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Salem schools will close two hours early today because of the weather.

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OTHER FLOODING UPDATES:
* Flood warning in effect for Salem and Roanoke County

The Roanoke County School Board meets tonight. Here's the agenda.

Here is a list of the students at Glenvar Middle School who made the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the school year. Congratulations!

6th Grade

A Honor Roll
Ryan DeRolf, Kelly Devens, Zachary Duncan, Solyvien Favra, Lauren Field, Hannah Gordon, Cameron Meredith, Kayla Mims, Benjamin Sherer, Wraylyn Smith, James Washington, Cody Woolwine

A/B Honor Roll
Andrea Abbott, Grant Akers, Quentin Alls, Michael Alvarez, Rachael Atkins, Zachary Beard, Taylor Bentley, Lott Brown, Benjamin Bryant, Olivia Daniels, Jessica Dillon, Christopher Dishon, Savannah Dobb, Evyn Duff, Jack Dunkenberger, Lilyann Fagg, Jordan Forster, Haley Green, Autumn Hill, Adrianna Holland, London Hughes, Andrew Kelly, Rebecca Kilian, Abriana Lawson, Vanessa Leftwich, Cody Luper, Jordyn Markle, Logan Means, Jacob MtCassell, Taylor Nester, Nicholas Peters, Kayleigh Pratt, James Quesenberry, Katherine Quinn, Daniel Rosendahl, Grace Ruble, Derek Rutledge, Kasey Simpson, Amber Smith, Jeremy Sowder, Seth Thompson, Darik Wade, Steven Waid, Olivia Ward, Connor Watt, Kayleigh Webb, Terry Webb, Bradley Wiley, Alexis Williams, Nicole Wilson

7th Grade

A Honor Roll
Nicole Bahr, James Dishner, Maria Figaro, Laura Foster, Andrew Gibson, Katherine Grinnell, Taylor Hinchee, Megan Jacobs, Mikayla Jacobs, Benjamin Jenkins, Lindsey Lanham, Laura Leonard, Carolyn Marciniec, Benjamin MtCassell, Michelle Nester, Jenna Rhone, Lauren Seiger, Cory Thompson, Emily Tuttle, Maggie Wilbourne, Devonte Wilson, Hunter Wilson, Madison Winters

A/B Honor Roll
Claire Bailey, Zachary Belcher, Madison Boudreaux, Briena Burton, Andrew Chapman, Alaina Crockett, Tristian Crockett, Brittney Duffy, Steven Ferrell, Anna Gladden, Nicholas Harvey, Thomas Helmick, Anna Helton, Anna Holland, Mallory Jengo, Charles Kiser, Taylor Landreth, Sabrina Leftwich, Andrew McClung, Jasmine Melvin, Adam Mitchell, Jill Moran, William Nalley, Jordan Neal, Colin Newton, Andrew Norris, Laura Patsel, Rachael Perkins, Seth Perkins, Chance Reed, Saphire Reyes, Jacob Shaffer, Kevin Steele, Jessica Stephenson, Draper Tanner, Dustin Turman, Jeremy Williams, Dylan Wilson, Jessica Wilson, David Witt, Zachary York, Cody Young

8th Grade

A Honor Roll
Madison Butler, Ryan Devens, Connie Figaro, Victoria Franklin, Rebecca Keller, Kristin Lindsay, Shaina Palmer, Madeline Powell

