The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, October 23, 1994               TAG: 9410210285
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON    PAGE: 23   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

PARENTS AS PARTNERS PICNIC

ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by CHARLIE MEADS

Benjamin Daniel, a third-grader at White Oaks Elementary, eats lunch

with his mother, Lavinia, on the lawn in front of his school on

Wednesday. The faculty welcomed parents of students in grades one

through five to have lunch with their children's class. Parents of

kindergartners were invited to have a snack with their children. The

event was scheduled to welcome parents to the school.

by CNB