Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 9, 1993 TAG: 9303090073
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: MELISSA DeVAUGHN
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
TEACHERS' HARD WORK GAINS RECOGNITION
Teachers in the New River Valley have worked as hard as ever this school year to teach our children, and their work has not gone unnoticed. Many of them were given awards this year to recognize a job well done.\ JOANN LINEBURG, a teacher at McHarg Elementary School, was given the Virginia Physical Education Teacher of the year award for her work in elementary physical education. She was nominated by a colleague at school and chosen by the awards committee for the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
"We select one outstanding elementary and secondary physical education teacher each year," said Jeane Bentley, who served on the committee. "[Recipients] are given the award based on being a role model for the youngster and outstanding performance as a teacher."
Lineburg has taught physical education for 25 years. This year is her 17th at McHarg.
"I found out I won through a letter," Lineburg said. "It was very nice."
All elementary and secondary physical education teachers of the year for all the states were honored last month at a convention in Dallas. Lineburg attended that convention.
"The main idea I have about teaching [physical education] is that I like to keep the kids as active as possible," Lineburg said. "I think it's important to learn skills associated with an activity but keep it enjoyable at the same time."
Lineburg is the first teacher from the New River Valley to receive the elementary physical education award.
\ KATHY ATKINS, an English and drama teacher at Shawsville High School, recently was elected president of the Virginia Association for Teachers of English.
She replaces Sue Kulesher from Arlington. Her duties include setting up the annual conference at the Roanoke Airport Marriott and also to be the voice of VATE at national meetings of the Association for Teachers of English.
VATE is one of the largest affiliates of the national association and one of the most active, with 1,900 members.
As president of VATE, Atkins says she is "more in touch with what's going on in the nation as far as educational reform.
"And since we're in the middle of this educational reform, it helps me be the voice for Shawsille High School," she said. "Hopefully this will improve education for the students here since I do keep other teachers in the county and state up to date on research and studies done to improve education."
\ KATHRYN BRENNAN, a sixth-grade science and social studies teacher at Auburn Middle School, was named the Virginia Science Teacher of the Year for 1992. She was recognized at the 40th anniversary conference in Richmond.
Brennan also was named a national winner by the Chemical Manufacturer's Association for excellence in Science and Chemistry Teaching.
\ GREG HARMAN, a Blacksburg High School guidance counselor, recently was inducted into Phi Delta Kappa, a professional education fraternity.
\ CHARLES JERVIS, a science teacher at Auburn High and Middle School, will be in Washington, D.C., this week to receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in science and mathematics teaching.
Jervis' week in Washington includes an awards ceremony, meetings with congressional representatives and a $7,500 National Science Foundation grant to be used under his direction for his school.
The March meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association for the Blacksburg Elementary Schools will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at MARGARET BEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The theme is "Getting Started on Arts and Crafts." There will be people demonstrating their skills or hobbies and will show parents and children how to get started on hands-on activities.
For further information, call 951-2047.
The BLACKSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL advanced chorus will present the musical "Pirates of Penzance" Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Admission is free.
The musical is an adaptation of the original Gilbert and Sullivan score. The production, performed by the eighth graders, will be conducted by Samantha Quesenberry.
The Blue Ridge Mountain ODYSSEY OF THE MIND regional competition will be held Saturday at Virginia Tech. There will be 61 teams from eight school districts participating.
Events start at 9 a.m. at the following locations: Burruss Hall auditorium, Litton Reaves Hall, McBryde Hall and the War Memorial gym.
For further information, call Aline Brinckman at 951-7252.
\ CHRISTIANSBURG ELEMENTARY and FALLING BRANCH ELEMENTARY school pupils will exhibit their art three times this month. Christiansburg High School will hold an exhibit March 16, and two exhibits will continue throughout the month at the New River Valley Mall and at the Montgomery County School Board office on Junkin Street in Christiansburg.
A baseball card show will be held at EASTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in Pembroke Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the school Parent-Teacher Association. For further information, call 626-3541.
\ PARENTS ADVOCATING GIFTED EDUCATION will meet tonight at 7 at the Falling Branch Elementary School cafeteria.
The speaker will be Deborah Inman, counselor of the Roanoke Valley Governor's School. The topic will be "Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students."
For further information, call 552-6039.
The CHRISTIANSBURG HIGH SCHOOL after-prom committee will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the girls health room.
For further information, call 382-5178.
The Montgomery County Public School SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the special programs center next to Christiansburg High School.
Committee members will review the 1993-94 Special Education Annual Plan for approval.
The CHRISTIANSBURG HIGH SCHOOL choral department will sponsor "A Song Between Friends," an evening focusing on fine arts in the Christiansburg area schools, March 16 at 6:30 p.m.
The event begins with an exhibit featuring student art in kindergarten through 12th grades. At 7:30 p.m., there will be a concert featuring the combined voices of more than 400 second- through 12th-grade students.
Scott Stevens, morning air personality for WPSK radio, will be the master of ceremonies. The event celebrates a month of Music in the Schools, Youth Art month and Theaters in our Schools month. There is no admission for the show.
The CHRISTIANSBURG HIGH SCHOOL Band Boosters are sponsoring an adult sock hop to raise money to purchase new band uniforms. The event will be held March 20 from 8-11 p.m. and tickets are being sold for $10 single, $15 for couples. Tickets can be purchased at Ridenhour Music or Thompson-Hagen Drugs in Christiansburg, or at Ken's Music or Books, Strings and Things in Blacksburg. Band members also will be selling the tickets. Door prizes will be awarded.
For further information, call 382-6521.
\ DISCOVERY WORKS . . . A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, is sponsoring several activities for school children this week.
Theatre IV's production of "Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad" was performed Monday at schools in Radford and Pulaski. Pupils at Belle Heth, Prices Fork and Harding Avenue elementary schools will see the production today.
The Theater from Lime Kiln will perform Wednesday and Thursday at area schools. The production, "Scalding Steam and Lonesome Rails," is a presentation that brings facts and legends about railroads to life in a history of the steam engine.
The show will be performed at the following times:
\ Wednesday: Christiansburg Middle School, 9:30 a.m.; Auburn High and Middle School, 1:30 p.m.
\ Thursday: Narrows High School, 9 a.m. (elementary, middle and high school students will attend).
For further information of Discovery Works . . . A Children's Museum, call 633-0892.
If you're like most other high school students, SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT TESTS are loathsome things that cause ulcers and all sorts of other discomforts. To make matters worse, you can't study for these things.
But the Stanley H. Kaplan company is coming to the rescue. On March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Blacksburg High School, there will be a free compact course on SATs tp help prepare students for the May 1 SAT.
The March 16 mini-course will give you an overview of SAT preparation, but if you would like to prepare further, check out a six-week course offered by Kaplan.
The course will be held at the Blacksburg Jewish Community Center beginning March 21 and continuing through April 28. The course covers all areas of the SAT.
For further information, call (800) KAP-TEST (527-8378).
If you have an interesting news item from your school, write to Melissa DeVaughn at P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va. 24073.