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The students of Perry Primary School celebrated the 100th day of school Jan. 24.
Throughout the day the students, according to a release, participated in “numerous”
activities involving the number 100. Students: counted a variety of objects, wrote stories
about what they might be like at age 100, grouped objects into sets of 10s and added
them to 100, made hats with 100 objects on them In the above Pictures are first grade
students Steven King, Niyonna Taylor, Angel Dickson, Grace Peavy wearing 100th day
hats; Xaviour Tucker’s kindergarten students counting 100 M&Ms and Tucker’s entire
class with big smiles because they have had such a great 100th day of school.
WR student selected by NSLC
Special to the Journal
Christina Dickens of
Warner Robins and class of
2009 has been selected to
participate in the National
Student Leadership
Conference- (NSLC, on
U.S. Policy & Politics) this
summer at the American
University.
During the conference,
Dickens will attend special
ized workshops and class
es designed to develop the
skills and traits that defines
a leader. Professors and col
lege students facilitate the
programs and engage the
students in career focused,
hands-on activities simulat
ing a career in the student’s
area of interest. Trips and
tours also enhance the stu
dent’s experience by tailor
ing them to their specific
conference.
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100 days
Dickens will also have the
opportunity to meet with and
learn from recognized lead
ers; President of the World
Bank, James Wolfensohn,
Congressman Jerold Nadler,
D-NY, as well as ambassa
dors, world renown surgeons
and Pentagon officials.
According to a release,
this year, thousands of
high school students from
across the United States
and around the world will
find themselves immersed
in a learning environment
unlike any they have ever
experienced.
These young leaders spend
time with other high-achiev
ing students who share
the same drive to succeed.
Then they will return to
their schools with increased
potential and newly devel
oped abilities that will
enable them to make a posi
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munities.
“Students develop sense
of independence and respon
sibility,” said Dr. Paul M.
Lisnek, the NSLC Director
of Academics and former
Assistant Dean of Loyola
University Chicago school of
Law, “They leave with a true
feeling of accomplishment
and confidence in their abil
ity to handle the challenges
that lie ahead.”
The National student
Leadership Conference is
entering its 18th year, con
tinuing with a mission:
Identify and recognize out
standing young leaders from
around the world, and pro
vide them with a unique
learning environment that
encourages not only aca
demic achievement, but also
diversity, social responsibil
ity and cooperation.
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77)e future CEO’s of Georgia are at work at Perry Primary. The students of Perry
Primary spent the week working on laptops in the Media Center. According to a
release, “They did a great job and enjoyed every minute of the process. ” Pictured are
students from Jodi Horton’s pre-k class, Mary Grace Neal and Lexie Martens busy at
work. Watch out corporate world.
Contributed
Parkwood Elementary School honored many of its students at the conclusion of
the second nine weeks with its Soaring Eagle Award. This program, according to
the school, recognizes students for outstanding performance in their homeroom.
Outstanding performance includes academic or behavior excellence, exhibiting excel
lent character traits or other areas of superior effort. The students receive a copy of
their teachers comments about them, a certificate and an Eagle beanie. Students
(pictured) and their parents, along with the teachers and Principal Lisa Casilli cel
ebrated this special recognition with a reception and refreshments.
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Contributed
Perry Middle School FBLA competitors are, back row from left: Caleb Rogers,
Altony Hall and Natalia Harris. Front row: Dylan Jolly, Rae Evans, Chayla Bryant and
Tekeyah Huntley.
Local students win FBLA awards
Special to the Journal
Perry Middle School
FBLA won nine awards
Jan. 19 at the FBLA
Region Leadership
Conference. This confer
ence was held at Middle
Georgia Technical College.
Perry Middle won the fol
lowing awards:
■ Second place for
Largest Local Chapter
Membership in Region V
■ Caleb Rogers won
first placelntroduction to
FBLA and second place
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■ Altony Hall won first
place Computer Literacy
and fourth place Business
Computations;
■ Natalia Harris won
first place Keyboarding;
■ Chayla Bryant won sec
ond place Keyboarding;
■ Tekeyah Huntley won
fourth place Keyboarding,
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and;
■ Dylan Jolly won
fifth place Keyboarding.
Adviser Diana Phillips said
that she was very proud
of them and their accom
plishments. She added she
couldn t wait to blow the
competition away at state
March 1 in Fort Valley.