Berkeley and SimCity Competition

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Berkeley and SimCity Competition

• Congratulations to the Berkeley Middle School Sim
  City Future City Team on their 3rd place finish
  in the Hampton Roads Regional Competition at the
  National Institute of Aerospace in Hampton, Va.
  Shown left to right in the photo are Trey
  Qualtrough, 8th grade Dylan Burks, 7th grade
  James MacGowan, 7th grade Will Dixon, 7th grade,
  and Richard Goode, Berkeley technology teacher,
  sponsor of the group. The object of the
  competition was to design a city using Sim City 4
  simulation software, write an essay about
  residential water conservation and an essay
  describing the citys futuristic concepts. The
  model shown in the photo was designed and
  assembled by the students and was judged Best
  Model in the competition. In addition to their
  third place medals, each presenter received a
  75.00 Best Buy gift certificate. Special thanks
  go out to Dr. Ralph Buehrle, the teams Engineer
  Mentor from NASA Langley Research Center. Dr.
  Buehrle has worked with the group 5 out of the 8
  years that Berkeley has fielded a team in the
  Future City competition.

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ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN

• Williamsburg, Feb. 24  Congratulations to the
  Jamestown High School Introduction to Engineering
  teams and TSA (Technology Student Association) 
  members who recently competed in Northrop
  Grummans SNAME Boat Design Competition. Of the
  thirty eight teams from Virginia and North
  Carolina that entered the competition, eleven
  teams were from Jamestown High School.  All
  eleven of the JHS teams were among the twenty
  four teams that actually completed the
  competition.   Team Integrated Aluminum (Logan
  Vaughan, David Tubbs, Josh Vantasel) placed among
  the top four teams in the SNAME Boat Design
  Competition.  All four of the top designs will be
  built by Northrop Grumman and raced on April 18,
  piloted by the students who designed them, to
  determine the first place winner.  Team Argonaut
  (Stephen Grau, Daniel Sharp, Taylor Illman,
  Steven Barnet) won top honors for their Design
  History Notebook. Team Fantasea ( Ryan Piplico,
  Chris Scarola, Ben Perry, Wills Fauntleroy, Mike
  Woods) won Best Calculations, with 100 correct
  for calculations on ship design. This is the
  toughest competition that our kids have been
  involved in, stated Mr. Tom Nuckols, JHS
  Engineering instructor and TSA sponsor.Pictured
  (front row l-r) Team Integrated Aluminum David
  Tubbs, Josh Vantasel, Logan Vaughan (second row
  l-r) Team Argonaut Steven Barnet, Taylor
  Illman, Daniel Sharp, Stephen Grau (third and
  fourth rows l-r) Team Fantasea - Chris Scarola,
  Ryan Piplico, Ben Perry, Wills Fauntleroy, Mike
  Wood (fifth row) Mr. Tom Nuckols (JHS
  Engineering instructor and TSA sponsor)

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Lafayette High School FBLA Class Hold Food Drive

• Williamsburg, February 13 The club collected
  food for FISH during National Career and
  Technical Education Week using the Valentine
  theme, "Have a Heart!"  The club collected over
  700 cans and packages of food to replenish FISH's
  food pantry.  The club had tried an FBLA "Go
  Green" Initiative in December to recycle toys
  that could be donated to a homeless shelter or
  individuals in need.  The project did not work
  then, but we combined it with the food drive and
  did collect toys this time. 
• FBLA and Business and Information Technology
  students also went to the Career Expo at the
  Hampton Convention Center Tuesday, February 10,
  as part of the CTE week activities as well.
• Photo Caption from left to right officers of the
  LHS chapter of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of
  America)  Elisha Chestnut, President Renea
  Johnson, Vice President Chris Burris, Treasurer
  Beth Begley, Secretary and Nakeisha Johnson,
  Reporter. 

