The ARGS
Dragon’s Lair
June 2015
Photo by Landon Blankemeyer (Chesterfield).
Proudly keeping the ARGS community in touch with the fantastic achievements of our students and staff.
-Dr. James M. Victory
IN THIS ISSUE:
2
Soccer Senior Night
2
Volleyball Open Gyms
2
NHS Induction
3
Same Time Tomorrow
3
Soccer Team
3
Lit Arts Sophomores Winning
4
Gates to the Garden
4
Laura Ingram
4
Dragon Scales
5
Girls’ Tennis
5
Key Club Movie Night
5
ARGS Students Beat MLWGS 5
Scalaheen Plays for Governor
6
Jet Fuel Review
6
Spanish Club Field Trip
6
Senior Farewell
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A . R . T. C O M E S H O M E
By Seth Vickers (Richmond)
A.R.T. (ARGS Robotics Team) is more than just
a team here at ARGS; it is family. On April 20th,
A.R.T. made the long car ride from Richmond,
VA to Saint Louis, MO to attend the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) World Championship.
They left Monday morning and arrived at their
hotel late that night. Since the competition didn’t
begin until Wednesday, A.R.T. had a whole day to
explore Saint Louis. They went to the Saint Louis
museum, a place so fantastic that even before attending the competition, the twelve hour trip had
become worth the reward.
At the actual competition, A.R.T.’s robot, 404 Not
Found (in memorium of the old ARGS robotics
team,Team404)performedfantastically,especially considering the fact that this was their rookie
year. A.R.T. made friends and connections that
could help increase their sponsor pool, as well as
aid in their building process for next year’s robot.
Unfortunately, A.R.T. did not win any awards, but
their fantastic performance and amazing experiences have left many of the students and mentors
anxiously awaiting next year’s robotics season to
start up. Give a warm welcome to our returning
robotics team, A.R.T!
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Madison Hoffman:
Published Writer
By Zaria Talley (Petersburg)
Recently, Madison Hoffman, a junior literary arts
major from Richmond, was recently published
in Brevity Magazine, an online literary journal that
focuses on publishing nonfiction.
Hoffman found out about Brevity through Ms.
Smith, an English and literary arts teacher here at
ARGS. Ms. Smith emailed Spectrum, our LGBT+
community club, and Writer’s Club about the opportunity, in which the issue Brevity was publishing
was based on gender-related topics.
Hoffman submitted the piece, “Genderf***,”
which focuses on the struggles with identity
that can start at a young age and continue to be
confusing. The piece is also published in the 20142015 edition of ASGARD, ARGS’ own literary
magazine, under the title “Genderqueer” and
received an honorable mention earlier this school
year in the Sierra Nevada High School Writing
Contest.
Hoffman found out the piece was accepted on
May 11th and reacted with a lot of “screaming
and jumping.” The piece was one of the seventeen chosen to be published and is currently
available to read online in Issue 49 of Brevity. We
congratulate Madison on this wonderful achievement and raising awareness through art about
a part of the struggle many LGBT+ teens feel
growing up.
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Appomattox Regional Governor’s School
Administration
Dr. James M. Victory
Mr. Larry Joyner
Ms. Veronica Kouassi
Executive Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
The Dragon’s Lair Editorial Staff
Sydney Sylvester (Hopewell)
Sahara Sidi (Dinwiddie)
Fahima Downey (Petersburg)
Destiny Taylor (Petersburg)
Isaiah Johnson (Dinwiddie)
Bianca Rodriguez (Prince George) Zaria Talley (Petersburg)
Emma Banks (Richmond City)
Faheem Farooq (Chesterfield)
Elizabeth Black (Charles City)
Head Editor
Assistant Editor
Copy Editor
Co-Layout Editor
Co-Layout Editor
Layout Assistant
Layout Assistant
Photography Editor
Photography Manager
Assistant Photography Manager
Soccer Senior Night
By Faheem Farooq (Chesterfield)
The ARGS Soccer team hosted its final home game, as well as Senior Night, at its home pitch, Cameron
Field. The night was used to honor and commemorate the seniors on the soccer team. At 5:15, the
game began with announcing the seniors and a few things about them, while they were escorted to the
center of the field with their parents.
Seniors:
Colby Cancino (Hopewell), Captain
Luke Butterworth (Hopewell), Captain
Seth Vickers (Richmond)
Connor Mason (Prince George)
Nadine Delano (Richmond)
Madison Stoots (Chesterfield)
Sara Sobieraj (Chesterfield)
After the National Anthem was sung by Rachel Melvin (Dinwiddie), Paul Redling (Hopewell), and Mr.
Speaks (a math teacher at ARGS), the game began at 5:30.
Sadly, the Dragons suffered a tough loss of 3-1 against the Brunswick Bulldogs, but they were still
eligible to participation in the conference competition.
Open Gyms for Upcoming Volleyball Season
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By Natalia Putnam (Petersburg)
To close out the year and to spark some interest for the upcoming volleyball season, the 2014-2015
volleyball team and coach, Mr. Speaks, hosted open gyms. These sessions were Wednesday, May 13;
Wednesday, May 27; and Wednesday, June 3 from 4:00 to 5:30 P.M. These open gyms had a variety of
activities, including quick scrimmages and conditioning drills.
The 2015-2016 volleyball conditioning begins in August. Be on the lookout for possible summer open
gyms!
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NHS Induction Ceremony
By Hunter Britt (Sussex)
At the end of May, 20 new members were inducted into the National Honor Society here at ARGS.
These inductees are named in the list below.
NHS Inductees 2015
Jessica Beaudet (Prince George)
Guriqbal Bhutta (Chesterfield)
Skye Campolongo (Chesterfield)
Faheem Farooq (Chesterfield)
TaRaessha Henderson (Dinwiddie)
Allyssa Horowitz (Chesterfield)
Dana Horowitz (Chesterfield)
Robert Meredith (Chesterfield)
Dexter Moses (Chesterfield)
Samantha Newman (Powhatan)
Tabitha Pagan (Dinwiddie)
Grace Peasley (Richmond)
Lindy Pokorny (Chesterfield)
Emma Robinson (Chesterfield)
Sarah Seward (Surry)
Ryan Shelton (Southampton)
Natalie Solaja (Chesterfield)
Annika Tobe (Richmond)
Haleigh Ward (Franklin City)
Tamera Williams (Franklin City)
“I’m excited to be a part of NHS and look forward to participating in all of the great activities
they do,” says Faheem Farooq, a newly-inducted
sophomore.
