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E.C. Glass Band and Orchestra Hit High Note at Festival

LCS — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:48:29 +0000

Eighty members of the E. C. Glass Band and the entire E. C. Glass Orchestra received the “superior” rating for their performances during the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association (VBODA) District VI Band Festival. The festival was held at Lynchburg College the weekend of March 13-14, 2010. The superior rating is the highest possible rating. According to Band Director Larry Seipp, the E.C. Glass band was commended for their “highly polished, professional, completely remarkable, and very musical” performance. Only eight out of 25 high schools received the superior rating.

LCS Celebrates Music In Our Schools Month

LCS — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:23:14 +0000

LCS will present two concerts, elementary and secondary, to honor the musical and visual arts talents of students. The first concert will take place on March 23, 2010 and celebrate the vocal talents of LCS elementary school children. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the E.C. Glass Civic Auditorium.

On Thursday, March 25, 2010 the five secondary schools will sing beginning at 7 p.m. Each school will perform 2 pieces of music and then all 3 middle schools will combine to sing a piece. Both high schools will combine to sing a piece as well.

Throughout both evenings, art will be on display outside of the auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.

LES Honored For Donation

LCS — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:32:37 +0000

Recently, Linkhorne Elementary School students, parents and staff collected money for Haiti relief efforts. This week a check for $900.00 was presented to American Red Cross Disaster Director, Douglas Eggleston following an Accelerated Reader Assembly at the school.

Two Touchdowns At Sheffield

LCS — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:57:30 +0000

When a 6’7’’, 315 pound offensive lineman walks into your school and starts talking, you listen; you may even want to take a few notes. In February, the students at Sheffield Elementary School were all ears when former University of Virginia standout and Buffalo Bills player Brad Butler paid them a visit.

Butler’s visit was a very pleasant one actually. It was probably a visit that will go down in the personal history books for most of these kids. The NFL star talked about confidence, achieving goals and appreciating failure.

The message scored a touchdown with most of the Sheffield students – after all, they had something in common with the big guy that put them all on the same playing level – an Alma matter. Yes, Butler is a proud graduate of Sheffield Elementary and wanted to give back to his school. These kids met an NFL athlete that came from the same playground they did and that fact alone gave them the confidence they needed to succeed.

The pep talk was just a bonus.

So you might call what happened next a “double bonus” (pardon the unintentional basketball reference) – a visit from Detroit Lions running back Cedric Peerman. Peerman, a graduate of William Campbell and UVA, stopped by a few days after Butler’s visit to give the students a second helping of encouragement. He wanted to stress that not everyone is built to play football. He instead encouraged the students to find their strengths and work hard to build upon those strengths. He also stressed the importance of education and surrounding yourself with good people.

The students of Sheffield were happy that these two football players made LCS part of their game plan on the off season. They will remember the visits for years to come.

Optimism and Hard Work Lead to Accolades for LCS Students

LCS — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:43:46 +0000

Ten students from Lynchburg City Schools were honored by The Optimist Club of Lynchburg for their dedication to their Career – Technical Education in Lynchburg City Schools in February. Most of these students plan to go to college next year and, as recognized by the Optimist Club of Lynchburg, plan to take a positive outlook with them.

Each student received a certificate of recognition and a $50 gift certificate to Given’s Books for their hard work. By recognizing the hard work of these students, the Optimist Club hopes to encourage each student to continue down a positive school and career path.

The winners are listed below:

Robert Blade – Heritage High School, Building Trades
Dexter Bowling – E.C. Glass High School, Nuclear Technology
Christal Davis – Heritage High School, Dental Careers
Leah Embrey – E.C. Glass High School, Engineering
Chirs Harper – E.C. Glass High School, Precision Machining
Bobby Jones – Heritage High School, Marketing
Antigona Kastrati – E.C. Glass High School, Cooperative Technical Education
Jesse Patterson – Heritage High School, Business
Anna Stevens – E.C. Glass High School, Culinary Arts
Donald Volk – Heritage High School, Computer Systems Technology

Middle School Students Explore Career Opportunities

LCS — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:23:39 +0000

In February 8th graders at Linkhorne Middle School had an opportunity to learn about a variety of careers from over 25 local professionals. Orthodontists, realtors, policemen and many others were on hand to describe their profession and answer questions from students. The students were provided with a questionnaire and were given enough time to meet with at least 3 professionals of their choice. Speakers included parents of our students, representatives from LCS Career Tech programs and local business men and women who wanted to share their educational and professional experience with Linkhorne students.

