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TCHS OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OF THE NINE WEEKS - In the photo are: (kneeling) Denarius Hayles; (left to right) Shelby Fender, Rachel Kingry, Ashton Bell, Shabreka Edwards, Lacey Adkinson, Katerina Sheffield, Crystal Brady, and Mary Taylor. TCHS salutes outstanding students for first nine week This school year, the faculty of Turner County High School is choosing nine outstanding students each nine weeks grad ing period as Outstanding Students of the Nine Weeks. The students recognized through this program are cho sen based on academic perfor mance, effort, leadership, char acter, behavior, interaction with peers and others, extra-curricu lar activities, attendance, and responsibility. The TCHS faculty is proud to announce the following nine students as the Outstanding Students for the first nine weeks of the 2008-2009 school year: Lacey Adkinson, Ashton Bell, Crystal Brady, Shabreka Edwards, Shelby Fender, Denarius Hayles, Rachel Kingry, Katerina Sheffield, and Mary Taylor. The names of the nine Outstanding Students were announced, and the stu dents were recognized with certificates and t-shirts at the TCHS Real World Awards Assembly on Friday, October 31. Tiftarea honor roll Tiftarea Academy Honor Roll 1st Grading Period Headmaster’s Fist 1st Grade Reid McCard, Maddie Reed, Emily Rodgers Honor Roll 1st Grade John Walker Merit Roll 1st Grade Dillon Massey, Chase St. Amant Headmaster’s Fist 2nd Grade Nate Fortson, Olivia Hancock, Reagan Ward, Jake Wilson Merit Roll 2nd Grade Dallas Wiggins Honor Roll 3rd Grade Alyssa Brown, Claire McGarr Merit Roll 3rd Grade Ross Belflower, Alex Richter Headmaster’s Fist 4th Grade Mary Kathryn Howard, Austin Wiggins, Rachel Wilson Honor Roll 4th Grade Ansley Burford Merit Roll 4th Grade Brooke Wilson Honor Roll 5th Grade Daniel Dean, Merritt Hancock Merit Roll 5th Grade Bobby Boncimino, Mary Margaret McGarr, Carson Pack Headmaster’s Fist 6th Grade Fuke Dean, Katherine McGarr, Kelly Paulk Honor Roll 6th Grade Olivia Fewis Headmaster’s Fist 7 th Grade Caitlyn Albritton, Anmol Chhina, Neeli Fortson, Greer Howard, Hemakshi Patidar, Nicole Winter Honor Roll 7 th Grade John Adams, Caroline Griffin, Reed Faycock Merit Roll 7 th Grade Jeffrey McKinney Merit Roll 8th Grade J. Davis, Brooke Keen, Facey Fewis, Ashley Perry, Eli Sumner Headmaster’s Fist 9th Grade Elizabeth Holland Merit Roll 9th Grade Brandon Griffin, Case Pack Karli Whiddon Fori White Headmaster’s Fist 10 th Grade Kaitlyn Cawley, Govind Chhina, DeAnna Mathis Honor Roll 10 th Grade Courtney Albritton Merit Roll 10 th Grade Wes Carter, Heather Kelly Headmaster’s Fist 12 th Grade Amanda Free, Buck White Merit Roll 12 th Grade Callie Carswell, Slade Ellis, Alexis Sumner, Chase Ward Moultrie Tech tops all-time enrollment figures The Wiregrass Farmer. November 19. 2008 - Page 3 DONATE YOUR PONYTAIL - Hair donation is a sim ple way to provide a child with Locks of love. If you have a ponytail that is 10 inches or longer, you can donate hair so a child who’s lost theirs can look more like them selves. Your hair donations can be turned into natural looking wigs for kids. Recently, the Robison cousins, age 5, decided to give their hair to a sick child. Pictured are Madeline, with her mom, Patti and triplets Emma, Shea and Tori. The girls are the children of Michael and Patti Robison and Chris and Danielle Robison. To the City voters of Ashburn My victory as City Councilman of Ashburn on Nov. 4, 2008, couldn't have been achieved without my Heavenly Father, my earthly family and you. Thank you, the voters of Ashburn, I will serve you all. James A. Burks As if exceeding the magical mark of 2,000 students in its fall 2006 quarter wasn’t reason enough to celebrate, Moultrie Technical College (MTC) out shined that number in fall 2007 with another increase of 6.5 percent. Now the revelry car ries on in fall 2008 with the highest student enrollment in the College’s 44-year history. MTC has beaten its own fall quarter 2007 all-time high enrollment record by almost 100 students during the fall 2008 quarter with plans to add at least 20 more Commercial Truck Driving program stu dents on its Tifton campus mid-quarter. MTC