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Perspective Newsletters
Summer 2003
LEARY SCHOOL VIRGINIA
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 Leary
School of Virginia closed the 2002-2003 school year with a very well attended graduation
day and awards ceremony. Even the skies looked favorably on our graduates and we
were favored with a rare sunny day during this very rainy spring.
The annual awards ceremony was held at the Antioch Korean Baptist Church and was
opened by an imaginative and entertaining play performed by students in Group 12,
directed by Ms. Mayfield and Ms. Lambert. Attendance awards were given to Jerome
Brown, Kevin Yates, Roosevelt White, James Hackett, Tinisha Penson, Takea Bradley,
Quante Coleman and Tyrone Johnson.
Honor roll students were also acknowledged at the awards ceremony, including Octavia
Marshall, Charles Cherry, Jeffrey Jeter, Michael Scott, Kevin Yates, Ronnie Perkins,
Charles Abney, Henry Gosier, Adrian Tyson, Marcus Robertson, Tinisha Penson, William
Powell, Monique Davis-Walker, Nicole Coleman, Kevin Precia, Antwan Ford, Takea Bradley,
Jesse Wright, Terri Hall, Darrell Jones, Dameon Patterson, Julian Smith, Norman McKinney,
and Kristan Hawthorn.
 Mr.
Hutchison, our Woodshop instructor, presented awards for outstanding achievement
and/or creativity in Woodshop to the following students: Jerome Brown, Charles Cherry,
Michael Scott, Henry Gosier, Johnathan O'Neal, Michael Patterson, Marcus Robertson,
Marcus Campbell, Tinisha Penson, Diego Ortiz, Jimmy Johnson, Takea Bradley, Tyrone
Johnson, Jesse Wright, Adam Jackson, Jarvis Duckett, Dameon Patterson, DaJuan Wood,
Maurice Bundy, Antwan Ford, Quante Coleman, Phillip Capers, Armando Ramirez, and
Davon James.
On Levels awards were presented to Charles Cherry, Henry Gosier, Adrian Tyson, DaJuan
Wood, Tim Hargrove, Marcus Campbell, Marcus Robertson, William Powell, Julian Smith,
Norman McKinney, Davon James, Gregory Phelps, Tim Cooke, Caleb Perez, Emmanuel Jenkins,
and Zakat Norris.
Art Therapy awards were presented by Ms. Hurst, and included: Jerome Brown, Octavia
Marshall, Ronnie Perkins, Michael Scott, Henry Gosier, Robbin Allen, Jonathan Monroe,
Roosevelt White, Cedric Streeter, Norman McKinney, Bernard Hickson, Antwan Ford,
Lakeshia Gooden, Quante Coleman, Darrell Jones, Kevin Hogan, Akeem Chappell, Dameon
Patterson, and Davon James.
Student Service Organization recognized their representatives: Jeffrey Jeter, Kevin
Yates, Tyree Moore, Michael Patterson, Marcus Campbell, Kristan Hawthorne, Antoine
Miller, Lakeshia Gooden, Nicole Wright, Javonica Crutchfield, and Dameon Patterson.
Presidential Academic Fitness Awards were presented to Jesse Wright, Terri Hall and
Darrell Jones. In addition, Quante Coleman was recognized for his mainstreaming this
coming fall.
Those students who have completed 8th grade and will begin their high school program
this fall were identified and include: Johnathan O'Neal, Tyree Moore, Nazarene Watkins,
Monique Davis-Walker, Freddrick Gaines, and Bryan Cooper.
Special Recognition awards were presented to Tyrone Johnson, Takea Bradley, Jesse
Wright, Dameon Patterson, and William Powell while Personal Achievement awards were
given to Charles Cherry, DaJuan Wood, Julian Smith, Darrell Jones, James Coates and
Kevin Yates.
The Most Improved Student awards were presented to Keyo Wyatt and Tim Hargrove for
secondary school and Davon James and Philip Capers for elementary.
The Senior of the Year was presented to Marcus Campbell and the Students of the Year
were presented to Norman McKinney and Quante Coleman.
Mr. Thompson was honored by the school and the Leary School Knights for his outstanding
coaching of the undefeated Knights.
 Even
as final grades and fond goodbyes were being completed, Leary School of Virginia
opened its annual ESY program, serving students from both schools and all local school
jurisdictions. This year, the ESY program is being directed by Ms. Celestin and the
program's theme for the summer will be World Peace. As in other ESY programs, our
outdoor education program will be completing several overnight camping trips with
the students including our annual trip to New Hampshire. Below is a picture of ESY
students completing holiday crafts in honor of the Fourth of July holiday.
As we look back on the year, I would like to take this opportunity to extend a heartfelt
thank you to all the parents, staff, volunteers, and job placement site supervisors
who helped make the school year successful and productive for our students. Many
thanks and best wishes for a restful and rewarding summer - see you in September!
Francesca Creo, M.A.
Director of Programs
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