Same Time Tomorrow
By Seth Vickers
Kali Fillhart (Franklin), lead singer of the band Same Time Tomorrow and Literary Arts major at
ARGS, won a battle of the bands on Saturday, May 5th, at Shaka’s in Virginia Beach. Same Time
Tomorrow made its debut two years ago at a talent show where they played one song and lost. Since
then, this relatively young band has made leaps and bounds in the local music scene, even having songs
played on the radio on occasion. Now, they have an album, Late Nights (and a deluxe version: Another
Late Night), and won a battle of the bands against some fantastic groups such as Bottom of the Ninth.
Same Time Tomorrow consists of Timothy Kreider (Guitarist/vocalist), Chance McCoy (Bassist),
Auston Reichart (Drummer), and Kali (Lead vocals, occasional ukulele). The set list at the battle of the
bands “Fight for your Right” (Beastie Boys), “Smells like Teen Spirit” (Nirvana), “Redress” (original),
“Fixed before February” (original), “Bad Luck Tuesdays” (Original), “A Beautiful Parasite” (original),
and “Sugar, We’re Going Down”(Fall Out Boy).
Even though Same Time Tomorrow was the only band of minors at Shaka’s and every member was
nervous, they still pulled first place. If you haven’t listened to them before, you should check them out
on Facebook and YouTube. You shall, no doubt, be hearing about them again in the soon to come
future.
Big Win for ARGS Soccer Team
By Elizabeth Black (Charles City)
Coming off a brutal loss against Park View (6-1), the ARGS soccer team earned a much needed victory
Monday, May 4th, against an inexperienced Greensville team. The ARGS Dragons beat the Greensville
Eagles 5-1. Early in the first half, the Dragons could not catch a break and were unable to score for the
first 25 minutes.
Senior Luke Butterworth (Hopewell) and junior Thomas Eliades (Hopewell) pounded the Greensville
Eagles’ keeper with shot after shot. They both scored 2 goals with Faheem Farooq (Chesterfield) scoring the final goal of the game. Also, senior Colby Cancino (Hopewell) got playing time on the field
which is new for him since he is the goal keeper. He was really excited because he got to take a shot on
goal which is something he never gets to do. When asked about the game Luke Butterworth said, “This
game was a good win for the team’s spirit as we continue to compete throughout the season.” The
ARGS soccer team was very excited and appreciates all the support from their fans.
National Honor Society table.
Photo by Hunter Britt.
Boys’ soccer team.
Photo provided by Faheem Farooq.
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Lit Arts Sophomores Win Poetry Society of Virginia
Awards
By Mary Chandler (Chesterfield)
In early April, the Poetry Society of Virginia
(PSV) recognized five of our literary arts sophomores as winners in their annual student poetry
contests. In the “Grades 9-10” contest, Courtney
Walden (Chesterfield) won first place for her
poem “Weighing Desire.” In the Jenkins Prize
contest, Grace Peasley (Richmond) won first prize
for her poem “Myanmar: After the War” while
Genny Davis (Chesterfield) won second place for
“When in Cottages: 1982” and an honorable mention in the Virginia Student Prize contest for “My
Dream About Dissection.” In the Spoken Word
Prize contest, Haleigh Ward (Franklin City) won
second for “Here in Capitalism” and Tabitha Pagan (Dinwiddie) won third for “2009 to Present.”
sleazy, American voice” she considers very different from her own.
Ms. Gail Giewont, their Poetry I teacher, made
all of her students submit. First place winners
received $25, second place winners received $15,
and third place winners received $10.
Grace also mentioned how grateful she is for
our literary arts department. “Before I came to
ARGS, I knew close to nothing about writing,
poetry especially. I really have gotten so much out
of the lit program here.” As a literary arts major
and previous PSV winner myself, I can agree with
her wholeheartedly; most of us would not be the
writers we are without ARGS’ superb literary arts
teachers guiding us, inspiring us, and encouraging
us to submit to a surplus of contests like PSV.
“I submitted my poem so long ago, I almost
forgot. I was like, ‘Sweet! Fifteen bucks!’” Haleigh
said.
“I have never won money for my writing before,”
an ecstatic Grace Peasley said. “Even though it
was just a small amount, it feels good to know
that my writing is doing something for me, and
has the potential to maybe do something more for
me in the future.”
Grace wrote her poem “Myanmar: After the War”
after Ms. Giewont showed Samsara - a meditative documentary on connections in humanity
and nature - to her Poetry I class. Grace says she
didn’t know what her poem was about at first, but
as it came together, she realized it was about the
passage of time and taking advantage of every
moment - a sort of carpe diem.
For Tabitha, “2009 to Present” was the first Spoken Word poem she had ever written, so the recognition was only that much more rewarding. The
most rewarding part, she says, is “the satisfaction
of knowing that my work was read and respected
by people who don’t even know me.”
Haleigh considers “Here In Capitalism” to be
about capitalism, bureaucracy, and “kind of fighting the man.” Her inspiration actually came from
a poet she doesn’t like: Jim Daniels, whose “grimy,
Courtney’s “Weighing Desire” serves as an imitation of Li-Young Lee - whose poetry book The
City in Which I Love You she read in Poetry I.
Her favorite thing about poetry is how everyone
can interpret the same poem differently.
Both of Genny’s poems - “When in Cottages:
1982” and “My Dream About Dissection,” along
with other pieces by these and other young writers
and artists, can also be found in this year’s literary
magazine, ASGARD (available for purchase from
Ms. Gail Giewont for only $15).
Whittier’s Gates To The
Garden
By Bianca Rodriguez (Prince George)
Ms. Whittier has had the honor of having one of
her many sculptures featured in Westminster Canterbury (a retirement community) in Richmond.
The sculpture is an installation of bed springs and
wax flowers. The wax flowers are handmade, and
she deconstructed a mattress to find the springs.
The piece is titled “Gates To The Garden” and
represents the transition of seasons.
