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Wednesday, February 1,2023
Fayette County News A7
County Poetry Recitation Winners Advance to Region
Practice made perfect
for competitors at the an
nual Fayette County Po
etry Recitation Contest.
Winners in each grade
level are advancing to re
gional competition.
The victors are Brae-
linn Elementary’s Oliver
Queen (kindergarten),
Kedron Elementary’s
Aarya Jaiganesh (first
grade), Spring Hill Ele
mentary’s Kayla Williams
(second grade), Kedron
Elementary’s Jaida Shields
(third grade), Peeples Ele
mentary’s Elijah White
(fourth grade), and Cleve
land Elementary’s Piper
Kendrick (fifth grade).
Students are judged on
stage presence, articula
tion, interpretation, diffi
culty of piece, and memory
and accuracy. They can
earn extra points for flu
ency, gestures, and expres
sion.
The Griffin RESA Re
gional Literacy Days Festi
val includes students from
school systems of Butts,
Fayette, Henry, Lamar,
Newton, Pike, Spalding,
and Upson counties.
Second grade competitor
Third grade competitor
Courtesy of Fayette County Schools
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Shelter Pets
of the Week
Fayette Humane Society
Evillene & Glinda
Evillene and Glinda are
six-month-old kittens who
want to be your forever
friends! Glinda loves to be
held and will gladly perch
on your shoulder and “go
for a ride.” Evillene is very
playful and has the loudest
purr!
If you’re interested in
adopting Evillene and
Glinda, please complete a
no-obligation pre-adoption
form at fayettehumane.org.
If you have any questions, email the Fayette Humane Society at
info@fayettehumane.org or call 770-487-1073.
Royal Animal Refuge
Nash
Introducing our special man,
Nash! Nash is four years old, and he
would love to be someone’s hiking
buddy or cuddle bug This boy has it
all. Please give our sweet man a
chance. Could you be his new best
friend?
Nash is available for adoption at
Royal Animal Refuge, located at 414
Jenkins Road in Tyrone. For more
information on adopting, visit
www.royalanimalrefuge.org.
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