The Accipiter
News Around The District
County Teachers of the Year Announced
Its that time again when the teachers of the year are
selected. All public and
accredited nonpublic schools are invited to participate in the 2011 Mary V.
Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year program. As such, Westmoreland County Public Schools selects a
Teacher of the Year candidate for each of the four schools; Cople, Washington
District, Montross Middle School, and Washington and Lee. Nominated by fellow
teachers at the school, the four teachers are selected through a ballot vote.
The teachers are interviewed by a committee, after which the Westmoreland
County Teacher of the Year is announced.
Congratulations to the four winners:
Andrea Cottom - Cople Elementary
Carole Alexander - Washington
District Elementary
Paul Hussey- Montross Middle
Nancy Austin- Washington
and Lee
Congratulations and thank you
for the wonderful job you all do!
2010 Graduates Big Winners in Scholarships
Washington
and Lee High School seniors have earned some major scholarships this year. As
previously noted Leah Coates won a Jefferson Scholarship at the University of
Virginia that covers all costs, this was in addition to many other scholarships
she won. Other notable winners are
Shane Allen who was named a JMU Centennial Scholar at James Madison University
which also covers all costs except books.
Additionally, Shane was a multiple winner of other scholarships; Kelley
Adams, Merit Scholarship; Holden Oliff, multiple winner; Cody Reed, Fary
Memorial Scholarship; Katrin Sydnor, Johnson & Wales Scholarships; Alicia
Allen, Lalla Gresham Ball Scholarship and others; Chelsea Junkins, U.S. Marine
Corps Certificate; Brittany Payne, U.S. Marine Corps Certificate, and Laine
Alles, Northrop Grumman Apprentice School.
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GEAR UP Students Visit College of William and Mary
As part of their ongoing exploration on Virginia schools, twenty-four
GEAR UP students visited the College of William and Mary on June 1. The students toured the beautiful
campus with stops at the freshman dormitory and several classrooms. The tour was led by two rising W&M
seniors. After the tour, the
students met with the admission Dean who explained the process of application
to them. Last year, 12,000
students applied for 2,600 freshmen slots. The Dean explained that now is the time for them to begin
putting together their portfolios.
She mentioned how important community involvement is, in addition to
superb grades and test scores. Interestingly, the Dean noted that the College
of William and Mary accepts both the ACT and the SAT tests.
After
the tour, the GEAR UP students spent a few hours at Bush Gardens. Each of the students had earned the
right to go with a combination of scores from school attendance, increase in
grade point, and participation in the GEAR UP program.