Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, April 11, 1995 TAG: 9504110101
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: LAURA ZIVKOVICH
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
More than 45 Virginia artists took part in the Kipps Creative Arts Festival March 31. Each Kipps pupil attended five art sessions, an opera workshop and a theatrical performance of "Jack and the Beanstalk."
The session topics included ballet, expressive dance, clogging, different musical instruments, storytelling, blacksmithing, sculpture, quilting, cartoons and weaving.
FALLING BRANCH and McHARG elementary schools welcomed Al Wojtera and his Radford University Percussion-Marimba Ensemble as part of the New River Valley Friends of the Roanoke Symphony's Spring 1995 Artist-In-Residence Program.
The musical guests instruct the children in five 50-minute sessions on the history and use of standard orchestral instruments including Latin and other ethnic percussion instruments.
Jann Rosen-Queralt, an instructor at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, helped 15 CHRISTIANSBURG HIGH SCHOOL students create sculptures from miscellaneous "found" objects in an all-day sculpture workshop March 21.
Participating students were Jessie Carroll, Samantha Cosgriff, J.C. Cloe, Cindy Fenton, Carrie Gwinn, James Hanauer, Gabe Hudson, Jen Ingram, Tamia McNeil, Ryan Rose, Jamie Ryan, Sarah Slikker, Mark Sowder, Jim Tannihill and Bobby Trump.
Artist Mara Scrupe conducted a drawing workshop on perspective in architectural rendering Friday at AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. The participating students experimented with line, volume, color and composition while sketching buildings and monuments from photographs they brought from home.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Blacksburg Regional Art Association presented the workshop.
Help raise money for BLACKSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL through April 22 by bringing receipts from New River Valley Mall shops to the mall's customer service booth. Shoppers may register to win prizes such as a $500 mall shopping spree. By mentioning BMS upon the presentation of mall receipts, the school receives a donation.
Also at the booth from Saturday to April 22, shoppers may purchase 25-cent raffle tickets registering them to win $77 mall certificates. Drawings will be held each evening at 7. All proceeds benefit Blacksburg Middle School.
|Students in the News| nChristiansburg High School senior SOON IL SONG won the state forensics champion title at a Charlottesville tournament March 25. Soon Il placed first among his competitors in the Group AA spelling category with a score of 95 out of a possible 100, also outscoring all Group A and AAA contestants.
STACEY WILLS of Christiansburg High School will represent Virginia at the National Health Occupations Students of America Leadership Conference in June in Louisville, Ky. She was selected as the state's outstanding HOSA member at the club's recent Virginia Leadership Conference.
Christiansburg High School's chapter of FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA placed third out of 26 active chapters at the spring regional conference held recently at Radford University.
Team members Andrew Erickson, first place, business calculations; Kevin Martin, first place, computer concepts; Carey Gerard, first place, word processing; Sarah Evans, second place, business law; and Kelly Bucy, second place, business procedures, will compete again April 22 at the state conference in Roanoke.
CRYSTAL LINKOUS, a Blacksburg High School senior and state president of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, will receive the American VICA Degree at a leadership conference April 28-29 in Virginia Beach.
The degree, part of the club's Professional Development Program, helps students learn job performance, leadership and workmanship skills.
Radford High School's AMY CHUNG served as lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth Senate at the 48th annual Virginia YMCA Model General Assembly in Richmond April 6-9.
Other RHS student representatives were Chris Allen, Mary Arthur, Dan Beasley, Michelle Bishop, Brian Boggess, Russ Boyd, Brian Cullaty, Scott Effler, Jason Gore, Jennifer Hatfield, Sara Hatfield, Brian Hawley, Emily Jebo, David Johnson, Becky Lerch, Eric Merkt, Holly Morgan, Brad Nunn, Miranda Qi, Rob Speirs, Stacy Simms, Humid Turay and Jennifer Wilkinson.
The newly formed SPANISH CLUB at Radford High School recently elected officers. Farrah Claytor is the president; Kirk Perrow, vice president; Stacy Mills, secretary; Will Mayo, treasurer; and Rosetta Reed, reporter.
The Blacksburg High School chapter of FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA/Home Economics Related Occupations participated in the Southwestern Area Students Taking Action with Recognition Events recently at Bluefield College. The STAR Events help students to develop lifetime skills in interpersonal communication, creative and critical thinking, character development and vocational preparation.
Gold medal winners are Wendy Coe, Patricia Fizer, Cherise Whittier, Stacie Spradlin, Sarah Johnson, April Sutphin and Becky Hixon.
Silver medalists are Yvonne Dalton, Milissa Gorman, Corina Cook, Jennifer Minnix, Lisa Jones, Debbie Hinnant and Jennifer Linkous.
Coe, Fizer, Johnson, Spradlin and Sutphin advanced to the national preliminary competition to be held April 21-23 in Virginia Beach.
School Events
MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is registering students for the 1995-96 school year. For more information, call the school, 951-0034.
The Belview Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will sponsor its second annual CAREER DAY, April 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Guest speakers from different fields will speak.
The Bethel Elementary Parent Teacher Association's GIGANTIC YARD SALE is set for April 22, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Vending spaces are still available for $10 each. For more information, stop by the school or call 633-3215.
NEWBERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL will hold a carnival complete with a hot dog supper, games, bingo, a cake walk, face painting and a clown, May 5, 5-8 p.m.
For more information, call the school, 674-5116.
Auburn High School's MEADOW MUFFIN MINIBUCKS CONTEST to raise money for its alcohol- and drug-free after prom party is scheduled for April 22, on the school football field.
The lot placement drawing begins at 9:30 a.m.; the cow takes to the field at 10.
Land plots are $5. First-, second- and third-place winners receive $500, $250 and $100 respectively. For more information or to purchase a deed, call the high school office, 382-5160; Bob Davis, 382-3985; or Tom Bland, 382-0844.
by CNB