SPOTSYLVANIA SCHOOLS

Battlefield Elementary

The fifth-grade classes participated in National Geographic Kids' Guinness World Record attempt for the Most People Doing Jumping Jacks in a 24-hour period. Their participation helped break the record with 300,265 people.

--Sandra Decatur

Chancellor Elementary

Jeremiah Lehman was the schoolwide winner of the spelling bee, with Jacob Hix as first runner-up. Both students will represent Chancellor Elementary School in the county-wide spelling bee to be held Jan. 24.

At the end of 2011, the running club had logged in 2,879 miles. Second-grader Luke Jockin has logged in the most at 55.43 miles.

--Amy Clodius

Robert E. Lee Elementary

Students of the Week for Dec. 12 were Savannah Adams and Dalaysia Pinkney.

--Linda Wersching

Smith Station Elementary

Smith Station Students of the Month for November were:

Fifth grade--Michael Hiney, Kyle Guija, Bianca Atkinson, Brian Chavez, Caleb Mattice, Joshua Rasure

Fourth grade--Ashanti Thompson, Shelby Lam, Matthew Mesick, Matthew Kennaugh, Joanne Bae, Habib Kaisken

Third grade--Alexis Johnson, Liam Branigan, Connor Dreibelbis, Cole Hudak, Seth Dankers

Second grade--Ryan Kwon, Lily Corbin, Zyasia Carter, Madelyn Swinford, Marlee Fair

First grade--Lance Christmas, Nate Livingston, Madison Rehberg, Sean Klump, Delaney Holloran, Nathan Schlise

Kindergarten--Laynie Goldstein, Kyle Peck, Audrey Chicko, Joseph Wyatt, Tanner Lam, Esequiel Gonzalez-Turner.

Students of the Month for December are:

Fifth grade--Celia Bergquist, Ryan Hudak, Jervon Powell, Madelyn Deihr, Wesley Breaux, Lily Zeets

Fourth grade--Christopher Rossi, Tyler Manchester, Marisol Escalante, Morgan Fair, Ariel Sierra, Angelina Vanmarter

Third grade--Elijah Pabon-Vicente, Sasha Diwa, Jayden Faust, Monze Sandoval, Peyton Parker

Second grade--Kelly Klimtzak, Brayden Sims, Ethan Rehburg, Destiny Wilhelm, Trent Glenn

First grade--Parker Eiben, Jessie Ashburn, Andris Martinez, Kailana Reed, Elijah Bolich

Kindergarten--J.J. Johnson, Sarah Madison Repollo, Kendall Scott, Olivia Roudabush, Oliver Martin, Libby Snow.

--Shelby Harmon

Spotswood Elementary

The school spelling bee winner was Titus Al-hassan Jacob, and runner-up was Tayler Powell. Third-grade teacher Betsy Kusniez organized the contest.

--Samantha Francis

Wilderness Elementary

The winners of the school-wide spelling bee are fifth-graders Jared Wittaker and Taylor Johns.

The fifth-grade chorus and first-grade students presented a concert and "A Holiday Zoobilee" which was enjoyed by the school, parents, grandparents, and friends.

The school collected more than $800 in pennies, which was the most in the county, and donated it to the homeless. A total of 10 bags of new and gently used coats were also donated.

In the county's effort to break the world record for "Read for a Reason," the school had the highest turnout, and won 10 Apple iPads from the Spotsylvania Towne Centre.

--Jennifer Eckhart