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Lafayette High School TCE Skills USA Wins Gold at
District Scrapbook Competition

• Williamsburg, February 24 The LHS Technical
  Career (TCE) class participated in a scrap book
  competition and won the Gold medal. The LHS
  scrapbook documents TCEs program of work and the
  gold signifies that  LHSs scrapbook beat out all
  the high schools in Hampton, Gloucester and York,
  both New Horizons Career Technical Centers, the
  NN Telecommunications Program, and both Badger
  Technical Centers  from the Eastern Shore.
• The LHS TCE Club Scrapbook will now be mailed to
  Richmond for judging against all club scrapbooks
  across the state of Virginia. The results will
  be announced at the state conference March 27 -
  29 in Hampton at the Convention Center.
• Pictured is Ashley Lawrence holding the winning
  scrapbook.

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Lafayette High School Skills USA Students Honor
Veterans

• Williamsburg, November 13 Lafayette veterans
  were recently honored at a lunch provided by
  Principal Anita Swinton. The luncheon tables were
  decorated with centerpieces created by
  Lafayettes SkillsUSA students. The Technical
  Cooperative Education program (TCE) and SkillsUSA
  collaborated with Mr. Floyd Sturdifen, Head of
  Security, to create the annual bulletin board,
  located in the upper commons. The students
  decided on a white background with a red, white,
  and blue border and gold stars. The red and white
  represent the American flag, and the gold
  represents the Lafayette family. The board
  featured a photo of each veteran with his or her
  military branch and number of years served with a
  sign saying Our Gift to You. Photo Caption from
  left to right Larry Moore 7 years, John Derse 6
  years, Michael Zinz 3 years, Floyd Sturdifen 20
  years, Bob Bruce 26 years, Darrick Jones 4 years,
  Mark Otto 29 years, Mark Weideman 6 years, Dave
  Sutton 26 years, not picture Robert Schwatz 4
  years, Michael Morman 18 years, Diana Wooten 5
  years, Dale Salisburg 20 years, Jim Rivord 30
  years

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Building Bridges with Industry at Jamestown

• Williamsburg, VA, (Dec 10) Scott Francis P.E.
   (Professional Engineer) and a team of engineers
  from The Structures Group inc. undertook the same
  structural engineering problem as Mr. Nuckols
  Introduction to Engineering class.  The problem
  was to design and build a bridge that spanned 10
  inches with one inch on each abutment, was only
  two inches tall and no material could be below
  the abutments, and the bridge had to hold a
  minimum of 45 pounds.  The bridge was to be made
  only out of one 20 feet of 1/8 x 1/8 inch
  basswood, one ounce of CA as an adhesive, and one
  3 x 5 index card could be used as gusset plates. 
  The bridge would then be destructively tested
  under a load to see whose bridge had the best
  strength to weight ratio.  This problem was taken
  directly from the 2007 -2008 Technology Student
  Association Curriculum Guide.  After the
  students had their lessons on bridge design and
  had done some simulations on West Point Bridge
  Builder, the students, in teams of two, began to
  design their solutions to the bridge design
  problem.  As the students were wrapping up their
  bridge designs, Scott Francis came to class and
  gave a presentation on structural engineering,
  some of the projects undertaken by The Structures
  Group, their method for solving this basswood
  bridge problem, and then tested the bridge made
  by The Structures Group which was painted in
  Hokie maroon and orange.  After the bridge
  testing and efficiency calculation, Mr. Francis
  debriefed the class on where the breakage took
  place and how their design could have been
  improved.  After that, he looked at each teams
  bridge design and offered constructive
  criticism.  Once the students finished building
  their bridges, Scott Francis and Andrew J.
  Augustin, E.I.T. (Engineer in Training) (one of
  the other members of The Structures Group team)
  returned to observe the destructive testing of
  the students bridges.  The Structures Group Team
  also made improvements to their bridge and
  brought it to test again.  In the end, the
  winning team was Logan Vaughan and Tyler
  Wallace.  Their bridge held a total of 194 pounds
  and was a mass of only 70.84 grams.  This gave it
  and efficiency of 12.433.  Thank you very much
  to Michael Matthews, Scott Francis, Andrew
  Augustin , and the rest of The Structures Group
  team for all of their time and effort put into
  this project.  They have made a huge investment
  in the future of the profession of
  Engineering. Tom Nuckols is the Instructor for
  the class.

