In Your Schools - Dec. 1, 2008

From staff reports
Published: December 1, 2008

ACHIEVEMENTS

Appomattox

-  Appomattox County High School Future Farmers of American member Tyler Franklin finished third overall among individuals participating in the Southside Area FFA Tractor Operating Career Development Event held recently in Chatham.

- The following Appomattox County High School students were members of the fourth-place Federation Forestry Judging Team: Tyler Franklin, Corey Massie, Kyle Primm (second high individual overall), and Kate Tillotson.

- Appomattox County High School student Richard Mason took third place in the State Forestry Field Day Contest.

- The Appomattox County High School Marching Band earned the following honors this season: first place color guard, Amherst Tournament of Bands; first place Overall Class A and first place General Effect and Music, Lynchburg Classic; and first place Overall Class A and first place General Effect and Music, Marching, Color Guard and Drum Line, Midlothian Showcase of Bands.

Bedford

-  The following Jefferson Forest High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society on Nov. 15: Christopher Anderson, Dylan Augenreich, Jamie Bagwell, Dylan Bishop, Emily Black, Josh Bowles, Emily Broman, Andrew Brown, Daniel Burkett, Kevin Carlin, Meredith Clapp, Sidney Coates, Kristin Cofflin, Bobbie Crie, Justin Crouse, Sam Dailey, Lauren Danaher, John Dawson, Neil Dudley, Tyler Edelman, Kensley Elliot, Mary England, William Eubank, Joe Euhus, Hannah Frank, Leah Gearheart, Alex Gilley, Andrea Gingrich, Tyler Grachan, Rachael Hall, Paige Hammock, Jon Hannell, John Harvey, Rachel Heideman, Katy Herbert, Kevin Herbst, Jacob Hill, Kathryn Inman, Olivia Jackson, Nichole Jannah, Grant Jennings, Abigail Jobe, Amanda Jones, Michael Kerr, Ashley Kim, Yeji Kim, Katlyn Kirkland, Brian Klingenfus, Sarah Knox, Addison Leftwich, Hunter LIpscomb, Courtney Martin, Ashley McConkey, Rachel McKeague, April Mosby, Michael Moser, Thomas Neal, James O’Brian, John Ostrowski, Sarah Ranowsky, Brittany Raysor, Colby Rhodes, William Riordan, Brittany Roark, Stephanie Salzone, Chase Sawyer, Rachel Shaffer, Jeb Schiefer, Kristen Sill, Chris Stanley,Emilie Testu, Sara Tran, Emily Waller; Kara Ward, Ali Washburn, Kevin Wheeler, Jessica White, Ian Wilkerson, Josh Winks, Justin Wirt, Brad Womack and Steve Yang.

-  The following Jefferson Forest High School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first nine weeks: Alexis Bowen, John Bowles, Elizabeth Carpenter, Sarah Courtney, Zoey Dorman, Conner Edelman, Jillian Gogel, Nathan Hunt, Zane Laughlin, Nathan McGaughy, Katherine Nagley, Braden Parks, Andrew Precious, Aaron Sawyer, Lauren Skelly and Robert White, ninth grade; Alyson Black, Danielle Brittigan, Lauren Brown, John Burns, Olivia Daniszewski, Noah Delahunt, Sara Driscoll, Christopher Gerber, Lauren Gorda, Joseph Gossen, Mary Lane, Donna Maddox, Rebecca Millard, Chad Nowakowski, Kira Rider, Leigha Schimmoeller, Kelli Sill, Katie Smith, Amir Tabaian, Samantha Taylor, Jordan Villa and Paul Zivick, 10th grade; Meredith Clapp, Nichole Jannah, John Ostrowski and William Riordan, 11th grade; and Jennifer Barrick, Victoria Blanks, Catherine Boniface, Emily Boniface, Jackson Connell, Jessica East, Brian Farrell, Eric Fesmire, Laura Francis, Taryn Midkiff, Heather Nichols, Ryan Parks, Katrina Pickering, Andrew Sanders, Amber Smith and Michael Vanaman, 12th grade.

-  The Bedford Middle School Lego Team won the first place judges award during the 2008 Va./D.C. FLL Regional Tournament held Nov. 15 at Liberty Christian Academy. Team members were Vashti Miles, Chris Dobyns, Caitlyn Dobyns, Christine Wray, Brittany, Manley, Calvert Larsen and Jake Tomlin.

Campbell

-  The following Tomahawk Elementary School fifth-grade students were recently named to the All-A Honor Roll: Daniel Burnett, Jandrito Cedillo, Landon Foutz, Alexis Hendricks, Bryan Hogg, Kendall McDowell, Miranda Quel, Da Eun Ahn, Collin Hooper, Rachel Murphy, Cameron Roberts, Tristan Floyd, Adonis Trent, Hannah Moore, Greyson Taylor, Logan Hoffman, Michael Xu, Sung Woo Cho and Callie Moran.

