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Lord Botetourt defeated William Byrd to win the Blue Ridge District tournament championship in volleyball on Thursday.

Rebecca Evans has photos from both the championship game and the third-place game, in which Staunton River defeated Northside.

You can see the Lord Botetourt - William Byrd photos in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

You can see the Staunton River - Northside photos in the slideshow below or in this gallery format.

OTHER RECENT COVERAGE OF LORD BOTETOURT:
* Nov. 6: More photos of Lord Botetourt runners in cross-country regionals
* Nov. 6: Lord Botetourt competition cheer advances to regionals
* Nov. 6: Lord Botetourt's Tyree named Blue Ridge District Player of the Year
* Nov. 5: Photos of Lord Botetourt runners in cross-country regionals
* Nov. 4: Photos of Lord Botetourt volleyball in district tournament
* Nov. 2: Lord Botetourt Band wins USSBA state championship
* Nov. 2: Photos from Lord Botetourt vs. Northside football
* Oct. 29: Photos: Lord Botetourt finishes third in both boys and girls BRD Cross Country
* Oct. 29: Photos from Lord Botetourt Marching Cavaliers Classic Band Competition
* Oct. 26: Photos of Senior Night at Lord Botetourt volleyball
* Oct. 26: Photos of Lord Botetourt JV volleyball in Blacksburg tournament
* Oct. 26: Photos of Lord Botetourt varsity volleyball vs. Northside
* Oct. 26: Photos of Lord Botetourt JV volleyball vs. Northside

We have more photos of Lord Botetourt runners in the cross-country regionals.

These photos come from Miranda Adkins.

You can view them in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

Do you have photos involving people or events around Botetourt? If so, you can share at news@botetourtview.com.

OTHER RECENT COVERAGE OF LORD BOTETOURT:
* Nov. 6: Lord Botetourt competition cheer advances to regionals
* Nov. 6: Lord Botetourt's Tyree named Blue Ridge District Player of the Year
* Nov. 5: Photos of Lord Botetourt runners in cross-country regionals
* Nov. 4: Photos of Lord Botetourt volleyball in district tournament
* Nov. 2: Lord Botetourt Band wins USSBA state championship
* Nov. 2: Photos from Lord Botetourt vs. Northside football
* Oct. 29: Photos: Lord Botetourt finishes third in both boys and girls BRD Cross Country
* Oct. 29: Photos from Lord Botetourt Marching Cavaliers Classic Band Competition
* Oct. 26: Photos of Senior Night at Lord Botetourt volleyball
* Oct. 26: Photos of Lord Botetourt JV volleyball in Blacksburg tournament
* Oct. 26: Photos of Lord Botetourt varsity volleyball vs. Northside
* Oct. 26: Photos of Lord Botetourt JV volleyball vs. Northside

LBHS Competition Squad.

The girls did well in the District Competition on 10/28/09 and are advancing to the Regional level this coming Sat. 11/7/09. They have worked extra hard this season and the quote of our squad this year was "With Dedication and Pride, how can we go wrong, This year we maybe few, but we are Strong"
Thanks for your time,
Alexandra Peters

Roster:
Rachel Bailey
Alex Caldwell
Hannah Minnick
Savanna Honaker
Mallory Cook
Kristina Walker
Stephanie Shepherd
Cate Nash
Madison Hardin
Cora Wingfield
Shannon Gross
Katie Stewart

submitted by Alexandra Peters

JRHS varsity players Maribeth Kern and Taylor Statome made 1st Team All-District for volleyball. Conner Sprinkle and Savannah Sharkey received Honorable Mentions for volleyball.

OTHER RECENT COVERAGE OF JAMES RIVER:
* Nov. 6: Japanese exchange with James River High School
* Nov. 6: James River's Britta Grim going to state cross-country meet
* Nov. 3: Photos from senior night for James River band
* Nov. 2: More photos from the James River - Bath game
* Nov. 2: Photos of James River football vs. Bath
* Oct. 24: James River rolls over Parry McCluer
* Oct. 23: Photos of Korey Watts, who finished second in state golf tournament
* Oct. 17: Photos of James River volleyball vs. Parry McCluer
* Oct. 17: Photos from James River football vs. Covington
* Oct. 15: Photos of James River volleyball vs. Covington
* Oct. 15: James River student tries to win scholarship in Spirit FM contest
* Oct. 15: Send a card to Amanda Petty
* Oct. 12: Photos from James River 50th anniversary celebration

The CTE advisory board at L'il Cucci's.

