ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, June 27, 1996 TAG: 9606270083
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: W-7 EDITION: METRO
PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL announced the following team winners from the state Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Skill Olympics and Leadership contest held in Virginia Beach: Christine Owsley, Erica Robertson, Kellie Tidrow and Becky Zook won first place in the Health Occupation Quiz Bowl; Amy Keene, Laura Paige, Aaron Galbreath and Drew Guelzow won first place in the VICA Quiz Bowl.
VICA is an organization that prepares students for futures in trade, industrial, technical and health occupations.
ELIZABETH CLARK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Clark Sr. of Roanoke, has been awarded the Academic Achievement Scholarship at Cedarville College in Ohio for the 1996-1997 academic year.
A 1996 graduate of Roanoke Valley Christian School, Clark plans to study elementary education in college.
BEN LINKOUS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Linkous of Salem, has been selected as a recipient of a $5,300 academic scholarship for the 1996-1997 academic year at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga.
He is a 1996 graduate of Glenvar High School.
SANDRA L. CARROLL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Carroll of Roanoke, has been awarded a University Challenge Grant from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
WILLIAM KIRKLAND ROYSTER, son of Dr. and Mrs. R. Lewis Royster Jr. of Roanoke, recently graduated from the Blue Ridge School. He plans to attend the College of Charleston.
The Blue Ridge School is a college preparatory boarding school for young men outside of Charlottesville.
CAVE SPRING HIGH SCHOOL PTSA recently honored 26 students who have performed more than 2,500 hours of community service in the past year. The students are: Marissa Addy, Haana Ali, Jonathan Amos, Alpa Arora, Amanda Asbury, Hunter Atkinson, Amer Buckowsky, Jason Brubaker, Leslie Burdett, Shannon Cox, Brad Cullinan, Bradd Edmondson, Jennifer Fickler, Jacob Hawkins, Maneesh Jain, Jennifer Jenkins, Allison Lacombe, Tiffany Love, Michael Moran, Peter Nevin, Alison Shaffer, Erika Shernoff, David Saunders, Kelly Thorne and Amber Willmott.
WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL, a college preparatory school for boys in Madison County, recently announced the graduation of two Roanoke-area students, Christopher Herring Hancock, son of Kathleen McMillen Tate of Roanoke and William H. Hancock of Union, W.Va.; and Joshua Arthur Points, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Arthur Points of Roanoke. Both young men plan to attend the University of Virginia in the fall.
TAYLOR L. JONES, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones of Roanoke, was recently awarded a Visual Arts Merit Scholarship for the 1996-97 school year from the North Carolina School of the Arts where Jones is a rising college freshman in their School of Design and Production.
PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL recently recognized several students for their achievements in the fields of mathematics and science.
Carolyn Hodges was awarded the Rensselaer Medal from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This medal is awarded to a junior selected by his or her school as the top student in science and mathematics. Recipients are eligible for scholarship money if they enroll in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
Daniel Daum was awarded the school's top science award, and is eligible for scholarship money if he enrolls in the University of Rochester in New York.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER will award scholarships to students who show promise in math, science and technology. Recipients were selected by school faculties and staff on general guidelines provided by the power company. The following students will receive the 1996 AEP scholarships:
Allison Suggs, who attended Patrick Henry High School and the Roanoke Valley Governor's School of Science and Technology, $1,250. She plans to attend Virginia Tech.
Stacie A. Crumpacker, a 1996 graduate of Lord Botetourt High School, $500. She will attend Virginia Tech this fall.
Gerald DeMasters, a 1996 graduate of Salem High School, $500. He will attend The College of William and Mary.
James M. Huffman, a 1996 graduate of Craig County High School, $250. He will attend Cornell University.
BRIAN BENNETT, a graduating senior at Salem High School, recently received the R. Franklin Hough Jr. Alumni Scholarship Award from Virginia Baptist Children's Home and Family Services at the annual VBCH&FS Achievement Banquet.
Other awards, honoring academics, athletics and citizenship, were presented by VBCH&FS staff, Salem city officials and principals from Andrew Lewis Middle School and Salem High School.
NORTH CROSS SCHOOL recently announced the appointment of Stephen R. Parnes as director of the middle school.
Parnes comes to North Cross from the John Cooper School near Houston, Texas, where he was dean of students.
THE WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL CHAPTER OF FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA will be honored at the 1996 FBLA National Leadership Conference as a Go for the Gold chapter.
To achieve this recognition, the chapter must complete a list of 10 activities ranging from local service projects to involvement with the business community.
I. DAVID WHEAT JR. of Lord Botetourt High School was recently named Rural Teacher of the Year in Telecommunications. Wheat was honored for his use of the new interactive television system that links Lord Botetourt with the Botetourt County school system.
This award was presented by the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies, and included a $3,000 grant to Lord Botetourt for technology improvements.
JANELLE MITCHELL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill H. Mitchell of Roanoke, was awarded the ITT Industries Scholarship to study at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., where she plans to pursue a degree in English.
Mitchell is a valedictorian of the 1996 graduating class at Cave Spring High School.
MICHAEL D. BARLOW was recently selected outstanding graduate of the Electricity Apprenticeship Program for the 1995-96 school year. Barlow completed his four-year electricity apprenticeship with the Roanoke Regional Apprenticeship Center at Patrick Henry High School and Newcomb Electric Co.
THE ARNOLD R. BURTON TECHNOLOGY CENTER has recently received a $10,000 grant from Project PACE, an educational partnership sponsored by the Crouse-Hinds Division of Cooper Industries. Project PACE provides grants to vocational-technical schools to better prepare their students for the workplace.
In addition to the initial grant, Burton Technology Center has the opportunity to compete for additional awards totalling $50,000.
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