ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, May 2, 1996 TAG: 9605030007
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-8 EDITION: METRO
CAVE SPRING HIGH SCHOOL recently announced the names of several students selected to participate in the 1996-97 Virginia All-State Band and Orchestra. They are: Whitney Hanes, first chair flute, orchestra division; Kate Nettles, second chair oboe, orchestra division; and Brad Weaver and Ali Citsaz, alternates, band division. The students performed in a concert at Blacksburg High School April 13.
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS and COMMUNITY SCHOOL recently competed at the Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships in Pulaski.
In the K-3 primary division, Community School won second place with team members Alexander Corcoran, Alex Hincker, Chris Hincker, Becca Mikulas, Corban Smith, Brandon Whitten and sponsor Russell Potter, United States Chess Federation National Master.
Fishburn Park WEB Elementary Magnet School won fifth place with Gregory Mobley, Christopher Mobley, Craig Kafua, Allyn Hughes and sponsor Gina Gray.
Raleigh Court Elementary won second place in the K-6 elementary section with team members John Ellmore, Adam Tanner, Merideth Stafford, Phillip Marlles, Nicholas Byrd and sponsor David Tanner.
Fishburn Park won fourth place in the same division with John Mobley, Stephen Monar, Jake Hughes, Tom Rancy, and sponser Gina Gray. Individual winners were Phillip Marlles, sixth place; John Mobley, eighth place; and Adam Tanner, ninth place.
In the K-9 junior high division, James Madison Middle School won second place. Team members are Justin Marlles, Jessie Hsing, Mark DiProsperis, Floyd Welton, Christopher Clements, Allison Holt, Mary Holt, John Anderson, and sponsor Eva Jirouit. Patrick Henry High School won fourth place with Lyle Durkee, Stephen Ellis, Robert Van Doren, Yvette Phelps, Christopher Duncan, Bockenzic Duckett, and sponsor Sandy Garst. Individual winners were Justin Marlles, sixth place; Jessie Hsing, eighth place; and Mary C. Holt, 10th place.
ROANOKE SCHOOL SYSTEM has announced the winners in the Western Virginia Regional Science Fair recently held at Hollins College.
The grand award winners are:
Roanoke Valley Governor's School - Seth M. Wood and Annie Eure
Other winners are as follows:
Hollins College Scholarship Award - Annie Eure, Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Alfred D. Blease Award - Alan Wagstaff and Graham Field, Roanoke Valley Governor's School
David W. Partington Jr. Award - Jonathan Kurshan, Roanoke Valley Governor's School
Physics - Paul Gross, Cave Spring High School, and Seth M. Wood, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, tied for first place; Kirk A. Andrews, Lord Botetourt High School, and Margaret Cobey, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, tied for second place; Ryan D. McClung, Cave Spring, and Harry Kessler, Cave Spring, tied for third place.
Physical science team projects - Sarah Airey, Azadeh Iranmanesh and Jennifer O'Meara, and Alan Wagstaff and Graham Field, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, tied for first place; Britt Simmons, Gordon Lawson and John Hardwick, and Garrett Lee Lancaster Jr. and Sarah Turner, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, tied for second place; Karen Jargowsky, Elaina Harold and Elisabeth Cleveland, and Nikki McCoy and Jared Wessel, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, tied for third place.
Environmental science - Abigail Ferrance and Annie Eure, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, tied for first place; Jennifer Rogers, Roanoke Valley Governor's School and Brad Ashby Weaver, Cave Spring High School, tied for second place; Matt Lyden, William Byrd High School and Joseph Krawczel, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, tied for third place.
Medicine and health and microbiology - Taharee Webb, Roanoke Valley Governor's School and Lynn Moore, Cave Spring, tied for first place; Maneesh Jain, Cave Spring and Daniel Daum, Patrick Henry High School, tied for second place; Julie Plagenhoef, Cave Spring, and Beth Rhodes, Patrick Henry, tied for third place.
Botany and zoology - Virginia R. Ebbett, Northside High School, first place; Paula Katz, Roanoke Valley Governor's School and Jeremy Camden, William Byrd High School, tied for second place; Rachel Carina Perrott, Cave Spring and Abby Fifer, Patrick Henry, tied for third.
Biochemistry and chemistry - Elizabeth Bird, William Fleming, first place; Curtis J. Layton, Cave Spring, second place; Andrea Henderson, Lord Botetourt High School, third place.
Life sciences team projects - Doug Hartman and Sarah McCorkle, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, first place; Jayme Sawyer and Brent Elliott, William Fleming, second place; Aaron M. Lee and Tasha Nicole Willoughby, William Fleming, third place.
Engineering, mathematics and computer sciences - Yaron Rachlin, Patrick Henry, second place; Patrick John Bell, Salem High, third place.
Behavioral and social sciences - Corynne McCluskey, Salem High, first place; Stacy Graves, Cave Spring, second place; Erika Cramer, Lord Botetourt, third place.
American Waterworks Association - Jennifer Rogers, Patrick Henry, first place; Doug Hartman and Sarah McCorkle, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, second place; Karen Jargowski, Elaina Harold and Elisabeth Cleveland, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, third place.
Eastman Kodak Co. - Daniel Daum, Partick Henry, first place.
U.S. Air Force - Yaron Rachlin, Patrick Henry, first place; Abby Fifer, Patrick Henry, second place.
U.S. Metric Association - Elizabeth Bird, William Fleming, first place.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Seth M. Wood, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, first place.
U.S. Army - Seth M. Wood, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, Grand Award.
Hollins College Sigma Xi Club - Paula Katz, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, first place.
