Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 23, 1993 TAG: 9303230064
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Joanne M. Anderson
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
NARROWS JUNIOR LIKES CONGRESSIONAL ROLE
"The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today" was the theme of The National Young Leaders Conference in Washington March 9-14.\ CHRISTOPHER BUCK, a Narrows High School junior, was among 350 students from around the country who attended.
Buck was chosen for academic achievement and leadership and citizenship qualities.
"It was a great learning experience," he said, "even though we spent more time with the assistants to congressmen than the congressmen themselves."
The students were divided into groups and took the roles of U.S. representatives, debating, lobbying and voting on pending legislation on gun control and school choice.
Buck said it was challenging "because we were told which side of the issues to argue, and in my case, it was not my personal viewpoint."
Buck, son of William and Kathryn Buck of Narrows, is a participant in Upward Bound, a six-week summer academic program at Virginia Tech. He is a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Due to weather-related school closings, the WINTER SPORTS AWARDS PROGRAM at Christiansburg High School has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium.
"What's Right with Education" is the topic of a panel discussion sponsored by the Virginia Tech chapter of Phi Delta Kappa on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Best Western Red Lion Inn in Blacksburg.
The panel will include James Buffer, dean of the College of Education at Virginia Tech; Harold Dodge, superintendent of Montgomery County schools, and Robert Small, dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Radford University.
Assuming there's no blizzard the next few weekends, there'll be some fun events at local schools.
A CRAFTS FAIR at Riverlawn Elementary School is scheduled for Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Margaret Beeks Elementary School PTA is having a SPRING FAIR at the school from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. There will be a cake walk, plant sale, face painting, pizza and popcorn, prizes and games.
Check Elementary School in Floyd County is having its annual CRAFT SHOW AND FLEA MARKET on April 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine.
Speaking of crafts, the Auburn High and Middle School Booster Club is looking for artisans to show at its SPRING CRAFT SHOW on May 1. Call Sue Thacker at 228-5541 during the day or 382-7518 evenings.
"\ THE CHANGING NEEDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN DURING THE 1990s" is the topic of an educational seminar March 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the public room of the Blacksburg Police Department.
Head Start Director Patricia Marickovich will be the keynote JOANNE M. ANDERSON speaker and moderator of a panel discussion. The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
"How to Send Your Child to the Big School" is a KINDERGARTEN READINESS SEMINAR for parents scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Children's Learning Center, 844 University City Blvd., Blacksburg.
The seminar will feature a panel discussion intended to dispel worry surrounding the enrollment of a child in public or private school for the first time.
\ JANE W. CARR of Blacksburg High School has been named Virginia state leader for the 1993 program to recognize excellence in student literary magazines. She will coordinate competition and appoint judging teams to evaluate magazines entered by senior high, junior high and middle schools.
If you're facing the SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT TESTS and want to brush up for the math section, you can enroll in a six-week math preparation class at Pulaski County High School. Weekly sessions will meet Mondays, April 5-May 17, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost is $25.
Wayne Wooten is the instructor. Call 674-4605 for more information or to register.
March Student of the Month selections have been announced.
ROBERT SUSIL, a senior at Blacksburg High School, will be recognized at the April 6 School Board meeting for excellence in leadership, citizenship and academics.
Susil, the son of John and Agnes Susil, has been active in varsity swimming, the International Club and peer counseling. He is a National Merit finalist and recipient of the Rotary Club Academic Achievement Award.
On the first-grade level, Belview Elementary School has chosen CRAIG CHILDERS, son of Gloria and David Childers, who likes baseball, reading, writing and pizza.
\ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES are invited to attend a College Day at Virginia Tech on April 3. The group will meet at the Donaldson Brown Center at 10 a.m.
Representatives from colleges and universities will present panel discussions and videos, and students will be able to ask questions and talk with disabled students. Call 674-3600, extension 358, for more information.
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY celebrated its 10th anniversary with a fund-raising dinner on Feb. 20. Phil Graybeal of Roanoke Valley Christian School spoke on "A Matter of the Heart."
