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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - W»dn*«d«y, March 17,2004
College notes
Max Franks and
Gregory Stone
...of Cumming received
honors for academic
achievement at Middle
Georgia College for fall
semester 2003.
Max Franks of Cumming
was named to the dean's list.
To attain the dean’s list, a
student must make a grade
point average of 3.5 out of a
possible 4.0 while maintain
ing a full academic load.
Gregory Stone of
Cumming was named to the
merit's list. To attain the
meritfs list, a student must
make a grade point average
of at least 3.5 of a possible
4.0 while carrying less than
a full academic load.
Georgia College & State
University
... in Milledgeville
announced that Jennifer
Jacobs, Jason Marshall.
Kristin Norwood and
Brittany Thompson, all of
Cumming, were named to
the fall 2003 dean's list.
To be selected for the
dean's list, a student must
earn a minimum 3.2 grade
point average on 12 or more
hours of work attempted for
the semester and have at
least a 2.5 cumulative grade
point average.
Cumming resident Erin
Campbell was named to the
Georgia College & State
University President’s List
for fall semester.
To be selected for the
Atlanta to host educational summit
The city of Atlanta will
be one of only seven sites
across America where the
U.S. Department of
Education will hold regional
high school summits as part
of the federal Preparing
America's Future High
School Initiative (PAF-HSI).
The summit is scheduled for
March 26-27 at the
Downtown Hilton at 255
Courtland St. in Atlanta.
in October 2003. U.S.
Secretary of Education Rod
Paige launched the PAF-HSI
program in order to address
the significant challenges
that face contemporary high
schools.
The initiative encourages
leaders at the state and local
levels to create educational
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President's List, a student
must earn a 4.0 grade point
average on 12 or more hours
of work attempted for the
semester.
Andrew Martin Huesing
...of Cumming was named
to North Greenville
College's fall 2003 dean’s
list.
A student must have a 3.5
grade point average for the
semester to be honored.
North Greenville College is
in Tigerville, S.C.
Mark Larson
...of Cumming was named
to the fall 2003 semester
dean’s list of Emory College.
Students must be in the top
20 percent of Emory College
or have a 3.8 grade point
average to be named to the
dean’s list. Larson is the son
of Cullen Chester Larson
and Alola M. Larson.
Richard Yonkofski Jr.
...of Cumming was
inducted into the Mercer
University chapter of Phi Eta
Sigma National Honor
Society in Macon.
Phi Eta Sigma invites
freshman of good character
who have at least a 3.75
grade point average to join
the organization.
Yonkofski is a freshman
chemistry major. A 2003
graduate of Covenant
Christian Academy, he is the
son of Richard and Valerie
Yonkofski.
opportunities that will fully
prepare American students
for success in further educa
tion and training, as future
members of a highly skilled
U.S. workforce.
A major component of
the program will be a series
of seven regional high
school summits to help state
teams work through and cre
ate short- and long-term
plans for improving high
school education and meet
ing the vision of the No
Child Left Behind Act.
The Atlanta summit will
include individuals working
at all levels of education
from the following states:
Georgia. Alabama. Florida.
Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina. South
Carolina, and Tennessee
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From Staff Reports
On Jan. 16. Susan Hoffman
from Southern Staircase, one
of Vickery Creek Elementary
School’s Partners in
Education, hosted a Fifth
Grade Semester Honors
Breakfast. At this celebration
students who earned all A's on
their first semester report cards
were honored with breakfast
for themselves and their par
ents. Students also received
certificates of achievement for
dedication to their studies.
At the end of the celebra
tion, two students were also
recognized as STAR students
for their outstanding accom
plishments. Fifth grade team
teachers recognized Adam
Bettis and Kendra Cowart
(pictured) as STAR students
for their involvement beyond
the school setting in addition
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cer. working with his or her
respective governor, will
choose a team to attend the
regional event.
The summit will be an
intense two-day event featur
ing national and regional
experts presenting data and
discussing the key elements
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to their premier scholastic
achievement. Both students
received plaques for this
honor.
First semester honor roll
(all A's) students include
Kaitlin Burchett, Colton
Cloud, John Taylor, Sara
Tricarico, Ashlyn Archer,
Austin Bartsch, Cara Bishop,
Taylor Jakovich, John Jarrard,
David Nahabedian, Taylor
Applegate, Clark Mills,
Megan Pepe, Lauren Richards,
Kayla Bagwell, Haley
Mclntosh, Jamie Naegele,
Mackenzie Sloan, Nichole
Teal, Adam Bettis, Rachel
Ness, Chelsea Reid, Jacob
Royal, Kalin Wade, Ashton
Woodall, Will Brewer,
Courtney Causey, Katherine
Davis, Eliza Henner, Watson
Hess. Jake Kersey, Suanne
Pinkard, Alex Rinn and
Danielle Torquato.
Sawnee
Elementary's
Spelling Bee cham
pion is Hallie
Dankewich. Sawnee
Elementary con
ducted its school
spelling bee and
sent Hallie to the
county competition
to represent the
school.
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needed to help states and
communities launch a new
wave of high school
improvement.
For more information
please E-mail the U.S.
Department of Education at
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