Community Milestones

IN OTHER AREAS

□ Lauren Burch recently sponsored a pink luau at the American Legion Post in Winston-Salem to help raise awareness of breast cancer. Many of the attendees wore pink, and those who did not were draped in pink leis. All proceeds benefited the American Cancer Society.

□ Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina has received a $10,000 donation from Liberty Hardware Manufacturing Corporation. The money will be used for the food bank's Triad Community Kitchen program.

Students at the Triad Community Kitchen use donated and purchased food to create ready-to-heat meals for distribution by partner agencies. Students are referred by program partners like Goodwill Industries and receive culinary training at no charge.

□ A video produced by Summit School eighth-grade students was one of four selected from 100 submissions as national winners in a contest sponsored by the National Middle School Association. The video, titled Summit School: Making a World of Difference, focuses on ways in which Summit students are inspired to reach out to help others through such programs as H20 for Life, learn about being responsible global citizens through campus green initiatives, and connect with other students through web technologies.

Students Mary Grace Budd, Brennen Carr, Claire Hess, Hope Kelly, Alden Knight, Catherine Macon, Elizabeth Meinberg, Sarah Phillips Orr and Emma Strickland produced the video in Henry Heidtmann's video-production class. Eighth-graders Bria Mann and Mary Catherine White worked with teacher Josh Perry in Summit's digital media studio to create original music for the video.

IN EDUCATION

□ Shirley A. Clark, a junior at Parkland Magnet High School, has been nominated along with over 300 students nationally to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law and CSI in Washington, D.C. The forum's curriculum is based on actual events, which allows students to learn from the examples set by attorneys and court officials from municipal courts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Throughout the forum, students will examine how court cases often change the legal system.

Shirley is a member of the National Honor Society, Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church and the Parkland's varsity girls basketball team. She was freshman and sophomore class president, and is currently junior class president at Parkland. She is also a member of the Debs Dance Troop and Finique Modeling Troop of Parkland.

Shirley was awarded a full scholarship to attend the NYL Forum from the University of Maryland's Law School, and was given the registration fee and a gift card for needed supplies and clothing by the Josh Howard Foundation.

□ Theresa Barker Price of Winston-Salem has been admitted to Appalachian State University as a Principal Fellow for the fall of 2009. She is one of only 65 Principal Fellows selected statewide to participate in the two-year program, and will complete a full year of coursework and a ten-month full- time internship while earning her M.S.A.

The Principal Fellows Program is a nationally recognized school leadership program offered in conjunction with ASU and the UNC system.

□ Brittany Scott recently received the American FFA Degree at National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. It is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization, and recognizes her leadership abilities and achievements in agricultural business, production, processing and service programs. She received a gold American FFA Degree key and certificate to commemorate her achievement.

Brittany is currently majoring in agricultural education and extension at Forsyth Technical Community College and N.C. State University, and is a member of the North Davidson FFA Chapter. She is the daughter of Dawn and Junior Scott.

The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization which prepares members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

□ The following area students received an associate in arts degree at 2009 spring commencement of Davidson County Community College:

Clemmons: Abigail Marie Howe.

High Point: Breann Nicole Hunt.

Lexington: Bradford Craig Carrick, Samantha Kaye Carter, Debra Bennett Clonch, Stephanie D. Davis, Landon Blake Gentle, Shelly Sink Gentle, Christie Renee Hairston, Faron Henry Johnson, Rettana Lakoy, Lauren Elizabeth Martin, Jamie M. Michael, Ricardo Alexay Padial, Shanna Danielle Pearce, Benjamin Randal Robinson, Malynda Paige Schlegel, Leann Curry Seagle, Megan Nicole Short, Benjamin Ashley Thompson, Alac Brittni Wall, Caylen Bradley Wall, Mikki Lauren Wilson, Philip Aaron Yarbrough and Tina Nicole York.

Linwood: Ronald Garrett Viccaro.

Thomasville: Rodney Cleveland Alexander, Savan Boeurn, Luigi Dipuorto, Misty Joy Gobble, Waldina Lizeth Gomez-de Vicente, Shannon Hurley Hensley, Carla Danielle Jones, John Daniel Kennedy, Tracey Mininall Quick, Brittany Elizabeth Ring, Kenneth Dru Simmons, Larissa Garrett Whitt and David Lee Wilson.