A Guide To National
Publication from
Ten-Time Published Literary
Arts Senior
By Laura Ingram (Prince George)
Literary Arts is often written off as a pipe-dream-after all, Thoreau himself said “How dare one
sit down to write when one has not stood up to
live.” However, just because we are young, doesn’t
mean our experiences, perceptions, thoughts and
opinions cannot offer something innovative and
unexpected to the world.
I have been nationally published ten different
times throughout the course of my senior year; it
has not been a matter of luck. Being published is
often viewed as the be-all end-all in writing; but
publication isn’t the end of honing and developing the craft. Just last week, I had four poems
accepted into Crash Test Magazine and Assonance
Magazine without them having been sent through
a proper workshop. While that’s all good and well,
workshop is still important, even if the piece has
already won awards or been published; anything
can be improved with a little finagling!
I think the key to being nationally published is
persistence. I didn’t start getting published until
this year because I didn’t start submitting until this
year. The first step to success in the publication
world is definitely to submit--and to keep submitting! If you get rejected, submit the same piece
somewhere else, over and over again. Revise it.
Tear it apart. Put it back together. Keep trying.
Another key factor in getting published is definitely knowing your own work—listen and appreciate
suggestions from your fellow literary arts students
and from your teachers, but don’t shy away from
not sticking to every single recommendation; if
you’re really sure one particular element of your
poem, story, or lyrical essay is strong, get a second
opinion, get a third, and don’t ignore your own.
It took roughly two months to build and is
inspired by a Nick Cave song also called “Gates
To The Garden.” This has been one of Whittier’s
favorite sculptures, and she is very proud to have
had it on display.
Laura Ingram
Photo provided by Laura Ingram.
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Dragon Scales
Girls’ Tennis Team
By Seth Vickers (Richmond)
Congratulations to the ARGS a capella group,
Dragon Scales, for taking home fourth place in
the ICHSA (International Competition for High
School a cappella) in Maryland on March 7th,
2015. They put on a wonderful show with songs
such as “Take Me to Church,” featuring Lillianna
Izo (Colonial Heights), “Blank Space” featuring
Lindy Pokorny (Chesterfield), “Animals” featuring
Paul Redling (Hopewell), and “Don’t” featuring
Brett Baboorian (Chesterfield).
By Bianca Rodriguez (Prince George)
This year, the girls’ tennis team consisted of seven
players:
Mr. Speaks, ARGS pre-calculus, calculus, statistics teacher, and the Dragon Scales sponsor,
said, “[Even though Dragon Scales didn’t win
first place] I was very proud of Dragon Scales’
performance. This was their first time ever competing. This is a nationwide competition and they
showed up to win. Competition judges are always
going to be very subjective and like certain genres
and styles over others. The winning group had
their great moments and we had ours. I know we
walked away winning over the audience members
and putting on a great show.”
Coach Coleman, who is currently in charge of the
girls’ tennis team, has been coaching tennis for
over thirty years. He also plans to build the team
this season, since there are more underclassmen
participating. The team usually practices at Haraguay Park Carver Middle School.
Caroline Rhodes (Hopewell)
Ariyana Woody (Chesterfield)
Sarah Seward (Chesterfield)
Tabitha Pagan (Dinwiddie)
Sahara Sidi (Dinwiddie)
Lillian Bruce (Chesterfield)
Brittany Goode (Petersburg)
Sahara Sidi, a freshman player, said, “We are
growing as a team,” when asked how the team was
doing. They have recently defeated Surry, Brunswick, and Southampton.
Dragon Scales also had an amazing time meeting other a cappella groups. The competition
provided them with exposure to other high school
a cappella groups as well as the chance to consult
and compare with groups more experienced than
their own, as Dragon Scales has only been around
for two years. Both Mr. Speaks and the performers of Dragon Scales greatly look forward to
going back to the ICHSA next year and would like
to thank the parents, members, and staff for making this year’s trip possible.
The girls’ tennis team.
Photo provided by the Woody family
Key Club Movie Night
By Amanee Powers (Petersburg)
Dragon Scales.
Photo by Bryan Hudgins (Petersburg).
On Friday, February 13th, Key Club hosted a
movie night after school in honor of Valentine’s
Day. The club played Love and Basketball and
served refreshments such as nachos, chips, popcorn. At least 20 students made an appearance in
the Black Box, ARGS’s theater. The members of
the Key Club worked as servers and ushers before
and during the movie. They worked hard to raise
money for their club in order to support students
in ventures and to also be able to financially
support the club.The event was held strictly for
ARGS students, in order to give them something
to do between the end of school and the beginning of a dance workshop that was happening
that same night.
ARGS Students Beat
Maggie Walker in
Future Problem Solving
Competition
By Natalia Putnam (Petersburg)
On April 17th and 18th, Kali Filihart (Franklin
City), Cindy Mitrovic (Franklin City), and two other Franklin City students participated in the FPS
(Future Problem Solving Program) competition.
FPS was founded in 1974 by Dr. E. Paul Torrence
and hopes to stimulate critical and creative thinking, prepare students for leadership roles, and
develop a vision for their future. The FPS season
begins at the same time as the school year, with
practice and qualifier topics throughout.
Every competition season has a different topic,
and this year’s was “human enhancement” in the
future and how enhancements affect the society.
The teams have to look for sixteen different challenges, including the underlying problem and how
it is to be solved, and come up with sixteen futuristic solutions. After this, the teams must perform
a skit that enacts their action plan. As a catch,
there is a list of quotes and material that must be
incorporated into the skit. Kali’s team, S13, acted
as the Kardashian sisters and Kanye West for their
action plan skit. In the future, human enhancements are considered illegal, and the Kardashians
must find a way around this.
Kali Filihart has been competing in FPS since
5th grade, and has placed and received honorable mention in the past. She recommends the
competition to anyone; she says that being a part
of it has helped widen her creativity and improve
her research skills.
Team S13 received honorable mention for their
skit, and placed 3rd overall, successfully beating Maggie Walker and some Thomas Jefferson
teams. The teams that placed first and second will
move on to the international competition, which
is in Iowa this year. However, the second place
team could not make it to internationals, so S13
will be heading to Iowa on May 11th. We wish
Kali and Cindy lots of luck!
