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CHARLES TOWN -School
ii officials, parents and oth-
, iers concerned about underage
drinking will gather here next
week as hundreds of communi-
ties nationwide hold town hall
meetings on the problem:
With April designated as
.-'Alcohol Awareness Month,
: officials with the federal
government's Interagency
Coordinating Committee on
the Prevention of Underage
Drinking are helping to
organize the gatherings.
The meetings are designed
to educate parents, teachers,
officials, youth and other
community members about the
impact of underage drinking
and possible ways to combat"
the issue.
In Charles Town, a town
hall begins at 6 p.m. April 26
at Washington High School at
300 Washington Patriot Drive.
Two other town halls are
scheduled for the Eastern
Panhandle: starting at noon
April 24 at Panorama at the
Peak restaurant on W.Va. 9 at
the scenic overlook just outside
of Berkeley Springs and at
7 p.m. April 25 at Robert C.
Byrd Health Sciences Center
at 2500 Foundation Way in
Martinsburg.
Research indicates that
families exert a great deal
of influence on whether a
pirit of JEFFERSON and FARMER'S ADVOCATE
A town hail meeting on underage.
drinking will be held in Charles Town
next week. Other town 'halls on the
Child uses alcohol, reports parents are involved in their subject will be held in Martinsburg,
that children and teens are children's lives, make ,and Berkeley Springsandaroundthena-
less likely to abuse alcohol if enforce clear rules, and are tion.
positive role models.
Parents' involvement can
make a huge difference, says
Keleigh Taylor, program
director of Building Our Lives
Drug-free (BOLD), the Eastern
Panhandle Substance Abuse
Prevention Partnership.
"What parents may not
realize is that children say
that their parents' disapproval
of underage drinking is a key
reason they have chosen not to
drink," Taylor said.
For more information on
the town halls in Berkeley and
)efferson counties, call 304-886-
1347. Information on the Morgan
County meeting may be obtained
by calling 304-258-7807:
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POTOMAC: VALLEY AUDUBON SOCIETY
Teens participating in the Potomac Valley Audubon Society's innovative five-day nature photography day cardp will learn about the fundamentals of digital
; nature photography and image editing from expert instructors. The camp will include four days of field and lab training on the Shepherd University campus
'~ and a one-day field trip to nearby natural areas.
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Students can sign up for photography camp
Teens interested in photogra- will be held June 25-29 from 9
k phy can sign up for the Potomac a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. It will
: Valley Audubon Society's inno- include four days of field and lab
vative nature photography• day training on the Shepherd Univer-
camp. sity campus and a one-day field
:~Now in its sixth year, the camp trip to nearby natural areas.
Campers will have full access
to computers and photo editing
software in the computer lab at
the Universi.ty's Center for Con-
• See CAMP Page C6
Shepherd Robotics Club takes third
place in international competition
Members of Shepherd
University's Robotics Club won
third place at the Trinity College
International Fire Fighting
Competition in Hartford, Conn.,
on March 31.
Shepherd teams also took
fourth place, ninth place, and 1 lth
place.
Shepherd students represented
four of the 48 teams that
participated in the competition
from. schools including James
Madison University, Pennsylvania
State University, Rochester
Institute of TechnologyI and
Westminster College. Teams from
China, Indonesia, and Canada
also participated.
Third place winners included
Shepherd students Jeff Carter,
seniorcomputerengineeringmajor
from Shepherdstown; Emad Khan,
senior computer engineering
major from Hagerstown, Md;
and Leslie Uri Acuesta, senior
computer engineering major from
Gaithersburg, Md.
