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Page 2A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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The School Council of Lee County Primary School is a great parent
volunteer opportunity. The council meets 4 times a year to learn about
and discuss school activities. Elections for next school year will take
place later in the year. Current members are, front row: Elizabeth
Wallace, Ivy Savelle, Ellen White. Back row: Marianna Harrington,
Olivia Coley, Misty Jones, Jeannie Johnson.
Gas Prices Continue To Drop
Average retail gasoline
prices in Georgia have
fallen 6.0 cents per gallon
in the past week, averag
ing $3.25/g yesterday. This
compares with the national
average that has fallen 5.9
cents per gallon in the last
week to $3.46/g, according
to gasoline price website
GeorgiaGasPrices.com.
Including the change in
gas prices in Georgia dur
ing the past week, prices
yesterday were 66.3 cents
per gallon higher than the
same day one year ago
and are 32.2 cents per
gallon lower than a month
ago. The national average
has decreased 20.3 cents
per gallon during the last
month and stands 73.3
cents per gallon higher than
this day one year ago.
“Motorists are certainly
delighted that average gaso
line prices are at their low
est since early March, but
compared to prices a year
ago, motorists are still feel
ing a pinch at the pump,’’
said Patrick DeHaan, Gas-
Buddy.com Senior Petro
leum Analyst. “It’s great to
see gasoline prices falling,
but at the same time, prices
a year ago were nearly
75 cents less per gallon.’’
DeHaan adds.
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Twin Oaks Honor’s List
The following students
from Twin Oaks Elementa
ry School were SUPERIN
TENDENT SCHOLARS
for the first six weeks, hav
ing earned a 96 or above in
all academic subjects:
Third Grade: Tyson
Adams, Khila Bradford,
Jacob Carlstrom, Colleen
Coleman, Rebekah Cooper,
Jordan Davis, Kilee Dob
son, Jackson Ellsworth,
Janelle Eubanks, Grade
Eubanks, Sam Ferrell,
Abigail Haggerty, Kirsten
Hinderliter, Haley Jackson,
Ivey Knight, Emma Matre,
Mattison Mills, Cooper
Ray, Emily Sosbee, Will
Tomlinson, and Seth Tom
linson.
Fourth Grade: Gabriel
Baxley, Emily McClure,
Austin McCorkle, Mattie
Miller, Amna Mohammad,
Megan Moshell, Moham
med NaJeeb, Brady Prince,
Kelsie Rey, and Haley
Whitman.
Fifth Grade: Griffin
Carder, Wrenn Conley,
Brelynda Frazier, Abby
Giles, Reagan Harrell,
Kady Riddle, Caroline Tay
lor and Emily Turner.
The following students
from Twin Oaks Elemen
tary School were PRIN
CIPAL SCHOLARS for
the first six weeks, having
earned a 90 or above in all
academic subjects:
Third Grade: Chance
Bartlett, Morgan Bennett,
Grayson Bowman, Alora
Campfield, Isabella Castel
lanos, Tori Cleveland, Mi
chael Davis, Eliza Davis,
Donna DeReus, Hayden
Dunlap, Grayson Freeman,
Carlin Garey, Christian
Glass, Willie Green,
Makenzie Hall Anthony
Hall, Austin Hallman,
Kennedei Harris, Nadia
Hawkins, Chloe Holton,
Austin Hunt, Justin Jen
kins, Aly Jewell, Melanie
Jimmerson, Lindsey Jones,
Landon Kiefer, Jacob Kim,
Bryce Kittrell, Peyton
Matthews, Cade Maxwell,
Patrick McGuire, Justin
McKinsey, Emma Monroe,
Neil Patel, Chase Phagen,
Tristan Price, Austin Rudd,
Gatlin Selman, Sidney
Singleton, Dalton Smith,
Anyssa Smith, Joy Sul
livan, Andrew Tabb, Mi
chael Taylor, Abigail Tin-
dell, Andrew Tucker, Khya
Walker, Alexis Wells, and
Mikayla Wentzell.
Fourth Grade: Gracen
Allison, Gavin Baker, Cory
Beacham, Austin Beaver,
Mary Bigler, Karrigan
Bludworth, Sierra Brogdon,
Cassandra Brooks, Nathan
Bush, Jackson Carlstrom,
Callie Carr, Einamra
Carter, Madison Chandler,
Timberland Clay, Mag
gie Clegg, Kyle Cloud,
Anthony Concilio, Alayna
Cox, AnnaLisa Crenshaw,
Hannah Elliott, Hannah
Fletcher, Challis Garey,
Katana Glover, Cameron
Jernigan, Devon Jones,
Alex Kirksey, Dawson
Lee, Parker Matre, Megan
May, Taigan McCauley,
Adam Mett, Ace Miller,
Devan Milling, Chandler
Mills, Morgan Mobley,
Sariya Moosa, Haygan
Muse, Hayley Newberry,
Shelby Nix, Keith Peacock,
Breanna Pollock, Carissa
Reasner, Savanna Sebas
tian, Kennedi Walker,
Jacob Watts, and Chandler
Weekley.
Fifth Grade: Lauren
Apperson, Jacob Barwick,
Harrison Beamon, Kristen
Beard, Eddie Belcner, CJ
Bozeman, Wyatt Brown,
Madelyn Burns, Sharday
Cagle, Madisson Casey,
Malica Casey, Darren
Clanton, Heather Covey,
Grayson Cude, Nyiem Dai
ley, Grade Davis, Brandon
Durham, Maddison Gib
son, Conner Givens, Anna
Grace Haggerty, Anna
Harrell, Chloe Hayes,
Hannah Holton, Rebecca
Hughes, Megan Jenkins,
Joseph Kim, Abbie Knight,
Kamryn Lane Justin Lee,
Presley McClure, Lyn-
dan Meshanko, Adriahna
Mints, Brian Myler,
Maggie Nguyen, Nathan
Nguyen, Kearstun Nichols-
Parsons, Chris Parker, Clay
Phillips, Jade Phillips, Kyli
Reese, Savannah Salo,
Avery Shaffer, Gage Smith,
Blaine Strickland, Ansley
Summerlin, Deaunna Till
man, JaJuan Williams and
Henry Young.
