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Page B2 The Baldwin Bulletin I www.BBnews.today Thursday, August 31,2017 » JOHN MILLEDGE ACADEMY JMA students spend time in science lab CARRIE MOON carrie@bbnews.today John Milledge Academy’s Christy Miller prepares students for college by taking a hands-on approach to learning. As Upper school science teacher, Miller encourages her students to get hands-on experi ence in the lab. “A lot of times you don’t get all that experience in high school, so I want them to be comfortable enough with it they won’t be afraid to branch out and try new things,” she said. Miller is allowed to conduct the lab class on certain days, and she tries to pack as much fun as she can into the day. “I expect them to be able to go to any college, or university, of their choice and be able to walk into a lab feeling comfortable doing lab work,” Miller said. Cole Hendrix and Avery Roberts are sophomores amongst the students participating in candle lab in Miller’s honors chemistry class. “Chemistry is something I find interesting and the experiments are always fun,” Roberts said. During the assignment, students manipulated the flame so they could observe what was happening to the flame; as well as the effects it had on the candle. Roberts made observations such as the candlewick turned black and the wax started melting. “In the photo, my partner and I had just melted it - the candle - with the wax in the bottom of the tray, and we were just observing how the flame changed over time by doing different things to it,” Hendricks said. Miller gives the students a lab notebook so they can gain experience writing lab reports. “A lot of the things we’re doing are simple, ordinary things; but I love for them to do hands-on stuff because they’re out of their seat doing things,” Miller said. For instance, foam created in the anatomy lab was made from ingredients you can easily find at a store or at home. AP Biology takes more of what students learned in ninth grade biology and enhances it. In the AP Biology assignment, students planted several plants so they can observe them as they grow. “It’s kind of an ongoing process,” Miller said. Once the flowers pollinate, cross-pollinate, and produce seeds, the seeds will be planted. “I want them to be prepared, and the hands-on learning keeps them engaged and it’s fun for me too,” Miller said. CARRIE MOON/Staff Honors Chemistry students Avery Roberts and Olivia Ryals participate in lab day at John Milledge Academy. » GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL GMC Prep falls to Wheeler County OWEN CALDWELL/Contributor Both teams prepare for an upcoming play on Friday, Aug. 25. The Georgia Military College Prep School Bulldogs would fall to the Wheeler County Bulldogs 35-7. OWEN CALDWELL Contributor The Georgia Military College Prep School Bulldogs were unable to sustain the momentum from its season opening win, as the team fell to the Wheeler County Bulldogs 35-7 on Friday, Aug. 25 at Davenport Field. GMC got off to a slow start, almost immediately surrendering a 78-yard touchdown run by Wheeler County Quarterback Torrence Parker on the second play from scrim mage, and subsequently responded by going three- and-out on its first offensive possession. Wheeler County took over from its own 38, pounded the ball up the middle for a first down, and then advanced to the GMC 10-yard line thanks to a 39-yard sweep by Running Back Brandon Mackey. Two plays later, Parker punched it in for his second of three touchdowns on the night, bringing the score to 14-0 with 7:00 remaining in the first quarter. The GMC offense again went three and out on its ensuing possession, but the defense wasn’t ready to give up, as it forced a fumble and recovered the football inside Wheeler County territory. The Bulldogs were able to gain some yardage and a first down, but the Wheeler defense eventually forced the offense to punt. What looked to be a typical fourth down punt situation turned out to be anything but that, as Walker McDade hobbled the snap and took off running after the defense arrived in the backfield. It looked like he was about to be sacked, but out of nowhere he booted off a punt that was caught at the Wheeler County 5-yard line and the punt returner was met with a huge blow by GMC Senior JaVez Mason. The officials discussed the play for a moment, and ruled it as a roughing the kicker penalty which gave GMC the first down from the 19. Mason immediately cashed in with a 19-yard touchdown run which CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS 1 p 2 L 3 A 4 s 5 h 6 f 7 L 8 A T io u tr R TT E 13 A 14 A u D I 0 \ i C E 16 N 0 R N 17 P L U M S 18 A F A R 19 H 0 S T 20 A L L ■ 2, t 22 U T T I F 23 R U T T I 24 T 25 R E S S 26 0 A R 27 c 28 H E E S E 29 P 30 A R T T 31 I 32 M 33 E 34 L 0 R D S 35 s A U C E 36 M E G 37 I C A 0 38 s w I N E 39 S P A R 40 N u N 41 F E I N T 42 B 0 R N E 43 G s T 44 R I N G S 45 M 0 L E S T 46 E A T 47 S A L E S 48 F 49 E 50 L T T I 51 P 52 P E N S ■ 53 A 54 N 55 I 56 0 R E 0 ■ 57 n 0 0 N ■ 58 T 59 I R E D 60 A G A R 61 e L M S 62 E L I T E 63 M 0 L T 64 L 0 P E 65 R 0 0 T S REFER TO PUZZLE ON PAGE A3 Sudoku Solution Puzzle Page A3 7 1 6 8 2 4 9 5 3 8 2 4 9 5 3 1 6 7 5 9 3 1 6 7 4 2 8 1 3 8 5 4 9 6 7 2 6 4 5 2 7 8 3 9 1 2 7 9 6 3 1 8 4 5 3 8 7 4 9 2 5 1 6 4 6 2 3 1 5 7 8 9 9 5 1 7 8 6 2 3 4 Tri-County EMC Sometimes making a difference can be easy. Natalie volunteers at a food bank and drives a hybrid car. And now she’s getting solar energy for her home from Tri-County EMC. With ourSolar, $25 per month gets you the output of a 1.22 kW block with no contract and no risk. |1AR S KrtA-r prog - www.tri-countyemc.com 1.866.254-8100 brought the score to 14-7 with Wheeler in front at the end of the first quarter. The GMC defense, led by Merqez Stanton, stopped the Wheeler County offense on the next drive and forced a punt. The GMC offense looked ready to march down the field and tie the game at 14, but the drive ended prematurely as Wheeler County Cornerback Kalieb Risper recovered a fumbled snap and returned it 24 yards. Running back Denez Foster capped off a short drive with a 5-yard touch down run that put Wheeler County up 21-7. Once again, GMC got the ball back looking to cut the lead but wound up with another fumble, the second of four on the night. Wheeler County had the opportunity to score again before halftime, until Mason added to his big night by picking off a pass attempt by Parker, which was returned to the Wheeler 47-yard line at the end of the first half. Both defensive units went to work at the beginning of the second half, with each offense struggling to consistently move the ball. Neither team was able to gain any momentum until GMC fumbled another snap at its own goal line which set up a quarterback sneak by Parker, putting Wheeler County up 28-7 with 10:38 remaining in the third quarter. On GMC’s next drive, the turnover issues continued. Another fumble occurred during what looked to be a solid drive. Wheeler then took over and marched down the field and ended the drive with a 24-yard run by Running Back Carl Chapman. Wheeler was then up 35-7 with 4:14 left in the third quarter. With the game in Wheeler’s control, both teams sent their backup units in to finish the game. Neither team had much offensive success in the fourth quarter, as the focus was on running out the clock to finish the game. The GMC offense was unable to overcome the barrage of turnovers that put its defense in a tough spot, and became a primary reason for the 35-7 loss. GMC falls to 1-1 and the Bulldogs will look to get back on track at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 as they travel to Camilla to face the Westwood Wildcats. It will be the Bulldogs’ first road test of the season.
