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Peach County
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H.A. HUNT HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1954 TRIP TO
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
The H.A Hunt High School
Claxsof 1954 is in the process
of planning a trip to Biloxi,
Mississippi and New Orleans.
LA. The scheduled dales are
Maroh 12-16. 2012. and will
consist of five days and four
nights. The cost is $375.. The
deadline for full payment is
February 1,2012. A deposit of
5 2011. 7 ?. ,S J Please Ue b> plan , ,)eceml accordingly. * r 2 ’
Interested persons should
contact Edward T. Kendrick
at 478-825-7680 or 478-955-
7358. Acceptance of requests
will be on a first come, first
served basis. We are looking
forward to sharing a great
vacation experience.
TOYS FOR TOTS
We have begun working on
the Toys for Tots program with
Fort Valley Kiwanis Club. The
Club is selling raffle tickets
for a $650 gift card and asking
for donations to help with this
project. Wc will be helping 50
children in Peach County for
Christmas. If you would like
to purchase raffle tickets see a
Kiwanis member or call Todd
Youngblood at 825-3124. All
donations can be mailed to
Todd Youngblood at 213 Allen
Street Fort Valley, GA 31030.
CLCP/L.E.A.P. - LITERACY
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
IN PEACH INC.
Did you know that there are
free classes available that align
to your goals, such as to: get,
retain, or advance in a job; get
off public assistance and earn
a family-sustaining income;
obtain a GED diploma or a
Work Ready certificate; trans¬
fer to a college or training pro¬
gram; help your children suc¬
ceed in school; manage your
family's healthcare; or learn
how to be an informed English
speaking citizen? According
to the National Coalition For
Literacy, individuals 16 years
of age and older, need to
improve basic skills with an
emphasis on literacy, math
ematics, and English language
proficiency.
Free day and evening class
es have been offered in Fort
Valley and Byron for more
than 13 years. L.E.A.P., your
nonprofit business, education.
government organization and
Middle GA Technical College,
our literacy provider, contin¬
ues to make these services
available. If you do not have
a high school or GED diplo
ma, you may enroll today and
change the direction of your
future
Adult Basic Education
(ABE)andGeneralEducational
Devclopment (GED) prepa
ration classes are offered in
Fort Valley. 700 Spruce Street.
Wing B (478-825-9072) and in
Byron, 202 Moseley Rd. (478
956-7621). Winter break at
Middle GA Technical College
is from Dec. 9. 2011 - Jan. 8,
2012 and winter classes will
begin on January 9, 2012.
Education is the best invest
ment you can make in your
future. Education's pur
pose is to replace an empty
mind with an open one," says
Malcolm S. Forbes. Having a
diploma is the next step that
you need to take to achieve
your goal. To learn more about
how you can help raise the
literacy level in Peach County,
visit our website at www.free
wcbs.com/leapinc, JumpStart
Your Way Into A New Day!
GRACE HOUSE TONS OF
LOVE PROJECT
The second annual “Grace
House Tons of Love Food
Project" is underway and will
run through Christmas. The
Grace House distributed 110
tons (220XXX) lbs) of food last
year to the poor and the needy
in the Fort Valley Community.
The Grace House pays .10
♦ DECEMBER 14, 2011
cents per pint of food at the
Middle Georgia Community
Food Bank Macon Georgia.
This equates to just $200 per
ton (2j000 lbs).
We are asking churches, busi
nesses, clubs, schools, organiza
tions. individuals to please con
sider sponsoring one or more
tons of food for the holiday
season. 100 % of the sponsor
ship will go to purchase food at
the Grace House.
Qur , , hjs is m tons
of food sponsored. The demand
upon Grace House are ever
increasing due to teh economic
down fall and high unemploy¬
ment rate. We are seeing more
an dmore poeple who find them¬
selves for the first time relying
on such organizations as the
Grace House due to loss of
job or unemployment benefits.
Never befoe has it been more
(important than for the com¬
munity to reach out to those
in need. Remember most of us
are one or two paychecks from
being in the same situation.
