Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, February 14, 1995 TAG: 9502180015
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: LAURA ZIVKOVICH
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
WSLS TV's weatherman Bill Meck enlightened Christiansburg Elementary School fourth-graders Friday on the scientific aspects of weather.
Meck, who gave an hourlong presentation in the school's multi-purpose room, drew diagrams on the blackboard and asked audience volunteers to help explain weather principles such as how rain drops and clouds form and how to recognize cloud formations. Meck then responded to the eager audience that came prepared with good questions.
Fourth-grader Anthony Rhea said Meck not only talked about meteorology, "he also answered some questions about his life." He explained how he got in to meteorology and brought two weather books he received at the age of six.
The pupils presented Meck with a cake which he then showed on his weather broadcast Friday evening when mentioning his visit to the school. Meck gave the fourth-graders each a postcard-sized picture of himself.
Reid Arrington and Scott Call, members of Pat Cross's fourth-grade class, said Meck was not only intelligent, but was able to make the presentation fun for the audience.
Belview Elementary School and Kipps Elementary School recently announced their school-level winners in the National Parent Teacher Association's Reflections contest.
Reflections is a nationwide cultural arts program that encourages creative expression in primary, elementary, middle and high school students. They may enter in four categories: literature, music, photography and visual arts. All entries must be original works created entirely by students.
At each school, one entry in each category from each age level will be evaluated at the county level. County winners may then compete at the district, region and state levels.
BELVIEW ELEMENTARY: Primary Visual Arts Winners:Johnny Payne, first place; Jonathan Hunter, second place; Merideth Miller, third place and Elizabeth Holifield, Marissa Pomrenke, Terry Epperly, Todd Goodman, Jonathan Hunter and Alex Mandzak, honorable mention.
Intermediate Visual Arts Winners: Matthew Miller, first place; Ariel Madzuk, second place; Morgan Hubble, third place and Sidney Linkous, Rachel Polan, Crissy Sheppard, Lee Ann Linkous, Sheena Tucker, Leah Goodman, Shannon Anderson and Emily Burr, honorable mention.
Primary Literature Winners: Merideth Miller, first place; Sarah Davis, second place; Sheena Thurman, third place and Ashleigh Rogers and Paige Sheppard, honorable mention.
Intermediate Literature Winners: Joseph Pomrenke, first place; Daniel Morgan, second place; Daniel Carrier, third place and Lee Skidmore, Cory Ryan and Lynda Frith, honorable mention.
Music Winner: Matthew Dickerson, first place.
Photography Winner: Karen Langdorf, first place.
KIPPS ELEMENTARY: Primary Visual Arts Winners:Nicholas Curtin, first place; Penghuan Zhou, second place; Samantha Kurtz, third place.
Intermediate Visual Arts Winners: Cynthia Karamaoun, first place; Justin Lawson, second place; Abbie Morgan, third place.
Intermediate Literature Winners: Emily Saunders, first place; Heather Beneski, second place; Sarah deWolf, third place.
Music Winner: Ashley Cavell, first place.
Photography Winner: Melisa Buchner, first place.
Blacksburg New School pupils will conclude a unit of study on American Indian culture and life today with a visit by an American Indian storyteller.
Individual classes studied regional groups such as Cherokees and tribes of the Southwest, the Pacific Northwest and the Great Plains. Last week the pupils gathered in a pow-wow and shared the information they learned and displayed masks, shields, models and wall charts. They danced and told stories including one in sign language.
Prices Fork Elementary pupils are jumping at the chance to fight heart disease. Today at 2 p.m. they will take part in the American Heart Association's Jump Rope for Heart program.
The program teaches participants about the benefits of regular exercise, a healhy lifestyle and good nutrition and raises money to support research and educational programs to help combat heart disease.
Auburn High School sophomores studying history, world literature and computer technology recently visited the Virginia Tech Media Center and learned to access the World Wide Web.
Larry Arrington, Montgomery County Public Schools technology coordinator and teachers Charles Jervis and Susan Lester explained the vast resources available on the network.
Students explored the World Wide Web and found information on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other major science institutes, clips of movies and songs and even accessed information in Swedish from a university in Sweden.
Kindergarten and fifth grade classes at Harding Avenue Elementary celebrated the 100th day of school Feb.8, centering the day's activities around the number 100.
A group of 100 pupils lay side by side to see how far the line would extend. Kindergartners strung necklaces of 100 Cheerios and Fruit Loops. The pupils created drawings around the figure 100, decided what they would be doing 100 days from now and balanced on one foot for 100 seconds.
Meetings & More
Christiansburg High School teachers and counselors will hold a meeting for parents of 10th- and 11th-graders considering advanced placement classes for the 1995-96 school year, Thursday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. in the school library.
They will discuss how the courses are taught, the benefits of taking the courses and show an informational video.
The Kipps Elementary Parent Teacher Association will meet Thursday, 7 p.m. Parents may view Jim Trelease's "Read Aloud" video and purchase his book at a discounted price. Kindergartners will perform at the meeting.
For more information, call Susan DiSalvo, 951-3121.
The Bethel Elementary Parent Teacher Association will meet tonight at 7. Herman Bartlett, Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent, will discuss the 1995-96 budget.
Parents are welcome to tour the school's renovated library and computer lab after the meeting. Library staff will hold a book fair and introduce a new "adopt-a-book" project.
Refreshments will be served.
Parents of Blacksburg New School pupils are invited to the school today, 2-3 p.m., to enjoy ice cream sundaes with their children in celebration of Valentine's Day.
The New River Community College Financial Aid Office will hold two workshops for students and parents explaining financial aid programs and criteria for the 1995-96 academic year.
The workshops, all in in Richardson Auditorium, Rooker Hall, Dublin campus, are scheduled for Wednesday, 3 p.m.; and Thursday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m.
For more information, call Joe Sheffey, 674-3615.
The Christiansburg High School AFTER-PROM PARTY COMMITTEE will meet Wednesday, 7 p.m. in the school's girls' health room.
Call 382-3283 or 381-0059, for further information.
The New River Valley Reading Council and the Virginia Tech Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa will hold a READING SHARE FAIR Thursday, Feb. 23, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Blacksburg Marriott.
Educators will share techniques and ideas for reading education.
Admission is free for members, $2 for non-members.
For more information, call Belva Collins, 951-5732 or Beth Boyle, 951-5760.
If you have an interesting school-related item for the paper, send it to Laura Zivkovich at the Roanoke Times & World News, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va., 24073.
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