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Lafayette High School FBLA Members Host Speaker
from ECPI

• Williamsburg, February 9 .Adrienne Goodson spoke
  to the, Future Business Leaders of America class
  and other business students about dressing for
  success, interviewing, and opportunities for
  alternative post-secondary education at ECPI. 
• Left to right Elisha Chestnut, FBLA President
  Ms. Adrienne Goodson, ECPI Freshman Admissions
  Presenter Beth Begley, FBLA Secretary Mrs.
  Jeanne King, FBLA Adviser

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Lafayette High School Marketing Class Collects
Over 800 Pairs of Shoes

• Williamsburg, January 21 This school year when
  Lafayettes Marketing students were deciding on a
  civic project to do, one theme was very evident
  dont ask for money when the economy is doing so
  poorly.  So the goal of LHSs DECA, an
  association of Marketing students, was to find a
  different way to give.  A parent volunteer, Cindy
  Colley, suggested Soles 4 Souls, an organization
  which donates shoes to those in need.  The idea
  was that we could make a difference in peoples
  lives by asking the Lafayette community to bring
  in their gently worn shoes.  Students went to
  teachers classes every day the week before and
  after Christmas to collect shoes, something most
  people already had in their closets.  A record
  was kept for the class with the most donations
  and Ms. Byers class won a Chick-fil-a breakfast
  for their donations of over 200 pairs.  All
  total, almost 800 pairs of shoes were donated. 
  The benefit was so overwhelming that marketing
  students are now in the process of trying to find
  an alternative to mailing these shoes.   Perhaps
  a truck or bus with some left over space that
  could get these shoes to the Nashville-based
  Soles4Souls facility.  For a possible solution
  call Ms. Dixon at 565-4220.
• Photo Caption from left to right Destiny
  McCartha, Debby Ayala, Jeri Harsley, Emily
  Parkin, Travis Brown, Liz Hinson, Tierra
  Robinson, Brittany Pryor, Elisha Chestnut.

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Lafayette High School DECA Association Install
Officers

• Williamsburg, November 17 DECA, an association
  of Marketing students, held its Installation of
  Officers and Member Initiation Ceremony on
  Tuesday, November 10 at Golden Corral.  To draw
  attention and honor Veterans Day, Mr. Floyd
  Sturdifen, a veteran with 20 years of service,
  conducted the ceremony to install DECAs newly
  elected officers.  These officers will be
  responsible for planning and organizing the
  chapters Program of Work for the school year. 
  Members of the association learned about the
  responsibilities of membership through the
  Initiation Ceremony.  The ceremonies were
  followed by a delicious buffet breakfast.
• Officers Pictured (left to right)  Lauren Lisle,
  President  Tori Payne, Vice President   Alex
  Anderson, Corresponding Secretary  Danielle
  Barcardi, Recording Secretary  Tierra Robinson,
  Treasurer  Elisha Chestnut, Reporter  Elisa
  Hernandez, Historian.  

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Lafayette High School TCE Skills USA Class
Supports the American Cancer Society

• Williamsburg, October 29 TCE-Skills USA is
  supporting the American Cancer Society with its
  Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The students
  selected Wednesday, October 29, as the day for
  the entire Lafayette family to wear pink . On
  Friday October  24, the students made over 250
  pink ribbons to sell for 25 cents during the 3
  lunches  on    Monday, October 27- Wednesday,
  October 29. The first day of sales and donations
  totaled 20.00. Tuesday's count was 27.00  in 
  sales and a 50.00 donation, by the chairperson's
  (Ashley Iannuzzi) grandmother. Since Wednesday is
  the final day of sales, the students are going
  office to office offering the opportunity to
  support the efforts by buying a beautiful pink
  ribbon for only 25 cents! All of the proceeds
  will be donated to the local American Cancer
  Society. Students also had educational pamphlets
  available for distribution.
• Photo Caption Front Row from left to right
   Ms.Owens, Ashley Lawrence , Jeremy Williams, 
  Zach Bumpass, Ashley Iannuzzi, Malyn
  MillerSecond Row from left to right  Mr.
  Kevin  Jones, KaShaun Tyler , Lexia Brown,Kerrie
  Padgett

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Lafayette High School Practical Nursing Class
Holds Capping Ceremony

