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Friday, November 23, 2017 Lake Oconee News Page B5 Contributed Gatewood Schools - Dr. Chad Williams, Brittney Williams, Cole Williams, Dr. Jo Lynn Cashwell and Rotarian Jay Dell. Contributed Lake Oconee Academy - Jamie Wendt, Frederick Wendt, Abbey Wendt, Teena Garland and Rotarian Jay Dell. Rotary Club honors students of the month for November The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties is pleased to announce the following Students-of-the- Month for November 2017: Cole Williams (Gatewood Schools), Mollie Joy Farmer (Greene County High School), Abigail Wendt (Lake Oconee Academy), Jake Echols (Nathanael Greene Academy) and Alexis Minchey (Putnam County High School). Cole Williams is a senior at Gatewood Schools and is currently ranked as the class Salutatorian. He is the son of Chad and Brittney Williams. He is a member of the National Honor Society and has received highest honors throughout high school. He is senior class vice-president, captain of the soccer team and a junior marshal. In addition, he is a member of the Anchor Club and Interact Club. He is also on the basketball and soccer teams. He has even traveled to England and Spain to play in soccer tournaments. Williams plans to attend Mercer University on a soccer scholarship and major in political science before trans ferring to the University of Georgia Law School. He chose Dr. Jo Lynn Cashwell as his Teacher of the Month. Mollie Joy Farmer attends Greene County High School and is the daughter of Brenda Pete. She is enrolled in both honors and AP classes. She attended Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp during the summer of 2015. Since then, she has taken leadership roles in the Interact Club and Tiger Ambassador Program, which promotes voter regis tration. She is in on the soft- ball and basketball teams. Farmer enjoys drawing and painting and participating in the school drama club. She also works part time with a landscaping company, which gives her the opportunity to indulge in auto repair work she has always enjoyed. She is involved in canned food drives, World Wide Hydrocephalus Foundation, local blood drives and the shoebox project. After grad uation, Farmer plans to join the Army and participate in the Reserves. This will give her the opportunity to continue her education at Georgia Military College to begin studying studio art. She chose John Buckley as her Teacher of the Month. Abigail (Abbey) Wendt is the daughter of Frederick and Jamie Wendt. She is a high honor roll student at Lake Oconee Academy and is the top academic per forming student in her class from 2014-2016. She was the Greene County Student of the Year, Georgia Merit Award winner, AP scholar and Art and Drama Student of the Year. She has received the CEO Award. She is president of the Senior Beta Club, captain ofthe volleyball SEE ROTARY » B13 7:30 PM TICKETS $20 AT THE PLAZA ARTS CENTER It’s Christmas Eve in 1945, and only a handful of WVL Radio’s actors have braved the blizzard to perform that evening’s broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life and keep the station afloat. This clever stage adaptation breathes new life into the poignant story of George Bailey and Bedford Falls. Free event for Plaza Partners! Please contact the Plaza office to reserve your tickets. Not a Plaza Partner yet? Ask about our member benefits. Join or Renew today! The Plaza Arts Center 305 N. Madison Ave. | Eatonton, GA 706-923-1655 | www.theplazaartscenter.com CREATE. CULTIVATE. CELEBRATE. Contributed Greene County High School - Verley Dotson, Mollie Farmer, John Buckley and Rotarian Jay Dell. Contributed NGA - Chris Echols, Amy Echols, Jake Echols, Derrick Williams and Rotarian Jay Dell. Contributed Putnam County High School - Jason Minchey, Shannon Minchey, Alexis Minchey, Mark Adams and Rotarian Jay Dell. Peoples Bank ,§)izndin APP sppq Thanks^ivin We will be closed November 23 rd Downtown • 209 S. Jefferson Ave.« (706)485-8542 Oconee Office • 991 Lake Oconee Pkwy.* (706)485-5244 Sinclair Office • 1051 Milledgeville Hwy.* (706)485-6710 Member www.tpbeatonton.com CW lEj Member FDK EQUAL HOUSING LENDER