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Scalaheen Plays For The Governor
By Sara Burns (Chesterfield)
ARGS is known for its many talented students whose skills range from visual arts to theatrics and even
to literary arts. However, the school is less known its collection of gifted and prized teachers, one of
them, Ms. Whittle, Algebra II, Physics, and Senior Design teacher, plays in a traditional Celtic band.
Her band, Scalaheen, was formed about three or so years ago, but has been playing together for five
years before that at jam sessions held in Richmond. These jam sessions are where the five met and
began playing with each other at events throughout the Richmond area. Although the members rotate
depending on who is available, the band itself is composed of Ms. Whittle on flute, Margaret Graham
(a student at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School) on fiddle, Jeff Brown on banjo, and Ken Hall on
bodhrán (Irish drum).
The band plays at various venues and events such the Celtic Festival in Church Hill, private parties, Rare
Olde Times, a pub in Richmond, and more. Recently, though, they were given the amazing opportunity
to play for Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s Governor, for the second time at his St. Patrick’s Day event on
March 18th. The event was held at the Executive Mansion where the governor and his family live. At
the party, the band played for two to three hours, hung out, and was invited to eat and drink with others
who attended. Friends of the McAuliffe’s were there along with family, delegates, and members of the
Senate, too.
Ms. Whittle said it was rather interesting because they had to enter through the backway and got to see
things most people do not get to see. They even got pictures with the governor. This was all thanks to
Richmond’s close-knit music community, namely, Jeff Brown, their banjo player, who plays for other
groups and managed to get in contact with the event planner for the governor.
Scalaheen can be found on Facebook, where they also have recordings of some of their music. If you
want to see more of the band, they have an upcoming performance on May 21st at the Chesterfield
County Center Library at 7p.m. Our best of wishes goes out to the band, and we look forward to more
incredible accomplishments.
Cinco de Mayo
Field Trip
By Sydney Sylvester (Hopewell)
On May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, about 25 members
from the Spanish Club, chaperoned by Sponsor and Spanish teacher Ms. Ferguson, went on
a field trip to The Petersburg Home for Ladies.
The Home has been around for three generations
and services elderly women from Petersburg,
Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Prince
George, and Chesterfield. Since Cinco de Mayo is
a day of celebration, the Spanish Club went to the
Home to celebrate!
Spanish Club members entertained the ladies with
many performances like songs, poems, and dances. However, the ladies were not the only people
entertained. Many members said they enjoyed
time spent talking to many of the residents. Spanish club members also gave the residents cards
that were made during the most recent Spanish
Club meeting.
Spanish Club Treasurer, Luke Butterworth
(Hopewell), said, “[the trip] was a lot of fun and
[the club] plans to continue it next year.”
Scalaheen playing in the Celtic Festival with Ms. Whittle on flute (middle).
Jet Fuel Review
By Fahima Downey (Petersburg)
Emma Banks (Richmond), Claudia Asante (Colonial Heights), and Laura Ingram (Prince George) were
all recently featured in the Jet Fuel Review. The Jet Fuel Review is a national literary magazine run by Lewis
University in Romeoville, Illinois. It publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
Claudia’s “Sestina Cut Short: A Tainted Girl’s Plea” and two of Laura’s poems, “Ornithology” and
“Nuclear Power,” were published, all of which are featured in ARGS’ literary magazine, ASGARD,
this year. Emma submitted two pieces of photography called “Simplicity” and “Requiem.” The Jet Fuel
Review accepted both of her pieces with the intent of publishing them in the Spring 2015 edition, which
was released on April 23rd. Emma said she felt ecstatic.
Spanish Club President Erin Perry (Chesterfield) with a resident
at The Petersburg Home for Ladies. Photo by Ms. Jan Ferguson.
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“ARGS Underground”
By Natalia Putnam (Petersburg)
At the beginning of the new semester, Mr. Ruffa’s
geospatial class, began working on the tentatively
titled “ARGS Underground” project. “ARGS
Underground” hopes to give prospective students
and parents information about the school’s history
and student culture. This project works as both a
website separate from args.us and as a phone app.
Mr. Ruffa described it as “the unofficial official
school website.”
The objective of “ARGS Underground” is to give
information to parents and students that may not
be on the args.us website. Teacher, class, room,
and club facts are just a few of the things that are
being documented. It was showcased at the Tech
Expo on May 1st. If you’re interested, there is
more information at the website: http://dragonunderground.weebly.com/
The students in charge of “ARGS Underground”
are as follows:
Luke Butterworth (Hopewell)
Rachel Melvin (Dinwiddie)
Rachel McDowall (Prince George)
Nadine DeLano (Richmond)
Alec Desrochers (Chesterfield)
Mary Chandler (Chesterfield)
DeQuan Jones (Petersburg)
Gary Lundy (Petersburg)
Michaela Stevens (Dinwiddie)
Sam Pandolfe (Chesterfield)
Gavin Coleman (Richmond)
Alonzo Scott (Sussex)
Ishari Walton (Petersburg)
Isaiah Johnson (Dinwiddie)
Ben Wilson (Chesterfield)
Key Club sponsoring
Child Waiting Room
By Tamia Jackson (Petersburg)
This past April, ARGS’ Key Club cut the ribbon
at an opening ceremony for a new children’s waiting room in Southside Regional Medical Center. A
few key club members, the mayor of Petersburg,
a representative from Southside Regional Medical Center, and others attended the ceremony.
Members had about a month’s worth of time to
prepare for their special day. They also painted a
bookshelf, and had a book drive to collect books
to go in the waiting room.
ARGS senior literary arts major, Teresa Artis
(Petersburg), would like to send a thank you to
Ms. Hardesty, the ARGS economics teacher.
Congratulations, and thank you to Key Club for
an amazing job on the child waiting room.
Key Club
Photograph provided by Amanee Powers
Miles Barnett VMFA Fellowship Award
By Faheem Farooq (Chesterfield)
Miles Barnett (Richmond), a senior visual arts
major, was one of two Virginia high school
students to receive the Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts (VMFA) Fellowship Award. Over 700 people
applied for the award, but he was one of only
twenty-seven chosen. Miles was awarded 4,000
dollars in response to his fantastic submission.
Miles plans to “use the money to buy art materials
in college.”
