William Byrd High School has announced its Terriers of the Month for October, including both
students and staff.
Teachers and staff nominate students for the honor; students nominate faculty and staff members.
Students chosen as Terriers of the Month for October were Kayleigh Barber, Josephine Mullen,
Khloe Hart, Brihanna Harris, Payten Childress, Ashlynn Doss, Jennifer Cabrera, Makayla
Tingler, Addison Collins, Chloe Biller, Amari Poindexter, Xander Hastings, Delilah Hoang,
Payton Topolski, Leighann Wood, Owen Humphreys, Luke Richardson, Lilith Mills, Elizabeth
Gheen, Braeden Booth, Sydney Coles, and Alex Caixba-Hernandez.
Richardson, Payton Topolski, Delilah Hoang, Chloe Biller, Jennifer Cabrera, Addison Collins,
Elizabeth Gheen, Owen Humphreys, and Alex Caixba-Hernandez; back row, Leighann Wood,
Sydney Coles, Payten Childress, Makayla Tingler, Jo Mullen, Ashlynn Doss, Kayleigh Barber,
Braeden Booth, and Xander Hastings. Not pictured are Khloe Hart, Amari Poindexter, Lilith
Mills, and Brihanna Harris. (photos by Debbie Adams)
Faculty and staff members honored in October were Ryan Adams, Olivia Body, Nikki Boothe,
Cherrybell Damasco-Farrington, Andrew DeCoster, Allyson Goin, Katie Hetherington, Thomas
Kessler, Barbara McGrath, Jason Oldaker, Jordan Persinger, Dan Plybon, Hannah Prater, Eric
Royal, Jonny Runyon, Alicia Spangler, Kevin Tuck, Martha Wade, Laura Ward, and Travis
Welty.
Kessler, Nikki Boothe, Eric Royal, Andrew DeCoster, Olivia Body, and Ryan Adams.
Hetherington, and Allyson Goin.
Plybon, Barbara McGrath, Jonny Runyon, Laury Ward, Jason Oldaker, and Travis Welty. Not
pictured are Cherrybell Damasco-Farrington, Jordan Persinger, and Kevin Tuck.
All WBHS students and staff may nominate individuals who they believe exhibit the “Terrier
Way” (being safe, respectful, responsible, and embodying the best of WBHS).
Two years ago ALCOVA Mortgage in Vinton and its branch manager Matt Crizer (a WBHS
graduate) reached out to Byrd, looking for a way “to honor students and teachers who are doing
great things in and out of the classroom.” They came up with the expanded Terrier of the Month
program.
Students receive media recognitions, a Terrier of the Month T-shirt, and a postcard home from
the teacher who nominated them explaining why they were honored. The T-shirts are designed
each year through a competition in the graphic design classes of art instructor Alicia Spangler.
The program is facilitated by Asst. Principal Kevin Richardson and Life Counselor Lauren
Pomeroy.
