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Fuqua School received an exercise and nutrition program from Modern Woodman of America along with jump-ropes for 4/5 students. |
Homecoming 2008
Fuqua School celebrated Homecoming beginning with Spirit Week festivities on Monday, October 6. Daily theme activities sparked school spirit for the middle and upper school students. Lower school students followed a modified theme schedule. The varsity cheerleaders and the senior band led the lower school students in a pep rally on Wednesday, October 8. |
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The Fuqua School Varsity Cheerleaders, Student Cooperative Association, the Prince Edward Academy/Fuqua School Alumni Association, and countless faculty, staff, and students worked hard to make this year's event memorable. On Thursday, October 9, all alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends were invited to attend the Homecoming Picnic held at the Ruritan Shelter at 5:30 P.M. Immediately following the picnic, a pep rally and steamroller event was held on Gilmer Field. Red and Gold Spirit Day on Friday, October 10, added color and spirit to the annual Homecoming Parade whose theme was " 'Krush' the Knights." Pre-game festivities included the famous Ruritan Stew with a PEA/FS Alumni Association tent,where alums were invited to visit as well as a performance by the award winning Fuqua School band.
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Hallf-time festivities included the presentation of the 2008 Homecoming Court with the crowning of the 2008 Homecoming Queen. The court included Senior Class princesses: Jenna Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Clark of Prospect; Stephanie Simmons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Simmons of Chase City; Nichole Werry, daughter of Mr. Edward Werry of Franklinville, New Jersey and Ms. Stephanie Fowler of Voorhees, New Jersey, and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Werry of Green Bay; Freshman Class princess Kati Ellett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Ellett, Jr. of Burkeville; and Sophomore Class princess Alison Ingram, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ingram of New Canton; and Junior Class princess Dalton Kuhar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mario Kuhar of Scottsville. Homecoming week concluded on Saturday, October 10 with a dance in the Lower School Commons which included the traditional "grand march." |
See You at the Pole (SYATP) 2008
Fuqua School students joined together around the flagpole on Wednesday, September 24 to pray for students, school administration, family, community, government officials, the nation, and the world in honor of “See You At The Pole (SYATP) 2008.” Members of the Middle and Upper School Youth For Christ held a program with the welcome from Trey Ellington, history of SYATP by Cory Wingo, scripture read by Davis Cyrus, prayer by Chad Perkins, and all joined in the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. The chorus under the direction of Mrs. Natalie D. Whitaker sang America the Beautiful. Over 250 students, faculty, and staff were in attendance; after the program all received a bracelet for “SYATP.” In 2007, more than 2 million teenagers met for SYATP in all 50 states plus Canada and Australia. SYATP is a student-initiated and student-led movement that started in the Ft. Worth suburb of Burleson, Texas, in 1990. SYATP brings students to their school flagpoles to intercede for their leaders, schools, and families, asking God to bring moral and spiritual awakening to their campuses and country. Mrs. Frances Moore is the sponsor of the Fuqua School's chapter of Youth for Christ. |
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PEA/FS Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts Five
Fuqua School inducted five athletes into the Prince Edward Academy/Fuqua School Hall of Fame held during the recent Hall of Fame Banquet. Additional recognitions were held during the halftime festivities with the game against Southampton on Friday, September 12. Pictured on Gilmer Field following the halftime event are (l to r) Fuqua School President Ruth S. Murphy; PEA/FS Alumni Association President J. Shane Newcombe 1998; Inductees: Preston Grant Williams 2000; Tara Blakeley Wooding Senger 2001; Robert Baltzer “Bobby” Schmidt, Jr. 1961; Kyle Evans Murphy 1996; William Fuqua “Willie” Elam 1988; and Director of Alumni Affairs Bland Newman 1988.
