staunton river middle school in bedford county says several changes have helped not only test scores, but morale. as students at staunton river middle school make their way through the halls, and settle into their classrooms. there's a noticable sense of pride, that years ago. what we recognized is that our kids needed to want to be here and they needed to be proud of their school and then the academics would come. principal dr. karen woodford says a number of changes in the school have helped improved test scores. we started a pbis reward system which is postive behavior intervention strategies. it's a system that rewards students with good grades and attendance. they are given cards that can be redeemed for special privelages and every nine weeks students with good behavior are celebrated. the school also moved from a seven period day to a block schedule. which allows students to have 90 minutes every day of reading and math instruction because those are the two areas we were most concerned about these are just a couple of many ideas that have helped the board of education give them

and staunton river the early lead. and 10-7 northside. and tucker is right there for the rebound and the score. northside 90-53. and ladies' action now. and williamsburg and william fleming. and a pass to king who shoots and misses. [indiscernible] it was fleming for the rest of the game. poindexter will rebound it and pass it to lamay who passes to and they fall to fleming 80-49. >> reporter: caloway takes it coast-to-coast. and the hawks start to pull away late. and glass lays it in. gretna takes down campbell 61-45. j.f. knocks off amherst county. martinsville wins big other giles. hard grave wins over cover informant. and dave spring handles christiansburg by 24. >> the lady bulldogs take down randolph henry. and the alta vista leads beat still to come, we've got your >> we're the appomattox cheerleaders, and you're woo! >> reporter: it's time for the best three plays of week inside the trifecta. number three, dan river and alta vista. chases the ball down and tips it to himself. the wild cats take the win. >> rustburg and heritage. a

and staunton river downed and glenvar takes care of the blues. and the 6er's said we could do this. and isaiah with the three ask the foul. and curry's pass stolen. and the dunk and the tie at 1:05. and curry shows it to green, and barns in the corner. and curry is 23. >> will: my 6ers are >> whitney: check out the newest edition to zoo miami. this little tiger cub was born the zoo in november. after getting shots and gaining strength, he was introduced to his new habit. he posed for picks and played the zoo says the cub won't live in the exhibit yet, but needs to be exposed to it. >>> the biggest football weekend of the year is right around the corner, and one of the oldest carolina panthers fans is getting ready to cheer her team on. we caught up with 94-year-old mary ward to find out her plans for the game. >> reporter: mary ward turned on channel nine to watch the panthers' pride rally today. team. >> i live the panthers. i don't watch none of it except the panthers. the only time i watch the others is when they're playing the panthers. >> reporter: ward says it was her great gr

andy webb from grundy cradles staunton river's david fisher .. for the pin. the uva men;s basketball team has won 3- straight..ranke wrestling action going on this weekend.. we'll start with the big orange classic in it's 40th year.. to the highlander invitational at glenver high school.. -in the 106 class.. parry mccluer's jarrod clark hip-tosses grundy's seconds. -to 113.. northside's josiah robinson ducks under trey boyd for 2 points.. later robinson puts boyd in a near- side cradle for 3.. robsinson wins 9-3. -and finally to the 120 weight class.. andy webb from grundy cradles staunton river's david fisher .. for the pin. the uva men;s basketball team has won 3- straight..ranke d 11th in the country they were on the road against #16 louisville. wvu on the road at florida.. there's some pushing and shoving before the game even starts. -but it was the gators who did the talking on the court.. doran finney- smith on the drive and the one-handed jam! mountaineers get the steal. the bounce pass.. and finishing it off with the basket. -florida not going away th

andy webb from grundy cradles staunton river's david fisher .. for the pin. the uva men;s basketball team has won 3- straight..ranked 11th in the country they were on the road against #16 louisville. the white out in effect for this rick pitino.. he got the memo! - a very slow start for louisville.. but raymond spalding gets inside for the bucket. -second half.. virginia's devon hall wide open for 3... no good.. but anthony gill is there for the follow-up dunk! gill finished with 13-points. -and there's more where that came from! gill again taking it to the hoop with the slam as virginia cruises to take this one big.. 63- 47.. this is uva's 4th straight win. there's some pushing and starts. -but it was the gators who did the talking on the court.. doran the one-handed jam! -we'll see a glimpse of "press mountaineers get the steal. the bounce pass.. and finishing it off with the basket. -florida not going away though.. gators break the press and the alley-oop to finney-smith! after losing to two ranked teams in back to back games.. the hokies return to acc act

