ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, April 18, 1996 TAG: 9604180004
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-8 EDITION: METRO
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS have announced the winners of the 1995-96 PTA Reflections contest, which encourages creative expression in literature, music, photography and visual arts. This year's theme is "Just Open Your Eyes and See ..." The first-place winner in each category will advance to district competition. The winners, by grade level are as follows:
Preschool through second grade for literature - Aaron Fallon of Fishburn Park, first place; Elizabeth McLaughlin of Fishburn Park, second; and Beth Levy of Crystal Spring, third.
Preschool through second grade for music - Andrew Flora of Wasena, first; Taylor Wishneff of Fishburn Park, second; and Mary Teresa Porter of Fishburn Park, third.
Preschool through second grade for photography - Michael Willis of Fishburn Park, first; Christina Sundt of Virginia Heights, second; Anna Burnstein of Crystal Spring, second; Sarah Moen of Grandin Court, third; Aidan St. Clair of Round Hill, third; and Veronica Rachon of Westside, honorable mention.
Preschool through second grade for visual arts - William Davis of Fairview, first; Ashley La Brie of Round Hill, second; Amber Pero of Fairview, third; Charlotte Williams of Fishburn Park, third; Brittany Bongrazio of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; Tyrice West of Round Hill, honorable mention; and Stephen Jenkins of Fishburn Park, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for literature - Frances McCorkle of Fishburn Park, first Adam Robinson of Crystal Spring, second; Jennie C. Smith of Fishburn Park, third; Deven Langston of Wasena, honorable mention; and Carly Romeo of Raleigh Court, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for music - Megan Flora of Raleigh Court, first; Elizabeth Hale of Monterey, second; Elizabeth Kraterfield of Fishburn Park, third; Hilah Witt of Fishburn Park, honorable mention; and Danielle Johns of Westside, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for photography - Tom Raney of Fishburn Park, first; Andrew Morrissett of Crystal Spring, second; Malcolm Perry of Wasena, third; April Martin of Garden City, third; Mary M. Gilliam of Crystal Spring, honorable mention; Eleanor Herman of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; Sabrina Thaler of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; Jacob Sorrells of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; and Benjamin Varney of Grandin Court, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for visual arts - Lyndsey Dickerson of Raleigh Court, first; Michael Mays of Fairview, second; Lee Chichester of Wasena, second; Grace M. Lovegrove of Raleigh Court, third; Meg Weckstein of Raleigh Court, third; Truong Tran of Garden City, honorable mention; Anne L. Hilliard of Crystal Spring, honorable mention; Jamal Rashad of Westside, honorable mention; Elizabeth Varney of Grandin Court, honorable mention; Jessica Tryban of Monterey, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for literature - Aldene Martin of Breckinridge, first; Amanda Quam of Madison, second; Ashley Phelps of Woodrow Wilson, third; and Julia Wilsie of Madison, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for music - Laura Graninger of Woodrow Wilson, first; Layne Wilson of James Madison, second; Emily Edwards Frabell of James Madison, third; Jill Raney of James Madison, honorable mention; and Emily Walker of Woodrow Wilson, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for photography - Jill Raney of Madison, first; Dallas Magerkurth of Woodrow Wilson, second; Claire Willis of Madison, second; Tiffany Powell of Ruffner, third; Sara Guerry of Woodrow Wilson, honorable mention; and Romney Wilson of Madison, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for visual arts - Andrew Wilkinson of James Madison, first; Kenneth Funderburk II of Addison, second; Nancy Wills of Addison, second; Alma Kolenda of Ruffner, second; Alma Kvakic of Ruffner, third; Derek A. Webb of Breckinridge, honorable mention; Bradley Witt of James Madison, honorable mention; Matthew Nance of Woodrow Wilson, honorable mention; and Aisha Turpin of Breckinridge, honorable mention.
Ninth-12th grades for literature - Amy L. Martin of Patrick Henry, first; Tiffany Barnett of William Fleming, second; Chaunte Paige of William Fleming, third; and Kim Nguyen of Patrick Henry, honorable mention.
Ninth 12th grades for music - Marc Hodges of William Fleming, first; Stefan Mikailoff of William Fleming, second; and Daniel Daum of Patrick Henry, third place.
Ninth-12th grades for photography - Krista Tolley of William Fleming, first; Daniel Daum of Patrick Henry, second; and Nick Harrington of William Fleming, third place.
Ninth-12th grades for visual arts - Stephanie Hogan of William Fleming; Aaron Dillon of William Fleming, second; and Jennifer Driscoll of William Fleming, third.
LOUISE TEMPLE FORSYTH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Logan Forsyth of Roanoke, recently won the second-highest-level art award in the 1996 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Forsyth, a senior at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, won a Silver Key for an oil pastel.
THOMAS VITOLO, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Vitolo of Roanoke, was named to the fall term high honor roll at Kent School, where he is a senior. He also has been awarded early admission to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
NATASHIA SKELLINGTON, a senior at William Byrd High School, has been awarded a Leadership Activities Scholarship at Barton College in Wilson, N.C.
Skellington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Skellington, will enter Barton in the fall.
BRIAN SUTTON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sutton of Vinton, recently won first place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars "Voice of Democracy" essay contest. Sutton is a junior at William Byrd High School, and his entry, "Answering America's Call," was sponsored by Vinton VFW Post No.4522.
THE GENERAL JAMES BRECKENRIDGE CHAPTER, Daughters of the American Revolution, has announced the winners of its 1995-96 Good Citizen Award. The award, given to high school seniors, is based on dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.
