June 2007 - Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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For Employees of
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Volume 16 No. 7
June 2007
Congratulations to Erika Hitchcock,
2008 Citywide Teacher of the Year
As a teacher, my true motivation is always to provide the best quality education possible and this drives me to develop authentic learning
experiences which expand out to our local community and beyond. Having the responsibility and opportunity to be an integral part of so
many children’s lives is a great honor. I am so proud of the teaching profession and privileged to be engaged in instructing, inspiring,
and befriending students throughout the district. Erika Hitchcock, 2008 Citywide Teacher of the Year
We offer our congratulations to our 2008 Citywide Teacher of the Year Erika Hitchcock! A visual arts teacher, Hitchcock teaches gifted students, grades 3
through 8, at Old Donation Center. A four-year veteran teacher, with all of her years spent teaching in Virginia Beach, Hitchcock came to education from
the business world. She spent nine years as a graphic designer prior to becoming a teacher. Fortunately for the education profession, Hitchcock decided that
she wanted a career that would lend itself to interaction and connection with others, so she returned to college to earn an art education degree.
According to ODC principal Gloria Harris, Hitchcock is most accomplished in creating authentic,
stimulating conceptual units of study for her students. As an example, Harris cites the Lion King
unit developed by Hitchcock. Not only did Hitchcock design her lessons around the visual arts
with costume design and stage settings, she also involved her students in the production so they
could experience the collaboration between the artists and dancers and choreographers. After seeing the play, meeting the actors, having the opportunity for a question/answer session with actors,
musicians, and directors, the visual arts students then collaborated with the ODC dance students
to create their own performances, complete with costumes and elaborate set designs. “Erika
Hitchcock creates an atmosphere where authentic learning takes place. Her classroom is nurturing
and all students are respected, encouraged, and challenged to develop their talents,” says Harris.
Erika Hitchcock learns that she is 2008 Citywide Teacher of the Year
from Assistant Superintendent Christine Caskey and Superintendent Merrill.
Hitchcock maintains that she teaches “through the arts.” She works hard to find ways to use the
visual arts as tools to guide students in expanding their knowledge base. Hitchcock also pushes
her students to consider the world with a critical perspective so that they appreciate diversity,
practice personal reflection, and think beyond the obvious. The prime teaching objective for
Hitchcock is to ensure her students become critical thinkers and lifelong learners. From every
indication, they do.
Congratulations to Our 2008 Teacher of the Year Finalists…
Meet our teacher finalists! Each is a master teacher and was selected from among our very best teachers in the school division, our 87 teachers of the year from
our individual schools. The process by which the final candidates are chosen is extremely rigorous, especially when it involves narrowing a field of outstanding
teachers to only five. To do so, the Teacher of the Year Selection Committee reviews the applications of all participants
in a blind process, measuring each teacher against an objective rubric. Once the Committee has narrowed its choices
to 10 semifinalists, the next step is to conduct site visits. Each of these 10 teachers is observed in action in the classroom
by Committee members. Once again, the field is narrowed as the Committee measures each teacher against an objective
rubric and arrives at five finalists. The Selection Committee then meets individually with each of the five finalists in an
interview process through which they strive to get a complete picture of the candidate, personally and professionally.
Based on the information they glean, they make their final selection of the Citywide Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations to all who participated in this process: our individual teachers of the year from each school,
the 10 semifinalists, and our 2008 Citywide Teacher of the Year finalists, each a prototype of teaching excellence.
Virginia O’Malley
School: Kingston Elementary School
Area: gifted resource teacher; grades K - 5
Total Years with VBCPS: 8
Total Years as a Teacher: 12
Ginny O’Malley says…“I teach because I want to make a difference in a child’s view of the
world. Teaching is a way to inspire children to believe in their abilities to learn. Education
is a vehicle to present children with challenges to problem solve. This learning opportunity
builds their awareness as to how they can find a passion in their heart to make a difference
in their community.”
Tracy J. Coffin
School: North Landing Elementary School
Area: mathematics, science, and social studies; grade 3
Tracy Coffin on teaching…“Teaching is the greatest reward. It is the career that makes all
other careers. The best thing about teaching is working with a variety of students who make
each day challenging. My personal reward is when I connect with a student to help them
grow, take a risk with their thinking, and achieve success. I am proud to call myself a teacher.”
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Features
Calling All Exemplary Publications . . . . . 2
Exemplary Publications
Submission Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ShortShorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Out and About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Did You Know. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
United Way Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bravo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back page
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Dawn E. Garvey
School: Corporate Landing Middle School
Area: social studies; grade 6
Dawn Garvey says…“My belief is that change
and constant challenges give us purpose. Where
can I find more rewarding challenges and more
ongoing changes than in the teaching profession?
Each morning I marvel at my opportunities to
help shape the minds of future generations in positive ways. Each evening
I rest assured that during the course of each day I am making a difference.”
Deborah U. Price
School: Plaza Middle School
Area: advanced mathematics; grade 6
Deborah Price on teaching…“I teach because every
morning there is a classroom of children waiting for
me to make math meaningful and exciting to learn;
to convince them that what they are learning will impact
their lives. They are waiting for me to persuade them not
to settle for less than their best. They are waiting for me to create an atmosphere
of caring and acceptance. I teach because today I will make a difference.”
The Teacher of the Year Selection Committee is a committed and dedicated group of professionals who devote many hours to the process of selecting the citywide
teacher of the year. Although the task is very rewarding, it is also extremely demanding in terms of time and the level of work and expertise that is demanded.
We have listed the committee members below and thank them for their service and willingness to participate in such a worthwhile and prestigious tradition.
2008 Virginia Beach City Public Schools Teacher of the Year
SELECTION COMMITTEE
Lavern Chatman, Chairperson
Principal
Landstown Elementary School
Chris Jacobs
Teacher
Green Run High School
John Merritt
Teacher/Kellam High School
Finalist, 2006 Citywide Teacher of the Year
Joe Burnsworth
Principal
Corporate Landing Middle School
Joanne Lucas
Organizational Development Specialist
Office of Organizational Development
Kristine Troch
Teacher/Plaza Middle School
Debbie Field
Teacher/New Castle Elementary School
Frances Hatzopoulos
Teacher/ 2006 Citywide Teacher of the Year
Old Donation Center
Meg Mazach Manugo
Teacher/Bayside High School
Patricia McGloine
Teacher/2007 Citywide Teacher of the Year
Princess Anne High School
2008
Calling All Exemplary Publications
For the third consecutive year, the Department of Media and Communications Development is sponsoring its awards
program – Exemplary Publications – to recognize “exemplary” school newsletters and promote best practices in
publication writing and design. Many schools and organizations have participated during the past two years, and
we are hoping even more will submit their newsletters for evaluation this year.
As you may recall, seven criteria comprise a rubric against which each newsletter is measured. The seven criteria are
layout, content, timeliness, accuracy, marketing, organization, and graphics/photos. Each criterion is rated on a scale
of one to five, with five being the highest. We are pleased that VBCPS graphic designer Georgia Liguid-Miller,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction English specialist Fran Sharer, and Virginian-Pilot Beacon editor
Victoria Hecht will serve as evaluators.
In the interest of continuous
improvement, we elected last
year to expand the number
of exemplary publication
award levels so that a greater
number of quality newsletters
could be recognized. Currently,
the three levels that may be
awarded include an Exemplary Gold, Exemplary Silver, or Exemplary Bronze designation.
You will find the evaluation rubric that will be used as well as instructions for entry submission on page three.
In addition, we have printed the Entry Submission Form. You may also download this form from the Web site
at www.vbschools.com/publicationaward.
We encourage all those who produce newsletters to enter. We will announce the results in our December 2007
edition of Kaleidoscope so that newsletter editors may use their banner from January 2008 through December 2008.
Newsletter
Criteria
•Layout/Overall Quality
How visually appealing is
the newsletter? Is there a
distinct and easily recognizable “look” from issue to issue?
•Content
How useful is the information included in the newsletter?
Are articles easy to read?
•Timeliness
How timely is the information?
•Accuracy
How accurate is the information, including spelling and grammar?
•Marketing
Does the newsletter promote
the school and its mission?
•Organization
Is information easy to find?
•Graphics/Photos
Are graphics/photos
used effectively?
•For Electronic Newsletters ONLY:
How to Enter
Clip out the entry form below or download a form from the Web site
at www.vbschools.com/publicationaward.
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SUBMISSION of ENTRIES:
Electronic Submission:
1. Complete an entry form online at http://www.vbschools.com/publicationaward.
2. Provide three separate editions of the same newsletter/newspaper produced during the 2006-07 school year.
3. If produced in Microsoft Publisher, simply attach the PUB file to an e-mail and send it to bonnie.fischer@vbschools.com.
4. If produced by software other than Microsoft Publisher, save your newsletter as a PDF through Adobe Acrobat, attach the file to an e-mail,
and send it to bonnie.fischer@vbschools.com.
Print:
1. Complete and submit the attached entry form.
2. Enclose three separate editions of the same newsletter/newspaper produced during the 2006-07 school year and send them to Bonnie Fischer,
Kaleidoscope editor, School Administration Building, via Pony Mail.
