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Wednesday, April 6,2022 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 5A Riverview Elementary SchooPs Reynolds named GAESP National Outstanding Assistant Principal By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Riverview Elementary School Assistant Principal Denise Reynolds has been named the 2022 National Outstanding Assistant Principal by the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals (GAESP), according to a press release by the organiza tion. Reynolds has been the assistant principal at Riverview Elementary School for the past six years. According to the GAESP release, she was selected for the honor because of her commit ment to serving the chil dren in the Dawson County school system. “Mrs. Reynolds’ com mitment to excellence is reflected in her work with programs designed to meet the academic and social needs of all chil dren and the establish ment of community ties with parents and local business organizations,” GAESP Executive Director Hal Beaver said in the release. “She con tinually ‘raises the bar’ academically, working with teachers, staff and students. Additionally, she is constantly working towards bridging the gap between school and com munity. These relation ships are vital for student success.” Reynolds will be awarded with a $500 check through the spon sorship of Istation and GAESP, and she will be honored at the Georgia Elementary Principals fall conference in October at Saint Simons Island. The teachers and staff I (3 /\ t ^5 l”^ Dale 'Match* 30.3.0Z3. Istation fl $500.00 j 10 too Dollars | I For 2022 'l^aUsnal fyidAtandings 'P’tindfiat' Signature ' - L n mm/ r H i 1 Photos courtesy of the Dawson County School System Above: Reynolds received a $500 check and will be honored at the Georgia Elementary Principals fall conference in October. Right: Riverview Elementary School's Denise Reynolds has been named the GAESP's 2022 National Outstanding Assistant Principal. that work with Reynolds said that she is committed to her job, and that she is deserving of the honor of being selected for the award. “She is passionate about ensuring our collec tive efficacy is strong and thriving — in fact, she is so committed to this ideal that she has chosen it as her dissertation topic,” Riverview Elementary School Principal Adam Maroney said in the release. “She has her fin ger on the pulse of the staff. She provides guid ance as to when to push the staff toward change and when to pull back. She knows when it is time to celebrate and when it is time to ‘move the dial’.” “Mrs. Reynolds is a ser vant leader who, along with our principal, has created a positive work environment for teachers and staff, and a positive learning environment for students,” first grade teacher Lauren Stephenson added. Reynolds holds a BS degree in Middle Grade Education from Brenau University, a Master’s degree from Piedmont University, an Ed.S from the University of North Georgia and is currently working on her Doctorate at the University of West Georgia. DCHS students participate in state Future Business Leaders of America competition By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Nine Dawson County High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) mem bers recently participated in the state FBLA compe tition, and two will move on to compete at the national level in June. According to a release by the DCHS FBLA organization, senior Carson Rider and junior Alysa Reeves excelled at the state competition and will move on to compete at the national competi tion in Chicago in June. Rider competed in two categories, placing in the top three in Networking Infrastructures, and will be moving on to compete at the national competi tion in that category. “Carson placed second in Networking Infrastructures and sixth in Help Desk,” the release said. “He will be advanc ing to the national compe tition in Networking Infrastructures, which is a testing event that covers all the standards and mod els of network topology.” Reeves took third place in Client Services, which is an event where students are presented with a busi ness scenario with a prob lem that needs to be solved. Students are given 10 minutes to prepare a solution to the problem and present it to the judg es, who play the role of a client of the business as the students play the role of a customer service rep resentative. “Some of Alysa’s judg es’ comments included: ‘Awesome job! You han dled the conversation and situation very well. You had solutions and changed them quickly when we weren’t okay with it.’,” the release said. In addition to Rider and Reeves, several other DCHS students competed in the state level competi tion. Sophomore Jonathan Graves competed in Introduction to Information Technology and took 12th place. Other state competitors from Dawson were senior Megan Wright in Advertising and Personal Finance, senior Riley Barfield in Business Communications, senior Jacob Hamil in Economics, junior Macy Clark in Human Resources Management, senior Ethan Smith in Personal Finance and junior Owen Walls in Spreadsheet Applications. Rider and Reeves are both currently fundraising to help pay for their trip to Chicago in June to par ticipate in the national competition. For more information on how to help the students with their trip, contact FBLA Advisor Beth Hamby at bhamby@dawson.kl2. ga.us. Photo courtesy of Beth Hamby Left to right: Owen Walls, Ethan Smith, Macy Clark, Carson Rider, Alysa Reeves, and Johnathan Graves. * Inspire Sleep Apnea Innovation Hear from doctors in your area about Inspire, a sleep apnea treatment that works inside your body. No mask. No hose. Just sleep. Additional events added frequently. Visit lnspireSleepEvents.com to register for a free event. ruggling PAP? 1 Inspire is not for everyone. Talk to your doctor to see if it's right for you, and review important safety information at lnspireSleep.com.
