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Becky Garrett
Becky Garrett, former second
grade teacher at Esther S. Jackson in
Roswell, has been nominated for the
1992 Presidential Awards for Excel
lence in Science and Mathematics
Teaching.
The Presidential Awards for Excel
lence in Science and Mathematics
Teaching Program is administered for
the White House by the National Sci
ence Foundation. The program is de
signed to identify outstanding teach
ers of science and mathematics,
grades K-12, who will serve as models
for their colleagues and form a leader
ship core to help advance the major
reform movements in these
disciplines.
Ms. Garrett was nominated be
cause of her competence in teaching
mathematics and in the art of
teaching.
The Presidential Award includes a
$7500 National Science Foundation
grant and an expense-paid trip for the
award to Washington, D.C. for a se
ries of recognition events and meet
ings with leaders in government and
education.
Ms. Garrett is now an Instructional
Specialist with the Fulton County
Board of Education. She is also a
trustee of Atlanta-Fulton Public
Library.
School Briefs
Students make
Dean’s Lists
Cindy Carole Richards, a junior
early childhood education major at
Shorter College in Rome and the
daughter of Gerral and Dorris Rich
ards of Hopewell Road, Alpharetta,
and has been named to the first se
mester Dean’s List at the college.
Charlotte Leigh Holden of Cum
ming, a senior at Wofford College has
been named to the Dean’s List
Lenora Elizabeth Peppers of Cum
ming has been named to the Dean’s
List for the Fall semester at Samford
University.
Darris Brock of Ebb Road in Cher
okee County was named to the Dean’s
List for the past semester at Atlanta
Christian College in East Point,
Georgia.
Student graduates
from Institute
Atlanta-The 173rd Commence
ment of the Georgia Institute of Tech
nology was held on Saturday, Dec. 14,
1991. The graduate from your area is
Suzanne LaChance who received a
Bachelor of Science degree in
Management
Teachers of the
month at Otwell
Congratulations to the following
teachers at Otwell Middle School:
Laura Hayes, Louise Kelley, Ellen
Kingry, Shari Sharritt, and Susan
Vaughan. They were selected by the
TPAto be “Teacher-of-the-Month” for
the month of February.
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Service News
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Navy Seaman Recruit Michael W.
Selman, son of June M. Kennamer of
512ajjnion Hill Rd., Cunning, Ga.,
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On Feb. 15 the Otwell Middle School Academic Team will be representing
Forsyth County in the PAGE Bowl District competition in Cleveland, Ga. The
team recently came in first in the county competition. North Forsyth Middle
School whose team came in second, will also be representing Forsyth County
in February.
Pictured left to right, back row: Jeremy Thompson, Lucas Pitts, Andy Rader,
Bryce Jaeck, Chris Bullock, Jason Stern, Brandon Thomason; second row:
Jared Triplett, Ray Oliver, Gina Orzechowski, Tracey Federer, Wesley Mont
gomery, Rita Truelove (sponsor); third row: Kacy Campbell, Amy Meyer,
Sheena Mobley, Jenny Holt; first row: Sally Mullinax, Robi Nason, T.J. Reaves.
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Spelling Bee
Otwell Middle School has named the winners of the school-wide Spelling
Bee. The top winner was Julie Poss, daughter of William and Cindy Poss, and
the runner up was Melissa Cain, daughter of Ranee and Carol Cain. Those
participating in the Bee were Travis Armes, Kacy Campbell, Sarah Haney,
Jason Picklesimer, Beth Bottoms, Chrissie Guthrie, Tabitha Densmore, April
Cagle, Kimberly Phillips, J.B. Moody, Sally Mullinax, Nathan Denbo, Kristie
Strickland, Bryce Jaeck, Sherri Cornwell, Lucas Pitts, Heather Ellis, Adam
Tiller, Blair Creamer, Steven Caldwell, Elisha Weaver, Diane Sanders, David
Roy, Jeremy Easoz, Stacy Dover, Patrick Hughes, Jason Abbott, T.J. Reaves.
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Hands-on
Enrichment students at Cumming Elementary got a hands-on lesson while
examining “Creatures from the Deep’’ last week. Enrichment teacher, Dr.
Doug Avren assists Jeff Pugh and Ginnie Small with lobster.
Recruit Training Command, Great
Lakes, IL
During the cycle, recruits are
taught general military subjects de
signed to prepare them for further ac-
Board of Trustees
Timothy (Tim) M. Perry, right, of
Cumming, has been elected to the
Board of Trustees of the Gainesville
College Foundation for a three year
term. He is shown with Foundation
Chairman Joe Chipman. He was
elected to the position at the 25th An
nual Meeting of the Foundation on
Jan. 26 at the College.
