School Board Recognitions

July 19, 2005

3. Student, Employee, and Public Awards and Recognitions

3.A. Outstanding Attendance – June 2005

The School Board is pleased to recognize the schools with the highest rates of student attendance for the month of June 2005. Representatives from these schools are invited to come forward as their school’s name is announced.

Kingston Elementary, with an attendance rate of 97.78% is the recipient of the elementary school attendance flag for June. Accepting Kingston’s attendance certificate is Assistant Principal Gloria Davis.  Congratulations to students and staff at Kingston Elementary!

Kemps Landing Magnet, with an attendance rate of 98.14%, receives the attendance flag for middle schools for June 2005. Accepting the certificate for Kemps Landing Magnet is Assistant Principal Charles Foster. Congratulations to students and staff at Kemps Landing Magnet!

At the high school level, the attendance flag for June 2005 goes to Salem High who reported a 97.13% student attendance rate. Accepting the school’s certificate is Principal Don Robertson, Assistant Principals Kurt Kreassig, Ann Shows, Reba Jacobs-Miller, and Fine Arts Academy Coordinator, Eva Roupas. Congratulations to Salem High students and staff!

3.B. Most Improved Attendance – June 2005

The School Board will now recognize the schools with the most improved attendance for the month of June 2005. A review of attendance data shows that Shelton Park Elementary had the highest percent of most improved attendance for June with an improvement rate of 0.81% for student attendance. Accepting Shelton Park’s attendance certificate is Teacher Glenn Van Houten, Fourth Grade Level Chair and Partners in Education Coordinator. Congratulations to students and staff at Shelton Park Elementary!

Tallwood High had the highest percent of most improved attendance at the high school level with an improvement rate of 2.74% for student attendance for June 2005. Accepting Tallwood’s certificate is Principal Jobynia Caldwell and Assistant Principal Paul Palumbo. Congratulations to Tallwood High!

3.C. Most Improved Attendance – 2004/2005 School Year

The School Board will now recognize the schools that had the highest percentage of most improved overall attendance for the entire2004-2005 school year.

Point O’ViewElementary School has earned the distinction of garnering the most improved attendance for the entire 2004-2005 school year at the elementary level with an improved percentage rate of 0.33%. Accepting the attendance certificate on behalf of Point O’ View Elementary is Principal Ed Timlin and Data Support Specialist Erica Williams. Congratulations to the students and staff at Point O’View Elementary for their improved student attendance during the 2004-2005 school year!

At the high school level, Salem High School receives the distinction of most improved attendance for the entire 2004-2005 school year! Salem High had an improved percentage rate of 0.03% for the school year. Accepting the school’s certificate is Principal Don Robertson, Assistant Principals Kurt Kreassig, Ann Shows, Reba Jacobs-Miller, and Fine Arts Academy Coordinator, Eva Roupas. Congratulations to Salem High students and staff!

3.D. Superintendent’s Quality Award

The School Board will now recognize Kay Gramling, Suzette Johnson and Robert Lanz, staff from Landstown High School’s Work and Family Studies and Special Education Departments, as recipients of the Superintendents Quality Award. Nominations for the Quality Award are submitted to the Office of Organizational Development and are selected for recognition based on the quality practices demonstrated.

This quarter’s award goes to “The Eagles’ Morning Brew”, a multifaceted school-based enterprise that was implemented at Landstown High School through the collaborative efforts of the school’s Work and Family Studies and Special Education Departments. The project involves the creation of a student-run coffee shop that is open in the mornings to serve fresh-baked goods and hot coffee to teachers and administrators. To prepare students for work in the coffee kiosk, students take a culinary course as well as a work experience course. Students in the culinary class prepare the breakfast items that are sold in the kiosk. In addition, students greet customers, work with cash and make change, and complete all necessary tasks. Students in the Advanced Hospitality and Catering classes assist the students with special needs in both the kiosk and the culinary class. This project is designed to assist special needs students in transitioning to work in the food service industry by teaching them hands-on skills that will enable them to achieve gainful employment upon graduation. Faculty, students, parents, and community partners work collaboratively to identify and solve issues related to the successful implementation of this project. The many decisions made to continuously improve the project are based on data collected by the school staff. This project also incorporated support from community partners such as Bella Monte International Marketplace and Café, Equipment Plus, First Colony Coffee, Sysco Foodservice of Hampton Roads, Tidewater Foodservice, and The Virginian Pilot. Overall, the Eagles’ Morning Brew project has enabled special needs students at Landstown High School to develop skills related to marketing, hands-on operations, business management, problem-solving, and effective communication through the implementation of quality practices and processes and have resulted in students who are more prepared to meet workplace demands. In addition, this project has garnered a 2005 Region 2 “Creating Excellence Award” from the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Advisory Commission for Career and Technical Education. Congratulations!

