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Cobb urges BOE
to keep up work
Let’s not kiae the momentum of
last year’s successful football
That Jo Cobb’s message as
she the school board
iast week speaking "as it
of the Tbuchdown Chib and as a
concerned citizen"
“VU »»r o ir r*, Vt ui.rv fTy in that we
have an outstanding program
iiere and wed just like to ask you
a* board members to do every
thing you possibly can to help us
maintain the caliber coaching
staff we have at this point," Cobb
told the board
Cobb presented board members
with a review of in the
Teach County athletic program
She noted that in 1994, 28 per¬
sons were ineligible to participate
in athletics due to academic defi
aendett In 1998 only one person
was ineligible
In the last five years FCHS stu¬
dents have received 23 athletic
scholarships, Cobb said There
were 15 scholar athletes in the
1998 football program
“Look at the attitude and the
atmosphere that Peach County
has experienced this past year
because of the playoffs and the
state championship game being
here," Cobb saitf
“It’s brought our community
together more and what we’d just
like to emphasize to you once
again is that you do everything
within your power ...to help make
sure that we maintain the same
caliber coaches with the same
character and desires that we’ve
had in the past”
Contacted after the meeting.
Cobb noted that, after a very sue
cessful season, it’s natural to
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expect other schools to be recruit¬
ing our coaches She said her
remarks to the school board
intended to encourage board
members to keep our system
competitive in retaining the
existing coaching staff
Supenntendent Billy Pack, in
an interview after the board
meeting, noted that only Chris
Yeager had officially handed in
his resignation at this point. He
added that he understood coach
Ranee Gillespie also planned to
resign
Pack said it has. “Always beer,
the view of the board that they
want to select quality people."
Coach Rodney Walker noted
that coach Gillespie will be the
new head coach at Banks County
Coach Chris Yeager is going to
Mountain Brook High School in
Birmingham. Ala., as their affen
fflve coordinator
Asked how it looks for the rest
of the coaching staff. Walker said.
“1 think there’s a possibility that
we oouki lose one or perhaps two
more before contracts an* signed
My big thing about losing coach¬
es," Walker added, “is that when
you last* them as head coaches I
understand that because that’s
what they’re in it for 1 just don’t
want people to be able to come
hire our assistants as assistants
because we’re not competitive "
On another matter, Cobb told
the board that several people
have asked about the touchdown
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Dress code
to be enforced
No more warnings That was the from the ftoach County
Board of Education last week concerning new guidelines for inter
preting violation* of the dress code
A committee charged with reporting on the dress code, wrote that,
“Since the dress code has been in existence since August a warning
should not be required for students"
According to the new guidelines. “Students m Grades 6-12 who
violate the drees code shall be assigned Saturday school for the first
offense and shall remain in school if the violation is correctable The
principal shall have the final decision on whether or not make up
work shall be permitted
Fhilure to report to Saturday school for a dress code violation shall
result in a three day suspension * A second offense of the dress cock*
will result in a one-day suspension of the student A third offense
shall be coruademi insubordination and dealt with according to the*
Student Code of Conduct
Students in grades K-5 will receive a warning on the first
If the violation is not correctable with an immediate clothing adjust
ment, the student’s parent will be contacted to pick up the child
The child may return to school that day if the violation is corrected
The second dress aide violation of any type (K-5) will result in the
child being sent home for the balance of the day resulting in an
unexcused absence
The new guidelines became effective on Monday of this week
(March 8 ).
ishment for violating such poti
cies ranges from probation to
expulsion.
If one or both of the students
implicated have violated such
policies, they will be dealt with
accordingly
Fort Valley Policy Chief Jerry
Stripling said the arrests last
week were not part of any
ongoing investigation. The
underage females were stoDoed
Walker talks about award,
recomriiending his son
Poach
County's
Coach
Rodney
Walker
and questioned about curfew
violations. Stripling added
Peach County District Attor¬
ney, Wayne Tillis, said in a
phone interview that the
involvement of college students
in the incident was simply
“happenstance* and did not
indicate any larger problem at
the college
Leslie Harriel, Director of
University Relations, said,
“We are happy that both law
Non-residents targeted by school board
■y Jerry Murtatfh
The
Peach County Superintendent
Billy Pack describes it as the
First step “to start a gradual
process to decream* the number
of non-resident students
enrolled in Peach County
schools*
Pack said that reductions in
the number of non-resident
students are needed because
Peach County schools are
beginning to suffer from over
crowding He added that poli
cies of surrounding counties
discourage non-resident stu
dents
Coach Rodney Walker added
one mow laurel to hie expand
ing wreath recently when the
Atlanta Touchdown Club chase
him as Triple A Coach of the
tear
Walker explained that the
touchdown dub picks five coach
of the year Four in each clas¬
sification and one is coach of the
year for the state
Then the NFL picks a high
school coach of the year.
