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Page 8A The Braselton News Wednesday, December 30, 2020 School Hall County schools seek applications for Da Vinci Academy, exploration academy Da Vinci Academy (DVA) at the Academies of Discovery at South Hall and the Earhart-Edison Exploration Academy (E2) at North Hall Middle School have announced separate timelines for rising sixth graders who wish to apply to attend either program for faU of 2021. DA VINCI ACADEMY Da Vinci Academy is located at the Academies of Discovery at South Hall Middle School, and is a program designed for stu dents who “have a passion for learning, primarily focused in the arts, sciences and technology.” “Students who are curious, who are original thinkers and who are open to discovering their gifts in a creative educational setting are prime candidates for this program,” school leaders said. “In trinsic motivation, creativity and self-discipline are characteristics that DVA students should possess.” For the DVA website, visit https://shms.hallco.org/web/da-vin- ci-academy/. • Applications, parent information videos and other informa tion for Da Vinci Academy is available at https://shms.hallco.org/ web/dva-application-information/ • The application deadline for Da Vinci Academy is January 13. • For more information, contact Kelly Schollaert at kelly.schol- laert@hallco.org E2 EXPLORATION The Earhart-Edison Exploration Academy at North Hall Mid dle School is open to all Hall County students and will accept high-achieving sixth graders who are “enthusiastic about learn ing.” Students who want to explore how the STEM areas (Sci ence, Technology, Engineering and Math) connect to teamwork, communication and problem-solving will thrive in the collabora tive and creative learning environment of E2, school leaders said. The E2 website can be found at https://nhms.hallco.org/web/ear- hart-edison-acad/. The Earhart-Edison Exploration Academy will have a separate application timeline and process. The E2 application will be post ed on January 4. The E2 application deadline is Friday, Feb. 19. For more information, visit https://drive.google.com/ file/d/15E3Vqgy4uqlMewkgfc2TmByWfdN0ym4s/view or contact Kimberley Nash at Kimberley.nash@hallco.org. Area students make dean’s list at UNG The deans of each of UNG’s five col leges — the College of Arts & Letters, the College of Education, the College of Health Sciences & Professions, the Mike Cottrell College of Business, and the College of Science & Mathematics — announced the names of those stu dents who made their respective lists for fall 2020. Dean’s list recognition is achieved by having at least a 3.5 grade point aver age, carrying 12 or more credit hours in one semester and having no grade lower thanB. Locals named to the list were: •Alexander Ladino of Jefferson. • Bailey Hurley of Hoschton. • Caroline Odum of Braselton. • Zdenka Janderova of Braselton. • Pang Xiong of Hoschton. • JaMia Lawrence of Braselton. • Nicole Wade of Hoschton. • Patricia Alarcon of Braselton. • Dawson Murray of Hoschton. •Gibson Phillips of Hoschton. • Kaylyn Anthony of Hoschton. •Lexi Delliponti of Hoschton. • Mary Angel of Hoschton. • Frank LaDue of Jefferson. • Hannah Tolbert of Jefferson. • Karen Rubio of Jefferson. •Rebekah Couch of Jefferson. • William Wamock of Jefferson. • Shianne Yang of Hoschton. • Cassie King of Hoschton. • Carlie Thayer of Braselton. • Darby Johnson of Hoschton. • Gabriel Stoeckig of Jefferson. • Hannah Healan of Jefferson. •Jacob Burnette of Hoschton. • Jordan Puckett of Jefferson. • Kaitlyn Plymale of Hoschton. •Lindsey Coles of Jefferson. • Matthew Britt of Jefferson. • Nicole Wucinski of Braselton. • Seth Nurmi of Braselton. • Taylor Bridges of Jefferson. • Victoria Maddox of Braselton. • Amber Wilbom of Jefferson. •Zachary Zambo of Hoschton. •Jacob Barnes of Jefferson. •Rebecca Crawford of Hoschton. • Alanna Dorsey of Hoschton. •Courtney Cline of Braselton. • Graham Gilley of Jefferson. • Matthew Gowder of Braselton. •Jana Grizzle of Jefferson. • Carson Hager of Braselton. • Whitney Hall of Hoschton. • Avery Jones of Braselton. •Jessica Kasongo of Braselton. • Kaitlyn Logan of Hoschton. •Andrew Meyers of Jefferson. • Jordana Mills of Hoschton. • Abby Roberts of Jefferson. • Spencer Starkweather of Hoschton. • Cheyenne Teal of Jefferson. • Faith Tomack of Jefferson. •Natalia Velez Carrero of Jefferson. •Tyler Williams of Braselton. • Haleigh Williamson