ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 1997 TAG: 9701140098
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: DUBLIN
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER STAFF WRITER
State Sen. Madison Marye, D-Shawsville, is seeking state funds for bigger and better quarters for the Southwest Virginia Governor's School.
The school, which draws juniors and seniors from the New River Valley north to Bland County and west to Smyth County, can only accommodate fewer than 100 students. It is limited by the size of its building, a structure built on the Pulaski County High School campus as a vocational school project.
With the General Assembly planning to fund a new Governor's School in Northern Virginia, and the possibility of a "virtual" governor's school using telecommunications technology in far Southwest Virginia, Marye argued in the state Senate last week that some consideration needs to be given to the existing school at Pulaski with its proven track record.
Marye's remarks followed a visit to Richmond by eight students and one graduate from the Governor's School on Thursday and Friday. Columbia Pulaski Community Hospital sponsored the trip. Five of the eight students will return to Richmond in the spring as part of the youth mock legislature.
The students were Beth Alley, Christian Beeler, Brooke Copeland, Jason Manley, Megan Mansell, Shane Moses, Josh Raynes and Jennifer Sharp. The graduate was David Manley. Marye introduced them on the Senate floor, and Del. Tommy Baker, R-Pulaski County, introduced them in the House.
The Governor's School will hold two 90-minute open house sessions today at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. The public will have a chance to visit the school, observe student science projects and have questions answered.
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