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(Eift Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, June 16, 2021/Page 2A VCS Superintendent’s Contract Renewed, JDD Principal Named By Rebekah Arnold Contributing Writer During the June Vida- lia City Schools Board of Education meeting, Chair man Tim Truxel officially presented what had been discussed in executive ses sion weeks ago: a renewal of Superintendent Dr. J. Garrett Wilcox’s contract for another three years. This contract will be from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2024. The motion was made by Board member Bruce Asberry and seconded in unison by the two other members present, Hal Chesser and Andy Blount. Julee Torrence was not able to attend the meet ing. The Board passed the motion with no further discussion but to congrat ulate Wilcox. Dr. Wilcox has been the Superintendent ofVi- dalia City Schools since July of 2012. Before that, he served as Principal of Vidalia Comprehensive High School for a period of four years (July 2009- June 2013), serving as both the Superintendent and Principal from July 2012 until June 2013. Prior to that, Wilcox served with the Tattnall County School System in various roles, including Teacher, Assistant Princi pal, and Principal. A Native of Metter, Wilcox received his B.S and Master’s degrees from Georgia Southern Univer sity prior to receiving his Doctorate from Argosy University in Educational Leadership. Wilcox is mar- CONTRACT RENEWED - Dr, J. Garrett Wilcox has served VCS as Superin tendent for nine years. Elis contract has been renewed for three more years, until June 30, 2024. ried to Blythe Matheson Wilcox, and they have three daughters, Bess, Cate, and Sally. Brandon Boston has been appointed as the new Principal at J.D. Dickerson Primary School. Boston, who has served as the As sistant Principal at J.R. Trippe Middle School for the past five years, replac es Brenda McLain, who moves to the Central Of fice. Boston, a native of Laurens County, has over 15 years of educational experience, starting his teaching career as a 4th grade teacher at Northwest Elementary School in Lau rens County. Boston says he is more than ready to move forward, building on the foundation laid before him. “I am eager to build on the foundation that was laid by former administra tors. I am pleased to work with amazing teachers that want to see all students grow academically, social- Crossword Puzzle Solution, page 9A 1 2 ' 10 12 13 14 16 17 22 24 31 32 33 37 38 40 48 51 43 44 45 46 47 50 " “ 55 58 60 CLUES ACROSS I. “Sleepless In Seattle” actress Ryan 4. One of Santa’s reindeer 10. Before the present II. Type of butter 12. Location of White House 14. Motion 15. Tree part 16. Regions around the North Pole 50. 1S. Fits on a boat’s gunwale 51. 22. Discuss after it’s happened 52. 23. 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The Chamber hosted a fish fry for members and President Jan ice Mock reported on the organization's recent projects. ly, and emotionally.” Wilcox stated that the system is fortunate to have quality people like Boston, “Brandon has been a con stant in the system for sev eral years now, and we are very fortunate to have him as an administrator in our system. We look forward to great things from him, the staff, and the students next year at J.D. Dickerson Primary School.” Boston is married to the former Ashley Collins, a graduate of Vidalia High School, and a 4th grade teacher at Sally Meadows. They have three children, Deidra, Brody, and Blaze, who all attend Vidalia City Schools. “We are all proud to be a part of the Vidalia City Schools and the Vi dalia community,” added Boston. Boston has already hit the ground running, bring ing together the JDD Lead ership Team for a produc tive retreat recently, and said that he looks forward to working together with everyone to help JDD be come even better than it is. “I will work together with all stakeholders to provide our students with the best educational experience to meet all their needs. My door is always open, and I welcome your input. I am looking forward to work ing with each of you as we strive for greatness at J.D. Dickerson.” Which religion is oldest - Judaism, Christianity or Islam? Judaism is the oldest of all the Abrahamic religions, about 3000 New Testament of the Bible. Chris tians believe that Jesus was the years old. Jews trace their lineage Messiah foretold in the Old Testa- through Abraham’s son Isaac, from ment, while Jews and Muslims say his wife Sarah. Its founding proph- that he was just a prophet. In 2020 et is Moses, who had been chosen Christians numbered 2.382 billion by God to lead the Israelite slaves worldwide. out of Egypt. On Mount Sinai, Moses gave God’s revelations as the Torah. The Hebrew Bible is a collection of many individual books written over years by different people, describing its origins, history and visions of a just society. After wan dering in the desert W- The youngest of the three re ligions is Islam, founded in the year 622 A.D. and just over 1000 years old. Muslims trace their Abrahamic lin eage through Abra ham’s son Ishmael, from his wife’s maid Hagar.Islam’s found ing prophet is Mu hammad, who gath- for 40 years, the Jews went to live in ered an army of followers, fought what is now known as Israel, a land and conquered various warring which they believe is God’s gift to Arab tribes, and united them by them. In 2020 Jews numbered 14.7 million people worldwide. creating a militant religion. 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