• Williamsburg, October 28 On Friday, October
  24th the Lafayette School of Practical Nursing
  held its 32nd annual capping ceremony for the
  second year practical nursing students.  Many of
  the students family and friends attended the
  ceremony to celebrate this special day.
• W-JCC Superintendent Dr. Gary Mathews and
  Lafayette High School Principal Ms. Anita Swinton
  were in attendance and gave words of
  encouragement to the students.  LHS senior, Katie
  Harms played the harp.
• Photo Caption 1st row from left to right
  Samantha Morrissey, Marlena Kempton, and Jessica
  Honsinger 2nd Row from left to right Ashley
  White, Joanne Carroll, Teondra Tyler, Jessica
  Thompson3rd Row from left to right Cindy
  Laffin, Sawna Ellis, Charlene Turner, Salma
  Edarus

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LAFAYETTE TCE CLASS

• Williamsburg, September 16 On Tuesday,
  September 9th, four students from Mrs. Owenss
  Technical, Cooperative, and Educational program
  (TEC)  delivered jars full of lifesavers to the
  guidance department to show their appreciation.
  TyQuan Mitchell, Lexia Brown, Jason Davenport,
  and Ericka White worked hard on this project to
  make sure the guidance department started the
  year on a good note. They created a message for
  the department which was Youre a lifesaver
  and TEC wants you to know it! which they
  attached to the jars. Every counselor was
  pleased, which made the TEC students feel very
  good. Photo Caption from left to right Mrs.
  Miller and TyQuan Mitchell.

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Virginia Career Week at Lafayette

• Williamsburg, October 12-17 What do a
  firefighter, a cow and mouse growing a human ear
  on its back have in common? They were all seen
  recently at Lafayettes recognition of Virginia
  Career Week!To emphasize the tremendous
  opportunities through Career Technical classes,
  displays of course content, images of activities
  and live interaction all took place during the
  lunch blocks each day.Particularly highlighted
  this year was careers and pathways which
  according to US News World Report, do not
  require four years of college, but are in demand
  and technical in nature.Those career choices are
  firefighters, electronic technicians,
  cosmetologists, machinists, and security system
  technicians.To lend connection to our own
  community, representatives from Computer
  Concepts, JCC Fire and EMS, Chick-fil-a, JCC
  Police Department, The Beautiful Gate Salon and
  Medical Career Institute, shared with the
  students.Counselors from LHS and TNCC were on
  hand to give individual attention to students
  questions. Photo Caption from left to right
  Lynsie Charville and Mrs. Segal

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LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL COOPERATIVE
EDUCATION PROGRAM ELECTS OFFICERS

• Williamsburg, October 6 Skills USA, the student
  organization of the TCE (Technical Cooperative
  Education) Program recently held an election. 
  After the nominees gave campaign speeches in both
  classes, the students cast their votes. Parents
  were invited to the presentation ceremony to see
  the students and hear Principal Anita Swinton,
  TCE teacher Richard Aadahl and TCE Supervisor
  Mrs. Barbara Simmons give remarks. The following
  students from first and second blocks were
  selected by their peers to lead the organization
  for the coming year. Photo Caption First Block
  from left to right James Arrington Treasure,
  Shane Nobles Reporter, Jason Davenport  Xazonta
  Bartlett President, Parliamentarian, Javon 
  Piggott Chaplin, Tray Gray Vice President,
  Tyquan Mitchelle, Secretary. Second Block from
  left to right Jeremy Williams Parliamentarian,
  Manly Miller Treasure, Kerri Padgett Secretary,
  Ashley Iannuzzi Vice President Ashley Lawrence
  President, Congratulations!