Deadline for submitting all entries – Electronic and Print – is September 28, 2007.
Newsletter Criteria and Rubric
SCORE
_______ Layout/Overall Quality How visually appealing is the newsletter? Is there a distinct and easily recognizable “look” from issue to issue?
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_______ Content How useful is the information included in the newsletter? Are articles easy to read?
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_______ Timeliness How timely is the information?
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_______ Accuracy How accurate is the information, including spelling and grammar?
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_______ Marketing Does the newsletter promote the school and its mission?
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Entry Submission Form
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Recognition of Exemplary School Newsletters/Newspapers
2007-2008 School Year
Name of Newsletter/Newspaper:____________________________________________________________________________________________________ School Name:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This entry is: (check one) q hard copy (printed) q electronic (on the Web)*
*If electronic, please send entry form and entries (in either .PDF or .PUB) format via e-mail.
I verify that three editions of the same newsletter are attached:
q yes q no
Name of person responsible for newsletter/newspaper:_________________________________________________________________________________
During the day, I can be reached at: (phone)_________________________________
(e-mail)________________________________________________
How often is this newsletter/newspaper published?_____________________________________________________________________________________
How is this newsletter funded: (check all that apply)
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Other
Name of Principal:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ShortShorts
Bus Road-e-o in High Gear for School
Division Bus Drivers!
Department of Transportation Services bus drivers hit the road on April 21 during the 6th Annual
Allen Basnight Memorial School Bus Road-e-o
held at Larkspur Middle School. Twenty-two bus
drivers from the school division competed in a
variety of driving skill exercises such as backing
up, parallel parking, pupil stop, railroad crossing,
stopline, straight-line, offset alley, and diminishing clearance. The School Bus Road-e-o has one
ultimate goal: to reduce the number of crashes,
and injuries in pupil transportation.
Cheryl Ruffin had the highest score for conventional
contestants, followed by Sue Baker, and Kellie
Westerman. Tyler Reynolds claimed the top title
for a transit contestant. A transit contestant drives
one of the school division’s commercial type buses
that is used for transporting students participating
in various school activities. All four drivers qualified
to compete in the Regional Road-e-o. During the
regional competition, Kellie Westerman placed first
in the conventional bus category and Tyler Reynolds
earned a first-place title for the transit bus category.
Reynolds and Westerman now move on to compete
in the Virginia State Competition in July.
Congratulations to all the bus drivers who
competed in the 2007 Road-e-o!
Virginia Beach City Public Schools bus drivers participating in the 6th
Annual Allen Basnight Memorial School Bus Road-e-o took a break from the
competition to pose for a group shot commemorating this year’s successful event.
Director of transportation David Pace (far left) and the four bus drivers
who qualified to compete in the Regional Road-e-o (left to right):
Cheryl Ruffin, Sue Baker, Kellie Westerman, and Tyler Reynolds.
VBCPS Ambassadors
We are very fortunate in the Virginia Beach City
Public Schools to have outstanding staff who
consistently demonstrate their extraordinary
capacities for dedication, expertise, and professionalism. In every discipline, teachers and administrators are regularly invited to provide sessions
for professional development but also formal
presentations, keynote addresses, and papers
at conferences, conventions, symposiums,
locally as well as regionally, nationally,
and even internationally. We are spotlighting several staff members who
have recently served as presenters.
Office of Psychological Services
school psychologist Jami Morgan
(pictured right) presented a paper
at the National Association of
School Psychologists 2007 Annual
Convention, speaking on assessment
relationships in preschool populations. Her
presentation examined the relationship or
correlations of several assessment measures used
with preschoolers in determining early entrance
into kindergarten. The measures she discussed
best predict early entrance to kindergarten and
academic exceptionality.
Office of Psychological Services program director
Cliff Hatt (pictured above, right) also spoke at
the National Association of School Psychologists
Convention. His presentation dealt with an
examination of the number of factors or specific
abilities that are measured by the Wechsler
Intelligence Scale for Children, fourth edition
(WISC-IV) as well as by another test, the
Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scale (RIAS).
The research generated has implications for
psychologists in terms of how they interpret
results on these two tests. Hatt also presented at
the National Center for Culturally Responsive
Educational Systems’ (NCRESt) Second National
Forum on Disproportionality “Leadership for
Equity and Excellence: Transforming Education”
in Washington, D.C. in February. He copresented with Dr. Jon Thompson (pictured
above, left), a former VBCPS psychologist,
on how to use significance testing to assess for
disproportionate representation and to monitor
policy changes. Well done!
Cox High School social
studies teacher Vera
McLauchlin was invited
to Oxford University
to participate in the
prestigious Oxford
University RoundTable
Symposium on Diversity.
McLauchlin presented
a paper on her dissertation
research focusing on the importance of incorporating diversity in the school curriculum in
closing achievement gaps. The symposium was
held March 25-30 at Lincoln College, Oxford
University in Oxford, England. McLauchlin’s
paper, "Diversity: The Windows of Opportunity
in Overcoming the Academic Achievement Gap
Between African-American and White Students
and in Overcoming Racially Discriminatory
Myths of African-American Students in Public
Education," is currently under peer review for
publication in the Oxford Public Policy Forum.
Congratulations to Tallwood High School
gifted resource teacher Lisa Walker on having
been selected to participate in a prestigious
program, Teachers to Teachers, under the
auspices of American Councils for
International Education. The program
calls for Walker to travel to Russia in March
2008 where she will teach for three weeks.
She is also working with a Russian teacher
on a joint language project for her trip to
Russia next year. Walker is one of only four
teachers in the U.S. to be chosen for the program
and recently returned from a US-Russia conference held at Purdue University where program
participants, U.S. and international, are being
trained. American Councils for International
Education (ACTR/ACCELS) is an international
non-profit organization working to advance
education, research, and mutual understanding
across the United States, Canada and the nations
of Southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and South Asia.
Educators gather for a group photos as a souvenir of their time at the
Teachers to Teachers conference. Lisa Walker is pictured standing, eighth
from the far left.
Thanks for Stashing Your Trash!
The school division’s recycling program during
the 2006-2007 school year was a “trashing
success!” Since September 2006, 859 tons of
recycled materials have been collected in the blue
recycling cans that can be found in every classroom and office area. Students and staff should
be proud of this accomplishment. Virginia Beach
City Public Schools is really making a difference
when it comes to the environment. Here are some
interesting paper recycling facts that will motivate
you to continue to use those blue cans!
Top 10 schools for collecting recycled material
(January - April 2007)
School
Total Weight
in Pounds
1. Landstown High
12,790
2. Windsor Oaks Elementary
12,461
3. First Colonial High
12,371
4. Tallwood High
12,326
5. Kellam High
12,297
6. Princess Anne Middle
12,112
7. Princess Anne High
11,971
8. Birdneck Elementary
11,705
9. Green Run Elementary
11,377
10. Salem High
11,252
Eric Hines (left), director of custodial services, and Brian Johnson, building
operations supervisor at the School Administration Building, are proud
of the school division’s 2007 Virginia Recycling Association Award for
Excellence in the Government/Nonprofit category. The school division was
nominated by Tidewater Fiber Corp (TFC) for its commitment to recycling
and innovative and quality recycling programs.
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more ShortShorts
Students, Staff, and Parents =
Academic Block Party
Seatack Elementary School held its Second
Academic Block Party on Saturday, May 19,
on the school’s grounds. The party’s purpose
was to extend learning beyond the school walls
by embarking on a collaborative endeavor with
Seatack’s partners in education, with members
of the community, students, staff, and parents.
In addition, the Academic Block Party was used
as a venue to spotlight and promote several
successful programs incorporating technology
such as Fast Math, Read 180, EM Games, and
Read About. The event was a rousing success and
attendees enjoyed the academic games, prizes,
dancing, and refreshments. Those who needed
transportation were able to take advantage of the
shuttle bus services that were provided to families.
The event was coordinated by SCA coordinator
and third-grade teacher Recharta Walston.
Assistant principal Karen Just shares a moment with a parent volunteer
at the Block Party Information Station where various pamphlets from the
Department of Education were distributed. The brochures featured tips and
information on literacy, parenting, and test taking strategies, to name a few.
and books.
Kathleen Scarborough,
second-grade teacher,
Cooke Elementary
School
Creative Educator
featured Scarborough’s
second grade class’s
project on the
continents in its
spring edition.
The section is
called “Classroom
Connections.”
David R. Denny,
eighth-grade English
teacher, Lynnhaven
Middle School
As a career switcher,
Denny wrote several
articles about his
unique experiences
“switching from his
former career as a
Baptist minister
to that of middle
school English teacher
five years ago.
A variety of publications found his story very
interesting as you can see by the list below.
