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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 The Braselton News Page 7 A School UNG recognizes students for earning 4.0 GPA University of North Georgia (UNG) President Bonita C. Ja cobs recognized students who achieved a 4.0 GPA during the fall 2020 semester. Students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours in bachelor’s degree programs who achieved a 4.0 grade point average were named to the president's honor roll. Students enrolled in associ ate degree or dual enrollment programs who met the same level of achievement were named to the president’s list. Local students receiving those honors were: • Kaitlyn Castillo of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Nicholas Henderson of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • McKenzie Greenlee of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Ana Quezada Garcia of Braselton—president’s honor roll. • Natalie Greene of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Christina Wilkins of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Diana Mancilla of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Elizabeth Evans of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Mary Schaefer of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Terry Wright of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Alexa Berry of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Abigail Meyers of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Ashley Peck of Pendergrass — president’s honor roll. • Abbey Gbur of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Jonathan Kinsey of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Katelynne Kenerly of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Kaleigh Adams of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Kyle Johnson of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Sheridan Porras of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Samuel Wells of Jefferson—president’s honor roll. • Sarah Beller of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Tyler Davis of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Autumn Mccann of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Kayli Allen of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Mary Chambers of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Madeline Collins of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Randall Edge of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Courtney Harris of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Mackenzie Headley of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Edleen Henriquez of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Heather Howell of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Tucker Jones of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. • Lauren Kelley of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Lindsey Kelley of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Dawson Malecki of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Mariah Millsap of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Sarah Smith of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Joshua Towe of Braselton — president’s honor roll. • Spencer Wyatt of Hoschton — president’s list. • Ana Arce of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. • Emily Gavriliuc of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Evie Coleman of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Deborah Sherman of Jefferson — president’s list. Emily Kollman of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Emilio Bueno of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Karen Sanchez of Jefferson — president’s list. Katherine Ronci of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Lauren Han of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Maggie McGhee of Jefferson—president’s list. Maria Arce of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Madison Sims of Jefferson — president’s list. Ranah Ocampo of Jefferson—president’s honor roll. Stephanie Landers of Jefferson — president’s list. Zachary Dorward of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Ansley Orth of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Britney Clune of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Beau Jones of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Camille Cowherd of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Dino Jarrin of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Emma Keisler of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Kevin Cafferty of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Mark Driscoll of Hoschton — president’s list. Nicole LeBlanc of Hoschton — president’s list. Noah Cross of Hoschton — president’s list. David Siha of Braselton — president’s honor roll. Rae-Lynn Cihzzari of Braselton — president’s honor roll. Giana Kirkland of Hoschton — president’s list. Joshua Daugherty of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Dagny Berger of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Seth Blahnik of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Blaine Booth of Hoschton — president’s list. Charlize Broomfield of Hoschton — president’s list. Kevin Donnelly of Hoschton — president’s list. Bristol Garrett of Braselton — president’s list. Megan Hanlin of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Katlyn Harden of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Nicholas Hartsock of Braselton — president’s list. Cassandra Jones of Hoschton—president’s honor roll. Justin Kight of Braselton — president’s honor roll. Samantha Liss of Braselton — president’s honor roll. Haleigh Lyskawa of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Terry May of Hoschton — president’s list. Kalvin Nguyen of Jefferson — president’s list. Gabriel Popa of Hoschton — president’s honor roll. Hanna Pruitt of Jefferson — president’s list. Cecilia Reeves of Hoschton—president’s list. Mckenzie Smith of Braselton — president’s honor roll. Patrick Sorah of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Christopher Sorrell of Braselton — president’s honor roll. Amber Tullis of Jefferson — president’s honor roll. Alexander Widstrom of Braselton — president’s list. Hall earns exemplary school board status The Hall County School District recently earned the Georgia School Boards Association’s (GSBA) 2020 Exemplary School Board recogni tion. The recognition program is de signed to showcase best practices in school governance and leader ship. GSBA recognizes good school board governance to foster educa tional community cultures in order to advance student learning and achievement. The Hall County Schools Board of Education met and/or exceeded the criteria set forth by GSBA to earn the honor of a 2020 Exemplary Board. “Our board of education has con sistently worked hard to support the students and team members of the Hall County School District.’’ said Superintendent Will Schofield. “It’s one thing to talk about being the most caring place on earth and providing rigor for all. It’s quite another to help provide the resourc es that allow teachers, staff, and school leaders to make those ideals a reality.” The GSBA Governance Team Recognition Program was devel oped by Georgia superintendents and board members based on the state board of education’s standards for effective governance to recog nize exemplary leadership. In 1998, the Georgia School Boards Association was one of the first school board associations in the nation to develop a program of standards for local boards of educa tion. The GSBA Board recognition program is a three-tiered program. For more information on the pro gram, you may visit the GSBA web site for awards and recognition. No spectators at Lanierland Basketball Tournament No spectators will be al lowed at the Lanierland Basketball Tournament. The decision comes af ter a meeting with Gaines ville City Schools, Lakev- iew Academy and the Hall County School District amid a rise in the number of positive COVID cases in the community, and with so many schools facing the challenge of maintaining in-person instruction. “Without question, this will be a disappointment for many, as the Lanierland Tournament is a long-held event that for years has brought our community to gether,” leaders from the schools said. “However, leadership from Gaines ville. Hall and Lakeview Academy, feel an obligation to protect the health and safety of the collective com munity.” All games will be held at Gainesville High School and will be live streamed. Additionally, holding the tournament in one location gives local radio the ability to broadcast all games. Safety measures and pro tocols will be in place for all athletes, and an updated schedule of game times will be posted on the Lanierland website in the near future. “Gainesville City Schools, Lakeview Acad emy and the Hall County School District appreciate the patience and under standing of all stakeholders during this difficult time,” leaders said. “We are all excited to be able to host this annual community event in a safe manner un der these challenging cir cumstances, and we wish all participants the best of luck!” Local student receives CURCA mini-grant More than a dozen stu dents were awarded grants from the Center for Under graduate Research and Cre ative Activities (CURCA) at UNG. The annual mini grants will fund 10 differ ent research projects in the areas of psychological sci ence, chemistry, biology, anthropology, physics and English. Among the 14 UNG stu dents to receive a Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (CURCA) mini-grant was Briana Sargent of Bra selton. Sargent, along with Jose Izaguirre Garcia and Lilia Saber with Dr. Ghu- lam Hasnain were awarded for the project: Side directed mutagenesis studies of PyrD and PyrR genes involved in riboflavin biosynthesis. The center’s mission is to promote learning through students’ active engage ment in undergraduate re search and creative activi ties during their collegiate careers. Previously, CURCA awarded its annual mini grants to faculty members. This year, mini-grants were revamped and awarded to student-led teams with fac ulty support. “We realized UNG lacked a mechanism to support student research projects directly, so we decided to refocus the mini-grant awards on students.” said Dr. Anastasia Lin, assistant vice president of Research & Engagement. “The grants will allow students to learn about professionalism and prepare for graduate school and the workforce. Though each student must apply with a mentor, the students get the experience of writ ing a grant and potentially adding it to their resume,” Students wrote research proposals, and UNG faculty and staff members awarded 10 projects. Berry College names dean’s list The following area students were named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at Berry Col lege. The dean’s list honors students who post ed an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester. • Tanner Still, of Braselton. • Abigail Mohler, of Hoschton. • Katie Wellborn, of Jefferson. • Emma Grace Johnson, of Jefferson. • Anna DeMersseman, of Jefferson. • Rich Morrison, of Jefferson. • Russell Hendley, of Jefferson. CONSIGNMENTS . FINE FURNISHINGS Whether you are looking lor the perfect piece of furniture, want to accessorize your home, need to liquidate an entire home or sell a single item, House of Boykin is the perfect place. Give us a call! Caryn McGarity, Owner And her Boykin Spaniels FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH you can list your group’s meetings! Call 706-367-5233 to advertise your meeting date, time and place. Banks County News • Jackson Herald Madison County Journal • Braselton News 15786 KIWANIS OF JEFFERSON Meetings every 2 nd & 4 th Monday at 1 p.m. Beef O’Brady’s f&k 15252 HUDSON LODGE #294 F & A.M. 1364 Hospital Rd., Commerce 1st Thursday of each month Meeting 7:30 p.m. • Dinner 6:30 p.m. Cameron Boswell 706-215-4282 15850 1 GAINESVILLE CHURCH belonging to Christ Meets for Bible study Wed. 7PM Sun. 9:30AM Worship Sun. 10:30AM 2815 Wallace Road • Gainesville, GA Free Home Bible Study • 770-835-4000 For info call (678) 928-9350. GCOC.org 1 12626 JEFFERSON ROTARY CFUB Meets Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. American Legion Post 56 309 Lee St., Jefferson Les Crane, President les.crane@bhhsgeorgia.com HALL COUNTY 442 DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. Gainesville Civic Center OPEN TO ALL ^470-577-0095 Pilot Club of Jefferson Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 706-367-9313 or 706-693-4715 I2625 12971 MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meets 4th Sat. @ 10:30 a.m. Madison Co. Senior Center 706-789-3336 mcgademocrats.wixsite.com/mcdp 12 y BANKS COUNTY Jfl| AMERICAN LEGION llpr Post 215 Meets each 3rd Tues., 6 p.m. In Homer, GAat the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 ~ 12972 J&p ROCKWELL M LODGE F& A.M. No. 191, Hoschton, GA 2nd Tues. at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m. www.rockwelllodgel91.com Two blocks behind Larry's Garage West Broad at Hall Street BANKS COUNTY 13004 HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC Meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks County Historical Courthouse at 105 U. S.Hwy 441 North in Homer, GA 12623 JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m.. (706) 247-4094 Robert Hall, President 4660 St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m. Sun. 10:00 a.m. Monday - Friday 12:10 p.m, Spanish Sun. 8:00 a.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 a 13905 JgWUNITY LODGE F & A.M. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1 1st Tues. of each month, 7:30 p.m. Tom Hays • 678-316-7492 Borders St. Behind Tabo's G? BANKS COUNTY ill AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY - Post 215 Meets each 3rd Tues., 6 p.m. In the American Legion Building at 1350 Historic Homer Hwy., Homer, GA JEFFERSON AREA 2620 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION www.jaba-ga.org Meets 3rd Thursday« 11:45 a.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 302 Longview Drive 1 12619 JEFFERSON AMERICAN LEGION Post 56 • Meets 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m. Joe Ruttar, Commander Phone (860) 949-4037 309 Lee St., Jefferson, GA 12969 . Tri-County J Shrine Club 3rd Thurs. of each month 7:00 p.m. Rockwell Lodge 191 11067 JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. Meets 3rd Thursday of each month ^ Bank OZK Jr 465 old Swimming Pool Rd. Meeting is open to all who wish to attend. www.jcdcga.org