ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, May 14, 1996 TAG: 9605140022
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: Class Notes
SOURCE: HALE SHEIKERZ
Several art students at Christiansburg High School have had the opportunity to have their work displayed at local art shows and competitions. Art work by Helen Smartt, Chandra Overstreet and Emily Quesenberry was chosen to be included at the Ferrum College's Up and Coming High School Juried Art Competition. Quesenberry's sculpture "Enter Expression" was honored with a Judge's Choice award at the competition. Smartt's entry was a pastel watercolor titled "Think Globally, Act Locally." Overstreet had two entries, a graphite sketch of Kurt Cobain and a watercolor titled "Vampire on 66th St."
Several students' work also has been selected to appear at the Roanoke Arts Commission High School Art Exhibition. The following students will have their work displayed: Smartt, Overstreet, Cindy Fenton, Carrie Gwinn and Lindsay Yearick.
In addition, art students at Christiansburg High have an on-line art gallery on the World Wide Web. Over the past several months, art teachers Pam Taylor and Jean Wonderley helped students display their work in cyberspace. Artwork displayed at the web site includes "The Time is Now," an immense clock built by several students in the sculpture and ceramics class to "voice the concern that the landfills are edging closer and closer to our own personal space," the page explains. Three-quarters of the piece is made out of biodegradable trash, and the final section out of water-degradable Styrofoam to show the small amount of land left on Earth.
Another work is "It's a Balancing Act," a pastel sketch of a football player doubling over under the weight of a gigantic book. The artist, senior Lyle Gardner, explained that when he created that piece, "I was struggling to get by in algebra, and I knew if I didn't make a good grade, I wouldn't get to play football" - a dream of his since the eighth grade.
The site includes art work and writings by students. It can be found at http://www.bev.net/education/schools/chs/art.
Emily Trivette is one of 200 students chosen statewide to attend the Governor's School for the Gifted-Humanities Division. The Auburn High School junior will attend the monthlong conference in July at the University of Richmond. She is the daughter of Nancy and David Trivette of Riner. SENIORS OF THE MONTH The following students have been recognized as Students of the Month for April.
Angelia E. Sale of Auburn High School is president of the senior class. She also is treasurer of the College Club and secretary of the Monogram Club. Sale is a four-year member of FCA and a two-year member of Future Business Leaders of America.
Sale also has participated in Students Against Drunk Driving, the Spanish Club, Swing Choir and the High School Choir. She also has been a varsity cheerleader for two years. She also played tennis, and was on the volleyball and basketball teams.
She is the daughter of David and Karen Sale of Radford.
Blacksburg High student William Lee is a National Merit Scholarship finalist and a member of Who's Who Among American High School Students. He has participated in several activities at school, including the Debate Team, National Honor Society, Science and Environment Club and the Klassroom Kwiz Team.
Lee also has participated in JETS junior and varsity teams, the MACC team and the Roanoke City Math Chase Team. He attended the Virginia Governor's School for Science and was qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination. He also is a member of the band.
He is the son of Ting-Kuo Lee and Li-Bin Lee of Blacksburg.
Christiansburg High student Lucas S. Covey has been on the yearbook staff for two years, being the editor of the index and senior sections as a senior. He is vice president of the National Honor Society and a member of the Beta Club and Latin Club. He has participated in several academic competitions, including the Mountain Academic Competition Conference, the Math Chase, JETS and the Virginia High School Programming Competition at Virginia Tech.
He was a Mr. and Miss CHS representative, attended the Summer Scientific Seminar at the United States Air Force Academy and received a junior achievement award from the Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club. He also is an active member of his church youth group.
He is the son of Robert and Cynthia Carter.
Stacey R. Fijalkowski has been a peer counselor for four years, including president of the club as a senior. She's attended leadership conferences and has participated in a local DARE Program through peer counselors. The Shawsville High School student also is a member of Students Against Drunk Driving, the Beta Club, College Club and Future Business Leaders of America.
Fijalkowski also is a member of the Swing Choir and the handbells. She has been recognized and has received several awards, including a member of the All District Chorus, All County Chorus and English Award. She also has received a Chorus Bar, Medallion and Letter. She is a member of the National Honor Society and Who's Who Among American High School Students.
She also is involved with her church, youth groups and church choir and conventions.
She is the daughter of Steve and Lynn Fijalkowski of Shawsville. AWARDS The Choral and Band programs at Blacksburg High School recently traveled to Orlando, Fla., to participate at the MusicFest. The groups returned with several top honors and awards. The students competed against ensembles from 12 states. Diana Love is director of the band program and Jan Blumenthal is director of the choir program. The Blacksburg group received the following awards:
Concert Choir - excellent rating, tie for first place in Class AA.
Jazz Choir - excellent rating, first place in Show Choir category.
Madrigals - superior rating, second place in Chamber Choir category.
Concert Band - excellent rating, third place in Class A.
Symphonic Band - superior rating, first place in Class AA.
Marching Band - superior rating, first place in Class A (parade).
Musical groups from Christiansburg Middle School recently participated at the 1996 Fiesta Val at Myrtle Beach. The students competed against middle and high schools from 11 states. The Christiansburg group received the following awards:
Eighth-Grade Choir - excellent rating, first place.
Demon Dynamics (singers) - superior rating, first place; Championship Middle/Junior High award.
Advanced Band - superior rating for Grade III music; first place (middle school division). EVENTS The Blacksburg High School Choral presents a spring concert and pie auction at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The concert choir, show choir and madrigal singers will perform much of the program which they performed at the recent music festival.
At 7 p.m., various homemade pies will be available for sampling and bidding. Money raised will go toward choral funds. For more information, call 951-5706.
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