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HVM RESOURCE OFFICER RECOGNIZED  Officer Todd Cunningham with the Roanoke County Police Department is the recipient of the 2011 YOVASO “Volunteer of the Year” Award for his volunteer work with YOVASO and his outstanding efforts to promote traffic safety among youth.Officer Cunningham is the School Resource Officer at HVM.

GREEN RIBBON WEEK  HVM students are environmentally aware! Congratulations to Mr. Coleman's 1st pd class for collecting the most batteries for recycling. Also, the following students won the grade level essay contest: 6th - Tyler B., 7th - Sreeroopa S., 8th - Anna B.

DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM PLACES FIRST IN STATE!   Congratulations to our two DI teams. Both placed in the state competition and the first place team will advance to Global Competition in May. The first place team is AJ V, Matthew H, Adam W, Elizabeth W, Morgan D, Hollins V, and Faith S. Our other DI team placed third in Virginia:David K, Lily F, Aadithya S, Kettie J, and Phillip K. Way to go!

LATIN STUDENTS EXCEL  Two of our Latin students have earned awards for meritorious performance on the National Latin Exam.  Marta K. and Drew L. both scored a Silver, Maxima Cum Laude award, earning a silver medal and a certificate for their scholarship. Congratulations!  

STAFF MEMBERS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE   Mrs. Teresa Worth has been named Southwest Virginia Art Educator of the Year. Mrs. Lisa Childress, Guidance Coordinator, has been awarded the Golden Halo Award in the educator category by the Roanoke Valley Children's Trust, an organization that works to prevent child abuse. Congratulations!

HVM STUDENTS RAISE OVER $4000 FOR ST JUDES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL  Our math students have been busy raising money for the annual St. Judes Math-a-thon. HVM students raised $4,455 for this worthy charity! Way to go! Thanks to our math teachers for taking the lead with this.

TEACHERS NAMED GOLDEN APPLE FINALISTS  The Roanoke County Education Foundation has recognized the following teachers as finalists for the Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence: Mary Elmore, Kristie Boone, Melanie Woods, Amy Hodges, and Jim Struzinsky. Congratulations to these teachers!

COUNTY PTA REFLECTIONS WINNERS  The following HVM students placed in the county PTA Reflections contest: Sreeroopa S. (1st Place: visual arts), Taylor B. (1st Place: photography), Tommy S. (2nd Place: literature), and Drew F. (3rd Place: music). Congratulations!

MATH COUNTS TEAM WINS SECOND PLACE!  Congratulations to our Math Counts team who placed 2nd overall in the recent competition. In addition, Sreeroopa S. won first place in the individual challenge round. Way to go!  good luck at state competition!

SPELLING BEE WINNERS   Congratulations to Rohan C. as our school spelling bee winner. Rohan placed second place in the RCPS spelling bee!

NOMINATIONS FOR GOLDEN APPLE AWARD The Education Foundation is continuing its program to recognize and honor teachers who have made a positive and exceptional impact on their students.Thank you for nominating the following teachers for this year's Golden Apple Award: Melanie Woods, Jim Struzinsky, Mary Elmore, Ron Coleman, Ashley Shell, Amy Jacks, Jane Spurlock, Alex Lucas, Sheri Foti, Kristie Boone, Lisa Riddle, Brad Hughes, Trey White, Randy Boone, Kathy Crum, and Amy Hodges.

TEACHERS WIN ED FOUNDATION GRANTS  Congratulations to the following teachers for being awarded classroom grants from the Roanoke County Education Foundation: Ron Coleman, Lisa Riddle, Teresa Worth, Marilee Weikel, Cindy Howard, and Lisa Johnson (nurse).

HVM GEOGRAPHY BEE  The preliminary round was held on January 3 with 48 participants and ten students scoring 80% or higher were named finalists: Rohan C.,Ryan C., Keshav M., Ben P., Moragn D., Sreepoopa S., Jose B., Ben C., Christian E., and Howard H. In the final round, Keshav. M. was our school champion. Sreeroopa S. was first runner up and Morgan Day was second runner up. We are proud of all those who have participated!

MATH CHASE STUDENTS TAKE TOP HONORS Eleven HVM students participated last week in the regional Math Chase competition at the Roanoke Valley Governors School.HVM students won first place in all three grade levels for the written competition: Keshav M (6th grade), Sreeroopa S. (7th grade), and Howard H. (8th grade). Sreeroopa also won first place in the overall Math Chase. Congratulations!

