The Robert E. Lee High School Library is accepting donations of used books for its annual book sale through March. Fiction and nonfiction books including children's books, cookbooks, college textbooks and others are welcome. All proceeds help the library buy new books and materials for student use. For further information or to make a delivery, call 703-924-8370.
On Monday, March 22, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., the Fairview Elementary PTA sponsors a blood drive in honor of two former Fairview Elementary students, Katrina Nelson and Ryan Dillon. Both are Burke residents and current Robinson students undergoing treatment for cancer.
The blood drive takes place at Fairview Elementary School located at 5815 Ox Road in Fairfax Station. Call 703-503-3700.
Potential donors are asked to schedule appointments for one-hour time slots in which they will complete a short medical history, have their temperature, pulse and blood pressure taken and have hemoglobin measured. The actual donation time is 7-10 minutes. Donor eligibility requirements may be viewed at www.inova.org/inovapublic.srt/donateblood/index.jsp, or call the donor advocate for INOVA at 703-208-7000.
The parents of Westminster School students perform the musical "Annie Get Your Gun!" on Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. each evening. An annual event, this year, the Westminster Parents Club Players will be performing in the school's new, state-of-the-art theatre. Refreshments will be offered before the show and during intermission. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, and $8 for children. Receive a $2 discount with this listing.
Westminster School is located at 3819 Gallows Road, Annandale.
Enterprises for Hispanic Youth Foundation, in collaboration with George Mason University, is launching the "Hispanic Teacher of the Year Award," awarding an outstanding teacher with over five years of dedicated service to public schools k-12. The awardee will receive $2,000 stipend and be honored at a dinner banquet on April 8, with commemorative prize at the George Mason University campus in Fairfax. Contact Shelley Grohmann at 703-383-7224.
The third annual MHz Shortz Student Film Festival is calling for entries. A part of the MHz Networks' division of EAT (Education Arts Technology), MHz Shortz features live action and animated films created by K-12 students and teachers. All films for this year's entry must be submitted by March 19, 2004. Requirements and entry forms may be obtained directly from the MHz Networks Web site at www.mhznetworks.org.
The MHz Shortz Student Film Festival is an opportunity to showcase student creativity and culminates in a public event featuring and awarding student films based on age appropriate entry categories. The festival also presents prizes for outstanding work and special awards for teachers who motivate, instruct, and advise student projects.
MHz Networks (MHz and MHz2) is an independent, noncommercial, television network delivering international, educational and arts programming. MHz provides diverse cultural perspectives for a globally minded audience. Serving the Washington, DC area's 4.3 million residents, MHz Networks features programs in more than 20 different languages from over 25 countries.
Need the help of a reliable teenager? West Springfield High School maintains a job and volunteer opportunity board. Students come to the Career Center at school to obtain information about part-time jobs and volunteer needs. From baby-sitting to yard work to word processing, there is a student to help. Contact the Career Center at 703-913-3828 with a description of the job, hours and contact information.
The following students attending Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Va. were named to the honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2003-2004 academic year:
Jonathan Conard, a 10th grader from Fairfax, was named to the Upper School president's list; and Thomas Knight, a 12th grader from Burke; Jason Bhuller, a 12th grader from Fairfax; Dustin Johnston, a ninth grader from Fairfax; Vincent Cao, an 11th grader from Fairfax; Stephen Blyskal, a 12th grader from Fairfax; Brian Platt, a 12th grader from Springfield; and Charles Fowler, an 11th grader from Springfield, were all named to the Upper School dean's list.
Katherine Moore Philpott of Fairfax has received a faculty scholarship at Cedarville University in Ohio. Scholarships are awarded to first-year students who have high ACT/SAT scores and a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The renewable scholarship ranges from $1,000 to $2,000.
A senior a Robinson Secondary School, Philpott received the 4-H Senior Honor Award. She is the daughter of Jay and Linda Philpott of Fairfax and plans to major in nursing.
Kevin Andrews of Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria has been chosen to participate in the 2004 Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors' Association all-district band.
The drama team at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria placed first in the Patriot District for the One-Act Play. Team members include Brian Bruanlich, Lindsey Kraftschik, James Messenger, Julia Miller, John Michelli, Dale Placek, Nathan Shropshire and Eric Zitz.
Hayfield Secondary students Mariya Pantyukhina, Truman Horwitz and Brenden Samuel have been selected as award winners in the Fairfax County Regional Scholastic Art Competition of 2004. Artworks were honored by art teachers and a distinguished panel of judges who selected from among 1,400 entries.
Hayfield Secondary School's automotive technology students competed in the District 14 Skills USA Championships. For the third year in a row Hayfield students won everything they entered. The team was lead by three-time district champion Greg Harvey taking the gold medal in automotive service technology, the gold medal in automotive maintenance and a silver medal in motorcycle service technology. Three time district champion Orion Majewski took the gold medal in motorcycle service technology. Other medalists were Thomas Brown with a gold medal in action skills and a silver in automotive maintenance. Tim Ard won a gold medal in related technical math. Adrian Yanez a silver medal in related technical math. James Showalter a bronze medal in automotive maintenance
A number of Hayfield Secondary students were selected to the District X All-District Orchestra.
Middle school students include:
Violin: Yena Lee, Bryon Cheon, Michael Liu, Legan Lee, Jung Park, Young Kim and Grace Kim. Viola: Matt Jewell (1st chair), Jennifer Witt, Stefan Neher, Hannah Moser, Lauren Greenlee. Cello: Taylor Swansen, Matt Gerton. Bass: Jane Albertson.
High school students include:
Violin: Madeline Allard, Kim Campbell, JP Pantoja, John Bae, Taehun Choi, Julie Kozinski, Danica-ella Pantoja and Narang Choi. Cello: Chris Tolpa.