has an Ashburn cam pus at the airport. The growth from 2,166 stu dents to 2,260 represents a 4.2 percent increase over the last year at the College’s five cam puses during fall quarter in its service area of Colquitt, Tift, Turner and Worth Counties and in online studies in which stu dents enroll and take courses from anywhere in the world. Moultrie Tech, as a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, shares the spotlight with 32 sister colleges, which as a system has seen a 4.1 per- cent enrollment growth statewide this fall, according to the system’s KMS Data Center statistical reports. The system also increased its credit hour and full-time student equiva lent (FTE) numbers by 4.9 per cent each - state averages which MTC surpassed this quarter with 8.1 percent growth in both areas. However, MTC is alone at the top as the only technical college in the state to achieve 11 consecutive years of fall quarter enrollment growth, which also adds up to over a 100 percent increase since 1997. The additions and expansions of campuses in Tifton, Ashburn and Sylvester, Relay for Life kickoff meeting In a nation where more than 1,444,920 people will be diag nosed with cancer this year, the state of Georgia is invited to celebrate life. Relay For Fife Kick Off 2009 will be held at the Thrasher House on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. to Melba Brown at 567-9686. Relay For Fife is a fun- filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for research and programs of your American Cancer Society. Teams of fami ly members, friends, co-work ers, and others join together each year to raise funds for the American Cancer Society and make a difference in the com munity. From entertainment, food and games to touching cere monies and stories of inspira tion, there is something for everyone at Relay For Fife. Every unique Relay For Fife is truly a community event, where new friends are made, old friends are hugged and hearts are touched by the magic that is Relay. It is an event like no other. At every Relay For Fife event, we celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer through our Survivor's Fap and survivor recognition. The strength of survivors inspires others to continue to fight. We also remember loved ones lost to the disease with our Fuminaria Ceremony. At Relay, people who have walked alongside those battling cancer can grieve and find healing. Finally, we fight back against cancer because everyone has been touched by cancer. Whether you have partici pated in a Relay For Fife before, or if you have never attended a Relay and would like to learn more about your community event, please con tact Melba Brown at 567-9686 or for more information, please visit www.relayforlife.org/tum- ercounty. the construction of the College’s new main campus on Veterans Parkway in Moultrie in 2003, and the incentive of convenient online classes and dual enrollment options have attributed to the unprecedented growth since the College opened on Industrial Drive in Moultrie in 1964. Dr. Tina Anderson, Moultrie Tech president, said, “The response from our four- county service area to the qual ity education that MTC pro vides is the key to our growth.” MTC Vice President of Student Affairs Scott Hudson added, “Our faculty and staff are second to none in the state. As budgets continue to tighten, they are asked to do more with much less. Each and every person at MTC has risen to the challenge, and I think this is evident with our fall quarter enrollment. We believe a strong student-focused envi ronment will continue to lead our college in the right direc tion.” Community tc<di PfwfiKutj Cdrvig for You. Are you enrolled in Medicare? Are you satisfied with your Prescription Drug plan? Is there a plan That offers more value and better service? For helpful information and a healthier perspective on Medicare prescription drug coverage, talk with your local pharmacist today. And don’t forget, open enrollment for your 2009 benefits began Nov. 15 and ends Dec. 31st. A representative of CCRx will be at Raines Pharmacy, Nov. 24th 8:30 until. Raines^ , „ T ,. 4 Pharmacy II ^ Washington Ave. jj 567-2515 346 E. 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