• Confessions of a Career Switcher,
“Commentary,” The Courier,
Old Dominion University , May 11, 2007
• True Confessions, The Virginia Journal
of Education, May/June 2007
• Survival of the Fittest, Tidewater Teacher, May/June 2007
• Confessions of a Career Changer,
NeaToday, September 2007
Look for Denny's story in the back-to-school
edition of Kaleidoscope.
recognized expert in using electronic portfolios
to teach writing. VBCPS adopted the strategy
nearly a decade ago and it remains a major
initiative in secondary English classrooms
across the city.
VBCPS contributors to Lesson Plans for Teaching
Writing include:
Elizabeth Beagle, English teacher, Landstown
High School
• Creating Pullouts: Enhancing Essays,
Chapter I, Writing Process
• Chaucer RAFTS: Writing a Parody,
Chapter III, Literature
• Self-Writing Diagnosis: Revision Strategies,
Chapter IV, Research
Ramona Clark, English teacher, Green Run
High School
• Your Paper: Improving Persuasive Writing,
Dale DeSarro, English teacher, Green Run
High School
• Quoting Macbeth: In-Class Timed Writing,
Chapter V, Grammar
• Video Freeze Clips: Writing from Film,
Chapter VII, Media
David Myerholtz, government teacher,
Salem High School
• Everybody’s a Student and Everybody’s
a Teacher: Reflecting upon Knowledge,
• The Final Word is Yours: Assessing
the Classroom Experience,
Frances Sharer, secondary English instructional
specialist, Department of Curriculum and
Instruction
• Dear Reader: Self-Assessment and Reflection,
Chapter II, Portfolios
• Road Maps: Developing an Annotated
Table of Contents,
Chapter II, Portfolios
Seatack partners in education Washington Masonic Lodge #139 members
provided vital assistance in supplying food, grills, cooking help, monitoring
of games, and general set-up for the event.
Virginia Beach Educators Contribute
to Writing Project
The following veteran teachers and administrator
have all contributed articles to a new book about
teaching writing called Lesson Plans for Teaching
Writing. The book is published by the National
Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and
edited by a former VBCPS English teacher
Chris Jennings Dixon.
They’re in print!
The book grew out of a writing initiative between
Salem High School and Tidewater Community
College that began in 1998 and extended through
2005. During that time, high school teachers in
conjunction with college teachers participated
in a Writing Coalition. They came together from
several school divisions and colleges around the
country, participating in numerous workshops
in order to explore new ways to teach writing.
Out of their work came Lesson Plans for
Teaching Writing.
Congratulations to the following Virginia Beach
schools educators who have recently had articles
published in magazines, professional journals,
As the title suggests, the book is very hands-on.
This point is stressed in the introduction which
is written by Kathleen Yancey, a nationally
Principal Larry Ames and partner in education coordinator Recharta
Walston display obvious signs of satisfaction that the Second Academic Block
party was a huge success. The weather was beautiful and Seatack staff continued their mission to build home, school, and community relationships as the
students and parents were engaged in learning. Talk about world-class service!
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Out & About
Congratulations to Independence Middle School Teacher of the Month
for March Kathleen Spears, who teaches seventh-grade science. Comments
made by students that led to this award include: Always comes through for
her students; able to make any student smile at anytime; makes her lessons
fun and always adds a "twist" to everything; keeps everything positive;
shows her students what it takes to be a team player as she not only
teaches her students, but coaches and sponsors students from all
grade levels. Pictured left to right are Kathleen Spears and
Independence Middle principal Peggy Peebles.
It’s a three-peat! Centerville Elementary's faculty volleyball team won the district championship
for the third year in a row by defeating Ocean Lakes and Birdneck in the end of season playoffs.
Pictured left to right, front to back are first-grade teacher Amanda Irvin, fourth-grade teacher
Nora Reale, physical education specialist Casey Conger, fifth-grade teacher Cathy Whittecar,
fourth-grade teacher Julie Hayden, administrative assistant Janie Berges, English as a second
language teacher Robin Spruill, security officer Mary Bare, school plant staff member Greg
Johnson, art teacher Gerald Scales, permanent substitute Kevin Gest, and physical education
assistant Jerry Brown.
Susan Cotthaus, general assistant at Glenwood Elementary,
created rose corsages using Virginia Tech colors symbolizing
the school's support of Virginia Tech. The corsages were sold to staff
and members of Glenwood's community and proceeds sent to the
Virginia Tech Family Fund.
Cooke Elementary School staff dressed in Virginia Tech colors on Hokie Hope Day, April 20th.
Members of the Windsor Oaks Elementary School Relay for Life team get ready
for the big event. Pictured are: Front row (L-R) physical education assistant Adrian Davis;
first-grade teacher Debbie Delugo; fifth-grade teacher Janie Miles. Back row (L-R)
office associate Cheryl Faircloth; physical education assistant Diane Scarpulla;
kindergarten assistant Terina Haldiman; fifth-grade teacher Erin Thomas; kindergarten
assistant Bonnie Conway; fourth-grade teacher Jay Gill; general assistant Linda Travers;
first-grade teacher Laura Ross; special education teacher Kellie Henley; and office manager
Mary Lou Kantirakis.
At a recent Crazy Hat and
Hair Day sponsored by
Point O'View Elementary
School, staff members joined
in the fun. From left to right:
guidance counselor Lynne
Henry; school nurse Carolyn
Meyer; and school nurse
assistant Dawn Kirby.
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week,
Three Oaks Elementary PTA president Dawn
Miller, assistant principal Sean Walker, principal
Lisa Hannah, and Superintendent Dr. James
Merrill take part in a ceremony during which
Miller awarded memberships in the Virginia Beach
Public Schools Education Association to all teachers
in the school. Three Oaks’ PTA provided the
memberships to thank the teachers for all that
they do for children.
The Thalia Lions Club presented Thalia Elementary with a $200 contribution for health
related needs. Pictured are principal Geoff Timlin, assistant principal Peggy Simeone,
school nurse Katie Krop, Thalia Lions Club president Stanley Furman, and Lions Club
sight chairman Nancy Watters.
Bayside Elementary teachers and third-grade students,
under the direction of music specialist Belinda Bowen,
recently presented "Mighty Minds," a motivating and
fun test-taking musical. Pictured are Krista Clark,
Spelling Mighty Mind; Alice McKnight, Reading
Mighty Mind; Ron Segerblom, History Mighty Mind;
Bob Linsly, Music Mighty Mind; Belinda Bowen,
director; Linda Fitte, Math Mighty Mind; and Steve
Fisher, Science Mighty Mind.
Congratulations to Denise Boyette, Woodstock
Elementary's Teacher Assistant of the Year! She is
a special education assistant. Pictured are principal
Greg Furlich and Teacher Assistant of the Year
Denise Boyette.
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Did You Know
Administrative Support Services: We’ve Moved!
Several Administrative Support Services offices have moved to a new location at Corporate Landing Parkway. As you may know, their former building is being
torn down to make way for the new Renaissance Center, the school slated for alternative education programs. The move was effective June 4. The new addresses
and phone numbers for the offices affected are below:
Office of Supply Services
New Address: Suite 100, 1568 Corporate Landing Parkway, 23454
New Phone: 428-0985
Office of Safe Schools & Risk Management
New Phone: 428-1869
Office of Custodial Services
New Phone: 428-1402
Office of School Plant Services
New Phone: 428-0570
They’re All Winners!
Corporate Landing Elementary announced that physical education teacher
Gloria Allen has won the WalMart 2007 Teacher of the Year award. In
recognition of her honor, the school received a $1,000 gift to be used for
student and instructional supplies and Allen received a certificate, a special
WalMart/Sam’s Club Teacher of the Year polo shirt, and a $100 gift card.
Members of the community as well as school personnel nominated Allen
for the honor. She was credited for her “endless commitment to the
education of children.”
Pictured left to right are WalMart representative LaTasha Tucker, principal David French, award winner
Gloria Allen, and WalMart representative Sherman Looney.
Congratulations also to Brandon Middle
School teacher Karen Toliver on being
named Teacher of the Year by WALMART
as well. Toliver was honored during a faculty
meeting and received prizes and a $100 gift
card. In addition, Brandon Middle School
received $1,000 on her behalf.
At a recent Rosemont Forest Elementary faculty meeting, Beverly
Wooddell, fifth-grade teacher, was honored as the Virginia Beach Sam's
Club Teacher of the Year. One of Wooddell's fifth-grade students nominated
her at the Sam's Club on Virginia Beach Boulevard. In addition to receiving
the title Local Teacher of the Year of Sam's Club, Mrs. Wooddell received
a $1,000 grant to be used for her grade level, a $100 Sam's Club gift card
to use on classroom supplies, and a polo shirt and a certificate.
Imagination, a competitive program in which
students learn to develop solutions to creative
problem solving challenges. Teams compete
locally, regionally, and nationally. Rychlik was
also named Reading Teacher of the Year in
2004, Teacher of the Year of ODC in 2007,
Tagged by the Superintendent in 2002
and 2004, and named to Who’s Who
Among America’s Teachers in 2005-06.
Foreign Languages Celebrations!
