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Wednesday, April 13,2022 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 5A Hundreds attend egg hunt in honor of Kaleb Duckworth By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com As people flocked to Dahlonega’s Yahoola Creek Park Sunday after noon, the importance of a caring community became clear during the first annual “Ducks Egg Hunt.” The Easter event was hosted by Love Kaleb Inc., a nonprofit that par ents Amanda and Tommy Duckworth started in honor of their late son, Kaleb Duckworth, to give back to the Lumpkin and Dawson-area community while keeping his memo ry alive. Tommy said he, his wife and the nonprofit wouldn’t have been able to put on such an event by them selves without the help of the dozens of volunteers who attended. “We believe now, more than ever, that our com munity is what means the most,” he said. “It’s about getting fami lies out here,” Amanda said, to which he replied, “You’ve got to start with [engaging] families and work out from there. Photos by Julia Fechter Dawson County News Tristin Duckworth high fives young girl Talula Cherry, showing that ducks, like the Easter Bunny, can also be friendly. We’re blessed under the circumstances.” Vehicles ranging from pickup trucks to a semi tractor to motorcycles made an appearance, driv en by people ranging from locals to those from as far away as North Carolina. What their drivers all had in common was hear ing Kaleb’s story and wanting to come out and show support, Amanda said. Along the bustling park road, children giddily waited for colorful plastic goodies or a picture with the Easter Bunny. Others eagerly got their faces painted or indulged in rab bit-themed cupcakes. As part of the event, there was also a cakewalk, supplied with baked goods made and donated in honor of Kaleb. Some of the cakes bore icing with Kaleb’s image or quotes like his signa ture ‘It’ll be a’ight.’” During the event, Kaleb’s older brother, Tristin, even donned a yel low duck suit and on top of it wore one of Kaleb’s favorite multicolored but ton-up shirts. Tristin gave many high- Vo. ^ i Rdf Iv A Daughters Persalane and Kinsey Bell each take an Easter egg as parents Timmy and Amber watch during the inaugural "Ducks Egg Hunt." fives, hugs and didn’t hes itate to act silly while in costume, to the delight of many youngsters. Just as the Duckworths spent quality time with their children, the family hopes to keep creating opportunities for others to do the same. “It helps our hearts to see the rest of these kids out here hanging out with their families,” Tommy said, smiling. Dad Thomas Odom holds an al most- full Easter egg buck et as his sons, Jack and Sammy, wait to each pick up anoth er treat. DCHS named AP STEM and AP Challenge school for 2022 By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Dawson County High School has recently been named by the Georgia Department of Education as an AP STEM and AP Challenge school for 2022. According to a release by the Georgia Department of Education, Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools are named each year based on the results of the previous year’s AP courses and exams. AP exams are administered by the College Board and allow Georgia students to access college-level learning while in high school. Students who receive a score of 3, 4 or 5 on an AP exam can receive college credit for it. The Georgia Department of Education began recog nizing AP Honor Schools in 2008, and schools are named in eight categories. This year, Dawson County High School was named an AP Honor School in two categories: AP Challenge Schools, or schools with enrollments of 900 or fewer students and students testing in English, math, science and social studies; and AP STEM Schools, or schools with a minimum of five students testing in at least four AP STEM courses. According to the release, State School Superintendent Richard Woods named a total of 239 AP Honor Schools for 2022. “We are committed to expanding opportunities for Georgia students, including in advanced and accelerat ed coursework,” Woods said in the release. “I offer my sincere congratulations to each of this year’s AP Honor Schools, and thank each teacher, student and school leader who worked hard to create strong AP opportuni ties in these Georgia schools.” For more information about this year’s AP Honor Schools, go to https://www.gadoe.org/External- Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/ PressReleaseDetails.aspx?PressView=default&pid=94 6&fbclid=IwARlJNSa2RITSOWUEULXLy6hArmX 9xZBoKmtufojNZYBeKX_ZNh7xicOMWQk. xnamex Dawson County News Dawson County High School has recently been named an AP STEM and AP Challenge school for 2022. 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