[BurleyBulletin] March 19, 2008: Teen Health Night & Lots of Burley Champs!!
Shelley Payne
shp33 at embarqmail.com
Wed Mar 19 15:37:08 EDT 2008
The Burley Bulletin
March 19, 2008
Burley Homepage: HYPERLINK
"http://www.k12albemarle.org/burley"www.k12albemarle.org/burley
Inside This Issue...
* Mark Your Calendar for Teen Health Night Next Thursday
* Check Out the Fine Arts Festival
* Burley Beautification!
* Burley’s Chorus Groups Are Champs!
* Atlanta Spring Trip Family Information Nights
* Wanted: Six Sixth Grade Parent Volunteers
* Burley 8th Grader Mariel Anderson Wins Spelling Bee
* Congratulations to Burley Destination Imagination Winners!
* AHS Cheerleading
* Links to Great Websites
* Dominion Virginia Power's Partnership Opportunities
* Explore Technology March 29 At PVCC
* Mark Your Calendar...
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Mark Your Calendar for Teen Health Night Next Thursday
Next Thursday evening, March 27 from 5:30 – 8:30, you’ll be able to come to
Burley and hear experts discuss a wide variety of topics of interest to both
teens (and tweens) and their parents. From Acne to how to have the “Big
Talk” we’ve got you covered. Plus you’ll get to try some fun healthy
activities like yoga and weightlifting! We’ll have special treats from
Smoothie King and much more! Look for more details soon!!
Check Out the Fine Arts Festival
This year we will be showcasing the fine art at Burley Middle School from
March 16 -- 30th at Fashion Square Mall. Mark your calendars and be sure to
come out and see all that will be on display. There will be art from 6,7 &
8th grade including altered books, clay fish and much, much more!
Burley Beautification!
Burley Art Club worked all weekend on March 8th and 9th to create a mural
project for our school. As you enter the building there is a new fresh,
spring feeling about the contemporary mural design. Students created 18” x
18” squares and wrote the word “Welcome” in different languages. Check out
pictures of this effort at
HYPERLINK
"http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=46
60"http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=
4660
Burley’s Chorus Groups Are Champs!
Congratulations to the Burley Mixed Chorus and to the Burley Bearettes
Women's Chorus, who performed yesterday at the Virginia Music Educators
Association District Choral Festival at Culpeper High School. Both
ensembles WOWED the judges and their audiences. Both groups received the
highest rating, "superior" from every member of the judging panel! This is
the first time in over ten years that this has happened! Copies of the
judging sheets will be posted outside Mr. Jennings' room, #107, later on
today. The judges also wanted to recognize the incredible performances of
soloists Emily Gardiner, Taylor Gaines, Carol Dougherty, Kali Gille, and
Alec Beretz. Thank you to the students, teachers, and staff that
contributed to this effort. Thank you also to Mrs. Howard for accompanying
the choirs, and to Walee Saadut, for providing percussion accompaniment.
Atlanta Spring Trip Family Information Nights
At 6:30 PM on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25, the Atlanta Spring
Trip staff will hold a family information meeting. Families should plan to
attend one meeting to get all of the current information for the trip as
well as to review all policies and procedures. It is imperative that
families are well informed; please make every effort to come to one. Please
make sure that both the student involved in the trip and a parent attend.
Families that are unable to attend either meeting must make special
arrangements with Mr. Jennings in order to be eligible to travel to Atlanta.
Wanted: Six Sixth Grade Parent Volunteers
We are looking for six parents to accompany our classes to the Paramount
Theater and to lunch on the Downtown Mall afterwards on Tuesday, April 1st.
We will walk from school, leaving at 9:30 and returning to school around
1:30. Please let Barb Pemberton know by calling her at school (295-5101 -
ext. 413) no later than March 24th if you can help. The cost is $5.00 per
parent. Thanks.
Burley 8th Grader Mariel Anderson Wins Spelling Bee
Having already correctly spelled "pinnacle," "derelict," "subsidize,"
"chronology" and "equilateral," eighth-grader Mariel Andersen was only one
word away from winning the 61st annual regional spelling bee. "This is the
championship word," intoned David Larrick, the bee's host. "The word is
'aplomb.'" "May I please have the language of origin?" Andersen asked.
Latin, Larrick replied. "A-P-L-O-M-B?" she ventured. "That's correct,"
Larrick said.