National Merit and AP Scholars Named

LCS — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:34:05 +0000

E.C. Glass Seniors Jordan Minot and Monty Rahman are finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition for the 2009-20010 school year. They, along with other academically talented high school seniors from across the United States, competed for 8,200 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than 35 million dollars.

Congratulations to eight students who earned Commended Student status in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. These young scholars are among a select group of 34,000 students nationally who scored in the top 5% of the 1.5 million students who took the 2008 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
Austin Ruhf – E.C.G.
Austin Walker – H.H.S.
Blair Blanchette –E.C.G.
John Taylor – E.C.G.
Kathryn Wright – E.C.G.
Kevin Fleming – E.C.G.
Sami Natour – E.C.G.
William Baldwin – E.C.G.

Lynchburg City School administrators and teachers are proud to announce the names of seven National Advance Placement Scholars. The following students qualified by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on all of their AP exams. In addition, they took at least eight of these exams to qualify for the distinction.
Adeel Ilyas – H.H.S.
Anna Wade – E.C.G.
Benjamin Karaus – H.H.S
Daniel Hostetler – E.C.G.
Haden Cross – E.C.G.
Kellie Lewis – E.C.G.
Kristin Ulmer – E.C.G.

Thirty-one LCS students earned the title of AP Scholar with Distinction by scoring an average of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
Adeel Ilyas – H.H.S.
Anna Fairchild – E.C.G.
Anna Wade – E.C.G.
Benjamin Karaus – H.H.S.
Christopher Hackman – E.C.G.
Courtney Boyd – E.C.G.
Cyrus Hinkson – H.H.S.
Daniel Hostetler – E.C.G.
Elizabeth Fisher – E.C.G.
Haden Cross – E.C.G.
Hannah Smith – E.C.G.
Hunter Mitchell – E.C.G.
Jake Haskins – H.H.S.
James Gaston – H.H.S.
Jewel Llamas – E.C.G.
Joshua Knight – H.H.S.
Katie Jaberg – H.H.S.
Kellie Lewis – E.C.G.
Kevin Truitte – E.C.G.
Kristin Ulmer – E.C.G.
Kyle Tenny – H.H.S.
Laila Asghar – E.C.G.
Michele Szymczyk – E.C.G.
Monica Li – H.H.S.
Muntasir Rahman – E.C.G.
Nicolas Castanes – H.H.S.
Patrick Hamilton – E.C.G.
Ross Benar – E.C.G.
Sarah Nilles – H.H.S.
Yasmine Digiulio – E.C.G.
Zachary Scharf – E.C.G.

Seventeen LCS students earned the title of AP Scholar with Honor by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on at least four of these exams.

Abbey Harris – E.C.G.
Andrew Naisawald – E.C.G.
Anne Ancheril – H.H.S.
Blair Blanchette – E.C.G.
Burkely Wombwell – E.C.G.
Caroline Springer – E.C.G.
Ella Virginia Baldwin – E.C.G.
Jennifer Knight – E.C.G.
Kate Martin – E.C.G.
Martin Minot – E.C.G.
Monica Romine – E.C.G.
Robert Lambeth – E.C.G.
Sarah Lavinder – H.H.S.
Sarah-Louise Dechow – E.C.G.
John Vincent – E.C.G.
William Ruehle – E.C.G.
Yanji Liu – E.C.G.