the hospital is coupled with a proposed addition of 56 beds at western state hospital in staunton. that would leave a 54 bed net loss, services. a pulaski county judge says pictures of noah thomas' body will be allowed at his mother's upcoming trial. ashley white's defense team filed several motions.. asking pictures of noah's body in the septic tank.. and autopsy be excluded from trial. white's lawyer says the photographs are irrelevant to the charges.. and would only inflame the jury. the judge denied the motions. noah's father.. paul thomas.. is set for trial in march. his lawyer is requesting all references and evidence relating to the search for.. and death of noah be excluded from his trial. the judge has not yet ruled on this motion. dozens of people in allegheny county woke up to officers knocking on their front door this morning. it's part of "operation deep freeze" ... a drug round up by the alleghany highlands drug task force. 55 officers were sent out in teams to arrest 67 people indicted on 188 charges. some investigations these kinds of round-ups happen a few times a

supervisors say if catawba closes, the nearest similar facility would be western state hospital in staunton, around 100 miles away. this issue is going to be argued in the general assembly. as i mentioned earlier, delegate joseph yost opposes the move and has a bill in place to keep the hospital open. that's expected to be heard early next month. in botetourt county, rob manch, wsls 10. roanoke county announces what projects it plans to invest in over the next 10 years. the budget committee announced by far the biggest and most immediate expenditure will cover the renovation of cave spring high school. that will cost the county about 30 million dollars. in addition, the county plans to other projects they need over that 10 year period. christopher bever, office of management and budget 20:24:51 "that 55 million dollars are funding sources which will fund future projects to be determined for the schools that will be informed by those studies that they're completing." other proposed improvement projects this year include a 12 million dollar renovation of the county's public service center and

supervisors say if catawba closes, the nearest similar facility would be western state hospital in staunton, around 100 miles away. this issue is going to be argued in the general assembly. as i mentioned earlier, delegate joseph yost opposes the move and has a bill in place to keep the hospital open. that's expected to be heard early next month. in botetourt county, rob manch, wsls 10. the controversy continues in montgomery county tonight as continues in montgomery county tonight as the future of circuit clerk erica william remains in question. a petition to have her recalled two weeks ago after she didn't reappoint four deputy clerks following her re-election. wsls 10's bethany teague explains how the board of supervisors could get involved. the montgomery county board of supervisors was briefed at its meeting monday night by the county attorney about what its role can or should be in the controversy surrounding circuit court clerk erica williams. the county attorney explained to the board that it has no liability or responsibility for a constitutional officer's actions. a petition is cu

staunton river middle ... enderly heights elementary ... parry mccluer middle ... f-w king elementary ... rustburg middle ... paul laurence dunbar middle and heritage elementary schools all receive "partially accredited: reconstituted school" status. reconstitution is defined as a process to raise student achievement by restructuring a school's governance ... faculty and programs. the status is valid for three are making progress toward full accreditation. hunger is a widespread issue ... affecting hundreds of families right here in southwest virginia. the upcoming event .. and how you can make make a difference a northern virginia snowplow operator gets a much-deserved award ... after battling the historic winter weather last weekend. gerald fincham won 225-thousand dollars in the virginia lottery's pirate treasure scratch-off game. he picked up the winning ticket monday while taking a break from plowing the roads. he then went right back to work ... claiming his prize yesterday. hunger continues to be an issue across the southwest virginia. each year - thousands

staunton river middle school in bedford county is on the list and has come a long way. four years ago it was only accredited in science. "each year we slowly improved our scores. we were accrdited first in math, and then we were accredited in history and we were only three points away from being accredited in reading last year which w as a big disppointment. a reconstituted school will go back to its "accreditation denied" status if it fails to earn full accreditation within three years, or if its annual application for is not renewed. three schools in buena vista, two in lynchburg, one in campbell, and another in buchanan, have been granted the "partially accredited: reconstituted school" status. a california teen has earned a perfect score on one of the hardest college level tests in the country. the l-a student aced his a-p calculus exam! the test was taken by 300-thousand students last year alone. the aspiring rocket scientist received a letter from the college board this week commending his achievement. cedric argueta/perfect score on ap calculus exam:"that's when

staunton river middle school in bedford county is on the list and has come a long way. four years ago it was only accredited in science. dr. karen woodford: "each year we slowly improved our scores. we were accrdited first in math, and then we were accredited in history and we were only three points away from being accredited in reading last year which w as a big disppointment." a reconstituted school will go back to its "accreditation denied" status if it fails to earn full accreditation within three years, or if its annual application for partial accreditation is not renewed. three schools in buena vista, two in lynchburg, one in campbell, and the "partially accredited: reconstituted school" status. management at the rockbridge area occupational center says they've been feeling some of the worst effects of the economy since they've been in business. w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart spoke to the owner and tells us why they're facing these challenges and what they plan to do about it. nats - cutting plastic ((b-roll over sot)) 11:30:23 - 11:30:34 "we're a small little o