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Shown are The Westfield School's annual award winners, singled out for their “signifi
cant” contributions to the school.
Westfield recognizes
Walker, Hillis and Mellette
Special to the Journal
As part of its annual Alumni Weekend
and Homecoming celebration last weekend,
The Westfield School presented the Heritage
Award, the Head of School Award, and the
Alumni Award to three individuals for their
significant contributions to the school.
Heritage Award: David G. Walker, Sr.
The Heritage Award, presented by Tee
Tolleson, Chairman of the School’s Board
of Trustees, recognizes an individual who
made a significant contribution of leader
ship, time, and resources during the School’s
early years.
Walker, along with the entire Walker fam
ily, has been a supporter of The Westfield
School since its beginning. He first served
on the Westfield Board of Trustees in 1983,
and has served on the Board of Trustees
several times within a time span of 1983 to
1994.
During those years, he provided valuable
leadership as Chairman of the Board on
two separate occasions, in 1986, and again
in 1992 and served as the Chairman of the
Search Committee who brought Dr. Michael
Drake to Westfield. During this time, Walker
also served Westfield as an active parent.
His sons David and Don and daughter Mary
Katherine are all Westfield alumni.
He has remained a loyal supporter, serv
ing on the Board of Visitors and supporting
his wife Deborah in her role as the Lower
School and Middle School Music teacher.
His dedication has not wavered, and his
support has remained constant throughout
Westfield’s history. Not only is he a loyal
Westfield supporter, but he also serves his
church and the City of Perry with the same
devotion.
Head ol School Award: Kelly Hillis
The Head of School Award, presented by
Rachel Deems, Westfield’s Head of School,
is given each year to an individual who has
made a significant contribution to the school
in recent years.
Hillis has shown his support for The
Westfield School in many ways. He served
as a member of the Board of Trustees from
2000 until 2006, serving as chairman from
Bonaire Middle to hold its own prez election
Special to the Journal
Bonaire Middle School
will hold its own presiden
tial election in recognition
of the 2008 Presidential
Election. On Oct. 28, one
week prior to the national
election, students and teach
ers will choose their candi
date. Voting will begin at
7:40 a.m.
“Our goal is for our
students to have a better
understanding of how elec
toral votes are used and
how votes are counted in an
election,” commented Erin
jyEagle Springs Children's Center
A Christian-Based Childcare Center Where Children
Can Grow Academically, Physically, Emotionally, Socially and Spiritually
2002 until 2004.
Under his leadership, Westfield established
a master campus and facilities improvement
plan and initiated a successful capital cam
paign to build a new Athletic Fieldhouse and
the Arts & Sciences Building.
His wisdom, guidance and leadership have
been significant to Westfield’s success in
fulfilling its mission of providing the highest
quality college preparatory education to its
students.
Outside of Westfield, he is active in busi
ness and the community. He is President of
The Bank of Perry and serves as a member
of the Perry Rotary Club.
He is a member of the Perry United
Methodist Church. He and his wife, Carla,
are the parents of two Westfield alum
ni: Matthew, a 2003 graduate and cur
rent second year dental student at the
University of Tennessee in Memphis, and
Becky, a 2005 graduate and current student
at the University of Georgia, majoring in
Landscape Architecture.
Alumni Award: Matt Mellette
The Alumni Award, presented by Chad
Bailey, Alumni Association President,
is presented each year by the Westfield-
Beechwood-Baker Alumni Association is
given to an alumnus who has made a dis
tinguished contribution to the school. This
year, the Alumni Association is pleased to
recognize a special individual who tirelessly
and willingly supports Westfield on a daily
basis.
As a 1975 graduate of Westfield, Mellette
was a tremendous football player where he
was selected as not only the Most Valuable
Player of the Westfield Hornets, but also as
MVP of the entire Southeastern Association
of Independent Schools. During his senior
year, he led the Hornets to an undefeated
regular season and a Region Championship.
Today, he serves Westfield in a different
capacity where he has been the School’s
Plant Manager since 2003.
He has played a significant role in both
creating and maintaining a safe, attractive
environment for Westfield’s students and
visitors. Joining him in receiving the award
were his wife Donna and his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mellette.
Morton, seventh grade math
and social studies teacher.
Morton has divided Bonaire
Middle School into 51 vot
ing groups to correlate with
the states and Washington,
D.C. Each group has been
assigned electoral votes.
On Oct. 27 during home
room, students will view a
slideshow about the school
election. They will then reg
ister to vote and be given a
voter registration card.
Parent volunteers will help
man the poll on Election Day,
Oct. 28. Social studies teach
ers will bring their classes
to the gym lobby from 7:40
a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The
results will be shown during
social studies class the fol
lowing day.
Students will view the
popular vote results and
then use the electoral votes
to color a U.S. map either
red or blue to calculate the
totals for Bonaire Middle.
Bonaire Middle is locat
ed at 125 Highway 96 east
in Bonaire. Cindy Randall
serves as principal. Morton
may be reached at erin.
morton@hcbe.net or 478-
929-6235.
Look for more School news on 6C
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MIRHS to host band invitational
Special to the Journal
Warner Robins High School is hosting the
eleventh annual Heart of Georgia Marching
Band Invitational Oct. 18 at McConnell-
Talbert Stadium. Gates will open at 11:30
a.m. and the first band will perform around
1:00 p.m. An awards presentation will be
held after the performances. The public is
invited to watch the bands perform.
Warner Robins High will host bands from
all over the state of Georgia, which will
perform a wide variety of music from clas
sical to jazz to rock and roll. Twenty to 25
marching bands are expected to be a part
of this event. As host, Warner Robins High
may not compete, but its band will perform
in exhibition.
FREE Registration Ages 4 wks to 12 yrs
Serena Webb
Administrator/Program Director
106 Waterland Way
Centerville, GA 31028
"Your 15 minutes starts now"
First social
Admission is $lO for adults and $5 for
students. Children ages 10 and under are
admitted free of charge. Middle school band
students who wear their school band shirts
are also admitted free of charge. Concessions
and souvenirs will be sold, including funnel
cakes, cotton candy and beverages.
Warner Robins High is located at 401
South Davis Drive. Steve Monday serves as
principal.
For more information, contact Warner
Robins High Band Director Todd Howell
at 478-929-7889, extension 2, or todd.
howell@hcbe.net or event co-chair Patty
Herb at 478-957-8634 or hildabuck@aol.
com.
Event details are described online at
http://www.wrhsband.net/HOG.htm.
www.eaglespringschildrenscenter.com
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Perry High School’s
FCCLA members were
recently invited to
attend the first social
of the year consisting
of a Potluck Dinner.
Members were encour
aged to bring a home
made dish that they
helped prepare to
share. Students were
greeted at the door by
officers and FCCLA’s
red and white decora
tions. The club had an
awesome turnout with
more than 40 mem
bers in attendance and
foods such as authen
tic enchiladas, stuffed
shells, jambalaya, meat
balls, fruit trays, pasta
salad, cakes, cookies
and homemade banana
pudding! During dinner
officers walked around
and greeted new and
returning members
welcoming them to
FCCLA. Dinner was fol
lowed by a few rounds
of “extreme” musi
cal chairs and some
karaoke! All members
enjoyed the evening
festivities and officers
are busy planning the
next PHS FCCLA social.
Contributed
Sandra Doolittle
Owner
(478)953-3003
Fax (478) 953-5023
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