Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, June 3, 1993                   TAG: 9306030419
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: W-6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: CHARLES STEBBINS STAFF WRITER
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GLENVAR SCHOLARS PLANNING TO ATTEND WILLIAM AND MARY

Both David Sirrine, the valedictorian, and Violet A. Cox, the salutatorian, will enter the school in Williamsburg on scholarships. Their majors, however, will be different.

Sirrine plans to enter pre-med and become a doctor. He is a Virginia Scholar, one of only 45 in Virginia, and has scholarships totaling $3,000 with applications pending for others.

He also has been awarded William and Mary's Monroe Scholarship, which will allow him to follow special summer projects.

Cox plans to major in history with an emphasis on American history. She plans to become a lawyer.

She has a $500 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Co. but expects to get others from pending applications.

They are two of the 104 seniors who will receive diplomas at Glenvar High's graduation exercises June 11.

The school with a Scottish nickname, "Highlanders," will follow its tradition of having the senior class procession led by bagpipes and drums from the Virginia Highland Pipe and Drum Band.

The Glenvar graduating class has at least two other outstanding members - Brandon Semones, who is a star athlete; and Eric Starkloff, a National Merit Scholar.

Semones has a full football scholarship to Virginia Tech. This year he was cited by the Roanoke Times & World-News as the Defensive Player of the Year in Timesland.

Semones also is a three-time state champion in wrestling and won 75 successive matches. He played on the school baseball team and has run track.

Starkloff, a member of the National Honor Society, will enter the University of Virginia to major in engineering.

His National Merit Scholarship pays $1,000 a year. He also hopes to get $1,500 per year from the Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program in addition to other scholarships.

While at Glenvar, Starkloff has been a member of the tennis team and is a state doubles champion. He also was president of the Key Club.