THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, April 20, 1995 TAG: 9504190169
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 74 lines
SCHOOL GRANTS: Two Suffolk schools were awarded a total of $3,400 through Union Camp Corp.'s annual educational excellence grant program.
John F. Kennedy Middle School will get $2,000 for its after-school tutoring program, Project H.O.P.E.
Students are tutored in reading, writing and math in an effort to improve classroom performance as well as achievement on the Literacy Passport Test and Iowa Test of Basic Skills.
The money will help pay for instructional materials, computer software, incentives, parents' reception and a culminating activity.
Driver Elementary School will get two grants:
A $750 award for a supplemental reading program will provide the purchase of books at all reading levels to meet individual student needs, and also involve parents at home to oversee the children's extra reading assignments.
A $650 award for parental workshops will allow the school to provide after-school sessions each six weeks for parents of fourth-and fifth-graders who are failing one or more subjects.
The workshops will offer parents strategies and materials to help their children master homework, textbook assignments, and special projects.
HONOR FOR PRINCIPAL: Carolyn Dixon, principal at Kilby Shores Elementary School, was one of two principals from Virginia and one of 20 principals from the eastern United States selected to attend the Principals' Forum in Philadelphia recently.
AWARD FOR AYERS: The Tom Downing Fellow Award was presented to Donise R. Ayers of Carrollton at a recent meeting of the Holland District Ruritan Cabinet.
The award requires a $500 contribution, and the contributor must state at the time that it is for participation in the program.
Ayers served as Holland district governor in 1994.
Tom Downing of Ivor organized the civic club, composed of farmers and men interested in making the community a better place to live and work. He was also a co-founder of Ruritan National serving as national director, the fifth national president and as secretary until his retirement in 1973.
BETA SCHOLARSHIP: Kim Creager, a student at Nansemond River High School, was selected to receive the state Beta Club $500 scholarship.
Kim will attend St. Mary's College in Maryland in the fall.
MONROE PUBLISHED: John Monroe, a technology education teacher at Lakeland High School, was recently published in a national journal.
As president of the International Technology Education Association, he was invited to write an article for the March 1995 edition of ``The Technology Teacher.''
HOLLAND HONOR: State Sen. Richard J. Holland was selected by the Virginia State Police Association as the recipient of a special award of appreciation for his support of law enforcement issues.
The award was presented during a luncheon ceremony at the Association's annual conference in Virginia Beach on April 1.
In 1993, Holland successfully supported a bill to improve the retirement package for state police retirees. In addition, he created and chaired the state Workforce Commission, and guided recommendations to permit the Virginia State Police Department to create its own pay plan. Holland also served as chief patron of the Workforce Transition Act in 1995. MEMO: Thumbs Up recognizes accomplishments and good deeds of people living in
the Suffolk area. If you or someone you know won an award, graduated,
got a promotion or had some measure of success, we'd like to know about
it. Mail items to Thumbs Up, 157 N. Main St., Suite B, Suffolk, Va.
23434. Pictures are encouraged. If you have questions, call Shirley
Brinkley in the Suffolk office: 934-7550. ILLUSTRATION: Photos
Carolyn Dixon
Donise Ayers
by CNB