Community Milestones

IN THE ARTS

□ The Central Carolina Children's Chorus celebrated its 10th anniversary in May.

The chorus is an auditioned, multi-leveled choir program consisting of singers from the ages of 8-18, from Winston-Salem and surrounding areas. It is a partner with the Music Ministries of Centenary United Methodist Church and an educational affiliate of Bel Canto Company.

The chorus is under the direction of Anne M. Saxon, founding Artistic Director.

IN EDUCATION

□ Kristen Leigh Moorefield has graduated from UNC Greensboro with a degree in international and global studies and a concentration in Russian studies. She completed her education while studying abroad in Kazan, Russia, and was inducted in 2008 into Dobro Slovo, The National Slavic Honor Society. She plans to go back to Russia in August to do an internship with Campus Crusade for Christ.

Moorefield is a 2004 graduate of Reynolds High School, and she is the daughter of Joe and Sharon Moorefield of Lewisville.

□ Sana Tariq has won the Winston-Salem Junior Woman's Club Sallie Southall Cotten Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding high-school senior at Parkland High School, who exhibits good character and scholastic abilities, ambition, leadership, a potential to succeed and financial need.

Tariq is a senior at Parkland High School and will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill next year with plans to major in biology. She is a member of Parkland's Academic Team, an artist with her award-winning artwork with the North Carolina Association of Educators and the Minority Affairs Commission, and is an active member of The Community Mosque Academy.

Tariq is the daughter of Chaudhry T.M. Hintra and Rukhsana Kausar.

□ The following area students have been named to the Wake Forest University dean's list for the 2009 spring semester:

Advance: Kathryn Lauren Guerra, Lauren Elizabeth Kulp, Matthew David Lee, Nicole Florann Rembielak and William Gregory Simpson.

Boone: Abigail Hinton Suggs.

Booneville: Mary Katherine Taylor.

Browns Summit: Brent Bivins Lindley.

Clemmons: Ana Fernanda Calles, Kevin McKenzie Gurysh, Hilary Lynn Nelson, Jasmine Michelle Pitt, Patrick Gray Szawara and Mary Claire Wofford.

Climax: Joseph Daniel Keene.

Elkin: Sarah Kristen Neaves.

Greensboro: Christopher James Adams, Jason Michael Collier, Camelyn Timberlake Dillon, Carey Grace Duda, John Jacob Eichhorn, Kelly Brooks Ferrell, Julia Alexandra Gonzales, Rawad Imad Hamzi, Michael Brent Hayes, Matthew James Jackson, Katherine Ann Kelly, Grant Wescoat Livesay, Brianna Liza Lukasevics, Melanie Elaine Matthews, Ryan Samuel McCollum, Carrie Suzanne Moore, Staphany Ann Rayburn, Sarah Amato Rives, Mary Ryan Simms, Alexandra Powers Taft, Allyson Hunter Westover and Allison Marie Clark.

Hamptonville: Natalie Danielle Ford.

High Point: Garrett Alexander Brumfield, Kelly Ann Rowley, Brittany Elizabeth Shaw and Sara Elisabeth Smith.

Kernersville: Jessica Dale Church, Charles Edward Hendrick, Meagan Nicole Hunter, Nathaniel Alexander Klein, Jorge Junior MendezEstarda, Robert Vincent Musci, Tyler Benjamin Newman, Aaron Joseph Payne, Seth Alan Reynolds and Brittany Jade Studevent.

King: Marianne Christina Gendy.

Lewisville: Laura Christine Crysel, Paige Elizabeth Daniel, Robert James Hoekstra, Thomas Clark Kellam, Carleigh Nichole Morgan and Alexandra Erin Wannenburg.

Lexington: Jeremy Eugene Bourne, Andrew Robert Chaney, Sarah Craig Coles, Michael Blair Crouse, Lisabeth McRae Fish, Joshua Randall Freeman, Constance Lee Miller, Jamie Paige Neal and Shane Neil Younts.

