VIRGINIA:  At a special called meeting of the Tazewell County School Board held at Tazewell Middle School 

on December 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. 

PRESENT:  David Woodard, Chairman       Chris Moir, Vice‐Chair     Jimmy Jones, Member     Donna Whittington, Member     George Brown, Division Superintendent     Vicki Bailey, Clerk  ABSENT:   H. S. Caudill, Member  Mr. Woodard called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone in attendance.  John Brown, Tazewell High School student, asked to pray before the meeting.  Members of the Richlands High School Choir and Richlands Middle School Eighth Grade Choir sang “America the Beautiful” and “Pledge of Allegiance”.    Students from all schools were recognized for various accomplishments by principals, teachers, and coaches.  (see attached program)  Chairman Woodard read aloud a resolution honoring the Graham High School State 2A Competition Cheer Champions.  Mrs. Moir made a motion to approve the resolution honoring the Graham High School Competition Cheer Champions.  Mr. Jones seconded the motion, and the Board approved as follows:   Mrs. Whittington– Aye, Mr. Jones – Aye, Mrs. Moir – Aye, Chairman Woodard – Aye   At the conclusion of the recognitions, Chairman Woodard expressed appreciation for those attending.  Mr. Jones made a motion to adjourn at 9:12 p.m.   Mrs. Whittington seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously approved (4‐0).   

TAZEWELL COUNTY

SCHOOL BOARD

Student Recognition Meeting

December 5, 2016

Tazewell Middle School

STUDENTS ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST SCORE OF 600 ON VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOL) END OF COURSE TEST

BRANDI ABSHER JOHN ALTIZER MELANIE ANDERSON RAYYAN ARSHAD AUTUMN ARTRIP ALYSSA ASBURY OLIVER AUST KOLBE AUSTIN LUCAS BAILEY CALEB BALES PARKER BANDY TAEVIANA BARNES ANNABEL BARR JEREMY BEHELER ANGELEAH BELCHER KARA BENSON TRISTIN BESSETTE DAVID BLANKENSHIP EMILEE BLANKENSHIP THOMAS BLANKENSHIP MOLLY BLEVINS ETHAN BOROSKY JENNA BOWLING ZACHARY BOWMAN CAMERON BOYD HALAYA BRADSHAW NICHOLAS BREEDING ETHAN BROOKS PEYTON BROOKS ANDREW BROWN AUDREY BROWN JOHN BUSKILL MORGAN BUSKILL ANNIE BUTCHER BLAKE CARTER FAITH CATES LAYLA CECIL MCKENZIE CHEYNET MORGAN CHEYNET THOMAS CHILDRESS RYAN CHRISTIAN COLE CLINE GAVIN COLLEY RICKY COMPTON, III MCKENZIE CORNER JOHNATHAN CRABTREE CARTER CREASY CHANCE DAWSON BROOKE DENNIS SILAS DESROSIERS KATE DIETZ DEVANTE DILLON

HALEY DISHMAN PETER DOUCETTE ISABEL DOUTHAT BRAXTON DOWDY NATHALY DU ANNA EDWARDS FRANCESCA EDWARDS MICAH EDWARDS MATTHEW FIELDS CHRISTIAN FLANAGAN DANIELLE FOLKS LEVI FORREST CALEB FULLER TIMOTHY GASPERSON LAYTH GHANNAM ZACHARY GIBSON BAYLEY GILL BLAKE GRAHAM TRISTAN GRAHAM LILLY GRAY BRAYLEE GRIFFITH TIMOTHY GRIFFITH BENJAMIN HALE TREVOR HAMM TYLER HARMAN HANNAH HARMON BRYCE HAVENS ANDREA HEFFINGER DORIAN HEIFNER WILLIAM HENDRICK HANNAH HICKS CLAYTON HILT GRANGER HILT OWEN HODGE SAVANNA HOWERY JERRY HUANG TINA HUANG SARAH JACOBS AUTUMN JESSEE GRAHAM JOHNSON VALENCIA JOHNSON TRISTAN JONES GABRIELLE JUSTICE SHAWN JUSTICE BRITNEY JUSTUS TYLER KEENE DAVID KELLEY KATYLN KIDD RYAN KIDD CARIANNE KINDER HARRISON KNOWLES RAINA LAFON