The following students
were HONOR ROLL
students at Twin Oaks
Elementary School for
the first six weeks, having
received an 85 or above in
all academic classes:
Third Grade: Jasmyn
Bennett, Mikenzie Big
ler, Gina Blalock, Maddi
Bradley, Cameron Brown,
Jaidan Burney, Chandler
Cannon, Maria Cerrone,
Kylie Cook, Flint Davis,
Braxton Dean, Patrick Ex-
antus, Caleb Hall, Mason
Hart, Grace-Jo Hart, Ab-
begayle Jarrell, Aaron Ken
nedy, Andrew Kimbrel,
Miranda Kuhn, Nathan
Lemire, Quan Little, Boyd
Loudermilk, David Lowe,
Catherine Pickle, Landon
Regnier, Lauren Roberts,
Ronnie Rogers, Alex
Royals, Sarah Sanderson,
Cayden Scott, Mackenzie
Sheffield, Jaiden Smith,
Talli Styck, Selena Tabb,
Kourtlyn Taylor, Alex
Thornton, Tucker Tumlin,
Sanders Walker, Haley
Wells, Austin Williams,
Steel Williford, and Aliza
Youmans.
Fourth Grade: Ma-
shayla Banks, Alex Bell,
Layton Bell, James Boney,
Rebecca Bowers, Brady
Bridges, Caleb Bush,
Hanson Carter, Mathew
Chapman, Hunter Cole
man, Patrick Dollar, Kaden
Douglas, Makenna Fisher,
Carson Gattie, Seth Glass,
Zackary Graffam, Kylee
Graham, Alyssa Ham
mock, Caroline Harrell,
Jaden Harris, Kendall
Harris, Landon Henry,
Brent Hospendales, Marley
Julian, Cameron Knight,
Dorian Laster, Phillip Ma
drid, Ryan Martin, Austin
Martin, Krist’Jan Mason,
Brianna McConnell, Ben
nie Miller, Georgia Miller,
Logann Morrison, Walker
Nagy, Rushabh Patel,
Savanna Paul, Davis Peets,
Michael Blaine Pollock,
Mylasia Powell, Donovan
Robertson, Anasia Rob
inson, Margaret Scott,
Taliyah Sherman, Tyler
Thiphavong, Christiana
Williams, Mary Eliza
beth Wright, and Jasmine
Zellner.
Fifth Grade: Laney
Anderson, Christian Ar
nold, Jared Askew, Aaron
Baggett, Carra Bell, Logan
Brown, Jacob Brown,
Matthew Cannon, Logan
Conyers, Logan Crimmins,
Alexis Damerow, Mikayla
Davis, Nathan Dickerson,
Bryce Dunn, DaJuanna
Evans, Celeste Figueroa,
Lexi Freeman, Aubrey
Garrett, Kamryn Gillham,
Jackson Griffin, Maggie
Haire, Shelby Hracho-
vina, Cassidy Huebener,
Abbie Jackson, Tamacius
Johnson, Taylor Knowles,
Melanie Lawrence, Joey
LeBlanc, Madison Manos,
Aubrey Mathis, Jensen
Mitchell, Trent Mitchell,
Ally Morris, Hannah
Olsen, Charlie Payne,
Katie Peppers, Jalyn Reed,
Brandon Reep, Savannah
Riley Bullington, Jermiah
Sanabria, Landen Schultz,
Matthew Settle, Andre
Simmons, Haley Sisai,
Taylor Smith, Jalyn Smith,
Wesley Tyler, Chad Wells,
and Jatavis Williams.
Springs,
From Page 1A
deeded the Springs to
Dougherty County opening
the way for the rehabilita
tion project.
Bids were put out for
design ideas. In the sum
mer of 2005 an architec
tural concept drawing was
unveiled to the public. The
new project did not include
using the springs as a pub
lic swimming area or the
rebuilding of the Casino.
The concept was for the
springs to become a nature
viewing area with access
to the Flint River, a few
hundred yards to the west.
The plans did include a ten
foot wall built in the exact
footprint of the old Casino.
The concept plans were to
have the rehabilitation take
place in two phases over a
ten year period. Here we
are in 2011 and Phase I
has been completed. Phase
II is presently on hold
waiting for the economy
to improve. The State still
owns 85 acres surrounding
the creek that connects the
spring with the river.
Phase I included exten
sive landscaping, the walls
to remind us of the original
Casino and a temporary
parking area. This phase
was opened to the public
in July of 2010. Phase II
will include additional
landscaping, a visitor’s
center and the building
of two picnic pavilions.
Permanent parking and a
new gate house are also
planned in Phase II. The
memories still linger. Even
though the diving board is
long gone the rock tower to
which it was mounted still
stands proudly. The mighty
oaks that surrounded
The Springs still look as
magnificent as ever. Even
the white walls meant to
suggest the location of the
old casino still bring back
memories of real thing.
When I walk around the
Springs with my camera
in hand I can almost hear
the laughter of children
playing and hear the sound
of teenaged boys plunging
off the spring board into
the freezing water hoping
to catch the girls’ attention.
The place will never live
up to my memories but
we can show The Springs
to our grandchildren with
hopes that they may build
memories to cherish 50
years from now.