Charlottesville 11-year-old Wins Jeopardy
A Charlottesville girl showed off her smarts Wednesday night on Jeopardy, and walked away with the top prize.
Eleven-year-old Joli Millner, who attends Burley Middle School, says she was very excited about being on the game show. She beat out the competition to take home the win and $15,000. She says the best part about her appearance on Teen Week was the trip to Los Angeles.
Millner invited one of her favorite poets, Maya Angelou to a big viewing party Wednesday. While Angelou was not able make it, she did send Millner two autographed books.
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New Principal Appointed for Stone Robinson Elementary School
July 9, 2010 - Reported by CBS19 News
The Albemarle County School Board appointed Dr. Nicholas J. King as the principal of Stone-Robinson Elementary School at its meeting Thursday night.
Dr. King earned his Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Virginia, and he also holds a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from North Carolina Central University. He has served as Chief Academic Officer for Northampton County Schools in Jackson, NC for two years, and has five years experience as a high school principal and four years experience as an elementary principal.
Dr. King replaces Ashby Kindler, who was named Principal of Murray High School, also overseeing the Community Public Charter School and the Enterprise Center, earlier this month.