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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Braselton News
Pagel2B
School
MCHS graduation set for May 22
JCCHS graduation ahead Friday night
BY KERRI TESTEMENT
Jackson County Comprehensive High School
seniors will receive their diplomas on Friday night.
JCCHS will hold its graduation ceremony on
Friday, May 23, starting at 8 p.m., at the school’s
stadium.
JCCHS is set to have 253 graduates receive diplo
mas during its ceremony. Michelle Renee Cornelison
is the valedictorian and Elijah Knowles Gaultney is
the salutatorian.
In the event of rain, JCCHS will hold its gradua
tion at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 24. If the weather
continues to be bad, graduation will be held at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 24.
Jackson BOE approves personnel changes
Seven hundred and fifty-three
seniors will graduate from Mill
Creek High School on Thursday,
May 22. The commencement
ceremony is scheduled to begin
at 7:30 p.m. in the Mill Creek
Community Stadium.
Gwinnett County Public School
Superintendant Alvin Wilbanks,
school board representative Dan
Seckinger and Mill Creek prin
cipal Jim Markham will be the
commencement speakers.
STAR student Kimberly
Michelle Ingram will give the
welcoming remarks. Senior
class president Robert Drew
Griffith will lead the Pledge of
Allegiance and Amanda Jordan
Eash will introduce the speak
ers. Lauren Alayne Tanner will
present the Legend of the Cap
and Gown and Bridgette Kristine
Krueger will lead the turning of
the tassels and rings.
TOP GRADUATES
Valedictorian Corbin Michael
Klett is the son of Terrill
and Karen Klett. Klett will
attend the Georgia Institute of
Technology where he plans to
major in aerospace engineering.
Klett has received numerous
honors including the math award,
science award and AP scholar.
He served as president of the
Technology Student Association
and Mu Alpha Theta. Klett is a
member of the Jazz Band and the
National Honor Society.
His community activities
include volunteering at his
church and mission trips.
Salutatorian Melinda Rae
Dolphyn is the daughter of Steve
and Pam Dolphyn. Dolphyn plans
to attend the Georgia Institute
of Technology where she will
major in psychology and pre
medicine.
Dolphyn’s honors include
National Merit Scholarship final
ist, AP Scholar, and the Georgia
SALUTATORIAN
MELINDA RAE
DOLPHYN
Certificate of Merit among oth
ers. She is a member of the
National Honor Society, Beta
Club, Senior Cabinet, Dance
National Honor Society, Spanish
National Honor Society, Key
Club and Dance Club.
Dolphyn’s community activi
ties include volunteering at
the Bread of Life Food Pantry
and the Hall County Humane
Society.
CLASS OF 2008
The class of 2008 will be the
first graduating class to have
spent all four years at Mill
Creek. The seniors have adopted
the nickname “The Cornerstone
Class” and have erected a monu
ment at the school which states:
“This cornerstone represents the
class of 2008. We dedicate it to
every student who enters Mill
Creek High School and contin
ues its legacy of excellence.”
Mill Creek opened its doors
in August of 2004 with approxi
mately 2,500 students. Since that
time, the school has become one
of the largest in the state with
over 3,982 students.
VALEDICTORIAN
CORBIN MICHAEL
KLETT
Mill Creek’s graduates rep
resent approximately 11 per
cent of the total number of stu
dents graduating from Gwinnett
County Public Schools this year.
The school system estimates that
nearly 8,500 students will gradu
ate from 16 GCPS high schools
this month. Of these students,
89 percent plan to attend college
or postsecondary schools.
According to GCPS, graduating
seniors have been offered over
$88 million in academic, athletic
and military scholarships. That
amount does not include HOPE
scholarship awards.
Mill Creek High School seniors
have been awarded nearly $7.9
million in scholarships this year.
In addition to receiving a large
number of scholarships, over
110 of Mill Creek’s seniors will
finish their high school careers
as honor graduates. To be des
ignated as an honor graduate,
students must maintain a grade
point average of 90 or better.
More than 1,600 Gwinnett
County seniors will graduate
with honors this year.
BY KERRI TESTEMENT
The Jackson County Board of
Education approved the following
personnel changes during its May
12 meeting.
NEW HIRES
The board approved the follow
ing new hires for the next school
year: Matthew Allen, first grade
teacher, MES; Erik Bates, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
WJMS; Susan Boleman, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
WJIS; Steven Boswell, learning
lab paraprofessional, EJCHS;
Debbie Caputo, secretary, EJCHS;
Carrie Carman, sixth grade teach
er, WJMS; Joel Conway, social
studies teacher, JCCHS; Makeba
Clark, sixth grade teacher, KBMS;
Kelly Coty, ISS teacher, EJMS;
Jennifer Cox, eighth grade teacher,
KBMS; Charlotte Cross, school
psychology (50 percent), system-
wide; Kimberly Forester, social
studies teacher, JCCHS; and
Hayley Gallagher, music teacher,
MES/BES.
