Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, November 29, 1994 TAG: 9411290073
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: LAURA ZIVKOVICH
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Members of each club and organization at the school collected food and supplies to make at least one basket containing enough food for a family holiday meal.
Wade's Supermarket sold hams to the school at reduced prices to add to each basket.
The students displayed the decorated baskets Wednesday on stage at a schoolwide assembly. They watched live performances of excerpts from the Theatre Arts Association's Comedy Nite Live and listened to praise by keynote speaker Blacksburg Police Chief Bill Brown.
After the assembly students loaded the baskets into police cars from the Blacksburg Police Department, the Christiansburg Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department. The police, with the help of a list from the Community Action group, distributed the baskets to the families.
The school reached its goal of exceeding last year's distribution of 130 baskets. Marianna Fillmore, an adviser to the Student Council Organization, was impressed with the school's effort to create a better holiday for those in need. "We wanted to meet or expand the number from last year," she said. "We are very pleased with the results."
Twelve members of the Christiansburg High School VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CLUBS OF AMERICA recently received awards at the group's leadership conference in Leesburg.
Tony Pittman, Mary Anne King, Amber Duncan, Sabrina Cole, Elesha Howard, Charlene Jackson and Ronnie Bailey won a Statesman award; Shannon Brumfield, Crystal Toler, Sandra Hinkley, Jennifer McGuire and Brandon Spradlin received Advanced Statesman awards.
Seven teachers from AUBURN HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL are included in the third edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1994.
Former Auburn students listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students recommended Beverley Billingsley, Kathryn Brennan, Stephen Bull, Bernadette Burroughs, Donald Finn, Charles Jervis and Gail Lambert to be added to the list of nearly 67,000 teachers.
The Gilbert Linkous Elementary Safety Patrol will sponsor its annual BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Saturday from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the school.
The event is open to all. Admission is $2.75 for adults and $1.75 for children. Children will have the opportunity to have their photos taken with Santa.
For more information, call the school at 951-5727.
The Kipps Elementary School Safety Patrol will sponsor a PARENTS NIGHT OUT Friday from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the school.
The event, supervised by safety patrol sponsors and parent volunteers, is open to kindergarten through fifth-grade pupils.
Refreshments will be served.
Admission is $5 for one child, $8 for two children and $10 for three or more children.
For registration information, call 951-5760.
Bethel Elementary School will hold its third annual DECEMBER CRAFT SHOW AND SALE on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school.
Proceeds from the sale will fund the fifth-grade trip to Washington.
For more information, contact the school at 633-3215.
The Christiansburg High School Future Business Leaders of America Club's annual VARIETY SHOW is scheduled for Thursday night at 7.
The event includes bands, choral groups, and the crowning of Mr. and Miss CHS.
Admission is $3.50 at the door; children age 5 and under get in free.
The Blue Demon Marching Band Boosters Club is selling CHRISTMAS TREES to raise money for a band trip to Orlando each day starting at 3 p.m. in the parking lot to the right of the entrance to Christiansburg HIgh School.
Tree prices start at $12.
For more information, call Fred Chang, band director, at 382-5178 or Blair and Peggy Meldrum, club copresidents at 382-4407.
Meetings
The Christiansburg High School Demon Booster Club will sponsor a MEET-THE-TEAMS night Sunday at 6 in the school gym.
All winter sports athletes will be on hand to greet their fans.
The Blacksburg High School Athletic BOOSTERS CLUB will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at Draper Aden Associates, 2206 South Main St.
For more information, call Dennis Dowdy, 382-2283 or Rhonda Rogers, 231-6204.
The Montgomery County School Board seeks public input for its last HEARING on the development of the 1995-96 school year's operating budget, tonight at 7:30 in Shawsville High School's auditorium
To sign up in advance to speak at the meeting, call Revonda Brumfield, clerk of the board, at 382-5138.
by CNB