Fourth-place winners included
Matthew Tark, junior computer
engineering major from
Hagerstown,Md; Gareth Glewwe,
freshman computer engineering
major from Frederick, Md; and
Randy McCright, sophomore
Pictured left to right, back row is Dr. Seung-yun Kim, Leslie Acuesta, Emad
Khan, Jeff Carter, and Randy McCright; second row, Matthew "lark, Matt AIt,
Gareth Glewwe, Courtney Crites, and Ryan Hernandez; front row, Amanda
Haupt, Desiree Wade, Christiana Pointier, and Michael Skaggs.
computer engineering major from M~chael Skaggs, junior c(xr~ater
Shepherdstown. engineering major from Amoldsburg;
Ninth-place winners included MattAlt, senior computer engineering
Ryan Hernandez, senior computer major from Baker, Desiree Wade,
information science major from sophomore c aaputer engineering
Falling Waters; Courtney Crites, major from Kearneysville; and
junior computer engineering AmandaHaupt, sophomore computer
major from Moorefield; and en~ineefing major from Falling
Christiana Pointier, freshman Waters.
computer engineering major from Shepherd's Robotics Club will
Charles Town." participate in RoboGames in San
Eleventh-place winners included Francisco, April20-22.
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New teaching certification pro-
gram: American Public Univer-
sity System announced a new on-
line teaching endorsement and cer-
tificate program for West VLrginia
K-12 teachers. The APUS program,
• developed in collaboration with the
i West Vhginia Department of Edu-
• cation, is designed to help enhance
online instructional competencies
and improve student achievement
outcomes. The program adheres
to the tenets of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Education National Educa-
tion Technology Nan 2010, which
' calls for personalizexl leaming and
learning supported by technology.
, In addition to the certificate, West
Virginia teachers may enroll in any
of the five graduate-level APUS
courses individually for profession-
al development, which can be ap-
plied toward recertification.
5ign up for the ZZnd Annual
: Art g ,allery exhibit: Shepherd Uni-
versity s Scarborough Library will
~?host a gallery opening Thursday
'from 5 to 7 pan. for the painting
:-and sculpture exhibition "EQUUS,
:~The Finished Works, by senior
::painting and drawing student Is-
~:abelle Truchon. The exhibit will
be on display through April 30.
A resident of Harpers Ferry, Tru-
chon will exhibit relief paintings,
School briefs $chooJ hrie|s
Performances happen Saturday at 8 Shepherd University choir con- School's three audition choirs mvlte
p.m. at St. James Catholic Church cert: The Shepherd University the public to an evening of song and
in Charles Town and on Sunday at Deparmaent of Music Preparato- celebration April 26 at 7:00 pan. in
7 p.m at the Frank Center Theater ry Division will present the Shep- the JHS auditorium. All pr~__eexts
on the campus of Shepherd Uni- herd Preparatory Chorus in concert from the concert will fund scholar-
versity as part of the Friends of along with the Preparatory Orches- ships for graduating seniors in the
Music concert series. Featured so- tra and Junior String Ensemble in vocal music department. The Vo-
loists in the program include Nata- the Frank Center Theater on April cal Music Department is asking
lie Conte, Melanie Regan, Joseph 25 at 7:30 pan. Admission price is for a minimum $5 donation at the
Regan, and Colin Brady. General $5, and flee for Shepherd students door. Those whocannot attend may
admission for Beethoven's "Ode and Friends of Music MAC Card- send a donation to Jefferson High
to Joy" is $22 in advance and $27 holders. For details, call 304-876- School Vocal Music .Scholarship
at the door. The tickets are $22 for 5555 or visit www.shepherd.edu/ Fnnd,4141 Flowing Springs Road,
faculty, staff and seniors; and $15 musicweb. Shenandoah Junction 25442, At-
for stud.ents 18 and under. For tick- tention Karma Wood, director.
et information, call 304-876-5765 Jefferson High School Sehol-
or visit www.sufom.org.' arship concert: Jefferson High
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: present to answer questions and
discuss her work. Visit Isabelle
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, marion on the artist at www.isabel-
." letruch°n'c°m" Gallery hours are
: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 11
- p.m.; Friday, 8 aan. to 6 paaa.; Sat-
urday, 10 a.m. to 5 pan.; and Sun-
. day, noon to 11 p.m. For more.in-
formation, contact Isabelle Tru-
chon at 571-291-5988.
• Performance by Masterworks
: Chorale: Shepherd University's
Masterworks Chorale, under the
direction of Erik Reid Jones, will
present Rossini's "Stabat Matef'
and the fmal movement of Ludwig
• van Beethoven's Symphony No.
: 9, "Ode to Joy," with flail orchestra
: and soloists this weekend.
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