In Your Schools - Jan. 25, 2010

ACHIEVEMENTS

Bedford

• The following Thaxton Elementary School students were winners of the Bedford County PTA Reflections Contest: Nessa Molnar-Suhajda, first place, Literature (grades 6-8); Corbett McKinney, first place, Photography (grades 6-8); Zachery Key, second place, Music (grades 3-5); Joshua Leamy, second place, Photography (grades pre-K-2); and Hunter Alto, third place, Literature (grades 3-5).

Lynchburg

• Bedford Hills Elementary School has earned the 2010 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP). To qualify for the Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, Bedford Hills met all state and federal achievement benchmarks for two consecutive years and achieved applicable excellence goals for elementary reading and participation in the Virginia Preschool Initiative. The school also won bonus points on the Governor's Nutrition and Physical Activity Scorecard. Dearington Elementary School for Innovation and Paul Munro and Sheffield elementary schools earned the 2010 Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award for meeting all state and federal benchmarks for at least two years and making progress toward the goals of the governor and the Virginia Board of Education.

• The following William Marvin Bass Elementary School students were recently named ‘Terrific Kids’ by the Lynchburg Kiwanis Club: Jasmine Evans, Emily Ruiz, Alexys King, JaVon Eubanks, Dakota Bryant, Michael Doss, Vernon Dudley, Autumn Banks, Daron Hubbard, Addison King, Spencer Almond, Chloe Bort, Isiah Douglas, Jordan Johnson, Bethany Duncan, Brian Hunt and Arionn Kiser.

Private Schools

• Liberty Christian Academy 11th-grader Sadie Maynard won $500 in a photography competition sponsored by Regal Theatre at River Ridge mall. Her photograph and many others are currently on display outside the theater.

• Liberty Christian Academy Bible teacher Scott Hyland recently published his first book, ‘The Five Laws of Liberty: Defending a Biblical View of Freedom.’ The book examines scripture passages that deal specifically with the concept of freedom.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

• Today through Jan. 29: Nagliera Testing for first-graders at all Amherst County elementary schools

Amherst Elementary School

• Jan. 28: PTO Meeting, 6 p.m.

• Jan. 29: Hat Day

Central Elementary School

• Jan. 26 and 28: French Club, 4 to 5 p.m.

Madison Heights Elementary School

• Jan. 26: Art EXTEND, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.;

Fifth-grade Writing Academy, 4 to 5 p.m.

• Jan. 27 and 28: ACE It, 4 to 5 p.m.

Pleasant View Elementary School

• Jan. 28: Writing/Technology Class

Amherst County High School

• Jan. 27: Orientation for eighth-graders from Amherst Middle

• Jan. 28: Orientation for eighth-graders from Monelison Middle

Appomattox County

• Jan. 27: Safe and Drug Free Schools Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m. in School Administration Building

• Jan. 28: School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. in School Administration Building

Bedford County

• Jan. 27: Report Cards issued

Forest Elementary School

• Today: PTA Board Meeting, 7 p.m

• Jan. 27: AR Point Club prizes

• Jan. 29: Spirit Day

Bedford Middle School

• Today: PTA Meeting, 7 p.m.

• Jan. 29: First Semester Honor Roll Recognition and Perfect Attendance Assembly

Campbell County

Rustburg Middle School

• Mondays and Wednesdays: Homework Assistance Program, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

• Jan. 28: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Lynchburg

Dearington Elementary School for Innovation

• Today: Teacher Workday; school closed for students; Third-grade Multiplication Parent Workshop, noon; Second-grade Math Parent Workshop, 1 p.m.

• Jan. 29: Second-grade Parent Reader; Report Cards issued

Perrymont Elementary School

• Today: Teacher Workday; school closed for students

• Jan. 26 and 28: Great Readers for selected students in first and second grades, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

• Jan. 27 and 28: Dental Health Clinic

• Jan. 28: Honor Roll Party, 2:45 p.m.

• Jan. 29: Awards Assembly, 9:15 to 10 a.m. (grades pre-K-2) and 10 to 10:45 a.m. (grades 3-5)

Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation

• Today: Teacher Workday

• Jan. 26: K-1 Musical Auditions

• Jan. 27: After-school English Remediation, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.; SGA Meeting, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

• Jan. 28: Kindergarten field trip, 9:15 to 11 a.m.; Fourth-grade Girls Dance, 3 to 4 p.m.

• Jan. 29: Third-grade Girls Dance, 3 to 4 p.m.

Fort Hill Community School

• Jan. 26: First day of classes

Private Schools

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

• Jan. 26: Morning Prayer Service, 7:40 a.m. in the chapel; School Advisory Board Meeting, 5 to 7 p.m.

• Jan. 30: Saturday Morning Gym League, 8 to 10 a.m.

• Jan. 31: Catholic Schools Sunday (wear school uniform to church)

• Tickets are currently on sale for the PTO Cash Raffle to be held Feb. 6.

James River Day School

• Today: Re-enrollment Contracts mailed to parents of current students; ticket sales begin for Annual JRDS Benefit Concert (see http://jamesriverdayschool.org/annualbenefitconcert.html for details)

• Jan. 26: Brownie Troop 885 meeting, 3 p.m. in Mrs. Davenport’s room

• Jan. 27: Parent Conferences; school closed for students

• Jan. 28: Fourth-graders visit fifth-grade classes to begin transition

• Jan. 29: Lego Building Program for students in grades K-2; Activities for students in grades 3-8, 1 p.m.

Liberty Christian Academy

• Today: No classes for students

• Today and Jan. 26: Meetings on FACTS Tuition Payment System (automatic withdrawal), 7 p.m. in the TRBC Main Sanctuary

• Jan. 26: Third quarter begins

• Jan. 27: Chapel

• Jan. 28: Kindergarten Roundup, an informative meeting about LCA for prospective kindergarten parents, 7 p.m. in the TRBC Fellowship Hall

• Jan. 30: Semi/Formal Dress Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the LCA Choir Room. Designer dresses reduced up to 80 percent off retail price. Proceeds benefit the senior class trip.

• Feb. 1-12: Re-enrollment for 2010-2011 school year for current LCA families

New Covenant Schools

• Jan. 27: School dismissal at noon for Faculty Forum

• Jan. 30: Upper School Cotillion and Junior Ring Ceremony

Timberlake Christian School

• Jan. 27: Report Cards available on Renweb