Winston-Salem: Jacob Martin Hastings, Andrew Keith Koontz and Whitney Lane Olsen.

□ The following area students were named to the 2009 spring semester dean's list at Appalachian State University:

Hamptonville: Jacob Thomas Cook, Stephen Kaleb Hemric, Daniel Lyndon Rash and Erin Teresa Rucker.

High Point: William Tyler Bradley, Katie Anne Burton, Jonathan David Carpenter, Sara Ellen Cline, Jacob W. Daniels, Marshall Thomas Daniels, Anna Frances Gay, Sarah Holland Harris, Rebecca Lee Hinkle, James Price Hulin, Peter John Laczynski, William Alexander McCaslin, Amanda C. McLean, Brooke Lindsey Rideout, Tara Marie Roatenberry, Ashley Renee Roland, David Andrew Smith, Martha Holton Smith, Bryan Christopher Spence, Leah Michelle Stephens, Dylan Chase Stroud, Lindsay Elizabeth Swaim and Taylor Anne Wall.

Jamestown: Erik Hampton Dowdy, Meredith Claire Haley, Trenton Ellsworth Haley, Abigayil Leah Harrison, Christopher Michael Laraway and Jessica Denise Stafford.

Jefferson: April Ann Miller, April Michelle Miller, Jeffrey Luke Peterson, Taryn Elizabeth Roten and Heather Marie Severt.

Jonesville: Samantha Annette Newman and Katherine Rae Pardue.

Julian: Caroline Elizabeth Phelps.

Kernersville: Doug Brewer, Elizabeth Lee Dagenhart, Ashley Elizabeth Evans, Carolyn Rose Frazier, Katherine E. Gallman, Megan Elizabeth Hanover, Mary Lynn Joyner, Alisha Rae Koepf, Megan Elizabeth Kunz, Elizabeth Lauren Lail, Josh Daniel Lefever, Aaron Matthew Mead, Anna Jordan Pegg, Nathan Lee Phelps, Whitney Ellis Powell, Brannon John Shaffer, Michael John Shagena, William F. Sizemore, Eric James Thompson, Michelle Lynn Via, Tyler Hetletved Walters, Kyle Matthew Wright, Sherida Matalie Wyrick and Megan Ann Young.

King: Christopher James Beas-ley, Christina Marie Berwanger, Marcus Adam Caudle, Miranda Lenae Coe, Cheston David Harris, Timothy Samuel O'Neal, Robert Andrew Schultz and Jonathan Casey Smith.

Lewisville: Cameon Nichole Burk, Andrea Christine Lorin Hewitt, Blake C. Hooks, Casey L. Knapp, Laura Nicole Langill, Ian Lawrence, Allyson Paige Lunsford, Sarah Catherine Morris, Mary Elisabeth Oldaker, Imani Ruby Ricks and Michael David Tedrow.

Lexington: Victoria Gracie Allen, Ashley E. Auman, Anna Elise Beck, Grayson P. Black, Bronwen Aisling Bryant, Matthew Troy Callahan, Elizabeth Anne Coney, Erica Jean Dellinger, Callie B. Edwards, Hannah Brooke Everhart, Mary Beth Frank, Rebecca Noel Horn, Janna Nicole Huneycutt, Kelly Marie Jackson, Kelly Christine Lamb, Megan Elizabeth Lane, Jamie Marie Michael, Justin Eric Mosgrober, Kazie Franklin Poole, Jacob Daniel Pope, Matthew Callahan Roberts, Michael Stevens Salley, Linzy Claire Shoaf, Morgan Crabb Smith, Elizabeth Layne Wallace and Mollie Elizabeth Woodell.

Linville: Natalie Michelle Dale and Mara Elizabeth Herman.

Linwood: Lauren Anne Anderson, Allison G. Dorsett, Katie Madison Shoaf and Tyler Radford Thomas.

Low Gap: Katherine Hannah Hunter.

McLeansville: James Darnell Angel and Alexis Simone Williams.

Mocksville: Jason Edward Bowles, Meridith Grace Cheek, Robert Todd Franklin, Matthew Donald Markland, Bailey Elizabeth Marrs, Lauren Kristin Parker, Elizabeth Danielle Peeler, Jared Wayne Shrewsbury, Rachel Marie Simpson, Hannah Marie Speight, Brittani Elaine Tester, Allison Courtney Waypa and Zachary William Yokley.