Miles heard about the award from some of his
friends who had won in the past. He submitted eight sculptures with the application, but of
those, he was most proud of his “Wood and Wire
Cube.” His piece is featured in ASGARD, the
award winning ARGS Literary Magazine. Miles
“was interested in exploring cubes and the contrast of the wood, anodized wire and rubber when
[he] made this work.”
Miles isn’t exactly sure what he want to do in the
future, but “[he] will definitely be a maker.” He is
planning to attend the Maryland Institute College
of Art.
Miles Barnett. Photograph provided by Ms. Kerry Mills
ARGS Senior Selected as a
Bank of America Student
Leader
By Tamia Jackson (Petersburg)
Recently, an ARGS senior dance major, Emmoni
Hankins (Petersburg), was selected as a Bank of
America Student Leader. The student leader program helps high school students develop leadership and employment skills. Each year a number
of students are selected to attend the Student
Leaders Summit, which takes place in Washington
D.C. This July, when Emmoni attends the summit,
she will be surrounded by more than 200 other
student leaders.
Emmoni found out about the program last year
after conducting a presentation on her engagement with the Wellness Engagement Asset
Mapping Research project. After applying, she
was not sure if she would be selected as a student
leader. Because Emmoni takes joy in working in
the community and helping others, such as by
working on starting a local youth council, the
program stood out to her. She does believe that
her hard work is paying off. Organizations such
as the Student Leader Program have given her the
chance to interact with others and learn problem
solving. Emmoni has also gotten the chance to
acquire leadership skills from these programs and
she keeps on learning. Since the senior has taken
part in so many programs, such as the PTA, she
is being especially recognized by colleges such as
Howard University in Washington D.C. which is
where she will attend college.
In addition to being selected as a student leader,
Emmoni recently interned for the Virginia Secretary of Education, Ms. Anne Holton. Emmoni
was able to offer some information about this
opportunity. While interning for Ms. Holton, Emmoni helped her prepare for speeches, presentations, and took notes for her in meetings. It is
evident that this high schooler really is a student
leader. Congratulations to Emmoni Hankins on
her wonderful achievements!
Emmoni and Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam.
Photograph provided by Mrs. Sherrill Hankins
Taxonomy Board Games
NHS Blood Drive
By Sara Burns
Each and every year the freshman biology classes
participate in a group project for their taxonomy
unit. Taxonomy is the study of classification in
regards to identifying organisms. Instead of a
test, they’re assigned to create a board game that
correlates with the chapters. This year, Mrs. Fritz
(ARGS Biology teacher) decided to put the games
on display on the first floor next to other works
of students, where they could be viewed by all of
ARGS and its visitors. She said, “These games
were so great that it would have been unfair to
keep them all to myself. So much work went into
these and I thought the rest of the students and
faculty would enjoy seeing them as well.”
By Hunter Britt (Sussex)
Some of the outstanding board games that were
shown on the display were created by Sahara Sidi
(Colonial Heights), Lindsey Rose (Charles City),
Amanda Greenwald (Colonial Heights), who did a
Stoneking (ARGS History teacher) edition. Also,
a solo project which was done by Ayana Williams (Chesterfield) who made her own Wheel
of Fortune with a real wheel that spun. Overall,
the project was an inventive way to allow students
to put forth their knowledge in a more hands-on
way. Hopefully, the upcoming class of freshmen
will bring on more creativity to this assignment.
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One of the biggest and most anticipated events was the Blood Drive, as it had been postponed in previous months. It took place on Tuesday, March 31, from 8:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., and was a great success.
A total of 40 students and staff took part, and there were 22 volunteer workers.
Students/Staff Donors
Jarice Mason, II (Richmond)
Cynthia Clark
Nickole Kennedy (Chesterfield)
Luke Butterworth (Hopewell)
Kobi Rener (Petersburg)
Jessica Ramirez (Richmond)
TaRaessha Henderson (Dinwiddie)
Destiny Taylor (Petersburg)
Teresa Artis (Petersburg)
Rachel Cohen (Chesterfield)
Josie Roebuck (Petersburg)
Kiara Juerakhan (Petersburg)
Mack Deloatche (Petersburg)
Garvey X. Dobbins (Richmond)
Trishina Crawley (Petersburg)
DeeAja Wilson (Chesterfield)
Danah Slaughter (Richmond)
Soleil Dessuit (Chesterfield)
Janay January (Petersburg)
MyAsia Price-Clear (Richmond)
Ishari Walton (Petersburg)
Brittany Thorburn (Chesterfield)
One Acts
By Destiny Taylor (Petersburg)
One Acts is the performance of one act plays that
students in the Directing and Playwriting class
write.
This year, there were four plays being shown.
The four students in the class are Ellie Whelan
(Prince George), Alec desRochers (Chesterfield),
Amber Sampson (Petersburg), and Destiny Taylor
(Petersburg).
The titles of the plays were Till Death Do Us Part
by Amber, Electrical Pulses, Bits and Pieces by Ellie, Sleep Study by Alec and Resurrecting Past by
Destiny in the order of showing. The show was
performed in the James L. Ruffa Performing Arts
Center here in the school. The audience was excellently engaged with their “Ooo’s” and “Ahh’s.”
Volunteer Workers
Jenny Baranker (Colonial Heights)
Grey Fritz (Chesterfield)
Michaela Stevens (Dinwiddie)
Allie Duran (Dinwiddie)
Michaela Caudill (Sussex)
Andris Murray (Richmond)
Kali Fillhart (Franklin City)
Rachel Melvin (Dinwiddie)
Erin Sweet (Chesterfield)
Arianna Moore (Chesterfield)
Erin Perry (Chesterfield)
Paul Redling (Hopewell)
Jarice Mason, III (Richmond)
Nickole Kennedy (Chesterfield)
Janay January (Petersburg)
Makailah Pempleston (Chesterfield)
Luke Butterworth (Hopewell)
Skye Shannon (Richmond)
Carrington Martin (Richmond)
Chloe Butler (Chesterfield)
Amanda Whitley (Hopewell)
Madison Harris (Richmond)
Victoria Brown Wins Gates
Millennium Scholarship
By Ms. Giewont
Victoria Brown (Petersburg), a recently graduated
literary arts major, will be attending Spelman College—and any college she might attend afterward—knowing that the bills are already paid.
