ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, July 11, 1996 TAG: 9607110021
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-6 EDITION: METRO
MONA CANCINO, daughter of Juanita Mazzawi, is the winner of the Richard E. Morgan-Sons of the American Revolution Essay Contest. Cancino, a student at William Fleming High School, will receive a $100 U.S. Savings Bond as an award for her essay.
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 Liz and Larry Jones of Roanoke, graduated with honors from the North Carolina School of the Arts.
Jones received a special merit award to attend Yale University this summer, the first NCSA student in 30 years to do so. He is also the recipient of a $4,125 scholarship to attend NCSA in the 1996-97 academic year.
He hopes to pursue a career in filmmaking.
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 recently awarded scholarships to students showing 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.
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 totaling $50,000.
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL of Alexandria has announced that three Roanoke residents graduated in June. They are:
Wiley J. Burrows Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley J. Burrows; Louise T. Forsyth, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Forsyth; and Garland S. Lynn, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Lynn.
THE WILLIAM FLEMING JUNIOR AIR FORCE ROTC has been selected as a recipient of the 1996 Meritorious Unit Award. The Fleming unit is one of four in the state of Virginia to receive this honor.
CAROL SNYDER, a business teacher at William Fleming High School, recently received the Blue Ridge World of Work Award sponsored by the Blue Ridge Regional Education and Training Council.
WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL students in the TV/Video program recently received awards at the 1996 Virginia Educational Media Association Media Festival. Jason Smith won first place for "Line on the Ground," a public service announcement on teen violence. Corey Prosser, Jason Smith, Bethany Collins, Eugene Preston, Ray Hegyi, Sherman Lea and Peter Lewis won first place in the video feature category for their documemtary,"Election '95."
APRIL N. STIMELING of Roanoke is the winner of the $1,500 1996 N&W Federal Credit Union Student Scholarship. The scholarship is based on scholastic merit and financial need. Stimeling, a Northside High School graduate, will attend the University of Virginia in the fall.
BRIAN SUTTON, a student at William Byrd High School, was the Western Chapter winner in the annual Trig-Star competition sponsored by the Western Chapter of the Virginia Association of Surveyors.
Others from the Roanoke area who participated in the trigonometry contest are: Patrick Bell, Salem High School; Amy Reich, Glenvar High School; Justin O'Dell, Cave Spring High School; Casey Demetria, William Fleming High School; and Seth Levey, Roanoke Valley Governor's School.
ELLYN STECKER, daughter of Hank and Rosalie Stecker of Roanoke, has been named to the honor roll at St. Mary's High School in Raleigh, N.C., for the spring semester.
JOSHUA DITTRICH of Roanoke has been selected to attend the ninth Virginia Governor's Latin Academy this summer. Only 45 students from across the state were chosen for this honor.
LOCAL CHAPTERS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION recently presented Good Citizenship awards to Roanoke-area students.
The General James Breckinridge chapter honored Eugene Leftwich, Jonathan Tanner and Twanna Marie Banks, all of Addison Middle School. Other students winning awards are Fredy Wright, Kayla Walker and Monica Cowden, all of Breckinridge Middle School; Jessica Gunzburger, Charlie Glenn and Moriah Moore, all of North Cross School; and Candice Walker of the Patrick Henry High School R.O.T.C. program.
The group's Colonel William Preston chapter presented the awards to Matthew Bagby and Ginny Snead of Crystal Spring Elementary; Barbara Evans and Brent Williams of Woodrow Wilson Middle School; Jennifer Moore, Ryan Stroud and Kristine Maxymiv of Roanoke Catholic School; and Maranna Jane Lemon of Northside High School.
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