ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 1996 TAG: 9611050044
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: CLASS NOTES
SOURCE: HALE SHEIKERZ
Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders at Belle Heth Elementary School in Radford participated in the school's career fair last Wednesday. More than 50 careers were represented at the all-day fair, including engineering, dentistry, cosmetology, veterinary medicine, nursing, the military, police and fire departments, and business.
Some of the highlights included a ceramics potter, a hairstylist who braided students' hair and an archaeologist who brought a collection of artifacts from the 1750s.
In addition to introducing students to various careers, the purpose of the fair also was to let students see how their schoolwork today prepares them for a career tomorrow, said Priscilla Moore, a guidance counselor at Belle Heth. Students also had to find out what subjects related to what fields and how the habits they form today will help them (or hinder them) in their future careers. Moore has been working with the sixth-graders on a unit about careers. As one of their assignments, students had to interview someone in the profession that they see themselves in the future. Students were also encouraged to talk to as many professionals at the career fair as possible.
* * *
Stephanie Kidd, a junior at Pulaski County High School, received a gold medal at the national Future Homemakers Association/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERO) competition in St. Louis, Mo. Kidd attended the conference in the summer, after having won at the local and state levels.
Kidd competed in the Illustrated Talk event where she talked about her community service project. As a sophomore, Kidd presented several seminars about the effects of smoking. She spoke to students in the work and family studies classes and the health and physical education classes at Pulaski High. She also spoke at the Lions Club of Dublin and the Ruritan Road Ruritan Club.
Kidd is president of FHA/HERO and a member of the National Honor Society. She also is active with the New River Valley Association for the Education of Young Children. She is the daughter of James and Vickie Kidd of Dublin.
* * *
Jayton Gill, a fourth-grader at Riverlawn Elementary School, has been named to the International Reading Honor Roll by Advantage Learning Systems. He earned 560.5 reading points in the Accelerated Reader Program. The program is based on the reading level and difficulty of the books read and the number of questions correctly answered on computerized book tests.
* * *
Four Blacksburg High School seniors recently passed the Certified Nurses Aide Exam. The exam is administered by the Virginia State Board of Nursing. The students are Shontia Echols, Kelly Harris, Jenni Swink and Bruce Walters.
The students completed 50 hours of long-term care while enrolled in the Health Assistant I program at the high school. They are now enrolled in the Health Assistant II program. The students plan to continue their education in health care-related fields after graduation.
MEETINGS, EVENTS & HAPPENINGS
Fourth-graders at Kipps Elementary School will have an Arts & Crafts Festival Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Money raised will be used for the students' annual trip to Williamsburg. Crafters are still needed. For more information, call Jackie Hodge at 951-8186.
LENGTH: Medium: 65 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: (headshot) Kiddby CNB