Josh Gandy, special education
teacher, EJCHS; Miguel Guisasola,
band teacher, KBMS; Melissa
Hester, art teacher, NJES/EJES;
Brandon Ivester, third grade teach
er, MES; Tracey Johnson, special
education paraprofessional, SJES;
Russ Johnston, third grade teacher,
MES; Linda Moss, special educa
tion paraprofessional, SJES; Jason
Patton, informational technology,
system-wide; Kyndall Quiggle,
pre-K paraprofessional, WJPS;
James Reid Jr., special education
teacher, JCCHS; Blake Rodenroth,
health/PE teacher, BES; Natasha
Thomas, music teacher, GSES;
Amy Tinnell, first grade teacher,
WJPS; Jason Wester, ISS teach
er, WJMS; Jeremy White, math
teacher, JCCHS; Marla Cole, first
grade teacher, EJES; and Catherine
McKechnie, EIP teacher (50 per
cent), WJIS.
TRANSFERS
The board approved the following
transfers for the next school year:
Ashley Alldredge, fourth grade
teacher, MES to special education
teacher, WJPS; Travis Broome,
special education paraprofession
al, SJES to BES; Marsha Clark,
custodian, WJPS to GSES; Joyce
Cook, EIP teacher (50 percent),
NJES to EIP/Title I teacher (100
percent), NJES; Kim Crawford,
school nutrition cashier, EJMS to
free and reduced application clerk,
system-wide; Crystal Embrick,
special education paraprofession
al, SJES to BES; Margie Gibbs,
instructional technology, system-
wide to informational technology,
system-wide; Tammy Lott, second
grade teacher, MES to assistant
principal for instruction, NJES;
Jennifer Madlem, special educa
tion preschool, SJES to WJPS;
Melanie McMurray, gifted teacher
(50 percent), NJES to gifted teach
er (100 percent), NJES; Debbie
Minish, special education parapro
fessional, SJES to BES; Missy Nix,
special education paraprofessional,
SJES to KBMS; Amy Wright, first
grade teacher, WJPS to instruc
tional technology, system-wide;
Miranda Storey, instructional
technology (50 percent), system-
wide to student information sys
tem coordinator (100 percent) and
Frank Uhlir, counselor, WJPS to
counselor, WJPS/WJIS.
RESIGNATIONS
The school board approved the
following resignations effective
the end of this school year: Christa
Deissler, instructional technology,
EJMS; Angela Fondriest, sixth
grade teacher, WJMS; Terrence
Lott, social studies teacher, JCCHS;
Kathleen Deegan-Neel, ESOL/
Title I teacher, KBMS; Meredith
Nettles, special education teach
er, WJMS; Andrea Smith, spe
cial education preschool teacher,
BES; Michael Smith, ISS teacher,
EJMS; and Stacy Woodall, special
education teacher, WJMS.
The board also approved other
resignations: Christy Arnold, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
SJES (effective FY 09); Darina
Booth, custodian, EJCHS (effec
tive May 6); Norma Irvin, school
nutrition assistant, JCCHS (effec
tive April 17); Sharon Janco, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
JCCHS (April 17); and Isabella
Simmons, custodian (50 percent).
RETIREMENT
The board approved the retire
ment of Harold Vamum, lead cus
todian, maintenance, GSC, effec
tive July 31.
Jackson County
Needs A Change!
JIM
KEINARD
for Sheriff of
Jackson County
Formal Education
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Science in
Criminal Justice
Masters in Social Administration
Masters in Public Administration
Doctorate in Public
Administration (ABD)
Juris Doctor in Law
Law Enforcement Training
FBI National Academy
DEA National Training Institute
Traffic Institute, Northwestern
University
Georgia Police Academy
Macon Police Academy
Georgia POST Certifications
Basic Police Mandate
#P710008000S
Police Management
#PA04860080S
Awards
1991 Gwinnett County
Officer of Year
1990 Finalist Gwinnett County
Officer of Year
1986 Citation for Professional
Excellence
Work Experience
Investigator, Gwinnett County Schools
Revenue Special Agent,
State of Georgia
Detective/Police Officer,
City of Macon
Air Police Officer, U. S. Air Force
(Over thirty-seven years of law
enforcement experience)
Personal Data
Lives in Hoschton with wife, Carol,
who is retired from Bell South.
They have two children and two
grandchildren.
Member of Hebron Baptist Church
Hoschton City Council Member
2003-2007
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