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♦ TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2006 6A Local teachers take to stage By KRISTY WARREN Journal Staff Writer Northside High School teachers have lead roles in community plays this sum mer. Jenny Carroll, drama and dance teacher at NHS, will has the lead role in “Kiss Me Kate” which started July 28 and runs through Sunday at the Macon Little Theater. “Kiss Me Kate” takes place in the 1940 s at a Baltimore community theater, in which Carroll plays Lois Lane. The Baltimore Theater is put ting on a performance of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew,” in which she plays Bianca. The play is about the behind the scenes goings-on of the production of “Taming of the Shrew” and how “the behind the scenes relationships affect the play,” says Carroll. Having graduated from Columbus State College with a degree in Theater Education, Carroll also arranged the choreography for the play. Last summer, she played Erma in the theater’s pro duction of “Anything Goes.” Northside High School senior Carlos Strudwick also has a role in the production. He plays Paul, who works in the Baltimore theater behind the scenes. Strudwick sings “Too Darn Hot,” “the big gest dance number in the show,” says Carroll. According to Carroll, he is “real talented in the arts.” He was first chair trumpet in the All State Jazz Band; however he has just gotten his start in the theater. Brian Barnett, Director of Theater at NHS, also played the lead role in Theatre Macon’s production of Titanic. The play, in which he played Thomas Andrews, PARODY From page 1A a young Princess Leia. The commercial promotes: “the wholesome goodness of Tatooine’s Bantha Blue Milk, which is soooo much better for you than that nasty Imperial Blue Milk.” (A Bantha in the Star Wars saga is a large shaggy animal with spiraling horns. The desert world of Tatooine is its home world). It made its debut in the 1977 Star Wars movie.) According to Grammer, “Blue Milk” was tailor-made for the category and was shot in Wrightsville at Dance Explosion Studio. The three actors playing enforcers from the Empire and their costumes were sup plied from the national 501st organization, which supplies costumes and staff for occa sions like Grammer’s. The director, producer, writer, editor and camera man owns two production companies, Fone Booth Productions and Goat in a MEETING From page 1A DDA leaders have said that proceeds from the sale would go toward the beautifica tion of Commerce Street as the main entry to down town, a project which would SUSPECT From page 1A and inquired about a storage unit then pointed a hand gun at the employee and demanded money. The suspect fled the area on foot with an undeter mined amount of money. There were no injuries in this incident. Described as a white male, 5-feet, 10-inches to 6-foot, 1- inch in height, with a medi um build, close shaved hair and light colored eyebrows, and tattoos on both arms from the middle of the bicep to the wrist, the suspect was -' Ife- ! .y—mmH " ,** -• ' a HHfal 1 ' Vi #y||v, '- <■ Va i Journal/Kristy Warren Northside High School drama and dance teacher Jenny Carroll. architect and builder of the Titanic, ran through July Saturday. In the past, Barnett has played Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde in Theater Macon’s “Jekyll and Hyde” and has also been in produc tions in Atlanta. Boat Productions, The former mainly includes Grammar's independent films, such as “Blue Milk.” The latter produces his and partner Thomas Gilleland’s local television show, “Solid Ground.” “Solid Ground” is Grammer’s day job, a project contracted with Cox. He uses his own equip ment and shoots the show around Warner Robins and in a condo owned by Gilleland. The pair did a casting call at the Warner Robins Little Theater and had a good response. Recording the antics of a group around town, the show consists of a cast of four: a detective and his sidekick, a golfer and a secretary. The first show, Grammer said, will air some time in August on Cox Channel 15. Recently, Grammer com pleted his first profession al film under Fone Booth Productions. “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” like “Blue Milk,” stars his daughter. Grammer refers to the piece