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PROTOTYPING PRINTER TAKES LAFAYETTE TECHNOLOGY ED
STUDENTS INTO THE THIRD DIMENSION

• Williamsburg, October 10 If you can dream it,
  you can build it, has taken on a whole new
  meaning at Lafayette High School since students
  have gained access to a Dimension 3 Dimensional
  Printer. Normally found at the collegiate level,
  the 3D printer enables students the ability to
  design a model in programs like AutoCAD,
  Inventor, SketchUP!,  or 3D Max, then  export the
  file to a software program that converts the
  model into machine code based on the Cartesian
  coordinate system, X, Y, and Z. Instead of
  injecting ink onto paper, the printer melts an
  extruded ABS plastic which resembles weed
  whacker line through a heated head to a
  thickness of a human hair. Layer by layer the
  model is constructed, alternating from the ABS
  material to a support material, which later is
  dissolved away by soaking the part in a solution
  bath. Some models may be used just as they are
  directly from the printer, like chess pieces,
  while others serve as patterns to be cast into
  more rigid products by manufacturers. 
  Incorporating the printer allows the students to
  experience many career fields like machinists,
  computer numerical control technician, architect,
  engineer, industrial designer and even a special
  effects modeler.

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JHS Computer Students visit local business to
conduct audit

• Students in Charlotte Stowers Computer
  Information Systems class at Jamestown High
  School recently visited local businesses to
  conduct a technology audit. The program, entitled
  CIS Solutions, brings schools and area businesses
  together for students to learn about applications
  of technology and business.  During the site
  visit, business employees gave company tours and
  explained technology and its uses in their
  businesses.  Topics discussed were hardware,
  software, scanners, etc., and ways in which
  students could volunteer in their companies. 
  Students visited Child Development Resources, the
  Heritage Humane Society, The Merrimac Center,
  Williamsburg Landing, Meals on Wheels, and the
  American Red Cross.Photo  One of the businesses
  CIS Solutions students visited was the American
  Red Cross.  From left Shivani Patel,  Jim
  Goltry, Luke Stachowiak, Stephen Billeter, Alyce
  Donnelson.

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JHS FCCLA PREPARES BREAKFAST FOR THE CLASS THAT
TURNED IN THE MOST CANNED FOODS

• December 5, 2008.   Mrs. Carters Nutrition and
  Wellness class prepared breakfast for Ms.
  Ridleys math class who turned in 365
  nonperishable food items for the Family, Career
  and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) canned
  food drive.  The food was given to FISH in order
  to help the less fortunate.   The breakfast menu
  consisted of bacon, pancakes, scrambled eggs, a
  delicious fruit salad, and a variety of fruit
  juices.
• Pictured (l-r) Ms. Ridley, Nathan, and Ian.

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JHS STUDENTS DONATE CANNED FOODS TO FISH

• Williamsburg, VA, (Dec.8, 2008) Jamestown High
  Schools Family Career and Community Leaders of
  America (FCCLA) held a can food drive to help the
  needy.  During the week before Thanksgiving
  students at JHS turned in over 900 canned goods. 
  Foods were picked up by FISH on Monday November
  24th.  The first block class to turn in the most
  nonperishable foods were promised a breakfast to
  be prepared by FCCLA.  FCCLA is a non profitable
  student organization for students who are taking
  or have taken a Family and Consumer Sciences
  course.
•  
• Pictured are (l-r) Kylie Martin and Daniella
  Samuels preparing foods to be given to FISH

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A PARENTING EXPERIENCE

• Williamsburg, Feb. 2    So you want to be a
  parent?  Students in Mrs. Katrina Carters
  Parenting Class at Jamestown High School have the
  unique experience of parenting in two ways the
  Baby Think It Over doll and the Empathy
  Belly. Students are challenged by the parenting
  experience by the Baby Think It Over doll which
  simulates what it would be like to be a parent of
  a young child. The baby cries and needs to be
  changed, fed, burped, rocked, and held.   The
  student parent is required to have the baby
  with him/her twenty-four hours a day for four
  days. This time also includes caring for the
  child during the students class time. A
  computer chip tells the instructor if the student
  parent has been a caring parent.The Empathy
  Belly is new to Jamestown High School this year.
  Mrs. Carter, instructor for the Parenting course,
  stated The belly gives a close to realistic
  experience on what it is like to be pregnant. The
  weight of the belly throws the students balance
  off. There are weighted balls that are placed in
  the belly to make the student feel like the baby
  is kicking, and a bladder bag that actually makes
  student have to use the restroom. Pictured
  DSCF4995  JHS Parenting student Kirstie Harper
  prepares to take the Baby Think It Over doll
  home for her parenting experience.  DSCF4575
  JHS Parenting student Courtney Gregory tries on
  the Empathy Belly. The belly gives students a
  close to realistic experience of what it is like
  to be pregnant.   (photos by Mrs. Stathis
  Yearbook staff)

