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The Matt Arthur
Elementary Mighty,
according to a release,
enjoyed a Thanksgiving
meal complete with all the
trimmings the week before
Thanksgiving break.
Some children dressed as
Pilgrims and Indians, while
others wore headbands
adorned with a turkey.
The school was decorated
with scarecrows, totem
poles, teepees, pumpkins
and other signs of the sea
son. ABOVE: Susie Hall’s
class pose between lunch
and math class.
RIGHT: Max Franklin,
Riley Anderson and Amber
McNeal enjoy the activi
ties.
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BROCHURE
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athletically, as well as in
other endeavors. “Our
Board of Education does a
great job at promoting their
own excellence, but we felt
that we could really help
their efforts by lending a
private-sector voice to these
efforts.”
“This brochure will be a
valuable tool for the busi
ness community in Houston
County in its efforts to
recruit quality employees
and it will be an equally
valuable tool in our commu
nity’s economic development
efforts,” she added.
The project was spear
headed by Chamber Board
Member Mike Hale, of
Macon State College work
ing with Dr. Allen Richman
of the School of Education.
“Mike Hale and his com
mittee did their homework
in coming up with a piece
that hits all the right but-
SCHOOL
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.more than 2 million dollars
in state funding and free
prison labor.
Nunn anchored the proj
ect and gave needed stabil
ity to the preservation effort
by locating the Sam Nunn
Library inside the building
in the space formerly occu
pied by the old high school
library.
Hinnant aggressively
supported the restora
tion and managed transfer
of the board offices from
Washington Street to Main
Street.
Loudermilk planned, exe
cuted, and supervised the
entire restoration project,
carefully preserving the
architecture and distin
guishing features of the old
Perry school.
Nelson organized and
arranged the 1927 vintage
classroom and memora
bilia displays in the front
entrance.
The building was officially
named the Eric P Staples
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"Mike Hale and his committee did their home
work in coming up with a piece that hits all
the right buttons in telling the world why our
business community is proud of its schools."
- Chairman of the Warner Robins Area Chamber Steve
Williams
tons in telling the world why
our business community is
proud of its schools,” said
Steve Williams, chairman
of the Warner Robins Area
Chamber. “We also recog
nize the significant efforts
of Mrs. Beth McLaughlin of
the Houston County Board
of Education. Also we would
like to thank Carol Kuhn,
Chairman of the Perry
Area Chamber’s Education
Committee.”
Because the educa
tional choices for Houston
County’s families are many
and varied, the committee,
according to the release, also
decided to include on the
brochure a link to special
Memorial Building, after the
school’s principal and hall of
fame basketball coach, at a
ceremony Feb. 19, 2006.
Plans to honor these indi
viduals stem from a PHS
alumni initiative spearhead
ed by William Harrison,
Linda Davis Smith, and
Powell, which was approved
and finalized by the
HCBOE.
Harrison designed and
worded a plaque to com
memorate the preservation
effort, and Smith of Classic
Trophies in Perry performed
thte workmanship and donat
ed the plaque free of charge.
The plaque will be unveiled
and will hang proudly in
the front entrance hall so
that present and future gen
erations will know of the
leadership and vision that
resulted in preservation of
the old school.
The HCBOE will conduct
the program including the
reading of a proclamation
and separately honoring
the six individuals. The
HCBOE is located at 1100
Main Street in Perry. The
public is invited to attend.
companion web pages listing
area private schools that are
members of each chamber.
Both the Warner Robins
Area Chamber and the Perry
Area Chamber will be add
ing a special link, enabling
readers to get the full scope
of K-12 academic opportuni
ties available from chamber
member schools.
Twenty-thousand copies of
the brochure will be circulat
ed during its first printing.
Local businesses, recruit
ment and human resourc
es departments, Realtors,
and economic development
and tourism entities will be
enlisted to assist in distribu
tion.
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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Key Club members at the
Westfield School recently
performed Christmas
carols for the residents
of Summerhill Nursing
Home in Perry. The
group, according to a
release, sings each year
at Summerhill as one of
their community service
projects. The students also
distributed Christmas art
work created by Westfield’s
art department to the
residents. Westfield’s Key
Club sponsor is Mia Geiger.
LEFT: Kelly Franklin (at the
piano) and Jenny Deighton
sign Christmas carols at
Summerhill.
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