[HenleyMatters] Henley Matters 3-23-06

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March 23, 2006

 Inside This Issue.

 ·        Teen Health Night at Burley Middle School, March 29

·        Snow Make Up Days

·        Virginia Academy Day

·        Ash Lawn Opera Festival Holds Local Auditions

·        Parenting Workshops

·       Albemarle County Summer Programs

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 Teen Health Night, March 29 


Burley Middle School is hosting its first annual Teen Health Night on Wednesday, March 29 from 5:30 - 8:30 P.M.  We have over a dozen expert presenters from UVa, Martha Jefferson, Region 10, the Health Department and many other local agencies and organizations providing both teens and parents information on a wide variety of topics.  There will be presentations on emotional health issues such as suicide, depression and body image as well as physical health topics including nutrition, exercise, injury prevention and hygiene.  Teen sexual health issues will also be covered.  Participants will be able to choose those presentations that are of most interest to them.  In addition to the information sessions, there will be a health fair with information booths, screenings and healthy games and activities.  Come get your backpack checked or get a massage.  Try an aerobics class or even ballroom dancing!  

This event is open to the community so please share this information with you neighbors, friends and family!

Date:  March 29
Time:  5:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Audience:  Teens in grades 6-10 and their parents
Cost:  FREE

We will need lots of volunteers to help make this night a success, both parent and student volunteers are welcome!  

For more information or to volunteer please contact Shelley Payne at shp33 at alumni.virginia.edu or 984-6862.

Snow Make Up Days

At this point, the last day of school is Tuesday, June 13.




Virginia Academy Day 

Virginia Academy Day is Saturday, March 25, 2006 from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM in Reasoner Hall at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico. This event will feature speakers from the Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy (which needs no congressional nomination) and the Merchant Marine Academy. Featured speaker for Academy is Major General Gordon C. Nash, Director of the Expeditionary Warfare Division.  Virginia Academy Day is held each year for students interested in obtaining an appointment to a United States Service Academy. This is opened to all high school and middle school students.

Ash Lawn Opera Festival Holds Local Auditions

Perform with the pros! The Ash Lawn Opera Festival will be holding local auditions for members of the community interested in being part of the company during the 2006 season. 

Auditions will be held on April 3 and April 4, 2006 from 5:00-7:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church and are open to adults and teenagers ages thirteen and up.  This year's productions are West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar.   Roles available in West Side Story include Bernardo, Baby John, Anybodys, Detective Shrank, Officer Krupke, and A-rab, as well as male and female chorus members. Male and female chorus members will also be cast in The Merry Widow.

The Ash Lawn Opera Festival is a professional opera company presenting fully-staged opera and musical theatre in the Boxwood Gardens of James Monroe's estate, Ash Lawn-Highland. Professional directors, conductors, singers, and artistic and technical staff come from across the United States for the Festival's summer season each year. The Festival is committed to providing the highest quality artistic and educational programming for the community, Commonwealth, and nation.

For West Side Story, singers must be available from June 14 - August 13. Performances are July 8, 9, 15, 16, 25, 26, 29, 30 and August 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, and 13. 

For The Merry Widow, singers must be available from July 5 - August 11. Performances are July 22, 23, 27, 28, August 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, and 11. During the rehearsal period, singers will be required to attend daytime rehearsals. All performances are in the evenings.

Singers should bring one or two songs with them to the audition. An accompanist will be provided.  Dance experience is helpful, but not required at the audition. For more information or to schedule an audition, please  call the Ash Lawn Opera office at (434)293-4500.

ASH LAWN
2000 Holiday Drive, Suite 100, Charlottesville, VA 22901
info at ashlawnopera.org * www.ashlawnoper.org
(434)293-4500 * Fax (434)293-0736

Parenting Workshops Offered by Children, Youth & Family Services

4/19/06  "Transparenting" Parenting Class - a CYFS one time 4 hour parent education program, which focuses on needs of children whose parents don't live together and are having difficulty in working together toward their children's best interests. This class is taught by Josh Stewart - Silver and Betsy Cochran.  Classes are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 4-8 P.M. at the old Albemarle County Office Building on McIntire Road.  $50 fee.  We have a sliding scale for participants who cannot afford the entire fee.  Please call Gail Dunne at 434-296-4118 ext. 0 for more information or to enroll. Thanks to Albemarle County for letting us use their facility! 

3/25/06 Free Saturday Parenting Workshop  "To Read or Not to Read - 5 Strategies for Ensuring Success for Your Child"  from 10:30 - Noon at MACAA (1025 Park Street on the left just past the 250 Bypass on Park Street as you go north from town).  This workshop, sponsored by the Parent Education Workgroup of the Partnership for Children and the Commission on Children and Families, will be presented by Angela Beckman from the Pre School Language and Literacy Lab at U.Va.  The workshop will discuss some fun and creative ways to encourage your child to read at different ages, easy straight forward storybook reading strategies for increasing your child's reading success, and practical ways to support reading development.  Please call Jack Gallagher to register at (434) 296 4118 x 257.   Free child care is available if you call by Thursday 3/23.   Thanks to MACAA for letting us use their facility! 

4/1/06 Free Saturday Parenting Workshop on "Sibling Rivalry " from 10:30 - Noon at MACAA (1025 Park Street on the left just past the 250 Bypass on Park Street as you go north from town).  This workshop, sponsored by the Parent Education Workgroup of the Partnership for Children and the Commission on Children and Families, will help parents better understand the causes and cures to sibling rivalry and to develop appropriate responses to sibling rivalry issues and challenges  Please call Jack Gallagher to register at (434) 296 4118 x 257.   Free child care is available if you call by Thursday 3/30.   Thanks to MACAA for letting us use their facility!

5/6/06 Free Saturday Parenting Workshop on "Child Development Facts Every Parent Should Know" from 10:30 - noon at MACAA (1025 Park Street on the left just past the 250 Bypass on Park Street as you go north from town).  This workshop, sponsored by the Parent Education Workgroup of the Partnership for Children and the Commission on Children and Families, will be presented by Dr. Martha Callum from Region Ten.  Research shows that a common parenting mistake is expecting too much or too little from our children.  It makes sense to get educated on what our kids are capable of and how we can best support and encourage them.  The workshop will provide recent child development research on 3 age groups: 0-6, 7-11, and 13-17.   Please call Jack Gallagher to register at (434) 296 4118 x 257.   Free child care is available if you call by Thursday 5/4.   Thanks to MACAA for letting us use their facility!                                   

Albemarle County High School Summer Program

ALBEMARLE COUNTY SCHOOLS      2006 HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM 
will be held at ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL   2775 Hydraulic Road 
 1st Session:    
June 21 to July 13, 2006     (Holiday - Tuesday, July 4)
*P.E. will be at Western Albemarle H.S.

 2nd Session:        July 17 to August 4, 2006      (Graduation - Saturday, August 5)

*P.E. will be at Monticello H.S.

 Time:  8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m
 Tuition:             $230 (County)     $265 (Non-County)
 Registration for Current H.S. Students will be May 1, 2006.
 Registration for Rising 9th graders will be May 15, 2006. 
 Summer School Registrar:  Stacey Liljegren 
 Albemarle County Schools    401 McIntire Road, 3rd Floor Lobby   Charlottesville, VA  22902-4596 
(434)  296-5812      sliljegren at k12albemarle.org
      **On-site registration - Monday, June 19 at Albemarle H.S.



Mark Your Calendar...





·         Wednesday, March 29, 5:30 - 8:30 P.M., Teen Health Night

·         April 3 - 7, Spring Break

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