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The ADVANCE, October 4, 2023/Page 20A
MY SHOE LENGTH — Crissy Smith's 3rd grade math class at Wheeler County Elementary
School is learning to estimate and measure the lengths of objects in inches, feet, and
yards. Students were given the task, "My Shoe Length." They traced their shoe and es
timated the length in inches. Next, students had to find the exact length of their shoe
in inches. Some students noticed their estimation to be very close to the exact mea
surement. Afterwards, students decorated their shoe drawing. Students discovered the
longest shoe to be 10 'h inches and the shortest was 7 inches.
From the Record
THE BLOTTER
These are the reported
arrests from the Toombs
County Sheriff's Office,
the Vidalia and Lyons
police departments,
and the Montgomery
County Sheriff's Office
for the past week.
Incidents are taken
directly from police
files. All suspects are
innocent until proven
guilty.
In Lyons...
• Oscar Ivan
Flores, of Lyons, was
arrested on Septem
ber 25 and charged
with DUI-Less Safe-
Srugs, Failure to
Maintain Lane, Reck
less Driving.
• Brian Casey An
derson, of Lyons, was
arrested on Septem
ber 26 and charged
with Aggravated As
sault.
• Robert Curtis
Matthews, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Sep
tember 26 and
charged with Shop
lifting.
• Danielle Dona
hue Rouse, was ar
rested on September
29 and charged with
No Insurance 1st, Ex
pired Tag, Driving
While License Sus
pended or Revoked
(First), Warrant Ser
vice.
In Toombs
County...
No report avail
able.
In Montgomery
County...
No report avail
able.
In Vidalia...
• Antron Mayrce
Williams, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Sep
tember 25 and
charged with Reck
less Driving / Simple
Obstruction / Aggra
vated Assault / Ag
gravated Battery /
Possession of Firearm
during Commission
of a Crime / Sus
pended License.
• Brendan Lem
uel Bailey, of Vidalia,
was arrested on Sep
tember 26 and
charged with Crimi
nal Trespass / Posses
sion of Marijuana /
Possession of a Con
trolled Substance /
Possession of Drug
Objects,
• Lorren Evans, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on September 27
and charged with
Warrant Served (Vi
dalia Probation war
rant).
• Lindsey Tre
maine Joiner, of Vi
dalia, was arrested
on September 27
and charged with
Terroristic Threats /
Warrant Served x2
(Dublin Pd / Wheeler
Co).
• Cynthia Kay
Sprull, of Vidalia, was
arrested on Septem
ber 30 and charged
with Terrorisic Threats
/ Simple Assault.
• Mary Crystal
Davis, of Vidalia, was
arrested on October
1 and charged with
Warrant Served.
• Antone Victo
ria, of Vidalia, was
arrested on October
1 and charged with
Possession of Meth-
amphetamines /
Possession of Con
trolled Substance /
Warrant Served.
In Wheeler
County...
No report avail
able.
Georgia students again
best the nation on SAT
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
Georgia public-school
students outperformed
their counterparts in the
nation’s public schools on
the SAT this year for the
sixth year in a row.
The Georgia public-
school Class of 2023 re
corded a mean SAT score
of 1045, 42 points above
the national average for
public-school students of
1003.
Breaking it down, the
Georgia class posted a
mean score of 534 on the
Evidence-Based Reading
and Writing (ERW) por
tion of the test and 511
on the math component.
Those beat both national
mean scores on the SAT:
510 on the ERW part of the
test and 493 for the math
portion.
“I am extremely proud
of Georgia’s students as
they continue to beat the
national average on the
SAT,” State School Super
intendent Richard Woods
said Monday. “This is a
testament to the hard work
of students and teachers
along with the families who
have invested in them.
“It’s also confirmation
that Georgia is on the right
track as we continue to
heavily invest in academic
recovery and address lost
learning opportunities
for every student in every
school.”
Both Georgia public-
school students and their
counterparts across the na
tion saw a decrease in SAT
scores this year compared
to the Class of 2022. The
Georgia mean score fell 7°
points from 1052, while
the national mean score
suffered a larger decline,
dropping 25 points from
1028.
A slightly lower per
centage of Georgia’s pub
lic-school Class of 2023
participated in the SAT -
50% - compared to 51% of
the Class of 2022 students
who took the test.
Lyons Lions Students of the Month
The Lyons Lions Club Student of the Month program recognizes deserving stu
dents for their “Dedication, Commitment and Service to Others” and is sponsored by
Peoples Bank. For the month of September, the awards were presented to Savannah
Moore of Robert Toombs Christian Academy and Raymond “RJ” Florez IV of Toombs
County High School.
L to R: Lion Christian Burton (Lyons Lions Club President), Savannah Moore (RTCA Stu
dent of the Month), Pamela Braddy (RTCA Teacher), and Lion Barry Waller (Lyons Lions
Club Student of fhe Month Chairman).
LtoR: Lion Christian Burton (Lyons Lions Club President), R.J. Florez (TCHS Student of the
Month), Tilly Christian (TCHS Teacher), and Lion Barry Waller (Lyons Lions Club Student
of fhe Month Chairman).
Christian Movie Star to
Speak at VHA Benefit Dinner
Alex Kendrick
Courtesy of Vidalia Heritage
Academy
Well-known Christian
Movie Star and Producer
Alex Kendrick will speak
to the audience at Vidalia
Heritage Academy’s an
nual benefit dinner, which
will be held at the First
Baptist Church of Vidalia
on Tuesday, October 17.
Kendrick is most
known for his roles as
Coach Grant Taylor in
Facing the Giants, Pas
tor Strauss in Fireproof,
Adam Mitchell in Coura
geous, Coleman Young
in War Room, and John
Harrison in Overcomer.
Kendrick also worked as
a director, writer, and edi
tor in all of these films and
more, as well as a produc
er in a total of 6 movies.
He also co-wrote the NY
Times bestselling books
The Love Dare, The Reso
lution for Men, and The
Battle Plan for Prayer. He
is no stranger to speaking,
as he addresses audiences
often, and has even been
interviewed by Fox and
Friends, CNN, and ABC
World News Tonight. He
currently shares his exper
tise and leadership through
his service on the boards
for the Fatherhood CoMis-
sion and Christian Film
Foundation.
Seating is limited and
must be reserved in ad
vance. Tickets cost $50 per
person or $500 per table
and can be reserved online
through the VHA website
or by calling (912) 537-
6679.
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