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Pictured clockwise, Jordan Roper shows his mother, Donna Roper what he has learned. Carol
Renzi, Lynn McNeal, Haley McNeal and Holden McNeal work on the computer. Melissa Ballard
and Ansley Ballard read together. Shaye Roper and Mandy Roper select a book.
Families are reading and learning together
By Lisa Renzi
News Intern
The American family may not be lost forever,
thanks to efforts being made by teachers at Chestatee
Elementary. Carol Renzi and Sarah Bellamy, Title I
Department, have organized a successful program in
which parents can become further involved with their
child’s education. Family Reading Night is a weekly
event which occurs every Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m.
In this time parents and their children sit back and
read together in a laid-back, friendly atmosphere in
which they have free reign over the school library.
Choosing any site that is most comfortable for them,
children and parents can explore new worlds that
extend far beyond the reaches of everyday life.
Families often choose to read to each other, and par
ents may even observe the Accelerated Reader Tests
their children obtain through the school computer net
work. Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of the entire
evening is the thought that parents are playing a more
active role in the education of their child. “Parents are
the main role model and first teacher for their chil
dren,” said Bellamy. According to Bellamy, the more
COLLEGE from 3A
catch is there are often strict
requirements on the way invest
ments are set up and how they are
used. Still, savings trusts and
bonds are relatively safe invest
ments and guarantee some money
is set aside for college.
Prepaid Tuition Plans
Prepaid tuition plans lock future
costs into today’s prices. Parents
and students pay the current col
lege cost and don’t have to worry
about increases by the time a stu
dent goes off to college. Many
states have prepaid tuition plans or
are considering them and parents
and students should contact plan
representatives for specific infor
mation. Depending on the plan,
payments can be in installments or
lump sums and the state assumes
all risk of investments. Again, a
family’s financial situation and
investment strategy are important
factors. While the money may
have a greater return in other
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interest a parent shows in their child’s education, the
better a child will do throughout life. The children
who score in the 90-1- percentile on these standardized
tests seem to have more parental involvement in their
studies. Parents who take an active part in their child’s
education often reward their children in numerous
ways. Programs such as Family Reading Night not
only constitute an increase in knowledge and reading
comprehension, they exemplify the family together
ness and interest that is so understated in society.
“The looks on the children’s faces were priceless.
They were so proud to have their parents involved in
their education and seemed to want to excel to show
their parents what they could achieve,” said Renzi.
Family Reading Night is similar to programs that
other schools are currently offering, but this particular
program is the only one that is offered weekly. The
laid back environment constitutes a comfortable
atmosphere for parents and children to discover read
ing together. There is less structure and more freedom
for families to interact and become involved in school
functions. “Family Reading Night is an excellent way
for parents and their children to actually spend quality
time together,” said Bellamy and Renzi.
investments, prepayment plans
offer security. They are, however,
not for everyone. Prepaid tuition
plans can be attractive to mid
dleincome families interested in
conservative investments, but for
low-income families the plans
may actually jeopardize chances
for aid while forfeiting money
needed for immediate essentials.
Parents and students should
think of all possible scenarios
before participating in tuition pre
payment plans and ask questions
such as “What happens if my son
or daughter wants to attend an
out-of-state school?” or even
“What if he or she doesn’t want to
go to college?” Although plans
can sometimes be transferred to
another family member at no cost,
most refunds come with penalties
and without interest.
Installment Plans
Installment plans are “pay as you
go” plans that allow parents and
11 Adult classes will begin every few weeks on a continuing basis in a
»• 'A variety of subjects and interests
Computing Skills
Improve your job skills by taking these Microsoft Office courses (Word, Power
Point, Excel, Access); Beginning Computing; Windows 95. Many companies
have paid for their employees to take these courses to nave better trained workers. Classes are
taught by State Certified Teachers.
TEACHERS needing recertification may earn renewal SDU’s by taking courses. TEACHERS, you
may earn one SDU for 1/10 hr. course. PARA PROS may also earn SDU’s with these courses.
Ibe fa only $59j00 for any of these computer classes.
Fa does not indude book and book can be pmhased at the first dass.