Lynchburg

-  The E.C. Glass High School Air Force Junior ROTC took first place in the Inspection and Color Guard categories and finished runner up in the seven-team Western Region division during the Big Orange Drill Classic hosted by Heritage High School. The E.C. Glass team also tied for first in the Inspection category and third in Color Guard in the 14-team field. Glass placed higher than the other Air Force JROTC unit (Monticello High School) and claimed the Best in Service title.

-  The following Lynchburg students were recently honored for their achievements by the Optimist Club of Lynchburg: Jordan Anderson of Dearington Elementary School for Innovation, Arts Award; Amanda Yi of Bedford Hills Elementary School, Community Service; Amanda Protzman of Sandusky Elementary School, Humanities Award; and Kaitlyn Lawhorne of Sheffield Elementary School and Hanna Somazze of LAUREL, Courage Award.

Private Schools

-  The following New Vistas School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first six weeks:

Cort Mays,Cole Werner, Alison Kramer and Ellie Shaughnessy.

-  New Vistas School fourth-grade student Brittany Blankenship won a $50 savings bond from the Alliance for Families and Children for her essay, ‘Why My Family is Special.’

-  The following Holy Cross Regional Catholic School students took first place in Professionalism and second place honors in the Robot Design and Research categories during the Lego League Regional Tournament: Colin Baker, Gerald Brooker, Michael Charlton, David Loftus, James Schubert, Thomas Schubert and Sam Winters.

-  The following Liberty Christian Academy Lower School students were named to the All-A Honor Roll for the first nine weeks: Elizabeth Breedlove, Stephen Burggraf, Shae Dewey, Landon Duff, Mackenzi Geukgeuzian, Bricein Harlow, Victoria Holbrook, Gracie Jauch, Samantha Marchese, Isabella Meadows, Savannah Morris, Morgan Muhoro, Madison Nelson, Graham Penn, Lydia Pinkham, Joshua Quigg, Kevin Smith, Laney Storey, Elysheva Susen and Dae Thomas, second grade; Austin Askew, Caleb Billingsley, Adam Callaghan, David Clarke, Sarah Dewitt, Carrington Erquiaga, Caroline Falwell, Natalie Falwell, Nicholas Falwell, Eli Gallier, Cassidy Goggins, Savannah Hartless, Emily Hill, Raymie Hinkley, Laurel Hinton, Todd Hughes, Patrick Hurt, Joshua Hyland, Matthew Hyland, Lauryn Lingenfelter, Andrew Maxwell, Layne Meinke, Anna Moon, Nicholas Powell, Joshua Stanley and Dean Tyree, third grade; Elizabeth Bane, Allison Baxter, John Bunyard, Ashley Harmony, Dennis Hartman, Madison Horne, Kyle Horton, Emily Lawson, Megan Lester, Mackenzie Marten, Joshua Matts, Timothy McCarty, Skylar McMinn, Elizabeth Mertz, Shannon Miller, Abby Moon, Noel Palmer, Carl Sipes, Zachary Thornton and Janaye Wagner, fourth grade; and Lance Anderson, Camryn Arthur, Chloe Beisser, Emily Dewitt, Samuel Erdly, Virginia Hamlett, Mariah Hough, Amanda Lyons, Noah Midkiff, Hannah Morris, Emma Nash, Miranda Price, Hannah Quigg, Tiffany Zeitler and Shelly Zimmerman, fifth grade.

SCHOOL HAPPENINGS

Amherst County

Amherst Elementary School

- Dec. 2: Fourth- and Fifth-grade Musical Program, 6 p.m.

- Dec. 4: Trim A Tree for all grades all day

- Dec. 6: Breakfast with Santa Event, 8:30 a.m. to noon. Breakfast (8:30 to 11:30 a.m.) is $3 and pictures with Santa (9 a.m. to noon) are $5. Santa’s Workshop will also be open for shopping. All gifts are under $5. The Amherst Women’s Ensemble will perform at 10 a.m. followed by the Amherst Elementary Singers at 11:30 a.m. The event also includes Christmas crafts, face painting and caroling.

Central Elementary School

- Dec. 6:  M.A.R.S., 9 a.m. to noon

Pleasant View Elementary School

- Today: Barnes & Noble Book Fair, 6 to 8 p.m.

- Dec. 2: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.

Temperance Elementary School

- Today: Barnes & Noble Book Fair, 6 to 8 p.m.

- Dec. 2: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.