2010-2011 HVMS PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST

For the category of Literature:
1st Place - Tommy S 7th Grade
2nd Place - Lillian F - 6th Grade
3rd Place - Matthew H - 7th Grade
Honorable Mention - Emily G - 7th Grade

For the category of Visual Arts:
1st Place - Sreeroopa S - 7th Grade
2nd Place - Casey M - 6th Grade
3rd Place - Priyanka P - 6th Grade -TIED
3rd Place - Rohan C - 6th Grade - TIED

For the category of Photography:
1st Place- Taylor B - 8th Grade
2nd Place- Haley K - 8th Grade
3rd Place- Skylynn D - 8th Grade

For the category of Musical Composition:
1st Place - Drew F - 6th Grade
2nd Place - Yun Yun W - 7th Grade
3rd Place - Sreeroopa S - 7th Grade

 

peace poster1laurenLIONS CLUB PEACE POSTER CONTEST Congrats to Mitchell and Lauren for winning 1st and 2nd place respectively in the Lions Club Peace Poster contest. We are very proud of you!

Mitchell is the artist featured on the left.

Lauren is the artist featured on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

HVMS STUDENTS RAISE OVER $3000 FOR ST JUDES MATH-A-THON!

HVMS STUDENTS AND STAFF RAISED OVER $1,900 for HAITI RELIEF!

DESTINATION IMAGINATION

Three teams competed in this year’s Destination Imagination regional tournament on Mar. 13th at Glenvar Middle.  DI is an international, creative problem-solving competition open to all students, K-12. The two teams who placed first in their division will go on to compete in the state DI tournament on Mar. 27th at Western Albemarle HS. Congratulations and good luck.

Team 1: Challenge C, “You’re Gonna Flip”

Team name: The Hidden Valley HoliDIzzles  Placed first in their division!

Team manager: Steve Harris

Matthew H, A. J. Vl, Adam W, Faith S, Elizabeth W, Hollins V, Morgan D

Team 2: Challenge A “DIrect DIposit”

Team name: DIvas and Dudes Placed first in their division!

Team manager: Bill Krause

Carlin K, Ephraim Samuel, Lindsey N, Kim W, Rachel G, Spencer G, Kean F

Team 3: Challenge C, “You’re Gonna Flip”

Team name: The Smarticle Particle Dudettes Placed third in their division but first in the Instant Challenge portion of the contest.

Team manager: Laura Flick

Daisy F, Taylor N, Holly P

 

MATH COUNTS TEAM WINS 3rd PLACE IN STATE!  Arsalan K, Chandan R, Sheyas H, and Sreeroopa Sare our Math Counts Team. CONGRATS!

TEACHERS ARE RCPS GOLDEN APPLE FINALISTS FOR 2009-10  Congrats to Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Wheeling, Mrs. Topping, and Ms. Shell!

All together, 27 HVM teachers were nominated this year for Golden Apple Awards out of 240 nominations for RCPS. HVM nominees were: Mrs. Barrette, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Boone, Mr. Boone, Mrs. Braxton-Sears, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bruner, Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Crum, Mrs. Curbow, Mr. Elliott, Mrs. Foti, Mrs. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Kish, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. McGuire, Mrs. Pack, Mrs. Payne, Ms. Shell, Mr. Struzinsky, Mrs. Summerville, Mrs. Topping, Mrs. Weneta, Mrs. Wheeling, Mrs. Weikel, and Ms. Wilson.

PTA REFLECTIONS WINNERS 2009-2010

There were a total of 73 entries from 49 students. There were so many great entries that the judges had a hard time with their decisions! All first place entries were forwarded on to the County level
of judging where Jillian P and Christine S also won 1st place in their age divisions and categories! Their entries will go on to the State level. Look for further updates in April.
Congratulations to all of the creative students who submitted entries this year!
1st Place
Literature: Daisy F– 8th grade
Visual Arts: Sreeroopa S– 6th grade (2nd Place at Roanoke County level)
Photography: Jillian P– 7th grade (1st Place at Roanoke County level)
Musical Composition: Elizabeth T - 7th grade (3rd Place at Roanoke County level)
Dance Choreography: Christine Sl – 8th grade (1st Place at Roanoke County level)
2nd Place
Literature: Hannah S– 7th grade
Visual Arts: Samantha P– 8th grade
Photography: Dana Br - 8th grade, tied with herself
Musical Composition: Sreeroopa S– 6th grade
Dance Choreography: Christine S–8th grade
3rd Place
Literature: Sreeroopa S– 6th grade
Visual Arts: Machalah M - 6th grade, tied
Visual Arts: Samone H - 8th grade, tied
Photography: Mitchell K–7th grade, tied
Photography: Lindsay H– 8th grade, tied
Honorable Mention
Photography: Mitchell K– 7th grade

MRS. WHEELING AWARDED GRANT   Mrs. Wheeling has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Professional Educators. Congratulations!