Victoria was awarded the Gates Millennium
Scholarship, which will pay her college tuition for
her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
In order to qualify for the scholarship, Victoria
needed to meet many standards of excellence,
including a high GPA and demonstrated leadership in her community.
Vicky claimed to be “amazed” by receiving such a
generous scholarship. “It’s life-changing,” she said,
obviously at a loss for words.
The ARGS community is so proud of Victoria’s
accomplishment. We all look forward to seeing
what she will do next.
Top: Chloe Gayle (Colonial Heights) playing Ayana
William’s(Chesterfield) Wheel of Fortune.
Bottom: Mr. Stoneking Boardgame
Photographs by Skye Campolongo
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Arts in the Hall
by Cašmir Hodge (Petersburg) and Emma
Banks (Richmond City)
ARGS is a school of the arts and technology,
so after our robotics team’s success in St. Louis,
it’s about time for our art department to shine.
Recently, the hallways and stairwells of ARGS are
gaining a little something new this year: murals!
The art department sent out some of its best
artists, including Sara Sobieraj (Chesterfield),
Samantha Pandolfe (Chesterfield) and Skye Shannon (Richmond), to spruce up the halls with some
interesting paintings. The overall theme for these
murals seem to be “nature,” both on land and
under the sea.
Earlier in the year the wall by the science foyer on
the second floor got a nice coral reef facelift, and
since it went over so well, the upper level visual
arts students were allowed to propose yet another
mural to be added to the halls this year.
As stated by Sara Sobieraj (Chesterfield), “We
have collected aspects from different student’s
works in our painting class and joined this imagery to create a cohesive mural image.”
Hopefully these murals will grace the walls of
ARGS for years to come.
Top: One of the new murals.
Bottom: Sara Sobieraj works on a mural. Photographs by Tamia Jackson and Hunter Britt.
Ms. Giewont’s Soon-to-be Published Book of Poetry!
Exciting times have risen for the English and literary arts teacher, Ms. Giewont. The perky educator
is having her very own chapbook published! A
chapbook is a very short book of poetry that usually has a set theme. The theme of this particular
chapbook is vultures, hence the title, vulture. A
random fun fact for readers: the chapbook is
filled with dark poetry. The book is available for
preorder through July 17 from finishinglinepress.
com and will be printed around September 11 of
this year.
Ms. Giewont first started writing poetry in fifth
grade for a school project. Although by the time
she was sixteen and was enrolled in a class that
she required to write for, she decided that she
would go away to college to study literature. At
the time, her mother discouraged her. She later
wrote a small collection of poems that she won an
award for from Allegheny College, an institution
of higher learning that she formerly attended.
After Ms. G. graduated college from the University of Pittsburgh, she spent lots of time trying
to get a collection of her poems published. She
was rejected four times and gave up on her dream,
which ended up in her taking a six year break.
Things changed when she started teaching at
ARGS. Ms. G. began carrying a stack of her po-
ems around with her and an ARGS senior, Mary
Chandler (Chesterfield), asked to read the works.
Mary commented on multiple pieces that were
centered around vultures. Mary is now the main
reason that Ms. G.’s book of poetry is being
published! Way to go, Mary! After this, Dr. Cunningham sent out word that the same publishing
company that published Dr. C.’s book, Finishing Line Press, was holding a contest in which
applicants were competing to have their works
published. Ms. G. entered and did not come out
a semi-finalist. However, the company loved her
book so much that they decided to publish her
chapbook, which was one of ten chosen out of a
total two-hundred fifty eight.
Ms. G. would like poets to know a few things. If
there’s something that you absolutely want to get
done, don’t take breaks like she did. She says you
must have a thick skin. She also did not forget to
note that you will doubt yourself, it’s only normal.
A current student at ARGS, Cassie Williamson
(Powhatan), provided Ms. Giewont with cover art
for the book. A special note to anyone who’s on
the fence about buying it, I’ve gotten to read the
book early and it’s absolutely amazing! Congratulations to Ms. Giewont!
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Miles Barnett Receives
The Cindy Neuschwander
Scholarship
by Faheem Farooq (Chesterfield)
Miles Barnett, a rising college freshmen and recent ARGS graduate who is planning to attend the
Maryland Institute College of Art, recently won
the Cindy Neuschwander Scholarship. According
to the Cindy Neuschwander website, the recipients must be“ talented and passionate high school
graduates who show a willingness to explore and
create art that enhances the lives of all of us.”
Miles received 2,000 dollars with the scholarship.
He was recently awarded the VMFA Fellowship
Award, and will use both scholarships to “buy art
supplies in college and pay for his tuition.” The
ARGS Community wishes Miles good luck at the
Maryland Institute College of Art!
Literary Magazine On Sale!
by Bianca Rodriguez (Prince George)
ASGARD is our award winning literary magazine
which includes poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and
visual art. Every piece is submitted by students of
all grades and focus areas. This year, the editors
have worked hard to make sure that this edition is
the best it can be. Not only does ASGARD have
color, but it also comes with a CD of students
reading certain pieces. It can be purchased for $15
online at args.us/studentsparents.
The graduating seniors have many of their pieces
throughout the magazine, making this very
sentimental, as it is their last year in high school.
ASGARD has won 5 VHSL trophy classes,
including wins for three consecutive years. “The
cover of the book is soft, like a baby's head, and
it is also very pretty. Everyone should buy an
ASGARD,” says Ms. Giewont, faculty advisor for
the magazine.
ASGARD has been selling out fast, so make sure
Governor’s Economic Challenge
by Isaiah Johnson (Dinwiddie)
On April 17th, the ARGS 2015 Economics Team
went to compete at the Governor’s Economic
Challenge State Championships. Ms. Hardesty,
Economics and U.S. History teacher, sponsors the
team, which she created last year. The team consists of Taleah Ampy (Petersburg), Anne Greenberg (Dinwiddie), Madeline May (Richmond), and
Makailah Pempleston (Chesterfield).
Ms. Hardesty encouraged everyone in her economics classes to join. She mentioned it to a few
people personally, but it was ultimately up to
people who had interest to contact Ms. Hardesty
about joining.
