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Merry receives Pay for Performance
he Richmond County School Board recog-
I nized A. Brian Merry Elementary during
its February meeting for being one of 68
schools in Georgia to receive Pay for
Performance.
PfP, the school-based program, is designed to
promote exemplary performance and faculty col
laboration. It inspires schools to set high goals
and then challenges the teachers and staff to
work hard together over the next year to obtain
those goals. Merry went the extra mile to partici
pate in this program. Assistant Superintendent
Patricia Burau addressed the Board saying,
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Pictured back row, left to right:Winniek Wilkins,
Aubrey Jones, Patsie Jones, Chanel Jackson, Marnetta
Lee, Jazmine Scott, Chancellar Martin, Ciara Lyons,
Ebony Usry and Coach Angela Anderson Pictured
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Glenn Hills Middle girls basketball team are
county champions again
he Glenn Hills Middle
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team wo.. the Girls’
Basketball Championship for
Richmond County under the
leadership of Coach Angela
“They (Merry) have been overlooked in the past
and have worked hard to prove that what they do
on a daily basis is truly excellent.”
When asked how much the grant amount
totaled, Principal Beverly Amold quickly
responded, “$44,920!"
Merry Elementary Principal Beverly Amold
addresses the School Board during its
February meeting as members of the school
: staff and Assistant Superintendent Patricia
Burau look on.
Robinson, Eleanor McClendon, LaToyia Crafton,
Chade’ Martin, Latesha Jackson, Kewanna Allen,
Cindy Aguirre and Jasmine Moore
Anderson for all three champi
onships. The amazing thing is
this is a “3-PEAT,” the third
year in a row that GHMS Girls
team has won the champi
onship! Congratulations,
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Students read
across America
oshen Elementary
GSchool participated in a
school-wide activity to
celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday
during “Read Across America”
week, March 1-5, 2004.
Power 107 (a Clear Channel
Radio station) challenged
Goshen along with other
Richmond County elementary
schools to read 1007 books that
week, and Goshen was the first
to deliver. What'’s more? They
read the most books out of all
schools that participated in the
contest!
The school divided the
United States into teachers
(some taking two states and
some only havi‘i:g one). Each
teacher was responsible for
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their students reading or hear
ing 36 books that day. As the
classes completed their goal,
the teachers placed a Dr. Seuss
hat on the state or states that
were assigned to them. Goshen
actually read 1008 books by
Tuesday, just two days into the
challenge! Students had a
world of fun, and truly “Read
Across America!”
Power 107 gave Goshen a
pizza party for reading the most
books during “Read Across
America” week. The radio sta
tion also presented each school
that met or exceeded the goal
with an Excellence in
Education certificate for a job
well done.
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