LANDRI LALLANDE RYLEE LALLANDE JONATHAN LAMBERT KENZIE LAMBERT ELLA LANEY CRYSTAL LARGE SHYLA LASHINSKY PATRICK LAWSON CARMEN LESTER CARTER LESTER ELIZABETH LESTER CARTER LLOYD JACOB LOONEY KAYLA MAGGARD SANDRA MAGGARD CAITLYN MARTIN NOAH MARTIN EMMA MATNEY GRIFFIN MCAVOY EMILY MCFARLAND KAILEY MEADOWS AYDEN MILLER TYLER MILLER JACKSON MOSLEY WILLIAM MULLINS DANIEL NI CARTER NIPPER PRESTON NIPPER GAVIN NUNLEY THOMAS OQUINN KACI OSBORNE SHIVAM PATEL SHRADDHA PATEL BRODERS PATTERSON CAMELLIA PEERY ANTHONY POE DEANGELO POON KIERA PUGALEE BENJAMIN RAHN MAHNOOR RAO CAMERON RATLIFF JAKOB REMINES MATTHEW REYNOLDS ABIGAIL RHUDY IAN RHUDY EVAN RICE CARSON RICHARDSON GABRIEL RIFFE JAIME RIZO CARTER ROBERTS CONNOR ROBERTS ETHAN ROYAL

ASHLYNN SARVER CALEB SCOTT VERONICA SENTIGER TIM SHEPHERD HANNAH SHOCKLEY JONATHAN SHOCKLEY ABIGAIL SHOEMAKER SAMUEL SHOEMAKER SARAH SKEENS CHLOE SMITH EMILY SMITH PAIGE SMITH MADDOX SORAH JACKSON SPENCER JULIA STACY CHARITY STILTNER ETHAN STINSON CARLIN STONE AIDEN STOUT ELIAS STOUT ETHAN STOUT HUNTER STROUPE BRAYDEN SURFACE DARCY TAYLOR ROBERT TERRY KATIE THOMAS KRISLYN THOMAS JOHN THOMPSON SAMUEL TIBBS HANNAH TOSH CHANNING VANDYKE COLE VANOVER GABRIELA VEGA BREANNA VINEY BRANDON WASCHLER SANDRA WATSON ELLA WEBB BRODY WESS MICHAEL WHITAKER ALEXANDER WHITE BENJAMIN WHITE FAITH WHITE HALEY WHITE HANNAH WHITE JACOB WHITE LEVI WHITE JAKE WILLIAMS JOHAN WILLIS LUKE WIMMER KURT WOLFORD HEATHER WRIGHT

STUDENTS ACHIEVING 100% ON THE SOL LOCAL ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT

MICHAEL AKERS KIERRA AMAKER JACOB AMBLER BRYNN BARNETT KATHERINE BENSON KATYLN BLANKENSHIP KAMRAN BOURNE KARA BOYD LANDON BREEDEN JACOB BROOKS ELIZABETH BUTCHER ARYAN CASEY MCKENZIE CHEYNET MORGAN CHEYNET CAROLINE CLIFTON LANDON COOK BRADEN CORDLE MICHAEL CREWS DEREK CRUISE

JOSEPH DAVIS ETHAN DEEL EMMA DONCHETZ DYLON DYE ROBERT EDWARDS JACOB GILLESPIE CONNER GREGORY ELIJAH GRIFFEY BRAYLEE GRIFFITH ELLE GUNTER EMILY HARRIS DORIAN HEIFNER SAVANNA HOWERY TINA HUANG COLTEN KEEN KAILEE KEEN KENLEY‐GRACE KINSER REBECCA LEWIS JACOB MAGGARD