It’s “si” for Princess Anne High School’s Rachel Grubb, the newly named
“rookie” teacher of the year for foreign languages. A Princess Anne High
School Spanish III, Spanish V, and Public Speaking II and III teacher,
Grubb has held that position for the two years she has
been teaching. Her philosophy of teaching is that
“active, engaged learning results in active, engaged
students,” and she works assiduously to ensure
that her students leave her classes not only with
knowledge of Spanish, but also with a greater
perspective of the world in which they live. In
her brief tenure at PAHS, Grubb has become an
integral part of the high school community. Her
enthusiasm is contagious, and as forensics coach
at PA led her students to first place at VHSL State
competition. Grubb earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree from St. Louis University in Madrid, Spain,
where she was valedictorian of her class and majored in
Spanish philology and minored in English literature.
And it’s “ya” for Tallwood High School German
teacher John Mueller, who was recently selected
Citywide Foreign Languages Teacher of the Year
for 2007. A career teacher since 1988, Mueller
is a 29-year veteran teacher, with 24 of those
years spent with VBCPS. Mueller has served
at Tallwood High School for 15 years and
teaches German I and IV as well as Level IV
of AP German. He also has been the department
chair at Tallwood since 1992. Prior to that he was
Department Chair at Brandon Junior for two years.
Mueller has been described as a “master” teacher by his
colleagues, and certainly his students would bear that out. Twenty-one
of his students have been accepted to the Governor’s German Academy
since 1994 and many have earned state and national recognition as well
as study trips abroad. Mueller is no stranger to awards. In 2000 he was
named a recipient of the DUDEN Award for Excellence in teaching by
the American Association of Teachers of German (2000). He was also
named a Distinguished Educator at Tallwood High in 2002, and was
Tagged by the Superintendent in 2005. Mueller earned his undergraduate
degree in Italian from the State University of New York at Buffalo, with
minors in German and French. He also studied at the University of Siena
in Italy. His master’s degree is in Education and Childhood Development
and was earned at The George Washington University.
Pictured left to right are Teacher of the Year award-winner Beverly Wooddell, and Sam’s Club employees Jonathan
Jacobs, Pamela Humphrey, and Tracy Guy
Lynne Rychlik, third-grade teacher at Old Donation Center, was recently
named Citywide Gifted Teacher of the Year for 2007-2008. She has served
at ODC since 1998 when the school attained its present fulltime gifted
elementary school status. Rychlik is often tapped to lead professional
development programs on curriculum and literacy topics at building and
citywide in-services. In addition she works tirelessly with Destination
Pictured left to right are Princess Anne High
School foreign languages teachers including
retiring Latin teacher Kathleen Earles,
foreign languages rookie teacher of the year
Rachel Grubb, and Spanish teacher
Claudia Cosimano.
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Congratulations to Maynard (Mardy) Massey on Being Selected
Virginia’s Administrator of the Year
Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools Mardy Massey was recently named the state Administrator of the Year
by the Virginia Association of Educational Office Professionals (VAEOP). His nomination for the award cites his “tireless
efforts to do what is best for students” as well as his propensity to “work behind the scenes” to get the job done. Moreover,
Massey is lauded for his assistance to and belief in the skills of his clerical staff and his willingness to promote professionalism and enthusiasm in the office. “I am very honored to have been selected for this prestigious award, said Massey.
“Working in this office can be very demanding in that much of what we do is tied to the needs of 15 middle schools.
Without the assistance and diligent work of our office associates, it would be very difficult to respond to so many requests
from so many people both in and out of this school division. We have developed protocols here that allow us to work
in concert on very demanding initiatives while at the same time being able to respond to the many emergencies and
deadline driven projects that come our way. I am so humbled in receiving this award, especially when there are so many, many talented and highly qualified
administrators throughout our Commonwealth.”
As the Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools, Massey is responsible for overseeing and supporting the division’s 15 middle schools. Massey is a 33-year
veteran educator who began his career in Virginia Beach Schools as a mathematics teacher at Independence Junior High School. Following this, he assumed
duties as a student activities coordinator at Independence Junior, then Green Run High. Subsequently, he was named an assistant principal at Great Neck Junior,
Bayside High, and Tallwood High. Prior to assuming his present duties, Massey served as principal of Brandon Middle School. He earned his bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from Old Dominion University and his Doctor of Education from The George Washington University. Massey is now eligible for the national
Administrator of the Year award.
Ocean Lakes High School Nurse Kathleen Maurer Named City-Wide Nurse of the Year
Congratulations to Kathleen (Kathy) Maurer, RN BSN, the school nurse at Ocean Lakes High School, on being selected the citywide School Nurse of
the Year by the Virginia Beach School Nurses Association. Maurer was cited for her excellence in school nursing and for always sharing her experience and
knowledge. A 14-year veteran with Virginia Beach schools, Maurer is dedicated to providing an outstanding health services program to students and works
diligently on numerous projects for Ocean Lakes and the school division at large. For example, she has sponsored the Medical Club at Ocean Lakes for eight
years, and began the Diabetic Support group for Teens with Diabetes at Ocean Lakes. For 12 years she has taught CPR and First Aid for the division. Among
the other classes she teaches are first aid training for bus drivers; smoking cessation; QPR (suicide prevention) training for students as well as for teachers
(through PDP), the police department, and the EMT (emergency medical technician) program
at TCC; classes about cutting and self-mutilation; and classes on aids in Africa for a comparative
government distance learning course. She is also extremely active in the Virginia Beach School Nurses
Association, serving as the publicity chairperson. Maurer works at the food pantry at Holy Family
Catholic Church each month and in 1997-1999, she started a school health program in Johannesburg,
South Africa, based on the Virginia Beach schools’ model. Maurer received her RN from Maryview
Hospital School of Nursing in Portsmouth and her BSN from Marymount University in Arlington
as well as her EMT from Tidewater Community College.
Pictured left to right are School Nurse of the Year Kathy Maurer, coordinator of school nurses Eileen Horan, and Mary Dildy,
President of the Virginia Beach School Nurses Association, and school nurse at Landstown Middle.
Middle School Principal Honored for Volunteerism
Congratulations to Brandon Middle School principal Catherine Rogers who was recently honored by being selected to receive the President’s Volunteer Service
Award. Rogers was recognized for generously donating more than 4,000 hours of her free time to her school and community. In his 2002 State of the Union
address, President George W. Bush announced the creation of the USA Freedom Corps and challenged all Americans to dedicate two years or 4,000 hours to
serving and improving their neighborhoods. In recognition of her commitment and volunteerism, Rogers received a personalized certificate. To learn more
about the Presidential Volunteer Service Award visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.
Landstown High School Dedication
Landstown High officially celebrated the opening of the school’s new
24-room addition during a special ceremony on May 2. Each of the
new classrooms comes fully equipped with state-of-the-art instructional
technology such as a central projection system mounted on the ceilings
with large screens to project images. This $6.6 million, two-year
construction project also included an amphitheatre in the new courtyard
that will be used for a variety of outdoor activities.
Joining in the celebration to
dedicate Landstown High’s
new addition were (left to right)
fine arts department chair
Leslie Barham; social studies
chair Richard Cox; art teacher
Suzanne Andleton; and
school nurse Carol Bluestein.
OVERVIEW AND HELPFUL HINts
Summer PDP Conference Information
June 19, 20, and 21, 2007
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Landstown High School and other satellite locations
Register online for workshops or classes marked
with a sunburst
to participate in the conference.
THERE WILL BE NO REGISTRATION PACKETS OR PERSONAL
SCHEDULES AVAILABLE AT THE CONFERENCE.
Use the planning form in the PDP catalog to create a schedule for
yourself and keep track of the classes for which you are registered.
Posing in the new courtyard, following
the ribbon-cutting ceremony were
retired VBCPS administrator and
current Landstown High volunteer
Wiley French, his wife, school office
manager Debbie French, and
director of facilities planning and
construction Tony Arnold.
Food is “on your own,” so leave room in your schedule
to take breaks, go out to eat, or get together with friends
for a brown-bag meal. Areas for eating will be available.
There will be bottled water and snacks.
The drink machines will be filled.
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Thanks to a UNITED effort, VBCPS goes over the
half-million mark in the 2006 United Way campaign!
In an amazing demonstration of the power of giving, Virginia Beach schools students and staff for the first time broke the $500,000 mark in this year’s annual
United Way campaign. With pledges and contributions totaling $518,981, the division has achieved a 4.56 percent increase over last year’s total of $496,316.
The Virginia Beach school community is incredibly generous to those in need. Once again, our campaign totals speak to staff and students’ spirit of giving.
Thank you to Virginia Beach City Public Schools for a remarkable 2006 United Way campaign. It is with great pride that we recognize these outstanding
achievements. Congratulations!
Student Recognition: Student Keel Club
In 1991 the Student Keel Club was created to recognize our
students for their generous levels of giving. Keel Club levels
range from $500 to $9,999. The first time students reach a
Keel Club level of $500 or higher, their school receives a Student Keel Club Achiever’s Award plaque with an engraved brass
plate. Should students reach Keel Club levels in subsequent
years, the school is awarded additional brass plates that signify
their achievements to attach to the previously awarded plaque.
