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The ADVANCE, November 1, 2023/Page 13A
Photo by Makaylee Randolph
HIGHEST GEORGIA STUDIES PASS RATE - Montgomery County Middle School 8th Grade
Georgia Studies teacher Lee Burkett was honored for having the highest passing rate
for Georgia Studies in the Heart of Georgia RESA district. L to R: Assistant Superinten
dent Beverly Faircloth, Superintendent Stan Rentz, 8th Grade Georgia Studies Teacher
Lee Burkett, Board Chairman Henry Price.
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and expectations for the
upcoming accreditation re
newal.
Pre-K
Pre-K Parent Night
was held on October 16.
Teachers are working
to create criteria and as
sessments to make it easier
to identify students who
may experience learning
difficulties.
Georgia State Assis
tant Commissioner for
Pre-K Susan Adams came
to the school and read to
the Montgomery County
Pre-K classes during Geor
gia Pre-K Week. She com
plimented the size of the
classes - as there are two
classes with 18 students
each, and one class with 19
students. She emphasized
her pleasure in the third
class and spoke encourag
ing words about the con
tinuation of funding for the
third class.
Pre-K received a new
outdoor sign for the facil
ity.
Elementary School
4th Grade is piloting
a new math curriculum
for the school. The math
teacher, her mentor, and an
instructional coach recent
ly went to a 2-hour instruc
tional training that they
shared was very beneficial.
The teachers started fully
implementing the curricu
lum on Monday, October
24.
Attendance is being
monitored.
The teacher mentor/
mentee program is under
way, as the group is com
pleting a book study.
Bus drivers were cel
ebrated on the week of Oc
tober 17-20.
Fire and safety drills
have been completed and
gone well.
Kindergarten through
Second Grade teachers un
derwent the University of
Florida Literacy Institute
training to implement the
principles into small group
reading instruction.
All grade level parent
night meetings have been
completed. These meetings
were recorded and posted
to the school’s Facebook
page.
An Open House is
being planned for the De
partment of Exceptional
Learning students.
Technology
Communications Di
rector Michael Lane and
Superintendent Stan Rentz
met with the company
which sold the school sys
tem the board room audio/
visual system. The com
pany determined that the
system as unusable for the
room.
The company agreed
to buy back the current
system and install a new
updated system from a
different manufacturer.
This system will be used
to livestream and record
board meetings.
The company will give
the school system 60 days
to determine if the system
is a good fit for the board
room. If not, they will
search for other options.
Next Meeting
The next work ses
sion for the Board will be
Thursday, November 9, at 5
p.m., while the next official
meeting will be Tuesday,
November 14, at 6 p.m.
Mixon & Sutton Inducted
into Georgia Military
Veterans’ Hall of Fame
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
Two Toombs County
veterans have been hon
ored for their service to
their country through the
induction into the Georgia
Military Veterans’ Hall of
Fame, and are continuing
to be celebrated through
the Hall’s celebration of
inductees this week. The
organization is working to
share this information in
hopes that more inductees
may be nominated in the
future.
Army Command
Sergeant Major Mixon,
who was honored for his
achievement, was the 32nd
of 162 total inductees to
join the prestigious Hall
of Fame, while Navy En
sign Shelton B. Sutton, Jr.
was the 62nd veteran to be
inducted into the group,
as he was honored post
humously in 2016 for the
valor which he showed be
fore being killed in action.
The induction of these men
into the Hall helped to ac
complish the nonprofit or
ganization’s mission, which
is to honor Georgia veter
ans, educate the youth and
citizens about real military
heroes, and prepare future
leaders of America through
the Georgia Military Veter
ans’ Hall of Fame Military
Scholarship Program.
The organization was
created in 2013, and is rec
ognized by the Georgia As
sembly. They work to hon
or Georgia veterans who
are alive, deceased, or were
killed in action through 3
categories: valor—heroic
action or actions in com
bat for which an award or
awards for heroism were
awarded; achievement -
significant contribution to
the well-being of the mili
tary while in service; and
service - significant con
tribution to the focal com
munity, state, or nation
after leaving the military.
