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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The Braselton News
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School/Social News
Elachee announces
schedule of events
Elachee Nature Science
Center has announced a num
ber of events through the end
of November.
The schedule is as follows:
Discovery Saturday at
Elachee
•Date: Nov. 12, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
•Venue: Elachee Nature
Science Center, 2125 Elachee
Dr., Gainesville
•Event: Elachee Nature
Science Center exhibits and
attractions are open for admis
sion. General admission for
those ages 2 and up is $10 per
person. Exhibits and attrac
tions include:
—Live animal showcase
(11a.m. to 1p.m.), meeting
Elachee's live animal ambas
sadors (45-minute presenta
tion with an Elachee teaching
naturalist and then tour the
live animal exhibit)
—Forest Intelligence with
eco-addendum (10 a.m. to
noon) with guest present
er Kathryn Kolb, director,
eco-addendum. Program fee
is $30 per person (ages 14 and
older
— Mark Warren Lecture
and Hike. Session 1 (10-
11a.m.): “Ancient Ways of
the Cherokee and How We
Use Them Today.” Session 2
(noon to 1 p.m.): “Through
the Eyes of the Cherokee.”
Guest presenter is acclaimed
author, historian and naturalist
Mark Warren. Program fee is
$12 per person for each ses
sion. Visit www.elachee.org/
event/nov-12-2022-discov-
ery-saturday-at-elachee/ for
more information on these
programs.
Home School Day
•Date: Nov. 17, 8 a.m. to
5 p.m.
•Venue: Elachee Nature
Science Center, 2125 Elachee
Dr., Gainesville
•Event: “Foraging through
history.” Jump back in time to
learn about foraging through
Cherokee techniques and his
tory. Explore for edible plants,
fungi and natural tools and
techniques of the Cherokee
people. Available for students
in Pre-K to Grade 5. ages 5
to 12. The cost is $15 per stu
dent. For more information,
visit www.elachee.org/event/
nov-17-2022-home-school-
day/.
No School Nature Day
•Date: Nov. 22. 10 a.m. to
noon
•Venue: Elachee Nature
Science Center, 2125 Elachee
Dr., Gainesville
•Event: Take a walk through
the forest to look for fungi and
mushrooms after learning
about the ancient Cherokee
people. The discussion will in
clude how the Cherokee lived,
where they lived and what
their lives might look like
today. Admission is $10 per
person ages 2 and older. For
more information, go to www.
elachee.org/event/nov-22-
2022-no-school-nature-day/.
In Full Bloom
•Date: Nov. 22.1-3 p.m.
•Venue: Elachee Nature
Science Center, 2125 Elachee
Dr., Gainesville
•Event: In this adult learn
ing program for ages 18-and-
up, take a guided walk
through the Chicopee Woods
to search for fungi and mush
rooms after learning all about
the ancient Cherokee people.
The program includes a dis
cussion about the lives of the
Cherokee, where they lived
and what their lives might
look like today. Event cost
is $10 per person ages 2 and
older. For more information,
go to www.elachee.org/event/
nov-22-2022-in-full-bloom/.
No School Nature Day
•Date: Nov. 23, 10 a.m. to
noon
•Venue: Elachee Nature
Science Center, 2125 Elachee
Dr., Gainesville
•Event: Learn about the
ancient Cherokee people and
their way of life. A classroom
program is followed by a hike,
complete with a Native Amer
ican scavenger hunt to look
for things in the forest they
might have used in their daily
lives. Event cost is admission
is $10 per person ages 2 and
older. For more information,
go to www.elachee.org/event/
nov-23-2022-no-school-na-
ture-day/.
Stars Over Elachee
•Date: Nov. 26, 5:15-
7:15 p.m.
•Venue: Chicopee Lake
2100 Calvary Church Rd„
Gainesville
•Event: During this two-
hour Elachee Nature Science
Center astronomy educa
tion program, learn to set
up and use a telescope, then
embark on a guided tour of
the night sky to see the first
quarter moon and bright sea
sonal stars. Recommended
for adults and children ages
8 and older. Participants are
asked to bring a flashlight and
pencil. Participants can bring
their own telescopes. Reserve
a telescope for $30 (one tele
scope seats up to five people).
Admission is $15 for those
bringing their own telescopes
(up to 5 people). For more in
formation, visit www.elachee.
org/event/nov-26-2022-stars-
over-elachee/.
For more information over
Elachee’s programs, call 770-
535-1976.
CHAMPION
Submitted photo
An angus presented by Jesse Cronic (far right) of Braselton won Reserve Supreme Champion and
Grand Champion Female honors at the 2022 Georgia National Fair Junior Angus Show Oct. 7 in Perry.
DAR WREATH LAYING
The dedication of a grave marker honoring Revolutionary War soldier Maher Lyle was held in
Hoschton on October 23. The ceremony was held by several DAR and SAR chapters, including the
James Pittman DAR chapter from Jackson County. Lyle was born in Scotland in 1737 and fought in
the American Revolution in Virginia. He later settled in Jackson County at the north end of the Mul
berry River where was buried in a family plot in 1814. Shown here are members of the Pittman DAR
chapter (L to R): Betty Anne Mathis, Brandy Pethel, Charlotte Mealor and Guy Dean Benson.
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JCHS
ROTARY
STUDENT
OF THE
MONTH
Ansley Herrin
was selected
as Jackson
County High
School’s
Rotary Club
Student of
the Month for
October. Her
rin is pictured
with Jack-
son County
High School
principal
Jason Wester.
Herrin select
ed Dorothy
Draa-Miller
as her most
influential
teacher.
Submitted photo
West Jackson Elementary gets grant for art programs
West Jackson Elementa
ry School (WJES) was re
cently awarded the Vibrant
Community Grant from the
Department of Education.
The grant will be used to
increase educational oppor
tunities for students to learn
more about the Arts.
The Vibrant Communi
ties grant awarded WJES
$4,666 to improve the
school's art program and
expand students' hands-
on learning with projects,
workshops and to increase
artistic learning opportuni
ties for visual learners.
WJES will use the funds
to enhance the First Grade
Learning Garden by part
nering with Jeff Mather, an
artist-in-residence to im
prove the garden and inspire
students with various in
person activities to increase
their artistic abilities. As a
STEAM (Science, Technol
ogy, Engineering, Arts and
Mathematics) school, the
learning areas within and
around WJES allow stu-
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and communicate through
the arts.
“We are excited for the
opportunity to partner with
Jeff Mather and enhance the
1st Grade Learning Garden
with student created art,”
WJES principal Lori King
said. “The Learning Garden
is continually used to en
gage students in academic
learning and performanc
es, and is also used during
community events, such as
our spring and fall festivals.
In this way, the Learning
Garden is a place for fami
lies to explore and enjoy na
ture, as well as for students
to share their learning.”
Future plans include dis
plays of student made art
sculptures throughout the
learning garden, utilizing
the stage area for perfor
mances, and hosting com
munity events. Mr. Mather
will provide guidance as
he works with students to
create an art installation
that represents a variety of
plants growing in the gar- students about the plants
den, as well as the parts of in the garden and further
the plants. The new art in- inspire students to express
stallation will help teach their ideas through arts.
October 26, 2022
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