The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, August 27, 1995                TAG: 9508250294
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN              PAGE: 09   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Back to School 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   48 lines

LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS

ISLE OF WIGHT ACADEMY

When school starts this fall, Isle of Wight Academy's administration will have much-needed classrooms.

Enrollment has increased about 65 percent over the last five years, creating a severe shortage of classroom space.

IWA is also introducing a new computerized accelerated reading program this year.

Working independently, students read books and then take tests on computer. When tests are passed, students are awarded points that can be traded for prizes.

NANSEMOND-SUFFOLK ACADEMY

Students returning to Nansemond-Suffolk Academy this fall will find 10 new classrooms and a fully loaded computer lab.

Construction was finished recently on a 10-classroom addition where the upper school's math, foreign language and journalism classes will be taught, development director Kathy Rader said. The addition is part of a long-range capital improvements plan that calls for the construction of a middle school building, a fine arts center and a lower school gymnasium.

Thanks to the school's Parent-Teacher Organization, the 650 students enrolled in NSA's lower school will have access to 15 new MacIntosh computers this fall, Rader said. The new computers will enable students to continue building their desktop publishing skills.

PENINSULA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Thanks to increased student interest, girls' basketball and boys' soccer will be returning to the sports schedule at Penninsula Christian School this year.

For the last six weeks, David Bell, the school's new athletic director, has been coordinating practices and scheduling games for all sports. The school has not participated in girls' basketball and boys' soccer for several years.

In addition, Peninsula Christian has upgraded its computer lab with the purchase of 20 new 486 IBM-compatible computers.

The school's old computers are being installed in classrooms for teachers to use. by CNB