Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, March 16, 1995 TAG: 9503210005
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N8 EDITION: METRO
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The grants will be used to support environmental projects this spring and summer, and recipients will earn academic credit for independent study while doing research.
Mike Donahue of Roanoke and Kenny Dyer of Salem will receive grants for a second time. Donahue will survey vernal ponds of the Roanoke Valley for certification by the Vernal Pool Association. This will be the first time Virginia pools have been certified. Dyer, a horticultural graduate, will publish an educational brochure on composting to be used by Virginia Western classes and by the public at Roanoke's recycling demonstration site on the campus.
Randy Howell of Roanoke will conduct a behavior study on the red panda at Mill Mountain Zoo, and Maurice Wilson of Roanoke will work in Roanoke's new water production facility at Carvins Cove.
Bryan Burke of Roanoke will continue his independent study of mushrooms in the lab and will introduce Fishburn Park Elementary School students to fungi and their roles in the environment. Joe Handerhan of Catawba will work with Roanoke's recycling program as a liaison with downtown businesses.
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS' CENTRAL COUNCIL PTA has announced the 1994-95 winners in its Reflections contest.
The primary winners are:
Literature - Aaron Fallon, Fishburn Park, first place; Will Urbanski, Fishburn Park, second; Robert Clemo, Raleigh Court, third; Aleace Kingery, Garden City, honorable mention.
Photography - Jennifer Tate, Lincoln Terrace, first; Emily Equi, Fishburn Park, and Katie Davies-Ross, Crystal Spring, both second; J. Austin West, Crystal Spring, and Andrew Flora, Raleigh Court, both third; Jaimie Clay, Crystal Spring, and Kyle Byrd, Lincoln Terrace, both honorable mention.
Visual Arts - Christina Sundt, Virginia Heights, first; Jackie Gentry, Raleigh Court, second; Daisy Frabell, Crystal Spring, and Zachary Bennett, Fishburn Park, both third place; Ben Sellars, Raleigh Court, Andre Witcher, Preston Park, Sarah Bennett, Fishburn Park, and Joanna McGrath, Grandin Court, all honorable mention.
The Intermediate winners are:
Literature - Caitlin Aukward, Raleigh Court, first; Elizabeth Grimes, Raleigh Court, second; Whitney Woolwine, Grandin Court, third; Daniel Conte, Fishburn Park, honorable mention.
Music - Laura Graninger, Wasena, first; Abbie Richardson, Grandin Court, second; Megan Flora, Raleigh Court, Lauren Slusher, Fishburn Park, both third; Claire Willis, Crystal Spring, Grade 5; honorable mention, David Dillenhunt, Fishburn Park; honorable mention, Nicole Brash, Raleigh Court, all honorable mention.
Photography - David Magerkurth, Raleigh Court, first; Jessica Tate, Lincoln Terrace, Melanie Creggar, Raleigh Court, both second; Kelly Dodge, Lincoln Terrace, and Payton Youngblood, Fishburn Park, both third; Courtney Marshall, Crystal Spring, Daniel Shepherd, Wasena, Hadley Adkins, Fishburn Park, Jill Raney, Fishburn Park, all honorable mention.
Visual Arts - Lee Chichester, Wasena, first; Evan Perry, Grandin Court, second; Claire Haynie, Wasena, and Margaret Lemon, Crystal Spring, both third; Marina A. Salama, Crystal Spring, Kate Herbert, Raleigh Court, Amanda Cyphers, Grandin Court,Tom Raney, Fishburn Park, all honorable mention.
The middle school winners are:
Literature - Leigh Morris, Woodrow Wilson, first; Erin Nicole Marley, Breckinridge, second; Lindsey Magerkurth, Woodrow Wilson,third; Ann Henley Saunders, Madison, honorable mention.
Music - Isaac Chan, James Madison, first; Graham Scala, Woodrow Wilson, second.
Photography - Bradley Matthews, James Madison, first; Lindsey Magerkurth, Woodrow Wilson, second; Emily Frabell, James Madison, and Alluson Ayers, James Madison, both third; Melanie Moore, Woodrow Wilson, and Dallas Magerkurth, Woodrow Wilson, both honorable mention.
Visual Arts - T. Garth Simmons, William Ruffner, first; Bradley Witt, Stonewall Jackson, second; Alma Kvakic, William Ruffner, and Carl Rheinheimer, James Madison, third; Talethia Nance, William Ruffner, and Douglas Cheatwood, Woodrow Wilson, both honorable mention.
The senior high school winners are:
Literature - Vanessa Fassie, William Fleming, first; Sammi Rader, William Fleming, second; Anna Myers, Patrick Henry, third; Jeff McCray, Patrick Henry, honorable mention.
Music - Susan Hord, Patrick Henry, first; Micah Davidson, Patrick Henry,and Max Masinter, Patrick Henry, both second; Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, third; Nathan Mossor, William Fleming, honorable mention.
Photography - Callie Robertson, William Fleming, first; Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, and Judith Bradley, William Fleming, both second; Cham Lucas, William Fleming, and Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry, both third.
Visual Arts - Anthony Southers, William Fleming, first; Charles Danforth, William Fleming, second; Taylor Jones, Patrick Henry, third; Kinsey Holder, Patrick Henry, David Staniunas, William Fleming, Jeff Barnett, William Fleming, and Nghia Nguyen, Patrick Henry, all honorable mention.
BETH ANN FELLOWS BRYANT of Roanoke recently was named to the 1995 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."
Bryant is a senior human relations major and Bible minor at Milligan College in Tennessee.
AMY LEIGHANNE NICELY, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney M. Nicely of Roanoke, has been named to the dean's list at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for the 1994 fall semester. Nicely is a 1991 graduate of Northside High School.
GARY LEE DAVIS JR., son of Linda and Gary Davis Sr. of Roanoke, recently received a bachelor of science degree from Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Ky.
D. SCOTT BOWERS, son of Andy and Judy Greer of Salem, has been named to the dean's list at Milligan College in Tennessee. Bowers is a junior computer science major.
EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE has named several Roanoke Valley students to its dean's list for the 1994 fall semester. They are: Heather Ammermann, daughter of E. Gifford and Eleanor Ammermann of Roanoke; Tim Ward, son of Roger B. Ward of Roanoke and Sandra Connolly of Cloverdale; Stephanie Cash, daughter of Steven and Angela Cash of Troutville; and Robyn Mundy, daughter of Jack and Sue Mundy of Daleville.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE has named the following Roanoke-area students to the dean's list for the first semester of the 1994-95 academic year.
Students from Roanoke are: Cadet Brandon R. Cornett, son of Ms. Joyce Cornett and Jim Cornett; Cadet Andrew M. Osborn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale M. Osborn; and Cadet Mark Q. Emick Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Q. Emick Sr.
Cadet Robert T. Prince, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Prince Jr. of Blue Ridge, was also named to the list.
ROANOKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS has announced the names of the first 10 participants in its Future Teachers Program. The participants, who are enrolled in the teacher preparation program at Roanoke College, are employees of the school system and must commit to teach a year for each year of assistance.
The participants and their current schools are: Linda Bently-Childress, Oakland Elementary; Sharon Hicks, Woodrow Wilson Middle; Sharon Hodges, Fallon Park Elementary; Angela Layman, Preston Park Elementary; Barbara Lee, Fishburn Park Elementary; Lois Lee, Grandin Court Elementary; Robin Marlles, Stonewall Jackson Middle; Paula Morgans, Woodrow Wilson; Janice Williams, Garden City Elementary; and Debra Wright, Roanoke Academy for Mathematics and Science.
by CNB