The team started training in January to get ready
for the competition. They missed a few practices
due to snow days, but were still prepared by the
time of the competition. They are one of fifteen
teams in the state to advance in the David Ricardo
division. There were twelve teams in all three
divisions. The divisions were divided by teams
competing for the first time, the second or more
time, and the personal economics division.
The first competition was on March 23rd, where
the ARGS team did great overall. It consisted of
individual testing of each student on international
economics, which would then be tallied into a
team score. Anne Greenberg said, “The online
individual test covered more than a chapter test
because it was macro- and micro-economics.
However, it was easier because we didn’t have
to know many details about those topics.” The
teams, including ARGS, with the best overall
team score advanced to the state championship.
The championship was held at Virginia Commonwealth University with 3,400 students competing
in all divisions. The top two teams competed in
a quiz bowl. The questions were rapid fire, and
anyone from the selected team could answer. The
competition took place from 9am to 2pm. Madeline May said, “The championship was really fun
for all of us! We met beforehand for caffeine and
a cram-session, and then we went into the testing
room as a group.”
Ms. Hardesty said, “I think the team this year has
trained really well. We were definitely impacted by
the snow days, but we’ve got some really smart
kids on the team this year.” The team did not
place as a winner in the state competition but performed admirably. They were a high scoring team,
only a little from being a winning team.
Hopefully, they’ll be able to advance to the national competition next year. The team was also
interviewed for a video to support the Virginia
economics programs, which will be shown to
various levels of state legislature. Good job ARGS
Economics Team!
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Hannah Godfrey Earns
Honor
by Emma Banks (Richmond)
Hannah Godfrey (Chesterfield), a rising senior
here at ARGS, was recently nominated to attend
the prestigious Congress of Future Medical Leaders’ 2015 convention. The congress, which is located in Boston, Massachusetts, is an honors-only
program for high school students interested in
pursuing a career as a physician or in the medical
research field.
According to representatives of the organization,
“Hannah Godfrey was nominated by Dr. Connie
Mariano, the Medical Director of the National
Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, to represent Appomattox Regional Governor’s School based on her academic achievement,
leadership potential and determination to serve
humanity in the field of medicine.”
During the three day conference, Hannah will
gather with other like-minded students to discuss
the crucial aspects of the medical world and how
it will affect our futures. She will also be able to
talk to scientists leading top research in such field,
as well as get together to speak with living medical
miracles.
“This is a crucial time in America when we need
more doctors and medical scientists who are
even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially,” said Richard Rossi, Executive
Director, National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. “Focused, bright and
determined students like Hannah Godfrey are
our future and she deserves all the mentoring and
guidance we can give her.”
The National Academy of Future Physicians and
Medical Scientists was founded on the belief
that it must identify prospective medical talent at
the earliest possible age and help these students
acquire the necessary experience and skills to
take them to the doorstep of this vital career. As
said by The NAFPMS itself, “The Academy was
chartered as a nonpartisan, taxpaying institution to
help address this [generation’s] crisis by working
to identify, encourage and mentor students who
wish to devote their lives to the service of humanity as physicians, medical scientists.”
Finished version of artwork from page 9. Photograph by Emma Banks (Richmond).
ARGS Assistant Director Promoted to Colonel and Takes
Command of the 4215th U.S. Army Hospital in Richmond
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by Ms. Veronica Kouassi
Colonel Veronica A. Kouassi (aka Ms. Kouassi,
ARGS Assistant Director) was promoted to the
rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army on Friday, May
1, 2015. She took command of the 4215th U.S.
Army Hospital (USAH) located in Richmond during a change of command ceremony on Saturday,
May 2.
As a citizen-Soldier, she works as the assistant
director at ARGS and serves in the Army Reserve.
Before coming to ARGS in 2006, she was a teacher at the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind in
Hampton, Gloucester High School and Denbigh
High School in Newport News. Colonel Kouassi
has over 33 years of combined active duty and
reserve experience. Most recently, she served on
active duty as commander of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Benning, GA.
The mission of the 4215th USAH, prior to 2007
was to backfill Walter Reed Army Medical Center
in Washington, D.C. The current mission of the
4215th USAH is to provide trained, equipped,
ready, skill-rich citizen-Soldiers, to meet medical
requirements across full spectrum military operations to include, maintain command and control
Visual Arts Students
Create Pinhole Cameras
by Ms. Patricia Lyons
The Photography II class has taken a full“STEAM” (science, technology, engineering, art,
math) approach to pinhole cameras- using math
and science to calculate camera size and pinhole
diameter.
Pictured here are the student’s hand-made wood,
large-format, pinhole cameras made using traditional woodworking techniques with hand saws,
drill brace, and planes.
From left to right: Madison Leon (Richmond), Hannah
Godfrey (Chesterfield), Elizabeth Black (Charles City),
and Cassie Williamson (Powhatan). Photograph by Ms.
Lyons.
LATIN STUDENTS SUCCEED
IN NATIONAL EXAM
by Ms. Van Le
Colonel Veronica A. Kouassi. Photograph provided by
Ms. Kouassi.
of three subordinate units: 2290th U.S. Army
Hospital, 7202nd Medical Support Unit, and
7221st Medical Support Unit.
Soldiers from these units have deployed all over
the United States and abroad participating in
humanitarian missions and several medical readiness exercises. As the structure of the military
continues to evolve and transform, so will the
mission of the 4215th USAH. “Train to Save”
Have any cool news
or photos?
Congratulations to the following students for
their excellent achievements on the National
Latin Exam. The NLE is a rigorous test that
gauges student aptitude and ability in the ancient
language of Latin. The exam is administered
across the country in March, and students who
score high enough are recognized with certificates
and medals. The following ARGS students were
honored:
Latin II
Gold Medal Summa Cum Laude: Ariyana Woody
(Chesterfield)
Silver Medal Maxima Cum Laude: Madison Duncan (Chesterfield)
Magna Cum Laude: Jessie Vargo (Petersburg)
Cum Laude: Hafsah Iqbal (Chesterfield)
Cum Laude: Adam Wolfsheimer (Chesterfield)
Latin I
Magna Cum Laude: Lynn Bonham (Southampton)
E-mail them to Ms.
Giewont
Cum Laude: Carol Avery (Petersburg–missing
from photo)
and they could
be featured in the
newsletter!