Mount Airy: Courtney Nicole Martin, Natalie Elise Moreland and Ryan Hunter Niland.

Oak Ridge: Jennie Caroline Ahlgren.

Pfafftown: Eleanor Carlton Davidson and Matthew Morgan Potter.

Summerfield: Katelyn Elizabeth Crabtree and Katherine Helen Rogers.

Thomasville: Jessica Helen Morris.

Tobaccoville: Randall Stephan Conrad.

West Jefferson: Courtlyn Channing Reeves.

Wilkesboro: Genavee Scarlett Brown, Ashton Elizabeth Coffey, Andrea Melissa Davis and Matthew Ryan Triplett.

Winston-Salem: Mustafa Abdulrahman Abdullah, Rachel Faith Adams, Natalia Alekseyevna Azarova, Andrew Graham Britt, Virginia Hester Browne, Christopher Andrew James Cotter, Laura Elizabeth Enos, Alexandra Michelle Gerlach, Alexandra Louise Gray, Matthew Wayne Greene, Aaron Michael Greene, Zachary Ryan Hines, Andrew Richardson Karr, John Wile Kossler, Sarah Elizabeth Longworth, Kevin Joseph Mallary, Elizabeth Faye Martin, Ryan Rowles McGrath, Andrew Davis Parks, Molly Ann Riazzi, Erin Nicole Robinson, Sarah H. Shelness, Jordan Michael Smith, Kasey Rebecca Sneed, Matthew Ryan Steen, Heather Nichole Stephens, Anna Raines Stokes, Robert Clinton Stowe, Yankai Sun, Christopher John Tegeler, Anna Elizabeth Walker, Elizabeth Amburn Ward, Antonina Johanna Whaples, David Ross Williford, Preston Champe Yates, Alexandra Elizabeth Zeitany, Michael Whitfill Byington, Robert Powers Chin, Richard Gabriel Freedman, Della Williams Hinman, Xinyuan Hua, Parker Anne Kelly, Emma J. Lawlor, Paul Christopher Loeser, James Stockton Lowrey, Matthew James Martin, Charles Wesley Matthews, Erin Leigh McDonald, Rebecca Katherine Morrow, Claire Regina O'Brien, Anne Carolina Omelles, Chelsea Michelle Reasor, Carrie Rebecca Stokes, Catherine Louise Tegeler and Elise Elizabeth Wallace.

Yadkinville: Robert James Gmeiner.

□ The following Crosby Scholar students received Executive Director's Award of Distinction at the Crosby Scholar Senior Gala in April 27. This award is given to those Crosby Scholars who have successfully completed the Crosby Scholars Program in grades six through twelve without interruption. The recipients are:

Atkins High School: Franklin Stowe.

East Forsyth High School: Ronald Cole, Beth Collins, Paul Itterly, Whitney Peel Brad Teague and Kirsten Webb.

Glenn High School: Brent Coley, Rayven Dulin, Brianne Rothrock, Brittany Scales, Elizabeth Shown and Bobby Thomas.

Mount Tabor High School: Alexandria Hawkins, Jourdan Johnson, Madison Lackey, Lindsey Smith and James Wall.

Parkland Magnet High School: Darryl Adams, NaTia Bridges, Victoria Cook, Jazmin Cromartie, Angel Groseclose, Ryan Thamm and Rashad Wilkerson.

Reagan High School: Ashleigh Adams, Allison Cearley, Isabel Echeverri, Johnathan Flynn, Kelli Friday, Myriah Lane, Adam Lavis, Andrew Parker and Brian Preston.

Reynolds High School: Ashley Crouse, Ian Hill, Rebecca Maskery and Socrates Razo.