The winners are: Leroy Norman Lark, son of Barbara Sanders, Lord Botetourt; Jennifer Rebecca Vermillion, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Vermillion, North Cross School; Nathan Kyle Musselman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Musselman, Patrick Henry; and Suzette Leigh Leonard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Leonard, Roanoke Valley Christian Schools.
KELLY ROSENBERGER, a senior at Patrick Henry High School, recently made the viola section of the All-State Orchestra after an audition at James Madison University. Rosenberger, daughter of Russell and Eula Rosenberger, also is a member of the Roanoke Youth Symphony.
TAMMI WOODEN, daughter of P.E. and Sharron Wooden, recently received a $400 scholarship from the Roanoke-based Theta chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary sorority for women educators. Wooden, an honor graduate of William Fleming High School, attends Virginia Tech, where she is majoring in Spanish and elementary education.
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS announced that six Roanoke middle school teachers were among 20 educators selected to participate in Blue Ridge Public Television's PBS Mathline. The teachers are: Barbara Smith and Bonnie Simmons from Ruffner; Blair Buehler and Tom Cushing from Addison; and Terry Bigler and Eva Jirout from Madison.
The project allows teachers to interact with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics through on-line discussion.
LATASHA JUANEL SUGGS, a senior at William Fleming High School, is a semifinalist in the National Beta Club Scholarship Program. She placed in the top 273 of the 783 students competing. Suggs is one of 12 Virginia students to get the honor and is eligible to become a finalist.
THE ROANOKE SCHOOL SYSTEM has announced the results of its 1996 City Chess Championship:
K-12 Open Section - Jesse Hsing, James Madison Middle School, first place; Jonathan Tanner, Addison Middle School, second; Robert Holt, Patrick Henry High School, third; Greg Overholser, Addison, fourth; and Mary Holt, fifth; Mark DiProsperis, sixth; Allison Holt, seventh; Justin Marlles, eighth; Floyd Welton, ninth; and Nathan Taylor, 10th, all of Madison.
K-7 Elementary Section - Adam Tanner, Raleigh Court Elementary School, first; John Mobley, Fishburn Park Elementary, second; Nicholas Byrd, Raleigh Court, third; Philip Marlles, Raleigh Court, fourth; Tom Raney, Fishburn Park, fifth; Maria Motley, Addison, sixth; Meredith Stafford, Raleigh Court, seventh; Drew Durkee, William Ruffner Middle School, eighth; Antonio Cunningham, Lincoln Terrace Elementary, ninth; and Tauhni Snyder, Westside Elementary, 10th.
K-3 Primary Section - Gregory Mobley, Fishburn Park, first; Christopher Mobley, Fishburn Park, second; Zachary Dyer, Highland Park, third; Bryce Maxey, Crystal Spring Elementary School, fourth; Caroline Davis, Virginia Heights Elementary School, fifth; Christopher Barham, Preston Park Elementary School, sixth; Israel Cunningham, Lincoln Terrace, seventh; Thomas Wright, Fishburn Park, eighth; David Marlles, Raleigh Court, ninth; and Katie Campbell, Raleigh Court, 10th.
PATRICK HENRY and WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL students recently won awards at the state Leadership Conference.
Patrick Henry winners are: Yaron Rachlin, first place, International Marketing Manual; Chris Duncan, first place, Food Marketing; Kia Price and Jaime Brooks, delegates.
Those from Fleming are: Nicole Paxton, Shauna Walker and Kara Jones, third place, Civic Consciousness Project; Nicole Paxton, DECA student Merit Award; Terrence Williams, delegate.
Patrick Henry High School chapter awards - third place, social intelligence; Preferred Stock Award, comprehensive annual report; Virginia DECA Day Recognition.
William Fleming High School chapter awards - third place, vocational understanding project; chapter merit award; preferred award - annual report; Virginia DECA Day Recognition.
ROLAND E. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has announced the names of students who received state recognition for their participation in the National Career Development program. The program promotes career development through poster making and poetry writing.
The winners are:
Poster making, primary division: Travis Slone, second place; Crystal Hill, third place. Intermediate division: Carlton Mabe, third place.
Poetry writing, primary division: Jeffrey Wood, first place; Cameron Clark, second place; Wednesday Young, third place. Intermediate division: Brandon Reynolds, second place; Amanda Bruce, third place.
HILLS DEPARTMENT STORE named several Roanoke-area students as Outstanding Citizens for the months of January and February. Its Outstanding Citizen program recognizes and rewards students' academic and personal accomplishments to help build their self-esteem. Each student receives a certificate of achievement and coupon for a free item at Hills' Snack Express.
The students named Outstanding Citizens are:
From Preston Park - Diana Pham, Katie Smith, Maurice Price, Brittany Lake, Carla Skidmore, Darrieus Wilmer, Dahmien Henderson, Shaqwana Bonds, David Smith, Michael Altizer, Sarah Creviston, Jon De Bearn, Morgan Johnson, Monel Whorley, Adrian Hannold, Josh Conner, Judea Thomas, Brett Pike, Brittany Begley, Joshua Hayes, Amanda Lewis, Rayshad Nelms, Danielle Wingo, Billy Gravely, J.C. Gregory, Whitney White, Kerry Crouch, Ashley Ramsey, Latranika Holmes, Derick Stackpole.
From Bent Mountain Elementary - Montgomery Hensley, Kristen Redwine, Kristen Jones, Brian Bush, Minor Terry, Austin Patterson, Cody Kidd, Tyler Emery, Ashley Reyer.
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