Pilot ($500 to $749)
Corporate Landing Middle School
John B. Dey Elementary School
Landstown High School
North Landing Elementary School
Parkway Elementary School
Pembroke Meadows Elementary School
Rosemont Elementary School
Thalia Elementary School
Commander ($750 to $999)
Bayside Elementary School
Centerville Elementary School
Creeds Elementary School
Green Run High School
Kingston Elementary School
New Castle Elementary School
Salem High School
Salem Middle School
Captain ($1,000 to $1,999)
Alanton Elementary School
Bayside High School
Brandon Middle School
Christopher Farms Elementary School
Glenwood Elementary School
Great Neck Middle School
Independence Middle School
Kellam High School
King’s Grant Elementary School
Landstown Middle School
Princess Anne Elementary School
Providence Elementary School
Seatack Elementary School
Strawbridge Elementary School
Virginia Beach Middle School
VB Technical & Career Education Center
Commodore ($2,000 to 3,499)
Cox High School
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Kempsville High School
Lynnhaven Middle School
Ocean Lakes High School
Old Donation Elementary School
Princess Anne Middle School
Tallwood High School
Three Oaks Elementary School
Vice Admiral ($3,500 to $4,999)
Trantwood Elementary School
Admiral ($5,000 to $9,999)
None
Highest Per Capita Student Contribution
Congratulations to the following schools for attaining the
highest contribution per student enrolled. Each school was
recognized with an engraved plaque.
Trantwood Elementary School. . . . . . . . . . . . $8.90
Kemps Landing Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . $3.83
VB Technical & Career Education Ctr. . . . . . $1.86
Employee Achiever’s Award
Thank you to our school and office employees who contributed
to meet the campaign goal set by their office or school. We are
very proud of our achievers who gave so generously!
2006 Elementary School Employee Target Achievers
Brookwood Elementary School
Centerville Elementary School
College Park Elementary School
Cooke Elementary School
Dey Elementary School
Fairfield Elementary School
Green Run Elementary School
Hermitage Elementary School
Holland Elementary School
King's Grant Elementary School
Kingston Elementary School
Linkhorn Park Elementary School
Luxford Elementary School
Lynnhaven Elementary School
Malibu Elementary School
Ocean Lakes Elementary School
Old Donation Elementary School
Parkway Elementary School
Red Mill Elementary School
Rosemont Elementary School
Rosemont Forest Elementary School
Salem Elementary School
Shelton Park Elementary School
Strawbridge Elementary School
Tallwood Elementary School
Thalia Elementary School
Thoroughgood Elementary School
Three Oaks Elementary School
Williams Elementary School
Woodstock Elementary School
2006 Middle School Employee Target Achievers
Bayside Middle School
Brandon Middle School
Center for Effective Learning
Independence Middle School
Kemps Landing Middle School
Kempsville Middle School
Larkspur Middle School
Plaza Middle School
Princess Anne Middle School
Salem Middle School
Virginia Beach Middle School
2006 High School Employee Target Achievers
Advanced Technology Center
Bayside High School
Cox High School
First Colonial High School
Kellam High School
Kempsville High School
Open Campus High School
VB Technical & Career Education Center
Virginia Beach Central Academy
2006 Department/Office Target Achievers
Department of Accountability
Administrative Support Services (includes Facilities Planning
& Construction, Safe Schools, Risk Mgmt & Demographics)
Office of Budget Development &
Office of Consolidated Benefits
Office of Business Services
Office of Custodial Services
Office of Food Services
Department of Human Resources
Instructional Resource Center/Media Services
Office of Internal Audit
Juvenile Detention Center
Department of Media & Communications Development
Office of Organizational Development
Office of Programs for Exceptional Children
Office of Psychological & Audiological Services
Office of School Plant
Special Education Annex
Office of Student Leadership
Office of the Superintendent (Includes Department of School
Administration and School Board)
Office of Supply Services
Office of Technical & Career Education Services
Department of Technology
Office of Transportation Services
Golden Apple Award
The Golden Apple Award is given to those schools where 60
to 100 percent of their employees contributed $80 or more.
Brookwood Elementary School Center for Effective Learning Centerville Elementary School Cooke Elementary School
Hermitage Elementary School
Holland Elementary School
Indian Lakes Elementary School Kempsville Elementary School Kempsville High School
Kempsville Meadows Elementary School King's Grant Elementary School Kingston Elementary School
Malibu Elementary School
New Castle Elementary School Plaza Elementary School
Princess Anne Middle School Providence Elementary School Red Mill Elementary School Rosemont Forest Elementary School Salem Elementary School
Shelton Park Elementary School Tallwood Elementary School Technical & Career Education Center
Thoroughgood Elementary School Three Oaks Elementary School
Virginia Beach Central Academy Virginia Beach Middle School White Oaks Elementary School Windsor Oaks Elementary School Windsor Woods Elementary School
Silver Ruler Awards
The Silver Ruler Award is given to those schools where 40
to 59 percent of their employees have contributed $80 or more.
Adult Learning Center
Advanced Technology Center
Alanton Elementary School
Bayside High School
Bettie F. Williams Elementary School Birdneck Elementary School Brandon Middle School
College Park Elementary School Corporate Landing Elementary School Corporate Landing Middle School Cox High School First Colonial High School Glenwood Elementary School Green Run Elementary School Green Run High School
Independence Middle School Kemps Landing Magnet School Kempsville Middle School
Linkhorn Park Elementary School Luxford Elementary School Lynnhaven Elementary School Lynnhaven Middle School
Ocean Lakes High School
Old Donation Center Open Campus High School
Parkway Elementary School Princess Anne Elementary School Rosemont Elementary School
Salem High School
Salem Middle School
Seatack Elementary School Thalia Elementary School
Trantwood Elementary School
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2006 United Way Campaign School Coordinators
Campaign coordinators kicked off the 2006 United Way Campaign in September at a special
Appreciation Breakfast held at the Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center.
Thanks to these dedicated individuals the campaign went smoothly and the school division
set a new record of giving. Thank you to a wonderful group of tireless volunteers who in tandem
with student campaign coordinators did a great job! Thank you, each and every one.
Department/School
Coordinator
Department of Accountability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Keipe
Administrative Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary LeMoine
Adult Learning Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Mizenko
Office of Budget Development & Office of Consolidated Benefits. . . . . . . . . Sandra Childress
and Dale Smith
Department of Curriculum & Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie Balen
Department of Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Gamble
Department of Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeannie H. Fisher
Instructional Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Richard
Juvenile Detention Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary McGeath
Department of Media & Communications Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katy Stuedemann
Office of Business Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roseanne Rincavage
Office of Custodial Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Cheeseman
Office of Food Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bennett
Office of Gifted Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracey Love
Instructional Services/3rd Floor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Jacocks
Internal Audit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Gleason
Organizational Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Spivey
Office of Programs for Exceptional Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Gibbons
Psychological & Audiological Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Dryer
Office of Purchasing Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Inks
School Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Romano
School Social Work Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betsy Scales
Special Ed Annex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Baisden
Student Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Wohlford
Supply Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Einhorn
Office of Technical & Career Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terri Wargo
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Powell
Office of the Superintendent and Department of School Administration. . . . . . . . Sandi Barea
School Board Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Alexander
Elementary School
Coordinator
Alanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Crouch
Arrowhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Latecha Bogle
Bayside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Morrissey
Birdneck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Hasher
Brookwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Garrison
Centerville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Tolley
Christopher Farms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesley Hughes
College Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Reese
Cooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory Anderson
Corporate Landing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David French
Creeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Saunders
John B. Dey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Hedrick
Fairfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Haus
Glenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Whiteside
Green Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Oneil and Norma Owens
Hermitage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janice Blauert
Holland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradley Ward
Indian Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Redick
Kempsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irvin Beard
Kempsville Meadows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Jordan
King's Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Virgili
Kingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Davenport
Landstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lavern Chatman
Linkhorn Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Knapp
Luxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Sullivan
Lynnhaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Yoakam
Beacon Society Members
Members of the Beacon Society include those employees who generously
contribute $2,500-$9,999. We are
pleased to announce the following
members of the Beacon Society.
Lauralee Grim &
Ernest L. "Skip" Johnson III
Rebecca & Michael Uenking
One additional Beacon Society
Member elected to remain
anonymous.
Navigator Society Members
The Navigator's Society represents
those donors who provide an
outstanding level of leadership
giving. Virginia Beach City Public
Schools employees who contributed
$1,000-$2,499 become Navigator's
Society Members. Several
Navigator Society Members have
elected to remain anonymous.
Lee Ann Armbruster
Kay Atchison
Rosemary & Irv Beard
Vera Coppedge-Cornish
Dianne & Don Deliz
Joseph C. Gentry
Elizabeth Graham
Kimberly & Brad Hobbs
Sharlene Howell
Hazel Jessee
Gerald Lombardi
Martha Mansfield
Shea Paisley
Amy Ratliff & James G. Ratliff, Jr.
Rita Simpson
Charles Spivey
Linda Spruill
Charles Tate
Teri Wanamaker
Tracey Wernikowski
Keel Club Members
Congratulations to the following employees who contributed $500-$999
to become Keel Club Members.