American Association of University Women - Erin Mulcahy, Alleghany High School, first place.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Kenneth M. Andrews Jr., Salem High, Ryan D. McClung, Cave Spring and Harry Kessler IV, Cave Spring Junior High, all award winners.
U.S. Navy and Marines - Kirk A. Andrews, Lord Botetourt, Taharee Webb, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, Curtis J. Layton, Cave Spring High and Patrick John Bell, Salem High, all first place winners.
American Meteorological Society - Patrick John Bell, Salem High, first place.
Smoke Free Society by the Year 2000 - Taharee Webb, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, first place.
Southern Photo and Print of Virginia - Ben Ward, Roanoke Valley Christian School, first place.
Iota Sigma Pi National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry - Andrea Henderson, Lord Botetourt High, first place.
Junior Engineering Technical Society - Yaron Rachlin, Patrick Henry, first place.
Yale Science and Engineering Association Inc. - Ryan D. McClung, Cave Spring, first place.
Association for Women Geoscientists - Abby Fifer, Patrick Henry, first place.
American Chemical Society - Virginia Blue Ridge Section - Andrea Henderson, Lord Botetourt, first place.
Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Services - Maneesh Jain, Cave Spring, first place.
ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS announced the following winners from the District 7, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Skills Olympics and Leadership contest held at local area schools. The first-place winners and selected second-place winners will attend the state VICA conference in Virginia Beach.
First-place winners are:
William Fleming - David Hunter, aviation science technology; Selena Shannon, commercial baking; Allen Anderson, food preparation assistant; Amy M. Bratton, law enforcement; Julia Crumley, nurse assistant; Quentin Haskins, sheet metal; Daniel Williams, fire cadet.
Patrick Henry - Brian Fagg, auto body; Joanne Thomas, cosmetology; Buzz Easterling, graphic arts
Team winners - David Andrews, Eric Beverly and Patrick Devall, Chapter Display, Patrick Henry; Christine Owsley, Erica Robertson, Kellie Tidrow and Becky Zook, Health Occupational Bowl, Patrick Henry; Amy Keene, Laura Paige, Aaron Galbreath, Drew Guelzow, VICA Quiz Bowl, Patrick Henry.
Second-place winners are:
Fleming - Seth Brillhart, aviation science technology; Christopher Hamm, commercial baking; Samuel James, food preparation assistant; Michelle Wyatt, nurse assisting; Mark Spiers, metals/welding and sheet metal.
Patrick Henry - Jenny Owens, commercial photography; Caryn Newcomb, job skill demonstration.
ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS announced the winners of the Regional Future Business Leaders of America competition held at Radford University.
The first-place winners are:
Daniel Daum, Mr. Future Business Leader, Patrick Henry; Taharee Webb, Ms. Future Business Leader, Patrick Henry; Brandi Dooley, information processing concepts, Patrick Henry; Amy Jewell, career manual II, Patrick Henry; Jeremy Barnes, computer applications, William Fleming; and Patrick Henry High, outstanding chapter.
AMY WOOD, a student in the health assistant class at Arnold R. Burton Technology Center, placed first in prepared speaking during the Health Occupations Students of America state competition.
ARNOLD R. BURTON TECHNOLOGY CENTER recently announced the names of its students who won first place in the VICA District VII Skill Contest recently held in Blacksburg. They are: Denny Akers, bricklayer; Eric Bell, motorcycle service technology; Andrew Donahue, air-cooled gas engines; Jennifer Fowler, poster; Jonathan Holland, occupational display; Jessica Lopez, essay; Billy McIlwraith, principles of technology; James Nutter, job interview; Judd Poulter, house construction; Shawn Preston, prepared speech; Derrick Tunstall, masonry; William Woodruff, extemporaneous speaking; Greg Peters, precision machining.
These winners will go to the state contest in May.
KATE NETTLES, daughter of John and Jane Nettles of Roanoke, received first place and $250 during the 14th Annual Young Artists' Awards Competition held at Hollins College.
Nettles, an oboist and a senior at Cave Spring High School, performed "Troisieme Solo De Clarinet" by Charles Colin.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF JUNIOR COTILLIONS, Roanoke Valley Chapter, recently announced those who have been named "Best Mannered Teacher" of the 1995-96 school year.
Recipients of the award are: Perry Manning of Andrew Lewis Middle School, Connie Mitchell of Botetourt Intermediate School, Karen Campbell and Danielle Wise of Cave Spring Junior High School, Lucia Craighead of East Salem Elementary, Charlotte Strickler of Grandin Court Elementary, Lynda Mauney of Glenver Junior High, Mary Jane Saunders of Herman L. Horn Elementary, Anne Larimer of Oak Grove Elementary School, Karen Martin of Penn Forest Elementary, Mary Jane Callahan, of Roanoke Catholic School, Janice Shelton of Roanoke Valley Christian School, Myra Crew of South Salem Elementary, and Lesli Adams of Woodrow Wilson Middle School. Award winners were nominated by Junior Cotillion student essays. The criteria for the selection included respect for students and acting as a good role model.
MARI CROAN, a senior at Salem High School, and BRAD REA, a senior at Glenvar High School, will each receive $1,000 Sam Walton Scholarships from Wal-Mart.
Croan and Rea were chosen because of their strong academic performance, involvement in school activities and work experiences.
Croan will attend James Madison University and Rea will attend the University of Virginia.
KIMBERLY CROWDER of Buchanan was selected to attend the Washington Journalism Conference in Washington, D.C., in April. Kimberly, a junior at James River Senior High School, was one of 350 outstanding high school journalists chosen to attend the conference sponsored by the Congressional Youth Leadership Council.
During the conference the students will participate in seminars and workshops led by leaders in the fields of print, radio and television journalism.
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