ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, October 3, 1996 TAG: 9610030088
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-5 EDITION: METRO
BECKY MUSHKO, drama and creative writing teacher at William Ruffner Middle School, recently won first prize in the adult division of the 1996 Sherwood Anderson Short Story Competition with her story, "Rest in Peace."
JEREMY BALDWIN and GRAHAM FIELD, seniors at William Fleming High School, and KATHRYN ANDREWS and YARON RACHLIN, seniors at Patrick Henry High School, have qualified as National Merit Scholar semifinalists. One-half of 1 percent of graduating seniors achieve this distinction. The winners of the Merit scholarships will be announced in April and May.
MARINA ZELIKOVICH, JUSTIN MARLLES and DANIEL MULLEN, students at Patrick Henry High School, recently made Regional Orchestra. All three are members of the Roanoke Youth Symphony and the orchestra at Patrick Henry. Zelikovich and Marlles, both in the ninth grade, play the violin. Mullen plays the bass violin.
ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS recently announced the winners of the School Bus Roadeo: Bonnie Ratcliffe, first; Karen Schoonover, second; and Tammy Smith, third.
JOSH DEITZ, GREGORY HOLDER and SHANA WALLER, students at the Roanoke Valley Governor's School, were national winners for their Transportation/Travel Invention entry in the 1996 Young Inventors and Creators Program. Their entry was "Dog's Best Friend: A Pet Restraining Device." The students are among 18 who will be recognized at NITA's 10th National Creative and Inventive Thinking Skills Conference Oct. 16-20 in Washington, D.C.
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