<bt><sh>West Springfield Wins Drama Awards
<bt>Students from West Springfield High School won second place at the Virginia Theatre Association Conference in Richmond on Nov. 3. West Springfield presented Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite" (The Visitor from Forest Hills). Cast members included: Melanie Pearsall playing Norma Hubley (Best Actress), Brandon Ferraro playing Roy Hubley (All Star Cast), Mike Newsome playing Borden Eisler and Kate Harding playing Mimsey Hubley. Supporting technical team members included: Rachel Byington (student director), Meghan Mahoney, Ian Milholland, Lindsey Waters, and Brendan Carter.
Jessica Howell was crowned homecoming queen at Virginia Tech on Oct. 19. Howell, who was sponsored by her sorority Alpha Phi, is a senior in communication studies. She hopes to work in public relations upon graduation in May 2003. Howell is a 1999 graduate of Lake Braddock Secondary School. Her family lived in the Burke/Fairfax Station area for almost 25 years, before moving to the South Run neighborhood.