Projects included several on-campus clean-ups and trips to Lynchburg Grows and Westminster-Canterbury. The student body also held a free dog wash on campus with donations benefiting Operation Smile.
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
- All area public schools will be closed Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Amherst County
Amherst County High School
- Today through May 22: Nine Week Assessments
- May 21: Senior Awards Night, 7 p.m.
Appomattox County
- May 20: Safe and Drug Free Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m. at the School Administration Building
Appomattox Primary School
- Today: PTO Meeting with performance by kindergarten students, 7 p.m.
Bedford County
Big Island Elementary School
- Today through May 26: SOL Testing
Forest Elementary School
- Today: PTA Meeting, Fifth-grade Portfolio Night, 7 p.m.
- Through May 23: SOL Testing for grades 3-5
- May 20: Kindergarten field trip
- May 22: Spirit Day
Huddleston Elementary School
- May 19: Social Studies SOL (Online) for third grade; Math SOL for fifth grade
- May 20: Social Studies SOL (Online) for fourth grade
- May 21: Math SOL for third grade; Social Studies SOL (Online) for fifth grade
- May 22: Fifth-grade field trip
Moneta Elementary School
- May 22: Field Day
Thaxton Elementary School
- Today through May 22: SOL Testing
- May 22: PK field trip to Natural Bridge
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
- Through May 22: SOL Testing for grades 3-5
- May 26: Second Interim Reports issued for D, F or U grades
Jefferson Forest High School
- Through May 29: SOL Testing
Lynchburg
Dearington Elementary School for Innovation
- May 27: All library books due
Perrymont Elementary School
- Today: SOL Online Testing Makeups
- May 19: SOL Test (Grade 3 Reading Part 1)
- May 20: SOL Online Test (Grade 3 Reading Part 2)
- May 21: SOL Online Test (Grade 5 Math)
- May 22: PES Spirit Day (wear PES attire); SOL Online Test (Grade 3 Math); DARE Graduation for fifth-grade students (parents invited), 2:15 p.m.
Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation
- May 19: Reading SOL (part 1) for third grade
- May 20: Reading SOL (part 2) for third grade
- May 21: Math SOL for fifth-grade; pre-K field trip to zoo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- May 22: SOL Incentive field trip for third and fifth grades
- May 26: Math SOL for third grade
- May 27: Reading SOL for fifth grade
Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation
- Mondays: DMS Show Choir, 3 to 4:15 p.m. in room C108
- Fridays: Final meeting of Bible Club, 3 to 4 p.m. in room M101
- May 20: Writers in Residence Awards Ceremony, 5 p.m. in the auditorium
Sandusky Middle School
- Today: Science SOL for seventh and eighth grades
- May 19: Social Students SOL for seventh grade
- May 20: Earth Science SOL; Writers in Residence Awards Ceremony, 5 p.m. in the Dunbar Middle Auditorium
- May 21: Civics SOL for eighth grade; Spring Sports Banquet, 6 p.m. in the cafeteria
- May 22: Math SOL for seventh and eighth grades
- May 26: Reading SOL for sixth grade
- May 27: Reading SOL for seventh grade; Mr. Sales at Diamond Hill Rec Center for afterschool program, 5 p.m.
E.C. Glass High School
- Today: ‘Out of Nothing,’ a documentary film on the Mercy Care Centre Schools in Nairobi, Kenya, 7 p.m. in the Alumni Theatre. A donation of $5 is requested. The Used Bookfair will be open for an hour after the film. All proceeds benefit the Mercy Care Centre.
- Today through May 22: Mercy Care Council Used Book Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Marie Waller Lecture Hall. Proceeds support the library and reading programs at the Mercy Care Centre.
- May 23: Mercy Care Council Giant Indoor Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to noon in the E.C. Glass Cafeteria. Enter through the auditorium entrance on Langhorne Road. All used clothes and books are $1. Sale also features household goods and designer clothing.
- Professional photographs from Africa will be on sale during all Mercy Care Centre fundraisers. The Council is also collecting cotton underwear in all sizes to send to students in Kenya. Donations accepted until June 1.
Heritage High School
- May 26: Shakespeare Workshop presented by End Station Theatre Company
- Raffle tickets are currently on sale for two picnic tables and a children’s playhouse constructed by the Building Trades class. Tickets are $4 each or $10 for three. The raffle will be held in December following the Lynchburg Christmas Parade. Proceeds benefit CASA of Central Virginia.
Private Schools
Appomattox Christian Academy
- Today: Closing Exercises and Chapel Service, 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Chapel
- May 19: Last Day of School (special activities); The Greek Games
Branches Academy
- May 21: Field Day and Pony Pictures
- May 25: Academy and Early Learning Center closed
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
- Today: End of Year School Liturgy, 10:15 a.m.; School Board Meeting, 5 p.m.
- May 22: Early dismissal at noon; Second-grade ‘Donuts for Dad,’ 8:15 a.m.; Sophomore Ring Dinner at Boonsboro County Club; Middle School ‘All Night Lock In’
- May 23-25: School Closed for Memorial Day
James River Day School
- Today: Parking Space Raffle Drawing
- May 19: Career Day for eighth-graders, Carrington Field House
- JRDS is accepting applications for the 2009-10 school year. To arrange a tour, call Heather Brown, director of Admission and Marketing, 384-7385.
Liberty Christian Academy
- May 21: Senior Chapel; Sports Award Banquet
- May 25: School closed for Memorial Day
- Wednesdays: Moms in Prayer, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the LCA Cafeteria Annex. For more information, contact Mary Hensley at sistermk62@aol.com
- 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
- May 19: Upper School Spring Music Concert, 7 p.m. in the courtyard
New Vistas School
- May 21: Sub Day
- May 22: Elementary library visit
- May 25: School closed for Memorial Day
Timberlake Christian Schools
- Today through May 20: AP Biology field trip to the Creation Museum in Kentucky
- May 19: Elementary Field Day; Mrs. Burk’s four-year-old class field trip to Amazement Square; Middle School Soccer Party at Thomas Indoor Soccer Facility, 6 p.m.
- May 20: Eighth-grade field trip to Monticello
- May 21: Mrs. Jacob’s four-year-old class field trip to Amazement Square; Chemistry and Astronomy classes cookout at Williams’ house, 5:30 p.m.
- May 23: Junior Class Yard Sale, 7 a.m. to noon at Campus II, 202 Horizon Dr., Forest.
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