3.E. 2005 NASPAA Virginia High School Announcer of the Year

At this time, the School Board is pleased to recognize Richard Goodboy, a teacher at Tallwood High School, for receiving the 2005 Virginia High School Announcer of the Year Award from the National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers (NASPAA).

The National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers, the professional association for sports public address announcers, selected Mr. Goodboy based on criteria which includes years of experience, number of sports being announced, sportsmanship, competency, and professionalism. Mr. Goodboy has been announcing sports and events at Tallwood High for more than 10 years. Please join me in congratulating Richard Goodboy for being named the 2005 Virginia High School Announcer of the Year!

3.F. 2005 Virginia High School League Boys Track Champions

The School Board is proud to recognize the Landstown High School Boys Track Team as the 2005 VHSL State Boys Track Champions.

The state outdoor track championships were held in Newport News on June 3-4, 2005. At that time, the Landstown High School Boys Outdoor Track team won the state team boys track championship. In addition, the team also claimed five individual state titles in Long Jump, Triple Jump, 100 Meter Dash, 200 Meter Dash and the 4 x 100 Meter Relay. This marks the first time a Beach District school has won the boys outdoor track state championship since 1988. The Landstown High team finished the regular season with a perfect 10-0 record. Please join me in congratulating the talented members of this team:

Jamal B.
Daniel G.
Percy H.
Darren J.
Sean L.
Damon M.
Kevin W.

The team is coached by Tom Anderson, Dave Copulter, and Marcus Adams. Coach Anderson will accept the school’s plaque. Congratulations to the 2005 Boys State Track Champions from Landstown High!

3.G. 2005 Virginia High School League Girls Tennis Champions

The School Board is now pleased to recognize the Cox High School Girls Tennis Team as the 2005 VHSL State Girls Tennis Champions.

The state tennis championships were held in Newport News May 31 through June 4, 2005. The Cox High School Girls Tennis Team won its first state team tennis title at that time, and the first state tennis title for the Beach district since 1983, with a come-from-behind 5-4 thrilling win in the championship match against Mills Godwin High School. The match, which took over 5 hours to complete, went back and forth with the Cox girls winning the final two doubles matches to put their team on top. The girls finished their season with an 18-1 record and also won the Beach District and Eastern Region titles for the fourth consecutive year. All seven starters contributed to the team’s success over the season. Accepting on behalf of the Cox High state girls tennis champions are:

Morgan E.
Shannon R.
Whitney S.
Abbey W.

Several of the outstanding student athletes that were members of Frank W. Cox’s state championship tennis team were unable to be with us this evening. The young ladies not in attendance are participating in a number of activities, including overseas church mission trips, Governors School, and national tennis tournaments. Unable to be here are:

Lindsay B.
Chelsea C.
Katherine C.
Brittany D.
Michele F.
Paige H.
Chelsea H.
Allison P.
Casey R.
Jennifer S.
Kirra S.

The team is coached by Worth Remick, George Schwenk and Kathy Courage. Coach Remick will accept the plaque on behalf of the school. Please join me in congratulating the 2005 State Girls Tennis Champions from Cox High School!

3.H. 2005 Virginia High School League Girls Softball Champions

The School Board is proud to recognize the Kempsville High School Girls Softball Team as the 2005 VHSL State Girls Softball Champions.

The state softball championships were held in Newport News on June 10, 2005. At that time, the Kempsville High School Girls softball team defeated the nationally-ranked, undefeated Osborne Eagles from Northern Virginia to capture the state championship. This highly successful team ended the season with a team batting average as high as .327 and a 27-2 overall record. Please join me in congratulating the talented members of this state championship team:

Lindsey C.
Ashley E.
Emily H.
Victoria M.
Mallory M.
Summer P.
Ashley P.
Rebecca P.
Amanda P.
Brooke S.
Lauren S.
Inde W.
Kyrus W.

The team is coached by Dean Spruill, Jim Nixon and Matt Brinton. Coach Spruill will accept the school’s plaque. Congratulations to the 2005 Kempsville Girls Softball Team for garnering the state championship!

These outstanding athletes bring great honor and distinction to the Virginia Beach City Public Schools! Well done!

Mr. Chairman, that concludes our scheduled recognitions for this evening.