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, —FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, January 31,1999
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LUNCH
ry manager produce for Bruno’s,
Foodworld, Foodmax and
Foodfair. “The object is to design
a car which goes the farthest, not
the fastest.”
/It’s important kids understand
what makes a high-performance
car body also makes a high-per
formance kid body. The derby
reminds students in a creative
way that eating fruits and vegeta
bles will help their bodies go the
distance.”
Prather said the Lunch Box
Derby rules are simple for class
rooms willing to take the chal
lenge. Students divide into
groups of four and make an
inventory of available parts -
fruits and vegetables of every
variety. Each team designs their
vehicle on paper, with the teacher
slicing the food to make the nec
essary parts. The cars can be
assembled using only three bam-
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a rubber band to hold it together.
Teams then place their cars at
the top of an eight-foot ramp and
let them coast. The vehicle trav
eling the greatest distance takes
the checkered flag.
“Sometimes the cars run
great,” Prather said. “Sometimes
they turn into tossed salad. That’s
what makes it fun to watch.”
Teachers can receive a free
sign-up package - including rac
ing guidelines, stickers and an
entry form -by writing to Lunch
Box Derby, P.O. Box 550,
Wenatchee, Wash. 98807, or by
calling (509) 663-9600. Derby
information can also be accessed
through an interactive web site at
www.lunchbox.org.
To enter the nationwide contest,
teachers should send in the
names of students on the winning
team, a photo of their car and the
EDUCATION
VOCA at work
Three students from Forsyth
Central High School’s VOCA
program recently visited the
special education classes of
Susan Tailant and Linda Hare
at Cumming Elementary
School. FCHS students Amy
Coheley, Amy Mincey and
Ashley Taylor made lunch for
the students and helped them
make Christmas cards for
their families. They also col
ored Christmas pictures. The
FCHS students visited the
special education class as
part of their vocational oppor
tunities’ project, to be entered
in competition on Feb. 20 at
Lanier Tech.
—Submitted by Ashley Taylor
distance the car traveled.
Regional winners will be chosen
based on performance and car
design. The top four teams in the
country will win an all-expenses
paid trip to the national finals in
March. The deadline for entries
is Feb. 26.
The Lunch Box Derby has
drawn thousands of entries from
all over the United States since
its creation in 1994. Past national
winners included teams from
Kansas, Idaho, Florida, Ohio and
Oregon.
“This year we’re looking for a
winner from our part of the coun
try,” Prather said.
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Naming schools requires guidelines
By Sherry Sagemiller
Forsyth County School Board
The Forsyth County Board of
Education recognizes that the
official names of its facilities are
vital to the facilities’ public
image. Therefore, the first con
siderations of the Board of
Education in name selection will
be effective public communica
tion and the honor and integrity
which the name will reflect upon
the facility.
• Names of new educational
Promoting public safety with clarity?
Harris Blackwood, general manager of Prestige
Vision 4 in Cumming was the guest speaker in Gerald
Putman’s advertising classes on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26.
Blackwood spoke to the classes about what constitutes
a successful public service announcement.
Putman’s advertising classes will be competing with
other teams throughout the state in producing a public
service video for the Safe America Foundation and
the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to discour
age drinking and driving. The students will be
involved in all aspects of the production including:
conducting the precompetition survey; writing the
script, storyboard and the media plan; producing and
editing the video; and submitting the video in VHS
format. The winning team will have its announcement
aired on CNN.
Blackwood serves on the Lanier Technical Institute
Foundation Board of Trustees as well as the
Marketing Management Advisory Committee at the
Forsyth County campus.
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Modern software, with all the
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facilities
The following procedures will
be used in the official naming of
new educational facilities:
- Individuals and organizations
in Forsyth County may submit
names for new facilities to be
considered by the Board of
Education. Please submit names
for the new elementary located at
James Burgess Road to Sherry
Sagemiller, 110 Dahlonega
Street, Cumming, Ga. 30040.
- If the name of the facility is to
honor a person, only a deceased
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person may be considered for
selection. The individual must
have been deceased for three
years and have made a significant
social contribution.
- Names of communities served
and geographic locations in prox
imity to the educational facility
may be submitted to and consid
ered by the Board of Education. ••
- Names of persons duplicating
in whole or part the last name of
an existing Forsyth County facili
ty will be ineligible for selection
as the name of a new facility. ;
teries most commonly used are
lithium ion and Nimh (nickel metal
hydride). Lithium ion batteries are
more expensive but last longer. But
if you use the machine on the road
a lot, you should consider a lithium
ion battery. Bottom line: How long
can the battery run the computer
and how does that fit your lifestyle?
If your kid is looking for informa
tion on careers, college and mobile
computers, check out the Intel Web
page at www.intel.comlmobile/stu
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Mark Ivey and Ralph Bond, the
PC Dads are technology education
managers at Intel Corp, who speak
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Internet to help families get all they
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