ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 29, 1996 TAG: 9602290032
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-6 EDITION: METRO
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS have announced the winners of the 1995-96 PTA Reflections contest, which encourages creative expression in literature, music, photography and visual arts. This year's theme is "Just Open Your Eyes and See ..." The first-place winner in each category will advance to district competition. The winners, by grade level are as follows:
Preschool through second grade for literature - Aaron Fallon of Fishburn Park, first place; Elizabeth McLaughlin of Fishburn Park, second; and Beth Levy of Crystal Spring, third.
Preschool through second grade for music - Andrew Flora of Wasena, first; Taylor Wishneff of Fishburn Park, second; and Mary Teresa Porter of Fishburn Park, third.
Preschool through second grade for photography - Michael Willis of Fishburn Park, first; Christina Sundt of Virginia Heights, second; Anna Burnstein of Crystal Spring, second; Sarah Moen of Grandin Court, third; Aidan St. Clair of Round Hill, third; and Veronica Rachon of Westside, honorable mention.
Preschool through second grade for visual arts - William Davis of Fairview, first; Ashley La Brie of Round Hill, second; Amber Pero of Fairview, third; Charlotte Williams of Fishburn Park, third; Brittany Bongrazio of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; Tyrice West of Round Hill, honorable mention; and Stephen Jenkins of Fishburn Park, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for literature - Frances McCorkle of Fishburn Park, first Adam Robinson of Crystal Spring, second; Jennie C. Smith of Fishburn Park, third; Deven Langston of Wasena, honorable mention; and Carly Romeo of Raleigh Court, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for music - Megan Flora of Raleigh Court, first; Elizabeth Hale of Monterey, second; Elizabeth Kraterfield of Fishburn Park, third; Hilah Witt of Fishburn Park, honorable mention; and Danielle Johns of Westside, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for photography - Tom Raney of Fishburn Park, first; Andrew Morrissett of Crystal Spring, second; Malcolm Perry of Wasena, third; April Martin of Garden City, third; Mary M. Gilliam of Crystal Spring, honorable mention; Eleanor Herman of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; Sabrina Thaler of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; Jacob Sorrells of Raleigh Court, honorable mention; and Benjamin Varney of Grandin Court, honorable mention.
Third-fifth grades for visual arts - Lyndsey Dickerson of Raleigh Court, first; Michael Mays of Fairview, second; Lee Chichester of Wasena, second; Grace M. Lovegrove of Raleigh Court, third; Meg Weckstein of Raleigh Court, third; Truong Tran of Garden City, honorable mention; Anne L. Hilliard of Crystal Spring, honorable mention; Jamal Rashad of Westside, honorable mention; Elizabeth Varney of Grandin Court, honorable mention; Jessica Tryban of Monterey, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for literature - Aldene Martin of Breckinridge, first; Amanda Quinn of Madison, second; Ashley Phelps of Woodrow Wilson, third; and Julia Wilsie of Madison, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for music - Laura Graninger of Woodrow Wilson, first; Layne Wilson of James Madison, second; Emily Edwards Frabell of James Madison, third; Jill Raney of James Madison, honorable mention; and Emily Walker of Woodrow Wilson, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for photography - Jill Raney of Madison, first; Dallas Magerkurth of Woodrow Wilson, second; Claire Willis of Madison, second; Tiffany Powell of Ruffner, third; Sara Guerry of Woodrow Wilson, honorable mention; and Romney Wilson of Madison, honorable mention.
Sixth-eighth grades for visual arts - Andrew Wilkinson of James Madison, first; Kenneth Funderburk II of Addison, second; Nancy Wills of Addison, second; Alma Kolenda of Ruffner, second; Alma Kvakic of Ruffner, third; Derek A. Webb of Breckinridge, honorable mention; Bradley Witt of James Madison, honorable mention; Matthew Nance of Woodrow Wilson, honorable mention; and Aisha Turpin of Breckinridge, honorable mention.
Ninth-12th grades for literature - Amy L. Martin of Patrick Henry, first; Tiffany Barnett of William Fleming, second; Chaunte Paige of William Fleming, third; and Kim Nguyen of Patrick Henry, honorable mention.
Ninth 12th grades for music - Marc Hodges of William Fleming, first; Stefan Mikailoff of William Fleming, second; and Daniel Daum of Patrick Henry, third place.
Ninth-12th grades for photography - Krista Tolley of William Fleming, first; Daniel Daum of Patrick Henry, second; and Nick Harrington of William Fleming, third place.
Ninth-12th grades for visual arts - Stephanie Hogan of William Fleming; Aaron Dillon of William Fleming, second; and Jennifer Driscoll of William Fleming, third.
THE WILLIAM BYRD HIGH SCHOOL FORENSICS TEAM won first place in the recent Blue Ridge District Forensics Tournament. First-, second- and third-place winners will compete at the regional tournament on March 9. Janet McKay coaches the team.
Individual winners are: Melissa Meador, first in prose interpretation; Miguel Castro, first, humorous dramatic interpretation; Joan Hodge and Amy Stephenson, first, duo interpretation; Omeed Dariani, second, oratory; Michael Graeser, third, prose interpretation; Tiffany Sandifer, third, serious dramatic interpretation; Kearston Rorrer, third, poetry interpretation; Jay Smith, third, humorous dramatic interpretation; Chris Sloan, third, extemporaneous speaking, domestic; Natasha Johnson, third, oratory; Michael Fisher, fourth, storytelling; Katie Laughlin, fourth, spelling; Gus Morris, fourth, extemporaneous speaking, foreign; Amy Young, fifth, storytelling; Laura Franklin, fifth, serious dramatic interpretation; Chris Fazler, sixth, poetry interpretation; and Tamara Ayers and Shane Jenkins, sixth, duo interpretation.
JUDITH PAINTER, a social studies teacher at William Fleming High School, will be one of 15 Virginia educators at the 1996 Virginia Links: Middle East Seminar in Syria. The program gives educators an opportunity to explore the physical and cultural geography of Syria.
PRINCESS D. KEMP, a Cave Spring High school student, won a $100 U.S. Savings Bond and advanced to the state competition in the Servistar and Coast to Coast All-American Vocational Student Awards program.
REP. BOB GOODLATTE, R-Roanoke, recently announced the 1996 service academy nominees from the Sixth Congressional District. The students will compete for appointments to one of the service academies. The nominees are:
Gordon Lawson, son of Lewis and Rita Bishop of Roanoke and a student at Patrick Henry High School, has been nominated to the Naval Academy.
Christopher Bradley, son of Tom and Patricia Bradley and a graduate of Northside High School, has been nominated to the Naval Academy.
Michael Gates, son of Marshall and Sandy Gates of Troutville and a student at Lord Botetourt High School, has been nominated to the U.S. Military Academy.
Philip Buchy, son of Philip and Mary Buchy and a student at the U.S. Air Force Prep School, has been nominated to the Air Force Academy.
Garrett Lancaster, son of Garrett and Debbie Lancaster of Roanoke and a student at William Fleming High School, has been nominated to the Merchant Marine Academy.
Timothy Campbell, son of Mason and Peggy Campbell of Roanoke and a student at Northside High School, has been nominated to the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy.
LOUISE TEMPLE FORSYTH, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Logan Forsyth of Roanoke, recently won the second-highest-level art award in the 1996 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Forsyth, a senior at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, won a Silver Key for her oil pastel "Montagna."
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