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Posted on february 6, 2012

ALL DISTRICT V JAZZ BAND

Congratulations to the band students who were selected to the All District V Jazz Band. Out of a total of 16 students in the Jazz Band, TA had 6 students selected! Congratulations to: Will Jones, Matthew Cosner, Allison Lambert, Josh Wright, Addison Knicely & Colin McLaughlin.


Colin McLaughlin To Go To National Shakespeare Festival

Congratulations to Colin McLaughlin who won the Regional Shakespeare Festival on Friday, January 27, 2012. Colin will represent the Lexington region at the National Festival in New York in April as one of 57 finalists from across the U.S.


TAHS One Act Play Goes to Southeast Regional Theatre Conference Competition

Congratulations to Mrs. Deason and the cast and crew of the One Act play Anatomy of Gray who will be competing in Chattanooga, TN, in March.  The conference dates are March 7 thourgh March 11, 2012.  They will be in competition against the other state winner from the southeaster region.  They will be raising money to pay for the trip with a silent auction during each of the four nights of this year's musical Wonderful Town on February 16 - 19, 2012.  If you would like to donate items or services , please contact Karen Sampson at (540) 820-7053 or at sampsokh@jum.edu.


TAHS 2012 Tree and Shrub Sale

The Ecology II Class at Turner Ashby would like to announce the kick off of the 2012 Tree and Shrub Sale. This year we are offering 23 varieties of trees and shrubs along with some other miscellaneous items. Also new this year is our website, which features a downloadable and printable order form (http://tatreesale.weebly.com). Those of you who ordered trees last year will also be receiving a hard copy of the order form in the mail. However, if you wish to be taken off the hard copy mailing list and only wish to receive the email notification each year, please let us know. Feel free to pass this information along to anyone else who you think may be interested. We ask that all order forms and payment be postmarked by Friday, February 10th, 2012. All proceeds help fund our Spring residential field trip to Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay.


 

JUMP START FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE

Attention juniors: are you looking to earn an Associate’s Degree (that’s a two year degree) in one of these career fields: Accounting, Law Enforcement/Corrections, Aviation Maintenance, Business Management, Computer and Electronics Technology, Human Services, Mechanical Design, Nursing, Manufacturing, or Veterinary Tech? Blue Ridge Community College offers seniors a “jump start” on these degrees. If you only need one or two classes at TA next year, and you are interested one of these careers, this may be a great opportunity for you. The Career Pathways Academy will offer financial support for these classes as long as funding is available. See your counselor for details and an application!!


Class of 2012 Information.

Check out information on available scholarship on the Counseling Center's Scholarship Newsletter web page.


Class Officers for 2011-2012

Senior Class
President – Andrew Bollinger
Vice-President – Mark Faerchuk
Secretary – Logan Richmond
Treasurer – Stephanie Schickel
Reporter – Savanah Howe

Junior Class
President – Austin Walker
Vice-President – Sara McAlister
Secretary – David Pence
Treasurer – Anna Slater
Reporter – Aaron Stapel

Sophomore Class
President – Hanna Smith
Vice-President – Ciera Killen
Secretary – Hanson Cook

Freshmen Class : Marissa Cortes, Alannah Miller, Cole Stover, Toynia Whetzel, Savannah Witt

Awards

 

2010 Crag Wins Awards

Last year's book "Total Impact" was awarded a Trophy Class rating (which is the equivalent of a State Championship) for the 6th year in a row!

We were also awarded the Charles Savage Journalism Award for Continued Excellence. In order to receive this award, a school has to earn 5 Trophy class ratings in 7 years. We earned this award last year with our 5th Trophy, but they always present it the following year.

Individually, Kelsey Smith and Amanda Davis received 3rd place on their Golf page and Logan Richmond received Honorable Mention on her Foreign Language club page.

 

National Scholastic Press Association has named our 2010 book "Total Impact" an All-American book with 4 marks of Distinction. This is the highest honor the evaluator awards.  This is the fifth consecutive year that the TA yearbook has won this award.


 

Accolades

 

America's Best High Schools

U.S. News and World Report has named Turner Ashby High School one of the top high schools in the country for the second year in a row.  Broadway and Spotswood High Schools were also named to this year's list.

Ramirez, Eddy. "America's Best High Schools; At top schools, success in math and science is a priority." U.S. News & World Report 145.13 (Dec 15, 2008): 43.

VASSP Presentation

In June of 2008, members of the TAHS administration, counseling staff, and faculty made a presentation at the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals conference on the Effective School-wide Discipline and CORE programs established in the last few years at TAHS.  The presentation was met with such enthusiasm that the presenting team was asked to post it on the school web site.  To view the presentation, click on the link below.

TA_interlocking.jpg   TAHS and VASSP Presentation - June 2008