Several Keel Club Members have
James T. Allsbrook
Bobbi Anderson
Sharon Archbell
Cheryl Askew
Wendy Barcroft
Ruth D. Barrineau-Brooks
Joseph Benson
John J. Bois, Jr.
Carolyn Boocks
Malibu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Porter
New Castle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Duff
Newtown Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felicia Booth
North Landing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carolyn Boocks
Ocean Lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Matthews
Old Donation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constance James
Parkway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denise Fockler
Pembroke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nan Tarbell
Pembroke Meadows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dottie Brown
Plaza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suzanne Myers
Point O'View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynne Henry
Princess Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Taylor
Providence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Lekberg
Red Mill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Draughton
Rosemont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Rector
Rosemont Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtiss Breland and Donna Spires
Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheri Sorenson
Seatack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley Wilkinson
Shelton Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Stillman
Strawbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norma French
Tallwood ES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Resek
Thalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peggy Simeone
Thoroughgood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy Burke
Three Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Burgess
Trantwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Slaughter
White Oaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tara Brewer
Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Warren
Windsor Oaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lou Kantirakis
Windsor Woods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Carpenter
Woodstock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelley Wagner
Middle School
Coordinator
Bayside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Peterson
Brandon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Wormley
Center for Effective Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beverly Binetti
Corporate Landing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. J. Garmer
Great Neck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Smith
Independence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Johnson
Kemps Landing Magnet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Brooks
Kempsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacy Bland
Landstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debora Dillon
Larkspur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Crockford
Lynnhaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ricardo Randall
Plaza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Waren
Princess Anne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracey MacMillan
Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelita Napies
Virginia Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Fox
High School
Coordinator
Advanced Technology Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Hill
Bayside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Corprew
Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Johnson
First Colonial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Deliz
Green Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Perkinson
Kellam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Meadors
Kempsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shea Paisley
Landstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Baxter
Ocean Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Hunley
Open Campus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Roby
Princess Anne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Patricia Griffin
Salem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debbie Posta
Tallwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Horan
VB Technical & Career Education Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Swanger
Virginia Beach Central Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nikki Steckroth
Joe Burnsworth
Susan Byrom
John Byzewski
Dona Leigh Caldwell
Jobynia Caldwell
Linda Carpenter
Jennifer Carstens
Kimberly Cassidy
Lavern Chatman
Thomas Chowns, III
Georgia Christie
Jeffrey Cobb
Jonnette Cool
Marilyn M. Corillo
Mary Craig
Jeanne Crocker
Nancy M. Davenport
Robin D. Davenport
Gloria J. Davis
M. Asuncion Delacruz
Pamela Doyle
Vicki Dray
Michael P. Dulinawka
Linda Durkee
Marc E. Dyer
Daniel D. & Susan M. Edwards
Connie Engleman
Katherine Everett
Deborah French
Brenda Fuller
Patricia W. Griffin
Kathy Hallowes
Kelly A. Hedrick
Olwen Herron
Kay Hofler
Lannah M. Hughes
Pamela D. Hyman
Andrea Jackson
Yvonne Jones
John S. Kalocay
Michael D. Kelly
Carla Koshnick
Ina & Martin Leiderman
Nancy Lekberg
William Liverman
Lisa & David J.Long
Marie Madel
Cheryll Martin
Joan Mason
Pamela A. McKinney
James G. Merrill
Virginia Merritt
Lou Anne Metzger
Anne R. Midyette
James Miller
Paulette J. Mitchell
Aimee Moore
Iris Nimmo
Mary Oesterreich
Kathleen E. O'Hara
Candace Pace
Sue Parent
Laura Parker
Joey H. Phillips
Nancy Poole
Patricia Porter
Leon Proffitt
Randy Resek
Lorna S. Roberson
Leigh Roberts
Kathryn Schweers
Linda & Rich Sidone
Patricia Slaughter
Susie & Dennis Slavinsky
Deborah Smith
John E. Smith
Randy Sowala
Anne Sprague
Mack W. Stevens, II
Karen Strobino
Sophia Stubblefield
Susan & Robert Stuhlman
Sarah & Ron Sykes
Elizabeth E. Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Lloyd E. Thomas
Martha Gay Thomas
Frances Thompson
Nancy G. Ward
Jeanne Weaver
Carol & Douglas Wehner
Brenda Wilkins
Ann M. Williams
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Valarie Williams
John Woolridge
Jennifer Worthley
Cheryl Zigrang
Janet Zitt
Dolphin Club
VBCPS recognizes the following
employees for their generous
contribution to the 2006
United Way campaign. Several
Dolphin Club Members have
Members of the Dolphin Club have
contributed from $120 to $499.
Sheila Adams
Lamont Adger
Vicki Alexander
Patricia L. Allard
Larry Ames
Charlotte Anderson
Tony Anderson
Clifton Austin
Eric Baar
Jan Bailey
C. Drummond Ball
Janice Barber
Sandi Barea
Fawn Bashford
Norma Bass
Jeffrey Bates, Sr.
Susan Bell
April Belton
Janice Blauert
Michael Bolton
Sharon Boudreau
Beth Brannon
Angie Breuer
Mary Ellen Brinkley
Marion F. Broglie
Katherine Brown
Linda Brown
Patricia Brown
Lloyd J. Bunn
Margaret Burgess
Peggy Burke
Margaret Burton
Lori Burwell
MariSara J. Butts
Tracey Calder
John Carasella
Linda H. Carpenter
James Cartwright
Nancy C. Chandler
Sarah Chapman
Roberta Checchio
Genie Clark
Betty & Brad Clelland
Robert Clinebell
Tom Clouser
Kathy & Ron Cobb
Christen Cohoon
Shannon Coker
Josie Collier
Valerie Comstock
Jeanne Connelly
Nathan I. Cornish
Gloria Coston
Cherlyn Covington
Pamela Crichton
Sherry Crissman
Joseph A. Crute
Sharon G. Darling
Gloria L. Davis
Regina Davis
Veronica Davis
Angela Dear
Jane Dearborn
Charles DeFoore, Jr.
Beverly Dideum
Nanocie M. Diggs
Debora Dillon
James Dillon
Edith DiTommaso
Elaine Domalewski
Terri Douberly
Elizabeth H. Dreps
Pat Dryer
Janet Duff
Christina Dunavan
Michael Dunavan
Susan Dunbar
Bernadine Duncan
Deborah Dunn-Carr
Theresa Dyson
Cynthia Edwards
Paul R.Evans
Carolyn Falor
Janet E. Faulkner
Lillie Fisher
Denise Fockler
Thomas E. Forrest
Francis J. Foster, Jr.
Dr. Miriam B. Freeman
Amy Furlich
Patricia Gajan
Gary Gardner
Karen Gardner
Carolyn Garrett
Dawn Garvey
Debra Gaskin
Amy Giampaolo
Jay Gill
Abraham Goldstein
Linda Goldstein
Ineiceola Goodwin
Gail Gossage
Cecile Greene
Lisa Gregovich
Amy Gresham
Jennifer J. Griffin
Joanne Grimm
Chuck Grindle
David Gurganus
Karen Haddaway
Debra Haggins
Shirley Hall
Lisa Hannah
Farrell E. Hanzaker
Jody Hargrove
Sandra Harrelson
Phyllis J. Harris
John Harrison
Mary Harrison
Melody H. Hartranft
Jane A. Harvey
Joan Harwin
Lori Hasher
Elizabeth Haste
Karen Hatfield
Clifford Hatt
Marilyn Haugen
Stephanie Haus
Jessica Hawkins
William Hawley, III
Linda S. Hayes
Shirley Haywood
Daniel Heigl
Jane Hines
Joyce Hodges
Carl Hood
Patricia Hood
Kate Hook
Judy Hoover
Christine Horan
Eileen M. Horan
Becky Horstman
Georgeanne C. Hribar
Lesley Hughes
Tamarah Humphreys
James E. Hurston
Jerry V. Hutchison
Scott Ireland
Reba Jacobs-Miler
Adrienne James
Virginia G. James
Marilyn Jernigan
Janice Jester
Carol Johnson
Kenneth L. Johnson, Sr.