Fifty-six LCS students earned the title of AP Scholar for completing at least three exams with grades of 3 or higher.
Adam McCaden – E.C.G.
Adam Stucke – E.C.G.
Allison Culbreth – E.C.G.
Amber Osinga – E.C.G.
Anna Boynton – E.C.G.
Aric Schilthelm – E.C.G.
Ariel Wheelock – E.C.G.
Ashlyn McCurley – E.C.G.
Austin Walker – H.H.S.
Benjamin Soldate – E.C.G.
Brandon Lareau – H.H.S.
Candler Paige – H.H.S.
Carrie Webb – E.C.G.
Charles Flournoy – E.C.G.
Charles Kitts – E.C.G.
Chelsea Wilson – E.C.G.
Christian Paxton – E.C.G.
Christopher Park – H.H.S.
Christopher Schweikart – E.C.G.
Davis Moore – E.C.G.
Frances Carey – E.C.G.
George Gianakos – E.C.G.
Gregory Wilkes – H.H.S.
Hannah Crowder – E.C.G.
Hyun Park – H.H.S.
Jessica Murphy – H.H.S.
John Taylor – E.C.G.
Julian Bryant – E.C.G.
Julian Yates – E.C.G.
Julie Sharp – H.H.S.
Katelyn Milam – E.C.G.
Katherine Agnew – E.C.G.
Kelly Webb – E.C.G.
Kendall Good – E.C.G.
Kevin Fleming – E.C.G.
Lauren Jaminet – H.H.S.
Lauren Maxwell – H.H.S.
Lindsay Hitchcock – E.C.G.
Matthew Sisk – H.H.S.
Nathaniel Buhler – E.C.G.
Patrick McCorkle – E.C.G.
Paul Locascio – H.H.S.
Paul Malloy – E.C.G.
Peyton Doyle – E.C.G.
Priscilla Chong – E.C.G.
Renata Esquillo – E.C.G.
Sami Natour – E.C.G.
Shane Dreher – E.C.G.
Sian Bennett – H.H.S.
Stefan Phelps – H.H.S.
Tara Einhorn – H.H.S.
Taylor Brittin – E.C.G.
Taylor Meade – H.H.S.
Ty Moseley – E.C.G.
William Baldwin – E.C.G.
William Whitehouse – E.C.G.

Tickets for Breakfast with the Superintendent are now on sale!

LCS — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:45:56 +0000

The Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation will be hosting the 4th Annual Breakfast with the Superintendent on Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:30 a.m., at Lynchburg College. This program provides a unique opportunity for local business and community leaders as well as interested parents and citizens to meet with school administrators to learn more about the Lynchburg City Schools. This year's program, 'Celebrating Arts in our Schools,' will address the critical role arts play in the development of academic skills, and why art programs are an important element to the overall success of a school division. We will also enjoy a selection of the outstanding programs our schools offer in the arts. Proceeds from the breakfast are used by the Foundation to fund ongoing programs and projects designed to support the division's schools, students, and teachers.

Registration is required before Friday, March 4th. Click here to register or for more information, call (434) 522-3700 ext. 143 or email gillettejk@lcsedu.net.

HHS Marketing Students Head to State Competition

LCS — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:21:07 +0000

Marketing students at Heritage High School dominated the Regional Marketing/ DECA competition on January 26, 2010. The students walked away with six of the eight first place honors given out at the match. The following students won first place and will now compete in the state competition:

Natasha Chowdry – Marketing Management
Bobby Jones – Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Marlon Stevenson – Retail Management
Stephanie Lin – Apparel & Accessories Marketing
Keina Schweikart – Restaurant Management
Adam Rose – Hospitality & Tourism Marketing

The state competition will take place in Norfolk, Virginia March 12-13, 2010.

Collaboration Between Divisions Leads to Grant Money

LCS — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:19:05 +0000

Collaboration between Lynchburg and Roanoke City Schools has scored the two divisions a grant totaling $1.4 million. Roanoke Catholic Schools and New Vistas School will also benefit from this grant. The money was awarded through the 2009 stimulus funded Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant competition.

In Lynchburg, the grant will provide the division with more than 800 iPod Touch units. The goal of the grant is that the iPods will help to increase the math and English Standards of Learning Test scores for students. The units will arrive this spring and teachers will be trained on how to use the devices as teaching tools. By the 2010-2011 school year the project will be in all Lynchburg City Schools. This project is called “Partnership to Advance Smaller Technology Integration into Mathematics and English” (PASTIME). Virginia Tech and Apple are also working on this project with the two school divisions.

This highly competitive grant was only awarded to five groups in the state. The other four groups are WHRO Technology Consortium/ Norfolk City Public Schools, Radford University/ Radford City Public Schools, Shenandoah Valley Technology Consortium/ Harrisonburg City Public Schools, and Alexandria City Public Schools.