Newspaper Page Text
The ADVANCE, March 29, 2023/Page 2A
(Eift Aiiuancg
RTCA Middle School students pose in front of the United States Capitol.
TC FFA RECEIVES CHECK — Ohoopee Soil and Water Conservation District presented
Toombs County High School FFA Chapter a check for $750. This money will be used
to purchase plants, soil tables and supplies, water hoses, and hand shovels. Pictured
are the Toombs County FFA Chapter, Ohoopee District Supervisor Chris Hopkins, AG
Teacher and FFA Advisor Marlyn Grantham, and Georgia Soil and Water Conservation
Commission CRM NancyAnne Conner,
RTCA Students Visit Washington
Four students were chosen to participate in the laying of
a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arling
ton National Cemetery, L to R: Seth Holton, 7th grade;
Grayson Semesny, 9th grade; Amelia Moore, 8th grade;
and Braylin Pittman, 6th grade,
Robert Toombs Chris
tian Academy's Middle
School students traveled
to Washington, D.C., on a
five-day trip beginning Fri
day March 10.
The first day was full of
traveling on a charter bus
bright and early and six in
the morning and not arriv
ing until late that night.
The next day students
toured the many different
Smithsonian Museums and
took an “Illumination tour”
to different monuments at
night.
The students then trav
eled to Virginia to see the
National Air and Space
Museum. Later that day
they visited the Arlington
National Cemetery where
four students were chosen
to participate in the laying
of a wreath at the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier. The
four students chosen were
6th grader Braylin Pittman,
7th grader Seth Holton, 8th
grader Amelia Moore, 9th
grader Grayson Semesny.
On the third day, the
students traveled to George
Washington's Mount Ver
non and toured Ford's The
atre. That night students
continued the illumination
tour seeing several differ
ent monuments. Before
leaving to head back home
to Georgia, the students
stopped at Thomas Jef
ferson's Monticello home
to tour. Once the tour was
over, students loaded the
bus for the long journey
home.
- “
frWW-"-
II s * *1 -
A*t>j
1 ft r t mm
0
IT / n / nij
v m
fl A '
TOMORROW'S LEADERS - Graduating from the Greater Vidalia Youth Leadership Pro
gram on March 20 were: L to R, first row, Julia Beacham, Emma Williams, Madison
Starr, Emily Thompson, MaryClaire Wolfe, Rebecca Evans, and MaryLaura Tippett; L
to R, middle row, Riley Campbell, Bailey Hutchins, Emma Beasley, Allison Waller, Kate
Kennedy, Abbie Bishop, Emma NeeSmith, and Nicole Acosta; L to R, back row, Anna
Claire Stephens, Daniel Adorno-Pagan, Chase Moye, Tank Morris, Keyone Williams,
Reece Brown, Andrew Tuck, Zach Moye, John Colby Thompson, and Seth MacGregor.
Greater Vidalia Youth Leadership
Graduates Tomorrow’s Leaders
Courtesy of the Greater
Vidalia Chamber
The Greater Vidalia
Youth Leadership class
held a graduation cer
emony on Monday, March
20, at Lyons First Baptist
Church to celebrate the
end of the 2022-2023 pro
gram. The graduation cer
emony gives the students
the opportunity to show
their parents, program
sponsors, and the partici
pating school officials what
they learned during the
program about themselves,
the community, and how
they can contribute as our
future leaders.
During the program
the students learn about
different business sectors
in the community such as
agriculture, economic de
velopment, healthcare, and
community services. They
also develop themselves
in sessions titled, “Orien
tation,” “Professional De
velopment,” and “Putting
Your Best Foot Forward.”
This year Georgia First
Bank awarded two $500
scholarships to Reece
Brown and Kate Kennedy
for their 200-word essays
which detailed how they
may help to improve the
community.
The Greater Vidalia
Chamber shared its grati
tude to program Present
ing Sponsor Brewton-Park-
er College and the other
graduation event sponsors,
The Temples Company,
and Georgia First Bank.
Applications are avail
able for next year’s class. If
you know a rising Junior or
Senior in the community
(Toombs or Montgom
ery Counties) who would
benefit from the program,
contact Amber O’Connor
at ambero(a)greatervidalia-
chamber.com for an appli
cation.
Teacher Invites Students
to Design Business Logo
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
A local teacher is invit
ing middle and high school
students in Toombs and
Montgomery County to
design the artwork for her
latest business venture.
Vidalia Heritage
Academy High School
English Teacher Donna
Beall has always had a
passion for both youth
and students, which has
inspired her to invite stu
dents to create a logo for
her new pet boarding and
dog training/enrichment
business, The Teacher’s
Paws (with squawks and
claws!), which will open
at a later date this year.
The goal is for a “winning”
logo or student’s original
art to be put on the build
ing sign, business cards,
and any related business
materials.
This opportunity for
students has been struc
tured as a contest, as the
top three entries will re
ceive a prize of a mon
etary credit toward future
boarding or training for
their pets. In addition to
this monetary credit, first
place winner will have a
chance to see their art
work utilized as the face
of the business and will re
ceive a $100 savings bond
- a detail which Beall was
inspired to include based
on her own experience.
“I cashed a $100 savings
bond, which I won from a
writing contest in 1991, to
help me with the business
expenses,” she explained.
“For this reason, I want
to offer the winner a $ 100
savings bond to go full
circle.”
The guidelines for this
contest are simple:
• All art and/or text
should be the student’s
own, original design. No
material should be taken
from a preexisting com
mercial source.
• All art should be
turned in physically to the
Downtown Craft House,
located at 206 Mosley
Street in Vidalia.
• Best paper/card
stock is advised for sub
mission of original art, and
color and unique ideas are
appreciated.
• Though canines will
be the facility's primary
focus, Teacher’s Paws will
also offer limited board
ing to other pet varieties
as well. Winning art pieces
may consider including
small animals (cats, birds,
rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.)
in their artwork.
All submissions are
due by April 3, and judg
ing will be conducted
soon after. For more in
formation, contact Donna
Beall at 912-293-7007.
S LADO KU Solu,lon ’ page ,3A
Fun By The
Numbers
Like puzzles?
Then you’ll love
sudoku. This
mind-bending
puzzle will have
you hooked from
the moment you
square off, so
sharpen your
pencil and put
your sudoku
savvy to the test!
Levei: Intermediate
Here’s How It Works:
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine
3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each
row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row,
column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will
appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The
more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
3
4
0
5
9
7
2
2
5
4
6
8
4
9
4
3
8
6
2
3
1
4
7
9
2
8
1
Zoom
KINSHIP
CAREGIVER
Support Group
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2023
6 PM - 7:30 PM DINNER & MEETING
<§> THE BIRTHDAY HOUSE
© PARTIN PARK IN LYONS
CHILDCARE PROVIDED I PLEASE RSVP
SPECIAL GUESTS: CHIEF WESLEY WALKER
AND JONATHON MCGAHEE,
LYONS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Kinship care refers to a temporary or permanent
arrangement in which a relative or any non-relative adult
who has a long-standing relationship or bond with the
child and/or family has taken over the full-time, substitute ^
care of a child whose parents are unable or unwilling to do so. ‘
Kinship care includes those relationships established through
an informal arrangement, legal custody, guardianship order, a
relative foster care placement or kinship adoption. Our support
group was established in February of 2022 in response to the
Increase in kinship care families in our county.
478-262-1133
IF YOU PLAN
TO ATTEND.