Upper and Middle School Book Fair is Coming to a Library Near You
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Fuqua Middle/Upper School will hold their annual book fair from September 4 through September 9 in the Kilpatrick Library/Media Center. The fair will be open daily from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. (except September 5, open from 8 A.M. to 6:30 P.M.). A variety of books, specialty items, posters, and other related material will be available for purchase. On Friday, September 5 from 5-6:30 P.M., local author Francis Wood will be present to sign copies of his books. The profits from this fair support the school's library. The event is open to the public. Mrs. Frances Hazelwood is the Library/Media Specialist at Fuqua. Pictured are several students and a faculty member enjoying the selections offered by the school's book fair. |
Staff of the 2008-2009 Peregrine Announced
Fuqua School's yearbook sponsor Annie Minix has announced the editorial staff for the 2009 yearbook, The Peregrine. Pictured are the co-editors, sponsor, layout and design editor, copy and caption editor, photography editor, and business manager.
Demonstration Speeches Teach Speaking and Listening Skills
Students in Fuqua School's communication class are learning that a demonstration enhances a message, making it easier for an audience to understand and remember. Students choose a familiar topic and prepare a presentation for the class and invite guests. The topics for this semester include cooking demonstrations, how to play certain basic notes on different musical instruments, dance moves, and hunting techniques. Mrs. Janet Moore is the communications class instructor. Pictured are members of the senior class providing their demonstration on how to properly prepare and grill a sirloin steak. |
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Class of '09 Begins Their Year with a Parade
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In keeping with a long-time tradition, members of the Fuqua School Class of 2009 paraded through the School campus on Wednesday, August 13, as they began their final year of school. A balloon archway, decorated in red, gold, and black and sponsored by the Prince Edward Academy/Fuqua School Alumni Association, greeted the vehicle parade, as middle/upper school students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents gathered along the sides to cheer and welcome the future graduates. Farmville Town Officer Ernie Ross provided a police escort for the Class of 2009. The entire Fuqua School community extends best wishes to the Class of 2009 as they begin the final chapter of their high school years while preparing to embark on the next phase of their lives. |
Fuqua Welcomes New Faculty & Staff
New faculty and staff members for the 2008-2009 academic
year at Fuqua School are pictured left to right:
John E. Baldwin, Andrew C.
Snead, Kelly L. McDonald, Linda E. Davis, and Aaron W. Green.
Fuqua School opened the 2008-2009 session on August 13 with
four new middle/upper school teachers.
John Baldwin, a 1997 graduate of Fuqua School, returns to
his alma mater as a sixth grade mathematics and social studies teacher. Baldwin received his B.A. degree in history
and religion in 2001 from Hampden-Sydney College. Since 2003, he has taught middle school math
and pre-Algebra at Buckingham County. In
addition, Baldwin will be coaching the boys' varsity basketball team at Fuqua.
He is the father of Weston, a Fuqua pre-kindergartener.
Andrew Snead, formerly of Powhatan, joins the middle and
upper school faculty as the new band instructor. He holds a B.A. degree in music from Longwood
University, and has served as the Pep
Band Director for Longwood University, the Director of Music at Wesley Chapel
United Methodist Church in Matoaca, Virginia, the Assistant Marching Band
Director at Prince Edward County High School, and a consultant for Bluestone
High School’s Marching Band Program.
Kelly McDonald, who received her undergraduate degree in
education from Longwood College in 1997 and her master’s degree in school
guidance counseling in 2008 from Longwood University, joins the Fuqua Middle
School faculty as the new sixth grade language arts and science teacher. McDonald previously taught at Cumberland
Elementary and Buckingham County Schools.
McDonald will also serve as the new coach for Fuqua School’s J.V. and
Varsity Cheerleading Squads.
Joining the administrative support personnel as the Director
of Annual Giving is Linda Davis. Most
recently, Davis served as the Information Systems Supervisor for Southside
Electric Cooperative in Crewe, a position she held for twenty-five years. Linda
received her undergraduate degree in business administration and
computer science from Mary Baldwin College. She is a native of Nottoway County, and her husband Jimmy is a Prince Edward Academy Graduate. They have two boys: Nicholas, a fourth grader and Michael, a third
grader at Fuqua.
