ACHIEVEMENTS
Bedford
- Jefferson Forest High School senior Michael Kerr was recently selected by audition to the 2010 All-Virginia Band. Kerr placed 11th out of 74 students in trumpet. The All-State Band event will be held in Chesapeake in April.
Lynchburg
- Paul Munro Elementary School recently raised $550 for the Red Cross Haiti Relief Project. The school also recently gave food, blankets, towels and a $100 donation to the Humane Society.
- The following Paul Munro Elementary School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first semester: Jackson Mutch and Remington Newton, third grade; Seth Oliver and John Riordan, fourth grade; and Sutton Blanchard and Carson Ferguson, fifth grade.
- The following Paul Munro Elementary School students were the top Accelerated Readers for the first semester: Matthew Feinman, George Burruss, Carson Ferguson, Sutton Blanchard, Jonathan Sewell, Jacob Selden, China White, Jamison Williams, Charles Sweeney, McKenzie Johnson, Jack Harner, Stori Hull, Ben Ailsworth, Marlena Ward, Alexis Ayala, Amaya Patterson, Hailemelkot Brouk, Tyler Cooper, Josh Sosin, Holly Hames, Rachael Johnson and Emily Wray.
- W. M. Bass Elementary School recently donated $436, bottled water, food and personal care items to Gleaning for the World to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
Private Schools
- The following Virginia Episcopal School students were named to the Headmaster’s List (grade point average of 90 and above) for the winter term: Gray Antonelli, Lee Ayscue, Brett Beeson, Michael Biesemier, Sarah Biesemier, Nan Bowden, Rachel Bowman, Courtney Carter, Noell Cosby, Alice Donaldson, Evan Dunks, Thomas Fontana, Keegan Frazier, Margaret Diane Girling, Victoria Grabeel, Meredith Haga, Meghann Hansen, Alec Head, Edwin Higginbotham, Sumner Higginbotham, Brier King, Lindsay Leake, Jeanette Levin, Sarah Malott, Katherine McWane, Maggie Moomaw, Dixon Moore, Sydna Mundy, Katharine Nylund, Florian Overfelt, Anne Owen, Jenna Pierce, Meredith St. Clair, Daniel Thompson, Zackary Wright, Arthur Zablotski and Caitlin Zivick.
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Amherst County
Amherst Elementary School
- March 18: Spring Pictures
Elon Elementary School
- March 16: Elon Family Night at CiCis Pizza, 5-8 p.m.
- March 17: National Parks Service visit
- March 19: DARE Graduation, 2 to 3 p.m.
- March 19-26: Spring Book Fair
Madison Heights Elementary School
- March 16: ART EXTEND, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
- March 17: Out of This World Math, 4 to 5 p.m.
- March 17 and 18: ACE IT, 4 to 5 p.m.
- March 18: Out of This World Reading, 4 to 5 p.m.
Pleasant View Elementary School
- March 16 and 18: Girls on the Run, 3:45 to 5 p.m.
- March 19: Spring Pictures; fifth-grade students visit middle school
Temperance Elementary School
- March 16: Spring Pictures
- March 19: Fifth-grade students visit middle school
Amherst Middle School
- March 19: Washington, D.C. field trip; fifth-grade students visit
Monelison Middle School
- March 19: Fifth-grade students visit
Amherst County High School
- March 16: Senior Breakfast and graduation orders delivered, 8:30 a.m.; Sophomore Class Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
Appomattox County
- March 17: Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting, 3:30 p.m. in the School Administration Building
Appomattox Primary School
- Today: PTO Meeting and First-grade Performance, 7 p.m.
Bedford County
Huddleston Elementary School
- March 16: Tornado Awareness; Spring Class and Group Pictures
- March 19: First-grade field trip
Bedford Middle School
- March 16: Tornado Drill
- March 19: Interim Reports issued
- March 22: PTA Meeting, 7 p.m.
- March 22-26: National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Staunton River Middle School
- Today: Follow-up Interims
- March 16: Sixth- and Seventh-grade Band Concert, 6:30 p.m.
Campbell County
- March 16: Spring 2010 SOL Writing Test (multiple choice)
- March 17: Spring 2010 SOL Writing Test (short paper)
Rustburg Middle School
- March 23: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3 to 6 p.m.
- Mondays and Wednesdays: Homework Assistance Program, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Lynchburg
- March 19: Mall Marathon Concert featuring more than 600 children from the Lynchburg City Schools’ strings program, 4 to 7 p.m. at River Ridge mall between the food court and Regal Cinemas
Dearington Elementary School for Innovation
- Today: Spring Storytime in library, 2 p.m. (kindergarten) and 2:30 p.m. (first grade)
- Today and March 17, 22 and 24: Afterschool Karate, 3:30 to 4 p.m.
- Today through March 19: Homework Hoopla Week
- March 16: Second-grade field trip to Maier Museum
- March 17: Lifetouch Spring Pictures
- March 18: Fifth-grade Parent Workshop (SOL prep.); Master Gardener Program for students in third and fourth grades; Second-grade Hot Cocoa Homework Parent Activity, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- March 19: Report Cards issued; Second- and Third-grade LEGO Club, 8:30 a.m.