Andersen was the last speller standing at the bee Saturday at Monticello
High School. She was one of 28 contestants from Central Virginia who had won
earlier spelling competitions at their elementary and middle schools. As
this year's top speller, Andersen won an all-expenses-paid trip to
Washington to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 26, as
well as a $100 savings bond, a dictionary, a one-year subscription to
Encyclopedia Britannica Online and gift certificates to Amazon.com, Arby's
and New Dominion Bookshop. Andersen, who attends Burley Middle School in
Albemarle County, won second place in last year's competition. Last year's
champion, Mariel Sullivan, of the Covenant School in Albemarle, was
eliminated Saturday after getting tripped up on "supplicate." In earlier
rounds, Sullivan successfully spelled "dismissal," "spectacles," "tortoni,"
"paprika" and "cantata." Sullivan was eliminated in the second round of last
year's national bee.
After his daughter won the regional bee, Andersen's father, Ed,
congratulated her from the edge of the stage. "Mariel, you are too much
girl," he said. In an interview, Andersen said she was surprised she won, as
she hadn't had much time to prepare. In the week running up to the bee,
Andersen performed in three showings of Macbeth, applied to a Governor's
School art program and sang in a choral concert. "I didn't really practice
for this at all," she said. Andersen's spelling prowess was likely aided by
her passion for books, particularly Jane Austen novels and the "Gossip Girl"
young adult series. She is currently reading "The Great Gatsby."
Saturday's second-place speller was Charlottesville resident Jonah O'Connor,
an eighth-grader at Buford Middle School. O'Connor nailed "didactic,"
"tepid," "temperamental," "apparition," "commiserate" and "acumen," but was
stumped in the final round by "adumbrate." The third-place contestant was
Waynesboro resident Samantha Hart, a fifth-grade student at Westwood Hills
Elementary School. Hart accurately spelled "amenity," "asthma," "salmon,"
"receptacle" and "boysenberry," but was eliminated after misspelling
"providence." The fourth-place winner was Kayla Barker, a seventh-grade
student at William Monroe Middle School in Greene County, who stumbled on
"despicable," but correctly spelled "hysterical," "illuminate," "corridor,"
"vagabond" and "affinity." The Daily Progress, The News Virginian and NBC 29
sponsored the regional spelling bee, as did Better Living Inc., ADC
Services, Evergreen Lawn Care, Arby's at Forest Lakes and New Dominion Book
Shop.
*This article is copied from the Daily progress, Click HYPERLINK
"http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Common%2FMGArticle%
2FPrintVersion&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354982630&image=80x60cdp.gif&oasDN=dailyp
rogress.com&oasPN=%21news"here to read this story online from the Daily
Progress.
Congratulations to Burley Destination Imagination Winners!
This past Saturday at the Jefferson District Destination Imagination
Regional Competition several Burley students finished on top. The Burley
students are Lauren Rakes, Lainie Taylor and Katja van Eersel and are
members of the Keswick Independent Team. Keswick won 1st place in the
secondary (high school) level and received both DaVinci and Renaissance
Awards!
The Renaissance Award recognizes those among us who demonstrate
extraordinary amounts of effort and preparation in their solutions or
outstanding skill in engineering, design or performance. Keswick
Independent’s water clock was extraordinary and very cleverly used in their
presentation. There was also outstanding skill used in the making of the
shoes for their performance. Both the clock and the shoes showed much effort
by the group.
The DaVinci Award for Outstanding Creativity honors those individuals and
teams who most clearly demonstrate that spirit of adventurous risk in their
solutions - those who most creatively traveled to reach truly new and unique
destinations. The Keswick team injected creativity into every last drop of
the performance - from design of the characters’ costumes as plays on words
to the witty repartee in the courtroom. Each aspect of the performance was
unique - wow!
AHS Cheerleading
Open Conditioning will begin March 18 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the AHS
gym for anyone who would like to participate. Rain Cancels. You must have a
current physical on file (dated May 1 2007 or later) to participate. You
will need ANOTHER physical dated May 1, 2008 or later to participate in a
fall sport. Physicals dated May 1, 2007 or later will EXPIRE June 1, 2007.
Mandatory Tryout Meeting will be held April 3 at 6:30 in the Media Center at
AHS. The cheerleader and a parent MUST be present. Another meeting will be
held 4/17 at 6:30 in the Cafeteria for anyone who missed the 4/3 meeting.
Please make every attempt to attend the 4/3 meeting and use 4/17 as a
back-up. Attendance at one of these 2 meetings is mandatory, no exceptions
will be made.
Try-outs will be held 5/19 -5/-23 daily. For more information and to print
out a packet please visit our website at HYPERLINK
"http://www.ahscheer.kk5.org/" \nwww.ahscheer.kk5.org or contact Jen
Kreitzman at HYPERLINK "mailto:varsitycoach at gmail.com"
\nvarsitycoach at gmail.com or 434-953-8772.
