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6 DAILY PRESS NEWS National Optometry Our goal is to provide a full line of optical services and primary eye care to the community, together with competitive prices and friendly services. Coliseum Square 827-6530 Patrick Henry Mall 249-4330 Marketplace Shoppes 259-6823 NOW IN 3 LOCATIONS DPA 73487 TheUSOdependsonthegenerosity oftheAmericanpeople. Tomakeadonationortofindouthow Donating $1million is sure to make anyone feel good. Hampton University President William Harvey and his wife, Norma, got to keep basking in the glow a few days after their May 5 announcement. CNN listed Harvey the next day as one of most intriguing because of his donation, which is meant to increase staff salaries.

Harvey was named alongside actor Jerry Seinfeld, who is launching a website featuring more than 1,000 of his standup routines; Judy McGrath, the MTV Networks chairwoman and CEO who is stepping down; and Bill Russell, the legendary Boston Celtics player and civil rights activist who will be honored with a statue in Boston. CNN featured Harvey again Monday on its the blog, asking him questions including how he happened to have an extra $1million to give away. He told CNN that in addition to leading HU for 33 years, owned Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Houghton, 26 years. am pleased that people in Michigan like he said. Pretend penguins Seventh-grade students at Booker T.

Washington Middle School in Newport News learned about climate change last week by playing the part of polar bears and penguins forced out of their traditional habitats by global warming and loss of sea ice. The activity was led by Daniel Maxey, a Virginia Institute of Marine Science graduate student who visited the school two to three times a week throughout the school year to teach about the effects of climate change on the distribution of polar animals. His visit was part of a National Science Foundation program that connects VIMS students with classes at schools including Booker T. Washington Middle, Page Middle School in Gloucesterand York High School as a way to improve the K-12 curriculum and stimulate interest in science. Partnership award Huntington Middle School has earned a first-place award from the American School Board Journal for its partnership with the shipyard in Newport News.

Magna Awards is a national program that recognizes school districts for programs that advance student learning and encourage community involvement. Huntington partnered in 2009 with a unit of Northrop Grumman, now Huntington Ingalls Industries, as part of Newport News Public initiative. Shipyard staff introduced professions and trades in the shipbuilding industry and taught career-readiness skills to students at all grade levels. They also participated in school dances, basketball games, school rallies and field trips. Extra $2 million for schools The extra $2 million Hampton City Schools received because more students enrolled than the 2011budget predicted was used mostly to give staff bonuses in December $500 for full-time employees and $300 for part-time employees.

The $500,000 left will be lumped into year-end spending and may be used for textbooks, buses, and technology, officials said last week. Enrollment as of March totaled 20,656 students, which is 456 more than Hampton City $184.7 million budget for 2010-2011was built on. The school receives state and federal money based on the average daily number of students. Shalash can be reached at 247-4537 or at For more education news, visit facebook.com/ dailypresseducation. EDUCATION NOTEBOOK CNN spotlights Harvey twice gift Samieh Shalash HAMPTON ROADS Search continues for missing boater Search teams were unable to find the body of a missing boater Sunday in the James River.

John Bull, aspokesman for the Virginia Marine Resource Commission, said that the search would continue until the body is located. Recovery efforts will resume Monday. will do this for as long as it Bull said. family and friends deserve that Bull said that the nature of the equipment used to conduct the search made it difficult to continue after dark. The man was one of 10 people on a 22-foot sailboat Friday that capsized.

TRANSPORTATION Jamestown ferry back in full service The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry Pocahontas has been returned to the fleet. The Virginia Department of Transportation says that the ferry service is now fully operational again. The ferry had been pulled for maintenance. PRINCE WILLIAM CO. School system will be reviewed Prince William County school officials say the sys- tem will be reviewing its procedures in the wake of sexual misconduct charges against four teachers in the past month.

Spokesman Ken Blackstone says the school hiring process is not in question, noting that all 10,000 employees went through background checks before being hired. Instead, he says the system will take a closer look at professional development. He says principals will remind staff about expectations regarding sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships with students. Blackstone says the issue will be addressed during the next round of principal meetings. The latest arrest was Thursday, when 62-year-old Woodbridge Middle School teacher David Blount was accused of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old female student.

All four teachers are on administrative leave. TROUTVILLE Van crashes into restaurant Virginia State Police say the driver of a minivan plowed his vehicle through aburger chain restaurant in Troutville, injuring two patrons. Police said the 71-year-old driver apparently hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, sending the van into on Sunday. Police told The Roanoke Times the two injured patrons did not require hospital treatment. GREENVILLE Inmate wins 7-year legal battle Rashid Qawi Al-Amin, a state prison inmate, has won a seven-year legal battle with the state, allowing him access to Muslim reading materials, CDs and DVDs, the Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday.

Al-Amin, then known as Donald Tracey Jones, was convicted in Norfolk of murder and use of a firearm in 1989. Jones, a New York native, was in his early 20s at the time. He was sentenced to 52 years in prison and is scheduled to be released in 2016. Attorney General Ken office decided to settle the legal battle after a series of court rulings in favor. The state admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement but agreed to perform eight different acts to satisfy Al- claims.

The case highlights a trend among state and federal prisoners, many of them converted Muslims, fighting for their rights to practice their faith. wire-service reports BRIEFS GLADE SPRING The residents of this southwest Virginia community, hit hard by a tornado in late April, received a big assist this weekend from the U.S. Army Reserve and others. More than 100 members of the 760th Engineer Corps, based in Marion, spent Saturday morning helping Glade Spring residents. They cleared tons of trees as part of a cleanup that was to continue on Sunday.

Help also arrived from hundreds of miles away. A Winchester radio personality, Brian Scott, arrived with a truck filled with 10,000 pounds of food, bottled water, paper supplies and other items. WTRM-FM listeners donated the assistance. anywhere near Glade Spring, almost 300 miles Scott told the Bristol Herald Courier. even though nearly 300 miles away, still all Virginians.

And Virginians help each other. all the reason we needed to be Scott also brought a $2,162 check for the Washington County Red Cross. As she watched the supplies emerge from a truck, Glade Spring volunteer firefighter Mary Louthian said, makes me want to are so many people in this town, just trying to get back to living normal life again. Something like this can put them one step closer to getting back to Louthian said. The outpouring of support came one week after Gov.

Bob McDonnell said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected assistance for the community. Four people were killed in Washington County when the April 28 tornado swept through southwest Virginia, destroying numerous buildings and injuring 50 people. Lt. Christina Teagarden, who led the 760th Engineer work in Glade Spring, said the 139-member unit considered it real duty and to help town officials. feel really good about getting to provide a valuable service for fellow citizens in a real time of Teagarden said.

this is what we do as engineers, we find ways to improve sites, whether securing and clearing them or building STATE Help arrives in Glade Spring THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Product: DPBroadsheet PubDate: 05-16-2011 Zone: ALL Edition: 1ST Folio: A6 User: sokennedy Time: Color: CMYK Notes:.