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RTCA Holds All-School Field Day 2021
Robert Toombs Christian Academy held its an
nual all-school Field Day on Wednesday, April 28,
with 16 teams vying for the 2021 RTCA Field Day
Trophy. Each team included students in grades
kindergarten through twelfth, with Senior students
as the team captains. Events included water over-
under, bat spin soccer, beach ball hockey, water
obstacle course, water balloon toss, run waiter ran,
and of course the coveted tug of war. A new addi
tion to Field Day this year was the Victory Lap.
Students were covered in colored powder as they
ran their victory lap for completing Field Day.
“I look forward to Field Day every year because
we are the only school in the surrounding coun
ties who allows the whole school to participate in
Field Day. I really enjoy getting to see our students
come together as one. The Seniors really take con
trol of their team and make sure the younger stu
dents are having a good time and help them get
through each race. I would also like to thank the
faculty for helping to run each of the races,” states
Jake Wilkinson, Field Day Coordinator and RTCA
Coach.
Rachel Threlkeld trying not to spill all of her water during
the water obstacle course.
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MK McBride scoring for his team as Jackson Newton tries
to block the shot for his team.
2021 FIELD DAY CHAMPIONS-THE KELLY GREEN TEAM — (L to R): Front Row: Kailen Brantley, John Martinez, Rachel
Salter, Middle Row: Elly Flaygood, Kylie Acosta, Emmie Davis, Madison Williams, Kaitlyn Reaves, Morgan Newsome,
Elin Flaygood, Reba Salter, Chesney Burch, Back Row: Coach Courtney Absher, Coach Adam Callaway, Coach Nicole Acosta and Drew Vaughn help Lakelynn Johnson
Jacob Lord, Amily Mixon, Gage Brantley, Coach Matthew Meeks, Trent Smith, during the race.
Tucker Fleath pumping up his teammate Banks Hopkins.
SENIOR TEAM CAPTAINS WITH COACH JAKE — L to R: Austin Akins, Trey Brant, Maison Garbutt, Justin
Johnson, Nelson Thigpen, Carleigh DeFee, Coach Jake Wilkinson, Steven McDonald, Kaitlyn Reaves,
Carolina Mead, Katie McDuffie, Justin Walker, Anna Cuevas-Ortes.
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collecting unemployment
benefits as they re-train on
a ramp-down timeline.
4. Eliminate the
outdated Federal Self
Certification Declaration
checklist for
unemployment insurance
and return to a robust
qualification process.
5. Utilize existing
federal funds to improve
the appeals process and
address childcare benefit
needs. This will clear out
the backlogs in our
Department of Labor so
that more workers can exit
the system and find
meaningful work to
support their families.
In the long-term,
Georgia needs to
aggressively pursue
coordinated efforts that
improve the talent pipeline,
for example:
6. Build on the
momentum of Governor
Kemp’s needs-based
scholarships to help more
first-generation, low-
income students find
career success.
7. Develop a federal
bipartisan solution to our
existing H-1B, H-2A and
H-2B worker visa programs
that ensure Georgia
companies and agricultural
producers have the talent
needed to meet growing
demand.
8. Support the work of
the Georgia House of
Representatives
Maximizing Global Talent
Study Committee which
will examine current
regulatory burdens as well
as opportunities for
upward mobility and
prosperity.
9. Finally, prepare our
students to compete in the
new economy by
improving and
coordinating our talent
pipeline through a review
of Georgia’s education
delivery system that
focuses on entrepreneurial
training, upskilling, life
long learning, STEM and
evolving 21st century
skills.
The statewide business
community is ready and
willing to partner with
government leaders,
educators and every man
and woman who wants to
work. Undoubtedly, this
will require one of the
largest concerted efforts in
our nation’s history as we
work to overcome our
setbacks and
simultaneously plan for a
more resilient future
together. Let’s get to work,
Georgia.
Georgia Chamber of
Commerce
American Council of
Engineering Companies of
Georgia
Georgia Agribusiness Council
Georgia Association of
Convenience Stores
Georgia Association of
Manufacturers
Georgia Chemistry Council
Georgia Construction
Aggregate Association
Georgia Farm Bureau
Georgia Forestry Association
Lowry
continued from page 6A
are proposed to pay for at
least part of the bill.
Republicans aren’t
going back to their debt-
obsession circa 2010, but
they should aspire to be, if
not the party of green
eyeshades, the party of
fiscal sanity.
Deficit spending hasn’t
led to damaging outcomes
to this point, although that
doesn’t mean it never will.
If interest rates do ever
markedly increase again,
the level of debt will strain
the economy and force
unpalatable choices on
policymakers of steep tax
increases or spending cuts
or both. The status of the
U.S. dollar as the world’s
reserve currency could be
threatened.
Why increase these
risks if it’s not strictly
necessary?
That question won’t
bring people into the
streets, yet it’s one that
President Biden and his
supporters can’t
persuasively answer.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
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Synd., Inc.
