Education briefs

Published 12:00 am Saturday, September 27, 2008

WR College NightWest Rowan High School will host College Night at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school media center.
Seniors and their parents are invited to hear about applying to college, scholarships and the financial aid process.
Landis Good Citizens
Landis Elementary School recently recognized the following students as September Citizens of the Month:
Kindergarten: Za’Brian Smith, Hope Royal, Selena Butron Barrientos, Breanna Ramseur and Ulani Benjamin.
First grade: Alexis Pelaez, Kevin Silva, Ashanti Knox, Madison Collins and Emmanuel Sanchez.
Second grade: Cecilia Gonzalez, Mallory Weast, Delon Wilson and Eden Jones.
Third grade: Brooke Royal, Vanessa Viveros, Dashawn Howie, Hannah Yoder and Brett Amburn.
Fourth grade: Malik Sloan, Timothy Cox, Melina Esquivel, Jonathan Sartain and Alex Figueroa.
Fifth grade: Kyra Hubert, Alex Deal, Sarah Williams and Emilee Hernandez.
Woodleaf Citizens
Woodleaf Elementary School recently recognized the following students as September Good Citizens:
Kindergarten: Ruby Fallin, Tristan Gwyn, Kelley Walton, Kevin Martinez, Anjelica Rusmisell, Daniel Blackwell, Virginia Carcamo and Marquis Ellis.
First grade: Zeb Burns, Dakota Thomas, Tyler Blevins, Gary Walton, Hunter Overcash, Naomi Shinn and Madison Turner.
Second grade: Ashlee Files, Ben Suggs, Daisy Carrillo, Oliver Macias, Ryan Josey and Ashley Radtke.
Third grade: Kobe Dupre, Kyalana Hill, Matthew Smith, Maryuri Rosales, Brandon Wallace, Curtis Gray, Zachary Owen and Breanna Parker.
Fourth grade: Vickey Gray, Jayson Delgado, Brooke Stiller, Jacob Morris, Megan Smith and Trent Berry.
Fifth grade: Tasha Carter, Jasmine Shaver, Courtney Barron, Alyssa Peoples, Jordan Ratliff, Ashley Bennett, Justin Hedrick and Gray Nichols.
Catawba NHS
Catawba College’s Omi-cron Chapter of Alpha Chi, the national college honor society, held an initiation ceremony for candidates recently in conjunction with the college’s annual Family Weekend. Local inductees include seniors Derek Wade Freeze of China Grove and Alesha Spring Roseman of Salisbury and junior Leslie Michelle Denton of Salisbury.