Moravian Falls: Katie Dean Anderson, Cierra Lashea Ferguson, Nathan Edward Garrett and Deanna Sue Ryder.

Mount Airy: Robert Taylor Bradley, Christopher Seth Cooke, Jamie Lynn Dowell, Emily Michelle Foster, Travis Zachary Frye, Eve Alexandra Gillespie, Justin Thomas Golding, Amber Nicole Grey, Mary Elizabeth Griffith, Jacob Edward Hill, Zachery Marion Hill, Kaela Lynette Hodges, Ashley Elizabeth Johnson, Jake Stanley Joyce, Anne Delay Lamm, Madeline Michelle Loy, McKinley Blake McCraw, Elizabeth Jordan Poole, Amanda Michelle Reeves, Joshua Adam Shelton, Andrea Brooke Thomas, Joseph Scott Williams, Kellan Marie Wilson, Kendra Tiffany Wise and Catherine E. Wood.

North Wilkesboro: Anna C. Abernethy, Kristen Leigh Bumgarner, Laura Elisabeth-Anne Byrd, Matthew Conley Call, Marcy Ann Carpenter, Andrew William Church, Kristen Leigh Glaze, Wesley Moses Harless, Matthew Holloway, Jennifer Lanningham, Amber Elise Osborne, Melissa Lee Smithey, Rachel Allison Snipes, William Charles Sparklin, Kristy Renee Treadaway and Michael Raymond Ward.

Oak Ridge: Janice Joy Blackburn, Cory Sun Joo Caragol, Michael John Dickinson, Taylor Lee Hewett, Charlie Zachary Reyes Jr., Jennifer Margaret Sandelli and Emily Reeve Zajac.

Pfafftown: Sarah Elizabeth Anderson, Joshua Strole Edwards, Nathan Patrick Love, Allison Leigh McMillan and Brittany Cole Nicholson.

Pilot Mountain: Stephanie Marie Regis.

Pinnacle: Stanley Michael Bartkowiak IV, Bradley Michael Hewett, Adam Christopher Jones and Michael Francis Schwarz.

Pleasant Garden: Suzanna Alexander Byrd, Katherine Lynn Hensley, Jessica Lee Springs, Richard Barry Strickland III and Megan Elizabeth Watson.

Roaring Gap: Christian Edward Behrens Jr.

Rural Hall: Emily Revis Combs, Brandon C. Dickson, Melissa Lou Johnson, Nicolette Lauren Lovell, Catherine Amanda Walker and Courtney Elizabeth White.

Sparta: Amanda Carol Chamberlain and Amanda Dawn Smith.

Stokesdale: Dustin Alan Barton, Chase Anthony Brame, Kourtney Nicole Carrick, Desirae Rose Morris, Rebecca Shea Rhodes and Scott Michael Warren.

Summerfield: Victoria Leigh Ajemian, Erin Camden Basham, Wesley Ryan Brendle, Shelley Causey Genera, Charles B. Crockett, Meghan Teresa Darst, Joshua Landon Elliott, Kristen Ann Fister, Bryan Paul Green, Ryan Daniel Lucas, Rachel Christina Luckhardt, Scott Tracy Meadows, Gregory P. Osborne, Britney Nicole Owens, Josh A. Riley, Chelsea Michelle Robson, Chad Michael Ross, Pierce W. Runyon, Jacob P. Street, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Suter and Elizabeth Nicole Tamborino.

Thomasville: Mary C. Barefoot, Jonathan Seth Dantzler, Haley Elena Harrell, Kelsey Lauren Hoffman, Jasmin Astrid McFayden, Leah Marie Rash, Amanda K. Smith and Kyle Grady Workman.

Valle Crucis: Haley St. Clair Werth.

Walkertown: Ryan Dale Brown.

Walnut Cove: Lee Thomas Stewart.

West Jefferson: Laura Marie Absher, Cynthia Nicole Lawler, Miranda Dawn Neaves and Brandi Nicole Vannoy.

Westfield: Caitlin Elizabeth Lamb.

Wilkesboro: Justin Gray Atwood, Kaycee Danielle Brown, James Andrew Huggins, Kimberly Diane Mikeal, Wesley David Miller and Jason Thomas Vannoy.