ETHAN MARTIN LOGAN MCCOY ZOEE MEADE KENNA MITCHELL JARED MULLINS KAMERON NECESSARY KRISTEN NEWBERRY DYLAN NEWSOME NAM NGUYEN JAMIN NI CARTER NIPPER CHASE NOEL LANDIN ORTIZ SHRADDHA PATEL CHLOE PERKINS HARRISON PYOTT CASEY RAY PRESLEY RIFFE BRAYDON ROSE

ABBY SHOEMAKER GRACIE SHORT DREW SIMMONS NOELLE SKEENS VICTORIA SMITH AUSTIN SPARKS JULIA STACY TARYN STILTNER BRAYDEN SURFACE BRYCE TAYLOR JADE THOMPSON KYLEE THOMPSON ADAM TURJMAN JOE TYSON TAYLOR WEBB PHOEBE WHITE ALYSSA WHITT CHRIS WHITT DARRAH YOUNG

“AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” and

“PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE”

Performed by members of the Richlands High School Choir and Richlands Middle School Eighth Grade Choir

Hayleigh Ball, Sara Barton, Grace Damron,

Leah Harrison, Abby Johnson, Britney Justus, Amanda Keen, Chloe Osborne, Hannah Street

Director: Terry Hall — Accompanist: Zach Brewster

Abb’s Valley Elementary – Chad Brown, Principal Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Cedar Bluff Elementary – Buffie Crabtree, Principal Cedar Coal Fair Art Winner/Cedar Coal Fair Student of the Year, Caroline Keene Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Graham Intermediate – Todd Baker, Principal Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment North Tazewell Elementary – Irene Mullins, Principal Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Raven Elementary – Ann Walls, Principal Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Richlands Elementary – Melanie Lashinsky, Principal National Geographic Bee, Shyla Lashinsky and Emily Vandyke (Valencia Angles, Gifted Coordinator) Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Springville Elementary – Chad Brown, Principal Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Tazewell Elementary – Suzanne Grindstaff, Principal Mock Election: Wessley Greer, Carmen Lester, Carter Roberts (Sheila Ingram, Gifted Coordinator) Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Graham Middle School – Lee Salyers, Principal GeoBee winner, Peyton Terry Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Richlands Middle School – Glayde Brown, Principal Geography Bee winners: 1st place Bryce Taylor, 2nd place Kunal Titha (Valencia Angles, Gifted Coordinator) Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Tazewell Middle School – Charity McDaniel, Principal Tazewell Middle School Football Team: Jamir Blevins, Travis Brewster, Hagen Cochran, Anthony Davis, Mike Dodge, Cassius Harris, Chancellor Harris, Chris Harrison, Josh Herndon, Chase Hodges, Hunter Infante, Josiah Jordan, Tyler Lambert, Schulyar Lawson, Chase Mathena, Ethan McDaniel, Christopher Meade, Ethan Mills, Donnie Mitchem, Jared Mullins, Gavin Nunley, Octavius Pridgen, Ben Remines, Patrick Rowe, Noah Storie, Jayden Taylor, Tanner Wimmer, Jacob Witt (Coaches: J’me Harrison, Steve Mitchem, Marshsall Taylor, Derek Pridgen, Dave Herndon) Geography Bee winners: 1st place Will Sizemore, 2nd place Tina Huang, 3rd place Summer Poskas (Sheila Ingram, Gifted Coordinator) JR District Choir: Campbell Hunter, Czarina Nguyen, Emma Ryan, Tanleigh Smith, Olivia Young (Randy Cordle, Director) Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Students achieving 100% on the SOL Local Alternate Assessment Graham High School – Cynthia Beavers, Principal Regional/Conference/State 2A Competition Cheer Champions: Sydney Bowman, Milan Brewster, Bethany Broyles, Laken Chronister, Halle Cook, Carson Cooper, Natalya Curto, Isabella Edwards, Tristen Graham, Gabi Jackson, Shailis Joplin, McKenzie Lester, Makenzie Novinger, Ashleigh Nunley, Cheyenne Osborne, Lauren Poe, Alexis Rhudy, Laurel Romano, Paris Sandifer, Cameron Sarver, Josie Stevenson, Hannah Webb, Kaelyn Workman (Coaches: Debra Brewster and Tammy Cooper) Concord Business Challenge winners: Nora Allison, Austin Brown, Nicole Day, Lexi Kiser, Ashleigh Nunley, Sam Shoemaker (Sponsor: Jennifer McGinnis)

