Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, May 2, 1995 TAG: 9505020091
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: HALE SHEIKERZ
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
\ Six Christiansburg High School cosmetology students received their American VICA degree at the State Leadership Conference April 28-30 in Virginia Beach. The students are MARY ANNE KING, SHANNON BRUMFIELD, STEPHANIE BISHOP, CARRIE MILLER, JESSICA RATLIFF and CRYSTAL TOLER.
The VICA degree is the highest degree that students can receive in high school. It is awarded to students who complete Level 5 of the Professional Development Program. The PDP is a program that helps vocational students set goals and gain employment skills.
\ Two students from Elliston-Lafayette Elementary School in Elliston received awards from the PTA Reflections contest. PATSY LEE VOTA, a third-grader, and SAMANTHA HAMLIN, a fourth-grader, both won honorable mention awards in literature.
\ Three high school students participated in the annual Bank Day sponsored by the Young Bankers Association of the Virginia Bankers Association on March 21. AMANDA HODGE from Blacksburg High School, REBECCA GRIFFITH from
Christiansburg High School and BRIAN JONES from Giles County High School interned during the day at the National Bank of Blacksburg. The program is designed to familiarize students with how banking benefits the community.
From their experience, the students wrote an essay titled "How Banking Benefits My Community." Their essays will be judged against essays from other students in the region who participated in the program. Ten regional essay winners will be selected from which a finalist will be chosen to receive a scholarship as the state winner of the essay contest.
On March 25, the National Bank of Blacksburg also participated in the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake sponsored by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the New River Valley. Eight teams of 35 employees represented NBB at the event and raised more than $1,600.
\ Students at Christiansburg Primary School celebrated the art and literature of Ezra Jack Keats on March 31. Professional artists from the area, including architects, computer graphic designers and jewelry makers, shared their work with students at the school.
Students were introduced to watercolor, oil painting, charcoal drawing and framing. They will use the techniques they learned to draw and paint murals of downtown Christiansburg.
The celebration was possible through a grant the school received from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Keats was a famous children's author who won several awards for literature, including the Caldecott Award.
\ Two students at Auburn High School have been chosen to attend the 1995 World Affairs Conference at Marymount University in Arlington June 26-29. ERIN BULL, a junior, and STACIE BOOTH, a sophomore, will participate in the conference that's designed to bring together young people with university professors, diplomats and government spokespersons to discuss current issues.
The Rotary Club of Montgomery County and Auburn High School will sponsor the students through scholarships of $350 to cover tuition, room and board, and educational materials.
Bull will also attend Washington and Lee University's Summer Scholars Program July 2-26 at the university's Lexington campus. She will participate in the law and society curriculum of the program.
Bull is also one of three Auburn juniors selected to receive the Rotary Junior Achievement Award. The award will be presented to Bull, MEGGAN JOHNSON and VIC POLIDORO on May 9 at Stone's Cafeteria by the Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club. The award is given to juniors who are in the top five percent of their class.
AUTUMN DICKMAN and TERRY MILLIRONS, seniors at Auburn, are recipients of the Rotary Code of Ethics Award. The award is given to the best male and female senior who best adheres to the Rotary Club's seven point code of ethics.
AMY REEDY, a senior at Auburn, is one of 25 Freshman Scholars finalist at Radford University. She will receive a $1,000 scholarship each year and is eligible to win a full tuition, four-year scholarship.
Students at Bethel Elementary School celebrated Virginia Agricultural Products Week March 13-17. Students participated by making posters and a banner and displaying a special farm scene in the school cafeteria. Different grades competed against each other throughout the week by participating in contests such as guessing how many peanuts and kernels of corn were in two small jars, a peach tree maze and crossword puzzles.
Students at Belview Elementary School celebrated their annual May Day Festivities on May 1. Two students represented each classroom, with the king and queen being selected from the fifth grade. The king and queen were crowned after the procession to Pachelbel's Canon in D.
Each grade level participated in the festivities by performing a musical of physical education activity.
\ School Events
The Montgomery County Youth-Adult Partnership will hold a teen adult dialogue at Auburn High School on May 10 from 1:05 to 2:40 p.m. Parents and students are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be provided. For more information call Russell Rice at 382-5776 or Doris Gillispie at 382-3728.
Montgomery County Public Schools' spring parent meeting titled "The Key to Your Child's Success" will be Monday, May 8. Dr. Katharine Kersey, professor and chairman of the Dept. of Child Studies and Special Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, will be the featured speaker. Kersey is the author of "The Art of Sensitive Parenting, Helping Your Child Handle Stress" and "Don't Take It Out on Your Kids!"
The event is open to the public. Child care and refreshments will be provided. The program will start at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at Falling Branch Elementary School in Christiansburg.
\ Teachers in the News
The National Science Teachers Association recently awarded CATHERINE NEY a national teacher certification in elementary science and middle level science. Ney is a teacher at Margaret Beeks Elementary School in Blacksburg, where she teaches second grade. Ney is also a 1994-95 Christa McAuliffe Fellow and is working in the area of science technology. She is one of 15 teachers recognized by NSTA for her dedication and experience in science education.
MARTHA ANN STALLINGS, a fifth-grade teacher at Kipps Elementary School in Blacksburg, was inducted into the Eastern Kentucky University's Hall of Distinguished Alumni on April 29. She graduated from EKU in 1974 with a degree in elementary education.
Stallings was featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary "Educating Peter." During 1991-92, Home Box Office filmed the documentary in her third-grade classroom at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School in Blacksburg. The film is the story of a child with Down Syndrome who was included, for the first time, in an age-appropriate "regular" classroom alongside 20 non-disabled students.
Stallings has been teaching for more than 14 years and is frequent speaker at workshops and seminars across the country. She received a master's degree from Michigan University and is working on a doctorate in curriculum and instruction at Virginia Tech.
\ Registration
The Blacksburg New School, an independent parent-teacher cooperative, has started registration for the 1995-96 school year. BNS offers individualized instruction in small classroom environments for grades K-5. A state-licensed after-school program is also available. For more information call T.J. Stone at 552-6947.
by CNB