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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 20,2019, Page 9A SGTC Inducts New Members into Honor Society Special to the Ledger South Georgia Tech nical College (SGTC) recently inducted three new members into the college’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) in recognition of the students’ outstanding academic achievement. The ceremony was held in the John M. Pope Industrial Technology Center on the Americus campus. The students honored with induction into the NTHS were Brandon Laethem of Vienna (prep cook), Alonza Thomas of Cordele (cosmetology), and Lisa Pate of Smith- ville (cosmetology). In presenting the inductees, SGTC mathe matics instructor Chester Taylor listed the seven attributes all members of the NTHS share in common: responsibility, scholarship, skill, hon esty, citizenship, leader ship, and service. “We hope you recog nize these seven attri butes in yourselves,” Taylor said to the inductees, “and value these qualities which make you eligible for membership in the Na tional Technical Honor Society.” During the ceremony, a purple candle was lit to represent each of the seven attributes, and a white candle was lit to represent the guiding light of knowledge. After the lighting of the candles, Taylor pre sented to each honoree a certificate commemo rating their inductions. The new members of the honor society then recited the NTHS pledge to maintain high stan- Submitted Photo Copeland, Williams Recognized For Accomplishments Diana Copeland and Cole Williams were recognized by the commissioners during the county commission meeting November 12. Diana Copeland and Cole Williams were recognized for their dedication and assistance with FEMA and GEMA/HS in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Pictured (left to right) Mike Sistrunk,County Co-Manager, Coleman, Diana Copeland and Billy Mathis, County Commission Chairman. Lee County FBLA Chapters Attend the Fall Rally in Perry Special to the Ledger On October 10, 2019, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter from Lee County High School, Lee County 9th Grade Campus, and Lee County Middle School East and West Cam puses attended the Fall Motivational Rally in Perry, Georgia. FBLA is a student organization in the Career and Technical fields with an emphasis on Business. Any stu dent who is interested in the business, computer science, or marketing re lated fields are welcome to join by paying club dues. FBLA’s mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The combined Lee County group of over 85 FBLA members were able to fellowship with other FBLA members from across the state as well as listen to an en ergetic and inspirational guest speaker. At the Fall Motivational Rally, LCHS FBLA participat ed in the Chapter T-shirt Competition. Upcoming events for the FBLA members include the FBLA State Fall Leader ship Conference, Region Skills Testing, Region Competition Testing, the State Leadership Conference and Compe tition, and the National Leadership Conference. FBLA advisers Aman da Overstreet and Betty Suggs are extremely proud of the accomplish ments of the growing club. This week the club will reach a milestone with 100 members. Middle school advisers Nicole Mallory and Vonnie McClung are also helping develop and build FBLA programs at LCMS East and LCMS West campuses this year. dards of conduct and strive for excellence with honor and integrity in all aspects of their personal and professional lives. The National Technical Honor Society honors the achievements of students within workforce edu cation, provides schol arships to encourage the pursuit of higher educa tion, and cultivates ex cellence in today’s highly competitive workforce. South Georgia Techni cal College offers oppor tunities for excellence in over 200 degree, diplo ma, and technical certif icate of credit programs. Learn more about all the programs SGTC offers at www.southgatech.edu, and apply now to enroll for spring semester. Submitted Photo SGTC mathematics instructor Chester Taylor presents a certificate to SGTC cosmetology student Lisa Pate of Smithville commemorating Pate’s induction into the National Technical Honor Society. Lynch Named Women for Trump Chairwoman The Lee County Re publican Party Women For Trump Division is being led by Nita Lynch. Nita was elect ed chairwoman of this group and she is excited to have women join her who support President Donald J. Trump. Nita Lynch knows that the 2020 election is piv otal in America to keep America strong and moving forward with conservative values. Nita is asking wom en across Lee County who support President Trump to join her in the fight to put truth out to voters about the President and how his agenda shows that he is fighting for the Women of America! Lee County Women for Trump will have a booth at the Christmas Parade Festival for women to join. Voter registration information will also be available for anyone to register to vote. See or call Nita at 229-344-2848 for more information about Lee County Republi can Party Women for Trump Division. For more information about the National Women for Trump organization, please go to www.wom- enfortrump.com Nita Lynch LeePride zrmmTs 261 Walnut Avs. Downtown Leesburg 759-6200 Thank You Southwest Georgia The Albany HERALD Air Conditioning & Heating Co. 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