THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996 TAG: 9608090178
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Eric Feber
LENGTH: 62 lines
Students a at local middle school and military personnel helped raise money for Northwest River Park.
As part of an annual ``March for the Parks'' campaign pupils from Great Bridge Middle School solicited sponsorships from parents, neighbors and relatives in order to participate in the school's fund-raiser.
The event was organized by science teacher Paula Labbe, also supervisor of the school's environment club, and with the full participation and cooperation of the entire science faculty.
After sponsors were found, students then marched around the stadium near the school. Drinks and other refreshments were also sold to help raise additional funds for the park.
This year's march netted over $1,000, which was handed over to Tom Rummels, park programmer at Northwest River Park, by a group of students who raised the most money during the campaign. Those students were Dustin Earnhardt, Erica Jenson, Katie Lawrence and Thomas Wall.
The park also received funds from personnel at Naval Security Activity Group Northwest.
A representative from the NSGA handed a check facsimile to Rummels during a ceremony that took place during the military facility's annual Earth Day celebration.
The park will use the donated funds for improvements, to buy needed equipment and to help finance future park programs and events. Pinching pinchers
People will steal anything.
Chesapeake Police investigated a larceny last month from a vehicle parked in the 1500 block of Sam's Circle. Missing was 10 bushels of crabs.
Maybe the villain went by a grocery store and shoplifted a canister of Old Bay Seasoning. Top students
Several Chesapeake students earned top recognition and scholarships in a national competition of vocational skills this summer.
The pupils, mostly from the Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology at 1617 Cedar Road, competed at the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America annual skills competition and conference in Kansas City, Mo., in June. The organization is made up of pupils enrolled in trade, industrial, and health occupations education.
The students first had to win their respective categories in VICA's Virginia competition before qualifying for the nationals. The pupils were among several thousand nationwide who competed.
David Edwards, Steve Jambard and Keith Bone placed 10th in the leadership skills category for their VICA local chapter display. David Hughes earned an $11,050 scholarship at the Universal Technical Institute in Dallas, Texas, for placing first in the Virginia state competition in air conditioning and refrigeration repair. Chris Johnson won an $11,050 scholarship at the Universal Technical Institute for winning the Virginia state competition in automotive technology repair. Scott Waters was elected as Virginia VICA student of the year.
William Follansbee, a student at Rice Aviation Aircraft Maintenance School, 5192 W. Military Highway, placed fifth in the nation in the aircraft repair competition. by CNB