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Warhill High Schools Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) Class Tours 911 Dispatch
Communications Center Fire Station 1    

• Williamsburg, October, 28 -  Warhill High
  Schools EMT class recently toured the James City
  County 911 Dispatch Communications Center and
  Fire Station 1 in Toano.  Warhills EMT program,
  launched in the fall of 2008, has an enrollment
  of sixteen WJCC students who are planning on
  careers in the health sciences career pathways. 
  The EMT two-semester course, offered as a dual
  enrolled college level course with Thomas Nelson
  Community College (TNCC), is designed to instruct
  students to the level of Emergency Medical
  Technician- Basic (EMT-B).  All high school
  seniors in the Williamsburg James City Country
  School division  are eligible to take the EMT
  classes.  This level of training serves as a
  vital link between health care and public
  safety.  EMT-Bs provide service in an
  environment requiring special skills and
  knowledge in areas that include communications,
  transportation and record keeping.  They also
  serve as liaisons with other public safety
  services, e.g., fire, law enforcement, emergency
  management and FEMA.  Funding for the field trip
  along with funding for emergency medical training
  equipment and career coach services, has been
  provided in part through a grant from the
  Williamsburg Community Foundation and TNCC s
  Office of Outreach Recruitment. Pictured
    Peter Brown, (front, left), NREMT-P, Warhills
  EMT Instructor, a retired Captain from James City
  County Fire Department with over 30 years
  experience with his last assignment being an EMS
  trainer is pictured with his Warhill EMT Class 
  Front row, Chole Brown, Jasmine Greenhow, Brandon
  Edkins, Patrick Snyder second row, Ryan
  Chadwick, Connie Reichelt, Jeanne Mayes, Trvish
  OConner, Ashani Andrews, Lynette Meekins,
  (Quineesha Lee not pictured) 3rd row, Ellexis
  Beck, Anthony Crossley, Kelsee Deman, Robbie
  Linderman, Jasmonique Walker.

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NASA Visit Lafayette High School

• Williamsburg, October 9 Mr. Schwartzs 4th
  block Intro to Engineering class was visited Oct.
  8 by Mr. Rob Bryant, one of the most accomplished
  inventors in NASA. Mr. Bryant is senior Materials
  Engineer at Langley NASA, and father of LHS
  senior Jesse Bryant. Mr. Bryant updated the class
  on the materials he and his team have developed
  to be used in modern aircraft and the ongoing
  Orion project. The goal of the Orion project is
  to return American astronauts to the moon. 

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CHEF VISIT LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL NUTRITION AND
WELLNESS CLASS

• Williamsburg, September 29 On September 24th
  Chef Jesse Miller of Johnson and Wales University
  paid a visit to Mrs. Segals Nutrition and
  Wellness classes. He prepaved a fresh whole grain
  and cracked pepper fettuccini with sun dried
  tomatoes, cashews and spinach pesto. The test
  samples disappeared quickly and many of the
  students took the recipe home to try for dinner
  that night. It was an informative and tasty
  presentation.

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LAFAYETTES MARKETING DISCUSS SAFETY

• Williamsburg, September 25 Lafayettes
  Marketing job placement students spend a class
  period with Officer Jerry White discussing safety
  procedures and crime prevention in the work
  place. This is critical information for LHS
  students as they prepare to enter the job market.

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LAFAYETTE RAM SHOP

• Williamsburg, September 15 Students in the
  Sports, Entertainment, and Recreation Marketing
  class learn marketing concepts through the
  operation of the Ram Shop, Lafayettes school
  store. The Ram Shop stocks a variety of spirit
  clothing items, gym uniforms, school supplies,
  birthday balloons (delivered), and spirit LHS
  novelty items. The Ram Shop is open to students
  every morning before school from 700 720.
  Photo Caption from left to right Jason
  Davenport, Tori Payne, and John Mills