as a dark comedy that deals include new parking spaces, pedestrian paths and land scaping on the opposite side of Commerce from the pro posed Walgreen’s site. Mayor Jim Worrall said that while he and the coun cil will consider the request tonight, “It’s not a done deal.” Worrall said that while he had no objections to the not wearing a shirt, and had on blue jean shorts, white socks and dark shoes and was last seen running into a wooded area north of the business, towards the Vicki Drive area. Anyone that may have "Have Cameras, Will Travel 111 l <Pm liasffl3©iiiUk W&&@b npfc” Barnett is a graduate of NHS and returned to the school to teach with his men tor, Ray Horne. with a stranger attempting to get Corinne’s character to go with him, but repeatedly being shot down. The stranger offers the little girl candy and she responds with the idea that candy is bad for her teeth; the stranger offers her a Barbie and she claims to already have that doll. “Yeah, I really already had that Barbie doll,” chimes in Corinne from her seat next to her dad. Grammer will submit the film to Fox’s On the Lot, a show produced by Steven Speilberg’s Amblin TV, Dreamworks TV and Mark Burnett. “It’s like ‘Survivor’ with film makers,” says Grammer. As for “Blue Milk,” the idea, says Grammer was that of his friend Charles Hansel. “I just took the idea and ran with it,” he said. “I’m just comforted to know that with ‘Blue Milk,’ George Lucas - the guy who made Star Wars - has seen ‘Blue Milk’ and ‘Speeder’ and that’s enough for me.” DDA handling the transac tion, he had some questions. “My concern is that the sale be handled in such a way that the property reverts back to the city if Walgreen’s doesn’t come here,” he said, noting that Walgreen’s has never been in touch with city officials about locating here. information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Det. Shane Mann with the Warner Robins Police Department at 478- 929-6909, or the Criminal Investigations Division at 478-929-6911. THENCE EHCTCGEAEH Aerial I tic tc arapli> I rad turner • LOCAL ~~ ENI/Gary Harmon 2005-2006 Teacher of the Year Susan Hambrick announces the 2006-2007 Teacher of the Year, Nicole Brewer. Finalist are seated on the stage. From left, Meredith Fletcher, Lisa Barnett, Liz Carroll and Dawn Hardy. SESSION From page 1A performance based curricu lum and the priority of the “professional learning com munity.” According to the board, this community “has a com mon mission, vision, values and goals. It is teacher leaders working with administrators to solve the challenges of the school.” For the first time, teacher leaders attended the leader ship retreat with the super intendent. Gov. Perdue says he has made education his top priority since he has been in office and this year he has allocated $lO million of the budget to give every teacher in Georgia a SIOO classroom gift certificate to use during tax free shop ping next weekend. The gift is a “token of appreciation for all the effort and money (teach ers) put into (teaching),” said Perdue. The county-wide teach er of the year honor went to Nicole Brewer from Thomson Middle School. Finalists included Lisa Barnett from Kings Chapel Elementary, Liz Carroll from Perry Middle, Dawn Hardy from David Perdue Primary, and Merideth Fletcher from Tucker Elementary. 2006-2007 teachers of the year for the county are: Jeanie Vining, Matt Arthur Elementary; Linda Crego, Bonaire Elementary; Dana Bell, Bonaire Middle; Angela Terry, Centerville Elementary; Mary Coffee, Eagle Springs Elementary; Suzanne Web, Feagin Mill Middle; Terri Me Coy, HC Career & Technology Center; Barbara Rodgers, HC Crossroads Center; Bill Schmitz, Houston County High; Gwenever Young, Huntington Middle; Gina Hammons, Lake Joy Elementary; Tami Goldman, Lindsey Elementary; Laurie Trice, Linwood Elementary; Linda Patterson, Miller Elementary; Holly Torok, Morningside Elementary; Northside Elementary; Jane Wilson, Northside High; Patricia Bolden, Northside Middle; Ellen Scott, Parkwood Elementary; Mary May, David Perdue Elementary; Joe Sendek, Perry High; Karen Jones, Perry All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp-$10 95 /Catfish-$9 95 Friday & Saturday - spm -10 pm greenderby 1.7* 136 • 3A7.&&7? 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