A/B Honor Roll
Sika Agblevor, Amy Allen, Cara Armes, T J Baumgart, Christian Bower, Victor Browning, Omri Carpenter, Tyler Casey, Jenna Clark, Kaitlin Deaton, Haley DeHart, Courtney Eary, Rusty Eaton, Jessica Farmer, Brandon Franklin, Kristin Garman, Samantha Gorth, Charles Greely, Jacob Grisso, Carlianne Hanks, Sarah Herron, Miranda Holshouser, Jamie Horn, Sierra Howell, Tyler Iannalfo, Richard Jacobs, Eric Johns, Adam Kelly, David Kestner, Olivia Lee, Austin Lephew, Tristan Lovelace, Jeremy Martin, Margaret Meredith, Mileena Mitchell, Alexander Mullins, Bradley Muse, Deanna Obenshain, Shane Palmer, Kimberly Phillips, Meagan Phlegar, Hoyt Richardson, Zachary Rider, Emily Rondeau, Jason Scott, Samuel Shaffer, Cammy Smith, Tyler Straub, Nichoals Taylor, Alexis Trinchere, Kyle Turpin, Sina Varshaneh, Amanda Wade, Katrina Wagner, Jonathan Walters, Megan Ward, Holly Wilkes, Jonathon Williams, Madison Williams

Submitted by Beverly Anderson, Guidance Secretary for Glenvar Middle School.

On Thursday, November 12 at 5 pm in Roanoke College’s Miller Hall lobby, the English department’s creative writing faculty and students, with special guest reader, Nancy Krygowsky will be reading a selection of their own creative works for the Harvest Reading, and will be raising funds and foods for Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations of canned foods or monetary donations will be accepted. Readings will be followed by a light reception.

Faculty members who will read from their works include: Melanie Almeder, Cynthia Atkins, Mike Heller, Mary Crockett Hill, Cheryl Hopson, Sandee McGlaun, and Robert Schultz. Students will read from their work as well. Student readers are: Jade Davis, Jennifer Gianni, Thomas “Red” Jones, and Ryan MacSherry. Bryan Piatkowski will provide guitar accompaniment.

Roanoke College, an independent, co-educational, four-year liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia, combines firsthand learning with valuable personal connections in a classic, undergraduate setting. Roanoke prepares students for their futures through its commitment to providing a true classic college experience. Roanoke is one of just 276 colleges nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. The Princeton Review names Roanoke as one of the “best in the Southeast.”

For additional information, call the Roanoke College Public Relations Office at (540) 375-2282.

Submitted by Roanoke College Public Relations Office.

Photo courtesy of JJ Wimmer

The Glenvar High school ladies who spent this fall's Friday nights on the sidelines of the football field placed first in the Region C Cheer Competitions this past Saturday, November 7 in Charlottesville. Auburn took second place, and James River was third. All three will join other regional winners at the state competition this Saturday, November 14, at the Siegel Center in Richmond.

For more information and directions to the Siegel Center, go to http://www.vhsl.org/athletics/cheer. Glenvar's initial competition will be around 1:45 p.m.

Here's a link to the schedule for the Single A and Double AA competition.

On Thursday, November 12 at 5 pm in Roanoke College's Miller Hall lobby, the English department's creative writing faculty and students, with special guest reader, Nancy Krygowsky will be reading a selection of their own creative works for the Harvest Reading, and will be raising funds and foods for Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations of canned foods or monetary donations will be accepted. Readings will be followed by a light reception.

Faculty members who will read from their works include: Melanie Almeder, Cynthia Atkins, Mike Heller, Mary Crockett Hill, Cheryl Hopson, Sandee McGlaun, and Robert Schultz. Students will read from their work as well. Student readers are: Jade Davis, Jennifer Gianni, Thomas "Red" Jones, and Ryan MacSherry. Bryan Piatkowski will provide guitar accompaniment.

It wasn't just a chance to get out of class, it was an opportunity for 137 Glenvar High School students to participate in their school's third year with the United Way Day of Caring Program on Thursday, October 29. They split up into groups and head out to several locations to serve for an entire morning. This year's recipients of the school's volunteerism included the Greenvale School, TAP, Friendship Manor, the Adult Care Center, Northwest Child Care, and Family Services in Roanoke.

Students helped and interacted with people of all ages in all kinds of fun and different ways, like holding a talent show for the folks at the Adult Care Center, painting pumpkins with residents at Friendship Manor, and playing with the kids at the Greenvale School.