Again p | ease consider a one
time ta * deductable gift to “The
Gracc House Tons of Love Ftxxi
project (make checks payable to
Grace House”)
PCHS WINTER END OF
COURSE TESTING BEGINS
DECEMBER 1ST
Winter End of Course Testing
(EOCT) at Peach County High
School will be held on the
SCHOOL SYSTEM Continued from front
good bond rating.
The bond issue will enable the
school system to immediately
raise the funds expected from the
latest Education SPLOST, with
collections from the sales tax
paying off the bonds.
In other business, the board
unanimously approved changes
to Superintendent Denning's
contract, which did not change
its value. The Superintendent’s
insurance coverage was changed
to dental only, because she has
BYRON Continued from front
kitchen and the premises, but
do es have food brought over
f rom Georgia' Bob’s next door,
State law requires a business to
derive at least 70% of its revenue
f rom food sales in order to serve
beer on the premises,
city Attorney Joan Harris
as ked Browning to meet with
her to see what could be done.
In other business. John
Nickerson addressed the coun¬
cil concerning ambiguous speed
limit signs. He said signs near
Byron Baptist Church and
Highway 49 indicate that stretch
G f road is a school zone but
don't specify hours and the speed
limit. He said he had discussed
,h e issue with the police depart
ment and Public Works and that
Chief Canon had assured him
that area was not meant to be a
speed trap
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Residential Service
(includes Federal Subscriber Line Charge $16 88 $3301
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reasonable rates within our service territories
Toll blocking is available at no charge to low-income customers
who qualify Surcharges and fees such as those for emergency
9-1-1 services are assessed according to government
guidelines
Low-income individuals eligible for Lifeline and Link-Up
telephone programs may be eligible for discounts
on these basic local service charges through state-specified
telephone assistance plans
We provide a complete menu of optional services, including
discounted bundles and basic services at the rates, terms, and
conditions specified in our tariffs For questions mn&strtamSft call:
residential customers: 1-800-347-1991
business customers. 1-800-843-9214
dates listed below. All tests will
be given at the Peach County
High School Learning Support
Academy Testing Center. LSA is
conducive for testing and allows
the main campus to have less dis
traction to the instructional day.
All students will be provided
transportation to LSA. Students
should report to the area outside
of the science building for trans¬
portation to LSA at 7:30 a.m.
Testing Dates
Economics: Dec. I4
BYRON PEACH SHOPS
Saturday, December I7, 2011
Don’t miss all the fun!
10:00 am
Holiday Art Mart
(Thurs.. Fri., Sat.)
Bake Sale & Cake Walk
Face Painting & Ornament
Painting
Cruise In, Petting Zoo. Race
Cars
Book Signings
11:00 am
Brunch with Santa
Drawings & Silent Auction
1:00 pm
“Thomas The Train"
Band Southern Nights
Workshops with Mark Ballard
Show your appreciation for a
fun day... by shopping the
Peach Shops!
The events will begin at times
listed and will end when Thomas
is pooped, the singers are hoarse,
the animals are tired and the
sweets have all been sold!
health insurance through her
husband's employment. Welch
said.
The contract was also modi¬
fied to show a specific monthly
amount for local travel of $500.
In other business, the board
approved an addendum to the
fiscal year 2012 budget to
account for salaries of teachers
hired after the school year began
and to alter the funding sources
for some teacher salaries.
Chumbley said the council
would look into the matter.
In other business, the council:
• Approved a resolution con¬
cerning participation in the
Georgia Municipal Employees
Benefit System Life and Health
program;
• Adopted the 5-year update to
the city’s Short-Term Work Plan
covering various city projects;
• Authorized the City Clerk to
seek proposals for services for
drug-testing city employees;
• Renewed an agreement
with attorney Stephanie Ward
to pay her $ I XXX) a month to
provide legal representation in
the Municipal Court for indigent
defendants.