West Forsyth High School: Kileigh Browning, Kathryn Bujard, Jordan Fulton, Kelly Garrett, Angela Hairston, Rebecca Haynes, Crystal Isler, Colton Jones, Phillip Kostelic, Stephen Kostelic, David Lung, Kara Miller, Parker Mincey, Auburn Morrow, Heather Nagaishi, Kelly Parsons, Justin Ray, Reed Romine, Rebecca Skultety, Sarah Southern, Ariana Stewart, John Suggs, Rachel Thrasher, Christine Urbowicz and Nicole West.

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy: Tsanni Collier, Tempestt Porter and Darren Roseboro.

□ Meridith Martin has received a Master's of Science in sports studies degree from High Point University. She currently works at Wake Forest University in the Sports Marketing Department.

Martin is the daughter of Alan and Marsha Martin of Kernersville.

□ Joey Denise Slayton is among 54 University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this spring. He is a senior English major, and he is the son of Joseph Slayton of Kernersville and Brenda Slayton of Pelahatchie, Miss.

□ Brad Sisk has graduated summa cum laude from Pfeiffer University with a B.S. in criminal science. While at Pfeiffer, he played soccer and served as the school's soccer team captain during his last two years. His honors and awards include the first Bart Purpeau Excellence Award in Criminal Justice, the NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All Region Team and the Fred West Academic Achievement Award.

□ The following students achieved academic honors in April while participating in Pop Warner Football and Cheer sports:

Mackenzie Marlowe, Northwest Midget Scholarships in memory of Don Smith & in honor of JoAnn Smith; Ryan Anderson, Shannon Barefoot, Zachary Barefoot, Emily Boening, Quintin Brinkley, Bryan Brozy, Courtney Byrd, Hayden Chamberlain, Sarah Colebaugh, Grant Dawson, Trajan Doty, Mason Eller, Kaitlin Fink, Lyndsey Finkbeiner, Joshua Futrell, John Gallis, James Gardner and Thomas Gavlik.

Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. is the only national youth sports organization in America that requires its participants to perform adequately in the classroom before permitting them to play.

□ The following local students have graduate from Hampton-Sydney College:

David Bruce Sherman, Jr. graduated cum laude with a B.A. in history. He is a graduate of South Stokes High School, and he is the son of Bruce & Sharon Sherman of Walnut Cove.

Richard Conrad Spangler IV graduated with a B.A. in history and economics. He is a graduate of Reynolds High School, and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Spangler III of Winston-Salem.

□ Worth Alexander Younts has been accepted to the School of Design at N.C. State University. He recently completed his first year of college at Forsyth Tech Community College and was named to the Deans List. He will enter NCSU in the fall as a sophomore seeking a degree in architecture.

□ Katie Browne of Winston Salem, earned a Religious Studies Scholar Award from the College of Charleston's School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

□ Rashad Wilkerson and Christine Urbowicz are the Forsyth County winners of the Sons of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award. Each has been awarded a scholarship prize by the Bethania chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Christine attends West Forsyth High School, and she is the daughter of Margaret Urbowicz of Clemmons.

Rashad attends Parkland High School, and he is the son of Robin and Tony Wilkerson of Winston-Salem.

□ Four Wake Forest University seniors and two graduates will teach English abroad through Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships for 2009-2010.

The four senior recipients are:

Allison Tyler Humphreys of Greenville, S.C., will teach in Indonesia.

Grace Johnson of Champaign, Ill., will teach in Taiwan.

Michael Lewis of Brownsboro, Ala., will teach in Germany.

David Wescott of Potomac, Md., will teach in Korea.

The two graduates are:

Cameron Frothingham of Durham, N.C., will teach in Mexico.

Jennifer Lynne Wilson of Alexandria, Va., will teach in Germany.

In addition, three seniors were selected as alternates:

Catherine Hufnagel of Vienna, Va., is an alternate to teach English in Brazil.

Matthew Higgins of Yardley, Pa., is an alternate for a Fulbright Graduate Study Scholarship in economic development in Hungary.

Roman Irvin of Louisville, Ky., is an alternate to teach English in Chile.

