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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wdrwxtey, Jurf 10,1998
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Forsyth County Rotary Club scholars
The Rotary Club of Forsyth County recently named its scholars
based on school nominations, academic achievement, extracur
ricular activity, community involvement and financial need.
Above left, NFHS's scholars are Jenny Holt and Ryan Klee.
From left are Doug Holt, Phyllis Holt, Jenny Holt, Ryan Klee,
Carol Klee and Jim Klee. Above right are SFHS scholars Adam
Orr and Stacie Morgan. From left are Dr. and Mrs. Lanier Orr,
Adam Orr, Stacie Morgan, Patti Morgan and Phil Morgan. Right,
the FCHS scholars are Kacy Campbell and Todd Vanderhoff.
From left are Ginny Hearn, Sandra Campbell (mother of Kacy),
Janet Vanderhoff, Todd Vanderhoff and Ken Vanderhoff. Below
right, juniors Jeff Pugh and Lori Herndon were also recognized
by the Rotary Club. From left are Chuck Pugh, Jeff Pugh, Lori
Herndon and Diane Herndon. Below left, sophomores Alyson
Foxx and Jason Lord were this year's RYLA students. From left
are Diane Foxx, Alyson Foxx, Jason Lord and Georgahn Lord.
Photos/Tom Brooks
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College news
University of Georgia
Courtney Kohn, daughter of
Randy and Pat Kohn of
Cumming, has been initiated
into the Alpha Chapter, Phi Beta
Kappa, at the University of
Georgia. She will graduate
magna cum laude on June 13
with a degree in biology. Kohn
is a graduate of Forsyth Central
High School.
i Phi Beta Kappa, organized in
1776 at the College of William
and Mary in Virginia, is the old
est honorary society in the United
States. It recognizes the top stu
dents in the graduating class who
have met the requirements for a
liberal course of study.
Gainesville College
Several students have been hon
ored recently at Gainesville
College.
Kathryn Lee Andrews and
Melanie L. Hester, both of
Cumming, were named to Phi
Theta Kappa.
Mark Alan Kiefert of
Cumming was the recipient of
the Outstanding Student in
Computer Science & Physics
Club Service Award.
Kimberly Kay Mclntosh of
Cumming was named Academic
Recognition Day nominee,
Clark-Theodore Gainesville
College Outstanding (non-tradi
tional) student finalist and
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was named to Phi Theta Kappa.
Deborah Glover Smith of
Cumming was named to “Who’s
Who Among Students in
American Junior College.”
Samford University
Jennie Montgomery of
Cumming has been inducted
into the Samford University
chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor
society.
She is a graduating senior
exercise science major.
Phi Kappa Phi, Samford’s
highest honor society, recog
nizes superior achievement in
all academic disciplines.
Initiates include undergraduate
and graduate students, as well
as faculty members.
Georiga College & State
University
Patrick Leonard of Cumming
was named to the Dean’s list for
the winter quarter at Georgia
College & State University in
Milledgeville.
To be selected for the Dean’s
list, a student must earn a mini
mum 3.2 grade point average on
12 or more hours of work
attempted for the quarter and
have at least a 2.5 cumulative
grade point average.
North Georgia College &
State University
Danielle S. Glover, daughter of
Daniel and Alaine Glover of
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charter member of the North
Georgia College & State
University Chapter of Kappa
Delta Pi on May 13.
Individuals are invited to
membership in this largest of
education honor societies on the
basis of high academic achieve
ment, worthy ideals and evi
dence of leadership attributes.
Kappa Delta Pi was founded in
1911. Internationally there are
more than 550 chapters and
60,000 members.
Brenau University
Turn on your computer, log in
to a “virtual” classroom and
take a class for college credit.
Beginning fall semester, Brenau
University will offer 10 classes
via computer, using computer
technology, the Internet and
World Wide Web to reach stu
dents wherever they are and at
whatever time is convenient to
them.
Brenau plans to offer a variety
of courses including accounting,
literature, computer literacy and
nursing. Brenau professors,
trained in computer technology
and virtual classroom tech-
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niques, designed the classes and
are ready to accept the first stu
dents.
Students can expect to dedi
cate at least 12 hours per week
to each course, and to “visit”
the class at least five out of
every seven days of the week.
Learning, assignments,
research, interviews, team and
individual projects, presenta
tions, class discussion and
homework will all take place via
computer.
For more information, contact
Brenau University at (770) 534-
6162.
Mercer University
Mercer University Southern
School of Pharmacy has named
Cumming resident Darrin Tracy
to the 1998 spring semester
Dean’s list. Tracy is a third-year
student in the pharmacy school.
To qualify for the Dean’s list, a
student must maintain a 3.8 or
better grade point average while
taking at least 10 hours of
coursework per semester.
The Southern School of
Pharmacy is located on
Mercer’s Cecil B. Day campus
in Atlanta.
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Storyteller visits Coal Mountain
Coal Mountain Elementary recently received a visit from story
teller Fiona Page. Page was a teacher until she lost her eyesight
in 1987. Since then she has been determined to maintain inde
pendence and to learn techniques to help her cope with her
blindness. Page taught some Braille to the students and used a
muffin tin and tennis balls to illustrate the Braille alphabet.
Above, third grader Marie Smallwood presented Page with the
gift of an origami caterpillar.
Growing Internet education
builds cyber-citizenship
Thanks to lottery dollars and
federal discounts on access, the
Internet is coming to Georgia
schools in a big way in the near
future. To make this technology
investment worthwhile, teachers
and students will need to know
how to use the Internet to its full
potential.
The University of Georgia's
Carl Vinson Institute of
Government has developed the
Internet Education Project (IEP)
to help teachers and students
learn to use the Internet to
enhance civic life and social stud
ies education. The project has
several components, including:
•Summer Internet computer
camps, three days each, for
teacher-student teams
•Workshops for teachers who
want to use the Internet in their
classrooms and build web sites
•Tools that enable participants
to build “Internet workable”
interactive quizzes, lessons,
games and more
•A “Web Quest” for students to
explore General Assembly activi
ty in areas that affect youth
•Social studies test item banks
for teachers to create customized
tests and quizzes
•The Georgialnfo site on the
World Wide Web that contains a
wealth of information on the state
The IEP should be seen as a
way to enhance the four “C’s” -
creativity, cognitive challenge,
civic engagement and collabora
tion, explains John O’Looney,
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“Teachers are some of our most
creative citizens,” said
O’Looney. “Given the opportuni
ty, they can create content on the
Internet that can reach more stu
dents, more effectively than in
the past.”
In addition to civic engagement,
creativity and cognitive chal
lenge, the IEP builds on the idea
that the Internet provides a type
of public space that can support
new ways for people to work to
solve problems, explore a uni
verse of knowledge and build
better curricula - together. For
example, use of the authoring
tools is provided to IEP partici
pants all across the state, along
with an expectation that when
someone creates a lesson, activi
ty, glossary, etc. that other mem
bers can use what is created to
enhance their own work.
“What we are providing teach
ers and students is some ability
to be active producers of educa
tional content,” said O’Looney.
“In that act, there is an implicit
opportunity to question the
assumption of what is being
built. That is where the real edu
cation happens.”
More information on the
Internet Education Project can be
found at this web site:
iep.cviog.uga.edu:2ooo/tools.htm
or contact Jimmy Williamson at
the Carl Vinson Institute of
Government at (706) 542-7131.