Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, October 18, 1994 TAG: 9410180092
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: RAY REED
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
M.A., Roanoke County
A: Cave Spring Junior High stopped accepting new students from outside its region two years ago because of the crowding, Principal Steve Boyer said.
However, eight students from the city and seven more from such areas as Floyd and Franklin counties are attending Cave Spring Junior High.
These students were admitted before the no-transfer policy began and will be allowed to finish their junior-high years at Cave Spring.
Cave Spring Junior High has a capacity of 825 students, and 913 are enrolled this year. The transfer students' departure won't relieve the crowding.
Road reopening
Q: I see that Wells Avenue between First Street Northwest and Jefferson Street looks finished and is paved. When will it open?
J.R., Roanoke
A: Maybe by Jan. 1, but that's not a promise, because the contract deadline is March 18.
Although this block of Wells Avenue has a fresh layer of asphalt, traffic can't go anywhere because the intersection at North Jefferson Street still is under construction, and the project extends two more blocks to Williamson Road.
Bob Bengtson, city traffic engineer, said he has heard that the road builder may try to get this block open by Jan. 1, although that date isn't a requirement.
Errors
To err is human, someone once said. If it takes two people to foul up the facts, that must be doubly human.
So let's fix a couple of things here.
Former school Superintendent Frank Tota's consulting contract requires him to work 20 days per year for Roanoke city schools.
Last week I quoted the city's School Board chairman, Nelson Harris, as saying Tota must give 20 hours per year to Roanoke. Harris realized later that he misspoke. I should have doublechecked.
Another item last week about the difficulties of realigning school attendance zones contained a misconception regarding a parents' survey.
Assistant Superintendent James Gallion said parents at Cave Spring Elementary indicated they didn't want their children sent to different junior high schools.
Apparently the parents meant they didn't want to change the lines of separation that already exist.
For several years, pupils from Cave Spring Elementary have been divided almost 50-50, with some going on to Hidden Valley Junior High and the rest to Cave Spring Junior High.|
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by CNB