Basic Computing Central in Sat. 9:00 am ■ 4:00 pm Wood It Central 2/21 Sal. 9:oosm-4XX)pm
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Have your teenager see these people at their high school 1q be added to the new class list:
South = Bill Meyer, Richard Porter, Johnny Tallant, School Secretary
Centra] = Coach Jerry Cauley-
North = Bob Camaroli, Counselor, Coach Vic Aliffi
February Classes - Fee $195
Mon-Thurs 4:00-6:30 pm (after school) (3 weeks) Starting February 23, 1998
(2-1/2 Weekends) Saturday 9:ooam - 4:3opm, Sunday 2:oopm - 6:oopm
(Third weekend Sat. Class only) This will repeat in March
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EDUCATION
students to spread out tuition in
smaller payments, instead of pay
ing a lump sum each semester.
These plans are especially attrac
tive for parents and students who
haven’t saved up money for col
lege but can pay out of regular
cash flow. In many cases, they can
be a good alternative to going into
debt. Many schools handle their
own tuition payment plans with
payments spread over 3 to 12
months depending on the school.
Parents and students have more
options than ever before when
confronted with paying for col
lege. While some of the funding
opportunities gaining popularity
may not provide the top return on
investment, they do offer at least
one important benefit - peace of
mind. In an age where college
costs will continue to climb, they
add to the set of options that can
be wrapped together to solve the
problem of paying for college.
SPELL from 1A
In fairness, early in the contest Henderson was given
the German-rooted “torte” to spell. He kept his calm,
asked caller Paul Cossman for a definition and an exam
ple sentence, and thought hard for a moment before giv
ing the correct response. He won the bee by correctly
spelling “caucus” when Harper could not. Rules state
that he must then spell the next word right, too, which
he did, with “chasm.”
Standing before a panel of judges and an audience of
anxious parents, all 13 contestants were asked to spell
words that many adults may not even have recognized,
such as “carotid” and “myopia.”
“It’s worse than any sport you can imagine,” said
Henderson’s mother. “You can hear a pin drop every
time the kids spell, and you see the tears in their eyes
when they get it wrong. It’s really hard.”
Despite the stress, runner-up Harper has fun anyway.
“My mom had a list, and we studied at night,” explained
the fifth grader. “It’s fun being up there with all the other
people. I like it a lot.”
According to Nancy Chain, coordinator for the
event, participating in a spelling bee not only helps stu
dents learn how to spell correctly, but also teaches them
good study skills.
“Some words are similar in sound and spelling -a
lot of the words are tricky, so they learn to watch for
those,” she said.
What about the difference between fourth grade
study skills and the more developed junior high study
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Photos/Chris Pugh
Winner
Clockwise from top left, winner Chancey Henderson of North
Forsyth Middle School; the group of contestants; runner up
Stephanie Harper of Daves Creek Elementary; Brittany Warnock
of Chattahoochee Elementary; Kane Miller of Otwell Middle
School; Kristin Thornton of Big Creek Elementary; Kris Larrimore
of Sawnee Elementary; Jonathan Kascak of Mashburn
Elementary; Mallory Holtzclaw of Coal Mountain Elementary;
Carol Ann Buckhalter of Vickery Creek Elementary; Kayla Jones
of Chestatee Elementary; Corey Woodard of Cumming
Elementary; Emily Ardoin of South Forsyth Middle School; and
Emma Schietinger of Midway Elementary.
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skills?
“Sometimes we have questions about putting fourth
graders against eighth graders,” said Chain. “But we’ve
had fourth graders win.”
Henderson’s prize was a new copy of “Webster’s
New World Collegiate Dictionary,” donated by caller
Cossman on behalf of Humpus Bumpus Books.
His next step toward the National Spelling Bee is to
attend the District 2 Spelling Bee on Fd>. 28, at 10 a.m.
at the Jefferson High School Media Center in Jefferson.
The winner there will go to the State Spelling Bee on
March 27, at the Georgia International Convention
Center in College Park, and the state champion will rep
resent all of Georgia at the National Spelling Bee to be
held May 24-30 in Washington, D.C.
Other participants in the Forsyth County Spelling
Bee were Kristin Thornton, fifth grader at Big Creek
Elementary; Brittany Warnock, fourth grader at
Chattahoochee Elementary; Kayla Jones, fifth grader at
Chestatee Elementary; Mallory Holtzclaw, fifth grader
at Coal Mountain Elementary; Corey Woodard, fourth
grader at Cumming Elementary; Jonathan Kascak, fifth
grader at Mashburn Elementary; Emma Schietinger,
fourth grader at Midway Elementary; Kris Larrimore,
fifth grader at Sawnee Elementary; Carol Ann
Buckhalter, fourth grader at Vickery Creek Elementary;
Kane Miller, sixth grader at Otwell Middle School; and
Emily Ardoin, seventh grader at South Forsyth Middle
School.
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