Graham High School Football: Cameron Allen, Tyler Bailey, Paris Ballard, Keith Carbaugh, Cole Carter, Taymon Cooke, Chandler Cooper, Jamorya Cousin, Garrett Dalton, Issac Dalton, Nick Dimarzo, Keontae Ellison, Ty Gray, D.J. Hagerman, Alex Hicks, Jacob Hounshell, Harley Jennings, Isaiah Justice, Ben Kastner, Nick Kastner, Peyton Kiser, Nathaniel Martin, Michael Mason, Benjamin Meade, Mason Menefee, Nick Morgan, Ajai Oakes, Mason Raley, Jazaire Reed, Gabriel Sesco, Chris Shinault, Kyrel Street, Logan Surface, Dante' Vineyard, Ethan Warburton, Ricky White, Shaine White, Colton Wimmer, Thomas Wimmer, Eric Workman (Coaches: Tony Palmer, Chris Austin, Rex Brad-shaw, Matt Dixon, JK Goins, Nick Leftwich, Reed Oakes) Participation in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders 2016 – Jackson Largen Humanities Challenge: Peyton Kiser, Preston Nipper, Shivam Patel– (Coach: Valencia Angles) All Conference Theater Cast – Ashley Duff and Jacob Stowers (Coach: Elizabeth Tinsley) Cross Country Regional Qualifiers: Gavin Bauer, Katie Benson, Kristen Benson, Paeton Burgess, Emily Carlisle, Elise Clary, Jaysun Davis, Julia Day, Justin Douthat, Micah Edwards, Katherine Franklin, Michael Franklin, Carianne Kinder, Skylar McClure, Benjamin Owen, Daniel Pearce, Jazmin Scarberry, William Steele, Garrett Wright, Grant Wright (Coaches: Al Macnaughton and Kimberly Wright) Cross Country individual winners – Kristen Benson, Elise Clary, Julia Day, Michael Franklin, Jazmin Scarberry, Garrett Wright (Coaches: Al Macnaughton and Kimberly Wright) Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Richlands High School – Kimberly Ringstaff, Principal Richlands High School Band – Superior rating: Austin Altizer, Amy Grace Bandy, Ally Brown, Ashton Bucklen, Annie Butcher, Destiny Coleman, Joshua Cruey, Bradley Dye, Nikki Elkins, Alexandria Harrison, Jake Honaker, Alexis Horton, Cody Jewell, Morgan Joyce, Kaliee Keen, Morgan Keen, Kyrian Lallande, Jessica Payne, Chloe Rumley, Rachael Stone, Blake Vance, Faith White, Hannah White, Emily Whitt (Band Director: Bruce Miller) State Cross Country – Haley Scherer (Coach: Rick Vencill) WVVA October Student of the Month – Connor Vencill Richlands High School Football: Jake Absher, Dylan Adkins, Logan Altizer, Landon Anders, John-Luke Asbury, Hunter Ball, Scottie Ball, Kaleb Begley, Thomas Blankenship, De'Quan Booker, Trey Booker, Daniel Brown, Hagen Brown, Trey Brown, Neil Carini, Jakob Cole, Chace Collins, Andrew Dye, Dillan Elswick, Scott Everding, Levi Forrest, Hunter Grepiotis, Greg Griffith, Matt Harris, Brandon Harrison, Jacob Hess, Taylor Horn, Nick Houchins, Schuyler Howell, Cody Howie, Luke Hyder, Seth Johnson, Rae'Quan Jones, Cayden Lowe, Landon Lowe, Austin Martin, Luke Martin, Ben Matney, Logan