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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - W»dlT»diy, April 14,2004
School notes
Richard K. Vagts
... son of Chris and Tammie
Vagts of Cumming has received
an appointment to the United
States Naval
Academy,
Class of
2008.
He was
presented'
with his offi
cial Offer of
Appointment
by Capt.
Scott Evans
at an
impromptu
Vagts
ceremony at North Forsyth
High School on Feb. 27.
Vagts is sheduled to gradu
ate with honors in the upper
fifth of his class in May from
North Forsyth High School. He
is very involved in many activi
ties there, including serving as
company commander for the
JROTC Battalion, Color Guard.
Drill Team, the ForTech
Program, and the National
Honor Society. He is also
Senior Class secretary and a
member of Forsyth County’s
Student Advisory Council.
Vagts attended the Naval
Academy’s Summer Seminar in
2003. He will report to the
Naval Academy on June 30.
Ashley J. Nichols
... of Cumming, a student of
Liberty Middle School, and
daughter of Frank and Betty Jo
Nichols has been named a
Science United States National
Award Winner. Nichols will
appear in the United States
Achievement Academy Offical
Yearbook.
Scott Dudley
... of Cumming and Forsyth
Central High School, attended
the second annual Scholar's
Day at Georgia Southern
University. To be invited stu
dents scored a minimum of
1200 on the SAT with a grade
point average of 3.5 or above.
The participants examined stu
dent organization, academic
and student services offerings
and interviewed for university
academic scholarships.
Sawnee EMC
... Rebecca Gaal of Forsyth
Central and Kaitlin Pniewski of
South Forsyth High School
were selected to represent
Sawnee EMC during the 2004
National Rural Electrification
Association Washington Youth
Tour. Gaal and Pniewski will
join students from across the
nation in a tour of an EMC and
Washington. Students get a first
hand look at government in
action, visit with senators and
representatives and tour monu
ments and museums.
Nicole Gabrielle Runfola
... of Cumming, has been
awarded an academic scholar
ship for the fall 2004 academic
year from Pfeiffer University.
PTA Council Legislative
Committee
... Chairperson Sharon
Kasica and President Becky
Martin accepted the first place
District Award in Legislation
and Arts in Education for the
work of the Legislative
Coalition and Council. Kasica
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(Hwy. 20 West, beside CVS)
Cumming, Ga
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also received special recogni
tion with an Honorary PTA
Lifetime Membership Award
for outstanding service to chil
dren and youth in her work
with both the PTA and PTO
schools in our county.
The PTA State Convention
will be held April 30 through
May 2 in Savannah. For more
information, visit www.geor
giapta.org.
Jerel Arthur Langley
... of Ball Ground, a senior
at North Forsyth High School,
is a recipient of the
Distinguished Scholar Award, a
competitive scholarship from
Western Carolina University.
Peter J Santoro
... of Cumming, a senior at
Mill Springs Academy, was
named a LaGrange College
Lafayette Scholar. He will
receive a $6,000 scholarship
beginning in the fall of 2004.
Eva Chamberlain
... a fifth-grader at Dave’s
Creek Elementary is this year’s
Spelling Bee champion.
Family Health Day
Carnival
... The Primrose School at
Steeplechase will host a Family
Health Day Carnival on April
24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
their campus, located at 5745
Steeplechase Blvd. Families
can learn healthy options for
eating and the importance of
exercise. A silent auction will
be held to raise money for the
Ronald McDonald House. For
more information, call Kim
Fulcher at (678) 455-6008.
Daves Creek Elementary
... held its annual Optimist
Oratorical Contest on Feb. 19.
Students spoke on the topic
"Thinking. Working and
Expecting the Best.” First place
winners were Catherine Abreu
and Dalton Corbin. Runners up
are Autumn Clark. Caity
Hodge. Rebecca Martell. T.J.
Miller. Muamer Music and
Alex Wilboume.
The Interamerican
University Studies Institute
... will offer two programs
in Latin America this summer
for high school students. Costa
Rica xPura Vida! focuses on
biology and includes Spanish
immersion as well. Artes en
Mexico provides an opportuni
ty to work with professional
Mexican arts teachers.
Individual homestays, excur
sions and small group instruc
tion are features of both. The
programs are open to students
between the ages of 15 and 17
who will have completed two
years of high school Spanish by
June. For more information,
call IUSI at 800-345-4874 or
visit their website at
www.iusi.org.
Two students
... at Matt Elementary
School are state-level award
recipients for Georgia PTA
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EDUCATION
Reflections competition. They
won at the school level, then
the county level and now the
state level. Hannah Amer in
Mrs. Bamickle’s fourth grade
class won for photography.
Carly Wages in Mrs.
Ransbotham’s first grade class
won for photography, as well.
The competition was very
fierce this year. There were
1,500 entries at the state level.
The state awards ceremony will
be April 18 at North Atlanta
High School on Northside
Drive.
Kindergarten Registration
... for Forsyth County
Schools has been set for
Thursday, April 29, from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. at each elemen
tary school.
Summer School
... The Forsyth County
School System has released
information on the 2004 sum
mer school. Elementary and
Middle School registration
forms are due to your child’s
school no later than Friday,
April 30. Late registration for
elementary and middle school
students will be held at a time
to be announced only for those
students who score at Level 1
in Reading/English/Language
Arts and/or Math on the
Georgia Criterion Reference
Competency Test (CRCT).
High School registration
will be accepted at your local
school beginning April 1. Late
registration will be held June 4
and June 7 from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Forsyth County
Board of Education office.
Forsyth County High School
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TRAVIS BOATING CENTERS
4135 Buford Drive, Buford, GA.
students receive priority in
determining course availability.
Out of district students will be
allowed to register for classes
as space is available.
Elementary Summer School for
grades 1-5 will be held at
Cumming Elementary starting
June 7-July 2. Classes run
Monday through Friday from 8
a.m. to noon. Transportation
will be provided by Forsyth
County Schools to students
from their home elementary
school to Cumming
Elementary and back again.
Specific bus routes and times
will be available on our web
site as well as sent home with
students.
There is no charge for
Elementary School summer
school. Middle School summer
school for grades 6-8 will be
held at Otwell Middle School
starting June 7-July 2. Classes
run Monday through Friday
from 8 a.m. to noon. No trans
portation will be provided for
middle school students.
There is no charge for
Middle School summer school.
High School summer school
for grades 9-12 will be held at
Otwell Middle School. There
will be two three-week sessions
of classes. Each session runs
Monday through Friday from 8
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Session 1
dates are June 9-29. Session 2
dates are July 5-23. No trans
portation will be provided for
high school students. For addi
tional information on summer
school in Forsyth County con
tact Melinda Ness, Coordinator
of Special Programs at (770)
887-24161 ext. 2256.
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Future Business Leaders of America
Every year FBLA (Future Business Leaders of
America) members are given the opportunity to test
their skills in business and other areas through annu
al competitive events. Members of the club can
choose to compete in anything from math based
applications to networking and programming.
Christopher Rush (SFMS) took second place in
Keyboarding Application l-Middle Level, Andrew
Hodges, Steve Putman, and Nicholas Lance finished
in seventh place in Multimedia Presentation and Kyle
James who placed third in Website Development.
Pictured left to right: Shannon Anderson-Rush,
Advisor, Andrew Hodges, Nicholas Lance, Steve
Putman, Kyle James