Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, July 5, 1994 TAG: 9407050127
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Laura Zivkovich
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The school's administrators have chosen teaching materials and recently hired the school's first teacher, Jennifer Meadows. Meadows is a graduate of Concord College in Athens, W. Va.
For more information about the school or application materials, call Edgar Moser at 626-5222.
The Radford Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon June 21 at Radford University to honor the Radford City Public School teachers and principals. The event was a opportunity for the business community to express its appreciation and support to the educators.
|n n| Montgomery County School Nutrition Programs is looking for community input to plan the school menus for the coming school year. At We Serve Smiles, a FOOD SHOW on July 13 at Christiansburg High School, parents, students and employees will have a chance to taste and evaluate cafeteria food. Reservations must be made in advance. To make a reservation or find out more about the show, call Michael Marcenelle at 381-6169.
|n n| Radford High School sent representatives to BOY'S STATE at Liberty University in Lynchburg and GIRL'S STATE at Longwood College in Farmville.
At the six-day conferences held in June the students learned about state and local government by creating model governments, running campaigns and holding elections. The students selected by the faculty to attend the conference were Brian Boggess, Brian Cullaty, Scott Effler, Chris Saunders, Brent Strange, Sarah Argabrite, Amy Chung and Meghan Cropper.
|n n| Susie Shaw's first-grade students at HARDING AVENUE ELEMENTARY invited their parents to "An Author's Tea" to read books they have written and illustrated and celebrate their reading accomplishments.
The students, along with their parents, have read more than 4,800 books since October. Students were able to check out books daily from a classroom library that was established with money from a Star grant. Shaw implemented six thematic reading incentive programs to encourage the children to read to their parents and parents to read to their children.
|n n| Here's the latest at SHAWSVILLE HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL:
nAMY SIMPKINS has been selected to receive the Robert C. Byrd honor scholarship. The Byrd scholars program promotes individual achievement and recognizes exceptionally able students. Simpkins will use the four-year scholarship at Virginia Tech where she plans to major in chemistry.
nJunior Achievement of Southwest Virginia has chosen JOYCE SIMMONS as its representative to the International Student Forum at Northwood University in Michigan this summer. Simmons was chosen for her academic success in applied economics and her experience as president of Shawnee Spirit Enterprises, an actual business operated by students.
nThe United States Achievement Academy has named MARK AKERS a national award winner in mathematics. The award is given to the top 10 percent of math students in the nation.
nThe SHMS faculty and staff sponsored the IT'S YOUR SERVE WALK-A-THON on May 31 to raise money for the construction of tennis courts on school grounds. The participants walked or ran the three-mile event coordinated by Linda Ives and Jerry Cannaday.
nCynthia Munley took the seventh-graders in her FRENCH INTEREST CLASS on a whirlwind tour of France right in the classroom with slides of French sights and samples of French food. The nine-week course ended with an exam contest. The winners were Joy Dalton, Mike Lowe, Meagan Collins, Jody Bradford, Tommy Cerva, Cindy Yopp, Jaimi Kell, Erin Wilke, Beth Linkenhoker and Patrick Angle.
nShawsville's Premier Bank and the cross-country team asked Mrs. Whitehurst's art foundation class to submit T-shirt designs for the annual five kilometer run on July 5. JASON GALLIMORE received 25 dollars for his winning design.
nFour middle school students were honored at a reception at Radford University for their performances in the District M Association of Teachers of English WRITING CONTEST. Andee Sears won first prize in the short story division; Timmy Kingery won second prize. Skyler Helm was the top winner in the nonfiction division; Adam Trout took third prize.
by CNB