McGlothlin, Colton Medley, Jason Medley, Race Moir, Zack Moore, Stephen Mullins, Matt Perry, Ethan Phipps, Jacob Puckett, Jacob Reynolds, Marcus Smith, William Tarter, Adam Taylor, James White, Hayden Whited, Thomas Wimmer (Coaches: Greg Mance, Chris Altizer, Aaron Lowe, Anthony Cox, Brad Strong, Frank Daugherty, Ronnie Davis, Mike Davis, Jeff Tarter, Jeff Maggard, Eric Phipps, Jud Jones, Bobby Adkins, Elliot Joyce, Matt Quesenberry, Barry Absher) Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tazewell High School – Timothy Hollar, Principal Caramae Totten – published author in The Divergent (Coach: Sheila Ingram) Humanities Challenge: Gillian LaPointe, Jordan Steele, Caramae Totten (Coach: Sheila Ingram) Tazewell High School Scholastic Bowl Team - John Brown, David Calfee, Dayna Lafferty, Griffin McAvoy, Luke Moss, Garett Nunley, Elias Tyson, Freddy Smith (Coach: Tom McAvoy) National Honor Society - John Brown (Presenter: Natasha Simpkins) Full Scholarship to Conservation Camp - John Brown (Gifted Resource Teacher, Sheila Ingram) Building of memorial gardens at Tazewell High School, Griffin McAvoy (Presenter: Sue Ellen Presley) Forestry Camp Scholarships: Cody Ferguson, Gillian LaPointe (Gifted Resource Teacher: Sheila Ingram) Tazewell High School Competition Cheer Squad – 2nd in Region 2A West and State Qualifying Team: Maddie Blankenship, Jolie Edwards, Hannah Gallogly, Kayli Johnson, Emily Kelly, Carrie-Anne Moss, Mollie Necessary, Paige Pauley, Destiny Purvis, Sara Ray, Kelli Roark, Baylee Sheets, Garyn Stowers, Rae White, Autumn Williby, Aaliyah Wright (Coaches: Natalie Blankenship, Amee Sparks) JR and SR District Choir: Morghan Alley, Jonah Blackwell, Bailey Boyd, John Brown, Eva Collis, Braxton Deskins, Sarah Gray, Cheyenne Hicks, Parker Hieatt, Kaleb Hurd, Brenna Lafferty, Dayna Lafferty, Katelyn Moore, Daniel Mullins, Brooke Osborne, Tori Patterson, SaraBeth Rose, Brooke Salyers, Hailee Smith, Cameron Taylor (Randy Cordle, Director) Students achieving 600 on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tazewell Career and Technical Center – Rodney Gillespie, Principal Cyber Security: Seth Armstrong, Emily Carlisle, Jacob Cunningham, Onyx Frost, Caleb Luckhardt, Miles Maney, Dakota Miller, Alice Nuyen, Jessica Payne, Joey Remines, Farrah Roark, George Rodriguez, Nikki Russell, Austin Shields, Brad Steele, Samuel Steele, Tristan Woodard (Staff:Abbey Kitts, Chris Brown, Emily Cook, Karen Blevins, Kevin Law, Patrick Cronce, Ronnie Sparks, Rod Gillespie) Fourth place finisher in the Skills USA National Competition - Caden Waddell Masonry students – community service: Charles Abel, Patrick Cole, Isaac Collier, Elijah Dawson, Kyle Lester, David Mitchell, Joshua Smith, Chris Solis, Tyler Wright (Masonry Teacher, Robert Steele)