ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, April 3, 1997 TAG: 9704040091
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-7 EDITION: METRO DON PETERSEN/THE
COLUMN: Class Notes
SOURCE: LAURA Z. RAUCH
Tigers, pandas, cobras and mongooses took over the Cave Spring Junior High School gymnasium March 29 as the school's freshman class put on a show for parents and teachers. The Oriental Festival was a grand finale to a unit of study on the cultures of Japan, China and India co-produced by the school's English and geography departments.
In addition to the native animal models and drawings, student projects covered samurai warriors, acupuncture and Chinese dragons.
Students helped guests make origami houses and cranes, served up a Japanese tea party and threw a Japanese wedding. They also prepared samples of Oriental foods including egg rolls, Chinese noodles and curried rice and chicken. Student Sheena Jain performed an Indian dance, and local folks from Master Pae's Tai Kwon Do, Roanoke Chinese School and the Indian Association of Roanoke Valley helped out with martial arts, calligraphy and historical demonstrations.
Checkmate
Roanoke Valley students took first-place honors in two divisions of the recent Atlantic Coast Chess Championship March 22 at Pulaski County High School in Dublin.
Students from schools in Virginia, West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee competed.
How local students fared:
High school (10th through 12th grades) - Josh Clowers of Cave Spring High School, first place; Andrew Carmichael of North Cross School, second place.
Elementary (fourth through sixth grades) - Tom Raney of Fishburn Park Elementary, first place; Kevin Franklin of West Salem Elementary, second place; Alexander Corcoran of Oakland Elementary, third place.
Primary (kindergarten through third grade) - North Cross School, second place, team competition. Jared Kasazza, Penn Forest Elementary, fourth place, individual.
Students to the rescue
Members of the Patrick Henry High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America recently raised $200 at a bowl-a-thon for the To The Rescue Museum. The museum in Tanglewood Mall honors rescue workers and documents Roanoke's life-saving history. Twenty of the students also volunteer at the museum.
Dinner time
The Hidden Valley Athletic Department and Outback Steakhouse will sponsor a $5 fund-raising dinner April 24 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the school. Dinner will be followed by a soccer game between Hidden Valley and Cave Spring Junior High School. Funds raised will be used for further development of the school's athletic facility. Tickets are available at Hidden Valley, Cave Spring Junior and Cave Spring High schools.
Got a school-related scoop? Send information to: Laura Z. Rauch, Neighbors, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010. Fax to 981-3346, or e-mail LauraZ@roanoke.com
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