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Nick Weirup of Blue Ridge was selected as the winner of "An Artistic Discovery," a districtwide congressional art contest sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte.

The Lord Botetourt High School rising junior's watercolor, "The Girl Behind the Barn Door," was chosen by Goodlatte to represent Virginia's 6th Congressional District, which stretches from the Roanoke Valley up the Interstate 81 corridor through the Shenandoah Valley.

Nick's work is on display inside the United States Capitol.

To view his work and artistic works by young people representing districts throughout the nation, visit www.publicgov.org/art2008/Art08.html.

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Camp Connect, a summer day camp for older elementary, middle and high school students with Asperger's syndrome will be hosted by Community School throughout the month of July.

The session runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays on the following dates: July 14 to 17 is for high schoolers, July 21 to 24 is for middle school students and July 28 to 31 is for upper elementary school-aged children. All three of these sessions are still available.

The camp's focus is to provide students with a supportive but fun summer camp, and activities are intended to create positive teamwork experiences.

For more information, call 520-2031 or visit www.campconnectVA.com.

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Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy is enrolling its first group of kindergarten through sixth-grade students, and enrollment applications are available.

The application fee is $100 and annual tuition fees are $5,400 per year with financial aid available. For more information, visit www.smlacademy.com or call 761-5614.

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International Student Exchange Programs is looking for local host families willing to open their homes to an exchange student for the 2008-09 school year.

The students are 15 to 18 years old and speak English. Each student is fully insured, brings personal spending money and expects to help with household responsibilities and be included in family activities.

To become a host family or find out more about the program, call Barbara at (276) 238-9064.