These men and women are
honored each year on the
first Saturday of Novem
ber, and have their photos
and names memorialized
within the Plaza and Balco
ny lobby levels of the Floyd
Veterans Memorial Build
ing in Atlanta.
Nominations for the
award are accepted annual
ly from January 1 until July
31. To nominate a veteran,
download the nomination
packet from the Hall’s web
site (www.GMVHOF.org),
complete the information,
and mail to the Hall, which
is located at 5805 State
Bridge Road, Ste G 379
in Johns Creek, Georgia.
From these packets, in
formation is then given to
an Independent Selection
Committee, who do not in
teract with each other and
have never met or commu
nicated, to determine in
ductees. Once nominated,
inductee candidates may
be considered for 3 addi
tional years with no addi
tional effort required after
submission.
To learn more about
the Georgia Military Vet
erans’ Hall of Fame, or
about the work which the
organization does, visit the
Hall’s website at www.GM-
VHOF.org.
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Photo by Makaylee Randolph
MAKE NEW FRIENDS - Members of Brown's girl scout troop join together in singing the
classic, "Make New Friends." L to R: Sue Ann Jackson Balkcom, Lois Elijah, Laura Reed.
Sculpture
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discovered that the library
was no longer to keep this
sculpture, she made it her
work to find a new home
for it, and to fundraise and
bring it here.”
Four members of
Brown’s Girl Scout troop
attended the event, and
former Scout Laura Reed
spoke on her experience of
knowing Brown through
out her life. “She was such
a gentle and strong soul,”
Reed emphasized. “She
just loved the arts. She was
very devoted to her fam
ily, she was very devoted
to her faith, [and] she was
very devoted to her com
munity.”
Reed added that Sylvia
was “one of the nicest peo
ple you would ever meet,”
and “someone so support
ive of the community.”
Reed continued, “It
means so much to have this
back in the area. [Brown’s
daughter] Ann did know
before her death that the
sculpture would be here -
she got to see pictures of
it. I was so excited that she
did get to see it before she
died. This means so much
to their whole family that
this is here.”
The ceremony ended
as the attendees united to
gether to sing the classic
Girl Scout song, “Make
New Friends.” Donations
were accepted following
the close of the celebration
to help fund lighting for
the sculpture, which will be
installed later this year.
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er cars,” he explained.
Jermon said that he
learned of this opportunity
to receive the cars from the
Walton County Sheriff’s
Office in Florida through
ex-police chief Brian Scott,
who helped to set up the
exchange. “A lot of credit
goes to him for that,” Jer
mon emphasized.
Within the next 30
days, these 11 vehicles -
six Ford Explorers and five
Chevrolet Caprices, will
be outfitted for the depart
ment and will be ready to
hit the road.
“These cars were do
nated. They didn’t cost the
citizens of Vidalia a dime.
There is some equipment
that we need to add to it,
but it will be just strip
ing, our in-car cameras,
and radios - that’s it,” Jer
mon remarked. “We are
definitely blessed, and I
appreciate all the parties
that were involved - Sher
iff [Michael] Adkinson of
Walton County Sheriff’s
Office; Wally Willoughby
of Walton County Sheriff’s
Office Fleet Maintenance
Department; Brian Scott;
and all my guys that took
the day a few weeks ago to
drive down and get all the
vehicles.”
CHEMICAL REACTIONS — Coach Herron Gardner and his Gifted Math and Science
Class (STEM) at Wheeler County Middle School completed three projects involving
chemical reactions, The class completed each experiment and wrote a report about
their experience. First Project: How Coca -Cola reacts with Sand, Second Project: How
Coca-Cola reacts with Mentos, Third Project: How Ketchup reacts with Baking Soda.
The students enjoyed each project and are excited about new experiments with
Coach G every Tuesday, The Gifted Math and Science Class plans to explode pump
kins for their next experiment. L to R: Mallory Ortiz and Kyleigh Galloway.
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