Education: Honor roll, dean's lists

North Hills honor roll

Students at North Hills Christian School who achieved all As include:

Brooke Arrowood, Colbie Beck, Addie Bevis, Bailey Birkhead, Caley Boggs, Emily Boggs, Anna Chamberlain, Frances Cody, Bradie Cofer, Olivia Dagenhart, Jilian Deal, Lauren Denhard, Elisabeth Farmer, Micah Francis, Brittany Gaddis, Brandon Glenn, Dajah Glenn, Janet Hammond, Mary Harrison, Matthew James, August Jarrell, Charlotte Kaufmann, Mary Kaufmann, Geun-Woo Kim, Abby Lane, Breanna Miller, Christian Miller, Emily Miller, Logan Miller, Carrie Morgan, Morgan Overcash, Sa-Rang Park, Louisa- Kathleen Parrish, Taylor Pistone, Jordan Plummer, Sara Richard, Matthew Robar, Abby Robinette, Zach Robinette, Eric Shyu, Shawn Taylor, Owen Teague, Sara Walser, Grayson Whicker, Natalie Whicker.

N.C. A&T

Evan Myers graduated in spring 2009 from N.C. A&T State University.

The following Rowan County students made the spring 2009 dean's list at N.C. A&T:

Maurice L. Adkins, Alyssia S, Cunningham, Gregory O. Jackson, Sheena L. Mashore, Jamia A. Mills, Tiffany D. Parson, Chanale D. Propst, Erica D. Rankin, Shawane D. Saulters, Conchetta L. Sharpe, JuRaill Q. Simpson, Brooke D. Waller, Jessica C. Wilkerson, Shirelle D. Wright.

Virginia Tech

The following area students enrolled at Virginia Tech were named to the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester.

To qualify for the dean's list, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the semester.

Mooresville: Lisa M. Spenello, Matthew J. Werder.

Salisbury: David A. Shirley.

Post on board

Phyllis Post, Ph.D., professor and doctoral program coordinator at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, was elected to the national board of directors of the Association for Play Therapy (APT) on June 20.

Post, a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and registered play therapist (RPT), previously chaired the APT research committee and served on the editorial board of the peer-reviewed International Journal of Play Therapy.

She serves on the APT credentialing and continuing education committee and the board of its North Carolina branch. She founded and continues to coordinate the UCC play therapy program.

Play therapy is a form of mental health counseling by which licensed mental health professionals incorporate play to better communicate with and help clients achieve optimal mental health. It is particularly effective with children because, just as adults use words to communicate ideas and feelings, children use play.

APT is a national professional society formed in 1982 to advance the field of play therapy. Additional information is available at www.a4pt.org.