The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Robert and Beth Head
Volume XLI- Number 24
Leesburg, Georgia - - February 27, 2019
Fifty Cents
Lee County Schools Declare February CTAE Month
Special to the Ledger
February is national
Career, Technical, and
Agricultural Education
(CTAE) month. Each
February, communities
across the nation cel
ebrate CTAE as well as
the many achievements
and accomplishments
by CTAE programs. In
celebration of CTAE
achievements nationally
and locally, Leesburg
Mayor, Jim Quinn,
made a proclamation
on February 7th at Lee
County High School.
The Lee County School
System is home to a
dynamic and growing
CTAE department under
the direction of CTAE
Director, Kenny Rob
erts. Lee County CTAE
encompasses fourteen
career pathways being
taught within nine career
clusters at both middle
schools as well as the
high school. The thirty
courses taught as a part
of the career pathways
are cutting-edge, rigor
ous and relevant classes
that prepare students for
a wide range of high-
wage, high-skill, and
high-demand careers.
CTAE classes are part
of a pathway, which is a
series of courses in each
discipline area. Each
pathway consists of three
classes that are taken in
addition to the core aca
demic classes required
for graduation in Geor
gia. The classes must be
taken in order from in
troductory to advanced.
In addition to the class
and laboratory work
done in CTAE courses,
CTAE pathways also
have learning opportu
nities through Career
Student Organizations
(CTSO). Each CTSO
has, as a part of its mis
sion, a duty to provide
community service in
an event that is intended
to make the community
a better place to work
and live. They also al
low students to compete
with other students from
across the state and na
tion in skill demonstra
tions. State and national
winners can win schol
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Red Cross
Blood Drive
Leesburg
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Tuesday,
March 12
2-7 p.m.
arships and equipment.
Among the CTSO’s and
Pathways offered at Lee
County High School are
the following:
DECA - An organiza
tion centered around
marketing that prepares
emerging leaders and
entrepreneurs for careers
in marketing, finance,
hospitality and manage
ment in high schools
and colleges around the
globe. Sponsored by
Mrs. Mary Champion.
FCCLA - Family,
Career and Community
Leaders of America is a
nonprofit national career
and technical student
organization for young
men and women in
Family and Consumer
Sciences education in
public and private school
through grade 12. FC
CLA has the family as its
central focus. Sponsored
by Mrs. Valerie Thomp
son.
FBLA - Future Busi
ness Leaders of America
is an education associa
tion with a quarter mil
lion students preparing
for careers in business
and business-related
fields. Sponsored by Mrs.
Betty Suggs and Aman
da Overstreet.
FFA - Future Farmers
of America is a national
organization dedicated to
preparing members for
leadership and careers
in the science, busi
ness, and technology of
agriculture. Member
ship is encouraged to
An Open House was
held February 20, 2019
at Blonde Inc. Salon.
Janice Barrow is the new
owner of Blonde Inc.
Salon located at 1437-B
US Hwy 19 S.
Mrs. Barrow is the
daughter of Henry and
Mattie Walls. She grew
up in Lee County and
graduated from Lee
County High School in
1981. After graduation,
she worked at Phoebe
Putney Memorial Hos
pital 15 years. During
this time, she decided
she needed a change in
life and decided to con
tinue her education in a
different line of work.
Since 1987, she’s been a
cosmetologist at which
time, she was employed
at JR’s His and Hers Sa-
all students enrolled in
Agriculture education
classes. Sponsored by
Mrs. Rebecca Sapp.
HOSA - HOSA is a
national student orga
nization endorsed by
the U.S. Department
of Education and the
Special to the Ledger
With growth through
building new homes and
businesses, stormwa
ter pollution is rapidly
growing in importance
as a local and national
environmental issue.
Stormwater pollution
occurs when rain water
flows over streets and
picks up trash, oil, dirt,
and other pollutants as it
travels. These pollutants
are then carried to the
storm drainage system,
Ion. That is her “happy
place,” and has been
so for the past 23 years
here in Lee County.
Jane Moncrief, her
coworker and friend, is
the former owner of JR’
s His and Hers Salon,
which was also located
here in Lee County. Af
ter 23 years, she decided
to close her business.
She began working at
Blonde Inc. Salon and
has been there three
years. She and Janice
came to Blonde Inc.
Salon at the same time.
They’ve been coworkers
for 23 years and friends
even longer. Jane is mar
ried and has a beautiful
daughter, Anna Rehberg,
who is the joy of her life.
At Blonde Inc. Salon,
Janice and Jane’s desire
Health Science Educa
tion Division of ACTE.
HOSA’s two-fold mis
sion is to promote career
opportunities in the
healthcare industry and
to enhance the delivery
of quality healthcare to
all people. Sponsored
which drains directly
into our local creeks and
streams, untreated. You
might ask why this is
important?
Because, as stated
by the EPA, stormwa
ter pollution is the #1
source of water pollution
in the United States.
Stormwater - it’s a big
deal! As communities
become increasingly
developed with more
roads, parking lots, cars,
and homes, increased
is to continue serving
the people of Lee Coun
ty and the surrounding
area for years to come.
They are a family salon
which provides an array
of services for men,
women and children.
They offer haircuts,
perms, color, highlights,
eyebrow waxing and
more. Janice also has
booths available for rent
for licensed cosmetolo
gists. They can be full
time or part time posi
tions. They must have
their own clientele. If
interested, please contact
Janice.
They want to say a big
thank you to all their
loyal customers and look
forward to serving you,
your family and friends.
by Mrs. Jamie Oder and
Mrs. Shanicie Williams.
NJROTC- Naval Junior
Reserve Officer Training
Corps is a citizenship
development program
that instills in students
at secondary educational
institutions the values
urbanization and in
creased impervious
surfaces, directly impact
our water. The creation
of impervious surfaces
that accompanies ur
banization profoundly
affects how water moves
above and below ground
during storms. These
impervious surfaces
impact the quality of
stormwater, and the con
dition of our creeks.
Common pollutants
include motor oil, sedi
ment, yard waste/leaves,
biodegradable materials,
and paint are common
pollutants that should
never be put down the
storm drain. These mate
rials will travel directly
into streams and creeks
UNTREATED, pollut
ing water and natural
habitats.
You can protect water
quality by properly
disposing of unwanted
materials through the
landfill or even better,
see if it can be recycled.
To assist in cleaning
up our community Lee
County and the City of
Leesburg will be hosting
another amnesty day this
spring as well as a drug
take back day. Amnesty
day allows for citizens
to bring their unwanted
items to the landfill at no
charge. However, some
items that are hazard
ous will not be taken in.
If you have a substance
and do not know how
to properly dispose of it
please contact code en
forcement and they will
assist you at no charge.
Unwanted or needed
of citizenship, service
to the United States,
personal responsibility
and a sense of accom
plishment. The NJROTC
curriculum emphasizes
See CTE,
Page 6A
drugs can be disposed of
by contacting code en
forcement office at (229)
759-6000 or dropped off
at the City of Leesburg
Police Department with
no questions asked. Sim
ply place the medica
tions in a plastic bag and
tie it. They do ask that
no needles are brought
in unmarked. For more
information about
stormwater pollution
prevention or report a
violation please visit the
city’s website at http://
cityofleesburgga.com or
Lee County’s website at
www.lee.ga.us
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Member FDIC
Leesburg
City Council
will meet
Tuesday,
March 5 at
6:00 p.m.
at the
Leesburg
City Hall
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Stormwater Pollution Can Be Controlled
