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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
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Deanna McElheny’s second grade class at David A. Perdue Primary School, pictured, was the winner of the Perdue
Primary Box Tops classroom contest in September. Their class collected 880 box tops. Perdue Primary School raised
more than $1,200 in the two-week contest.
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Matt Arthur Elementary first-grade students began their recognition of Constitution
Week with a visit from a great American leader. Dressed as Benjamin Franklin, retired
Air Force Brig. Gen. Bob Messer talked with the students about the life and achieve
ments of Benjamin Franklin. Pictured with Messer are first-graders Jaleal Clifton,
Nicholas Woolfolk, T. J. Kubia, Ben Roberts and Jacqueline Keys.
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Pictured are some Westfield fourth graders with Squirt.
'Squint' visits Westfield fourth grade
Special to the Journal
As a part of Christy Grantham’s fourth
grade Science unit on mammals, a special
visitor came to her Westfield classroom.
Squirt the kid goat came to play Sept. 19.
He is an 8-year-old orphan whose mother
died shortly after his birth. Squirt is being
raised by Dr. Cindy Montgomery Greene of
Cordele.
Greene shared with the class some inter
esting facts about goats. Such as: Goats
have four stomachs like a cow. They tear
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grass with their tongues instead of their
teeth. As a baby, Squirt has to be bottle-fed
about every three hours around the clock for
six months.
Also, most people who are lactose intol
erant to cow’s milk can drink goat’s milk.
Goats provide milk, cheese, meat, and cash
mere. They are also raised as show goats,
pets and for 4-H.
The students, according to a release, loved
learning about goats and especially loved
playing with Squirt.
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WRHS student nominated
for Senate Youth Program
Special to the Journal
The Houston County
School System has nomi
nated Warner Robins High
School senior Kyle Yawn to
represent the system at the
2007-2008 United States
Senate Youth Program.
One student from each of
Georgia’s congressional dis
tricts will be chosen to inter
view at the state level, from
which two state delegates
and two alternates will be
determined. Kyle’s applica
tion and USSYP examina
tion will be reviewed along
with others from his con
gressional district.
“Kyle Yawn has used
Warner Robins High
School as a launch pad
for his adventures in sci
ence, especially rocket sci
ence,” says Scott Daniel,
Kyle’s former language arts
teacher and Odyssey of the
Mind coach. “He has start
ed more clubs than most
students join in their high
school career. He has made
Warner Robins High School
School system announces contest winners
Special to the Journal
During Georgia School Bus Safety Week,
Sept. 17-21, students participated in a school
bus poster contest held by the Houston
County Board of Education Transportation
Department.
This year’s theme was “Stop on Red, Kids
Ahead.” Elementary and middle school stu
dents were invited to participate, and 150
students submitted entries.
Local winners will be presented a cer
tificate signed by Superintendent of Schools
David Carpenter and a school bus lunch box
at their schools Oct. 3. The winning entries
will be submitted to the Georgia Department
of Education for the statewide competition.
The statewide winner will then be entered
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Molly Portman, a senior at The Westfield School, was
crowned Homecoming Queen Sept. 21 at Homecoming
festivities during half-time of the Westfield vs.
Brentwood football game. Portman is the daughter
of Dr. Edward Portman of Atlanta and Betsy Portman
of Perry. She was crowned by Miss Taylor Byrd,
Westfield’s 2006 Homecoming Queen.
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a national presence in rock
etry competitions and an
international presence in
science fairs, Odyssey of
the Mind, and through his
work in support of Invisible
Children.”
The USSYR sponsored
by the William Randolph
Hearst Foundation, will be
held in Washington DC,
March 1-8, 2008.
Two high school student
into the National School Bus Safety Week
Poster Contest. Students were chosen from
divisions based on grades, with one winner
selected from each division. The first place
winners are:
■ Division No. 1: Grades kindergarten
second
Trina Nguyen-Lieu - second grade
Lake Joy Primary School
■ Division No. 2: Grades three-five
Nicholas Moulder - fourth grade
Lake Joy Elementaiy School
■ Division No. 3: Grades six-eight
Macy Moulder - eighth grade
Feagin Mill Middle School
For more information, contact Director
of Transportation Frank Scott at 478-329-
2218 or fscott@hcbe.net.
Youthdvisors
leaders from each state, the
District of Columbia and
the Department of Defense
Education Activity will
spend the week broadening
their knowledge and under
standing of Congress and
the legislative process.
All expenses are covered
by the Hearst Foundation
and each delegate receives
a $5,000 college scholar
ship.
Yawn is the son of James
and Gail Yawn of Warner
Robins. He is currently the
president of the Rocketry
Club, Vice President for
BETA Club and a member
of the Junior Civitan Club
and Student Council.
In 2005-06, he was a mem
ber of State Superintendent
of Schools Kathy Cox’s
Student Advisory Council.
Kyle has also been involved
in many community service
projects.
At this time, he is rais
ing funds at his school to
fund an entire school in
Uganda.
Four members of Matt
Arthur Elementary’s
Ecology Club were
selected for the Youth
Advisory Board to work
with Keep Warner
Robins Beautiful. The
students (pictured)
are Luke Albritton,
Ryan Mayfield, Austin
Underhill and Tanner
Hughes. The Ecology
Club sponsors are
Catherine Cooper,
Bonnie Gehling and
Leelee Lewis.
Contributed/Sandra Albritton
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