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♦ TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006
Gould, Burke put Westfield Arts
and Sciences Building to use
By KRISTY WARREN
Journal Writer
Nationally acclaimed
author and teacher Judith
Gould and co-author Mary
Burke were the first to make
use of the Westfield School’s
new Arts and Sciences
Building.
The 4uo presented Gould’s
Four Square Writing Method
this past week, which the
school, according to officials,
will implement in pre-kin
dergarten through sixth
grades.
Both Gould and Burke
are from Jacksonville, Fla.,
but Gould now travels full
time teaching the tools of
her Four Square Method, a
strategy for teaching writ
ing.
Before taking her lesson
on the road, she taught stu
dents from pre-kindergarten
through senior high school.
Gould has been all over
the country and has had the
opportunity to present in all
states except Alaska, Hawaii
and North Dakota. Burke
is still in the classroom full
time teaching special educa
tion and writing. The two
have co-authored many
books.
The Four Square Writing
Method was designed to
help students organize their
thoughts and come up with
strategies for writing in dif
ferent academic situations.
“It works school wide,”
says Gould, “That’s what
encouraged Mrs. Anderson
to bring us in. It works eas
ily with the strong academ
ics here.”
The program, which took
place Aug. 3-4, allowed the
teachers to work together.
Gould and Burke shared
ideas for the teachers to use
in conjunction with the Four
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she was a party or co-con
spirator in the crimes and
she requested the jury trial
she now challenges. The
judges, Charles B. Mikell
and A. Harris Adams, con
curred with Presiding Judge
G. Alan Blackburn.
Michael’s boyfriend
Charles Brutus Wright pled
guilty before going to trial
getting about 107 years
in prison for aggravated
assault, criminal damage
to property, theft by bring
ing stolen property into the
state, theft by taking (for
taking Sutcliffs gun), pos
session of a firearm during
a crime, possession of mari
juana, fleeing or attempting
to elude police, reckless driv
ing and exceeding maximum
speed limits.
The other couple each pled
guilty to bringing a stolen
vehicle into the state and all
three testified at Michael’s
trial.
The court found that for
more than a week, the then
18-year-old discussed with
her boyfriend and another
couple the possibility of
leaving Ohio, traveling to
Florida and going to Texas.
The group discussed obtain
ing a car without having to
buy one, and her boyfriend,
Wright, stole a truck the
night of the beginning of
the trip.
He also stole a .45 caliber
handgun, and gave a 9 mm
handgun and a bb handgun
he already owned to her. A
second bb handgun was also
taken on the trip and laced
in Michael’s bag with two
ski masks while the 9 mm
gun was on the seat between
her and her boyfriend.
During the trip, they drove
off without paying for gas
twice, once in Ohio and once
in Georgia, eluding police
in Ohio. Michael was in the
front seat during both drive
offs, the judges noted.
The other female who
pumped the stolen gas both
times also stole food, which
the group shared.
The other male in the
group shared'his marijuana
with the group, which they
each smoked on three or four
occasions along the trip.
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Janette Anderson, Director of Admissions presents
author Judith Gould a gift of appreciation for conducting
the two day Writing Institute at the Westfield Schools.
Square tool. They discussed
ideas ranging from grading
papers to helping students
to not lose their things.
During the two-day ses
sion, teachers participated
in activities that required
them to write in an attempt
by Gould and Burke to help
the teachers develop empa
thy for their students.
According to Burke,
they wanted the teachers
to understand the feelings
of vulnerability and inad
equacy students feel when
they are asked to write and
then share with the class.
Teachers also participated in
activities involving revision,
peer conferencing, and voice
and word choice strategies.
ing the marijuana was in
the glove box inches from
Michael the entire time, the
court noted.
As the truck entered
Houston County on the
interstate with Wright driv
ing and Michael in the pas
senger seat, one of two depu
ties monitoring traffic, initi
ated a traffic stop, turning
on his blue lights, and the
truck sped up and exited the
interstate.
The truck accelerated
to speeds of 100 mph on
local roads, ran a red light
before the second deputy
and Sutcliff, hearing the
chase on the radio, joined in.
“Heather made no effort to
dissuade her boyfriend from
attempts to elude police,”
Blackburn noted in the judg
ment.
The truck eventually
crashed into a telephone
pole on Valley Drive, injur
ing the other male. Wright
the other couple exited
the truck with Michael stay
ing in the truck.
Holding a gun on the group,
the first deputy ordered the
three outside to lie down and
the second, Sutcliff, tried to
open the passenger door to
the truck.
The first officer left to get
a first aid kit from the patrol
car and Sutcliff walked
around to open the driver’s
door.
During that short time
the boyfriend went back to
the truck and grabbed the
stolen .45 caliber handgun
while Michael observed from
only a few feet away, making
no attempt to hinder him
or warn police,” Blackburn
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In what usually takes three
days for the ladies to present,
“these teachers absorbed
information and reflected
it in one day.” Gould also
said that the school has been
very hospitable, presenting
them with a gift basket and
providing lunch for them.
Gould and Burke doted on
what an amazing group pf
teachers took part in the
class.
“I can tell students really
thrive here because of the
energy,” says Gould.
Gould said that Janette
Anderson, Director of
Admissions and Academic
Affairs, is “a model of what
all educational leadership
should be.”
noted in the judgment.
Sutcliff walked around and
ordered everyone to show
their hands and Wright
pulled the gun from behind
the other male’s back and
shot Sutcliff in the arm,
causing him to drop his
weapon.
Sutcliff rolled out of the
way and an intense gun
battle ensued with the two
deputies, Sgt. Chad Payne
(now a deputy with Butts
County Sheriffs Office) and
Cpl. Eric Barnett (now an
officer with Perry Police
Department). Wright even
used Sutcliffs gun after
he ran out of ammuni
tion. Wright was eventually
subdued and all four were
QT’T’Pctpn
“Officer Chris Sutcliff
(now a detective with Perry
Police Department), Eric
Barnett and Chad Payne are
to be commended for their
dedication and professional
ism.,” Burke said.
“The streets of Georgia are
safer today because of the
work of these men and many
more men and women who
every day put on the uni
form of law enforcement.”
Burke also thanked
Assistant District Attorney
Tim Marlow, the appellate
attorney, “for his hard work
on this case.
The Court of Appeals deci
sion is well written, which is
because of the excellent legal
analysis by Tim in handling
this appeal, he said.
Everyone who worked on
this case is a wonderful tes
timony to the professional
ism of prosecutors everyday
in bringing about justice.”
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