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Newspaper Page TextFayette County News faueUe/ CovmXu/ School/, FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY OUR FRIENDS AT FAYETTEVILLE, GA June 21,2023 Page B2 Courtesy of Fayette County Schools Booth Middle School Chorus Performs Anthem at Braves Game luneteenth Youth Poetry Contest Winners Announced Three McIntosh High School students were an nounced as the winners of the Juneteenth Youth Po etry Contest, sponsored by Fayette County Historical Society and the Juneteenth Youth Poetry Committee. The theme for the contest was “Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow” and it was open to all high school students grades 9-12 in Fay ette County. Tenth-grade student Emily Chen won first place; senior Luke Soule won sec ond place, and ninth-grade student Mia Negrete won third place. Fayette County High’s Evan Veasey received hon orable mention for his poem, The Crafter and His Star. See full-length winning poems at www.fayette- news.net The J.C. Booth Middle chorus singing the National Anthem for the Atlanta Braves is a winning combi nation. On June 8, the Warriors warmed up the crowd as the Braves faced the Mets with a stirring rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” be fore the home team rallied to a thrilling victory. More than 250 people from the community came to the game to support the Warriors, along with the more than 39,000 fans in the stands. The performance also wowed the team. After they finished, the young singers were greeted by Braves stars Ronald Acuna, Jr., and Ozzie Albies. The anthem is one of the first songs the chorus learns and rehearses when the school year starts because they sing it at many events and games. The combination group performing at the game started meeting as soon as school was out, with four practices plus a dress rehearsal on the McIntosh High baseball diamond. Participating chorus members were Liza Ander son, Grant Bard, Bridget Burnett, Annie Campbell, Noah Cannon, Zach Chris tensen, Will Cook, Elise Cooper, Parker Demmel, Gabby Drummond, Daniel Gaddis, Anderson Hay, Charli Hoffman, Aniston Jones, Sarah Loridas, Daniel McBee, Graison McKelvey, Madison Meeks, Hadley Mustain, Addisyn Perry, Ava Phillips, Madi Piotrowski, Ari Reese, Lillian Reiss, Mar- lee Richardson, Eva Salazar, Kallie Sutherland, and Dan ielle Weber. The chorus is under the direction of Kara Post. “Some choirs sing it in unison, which is always pretty, but we sing it in parts to give it more texture and accommodate different voice ranges. It’s not an easy song to sing, especially with the diction of the words and the few opportunities to breathe,” said Post. “I’m very proud of my young singers for their poise and artistry!” Courtesy of Fayette County Schools Administrative Institute Gathers County Leaders The summer is a great time to add to your toolkit, which was proven as the annual administrative institute brought school administrators and county office leaders together at Whitewater High for two days of learning and growth. Day one featured an in-depth dis cussion on the importance of a bal anced assessment system led by the curriculum and instruction depart ment. Breakout sessions followed with a focus on school-level applica tion. The afternoon brought talks with Chris Clark, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Com merce, and Michelle Shaw, 2023 Fay ette County Teacher of the Year. Day two saw everyone back to gether for more breakout learning and inspiration. Session offerings in cluded the science of reading and lan guage, math standards and textbooks, supporting teacher leadership, and learning to prioritize “You Time,” ac cording to school system officials. Inspirational talks were offered by community advocate Dawn Oparah and Whitewater High student Kellan Frenelle. One of the highlights of day two was the Kipper Challenge, where ad ministrators were pitted against each other in a friendly competition for prizes. Kipper, Inc. is a non-profit created by retired teacher and school coun selor Kelly Green to honor those who educate and those who want to pur sue education through fun giveaways and scholarships. To find out how to get involved, go to www.kipperinc.org. Throughout the conference were performances by students, including the choruses from Whitewater High, Sara Harp Minter Elementary, and Flat Rock Middle. Erica Bourque and Driola Hoti Lara Otico Courtesy of Fayette County Schools Booth, McIntosh Students Compete at National Invention Convention The was a bit of Peachtree City flair as local students competed at the U.S. Nationals 2023 Invention Convention at the Henry Ford Museum in Michi gan. J.C. Booth Middle’s Lara Otico took second place in her grade level, as well as first place overall for in-person presentation for her project, The Plapper. The Plapper is a technique that uses kudzu and other invasive plants to make paper. Erica Bourque and Driola Hoti of McIntosh High placed third in their grade level for their project, Plant Dock. Plant Dock is a buoyant con tainer that protects crops from flood damage. Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals is hosted annually at the Henry Ford Museum and showcases student inventors from among thousands who compete at state and local invention competitions. Starr’s Mill’s Dahn Awarded Merit Scholarship Starr’s Mill High student Nathanael M. Dahn has been awarded a college- sponsored Merit Scholar ship. Dahn was awarded a Na tional Merit University of Tulsa Scholarship. His probable career field is fi nance. The college-sponsored awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of un dergraduate study at the in stitution financing the scholarship. By the conclusion of this year’s competition, more Nathanael Dahn than 7,000 high school sen iors will have won National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million. Farmer, Jackson Earn EdTech Leadership Two key players of Fay ette County Public Schools’ technology services depart ment earned the TrustEd Apps Certified Leader (TACL) certification. Jim Farmer, chief tech nology officer, and Matt Jackson, coordinator of dig ital and media services, joined the first cohort of lEdTech’s TrustEd Apps Certified Leaders at the or ganization’s learning impact conference. Farmer and Jackson are among 27 leaders across the country in the first cohort to earn the TACL designation. To earn the honor, each completed five learning modules focused on data privacy and accessibility; curriculum innovation and strategies; designing the digital learning ecosystem; data insights for learner success; and learner achievement opportunities. Through the rigorous modules, certified leaders were able to develop a com prehensive strategy to im plement a trusted, open, and innovative, best-in- class edtech ecosystem at their institutions. “As certified TACL leaders, these educators worked with lEdTech and each other to gain a high- level understanding of how open standards can be lev eraged to impact instruc tion,” said Dr. Tim Clark, lEdTech vice president of K-12 programs. “They are now more equipped to ad vocate for transformative digital learning experiences, develop digital ecosystems in their districts, and inno vate new technologies to im prove teaching and learning.” lEdTech is a world-lead ing non-profit and edtech collaborative working to ward an open, trusted, and innovative edtech ecosys tem that powers learner po tential. Through collaborations and stan dards that work for all stakeholders, it creates solu tions that enable transfor mative digital learning experiences, personalized learner journeys, boost achievement opportunities, and improve learner suc cess, according to Fayette County Schools officials. FES Penny Wars Helps Foster Families Fayetteville Elementary went to “war” for a good cause. With Penny Wars, the Tiger Cubs donated $2,000 to Bloom Our Youth. Collection was organized by grade level, and all stu dents, teachers, and staff participated. Points were earned by donating pennies and dollar bills, and grades could subtract points from their competition by putting silver coins in their jugs. The fourth grade won the war and earned a “big goody bag” for their hard work. The school picked Bloom, a local non-profit that supports foster families around the state, as the ben eficiary. “Our goal was for our students to focus on the im portance of giving,” said school technology specialist Regina Yeargin. “As a ‘Leader in Me School’, we want to promote compas sion, sharing, and generos ity while participating in a little friendly competition.”