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Volunteer Loudoun Selects Ivey as Student Volunteer of the Month: Volunteer Loudoun honored Nicole Ivey, a senior at Briar Woods High School, as its September Student Volunteer of the Month. Ivey was nominated and recognized for her work with the Claude Moore Community Builders (CMCB) program.

As a graduate of the CMCB program, which is conducted through Loudoun Cares, students are required to complete a minimum of 91 hours of community service. Ivey went above and beyond program requirements by completing more than 400 hours of service to the Loudoun community. Ivey mentored children, volunteered at the Loudoun County homeless shelter and worked on an environmental clean-up project.

Ivey was awarded a certificate of appreciation and the opportunity to present a $100 donation to a charity of her choice as part of the Student Volunteer of the Month recognition.

Ivey has maintained a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) throughout her high school career. She also has been a student School Board member, SCA president, a member of the Girl Scouts, a drum major for the Falcon Regiment Marching Band, a member of the Key Club and Chess Club president.

Volunteer Loudoun provides special recognition to students whose volunteer efforts make a significant impact within their community. For more information on how to nominate a student for this monthly recognition, please call 703-737-8424 or e-mail pivs@loudoun.gov. For more information on volunteer opportunities for students in Loudoun County, visit www.loudoun.gov/volunteer.

Good Shepherd Alliance Selects 2 High School Students to Board of Directors: Two Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) high school seniors, Abigail Chapple of Loudoun County High School and Mandy Girolami of Briar Woods High School, will serve on the 2009-2010 Good Shepherd Alliance (GSA) Board of Directors.

Chapple and Girolami will have full voting privileges. They will serve on the outreach committee, working with the Board of Directors to promote GSA homeless services and programs in all 10 Loudoun County high schools.

These seniors were selected from a group of very robust candidates, based on criteria that included volunteerism in social services, proven organizational skills and a passion to plan and initiate programs that involve high school youth in serving the needs of the indigent and homeless population.


Gulden Finalist for 2009 President’s Awards for Excellence: Linda Gulden, a teacher at the Loudoun Academy of Science (AOS) has been chosen as one of two state finalists for the 2009 President's Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

She will be honored at the Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) conference in November. Gulden will know in the spring if she has been chosen for the award.

The PAEMST is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher may receive in the United States. Enacted by Congress in 1983, this program authorizes the president to bestow up to 108 awards each year. The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on behalf of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

In addition to honoring individual achievement, the goal of the award program is to exemplify the highest standards of mathematics and science teaching. PAEMST award winners serve as models for their colleagues and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education.

Gulden teaches AP chemistry, junior/senior research, sophomore research and integrated science at the AOS. She has 19 years of teaching experience and has worked in industry as a licensed professional engineer.


Rolling Ridge, Sterling Take Hoops Trophy for 2nd Straight Year: The Sterling Park elementary schools held their second annual Hoops Night on Friday, September 25th, at Park View High School.

The faculties at Rolling Ridge and Sterling elementary schools played against a team consisting of staff from Guilford and Sully elementary schools. The evening began with a joint chorus from the four schools leading the crowd in the National Anthem.

The competition remained close throughout the game, but for a second year the faculties at Rolling Ridge and Sterling prevailed. The final score was 51-49.

The free event drew about 800 spectators. A special thank to Park View High School for providing the gym and the Loudoun Credit Union for purchasing the jerseys.


School Board Seeking Names for ES-20 and MS-5: The Loudoun County School Board is seeking suggestions for the naming of two schools being constructed in the current Freedom High School cluster.

The elementary school (ES-20), scheduled to open in September 2010, is located at 42190 Seven Hills Drive in the Seven Hills subdivision in Aldie. The middle school (MS-5), scheduled to open in September 2011, is located adjacent to the South Riding subdivision at the southeast intersection of Braddock and Ticonderoga roads.

Two School Board naming committees will consider geographic and historical names, as well as names of deceased individuals who significantly contributed to improving life in Loudoun County, Virginia, or the United States of America.

Suggestions for names should be sent to Loudoun County Public Schools' Department of Planning and Legislative Services, 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA 20148 or e-mailed to lcpsplan@loudoun.k12.va.us, no later than Monday, October 12th. Citizens who make a suggestion are requested to provide background information to aid in the selection process.

The School Board naming committee meetings are open to the public and are as follows:

· ES-20 Naming Committee

6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 1st, Pinebrook Elementary School Library

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 14th, Pinebrook Elementary School Library

· MS-5 Naming Committee

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 30th, Freedom High School Library

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 21st, Freedom High School Library