In addition to an excellent academic program, Botetourt County provides students the opportunity to learn valuable employability skills through Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. Programs included in CTE are Agriculture Education, Business Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health and Medical Education, Marketing Education, Technical Education and Trade and Industry Education.
An advisory committee for CTE met October 22 at Lil' Cucci's in Daleville. Members of the advisory board include (pictured above-left to right): Kim Scudder, nTelos; Jeff Amos, Precision Steel; Mia Fittz, Virginia Western Community College; Sandra Craft, Bank of Fincastle; Adam Booth, student at James River HS; Scott Swortzel, School Board Member; Scott Miller, parent; Katie Hall, student at Lord Botetourt HS; Melvin Burrell, Botetourt County Schools Transportation Department; Lisa Barnett, CTE Coordinator; Earl Dodrill, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. Not pictured: Chairman Mike Loveman, Lanford Brothers Co., Inc.; Mike Mays, Sheet Metal Workers International Association; Chuck Pound, Athletic Director at Lord Botetourt HS; Cheryl Rose, Virginia Department of Labor and Industry; Michelle Wells, Dept of Rehabilitation Services.
The purpose of the committee is to improve the quality of CTE programs so that students are prepared with workplace skills. As Coordinator for CTE, Lisa Barnett asks board members for their advice and input to ensure the CTE program is best serving the students of Botetourt County Schools. Ultimately students will graduate with both exception academic skills and valuable employability skills. For more information about CTE, please contact Lisa Barnett @ 473-8263 or lbarnett@bcps.k12.va.us.

submitted by Lisa Barnett

The Region C Cross country 1A cross country meet was held at Greenfield/Botetourt Sports Complex yesterday afternoon under sunny skies but chilly breezes blowing across Tinker Mountain saw James River runner, Britta Grim become the only county runner to go onto state competition. Grim finished 6th over all in the girl's competition.

The JRHS coaches, teachers and staff helped AD Shiela Proffit time the event and present medals and trophies. Parents, coaches and well wishers shouted encouragement to the runners as they sprinted toward the end of the course. Parents remarked on the difficulty of the course, so it was a good preview of state.

James River Cross Country runners:

Girls:

Britta Grim, Heather Funk, Emily Spangler, SierraClaunch, Katherine Day, Maggie Grumbine, Haley Baker

Boys:

Austin Bryant, Ben Persinger, Dylan Coleman, Tyler Kern, Andrew Fields, Wyatt Hubbard, Stephen Gray

Colonial Elementary Preschool planted flower bulbs at the school's Kirby Learning Center.

Tucker Jacobs, Bailee Masters, Mrs. Wilkerson, Emily Thompson, and Emi Dollar are shown here planting flower bulbs around the weather station in the Kirby Outdoor Learning Center. The children are students in Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Wilkerson's Pre-K class at Colonial Elementary.

BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT
VOLLEYBALL 2009

1ST TEAM

Name # School Position Year
Macey Tyree 1 Lord Botetourt OH JR
Samantha Webster 12 William Byrd MH SR
Leah Poehner 2 Lord Botetourt L SR
Sarah Woodford 2 Staunton River S SR
Keegan Brads 3 Lord Botetourt S SR
Kalyn Molnar 2 William Byrd L SR
2nd TEAM

Name # School Position Year
Jordan Merrill 3 Staunton River OH SR
Katey Hall 10 Lord Botetourt OH JR
Samantha Nguyen 2 Northside L JR
Candace Brady 1 William Byrd S/DS SR
Kathleen Carr 4 Northside OH SO
Tiffany Thompson 4 Alleghany MH SR
Kristyn Brogan 13 Lord Botetourt MB SR
Player of the Year

Macey Tyree - Lord Botetourt
Coach of the Year

Cheryl Shockley - Lord Botetourt

Basketball registration continues for the older ages of Shag Girls (13-15), Senior Boys (15-18) & Senior Girls (16-18). The registration for these divisions will end on November 15. For those interested in playing, please call our office at 473-8326 or register online at botetourt.org .

Lord Botetourt High School Basketball camp will be held this Saturday, November 7 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM. Please wear comfortable clothing, tennis shoes & bring a water bottle. Cost of the clinic is $10. Call our office to register at 473-8326.

James River High School Basketball camp will be held next Saturday, November 14 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM. Please wear comfortable clothing, tennis shoes & bring a water bottle. Cost of the clinic is $10. Call our office to register at 473-8326.

Adult Open Gym at James River High School auxilary gym. Free to the public. Must be at least 16 and older to attend. Open Mondays from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM. Call Chad Neighbors for more info at 798-5021.

Submitted by Botetourt County Parks and Recreation

337 Cosmetology students came to Botetourt for the Annual Hair Show. These students came from Cosmetology programs at Gibboney Tech Center, Burton Center , Bedford Tech Center, Pulaski County High School, Blacksburg High School, Giles Technology Center, Tazewell Career Center, and from Botetourt Technical Education Center. Smart Styles/Regis provided the educators for this event. They were Sean Kenney from Washington DC and Gary Longo from Boston, Massachusetts - full time national and international educators for Regis. All pre-show color and cuts were done by the educators in the Cosmetology lab at BTEC and students from BTEC were used as models. Students had the opportunity to win door prizes provided by the participating Cosmetology teachers and from Smart Styles. This was a great opportunity for the students to observe cut and color techniques as well as hear Sean and Gary talk about their journey from school to educator and about professional ethics in their career choices.