Kevin Johnson
Kimberly Johnson
Yolanda Jones-Howell
Mary L. Kantirakis
Maryann Keally
William Kee
Nancy Keel
Daniel Keever
Barbara Kennedy
Susan Kerr
Susan Killion
Judy Kittleson
Robert C. Klein
Carol Koceja
Deborah Koger
Lacy Krell
Larry Landry
Elisa Lauchner
John Ledgerwood
Lori Leffew
Grace Leighton
Darnell M. Leonard
Bruce Lewis
Karen Lewis
Shirann C. Lewis
Diana Lord
Linda Lotz
Joyce Lovitt
Lisa Lowman
Melody A. Lubich
Kenneth MacGillivray
Stanley Maletz
Tamara Malkin
Catherine Malley
Delphina Malone
Mary Malone-Brown
Carey Manugo
Robert Marlin
Robyn Marvaso
Patricia Mashek
Tammie Mason
Roberta Matkins
Kathryn & Brian Matney
Jim Maxey
Mary A. McCammon
Brenda McCanon
Michael B. McGee
Pat McGloine
Lisa McGlone
B.J. McGrath
Alice McKnight
Rachel McMillan
Stella McPherson
Jessica Meekins
Norma Meligonis
Terrie Meyer
Dave Meyerholz
Chris Middleton
Karen Miller
Martha Milligan
Karen Millman
Mikealiene Mills
Sharon Mims
Lee Mitchell
Nan Mitchell
Bonnie Mizenko
Diana Mond
Linkeda J. Montgomery
Freddi Morgan
Linda Morrissey
Susan Motley
John Mueller
Peggy Muse
Suzanne Myers
William Myers
Marie Nace
Angelita Napies
Ron Nash
M. Lynn Nelson
Ellen Nesbit
Elizabeth Newby
Claire H. Nixon
Trudy Norville
Joyce O'Brien
Linda O'Keef
Eric L. Olds
Karen O'Meara
Robbie Orick
David Pace
Allyson Palomo
Donnie L. Parker
George Parker, III
Justin Parrish
Robin Patrick
Anthony Pawlowski
Christina L. Payne
Andre Pease
Betty Perkinson
Paul Peter
Mary C. Peterson
Paula Pierce
Pauline Pittman
Darcy Pohl
James M. Pohl
Michael Polychroni
Megan Previtire
Melissa Raehl
Richardo C. Randall
Kyriaki Razos
Melissa Ream
Bruce R. Rector
Linda M. Reese
Brenda Reid
Peggy Ricks
Donald Robertson
Ivette Robles-McCormack
Vickie Rogers
Laurel Rohlfs
Robert Rose
Ellen S. Rostov
Gail Roy
Angela Rudd
Bree Ruzzi
Helen Ryan
Cheryl Sanford
Vicki Satterwhite
Diana L. Saunders
Elizabeth L. Scales
Steve Scarcelli
Judith Scarry
Alexander Schiffelbian
Shari Schmidt
Fran Scott
Carol Seacrist
Barbara Sessoms
Charlotte Shaw
Pamela Shearin
Paul Shows
Mary Simons
Jean Sinnott
Daniel Smith
Eileen Smith
Janet Smith
Joseph Smith
Janet Snook
Regina Spach
Gary Spachmann
Larry Spalding
Susie Spedden
Rochelle Stein
Lynn Steinberg
Rosalie Steinberg
Joan Stephens
Blaine Stiegelmeyer
Julia Stillman
Amanda L. Stoute
Katy Stuedemann
Carol Summers
Holly Sunderland
Craig Sutherland
Barbara Swilley
Gail Taylor
Michael D. Taylor
Michael A. Taylor
Betty Tecson
Sally Tempest
Edward Thomas
Frances M. Thomas
Karen J. Thomas
Veronica Thomas
James Thoms
Erin Tokajer
Nancy Vanek
Melissa Vick
Amy Susan Villanueva
Elaine Virgili
Gloria Vizzier
Shirley Voloudakis
Gail VonMosch
Merrill Wahaba
Sean Walker
Ann Wallace
Patricia Waller
Recharta Walston
Linda Walters
Terri Wargo
Christine Webb
Lisa Weers
Darlene White
Joe Whiteside
Brenda G. Williams
Ina Sue Williams
Ira Williams
Nancy Womick
Judith Wood
Nancy Woolery
Linda Wormley
Beth Wright
Paul Wright
Michael Zitt
School Board Vice-Chairman Rita Sweet
Bellitto and Superintendent Dr. James
Merrill assist in handing out United Way
recognition awards.
Many employee contributors
of $120 - $499 chose to remain
anonymous.
Chief Financial Officer Farrell Hanzaker, Grace Albano-Orsini, Director of Education
and Outreach for Samaritan House, and Mike Hughes, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the United Way of South Hampton Roads enjoy the United Way celebration.
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Tagged by the Superintendent
One employee at every school is selected for this
honor each semester. The award is given based on
the employee's dedication and service to the field
of education and to the students of Virginia Beach
City Public Schools.
Mary Ann Peterson, physical therapist, Special
Education Annex
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The “I Make A Difference” award is given to
an employee of the school to recognize his or her
accomplishments and contributions to the educational process and to the students. Employees are
nominated by a fellow employee for the award.
Mary Ann Senecal, second-grade teacher
Salem High School
Linda Patgorski, media specialist
Ann Shows, assistant principal
Laurie Tabora, attendance secretary
Judy Waller, media specialist
John Wright, social studies teacher
Special Education Annex
Lynn Adams, speech/language pathologist
Nina Nuckols, early childhood special
education teacher
Karen St. Cyr, speech/language pathologist
Meghann Tignor, speech/language pathologist
Val Wesseldine, early childhood special
education teacher
Brookwood Elementary School
Nancy Crowe, first-grade teacher
Patty McKinley, data technician
Virginia Beach Central Academy
Janet Richardson, reading specialist
Marie Grindle, fourth-grade teacher
Danielle Hudak, fourth-grade teacher
September Johnson, music teacher
Lisa Zebley, first-grade teacher
Windsor Oaks Elementary School
Corinne Cornwell, third-grade teacher
Deana Hubbell, third-grade teacher
Mary Justis, third-grade teacher
Denise Read, Title I reading teacher
Corporate Landing Elementary School
Peg Ealy, fourth-grade teacher assistant
Ann Farr, reading resource teacher
Sarah Franklin, fourth-grade teacher assistant
Who’s Who Among
America’s Teachers
Linda Caldwell, reading resource teacher
Melody Gilchrist-Bray, special education
teacher assistant
Laura Hart, second-grade teacher
Judy Hirsch, special education teacher
Gary Lennon, computer resource specialist
Susan O'Connor, speech therapist
Terri Ramirez, teacher assistant
Glenwood Elementary School
Dana Clark, fifth-grade teacher
Alfred Doss, computer specialist
Kimberle Kennedy, third-grade teacher
Marla Miller, fourth-grade teacher
Dorothy Myers, physical education assistant
Aaron Popp, permanent substitute
Green Run Elementary School
Adele Falardeau, third-grade teacher
Melanie Harris, school nurse
Nancy Linkous, bookkeeper
Vickie Rogers, cafeteria manager
Patti Wesling, office associate
Amy Woods, long-term substitute
Kemps Landing Magnet School
Brad Barbour, school improvement specialist
Pat Berson, sixth-grade science teacher
Dennis Borgerding, eighth-grade civics teacher
Corey Burton, school resource officer
Ed Fitzgerald, theater teacher
Kim LaFrance, Earth science teacher
Marcos Christodonte, seventh-grade
social studies teacher
Kathleen Heilig, library media specialist
Harold Riggs, permanent substitute
Larkspur Middle School
Marie McDowell, seventh-grade English teacher
Andra Morris, assistant principal
Jennifer Platt, seventh-grade social studies teacher
Janet Smith, eighth-grade English teacher
Bonnie Bernard, kindergarten teacher
Lillian Nolan, kindergarten teacher
Old Donation Center
Karen Fleming, cafeteria monitor
Jo Hagerty, fourth-grade teacher
Scott Levin, physical education assistant
Diane Moore, physical education assistant
Plaza Middle School
Lenny Bano, physical education teacher
Kelly Bradley, physical education teacher
Matt Colohan, technical education teacher
Eddie Diehl, physical education teacher
Kim Genge, teen living teacher
Dania Gocheva, special education teacher
Katrina Holder, teacher assistant
Bob Wadsworth, computer teacher
Princess Anne Elementary School
Sally Berry, school nurse
Edith Compo, second-grade teacher
Congratulations to the following outstanding teachers who have recently been selected for inclusion
in Who's Who Among American Teachers.
In order to be selected for this honor, a teacher
must be nominated by a student who has been
selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among
American High School Students®, Who's Who
Among American High School Students-Sports
Edition and students honored in The National
Dean's List®. Selected students have the opportunity
to honor those teachers who have contributed to
their lives and their futures. High school or college
students who have been cited for academic excellence
themselves are invited to nominate one teacher
from their entire academic experience.
Congratulations to Lynn Steinberg, American
sign-language instructor at Ocean Lakes High
School, on being nominated to be included
in the 2007-08 edition of Who’s Who Among
American Teachers.
Hermitage Elementary School computer
resource specialist and 2007-2008 Teacher
of the Year at Hermitage Theresa Dyson has
been included in the upcoming 11th Edition
of Who's Who Among American Teachers
& Educators. Congratulations!
Elizabeth Rodriguez, a third-grade teacher
at Corporate Landing Elementary has been
named to Cambridge Who's Who Registry
of Executives and Professionals in Education,
2007-2008.
School and Office
Recognitions
Virginia Beach City Public Schools has been
awarded a Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in the preparation and issuance of its
2006-07 annual budget. The award was granted
by the Association of School Business Officials
(ASBO) International which is a professional
organization that provides programs and serves
to promote high standards of school business
management practices, professional growth, and
effective use of educational resources. In granting the award, the ASBO Review Team cited
the budget’s “excellent spreadsheets, charts, and
graphs,” as well as its readability in that the document can be understood by the “lay person as
well as the detail-oriented expert.” Well done!
