ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, July 25, 1996                TAG: 9607270003
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                PAGE: E-5  EDITION: METRO 

IN SCHOOL

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.

THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION recently awarded three Roanoke area students the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools "Excellence in Psychology" Outstanding Student award. The students are: Trivett Wingo, Cave Spring High School; Brad M. Rea, Glenvar High School; and Abbie Stiff, William Byrd High School.

This award is given to high school students who have shown exemplary achievements in the study of psychology.

SARAH LaGIER of Roanoke graduated from Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Conn., and was named to the second semester honor roll. She also received the Alice Hamilton Award for excellence in science. The award is given in honor of Hamilton, a graduate of the school and a chemist, who was the first woman on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: Jones (headshot)