[email protected]
Latin students proudly show their NLE certificates. Photograph by Ms. Le.
Class of 2015 Earns over 2.4 Million Dollars in Scholarships
Teresa Artis (Petersburg) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University to study Psychology(Pre Occupational Therapy).
Jenny Baranker (Colonial Heights) will attend Virginia
Commonwealth University to study Physics.
Miles Barnett (Richmond) will be attending The
Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore and will study
Interdisciplinary Sculpture.
Elizabeth Black (Charles City) will be attending Christopher Newport University and will study Biology.
Ty Boone (Petersburg) will be attending Hampton University and will study Political Science.
Daise’Rae Gines (Colonial Heights) will be entering the
Air Force.
Sarina Harper (Chesterfield) will be attending Virginia
Tech and will study Biology (Pre Vet).
Madison Harris (Chesterfield) will be attending Howard
University and will study Musical Theatre with a minor
in Biology.
Cašmir Hodge (Petersburg) will be going to Virginia
Commonwealth University and will study Psychology.
Kaleb Holmes (Chesterfield) plans on becoming an
world renowned Time-Traveling Dinosaur Hunter.
in English.
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Paul Redling (Hopewell) will be attending University of
Virginia and will study Physics.
Alonzo Scott Jr (Sussex) will be attending Virginia University of Lynchburg and will study Criminal Justice.
Skye Sinyard (Chesterfield) will be attending Chapman
University and will study Public Relations & Advertising
for Film.
Danah Slaughter (Richmond) will be attending Old Dominion University and will study Business Management.
Lillianna Izo (Colonial Heights) will be attending University of Richmond in their Pre- Engineering Program.
Sara Sobieraj (Chesterfield) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University School of the Arts and will
study Art Foundation.
Cierra Johnson will be attending Virginia Commonwealth University and will study Psychology.
Caleb Spence will be attending University of Texas at
Dallas and will study Computer Science.
Victoria Brown (Petersburg) will be attending Spelman
University and will study Biology.
Isaiah Johnson will be attending Richard Bland College
and then plans to transfer to Virginia Commonwealth
University.
Michaela Stevens (Dinwiddie) will be attending Virginia
Tech.
Sierra Butler (Chesterfield) will be attending John Tyler
Community College.
De’Quan Jones will be attending Old Dominion University.
Madison Stoots (Chesterfield) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University and will study Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.
Luke Butterworth (Hopewell) will be attending University of Virginia and will study Economics.
Julia Killelea will be attending DePaul University and will
study Marketing and double major in Public Relations
and Advertising.
Erin Sweet (Chesterfield) will be attending University of
Virginia and will study Psychology (Pre Law).
Madeline Brawley (Chesterfield) will be attending
George Mason University and will study Psychology.
Jonathan Brown (Chesterfield) will be attending Suny
Purchase.
Colby Cancino (Hopewell) will be attending Virginia
Tech and will study Fish and Wildlife Conservation.
Michaela Caudill (Sussex) will be attending James Madison University and will study Intelligence Analysis with
a double minor in Chinese and Chinese Studies.
Bryan Connolly (Richmond) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University and will study Jazz Drums.
Dahkel Darling (Dinwiddie) will be attending Old
Dominion University and will study Exercise Science in
plans of becoming a Physical Therapist.
Nadine Delano (Richmond) will attend Virginia Commonwealth University to study Music (Performance).
Mary Chandler (Chesterfield) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University and will study English.
Mathieu “Alec” Desrochers (Chesterfield) will be attending Randolph-Macon College and will study History
Education.
Soliel Dessuit (Chesterfield) will be attending North
Carolina Central University and will study Criminal
Justice with a minor in Biology.
Claire Dowling (Chesterfield) will be attending University of Virginia and will study Biochemistry.
Alexsandra “Allie” Duran (Dinwiddie) will be attending
Virginia Tech and will study Biochemistry.
Virginia “Grey” Fritz (Chesterfield) will be attending
Virginia Tech and will study Chemistry.
Kandace Kimber will be attending William and Mary and
will study Accounting with a minor in Economics.
Allen Lucas will be attending Columbia College Chicago
and will study Comedy Writing and Performance.
Rachel Melvin (Dinwiddie) will be attending University
of Mary Washington and will study Psychology with possibly a double major in Biology.
Grace Mincks (Colonial Heights) will be attending
Marymount Manhattan College and will study Musical
Theatre.
Cierra Mitchell (Richmond) will be attending Old Dominion University and will study Psychology.
Sydney Sylvester (Hopewell) will be attending University
of Virginia and will study English.
Destiny Taylor (Petersburg) will be attending Old Dominion University and will study Mass Communications.
Brianna Thomas (Richmond) will be attending Marymount University and will study Fashion Merchandising.
Brittany Thorburn (Chesterfield) will be attending
Christopher Newport University and will study Business
Marketing and Public Relations with a minor in International Relations.
Isabelle Tobe (Richmond) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University.
Kerry Moses (Sussex) will be attending Christopher
Newport University.
Brendon Watts (Chesterfield) will be attending Emory
and Henry College and will study Pre Professional Acting.
Shawna Nastasi (Amelia) will be attending Virginia Tech
and will double major in Animal/Poultry Science(Pre
Vet) and Theatre.
Sidney White (Dinwiddie) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University and will study Music Education.
Christopher Olsen (Chesterfield) will be attending Virginia Tech and will study Engineering.
DeeAja Wilson (Chesterfield) will be attending Old Dominion University and will study Criminal Justice.
Sarah Patterson (Chesterfield) will be attending Virginia
Commonwealth University and is undecided in what she
will study.
Emily Wilson (Southampton) will be attending Drexel
University and will study Music Industry with a double
minor in Business Administration and possibly Architecture.
Amanee Powers (Petersburg) will be attending Richard Bland College and will study Behavioral Science.
She then plans to transfer to Virginia Commonwealth
University to study Mass Communications with a minor
Note: Seniors who did not share their information
by the deadline sadly could not be included in this
list.
Graduation Photographs by Senior Nick Mason
For more information about Nick’s Photography—and more graduation photographs!—please
visit http://nmasonphotography.smugmug.com/ARGS-Graduation-2K15/
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