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Life lessons filled the room at Camp John Hope on Friday and
Saturday, May 18 and 19 as Middle Georgia area youth discussed
and watched slides about sexually transmitted diseases during the
Project Alpha Retreat. Project Alpha is a national program in which
more than 750 chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
are participating in worldwide to help young men make better and
more informed choices about their sexual behavior. It is conducted
in a man-to- man setting intended to help the participants relax and
express themselves freely. The program, teamed with the March of
Dimes, has been ongoing since 1980.
The young men arrived at Camp John Hope on Friday evening
and were served a delicious meal prepared by the cooks at the camp.
Afterwards, the seminars began as Jeff Lundy of the Fort Valley
Police Department greeted them. He talked to them in-depth about
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Thirty-four Pre-Kindergarten students at The Westfield Schools in Perry performed for
parents and friends before receiving their diplomas on the last day of school. The tra¬
ditional Pre-K send-off program included songs and Bible verses that the children had
learned. Among the graduates from Peach County were: front row (l-r) Avery Adams,
Matt Huckabee, and Alden Barbour. Back row: (Far left) Nathan Childers.
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Thirty students at The Westfield Schools in Perry partici¬
pated in a formal cap and gown ceremony to celebrate
their graduation from kindergarten. Before receiving
their diplomas, the students sang songs and each stu¬
dent had a speaking role in the program which was held
in the school's new Arts & Sciences building. Pictured
are: Camille Ayer, daughter of Chuck and Stacy Ayer of
Ft Valley, and Alice Culpepper, daughter of Judge Bryant
and Donna Culpepper of Ft. Valley.
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SCHOOL NEWS
the harms of using drugs.
The young men were then allowed to participate in
activities such as basketball before returning to their cabins to
a movie and prepare for a good night of sleep,
On Saturday, the young men participated in dialogue with Dr.
Samuel Palmer of Warner Robins, Minister Kenneth Taylor,
Kirk, Lawrence Young and Pastor K. C. Jones,
The Maulvin Engram Education Foundation, the March of
and the Gannett Foundation provided the funds for this retreat.
event was provided at no costs to the young men. The
of this retreat were Isaac Smith, Jr. and Elliott Mizell.
The Gamma Sigma Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi
Fraternity, Incorporated of Fort Valley sponsored this event.
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how to use this information to learn more about the community and their
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progress in future editions. Also Hack the
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Ya/a Jordan and Charleton Lyons, students at Fort Valley
Middle School and
Two Fort Valley Middle School
Educational Talent Search
participants won grants from
Tiger Woods Start Something
Program.
Dr. Quinton Green is prin¬
cipal at Fort Valley Middle
School. Charleton Lyons won a
$2,000.00 scholarship and will
be attending summer camp at
Clemson University. Yala Jordan
won a $3,000.00 scholarship and
will attend a dance camp and
have dance lessons at a dance
academy in the local area.
Three Macon County Middle
School students also won schol¬
arships. O’Neisha Gary won a
$2000.00scholarship and will use
funds to attend a Young Writer’s
Camp at Duke University in NC.
Jim Gary won a $1,950.00 schol¬
arship and will also attend the
Young Writer’s Camp at Duke
University. O’bryan Shelley won
a $2,200.00 scholarship and he
will attend a football camp at
Camp All-Star in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
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The Tiger Woods Start
Something Program is for stu¬
dents ages 8-17. It is sponsored
by Tiger Woods and the late
Earl Woods (his father) and the
Target Foundation. The stu¬
dents in this program partici¬
pated in a Six Unit Program
on Character Development,
Volunteer Services and Career
Exploration. They also had to
complete a 3-4 hour volunteer
project.
Retha Ezell, Academic Field
Representative for Educational
Talent Search Program conduct¬
ed the workshops. After success¬
ful completion of the program,
recommendations were made for
the students to the Tiger Woods
Foundation.
Director of Educational Talent
Search, Shirley McClellan, was
instrumental in researching and
obtaining grant information for
this project. If you would like to
participant in Educational Talent
Search, please call us at (478)
825-6932.