School founders Carolyn Quinn, Pastor Bob and Tricia Sowell were given plaques of recognition for carrying out the vision for the academy.
An OLDIES HOP for parents and friends of Blacksburg High School will raise money for the After Prom Party. So dig out your bobby socks and come to the Blacksburg Middle School gym on April 3 from 8 to 11:30 p.m.
Admission is $15 per couple; tickets may be bought at the high school or at the door. There will be dance contests, door prizes and refreshments.
Winners of the Bland Music Contest on March 7 have been announced.
JOI MARIE JAASMA, daughter of Dennis and Diana Jaasma, won the vocal division with "An Chloe" by Mozart.
Second in vocals went to IAN HOWELL, son of John and Susan Howell. He sang "A Simple Song" by Leonard Bernstein.
In the instrument division, XIAO-WEI WANG, daughter of Joseph Wang, was first with Concert for Oboe (K. 314) by Mozart.
Second was JEANNE SCHUMANN, daughter of Chuck and Linda Schumann. She played Schubert Impromptu No. 2 on the piano.
First-place winners will advance to the district competition of the Bland Music Scholarship Contest on April 4 at Hollins College.
The Montgomery County PTA REFLECTIONS contest, a cultural arts event for students, produced many winners in visual arts, photography, music and literature.
Winners from Harding Elementary School are:
\ Angela Muscatello, first, photography
\ Rebecca Rathburn, second, literature
\ Bradford Malbon, fourth, music
\ Ashley Rorrer, fourth, intermediate visual arts
\ Jessica Overcash, fourth, primary visual arts.
\ Ira Klein, fourth, literature.
\ Winners from Blacksburg Middle School are:
\ Tina Kirk, first, visual arts
\ Eitam Ben Haim, second, photography
\ Peyton Grubbs, first, literature
\ Sumeet Sarin, second, photography
\ Lana Beex, first, visual arts.
Winners from Blacksburg High School are:
\ Ian Howell, first, music
\ Justin Limoges, first, art
\ Ben Green, second, art
\ Suzanne Moore, third, art
\ Jing Wan, fourth, art
\ Jonathan Kingston, first, visual arts
\ Sylvan Williams, second, visual arts
\ Eric Brown, first, literature
\ Margo Hasselman, second, literature
\ Paul Brown, third, literature
A $300 grant received by Shawsville Middle School will enable a seventh-grade advisory group known as "MURPHY'S MAMMALIA" to study Virginia's endangered species and publish a book on the subject. Each student will produce a non-fiction scientific article, poem or short story about a species.
June Mullins, a member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, will conduct three sessions with the students to help them illustrate their chapters.
Publication is under the direction of Mike Kaylor of Blacksburg High School.
The BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR will be held at Wytheville Community College on April 3. Schools from Montgomery County and Dublin, and as far west as Marion, are expected to participate.
Two grand prize winners, one in biological science and one in physical science, will win expense-paid trips with their sponsoring teachers to the 44th International Science and Engineering Fair in Mississippi Beach, Miss., May 9-15.
Pulaski County High School U.S. history teacher BILL MEYER has been selected to visit Fiji as a member of Rotary District 747 exchange group from April 3 to May 8. He will be housed with a local family and is expected to visit government, legal and educational institutions.
In exchange for the trip, Meyer must keep a daily journal of events and travel observations, submit a report of his study tour and share his experiences with his school and the community.
\ CATHERINE NEY, a second-grade teacher at Margaret Beeks Elementary School, attended a conference on project-based education in early February in Sausalito, Calif. Sponsored by the Autodesk Foundation, Ney was one of 15 teachers who presented seminars during the national meeting.
Ney's presentation, "Building Bridges Between Technology and the Elementary Curriculum," provided opportunities to design, integrate and facilitate technology activities with elementary students. Hands-on activities in space, transportation, communication and invention are used to promote technology literacy in students.
Joanne Anderson is filling in for Melessa DeVaughn, who is hiking the Appalachian Trail with her dog Ruby for the next six months. If you have an interesting news item from your school, write to the New River Current in care of the Roanoke Times & World-News' New River Valley Bureau, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va. 24073.