- Dec. 5: Fifth-grade Social, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Monelison Middle School

- Today: Band Concert, 7 p.m.

- Dec. 3: Eighth-grade field trip to VBH, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Amherst County High School

- Dec. 4: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Appomattox County

- Dec. 2: Joint Meeting of Appomattox County School Board and Appomattox County Board of Supervisors, 5:30 p.m. in the County Administrator’s Office

Bedford County

Boonsboro Elementary School

- Dec. 2: Interim Reports issued

- Dec. 5: Puppet Show Assembly

- Dec. 8: Theatre IV performance for kindergarten

Forest Elementary School

- Dec. 2: SCA Officers Meeting, 8 a.m.; Interim Reports issued

- Dec. 3: Science Museum presentations for first and third grades; SCA Representatives Meeting; Superintendent Input Meeting, 7 p.m. in the JFHS Auditorium

- Dec. 4: Chorus Program, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

- Dec. 5: Science Museum presentations for second grade; School House Rock, 3 to 5 p.m.

- Dec. 8: Theatre IV performance for kindergarten, 9:45 a.m.

- Dec. 9: Barnes & Noble Celebration Night, 5 to 8 p.m.

Moneta Elementary School

- Dec. 2: PTA Advisory Meeting

Thaxton Elementary School

- Dec. 4: Power Team Program, 1:30 p.m.

- Dec. 9: Breakfast with Santa

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

- Today: Interim Reports issued

- Dec. 9: Holiday Sing-Along/Cultural Arts Night

Bedford Middle School

- Dec. 2: Interim Reports issued

- Dec. 4: Book Fair Family Night, 5 to 7 p.m.; BMS Band Concert, 7 p.m.

- Dec. 5: Power Team Assembly

Forest Middle School

- Dec. 2: Interim Reports issued

- Dec. 4: Central Virginia Governor’s School Technology Tour, 9:30 a.m.  to noon at Heritage High School

Jefferson Forest High School

- Dec. 6: Miss JF Pageant 2008, 7 p.m. in the JF Auditorium. Admission is $5 (children five and under are free). Event includes door prizes and drawings.

Lynchburg

- Dec. 3: Lynchburg Sister City PLUS organizational meeting for students and chaperones interested in a June 2009 two-week exchange program in Germany, 7 p.m. in the community room of the Lynchburg Public Library. Students must be between 15 and 18 years of age and attend a high school in Lynchburg or one of the surrounding counties. For more information, contact Mrs. M. Gabathuler, German teacher at E.C. Glass High School, in room E308 or at ,

Perrymont Elementary School

- Dec. 2 and 4: Great Readers for selected first- and second-graders, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

- Dec. 2-4: Leap Into Literacy Reading Program for selected students in grades 3-5, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

- Dec. 3 and 5: Girls Circle for selected fifth-grade girls, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

- Dec. 5: Awards Assemblies, 9:15 to 10 a.m. (grades pre-K-2) and 10 to 10:45 a.m. (grades 3-5); Honor Roll Party, 2:45 p.m.; Report Cards issued

Linkhorne Middle School

- Dec. 8-12: Book Fair, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Library

- Dec. 11: Book Fair Family Night, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the library

Private Schools

Appomattox Christian Academy

- Dec. 4: Field trip to Lynchburg College performance, ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’

Bedford Christian Academy

- Dec. 1: Walk of Faith at 8:10 a.m., followed by Parents’ Prayer

- Dec. 3: Progress Reports issued

- Dec. 6: BCA Blazers Running Club participates in Bedford Christmas Classic 5K race, 8 a.m.; Bedford Christmas Parade, 11 a.m.

Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

- Dec. 3: Early dismissal at 1:35 p.m.; Faculty Meeting, 2 p.m.

- Dec. 6: Santa’s Breakfast & Christmas Bazaar; Lego League Team travels to State Competition

- Dec. 7: Elementary School Musical, ‘Hotel Bethlehem,’ 3 p.m.

James River Day School

- Today: Eighth graders shadow E.C. Glass students

-  Dec. 2: Kindergarten Open House, 6 p.m.

-  Dec. 4: Financial Planning for College, 7 p.m. in the Taylor Media Center

-  The lunch menu can now be viewed on the school Web site

New Covenant Schools

- Today: Tickets sales begin for Panache’s dinner theatre productions of ‘The Princess and the Pea’ to be held at 6 p.m. on Jan. 16 and 17. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Meat and vegetarian dinner options are available. To purchase tickets and choose dinner selections, come by the school office or call 434-847-8313.

- Dec. 3: Progress Reports issued

New Vistas School

- Today: Classes resume

- Dec. 4: Sub Day

- Dec. 5: Hat Day; Interims