Links to Great Websites
Albemarle county Public Schools Parent Council Website
HYPERLINK "http://www.acpsparentcouncil.org/"www.acpsparentcouncil.org
One interesting find on this site is a collection of articles from various
local sources regarding budget issues.
Camp Albemarle
HYPERLINK "http://www.campalbemarleva.org/"www.campalbemarleva.org
You can learn more about the camp as well as the campaign to raise enough
money to build a caretaker's cottage.
Albemarle County Schools
HYPERLINK
"http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/district/district.php?sectio
ndetailid=1"http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/district/district
.php?sectiondetailid=1
You'll find the approved calendar for school year 2008-2009 on the front
page.
Dominion Virginia Power's Partnership Opportunities
Dominion and the Dominion Foundation will award approximately $300,000 in
educational partnership grants (up to $10,000 per grant) throughout targeted
areas where Dominion has business interests (see geographic eligibility on
the website). Public and private elementary and secondary schools and public
school divisions that are registered with the National Center for
Educational Statistics (NCES), institutions of higher education and
501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are invited to apply.
The grants are intended to encourage the development of new programs to
strengthen math and/or science education in kindergarten through grade 12.
This year's categories are:
* Environmental Education: grants to develop math and/or science
skills through the study of the environment; and,
* Energy Grants: to increase students’ awareness of energy
efficiency and conservation, energy sources or other energy-related topics.
The application deadline is May 1. For more details go to HYPERLINK
"http://www.dom.com/about/education/grants/grants.jsp"
\nhttp://www.dom.com/about/education/grants/grants.jsp (or HYPERLINK
"http://www.dom.com/" \nwww.dom.com, keyword education).
Additional information is available from Julie Grimes at the VA Department
of Education HYPERLINK
"mailto:EducationJulie.Grimes at doe.virginia.gov"Julie.Grimes at doe.virginia.gov
or Cindy Balderson (804) 771-3723, Dominion's volunteer & educational
coordinator:
Explore Technology March 29 At PVCC
Charlottesville, Va. - Interested in high-demand technology careers? Learn
more about the flexible learning opportunities, rapid job growth and
professional and personal advancement associated with a technology major at
Piedmont Virginia Community College's Technology Saturday, March 29, from 9
a.m. to noon.
The free event takes place in the college's Technology Wing in the Main
Building, Room 835, and will provide fundamental information about
technology professions and introduce prospective students, especially high
school students and graduates, to PVCC's certificate and degree programs in
computer-aided drafting and design, computer science, electronics,
engineering and information technology.
Attendees will experience a wide array of technology occupations through
hands-on activities in the PVCC state-of-the-art technology labs. Speakers
at the event include John Aker, president and CTO of Aker-Wade Power
Technologies; John F. Dawson III, CAD manager at Dominion Development
Resources, LLC; and Mark Smith, manager of User Support Services at the
University of Virginia. PVCC technology faculty will be on hand and a light
breakfast and door prizes will be available.
Information will be available about financial aid and scholarships for
eligible students, academic and social organizations for PVCC students and
other College services.
For more information, contact Andrew Renshaw, engineering program liaison at
PVCC, at HYPERLINK "mailto:arenshaw at pvcc.edu"arenshaw at pvcc.edu or
434.961.5484, or visit HYPERLINK "http://www.pvcc.edu/"www.pvcc.edu.
PVCC is located at 501 College Drive off state Route 20. Take Exit 121 from
Interstate 64, and follow the signs to the college. The Technology Wing is
located at the south entrance of the Main Building, near parking lot #2.
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Mark Your Calendar...
* March 16 – March 30, Fine Arts Display at Fashion Square Mall
* Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25, 6:30 PM, Atlanta Spring
Trip Family Information Meeting
* Thursday, March 27, 5:30 – 8:30, Burley Teen Health Night
* Friday, March 28, 4:15 – 7:00 P.M., School Dance
* Wednesday, April 2, 6:00 P.M., County Office Bldg., Lane
Auditorium, Public Hearing re: final budget and to set the tax rate
* Wednesday, April 9, 6:00 P.M., County Office Bldg., Lane
Auditorium, Regular Board of Supervisor’s Meeting – Adoption of tax rate
For more Burley calendar information visit: HYPERLINK
"http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/components/calendar/calendar
.php?sectiondetailid=165&sc_id=1192680751"http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.o
rg/education/components/calendar/calendar.php?sectiondetailid=165&sc_id=1192
680751
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