Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 21, 1995 TAG: 9503210086
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: LAURA ZIVKOVITCH
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The 13-year-old has practice in handling the pressure. He finished in the top 10 at last year's state bee and, as the Montgomery County Public Schools' division winner in the Roanoke Times & World-News spelling bee, will compete at its regional competition April 1 in Roanoke.
His schoolmate, LAUREN HACKNEY, a sixth-grader, will be the spelling bee alternate.
Lucas is the son of Joan Nelson and Jim Kline. Lauren's parents are Cameron and Deborah Hackney.
These sharp spellers are not the only two students from the New River Valley to perform exceptionally in recent national, state and local competitions.
MARK TONG, an eighth-grader at Dalton Intermediate School, qualified for the Virginia Mathcounts team by placing in the top four among 88 students at the state championships in Richmond March 11. He again placed among the top four students in a special countdown round in which he competed head to head with 16 other finalists in solving difficult mathematical problems in 45 seconds. The Virginia Society of Professional Engineers sponsored the event.
Mark and his Virginia team members will travel to Washington, D.C., for the national competition April 28. He is the son of Hsin-Min and Chi-Yun Tong of Radford.
The Roanoke Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars chose ALISON FLORA, a Christiansburg High School junior, to attend the Youth Leadership Conference at Freedom's Foundation in Valley Forge, Pa. The choice was based on her essay, "The Bill of Rights and My Responsibilities," on her leadership potential, interest in community service, and performance in an interview with the sponsors.
The conference encourages students to think of the values and opportunities of a free society and their own roles as citizens. They participate in discussions with government, industry and academic leaders.
Alison is the daughter of Martha and Roger Flora.
AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL'S FORENSICS TEAM - Carrie Bishop, Ben Loveday, Jack Angert, Elizabeth Miller, Erin Bull, Peter Polidoro, Vic Polidoro, Emily Trivette and Carrie Alderman - placed second in the Three Rivers District Tournament Feb. 23.
Trivette and Miller also won medals at the regional tournament March 4. Trivette won a bronze medal for finishing second in the poetry category. Miller was second in foreign competition, qualifying for the state forensics tournament Saturday.
MATT BELAY and JOEY FISK, marketing students at Blacksburg High School, each placed second in their competitive events at the Distributive Educational Clubs of America State Leadership Conference in Richmond. Their performance qualified them to attend the National Leadership Conference April 29-May 3 in St. Louis, Mo.
The Black Cultural Center at Virginia Tech and the Women's Month Planning Committee picked the art work of 20 Blacksburg Middle School students to appear in WOMAN ART, an exhibit opening today, 7 p.m., 126 Squires Student Center.
The featured student artists are Leigh Rimer, Megan Andrew, Michal Slawny, Nancy Via, Jessica Culver, Karen Alexander, Laura Knight, Leah Finity, Katie Schnecker, Katie Hill, Abby McKee, Susan Olin, Janie Jones, Melissa Armstrong, Sarah Brunner, Lacey Brown, Nisha Nagrarkatti, Annie Chalmers, Joan Gailliard and Ivy Williams.
The exhibit runs through March 31.
School Events
The Elliston-Lafayette Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will sponsor its outdoor Spring Fling Saturday, April 1, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Children may hunt for Easter eggs and ride ponies while parents browse through craft and flea market items.
To reserve a $15 flea market space or a $10 craft space, call the school, 268-2291, or Tina Sarver, 268-5098.
Riner Elementary School's yard and craft sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Check your attics, closets and basements for sale items.
The 10-by-15-foot spaces cost $10. Vendors must bring their own tables. The event also includes a bake sale and car wash.
For more information, call Wilma Smith, 382-5165; Donna Underwood, 382-5359, or Tom Kegley, 382-8715.
The Blacksburg High School After Prom Party Committee will hold its annual get-together May 20, following the Blacksburg High School prom.
Each year, the committee plans a safe and substance-free after-prom celebration for juniors and seniors.
To help with the party, buy Kroger Cares gift certificates, redeemable for Kroger food and merchandise, by calling Faye Crist at the school, 951-5706.
Meetings & More
Educators may participate in a live teleconference on the School-to-Work Transition Movement Monday, 1:45-4:45 p.m., in Richardson Auditorium, Rooker Hall, New River Community College.
Participants will learn to develop transition programs, enhance collaboration of administrators, counselors and teachers, and integrate career concepts into the curriculum.
The discussion panel features Augusta Kappner, assistant secretary of education; Douglas Ross, assistant secretary of labor; David Imig, chief executive officer, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; and Richard Ishler, dean of the College of Education, University of South Carolina.
Admission is free. Space is limited. Call Dale Conrad, 674-3600, ext. 237, to reserve a spot.
The Montgomery County School Board will hold a public hearing on four-by-four block scheduling for Christiansburg and Shawsville high schools tonight at 7:30 in the Christiansburg High School auditorium.
The public is welcome to attend and participate. For further information, call 382-5100.
The Christiansburg High School After Prom Celebration Committee will meet Thursday, 7 p.m., in the girls' health room.
Anyone wishing to help with the event is welcome to attend. For more information, call 382-3283 or 381-0059.
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 24073.
by CNB