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Registration is being accepted for the Loudoun County Public Schools stringed instrument program for the 2004-05 school year. The program is conducted after school for students in fourth grade through middle school. A string class is offered at the high-school level as a curricular offering this year. Interested students should talk to their guidance counselor. Three orchestra levels will be offered: beginner, for students in their second-year of study; intermediate, which will be selected by an audition process; and high school for students with at least four years of experience.
A total of 417 graduating members of The Loudoun County Public Schools' class of 2004 earned $6,078,206 in scholarships, with more than $2 million coming from college-award grants. Advanced-studies diplomas were awarded to 1,194 students, or 55.9 percent of the entire class. According to a survey, 60 percent of the graduated senior will attend a four-year college and 26 percent will attend a two-year college.
For the second year in a row, Northern Virginia Community College has been ranked by Community College Week as the top producer of business degrees among two-year degree-granting institutions. NVCC ranked in several other categories, including a jump from 11th to seventh in overall number of degrees conferred. NVCC also ranked as the fifth highest producer of communication
technologies and technicians degrees and 13th among all minorities earning degrees. Community College Week is the independent source of in-depth information for and about two-year college faculty, administrators and trustees.
The Ladies Board of Loudoun Hospital Center announces the award recipients of this year's nursing scholarships. Cristin Autrey, Shenandoah University; Eleanor Biraben, Virginia Commonwealth University; Elizabeth Bushrod, Shenandoah University; Anne Christoper, Monroe Technology Center; Crystal Doughty, Clemson University; Vickie Farrell, Marymount University; Phyllis Gagnon, George Mason University; Shelby Hilling, Monroe Technology Center; Kelly Hunt, Monroe Technology Center; Anna Kaczor, Monroe Technology Center; Stephanie Kannard, Monroe Technology Center; Martina Kidd, Monroe Technology Center; Rebecca Krone, Monroe Technology Center; Patience Kwayisi, Monroe Technology Center; Inez Lehman, Monroe Technology Center; Nancy Markley, Shenandoah University; Kathleen Martin, Virginia Commonwealth University; Tammy Miller, Excelsior College; Christine Mitesser, West Virginia University; Allison McDaniel, West Virginia University; Raihana Noorzad, University of Phoenix; Colleen Person, Shenandoah University; Luis Pedemonte, Northern Virginia Community College; Kerry Peterson, Shenandoah University; Angela Reindollar, Shenandoah University; Vel Schlachter, Shepherd College; Katherine Swezey, Shenandoah University; Katrin Tatun, Monroe Technology Center; Rose Terry, Monroe Technology Center; Anne Walters, Shenandoah University; and Shannon Whitson, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Students will be able to register for the fall 2004 session at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) beginning July 15 using the NovaConnect Web/telephone registration system. Classes begin Aug. 23 for the 16-week and first eight-week sessions. The second eight-week session begins Oct. 20. To access NovaConnect, go to www.nvcc.edu, and follow instructions. Telephone registration is also available at 703-323-3770. Tuition for the fall semester is $67.68 per credit for in-state students and $215.13 for out-of-state students.