Winston-Salem: Corinne E. Adams, Brianna Sharyn Atkins, Michael Richard Ayala, Aaron Joseph Backfield, Theresa Anne Somers Banks, Amber Leta Barnes, Megan Patricia Bennett, Adam Jordan Budasoff, Margaret Campbell, Kyle Robert Comerford, Nicholas Paul DeRose, Emily Colleen Durant, Jesse Rene Escobar, Omar Anthonio Frias, Lindsay Marie Frid, Hannah Elizabeth Griffith, Amanda Elizabeth Henderson, Ashelyn Marie Hines, Justin Robert Horwath, Andrew Dean Hunt, Daniel Lee Jackson, Gina Elizabeth Johnson, Benjamin Andrew Klein, Athena Stephanie Kroustalis, Ryan M. Laster, Ian W. Mahathey, Ali Elizabeth Martin, Lea Anne Martin, Kane Furman Mason, John McCauley, Ashley Kate McNeely, Harrison Ross McNeil, Karen Anne Modrow, Peyton Leigh Murray, Travis J. Noah, Kerry Anita O'Rourke, Neal Smith Parnell, Emilie D. Parnin, Mitchell Thomas Petersen, Jennifer Liz Pruna, Benjamin Thomas Rickman, Steven Daved Roberts, Vincent Sean Roberts, John Robert Schwabe, Charles Evan Sheppard, Amanda Kathryn Shoaf, Megan Foster Shoaf, Justin Edward Sika, Sarah Katie Sites, Randall Allen Steinberg, Sydney Blair Stone, Jillian Leigh Surber, Katherine Suzanne Thomerson, Adam R. Tolbert, Brandi Nicole Tonsor, Kenneth R. Tullock, Katherine Maryann Wasowski, Kristin West, Christopher Joshua Wilkes, Kirsten DeAndra Yokeley and Ryan Lee Youngblood.

Yadkinville: Katelyn Marie Arrowood, Edgar Duarte, Mary Hannah Johnson, Rebecca Jo McCollum, Kayla Nicole Sizemore and Caleb Thaddeus West.

□ Darren Zhu of Winston-Salem has been awarded a 2009 Davidson Fellow with a $10,000 scholarship at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Reno, Nev. Darren is being recognized for his efforts to develop more efficient data storage technologies by exploring nanofabrication methods. His work has strong applications in nanotechnology, specifically in the field of nanolithography.

IN THE MILITARY

□ Air Force Airman Blake A. London 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.

London is a 2007 graduate of Davie High School, and he is the son of Charles and Regina London of Mocksville.

□ Air Force Airman Sarah L. Timberlake 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.

Timberlake is a 2007 graduate of East Forsyth High School, and she is the daughter of Isaiah and Melissa Timberlake of Kernersville.

IN SCOUTING

□ Joel Caudill and Mitchell Nash, both of Boy Scout Troop 335, received the Eagle rank at a court of honor held recently at First United Methodist Church in North Wilkesboro.

For his project, Joel, with the help of fellow Scouts, landscaped an area at Wilkes Central High School.

Joel has served as patrol leader and senior patrol leader. He has earned 21 merit badges, in addition to the Triple Crown by attending Boy Scouts of America high adventure bases in Florida, New Mexico and Canada.

Joel is the son of Joey and Barbara Caudill of Millers Creek.

For his project, Mitchell, with the help of his father and fellow Scouts, built and installed 10 wood duck-nesting boxes along the lake at Herring Ridge.

Mitchell has served as patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, quartermaster and senior patrol leader, and has earned 25 merit badges.

Mitchell is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Gary Nash of Wilkesboro.

□ Jack Welch, a member of Boy Scout Troop 596 at Central United Methodist Church, has been awarded the rank of Eagle. For his Eagle project, Jack raised $1,280 and obtained $2,250 worth of materials to build a playground for the new Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home of Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care. He and 17 of his fellow Scouts built the playground from the ground up, complete with swings, slide, gazebo, sandbox, rock climbing and other features.

Jack has been involved in Scouting for eight years. As a Cub Scout he earned the Arrow of Light, and he recently became involved in the Order of the Arrow.

He is the son of Robert and Ellen Welch, and the brother of Sam Welch.

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