The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Charles and Shirley McBurnett
Volume XLVI- Number 19
Leesburg, Georgia - - January 24, 2024
Fifty Cents
Special to the Ledger
Wendy C. Prince of
Leesburg was hired
as the new full-time
Computer Information
Systems and Network
ing Instructor for the
South Georgia Tech
nical College Crisp
County Center campus
effective immediate
ly, announced South
Georgia Technical
College President Dr.
John Watford. She will
report to South Georgia
Technical College Vice
President of Academic
Affairs Julie Partain
and Assistant Vice
President of Academic
Affairs Michele Mc
Gowan.
Prince received a BS
in Mathematics and
concentration in Com
puter Information Sys
tems from Georgia State
University. She comes
to SGTC with previous
teaching experience as
Wendy Prince named CIS Instructor
at SGTC Crisp County Center
Wendy Prince
joins SGTC as CIS
Instructor on the
Crisp County Center
campus.
a part-time instructor
for both East Central
Technical College and
Albany Technical Col
lege. She has Help Desk
experience with Matrix
and Database Adminis
trator/Resources ex
perience with TriMark
Strategic Equipment.
She also owned her own
website designer busi
ness, Prince Technical
Solutions, for 15 years.
She has high level
technical skills in web
design, graphic design,
database, networking,
Microsoft office, adobe,
report writing and ac
counting.
Prince is married to
SGTC Chief Informa
tion Officer for Tech
nology Gary Prince and
the couple have three
grown children, Mat
thew, Benjamin, and
Anna. She is a member
of First Baptist Church
of Leesburg.
In her capacity as the
full-time Computer
Information Specialist
instructor on the Crisp
County Center campus,
Prince will be respon
sible for performing all
teaching duties, demon
strating competencies,
knowledge and skills in
the Computer Informa
tion Systems program.
She will plan and orga
nize instruction in ways
that maximize student
learning and promote
program retention as
well as be responsible
for evaluation of student
performance, progress,
and procedural compe
tencies. She will con
tribute to the program
and division curriculum
development processes
and recruit and market
her program.
For more information
about the Computer
Information Systems
program, contact Wen
dy Prince on the Crisp
County campus at wen-
dy.prince@southgatech.
edu or Veronda Cladd at
veronda.cladd@south-
gatech.edu or 229-931-
2556 in Americus. To
apply for admission into
South Georgia Techni
cal College visit, www.
southgatech.edu or
contact the Admissions
office in Cordele at 229-
271-4040 or Americus
at 229-931-2394.
During the January
8th meeting of the Lee
County Board of Educa
tion meeting, the board
approved the superinten
dent’s recommendation
of Danielle Whitaker
to serve as the interim
assistant principal at
Twin Oaks Elementary
School. Danielle Whita
ker was a teacher at Lee
County High School.
She replaces Dr. Brian
Holt who was recently
named Twin Oaks inter
im principal.
Danielle Whitaker
is a proud Lee County
native. She matriculated
through the Lee County
School System from
elementary through
high school. She earned
her Bachelor of Science
Degree in Early Child
hood Education from the
University of Georgia.
Upon graduation,
she returned home to
Leesburg and began her
teaching career at Twin
Oaks Elementary School
teaching Fifth Grade
English Language Arts
(ELA). Concurrently, she
continued her academic
pursuits earning a Mas
ters of Science degree
in Early Childhood
Education from Geor
gia Southwestern State
University.
Her journey led her to
North Carolina, where
she taught Fifth and
Sixth Grade ELA. How
ever, she quickly learned
there’s no place like
home and returned to
Lee County to be closer
to family.
At Lee County Ele
mentary School, she
continued her career
teaching Fifth Grade
ELA. She transitioned to
Lee County High School
where she became a
Career, Technical, and
Agricultural Education
Teacher specializing
in the Teaching as a
Profession Pathway. This
allowed her to play a
crucial role in preparing
students for future ca
reers in education while
sharing and instilling
her love for teaching.
Ms. Whitaker earned
a Leadership Certifica
tion from the University
of West Georgia. This
commitment to life
long learning reflects
her belief in continuous
improvement and excel
lence in education. Now,
as the interim Assistant
Principal, she plans to
continue sharing her
passion for education
with the next generation.
Danielle Whitaker Named
Twin Oaks Elementary
Interim Assistant Principal
Photo by Lee County Chamber of Commerce
Cut-Ology Grooming Salon and Spa
On Friday, January 19, 2024, the Lee County Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting for Cut-Ology
Grooming Salon and Spa located at 2835 Ledo Road, Suite A - Leesburg (229) 328-5600. The
owner is Carlos C. Davis. Their hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 10:00 AM - 10:00
PM and Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. They specialize in haircuts, nails, body waxing, braiding,
massage therapy and much more. They are the first complete Barber Spa. It is a family
environment with a professional staff that loves what they do. The Lee County Chamber of
Commerce appreciates their investment in the community and their chamber membership!
Correction
In last week’s edition
of the Ledger, inadver
tently another name was
listed as the interim as
sistant principal at Twin
Oaks Elementary School
instead of Danielle
Whitaker.
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Leesburg
City
Council
will meet
Tuesday,
February 6
at 6:00 p.m.
at the
Leesburg
City Hall
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LCHS Ninth Grade Campus Teacher Mr.
Paul Conger is PAGE Grant Recipient
Mr. Paul Conger, a
biology teacher at
LCHS Ninth Grade
Campus, is the
recipient of a 2023-
2024 Professional
Association of
Georgia Educators
(PAGE) Grant. With
these funds, Mr.
Conger was able
to purchase seven
new microscopes
with smart phone
adaptors to create
more hands-on
learning experiences
for his students.
The PAGE Educator
Grant program was
founded at the onset
of the pandemic
and has assisted
more than 500
PAGE members in
acquiring resources
for them to use
with their students
in the classroom.
Congratulations, Mr.
Conger!
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