<b>Substance Abuse and Prevention</b>
<bt>Arlington Public Schools will present a free educational workshop on substance abuse and prevention in children and youth on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. The event will take place at Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., in the auditorium and second-floor meeting room. A national substance-abuse expert, county representatives, nonprofit organizations and area schools will discuss available resources and services. Call 703-228-1677 or 703-228-6320 (TTY).
<b>Terrorism Talk at Marymount</b>
<bt>Dr. Michael Boylan, professor of philosophy at Marymount University, will present a paper on terrorism, on Friday, Feb. 22, at 11 a.m., in Marymount's Reinsch Library board room. Dr. Boylan will explore the conditions under which violence is morally permissible and "the importance of evaluating the personal world views of the participants." Following the presentation, Marymount professors Dr. Robert Draghi and Dr. Michael Didoha will comment. The presentation is free and open to the public. The library is located on the main campus at 2807 N. Glebe Road. Call 703-284-1648.
<b>Teacher Workshop</b>
<bt>Potomac Overlook Regional Park will present a three-hour workshop for 30 teachers from elementary, middle and high schools on Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 4-7:30 p.m. "Sustainability in the Schoolyard: A Contest for Interdisciplinary Education," will focus on community land use and history, energy systems, food production and water resources. Call 703-528-5406.
<b>Key to Education Celebration</b>
<bt>Classika Theatre will host a celebration of its outreach programs on Sunday, March 3, from 5-8 p.m., at the theater at 4041 S. 28th St. The theater, based on the Russian theatrical tradition, received $500,000 in federal funding to expand its current outreach programs, including SS VETA (Social Studies: Virginia Education through Arts) and ARTsmarts, an after-school outreach partnership program. Call 703-824-6200.
<b>School Volunteers Needed</b>
<bt>The Arlington Public Schools Partners in Education program is recruiting tutors and lunch buddies to help students of all ages during the school day from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Office assistance is also needed in the Partners in Education office. Computer skills (MSWord and Access) are needed, as well as typing, data input and general clerical skills. A flexible weekday schedule is possible. Call Jean Berg at 703-228-1760.
<b>English Instructors Needed</b>
<bt>English-speaking adults are needed to assist instructors teaching English to immigrant seniors at Arlington Mill Community Center, 4975 Columbia Pike. Assistants could be selected to attend (Arlington Education and Employment Program) REEP classes for in-depth instruction on teaching English and helping seniors develop language skills for daily activities. Call Connie Pesachowitz, Office of Senior Adult Programs, at 703-228-4746.
<b>Host Families Needed</b>
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* The Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland (CFPNI) is seeking local families to host a pair of Protestant and Roman Catholic teens (boys or girls 15-18) in their home for three or six weeks this summer. To be eligible, families must provide a safe-neutral setting for the teens to get to know one another, a single bedroom for them to share, and day-long supervision.
CFPNI's program lasts six weeks, although many local families choose to co-host with friends or relatives for three weeks each. During their stay, the teens attend a leadership conference on Capitol Hill and other team-building and social activities, although the majority of their time is spent getting to know each other and joining in the host family's normal routine.
Call Karen Bate at 703-241-8522, or visit www.cfpni.org.
* The Arlington Sister City Association's student-exchange program is seeking families with high-school-age children, preferably ages 16-19, to participate in a reciprocal exchange with English-speaking high-school students in Aachen, Germany. Families will host the German students from March 21-April 11. Arlington students will visit Germany from July 8-29. Call Julie Baxter at 703-532-6447.
<b>Photography Contest</b>
<bt>Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) invite students 18 and younger to submit photos for the second annual ACE student photography contest. The theme this year is "Enjoying and Protecting Arlington's Natural Resources." Photos must be taken in Arlington County and must be in black and white or black-and-white reproducible. Winning photographs will be published in the 2003 ACE calendar. The grand-prize winner will receive $50 in photographic supplies. All winners will receive five copies of the calendar and a photo credit. Entries are due by May 15. Visit www.arlingtonenvironment.org/calcontest.htm or call 703-228-6427.
<b>Art Institute Opens Gallery</b>
<bt>The Art Institute of Washington has opened its gallery to the public. Located on the ground floor of the Ames Building across from the Rosslyn Metro Station, it will offer the works of professionals, faculty, students and graduates. Admission is free. Hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Art Institute of Washington is a branch of The Art Institutes, a system of 24 educational institutions located nationwide. Call 703-247-6864.
<b>Awards and Achievements</b>
<bt>* Wakefield High School students Juliet Beverly's photography, titled "Gravity," earned the American Vision Award in the National Scholastic Art Awards and is eligible for the Pinnacle Award on the national level. Wakefield's Brendan Converse and Lindsay Fredenburg were chosen to play with the All-District 12 Orchestra.
* Alice Bridget Kelly, Class of 2004 at Connecticut College, has been named to the dean's list for the 2001 fall semester. Kelly achieved dean's honors, which recognizes students with a grade point average of 3.3-3.69.
* Colin Derek Danforth, Catherine Elizabeth Gayer and Rachel Marie Piepenburg have been named to the dean's list at Virginia's Longwood College for the fall 2001 semester. They achieved this honor by earning an academic average of 3.5-3.99.
* Margaret Adele Hawthorne has been named to the Southwestern University's 2001 Fall dean's list by achieving a minimum 3.6 grade point average. Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas.
* Elizabeth Maureen Olivere and Leigh Irene Snyder has been named to the dean's list at the University of Delaware. They achieved this honor with a grade point average of 3.33 or above. Olivere's major is elementary education, and Snyder is majoring in geography.
* Angela C. Franklin was named to the dean's list at Fordham University in New York for the 2001 academic year. A junior, Franklin achieved this distinction with a grade point average of 3.5 or better.