Congratulations to the Department of Technology for having Virginia Beach schools staff
members win four of the five technology leadership awards offered at the Annual Consortium
for Interactive Instruction Conference:
• Sarah Sykes, a fifth-grade teacher at Landstown Elementary School. She
received the Elementary School Technology
Classroom Teacher of the Year award.
• Marie Booz, the computer resource
specialist at Landstown Elementary
School. She received the Elementary
School Technology Educator of the
Year award.
• Jennifer Grabiec, the computer resource
specialist at Birdneck Elementary School.
She also received the Elementary School
Technology Educator of the Year award.
•
Janene Gorham, instructional technology coordinator in the Office of
Instructional Technology. She received the
Technology Supervisor of the Year Award.
Kudos to the Adult Learning Center on receiving the 2007 Ladies Choice Award from
Tidewater Women Magazine for having computer
classes the magazine’s readers cited as being their
“favorite.” An announcement of the ALC’s honor
can be found in Tidewater Women’s May issue.
Congratulations to First Colonial High School
virtual enterprise instructor Sara Lockett and
her students who created Sac-Shack, a virtual
business selling furniture that is “high-quality, durable, and innovative - but doesn't
compromise the old-fashioned feel of home.”
Comprising 13 students, the business placed
third in the National Business Plan Competition
held in New York City in March and the team
also received a salesmanship award at the
competition’s trade fair. Another student
from First Colonial was on the team that placed
second in the Global Business Challenge.
Congratulations to Old Donation Center's
Destination ImagiNation (DI) team which
advanced to the Global Competition in
Knoxville, Tennessee, in May. ODC is the
only elementary school in the Tidewater
region and one of a select few in the entire
state of Virginia whose students competed
against students from across the U.S. and more
than 10 other countries and provinces. ODC
third-grade teacher and Citywide Gifted Teacher
of the Year Lynne Rychlik is the DI sponsor.
On May 4, Arrowhead Elementary welcomed
representatives from North County Down,
Northern Ireland. Arrowhead fifth-graders
are pen pals with two schools from Bangor,
a sister-city of Virginia Beach. The school has
enjoyed a partnership with Bangor for seven
years. Visitors included Bangor’s mayor and
several city officials, who toured the school and
visited with fifth-grade classes. Students honored
their visitors with special greetings and an
assembly featuring songs, poems and an Irish
Dance. The Bangor representatives also toured
the school and visited with the fifth-grade classes.
Congratulations to Brandon Middle School
chorus members and chorus director Michele
Powell. On Saturday, May 12, the chorus
performed in the Choral Festival at Paramount
Kings Dominion and received a “Superior,
Number One” rating from all three judges.
Congratulations to Landstown High School
and Technology Academy CAD instructor
Eric Nestor on having his students for the
second year in a row win first, second, and
third place in the CAD (Computer Aided
Design) category of the 2007 Tidewater Builder's
Association Young Designers' Scholarship
Competition! Academy students also earned
a second place award for entering so many
projects into the competition, 16 in all. The
$1,000 award will be used to fund projects
in the Academy’s drafting/design department.
All winning entries will be on display at
Homearama in October 2007.
Congratulations to Cox High School special
education teacher Brian Malsch and his “crew”
of the school’s Falcon’s Nest coffee kiosk on
being named the 2007 Business Member of
the Year for Sam’s Club. Well done!
Congratulations to all of Virginia Beach City
Public Schools’ coaches and team members
at all comprehensive high schools – Bayside,
Cox, First Colonial, Green Run, Kellam,
Kempsville, Landstown, Ocean Lakes,
Princess Anne, Salem, Tallwood. For the
very first time in the history of the school
division, every high school in the district has
won the Beach District Sportsmanship and
Achievement Award presented by the Virginia
High School League. The award honors schools
for their high levels of sportsmanship.
Individual Awards
and Recognitions
Congratulations to Landstown High School
work and family studies teachers Kay Gramling
and Suzette Johnson and special education
teachers Rob Lanz and Gina Wood along with
special education teacher assistants Johnna
Levins and Diane Hruska on winning the
Regional 2007 Creating Excellence Award for
Career and Technical Education. Their project,
Beach SANDwiches & More, is a food kiosk
located at the Central Administration Building
which offers lunch items to staff every “A” day.
Students operate the kiosk and learn important
job skills they will be able to use when they
transition from high school to the job market.
The award is made annually to recognize
exemplary projects that promote excellence
in career and technical education.
Congratulations to Office of Organizational
Development specialist Stephanie Enzmann
on being appointed an examiner for the 2007
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. As
an examiner, Enzmann will be responsible for
reviewing and evaluating applications submitted
for the award. The board comprises approximately 500 experts selected from industry,
professional and trade organizations, education
and health care organizations and government.
All members of the board must participate in a
preparation course based on the Baldrige Criteria
for Performance Excellence and the scoring and
evaluation processes for the Baldrige Award.
Kingston Elementary principal Nancy Davenport
was recently selected President-elect of the
National Association of Elementary School
Principals. The election followed the association's
annual conference at Seattle, Washington.
Davenport will serve as President-elect for 20072008 and then will fulfill the duties of President
of the National Association of Elementary School
Principals for the 2008-2009 school year.
Congratulations to Green Run Elementary
School first-grade teacher Tracey Calder who
was awarded the title of “Staff Member of the
Quarter” by the Green Run Homes Association.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Gibbs, a special
education teacher at Green Run Elementary
on being named staff member of the month
by the PTA for the month of March.
Three teachers at New Castle Elementary
School – reading resource teacher Keitha
Havey, fourth-grade teacher Kathryn Rountree
Scott, and fourth-grade teacher Debbie Field
– all received $1000 grants from the Virginia
Department of Education to use for pursuing
their National Board Certification.
Congratulations to Kevin Johnson, computer
resource specialist at Cooke Elementary School,
and Katie Knapp, computer resource specialist at
Windsor Oaks Elementary School. Both have
been selected for the Discovery Educator Network
Leadership Council (DEN LC). The DEN LC will
play a critical role in maintaining the state-level
DEN community through consistent and varied
communications as well as organization and support
of local activities and events. Johnson and Knapp
will attend a Discovery Education Summer Institute,
Johnson at the Discovery headquarters in Silver
Spring, MD, and Knapp on a Carnival Cruise Lines
Bahamas cruise. Interested educators are encouraged
to visit www.discoveryeducatornetwork.com.
Green Run Elementary special education teacher
Gayle Montgomery has been honored by the
PTA as Educator of the Year. Congratulations!
Bayside Middle School’s band won a rating
of Excellent by a panel of nationally recognized
judges at the Dixie Classics Music Festival. The
competition was held at Green Run High School
in May. Congratulations to band students and
band director David Snead.
Congratulations to Bayside Elementary School’s
teacher assistant of the year, Lydia Tomko,
who serves as a kindergarten assistant.
Ocean Lakes High School American sign
language teacher Lynn Steinberg passed the written test to earn National American Sign Language
Teachers Association Qualified level certification.
Congratulations to Princess Anne High School
AP and International Baccalaureate Latin teacher
Kathleen Earles and Latin teacher James
Wilkes, who teaches Latin I through V. Together,
Earles’ and Wilkes’ Latin students have earned
more than 361 Latin awards this year on national
and state exams and essay contests as well as
at events such as Latin Day at Virginia Wesleyan
College and the Virginia Junior Classical League
Convention. An incredible accomplishment!
Well done.
The mission of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, in partnership with our entire community, is to ensure that each student is empowered with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the challenges of the future.
The Virginia Beach City Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy and childbirth, or marital status. School Board policies and supporting regulation (Policies 2-33, 4-4,
5-7, and 6-7 and Regulation 5-44.1) provide equal access to courses, programs, counseling services, physical education and athletics, vocational education, instructional materials, and extracurricular activities. Violations of these policies should be reported
to the Director of Student Leadership at 437-7587 or the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at 263-1133.
James G. Merrill, Ed.D., Superintendent
Kaleidoscope is an award-winning publication of the Department of Media and Communications Development for all employees of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Kathy O’Hara, apr, Assistant Superintendent Media and Communications Development
It is a part of the superintendent’s communications efforts and is intended to provide accurate and timely information about school division programs, events, and goals
Bonnie Fischer, Editor
as well as initiatives of the superintendent and the School Board. Alternative formats of this publication which may include taped, Braille, or large print materials are
Georgia Liguid-Miller, Graphic Designer
available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Call or write Sandi Maxwell, Department of Media and Communications Development, Virginia Beach City Public
Sandi Maxwell, Production Assistant
Schools, 2512 George Mason Drive, P.O. Box 6038, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456-0038, (757) 263-1949 (voice); (757) 263-1010 (fax); (757) 263-1240 (TDD)
or email her at smaxwell@vbschools.com.
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June 2007 - Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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