TEACHERS EARN CLASSROOM SCHOLARSHIPS  Congratulations to the following teachers who have been awarded classroom scholarships from the Roanoke County Education Foundation:

Mrs. Weneta, Mra. Pack, Mr. Struzinsky, Ms. Wilson, Mrs. Worth, Mrs. McBride, Mrs. Wheeling, Mrs. Curbow, Mrs. Barrette, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mrs. Weikel, & Mr. Coleman

ROBOTICS CLUB The First Lego Team competed for the first time in the regional First Lego competition. The team won 5th place but also won 1st place for Best Robot Design. Congrats!

JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH   Sachith G.  has earned "Top in Country" awards among 8th graders in the U.S. in the areas of SAT Critical Reading, SAT Combined (#1 of 17,567 students tested nationwide!) and ACT Reading.

BEST MANNERED TEACHER  Mrs. Donna Cook has been recognized as "best mannered teacher" by the National League of Junior Cotilions, Roanoke Valley Chapter. Mrs. Cook was nominated by Keli, one of her students because she exemplifies the etiquette taught by the Cotilion program. Congratulations to Mrs. Cook!

GOLDEN APPLE WINNER  Mrs. Weneta has been recognized as one of three top winners for the Golden Apple Awards!

REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS  Western Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair  Awards list (March 23, 2009) 

MEDICINE AND HEALTH/PLANT SCIENCES/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES/EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES

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PLACE:         

Matthew M., Hidden Valley Middle School

Spirometric Lung Function Tests in Middle School Band Students

Teacher sponsor: Cindy Curbow

CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS

2ND PLACE:

Alexandra C., Hidden Valley Middle School

Rust Never Sleeps

Teacher sponsor: Ginger Davis

MATH COUNTS TEAM PLACES 7TH IN VIRGINIA  The HVM Math Counts Team competed in Richmond on Sat, March 2. The team came in 7th place with Sachith G. coming in 9th place in individual competition out of approx. 100 students. Quite an accomplishment!

HVM STUDENTS PLACE IN ROANOKE DISTRICT PTA REFLECTIONS CONTEST... Howard H. placed 2nd for musical composition, Rachel M placed 1st for photography, Christine S placed 2nd for dance choreography

HVM STUDENTS PLACE IN COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR  Congratulations to several HVM students who placed in the recent Roanoke County Science Fair: Matthew M., Alexandra C., Kasey McG., Scott W., and Laura S.Thanks for representing our school so well!

HVM STUDENTS TO GO TO STATE MATH COUNTS!  The Hidden Valley Middle School (HVMS) “Math Counts” team participated in the regional Math Counts competition at Virginia Tech Saturday morning.  The following students competed:  Sachith G., Arsalan K., Shreyas H., J.P. S., Chandan R., Howard H., Drew L., and Taylor N.. The Hidden Valley Middle team won the following awards: 2nd place team: Sachith G., Arsalan K., Shreyas H., and J.P. S.  1st place individual:  Sachith G. - highest score ever in our region. Good Luck!

HVM STUDENT WINS COUNTY SPELLING BEE:  Sullenness.  That’s the word that 8th grade Hidden Valley Middle School student Sachith G. spelled correctly in the eighth round to win his fourth straight Roanoke County Spelling Bee, held February 11 at Glenvar Middle School.  Sachith will compete in the Roanoke regional spelling bee, sponsored by The Roanoke Times, to be held March 14. Sachith is a 4-time Roanoke County winner. Congratulations!

HVM TEACHERS FINALISTS FOR GOLDEN APPLE AWARD: Mr. Boone, Mrs. Barrette, Mr. Kish, Ms. Morgan, and Mrs. Weneta were all selected from the student nominations and will be invited to attend the Roanoke County Education Foundation's award banquet later this spring. CONGRATULATIONS!

HVM TEACHERS AWARDED MINI-GRANTS  Congratulations to several of our teachers for being awarded mini-grants from the Roanoke County Education Foundation. The following teachers will receive $250 for each classroom project: Ms.Holly Wilson: Dramatic presentations; Mr. Brad Hughes: One man's trash is another man's … compost; Ms. Teresa Worth: French artists sail to HVMS and The future as we see it; Ms. Lisa Weneta: Civil War interdisciplinary unit and Writing and illustrating books; Ms. Marilee Weikel: Decoding heredity. We appreciate the initiative these teachers have taken in securing these grants and we appreciate the ongoing support of the Education Foundation.

HVM ENGLISH TEACHER IS INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHT!  Our own Mr. Alex Lucas is modeling good writing and helping students see real-world possibilities by writing, publishing, producing, and performing live theater. The vehicle for his latest work is a children's musical called "Bull: A Puppet Musical." The play made its American debut in November at the Roanoke Fine Arts Festival. It will make its European debut in Crete in Mayand will be performed in cities across Europe. Congratulations to Mr. Lucas! Click here for a feature on WDBJ-7.

 

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