After other business, the coun¬
cil voted to enter closed session
to discuss potential litigation and
possible real estate acquisition.
PEACH COUNTY TEACHERS OF THE YEAR Continued from front
Bom December 31 to fabu¬
lous parents, Bennie and Pam
Carver, and has an incred¬
ible sister, Michelle. She
has lived in Byron for as
long as she can remember. A
product of the Peach County
School System, she went to
Byron Elementary School and
Peach County High School.
Graduated from Peach Countv
High in 1994.
Graduated from Georgia
College and State University in
2000 w ith a Bachelor of Science
degree in Middle Grades
Education. Continued her edu¬
cation at GC&SU. obtaining
my Master’s degree in Middle
Grades Education (2004) and
Specialist’s degree in Early
Childhood Education (2008).
She has been teaching for 11
years, all of w hich have been in
Peach County with the excep¬
tion of one year.
Married, husband. Adam, in
2007. He is her best friend,
confidant, and an outstanding
daddy to our son. Ryan, who is
two years old.
Why teaching? She says. "I
love teaching and know this is
the career that God had in store
for me. Teaching affords me
the opportunity to positively
affect children's lives and their
perceptions of education and
learning. I enjoy that no two
days are ever the same in the
field of education and the fact
that children keep me on my
toes and constantly thinking. I
cannot imagine another career
that would provide me with
such joy and opportunity."
Dianne Johnson
Byron Middle School
Dianne Johnson is the daugh¬
ter of Ike and Sarah McGhee.
She is one of 11 children. She
is married to Adrian Johnson Sr
and has two children, Adrian Jr
and Diedre. She also has one
granddaughter, Kassidy. Mrs.
Johnson has
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been teaching at Byron Middle
school since 1993. She has
a bachelor's degree in busi¬
ness education fro Fort Valley
State University, a master's
degree in middle grades edu¬
cation also from Fort Valley
State University and a special¬
ist degree (6-year) in middle
grades education (reading and
social studies) from Georgia
Southwestern.
Mrs. Johnson is the depart¬
ment chair for the ELA depart¬
ment at Byron Middle School
and she is a vital member of
the school-wide Title I devel¬
opment team. She is an gifted
educator achieving excellent
results in the classroom. Last
year her students achieved and
100% pass rate on the English/
Language Arts CRCT. Her
students have also achieved
a 100% pass rate on the 8th
Grade Writing Exam.
Her approach to teaching
can best be summed up with
her favorite quote from Ignacio
Estrada: "If a child can't learn
the way we teach, maybe we
should teach the way they
learn."
ladies and gentlemen it is
my honor and pleasure to intro¬
duce to you, Byron Middle
School's Teacher of the Year.
Mrs. Dianne Johnson.
Bridget Grayer
Fort Valley Middle School
Let me introduce Fort Valley
THE LEADER TRIBUNE
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Middle School’s Teacher of
the Year. Ms. Bridget Grayer.
Ms. Grayer started her teach¬
ing career at Appling Middle
School in Macon where she
taught 7th and 8th grade math¬
ematics. She left Bibb County
to teach 7th grade mathematics
at Henderson Middle School
in Jackson, Ga., before finding
a home at Fort Valley Middle
School in 2009. She has served
Fort Valley Middle School in
many capacities, such as the
Common Core Math Standards
and Math Committee represen¬
tative.
Her educational background
includes a Bachelor of Business
Administration from Mercer
University and a Master of
Science in Counseling from
Fort Valley State University.
She is continuing to strive
for excellence by completing
coursework for her Specialist
in Teaching and Ixaming at
Georgia Southern University.
Ms. Grayer’s hobbies include
finding educational resources,
traveling, and watching sports.
Furthermore, she is an active
community servant as a mem¬
ber of the Epsilon Omega
Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority Inc.
She is a firm believer that her
reward as teacher of the year is
a direct product of the collabor¬
ative effort that FVMS teachers
make to ensure students have a
quality education.
Ladies and gentlemen. Ms.
Bridget Grayer!