Jimmy Dorsey, of McEachern
High School, was selected the
NFL coach of the year for Geor
John Reynolds, of Dougherty
High School, was the overall
coach of the year
Michael Ryan, of Valdosta, was
the quad A coach of the year
Walker took the position as
triple A coach of the year
Ben Scott at Carrol ton was the
double A coach of the year and
Jerry Sharp, of Dalton. was sin
gle A coach of the year,
Walker added that it’s the
biggest award ceremony for high
school and college coaches in the
state of Georgia
Walker attended the awards
banquet last year for the first
time when he was inducted as a
two hundred game winner
The award is voted on by mem
hers of the Atlanta Touchdown
Club Walker said there were
1100 people at this year’s ban
quet
Asked if the recent success of
the team presented him with
problems keeping his coaching
staff together. Walker noted that
coaches are being heavily
recruited
He added that Coach Ranee
Gillespie is leaving to become
the new head coach at Banks
enforcement agencies. FVPD
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Unfortunately, incidents do
occur, but we make every effort
to mo that our student* get a
quality education and that
they, as well as visitors to the
campus, are safe and protected
the process" '
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The new policy, adopted unan
imously by the board last week,
will limit the enrollment in
grades K-5 to only the siblings
of current non-resident atu
dents
Peach County will still
accept non-resident students in
grades six through 12 as
approved by an admissions
committee and on a space
available basis
Pack’s recommendation that
the non-resident student fee for
1999-2000 remain at $200 was
accepted by the board
“You have just approved a
step that I think will greatly
reduce the number of non-rear
(font Students,” Pack said
“I think at some point in the
future, the next step will be
addressing the fee issue,* he
added noting it would be best
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County and Coach Chn* Yeager
is going to Mountain Brook
High School in Birmingham,
Ala
Walker said he thought there
a possibility of losing one or
two more coaches before eon
tract* are signed
Walker said he could under*
stand losing coaches who leave
to take head coach positions
That’s what they’re in it for 1
just don’t want people to be able
to hire our assistants as aaais
tants and us not be competi¬
tive*
Coach Walker added that the
award he received was “not to
me, it was to those assistant
coaches and the players, that’s
who deserves the credit
You don’t do anything without
good people around you
1 think you owe that to the
kids of this community you try
to get the beat people for the
program "
Asked about rumors that
Coach Walker might be thi nki ng
erf recommending his son for an
assistant coaching position,
Walker said, “I don’t mind
telling you my son’s a coach
He's a good coach and he would
fit in well with this program"
Walker added that nothing has
been decided yet, nothing has
been recommended
“I’m not eoine «*>v it won’t
be recommended." Walker said
“If I think he’s the best qualified
person to come in here and
coach our quarterbacks maybe
some people have problems with
that but when you’re in this
business you’re going to make
some people happy, you’re- going
make some people mad But
judge me on what we have done
and accomplished, don’t judge
me on whether you like me or
not"
Walker said he is definitely
considering recommending his
son but would do so only if he
concludes that it would be in the
best interest of the program
Asked if hiring relatives may
not create a problem as far as
remaining unbiased in supervi
sion. Walker said, “I can tell you
this He played football for me
You go ask him did I treat him
any differently and he will tell
you yes He will tell you I was a
lot harder on him and I deeply,
deeply regret that."
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to reduce the number of stu¬
dents who can come and I
think you need to deal with
that issue first and then deal
with the enrollment the next
year*
In addition to the changes in
admission policy, Pack
described a revised set of guide
lines for non-resident students
developed in cooperation with
the administrative staff
The revisions include a state
ment that no application for
enrollment of non resident Btu
dents in K-5 shall be
considered except for siblings of
students already enrolled in
Peach County
Another revision permits
principals to require ‘any other
school material' of non-resi¬
dent students while consider¬
ing their application for admi*
sion. The current policy already
provides for birth certificates,
report Cards, and health
records
Non-resident students admit
ted to Peach County Schools
who subsequently exhibit disci
pline, attendance, academic, or
other school problems will lose
the privilege of attending Peach
County Schools, Pack noted.
Parents and guardians of non¬
resident students are expected
to comply with all rules and
regulations of the school sys¬
tem
Non-residents must apply
each year “Just because you
get it this year doesn't mean
you get that status next year,"
Superintendent Pack noted
The new guidelines also pro¬
vide that non-residents who
lose their status because of
behavioral or academic prob¬
lems won’t receive a refund.