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The ADVANCE, October 18, 2023/Page 2A
HAGAN VISITS LYONS PRIMARY - Prekindergarteners at Lyons Primary School had a spe
cial visitor on Thursday, October 12, as State Representative Leesa Hagan visited the
school and read the students a book which she chose - Cheer: A Book to Celebrate
Community by Uncle Ian Aurora.
VHS Tops Graduation Rate Again
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“We know the na
tion is tanking when
politicians run, not on
the pressing issues
facing the nation, but
on the amount of
money they have ac
cumulated for their
campaigns. The me
dia is gushing that
Biden now has $71
million, in case you
are interested."
“Wednesday the
price of a gallon of
gas dropped below
three dollars. Yay!
Governor Kemp
would make a great
President. Go back to
bed, Joe."
“If the liberal news
media would report
on "criminal involved
shootings" of inno
cent people and offi
cers, instead of "offi-
Courtesy of Toombs County
Schools
Georgia's high school
graduation rate for 2023
has shown improvement,
with the state as a whole
witnessing an increase in
the number of students
successfully completing
their high school educa
tion. Toombs County
High School is among the
standouts, with a gradua
tion rate of 95.2% which
exceeds the state aver
age of 84.4%. The 2023
Toombs County High
School graduation rate
climbed over 2% com
pared to the previous
year’s rate.
Toombs County High
School Principal, Mrs. Ma-
rissa Morris, responded
to the graduation rate re
sults and stated, "Toombs
County High School's
four-year cohort gradua
tion rate for the Class of
2023 has reached 95.2%,
surpassing the Class of
2022 rate of 93.1%. This is
the highest ever four-year
cohort graduation rate
for TCHS. This remark-
cer involved shoot
ings," they wouldn't
have enough broad
cast time in the day
to report them all. We
should all recognize
that the liberal media
prefer to dishonor law
enforcers and to sup
port law breakers."
“All republicans,
democrats, or inde
pendents, we need
to stand for Israel. It is
time to open our eyes
that the Biden admin
istration should not
send any more
money to Iran. They
are behind this hor
rific attack. Also,
Biden should close
the border and send
all the illegals back to
where they came
from because they
will attack us. We
need to pray for this
nation."
“I just passed
through Madison, GA,
today and I bought
gas for $2.71/gallon
and about a mile
down the road it was
$2.59/gallon. Vidalia,
what's your problem
other than greed?"
“Vidalia High
School plays the
crappiest pregame
football music in the
whole state."
“The decapitation
of infants by Hamas
has been described
by American demo
crats as a desperate
able milestone reflects the
dedication and hard work
of our students, entire
faculty and staff, parents/
guardians, and the entire
community. It is through
this collective effort that
we can celebrate such an
outstanding achievement
and continue to strive for
excellence in education,
all while focusing on our
overall vision of "Creating
An Exceptional Legacy."
The graduation rate
increase demonstrates the
Toombs County School
System's continued com
mitment to improving the
quality of education and
ensuring that more stu
dents successfully com
plete their high school
journey. Toombs County
High School demon
strates that with dedica
tion and support, students
can achieve their academ
ic goals.
Superintendent Barry
Waller added, "Our dis
trict is committed to pro
viding the best education
al opportunities for our
students. The exceptional
act of self defense. I
have no experience
in this, but in my imag
ination, if you're be
ing attacked by
1-year-old babies,
you have the right to
chop their heads off
in self defense."
“Killing babies? I
can’t even wrap my
head around that.
But if you're ok with
murdering your own
unborn children, it's
not that far a stretch
to butcher somebody
else's, is it?"
“Gas is cheaper in
all the surrounding
towns than it is in Vi
dalia. Folks, buy your
gas somewhere else
besides here."
“Well, I guess we
know now that the
Toombs County Bull
dogs ain't the GA
bulldogs because
Pierce County beat
them last night. Oh,
what a revelation."
“I know Hamas is
evil. What they did
was very evil. Hamas
with an H, what Hitler
did with an H was evil.
The Jews for 2000
years have been
killed, but if you go to
the Bible, they told
the Roman governor
Pilate that his blood
would be on his chil
dren's children's chil-
ren. And that's what's
happening."
graduation rate at Toombs
County High School re
flects our dedication to
academic excellence and
supporting each student's
unique journey."
Courtesy of Vidalia City
Schools
In a year when Geor
gia's high school seniors
recorded another historic
four-year graduation rate of
84.4%, Vidalia High School
continued to top the state
rate with a four-year gradu
ation rate of 92.6%, as an
nounced on Tuesday, Octo
ber 10.
"Although the gradu
ation rate is only one mea
sure of how we are perform
ing, we're proud that our
students continue to gradu
ate at a rate that far exceeds
the state average," said Vi
dalia High School Principal
Bruce Mulkey. "Our cohort
graduation rate reflects a
body of work over the last
thirteen years (K-12) that
all of our stakeholders share
responsibility and should
celebrate."
A total of 107 Georgia
school districts recorded
graduation rates at or above
90%. Georgia's statewide
graduation rate has in
creased by 14.7 percentage
points since the state began
using the adjusted cohort
calculation first required
to be calculated in 2011 by
intendent Dr. Garrett Wil
cox said that although there
is still work to be done, he
is pleased with the news.
"While the goal is ultimately
a 100% graduation rate, I
am happy with the informa
tion that we have once again
topped the state average.
A lot of hard work by the
teachers, staff, administra
tion, and parents has made
us successful year after year.
Vidalia Assistant Super
intendent Dr. Sandy Reid
echoed Dr. Wilcox's state
ment, "While we will never
quit striving for 100% grad
uation rate, we recognize all
the hard work of our staff,
parents, and community
that has gone on to have a
graduation rate significantly
higher than the state aver
age. We are proud of the
work that has gone into this
graduation rate and look for
ward to the work required to
watch it climb higher with
each passing year."
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