Hayfield Secondary ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) teacher Dr. Phyllis Gron had two lesson plans featured on the ArtsEdge Web site. The online resource helps educators to teach the arts by providing the tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula, integrating the arts with other academic subjects. Visit http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
Gron has also been awarded a Polaroid Education Program Visual Learning Project Grant. Her high ESOL 1 students will all receive three cameras and 10 rolls of film to prepare a pictorial guide for new ESOL students entering Hayfield.
After five rounds, Corinne Pender, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria won the first National Capital Area Brain Bee, which took place on Feb. 24. Pender was one of 13 students from eight high schools in the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia whose knowledge of neuroscience was tested. As the winner, she will compete in the International Brain Bee in Baltimore, Md., March 19-21. The Annandale resident also received a $250 cash prize. The event is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
John W. Forneris, a student at Paul VI Catholic High School, will attend the Presidential Classroom's Law and Justice in a Democracy Program, June 26-July 3, in Washington, D.C. The Presidential Classroom provides civic education by introducing high school students to the country's leaders. Forneris will explore the federal legal system and issues of freedom and order in a democratic society.
All 10th-12th grade high school students in Northern Virginia are eligible for the Civil Liberties Essay Contest, sponsored by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia.
Winning prizes, $300 for first place and $200 for runner-up, will be awarded in June.
Essays should address the student’s opinion or analysis of a current civil liberties issue and will be judged on clarity of thought, cogency of argument and eloquence of expression. Entries must be 700 words maximum. See http://members.aol.com/acluva for excerpts from last year's winning essays.
Essays must be typed and postmarked by March 31, mailed to: Northern Virginia Chapter of the ACLU, P.O. Box 19242, Alexandria, VA 22320-0242. Include a cover sheet with name, address, phone number and the name of the high school attended.
Winners will be notified by May 15.
Call the ACLU message line at 703-360-1096.
Fairfax County Public Schools has expanded support services for families of students with disabilities. Parents can now access the services of a special education ombudsman for guidance and support. The eight ombudsmen are part of a network that provides assistance to parents who are navigating the special education process and feel they could benefit from the advice and knowledge of a more experienced and specially trained parent. Parent ombudsmen can provide information about the special education process and services provided by Fairfax County Public Schools, as well as information about special education regulations, procedures, and policies. They may collaborate with parents to assist them in resolving problems. They may also attend Individualized Education Program (IEP) or school-based meetings to help parents and staff members reach consensus regarding the special education process. For more information, contact the Parent Resource Center at 703-204-3941. For a listing of the eight ombudsmen
visit www.fcps.edu/DSSSE/ombudsmen/index.htm.
Students at Fairfax Academy in Fairfax High School completed a digital media training CD and poster on inhalant abuse for the Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE). Eleven students took part in ACE's national introduction of the inhalant abuse initiative on March 9 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Teacher Roxanne Kaylor also attended the event.
Kelly McConnell and Colleen Doherty of Hayfield Secondary School were selected to participate in the Middle School Honors Virginia Choir. The students, selected from around the state had to prepare audition tapes, which undergo a rigorous screening process.
Marge Craig of Hayfield Secondary School was selected by the Honors and Awards Committee of the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisors Association to receive their Gold Key, which is presented to distinguished faculty advisors who have supported the student press.
The following students from Hayfield Secondary School have been selected to go to the Regional Science Fair:
Payam Abedi, Katherine Arthur, Karen Blevins, Sarah Bridger, Stephanie Cerce, Amber Chandler, Smaiyra Chaundhary, Craig Cobren, Brett Dougherty, Brendan Gilmartin, Corey Howell, Ryan Kelley, Lauren Knizer, Mariah Koster, Anthony Le, Kathleen Lee, Max Lehman, Joey Lippert, David Loss, Jason McCormack, Andrew Melin, Nick Nations, Eric Nelson, Michael Puterbaugh, Matthew Quinn, Laruen Reinshuttle, Caroline Schroeder, RIshi Singh, Brennan Smith, Laura Spurlock, Lauren Swenson, Corey Thomas, Christine Tiets, Chris Tolpa and Jeffrey Zub.
The Hayfield Secondary School DECA Chapter for marketing students has won the District Chapter of the Year Award. The following are District Leadership Conference winners:
Apparel and Accessories-Associate Level: Charissa Cumine
Apparel and Accessories-Management Level: Megan Carey and Theresa Kim
Business Service Marketing: Steve Courtney and JP McKenna
Marketing Management: Ryan Daugirda, Ray Malenich and Angie Castillo
Retail Merchandising-Associate Level: Courtney, Justin Chan and Danyell Lassiter
Retail Merchandising-Management Level: Sara Gavidia, Ashley Gum, Cat Kim and Katie Hodges
Food Marketing-Associate Level: Eric Williams, Derek Bayliss and Vanessa Posada
Restaurant Marketing-Quick Service: Lucy Twimasi and John Scorby
Restaurant Marketing-Full Service: Neela Balkissoon, Taylor Smith, Kelly and Caitlyn Thomas
Vehicles and Petroleum: Ryan Perna Sports Marketing Team Event: Ali Tryon and Kyle Myhre
The following Hayfield DECA students have been chosen to compete at the DECA State Leadership Conference: Charissa Cumine, Steven Courtney, Courtney Laster, Ashley Gum, Eric Williams, Lucy Twimasi, Neela Balkissoon, Ray Malenich, Katie Hodges, Durell Hope, Angie Castillo, James Byrne, Jessica Smith, Ali Tryon, Kyle Myhre, Maisha Hossain, and Ronald Barba.
