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Pictured are participants in Middle Georgia Technical College’s Read for Your Life
Fundraiser, held Sept. 27.
Mid-Ga Tech hosts annual
Read lor Your Life fundraiser
Special to the Journal
The Adult Education Department
at Middle Georgia Technical College in
Warner Robins hosted the annual Read for
Your Life Fundraiser at the Galleria Mall
Sept. 27. The group raised over SBSO in
support of health and literacy programs at
MGTC.
As part of the event, participants were
invited to participate in a 5K road race.
Winners were announced in 5 categories.
In the 5-8 years old, participants ran one
mile. The two winners for this catego
ry were Keyon Jackson and Kiyah Vizzi.
Contributed
Donna Dutcher and her son, Benton, are pictured in the lobby of A Building where
they greeted students and welcomed them to help celebrate National Tutoring
Week.
MGTC celebrates National Tutoring Week
Special to the Journal
The Learning Support
Center at Middle Georgia
Technical College in Warner
Robins recently celebrated
National Tutoring Week
Oct. 6-10. LSC staff hosted
events each day encourag
ing students to study and
use the Learning Support
Center to enhance their
education at MGTC.
Alice Smith and Donna
Dutcher, advisors in the
Learning Support Center,
greeted students each
morning and provided
informational brochures
on services offered in the
WRPD officer speaks to students
Special to the Journal
Houston County Students dually enrolled
in the Criminal Justice program at Middle
Georgia Technical College were able to get
a view on the real world of law enforcement
when Lt. Chris Rooks of the Warner Robins
Police Department spoke to them recently.
These students, who take their Criminal
Justice courses at the Houston County
Career and Technology Center on Corder
Road, were able to hear first-hand stories
from Lt. Rooks about the day-to-day activi
ties he is involved in. He explained the role
and functions of the Investigations Unit of
the Warner Robins Police Department and
stressed the importance of education and
the role it serves when pursuing a career in
Criminal Justice.
Bobby Brown, adjunct instructor for
Criminal Justice and Paralegal Services at
MGTC, invited Rooks to speak to his dual
enrollment students at HCCTC.
“Events such as this help to build a posi
Other winners include William King for
the 9-12 years old category; Valerie Kerhin
for the 13-18 years old category; Ron
Mainsville for the 19-39 years old category;
and Timothy Craig, Sr. for the 40 + cat
egory.
All winners received trophies and all
participants received a Read for Your Life
T-Shirt.
For more information on the Adult
Education or Health Literacy programs
at Middle Georgia Technical College, call
478-988-6800, Ext. 2006, or log on to www.
middlegatech.edu.
LSC. In addition, Benton
Dutcher provided acoustic
guitar music in the lobby of
the A building.
Each day had a different
theme and the LSC staff
handed out candy to partici
pants. In addition, students
could participate in a guess
the number game to win a
gate pass and ride tickets to
the Georgia National Fair.
On Wednesday, the LSC
hosted a ‘Popcorn Palooza’
and provided free bags of
popcorn to students.
“This week was a great
success for us,” said Donna
Dutcher. “We were able
tive relationship between the students and
the police department,” said Brown. “This
lecture series also helps the students gain
an increased understanding and awareness
of the role and function of law enforcement
in our community.”
Brown has invited representatives from
various local law enforcement agencies to
speak to his students as part of a Criminal
Justice guest speaker lecture series. The
purpose of the lectures is to give students
who intend on pursuing a career in the field
a Criminal Justice a first-hand account of
the type of activities that law enforcement
agents are involved in on a daily basis. In
addition to the lecture series, students have
also participated in hands-on activities such
as reading Miranda Rights to a suspect and
solving mock crimes.
MGTC offers a diploma and a degree in
Criminal Justice, as well as several short
term Technical Certificates of Credit. To
find out more, call 478-988-6800 or log on
to www.middlegatech.edu.
to introduce a lot of new
students to the Learning
Support Center and make
them aware of the services
we offer. Everyone really
seemed to enjoy participat
ing in the games also.”
The Learning Support
Center offers individual
ized help and ‘My Skills’
Tutoring for students in
the areas of Math, English,
and Reading. For more
information on the services
and programs available at
Middle Georgia Technical
College, call 478-988-6800
or log on to www.middlegat
ech.edu.
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Warner Robins Fire Department/Emergency Personnel work an accident Monday at the
Highway 247 connector and Highway 41. No other details were known.
Mercer students
win competition
Special to the Journal
The Walter F. George
School of Law moot court
team of April Holloway and
Lyndsey Hurst, according
to a release, finished first
in the Emory Civil Rights
and Liberties Moot Court
Competition held Oct. 10-
12 in Atlanta.
In the final round, presid
ed over by Carol Hunstein,
presiding justice of the
Georgia Supreme Court,
the team from the Mercer
Law School defeated a team
from the University of San
Diego.
Holloway is a native of
Warner Robins while Hurst
hails from Gainesville.
The competition fielded
outstanding cpmpetitors
from law schools through
out the nation.
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