of Jefferson. • Rebecca Wilson of Hoschton. •Logan Forrestall of Hoschton. • Meghan Batten of Braselton. • Brett Holbrook of Jefferson. • Madison Miller of Braselton. • Caitlin Whitfield of Jefferson. •Eduardo Martinez of Jefferson. • Hannah Watson of Jefferson. •Jared Blackburn of Jefferson. • Kaylee Woodall of Jefferson. • Reed Drake of Jefferson. • Shelby Suppes of Jefferson. •Wesley Raker of Jefferson. •Andrew Blackwell of Hoschton. •Emily Fleming of Hoschton. • Isabella Lee of Hoschton. •Joseph Corso of Hoschton. •Jordan Delliponti of Hoschton. • Kasey Martinez of Hoschton. • Nathan Gavriliuc of Hoschton. • Tanner Crump of Hoschton. • Jiselle Gonzalez of Braselton. • Kaitlyn Johnson of Braselton. • Peyton Rolader of Braselton. •Tristan Byrd of Braselton. • Alberto Arellano of Braselton. • Ashley Brehm of Jefferson. • Jillian Bryan-McGahee of Jefferson. • Hannah Burch of Jefferson. •Marcela Candamil of Braselton. • Victoria Carithers of Jefferson. • Christopher Dennis of Braselton. • Daniel Dzimianski of Jefferson. • Brian Flaherty of Hoschton. • Andres Garcia of Braselton. • Cherish Glover of Hoschton. • Arthur Hang of Jefferson. • Grayson Hill of Hoschton. •Megan Holcombe of Hoschton. •Jonathan Howell of Braselton. • Alexandra Lyons of Hoschton. • Riley McKinzie of Hoschton. • Brelynn Millwood of Hoschton. • Reagan Mirolli of Jefferson. •Avery Mitchell of Hoschton. • Colton Moon of Braselton. •Alexis Overman of Hoschton. • Kaytlin Pal of Braselton. •Luciana Perez of Hoschton. • Asenat Prado of Braselton. •Alexis Redmon of Jefferson. • Ethan Rhea of Hoschton. •William Sandrock of Jefferson. •Megan Smith of Braselton. • Jacob Tanner of Hoschton. • Elizabeth Taylor of Braselton. • Ryleigh Tooke of Jefferson. • Emma Tucker of Jefferson. • Bekah Viverette of Braselton. • Noah Walksler of Hoschton. •James Young of Jefferson. Gwinnett schools fill vacancy for assistant superintendent The Gwinnett County Board of Education named Kelli McCain to be an as sistant superintendent for elementary schools at the board’s December meet ing. McCain fills the vacan cy created when Pam Wil liams was named the dis trict’s chief of staff. McCain is currently principal of Partee Ele mentary School. She be gan her career in Gwinnett County Public Schools in 1996, teaching at Nesbitt Elementary School and later at Stripling Elemen tary School. She served as assis tant principal at Magill and Grayson elementa ry schools, before be ing named principal of Meadowcreek Elementary School. From 2012-2017, Mc Cain held an assistant su perintendent position and took on the role of princi pal at Partee Elementary School in 2017. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health services administration from Ohio University; a teacher cer tificate in elementary edu cation and master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Cincinnati; a specialist’s degree in administration and supervision from Lin coln Memorial Universi ty; and a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Mercer University. Grerinan makes honor roll Kathleen Marie Grennan, of Hoschton, was recently named to the University of Mississippi’s fall 2020 hon or roll lists. Grennan was named to the chancellor’s honor roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00. Locals earn 4.0 GPA at Piedmont College Piedmont College recently announced that nearly 250 students who were named dean’s scholars for the fall 2020 semester. Students named as a dean’s scholar fin ished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Dean’s scholars for the fall 2020 semester include: • Sean VanMeter of Jefferson. • Georgia Weinhart of Hoschton. • Madison Gott of Hoschton. • Cooper Rework of Jefferson. • Kyle Graves of Jefferson. • Tanya Schwab of Braselton. • Laura Zwemke of Hoschton. • Emily Oldham of Jefferson. Local students earn degrees at Georgia College Dr. Steve Dorman, president of Georgia College, has awarded degrees to the graduating class of December 2020. Local graduates were: • Vanessa Farley of Hoschton. • Maegan Stephens of Braselton. • Amy Tippins of Jefferson. Average Monthly Cost For Cable TV Subscription $75 Cell Phone $65 Internet Service $60 Residential Electricity $170 Automobile Fuel $160 Health Insurance $545 SUBSCRIPTION TO BRASELTON NEWS $ 1.66 Braselton News Subscribe online at BraseltonNewsTODAY.com 33 Lee St in Jefferson or call 706-367-5233 It’s Just $20 for a Full Year - 52 weekly issues!