Perry, Vice President of The Peo
ples Bank in Cumming, is a 1982
graduate of Gainesville College. His
wife, Sarah, graduated from the Col
lege in 1986.
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ademic and on-the-job training in one
of the Navy’s 85 occupational fields.
Hfc'is a 1991 graduate ofCollinwood
HighrSchool, Collinwood, Tenn.
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Star citizens
These students have been named as star citizens at Sawnee Elementary School. They are in the third through fifth
grades.
Front Row: Debra Groover, Lori Jones, Matt Martin, lan Biernacki, Candice Gravitt
Middle Row: Justin Bridges, Brandi Lunsford, Tara Hughes, Jennifer Godfrey, Austin Jones
Back Row: Diane McCullough (Bank South), Missy Pankow, Rachel Panter, Kristin Young, Melissa McKinzie, Davis
Lloyd, Seth Campbell, Charlene Lathem (Bank South)
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Star citizens
These students have been named as star citizens at Sawnee Elementary School. They are in grades K-2.
Front Row: Timmy Tapp, Lindsey Edmonds, Heath Westray, Katie Castleberry, Melinda Sleppy, Destin McCormick
Middle Row: Courtney Densmore, Cheryl Lane, Rae Salyers, Kellie Delong, Clayton Lloyd
Back Row: Sheryl Cline (back row), Darren Kiley, Coely Avery, Justin Hamby, Julie Martin, Emily Woodruff
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Georgia Institute of Real Estate
The Georgia Institute of Real Estate, a ser
vice of the Atlanta Board of Realtors Educa
tional Foundation offers a six hour continu
ing education course by the Georgia Real
Estate Commission buying, selling, and list
ing foreclosed real estate. Date of program is
Feb. 13, 1992 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
This is a hands-on course designed to ben
efit residential and commercial real estate
agents and investors by teaching them what
to do and what not to do. Complete workshop
manual and handouts are included.
Course instructor is Laurence Cakora, a
local real estate broker and invetor who has
taught this course for GIRE for two years.
Topics include dealing with the R.T.C., mort
gage and foreclosure fraud, the two markets
in real estate, and much more.
Cost of the program is S6O pre-registered
and S7O at the door. For more information
about this course, call The Georgia Institute
of Real Estate at (404) 252-6768.
Morning and Evening Quilt
Guilds
The Cumming Sunset Quilters meets on
the second Thursday of each month, 2nd
floor of the County Courthouse at 7 p.m. For
more information, call President, Nancy
Sohl, 889-9471. The next meeting will be tak
ing place on Feb. 13.
The Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets on the
first Tuesday of each month, at Bethelview
United Methodist Church at 9:30 a.m. The
next meeting will take place Feb. 4.
Anyone having an interest in Quilting is
welcome and encouraged to attend these
meetings. For information, call Jill
Schneider at 8890710.
Parks and Recreation Board Meet
ings set
The following dates have been set for the
Parks and Recreation Board Meetings. All
meetings will take place on a Wednesday at
7:30 p.m. in the Forsyth County Courthouse,
2nd floor, offofCourtroom number 2: Febru
ary 5, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, July 8,
August 5, September 2, October 7, November
4, and December 2.
Seniors helping seniors program
Laura Patterson, a long time Forsyth Coun
ty resident, will be teaching a Tatting Class at
Midway Park on Monday, Feb. 10 and 24,19
noon.
Tatting is the Art of Lacemaking and is
considered a dying art form. Participants
need to bring a tatting shuttle and a ball of no.
20 and no. 30 cotton yam.
Individuals wishing to register must call
Forsyth County Parks and Recreation De
partment at 781-2152. The class is limited.
Gardeners are Needed
February is the time to garden. Well, at
least to plan to have success with your gar
den. The Forsyth County Cooperative Exten
sion Service is holding three meetings to get
you ready forjjhe gardening season: Insect
Control, Thursday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. This pro
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1992
gram will emphasize the identification, pre
vention and control of insect pests by both
organic and chemical means. Shrubs/Fruit
Tree Pruning Clinic Saturday, Feb. 15,9 a.m.
Gain experience in properly trimming those
out of control plants. Private Applicators Li
censing, Wednesday Feb. 19,7 p.m. This two
hour session will qualify you to earn a private
applicators license and to be more familiar
with pesticide use and handling. All meet
ings are free and held at the Forsyth County
Courthouse Jury Assembly Room. To secure
your seat, call 887-2418 for reservations or for
more information.
