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ABOVE: Houston
County Board of
Education representa
tives stand with Judge
Janice Spires, first row
from left, Spires, Danny
Carpenter, Melnick,
Wilson and Dr. Ron
Busbee. Second row,
David Carpenter, Ed
Dyson, Thomas Moore
and James Kinchen.
RIGHT: Dr. Marianne
Melnick and Fred Wilson
sign their official paper
work.
Contributed
New BOE members sworn in
Special to the Journal
Two Houston County
Board of Education mem
bers were sworn in Dec. 20,
2006. Judge Janice Spires
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Several of the residents at Willow Ridge and some of the current FBLA and FCCLA
students from Perry Middle School socialize .
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Contributed
Shelbre Harris,from left, Fredrica Porter, Nadia Stokeling, Monica Adkison and Natalia
Harris warm up their vocal chords.
Perry Middle FBLA visits Willow Ridge
Special to the Journal
Perry Middle School
Future Business Leaders of
America members visited
the Willow Ridge Retirement
Home Dec. 6, 2006, for the
second-straight year.
The students didn t visit
empty handed, either.
They came bearing good
ie bags, gifts and, accord
ing to a release, abundant
youthful energy. This
year, however, the Perry
Middle School Family
Career and Community
Leaders of America mem
bers also participated. It
was a great experience
for all, the release read.
The residents were enter
tained by an assortment of
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conducted the ceremony at
the probate court on Perry
Parkway.
During that time, Post 2
representative Dr. Marianne
Melnick and Post 4 repre
students who sang solos,
group songs.
Perry Middle School
teacher Diana Phillips also
sang two songs, and Sharon
Griffin, an FBLA board
member, accompanied the
group on the piano and with
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Fred Wilson took their
oath of office. Melnick is
a new board member and
Wilson was re-elected.
a solo of her own.
The residents were left
with some upbeat Christmas
songs and a particularly
rousing rendition about a
certain reindeer.
A great time was had by
all.
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Contributed
Feagin Mill Middle School Assistant Principal Dr. Jesse Davis receives a SI,OOO check
from Marian Douglas, Public Relations manager at Flint Energies. FMMS was select
ed from a pool of schools that received excellent audits during the Thanksgiving
week shutdown. Ronny Hutto, Energy Manager for the HCBOE looks on.
Contribi
Dr. Donald Warren, Principal of Warner Robins Middle School receives a SIOO check
from Marian Douglas, Public Relations Manager of Flint Energies. Also pictured is
Cliff Hutto, Energy Manager of HCBOE. WRMS received the award for being select
ed conservation winner for November.
Houston County students receive
full scholarship to Mercer
Special to the Journal
Two Houston County stu
dents were recently award
ed the Mercer University
Presidential Scholarship,
which covers full tuition
for four years at Mercer - a
SIOO,OOO plus value.
Perry High senior
Eleanor Dannenberg and
Warner Robins High senior
Joseph Rimando both
received the scholarship.
Four thousands students
applied for the scholar
ship, of which only 30
were given. Students were
required to have a 4.0 GPA,
score higher than 700 on
each section of the SAT,
and take part in an inter
view process with Mercer
faculty. Awards are given
in the fall and the spring.
After the 2007 spring cycle,
Mercer University will have
granted approximately $1.5
million to Houston County
students this school year.
The awards were person
ally presented by Jeff Fry
of the Mercer University
admissions department.
“Presenting this award to
two students within this
school system reflects the
quality of students that
Houston County produc
es,” Fry said. “They are
competitive applicants
to any university, any
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Dannenberg, plans to
study international busi
ness. Rimando, whose par
ents are Jose and Anna
Rimando, will be a pre-med
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