Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, February 1, 1994 TAG: 9402020252
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Melissa DeVaughn
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The department offers a variety of materials to help teachers teach their pupils about environmental issues. The environmental program provides information on "Plants for Wildlife," "A Planting Guide for Virginia's Nectar Seekers," "Successful Wildlife Plantings" and "Backyard Wildlife Habitat."
Teachers also can receive a 10 percent discount on any plants they use in their classrooms, as well as receive certification once an environmental project is completed.
To find out more about the Environmental Education Program, write to Jeff Curtis at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 4010 West Broad St., Richmond, Va., 23230.
\ Tenth- and 11th-graders at Blacksburg High School who are interested in preparing for SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST or other advanced placement courses should not miss a meeting at the school Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
There will be an overview of advanced placement classes offered at the school, and a presentation by a representative from the Kaplan Test Preparation Center in Blacksburg.
For more information, call Darla Donald at 951-1190 or Sandra Varner at 552-3400.
\ Montgomery County Elementary School guidance counselors have formed a group called ``STEPPING STONES TO A GREAT EDUCATION,'' for parents of children ages 3-6 years old. Meetings are held every month to help parents and their preschool children make a smooth transition from preschool to public schools. This month's meeting will be held Feb. 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Christiansburg Primary School.
The topic will be ``Services Provided by Montgomery County Schools," with representatives from speech, special education and the Parent Resource Center.
For further information, call Sherry Reynolds at 951-5737.
\ In celebration of the SCHOOL-BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP with Gilbert Linkous Elementary School and Litton Poly-Scientific, Friday will be "Litton Poly- Scientific Day" at the school. The pupils will show their support for their business partner by wearing blue and white, the official Poly-Sci colors. T-shirts and other treats will be donated for a schoolwide raffle.
\ Theater students at PULASKI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL will perform Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" for the Virginia High School League One-Act play competition.
"Metamorphosis" is about the grotesque transformation of Gregor Samsa into a human-sized cockroach. The lead will be played by senior Aaron Parks. Other roles are played by Mark Dye, April Corvin, Jason Horn, Lindsey Hudson and Nicole Burgess.
A public performance of the "Metamorphosis" will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the school.
For further information, call Rhonda Welsh at 674-4605.
\ The ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY test, a national test given to high schoolers nationwide, will be given to all Christiansburg High School 10th-graders Friday. The test provides information regarding a student's potential for performing in civilian and military occupations, as well as the student's aptitude for further education.
Juniors and seniors wishing to take the test, can register through the guidance department. For further information, call 382-5178.
\ Blacksburg Middle School announced the winners of the 1993-94 REFLECTIONS CONTEST sponsored by the school Parent-Teacher Association. The theme this year is ``If I Could Give the World a Gift.'' The winners are:
Literature, sixth grade: Christine Diffell, first place; Nick Marickovich, second place; Nisha Nagaarkatti, third place. Eighth-grade level: Carrie Mason, first place; Teague Bechtel, second place.
Photography: Christine Diffell, sixth grade, first place; Annie Chalmers, grade 7-9 category, first place.
Music: Laura Merola, sixth grade, first place; Jeanne Shumann, seventh-grade, first place.
Visual Arts, sixth grade: Joel Nilson, first place; Avi Shrestha, second place; Shawna Reese, third place.
\ If you have an interesting news item from your school, please write to Class Notes at the New River Current in care of the Roanoke Times & World-News' New River Valley bureau, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va. 24073.
by CNB