Writers Workshop
Learn to focus your creativity in two writ
ers workshops in January. The public is invit
ed to attend, and admission is free.
We’ll learn one method of “Organizing
Your Ideas” on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 2-4
p.m. at Humpus Bumpus Books, 703 Atlanta
Rd., next to Wal-Mart in Cumming.
We’ll discuss “Steps to a Complete Book”
on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 7-9 p.m. in the
meeting room (behind the break room) in the
rear of the Kroger store at 540 Lakeland Pla
za in Cumming.
For more information, call Debbie Jordan.
(404) 781-8932 or 8892597.
Cumming-Forsyth Newcomers Club
The Cumming-Forsyth Newcomer Club
will now hold its monthly meeting on the
third Thursday of each month. The next
meeting will be held at The Polo Fields Golf
and Country Club on Feb. 20 at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch will be served and the guest speaker
will be Avery Howell, landscape architect
with Crabapple Nursery. Call Donna Blan
kenship at 8891261 by Feb. 14 for reserva
tion. Cost is $9 which includes lunch, bever
ages, dessert, tax, tip and use of facilities.
A Valentine cocktail party is also planned
for members and partners on Feb. 15.
This Club is for anyone new to the area in
the past two years. For more information
about the Club call Helen Carr at 889-0178.
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Forsyth County Youth Softball
Registration for Youth Softball is sched
uled for the dates and times below. Each
team will sign up in their respective commu
nities. Each community will charge fees nec
essary to sponsor the team in that
community.
The registration dates and times are as
follows: Saturday, Feb. 22, 12-3 p.m.; Satur
day, Feb. 29.12-3 p.m.; Sunday, March 1,2-5
p.m.
Girls 918 years of age are eligible to partic
ipate. Registrants must reside or attend
school full time in the boundaries of Forsyth
County.
Birth Certificates (photostatic copies) for
all players who did not play last year must be
submitted at time of registration.
The locations for registration will be: Cum
ming-City Park office with Director Danny
Vaughan, 887-7420; Coal Mountain-North
Forsyth Library with Directors Randy
Honea, 8890198, and Dennis Bailey, 887-
2969; Chestatee-Chestatee Community
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Building with Director Ken Carpenter, 889-
0612 and Lee Fredrikson at 8890640; Duck
town-Ducktown Ballfield with Director
Steve Martin at 887-0637: Midway-Midway
Community Building with Director Billy
Thompson at 887-3472; Friendship-Sawnee
School Cafeteria with Director Diane Gille
land at 887-0490; and Big Creek-Big Creek
School Cafeteria with Director Debbie Up
church at 887-8685.
Jig-Saw Puzzle Exchange
Seniors at Midway Park want everyone to
be aware that a Jig-Saw Puzzle exchange ex
ists at the Community Building.
Individuals may “Bring one and Take
one”. All puzzles must be in their original
box, in good condition with no pieces miss
ing. Youth Puzzles are also available and do
nations are gratefully excepted
For further information, Contact Midway
Park at 781-2125.
Career and Business Expo
Job hunting? Job seeking at all levels, in
most industries, will find plenty of employ
ment opportunities at the Grow With Atlanta
Career and Business Expo on Thursday, Feb.
13, at the Inforum DP professionals, engi
neers, salespeople, food service, and retail
managers, and health care professionals.
The expo will offer job counseling, resume
critiquing, advice from industry experts and
a FREE seminar entitled “Managing the Job
Search." There is a $2 registration fee for the
event, which is being co-sponsored by WSB
Radio. For more information, or to pre-regis
ter and secure a seat at the seminar (dead
line is Feb. 3), call Beth Vollaro at 401-732-
9850.
What Managers Do
What Mangers Do is a seminar for Manag
ers, Supervisors and Group Leaders. It will
be held at Gainesville College Continuing
Education Center on Thursday, March 5,
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The fee is $125 and regis
tration deadline is Feb. 27.
LST Association looks for shipmates
The LST Association is looking for LST
Shipmates for reunions with old shipmates.
The Association reunion will be held in
Washington D.C. in August 1992. For infor
mation write:
United States L.S.T. Association
P.O. Box 8769, Toledo, Ohio 43623
or contact:
Bob Garner LST 461
HC 52 Box 362
Hemphill, TX 75948
(409) 5793732
Help for battered women
A support group for battered and abused
women is sponosored twice a month by Fam
ily Haven, Forsyth County’s only shelter for
battered women and their children. If you
are having problems and need support,
please plan to attend the meetings every sec
ond and fowth Tuesday. Location o£ the
meetings isAnfidential. If interested pßfise
call 8896384
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