- March 22 and 23: Second-grade Portfolio Assessment given
- March 23: Master Gardeners rain date
Heritage Elementary School
- Today and March 16, 22 and 23: Afterschool Tutorial, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
- March 18: Box Tops Collection
- March 22: Second-grade field trip to Maier Museum, noon to 1:05 p.m.; Hit the Books Assembly with Hillcats, 2 p.m.
Perrymont Elementary School
- Today: Second-grade field trip to Maier Museum, 12:30 p.m.; Panther Power Hour Martial Arts and Homework for selected students in grades 3-5, 3:45 to 4:50 p.m.
- March 16: Tornado Drill, 9:45 a.m.; SOL Afterschool Reading Tutorial, 3:30 to 4:50 p.m.
- March 16 and 18: Great Readers reading program for selected students in first and second grades, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
- March 17: Lynchburg Public Library Storytimes for kindergarten and first grade, 2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
- March 17 and 18: SOL Math Academy for selected students in grades 3-5, 3:30 to 4:50 p.m.
- March 19: Spirit Day (students wear PES attire); kindergarten field trip to Amazement Square, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m; Awards Assemblies, 9:15 to 10 a.m. (pre-K-2) and 10 to 10:45 a.m. (grades 3-5); Honor Roll Party, 2:45 to 3:30 p.m.; Report Cards issued
Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation
- Today: DWAP Testing begins
- Today, March 18 and 22: Show Choir, 3 to 3:25 p.m.
- Today and March 22: Musical Rehearsal, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- March 16: Tornado Drill, 9:45 a.m.
- March 16, 18 and 23: Afterschool Math Remediation, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
- March 17: SGA Meeting, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
- March 17 and 24: Recorder Ensemble, 3 to 3:25 p.m.; Afterschool English Remediation, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
- March 18: Third-grade Chess, 11:30 a.m.; Third-grade Girls Dance, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- March 19: Fourth-grade Girls Dance, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
- March 22: Boys Dance, 3 to 3:30 p.m.
- March 23: Celebrate the Arts rehearsal, 9 to 11:30 a.m. at E.C. Glass; Fourth- and Fifth-grade Chess, 11:55 a.m.; Fifth-grade Girls Dance, 3 to 3:45 p.m.; Boys Dance, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.; Celebrate the Arts Concert, 7 p.m. at E.C. Glass
- March 24: K-1 rehearsal, 1:30 p.m.
- .M. Bass Elementary School
- Today: Lynchburg Public Library visits kindergarten students
- March 16: Tornado Drill, 9:45 a.m.
- March 24 and 25: ‘Get Ready to Move for a Day of Dance’ with students from Randolph College
E.C. Glass High School
- SAT practice and two afterschool classes will be offered in April and May. Registration forms and information are posted on the ECG website and are available through English teachers and in Guidance.
- The Mercy Care Council and National Honor Society are collecting items for a used book sale and a yard sale in May. Clothes, household items, books, electronics, toys, appliances, furniture, etc. are all welcome. All donations must be clean and in good repair. Proceeds benefit The Mercy Care Centre School in Nairobi, Kenya. Tax receipts for donations can be arranged through the bookeeper at E.C. Glass. In addition, a group from E. C. Glass will travel to the Mercy Care School this summer to volunteer and bring supplies and clothing to the students and teachers. The following items are needed: washcloths, cotton underwear ( size 2 T-adult), pencils, colored pencils, erasers, small pencil sharpeners, small bars of soap, new or gently worn shoes ( size 2t-adult), soccer equipment, and used suitcases , duffle bags, etc. to carry supplies. Bring donated items to the Main Office at E. C. Glass, or to Mrs. Worsham in G101.
Private Schools
Branches Academy
- March 19: Report Cards issued
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
- March 16: Morning Prayer Service, 7:40 a.m. in the chapel
- March 17: Pre-kindergarten Placement Testing for Fall 2010; St. Patrick’s Day Liturgy for students in pre-K through 12th grades, 10:15 a.m.
- March 18: Kindergarten Placement Testing for Fall 2010; Admissions Open House, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- March 19: Kite Day for Elementary School; Scholastic Book Fair
- March 20 and 21: Quilt Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (March 20) and noon to 5 p.m. (March 21)
James River Day School
- Today through March 19: Spirit Week
- Today: Favorite Team Day
- March 16: Decade Day (styles from ‘60s, ‘70s or ‘80s); Spring Picture Day
- March 17: Crazy Hat or Hair Day
- March 18: Twins, Triplets or Multiples Day (dress alike); first-grade field trip to Amazement Square; Third-grade Play, ‘Lovin’ Kindness,’ 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Third-grade Parents’ Coffee, 10:45 a.m. in the Taylor Media Center
- March 19: Pajama Day for all grades; Middle School Fun Day for students in grades 5-8. Event includes lunch at La Carreta followed by afternoon at FunQuest
- March 23: Eighth-graders’ Career Shadowing mentor and parent permission forms due; Brownie Troop 885 meeting, 3 p.m. in Mrs. Davenport’s room
Liberty Christian Academy
- Today through March 19: School closed for Spring Break
Timberlake Christian School
- Today: Booster Club Meeting, 7 p.m.
- Today and March 16: Seniors on mission trip to Guatemala
- March 18: Kindergarten Graduation Parents Meeting, 7 p.m. in the cafeteria
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