The photos from the first slideshow are of three different volunteer locations and are courtesty of Chuck Lionberger with Roanoke County schools. The second slideshow (photos and video!) is by So Salem and is of the talent show at the Adult Care Center.

Do you have photos involving people or events around Salem and western Roanoke County? If so, you can share at news@sosalem.com.

OTHER RECENT COVERAGE OF GLENVAR HIGH SCHOOL:
* Nov. 2: Photos from Glenvar vs. Eastern Montgomery football
* Oct. 26: Photos from Glenvar vs. Radford football
* Oct. 26: Glenvar presents present for conservation announcement by the governor
* Oct. 24: Video highlights from Glenvar-Radford football
* Oct. 22: Ben Grisso shares photos from Glenvar homecoming
* Oct. 22: Photos from the Glenvar powderpuff game
* Oct. 20: More photos from Glenvar homecoming

Even though it might not have sounded like it at first, the clanging and banging away of ten students' hammers was a terrific learning opportunity at Home Depot on Thursday morning, November 5. Kathy Mallette's special education class completed a lesson while making a fire station-style piggy bank in their "Life Skills" class.

"Hammering is just one of those skills that's important in life," Mallette said. Following written, spoken, or step-by-step photo directions as well as using fine and gross motor skills and coordination were a large part of the lesson. The bank they built was divided into three sections: spend, save, and share. Some of the students earned money for building their banks which they later used to buy something.

"What's good is that we're focusing on prevocational things so that our kids can transfer into any kind of independent living or occupation skills class or setting," said Ruth Herron, an instructional assistant.

Home Depot's classes for kids are typically on the first Saturday of each month. The next one is this Saturday, November 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will help kids build a trivet. The one from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, will build a wagon. For more information, call the store at 265-7655 and ask about the Kid's Workshop.

The gym was packed with smiles and cheers when Roanoke College's mascot Rooney the Hawk and several of players from Roanoke's men's and women's basketball teams visited Fort Lewis Elementary on Wednesday, October 28, to help the kids raise money for the Children's Miracle Network.

For each basket Rooney netted, the kids counted it towards their pledges. After Rooney had his turn - stomping a little when he didn't score and celebrating with the whole school when he did, the students got their chance to make a few baskets with the help of Roanoke College basketball players Rebecca Bays of Vinton, Rachel Hawkins from Winchester, Jaleesa Osborne from Glouster, Corey Poindexter from Pulaski, and Papa Fall from Senegal.

One of the school's themes for Red Ribbon Week was "Keep your head in the game! Fort Lewis is too smart to do drugs."

The women's basketball program at Roanoke is ranked first in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for the preseason poll, and the men's basketball program is ranked sixth.

From left at the piano, Shawn Stewart, Cierra Chapman, Carleigh Studtmann, Eunjin Lee (seated), Jenny Hellier (standing in back), Sarah Beamer, Ashton Ledbetter, and Harlee King. Photo Miranda Adkins, So Salem

For the second year in a row, Aaron Garber has spent his Election Day with a group of Andrew Lewis Middle schoolers to compose an original piece for the Salem Choral Society's November concert. The workshop is called "I can create music," and eight students nominated by their music teachers spent the morning and part of the afternoon of Tuesday, November 3 creating the tune "Before the Dawn."

By the afternoon, the students and Garber had selected the title, the melody, and the key, and they'd started to create the innuendos and phrases.

The Salem Choral Society will perform the piece at their Sunday, November 15 concert at Andrew Lewis Middle School. The show "Love me tender: Great popular music from the 20th century" will begin at 3 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at the door, but to get them before they're sold out, call 761-4727.

March 6, the SCS will perform Garber's own original composition, with Richard Bansemer as the librettist "Jesus Son of our Father (The Gospel According to John)" at Shaftman Performance hall in the Jefferson Center. The oratorio will be performed with a full orchestra and professional soloists.

For more information, visit www.salemchoralsociety.org.