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Sterling Middle School students Paul Rosenthal, Caitlin Banks and Jackline Yim were winners in the school's grade-level spelling bees and will be competing in the 23rd Annual Loudoun County Spelling Bee March 10. The winner of that contest goes onto the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in June.
The students at Meadowland Elementary School collected $820 in donations for the Samaritan Home Relief for victims of the tsunami. The students brought in donations Feb. 11 in exchange for the opportunity to wear a wacky hair style to school that day.
Paul Rosenthal, trumpet; Kaitlin Kenepp, French horn; Mark Bunney, clarinet; and Mustsfa Sungkar, clarinet, all from Sterling Middle School performed with the Middle School All-District Band, Feb. 5, at Heritage High School.
South Lakes Class of 1985 20 year reunion. The class is looking for classmates for its 20-year reunion in October 2005. E-mail name and mailing address to slhs1985@yahoo.com. See the Web site at slhs1985.org. Those interested in helping with the planning, indicate so e-mail or contact Melanie Kirsch Colston at 703-476-0579.
Stone Bridge High School's graduating seniors will be celebrating again this year with an all-night, substance-free party on graduation night. To raise money for this event, the SBHS Project Graduation committee is sponsoring The 2nd annual "SBHS Car or Cash Sweepstakes."
Tickets are available, with the last ticket expected to be sold by March 31. Only 600 tickets will be sold. Tickets cost $30 and the winner can choose between a brand new 2005 Nissan Sentra from Brown's Sterling Nissan or $10,000 cash. The winner does not need to be present to win.
All proceeds go toward the all-night, substance-free party for Stone Bridge High School's graduation seniors on graduation night, June 17.
To purchase tickets, call 703-729-5717 or download a ticket form from links on the Web site at www.Loudoun.K12.Va.Us/schools/sbhs. All mailed entries will receive a receipt and ticket stub by mail within two weeks of receipt.
The University of Mary Washington, located in Fredericksburg, has had several local students named to either the President's List, for students who earn a 4.0, on a 4.0 grade-point-average scale, and the Dean's List, for students who earn at least a 3.5 GPA, for the fall semester.
Those on the President's List include Sommer L. Long, freshman, Ashburn. Those on the Dean's List include Jessica D. Kicha, junior, Ashburn; Brittany L. Short, freshman, Ashburn; Sally A. Poole, senior, Ashburn; Carrie L. Ingalls, sophomore, Sterling; Andrew J. King, freshman, Sterling; and Christopher W. Siepman, freshman, Sterling.
Shenandoah UniversityÕs Northern Virginia Campus in Leesburg is seeking nominations for its Teacher of the Year award. The award was created six years ago to recognize quality teaching in Loudoun County. The nomination process concludes on April 12. All finalists will be recognized at a reception and the winner will be announced at a Loudoun County School Board meeting in May 2005.
To be eligible, nominees must be full-time teachers in Loudoun County in a specialized area, such as special education, art, music, physical education, drama, English as a Second Language or gifted and talented. Nominees may work at any grade level Ñ elementary, middle or high school Ñ but must have at least five years of teaching experience in Loudoun County.
A screening committee from Shenandoah will select the winner based on his or her commitment to students and teaching, subject knowledge and teaching philosophy, ability to manage and monitor student learning as well as service to the community. The screening committee is looking for nominations that demonstrate the teacherÕs impact on students. Letters of recommendation from peers, parents and students will be of particular importance in the selection process.
For information or application forms, contact RT Good, dean of the School of Continuing Education, at 540-665-1290 or Kelly Burk, chair of the Northern Virginia Advisory Council, at 703-779-0037.