□ The following area students have been named to the 2009 dean's list at Mars Hill College:

Michael Devin Presnell, Boone; Tiffany Michelle Golding, Dobson; Jessica Danielle Layne, Dobson; Casi Jordan Williams, Greensboro; Benjamin Jacob Hunt, Kernersville; Bradley Scott Nagel, King; Erika Leann Whicker, Mocksville; Melissa Grey Lawrence, Mount Airy; Ashely Nicole Angell, Winston-Salem; Kristin Nicole Sawyer, Winston-Salem; and Holly Tekoa McCormick, Galax, Va.

□ The following area students have graduated from the University of Mississippi: Adrienne Lindy Gray, Mocksville, Master's of Science; William James Correll, Winston-Salem, Bachelor of Arts; Lee Alexander Martin, Greensboro, Bachelor of Arts; and Morgan Kennedy Herterich, Blowing Rock, Bachelor of Business Administration.

IN CIVIC AFFAIRS

□ Cooper Lindel, a student at Forsyth Country Day School, recently served as a page for the North Carolina House of Representatives.

He is the son of Mike and Meredith Lindel of Winston-Salem, and was sponsored by Representative Dale Folwell (R-Forsyth).

IN THE MILITARY

□ Lance Corporal Samuel A. Wright completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island in March after finishing 12 weeks of physical, mental training in the field and classroom. He has now finished his combat training at Camp Geiger and is sta-

tioned at Camp Lejeune untill January when his outfit will be deployed to Afghanistan.

Wright is a 2008 graduate of North Davidson High School, and he is the son of Robert Wright of Thomasville and Christine D. Wright of Winston-Salem.

□ Army National Guard Home Land Security Pvt2 Benjamin D. Heath has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He also completed A.I.T. training at Fort Eustis, Va. He is now an aircraft technician specializing in helicopter repair and maintenance.

Heath is the son of William and Lorinda Heath of Walnut Cove.

□ Air Force Airman Zachary W. Welborn graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and has earned credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

He is the son of Don Welborn of Wilkesboro and Gwen Fagerberg of Winston- Salem, and he is a 2008 graduate of Northwest Guilford High School.

□ Air National Guard Airman Justin W. Condon graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and has earned credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He earned distinction as an honor graduate.

Condon is the son of Ronald Condon of Winston-Salem and is a 2005 graduate of North Davidson High School.

□ Air Force Airman Andrew W. Waddell graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, and has earn credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

He is the son of Wade and Charlotte Waddell of Kernersville, and he is a 2004 graduate of East Forsyth High School.

IN SCOUTING

□ Thomas Claxton Gravitt, a member of Boy Scout Troop 914 at Kingswood United Methodist Church, has been awarded the Eagle Scout Award. For his project, Thomas constructed an information kiosk for the Sauratown Trails Association.

Thomas is the son of Van and Sara Gravitt of King, and he is a Junior at West Stokes High School.

IN SPORTS

□ Kayla Duncan has won the Sportsmanship Award at the USTA Southern Closed tennis tournament in Little Rock, Ark.

Duncan, a native of Winston-Salem and a rising sophomore at Texas Christian University, reached the semifinals in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles in the Girls 18s division.

IN OTHER AREAS

□ Leadership North Carolina has announced the names of its Leadership Awards. The local recipients are: Bob Parker, vice president of special operations and community health for North Carolina Baptist Hospital; Haywood Edmundson, senior vice president and head of corporate banking for First Tennessee Bank; Rico Wagner, owner of Heritage Home Care Agency, Inc.; Bailey Jordan, a partner of Grant Thornton LLP; and Jeff Maddox, Vice President for United Healthcare.

Leadership North Carolina Program's mission is to inform, develop and engage committed leaders by broadening their understanding of and involvement in issues and opportunities facing our state. The program cultivates a network of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who represent the many geographic areas of the state and who are committed to volunteer service.

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