Writing Contest
First Prize Matthew Marcus

Writing Contest
Third Prize Adam Barnett

Pearl Adkins -
Kindergarten Teacher

1st Place K-4 Coal Study Unit
1st Place CEDAR: CSUCoordinator
CEDAR Teacher of the Year

Caroline Baker -
Art Teacher

3rd Place K-4 Coal Study Unit

Mrs. Robin Olinger

Wise County's Teacher of the month.
Fifth grade Teacher here at AES.
Ms. Olinger has taught in Wise County
for 32 years. In additionto teaching
fifth gradefor 22 years, she has also
taught sixth grade,fourth grade science
and physical education.

These second grade students received recognition from The Poetry Society of Virginia.  Their Poetry work was among 512 entries from across the United States. The entries went through a "blind" judging process which means the work was judged on the strength of its originality and creativity. The faculty and staff at AES congratulate these young writers.

Clay Barnes
2nd Honorable Mention

Austin Morelock
3rd Honorable Mention

Jacona Hermandez
3rd Honorable Mention

Ms. Adkins 2008-09 Kindergarten class read the book Flat Stanley. Each of the student
"flattened themselves" so they could take an adventure just like Flat Stanley. Each student mailed or sent theirs to different people. Austin Bates sent his to President Obama.
Six months later President Obama sent his back and shared with the students the adventure Austin's flat Stanley had taken around the White House and the Oval office.
Along with a picture of the Obama's dog.
 

Danielle Fisher
7th Grade

Danielle won first place in the
Virginia Middle School Association
Essay Contest.

From Left to Right
Mrs. Debbie Dickenson,
Reading Resource Teacher,
Danielle Fisher -
7th Grade Student,
Mr. Kenneth Cooper -
7th Grade Writing Teacher.

Kayla Dingus
7th Grade

Participation Award
Virginia Middle School
Association Art Contest


 

Jada Mullins
Kindergarten

Second Place
True Art Contest
Southwest Virginia Museum
 

Sydney Hazelwood
Second Grade

Third Place
True Art Contest
Southwest Virginia Museum

Zoe Brooks
Third Grade

Honorable Mention
True Art Contest
Southwest Virginia Museum
 

Taylor Collins & Brooke Barker
Fourth Grade students represented our school at  the
County Spelling Bee
in Coeburn, Va.
 

Hope Phillips & Kalea Clark
Fifth Grade students represented our school at  the
County Spelling Bee
in Coeburn, Va.
 

Haley Balthis a
Sixth Grade student
represented our school
at  the
County Spelling Bee
in Coeburn, Va.
 

Kymie Richie
Seventh Grade student
Won first place in the
Appalachia Lions Club Peace Poster Contest Kymie's winning poster advances in the
Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
 

Tessa Nidiffer
Sixth Grade students
Won Second place in the
Appalachia Lions Club Peace Poster Contest
 

Candice Wade
Sixth Grade students
Won Third place in the
Appalachia Lions Club Peace Poster Contest