Butts County Schools Have
Bicentennial Celebrations
On Tuesday, May 12th, the
Jackson Primary School
observed the 200th year
celebration of the United
States.
In the early part of the day
they had an assembly
program in the auditorium.
The First Grades presented
“Freddie and the Flag
Making Machine.” This
proved very impressive as
the children named the states
and formed the U.S. Flag.
Mrs. Hatten’s gifted stu
dents presented a skit which
was entitled, “The Melting
Pot”. This showed the
different countries which
make up the ancestors of
Americans today. Mrs. Hat
ten’s Third Grade class then
had a skit, “Dances of the
Periods”, which everyone
enjoyed. A chorus, made up
of students from each grade
level, led in some patriotic
songs.
After the assembly, a visit
was made to the Library for
an exhibit of antiques and
historic artifacts which
teachers and aides had
collected.
After lunch the group went
outside for sack races,
three-legged race, and many
other games.
Many of the teachers, aides
and students dressed in
Bicentennial costumes which
made the event even more
meaningful.
It was a day of learning as
well as fun and the school
hopes it made everyone
aware of how fortunate we
are to be Americans.
HENDERSON JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL
The Bicentennial Day
Celebration at Henderson
Junior High School was a
huge success. Many students
and teachers came to school
dressed in costumes repre
senting some period in our
nation’s history.
The celebration began with
a flag raising ceremony
which was conducted by Boy
Scouts John Hall, Anthony
Benton, Keith Bridges,
Tracey Bridges, Mark Bur
pee, and Girl Scout Yvonne
Puckett. Music was furnish
ed by the Junior High Band.
Asa patriotic gesture, the
students and faculties of
Henderson Elementary and
Junior High repeated the
Pledge of Allegiance and
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As assembly program was
presented in the Junior High
Gym and featured Jack
Little, speaker for the
occasion, who gave a very
moving speech pertaining to
patriotism. Other program
participants included: an
eighth grade Choral Reading
group from Mrs. Skinner’s
Language Arts Class, and
selections from the Junior
and Senior High Chorus and
the Junior and Senior High
Band.
Other activities of the day
included a quilting workshop
conducted by Mrs. B. David
Lummus, Mrs. Eliza Law
son, Mrs. Bonnie Caston,
Mrs. Claudea King, and Mrs.
Mattie Winbush. Claude
(Dude) Bell spent the day in
our school talking to our
students about an era gone
but not forgotten. An exhibit
of quilts and other articles
was displayed in the library.
The items on exhibit came
from people in the communi
ty, faculty, and students.
Another feature of the
Junior High Bicentennial
Celebration was a presenta
tion by Mrs. Annadawn
Edwards. Mrs. Edwards
spoke to a group of Georgia
History students from the
classes of Mrs. Betty Brown
and Mrs. Brenda Johnson.
Mrs. Edwards emphasized
interesting and important
facts concerning Jackson
and Butts County.
The Principal, faculty, and
students wish to thank all
participants who made our
day the success that it was;
and to thank all visitors who
helped make Bicentennial
Day more meaningful to our
school.
HENDERSON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students at Henderson
Elementary were made
aware of the Bicentennial
Celebration of our nation
through a variety of activi
ties on Tuesday, May 11.
The day was begun by
participating with the Junior
High in a flag raising
ceremony. Many students
and teachers were dressed in
period costume. Students
participated in a costume
contest with two winners
being selected from each
room and then these winners
competed for two winners
from each class. Winers were
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, CEORCIA THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1970
chosen by a committee of
retired teachers. Class win
ners were: 4th grade winners
Alan Crockarell and
Stephen Laster, sth grade
winners Mike Gaye and
Jeff Rooks, and 6th grade
winners Pam Pike and
Stephen White.
A large artifact exhibit
was in the library. Many
people in the community
brought items of interest for
the children to see. Many
interesting and beautiful
quilts provided a background
for the exhibit. Many
activities pertaining to early
homelife was actually being
done in the library during the
day. Washing on the scrub
board, ironing with flatirons,
making tatting, potter, but
ter, and quilting were some
of these activities.
These activities were made
possible through the coopera
tion of the local retired
teachers. Those participa
ting at Henderson Elemen
tary were: Miss Chloe
Hearn-tatting, Mrs. Jane
Weaver, Mrs. Thelma Pros
ser, Mrs. Polly Garr, Mrs.
Sara Caldwell, Miss Annie
Wise, Miss Ruby Lane, Miss
Georgie Watkins, Mrs. Billie
Jinks.
Throughout the building,
doors and bulletin boards
were appropriately deco
rated. The back hall teachers
and students made a time
line down both sides of the
hall depicting events happen
ing between 1776 to 1976.
The highlight of the
afternoon was Field Day
which was held on the
playground.
JACKSON SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL
The Bicentennial Celebra
tion Day at Jackson High
School was highlighted by an
assembly at 10:30 a.m. A
combination of students from
Henderson Junior High and
Jackson Senior High formed
the band and chorus.
Patriotic music was per
formed by the band and
chorus followed by a dyna
mic patriotic talk by Jack
Little.
Throughout the day stu
dents, faculty, and visitors
toured "the library to view
various Bicentennial dis
plays. The outstanding point
of interest was a map of
Butts County on which was
located all schools, both past
and present.
Several retired teachers,
Mrs. Van Freeman, Mrs.
Beth Hearn, Mrs. Bertha
Perdue, Miss Ruby Lane,
and Mrs. Van Fletcher,
visited during the Bicenten
nial Day in period costumes
to discuss the history of
education in Butts County.
A covered wagon, com
plete with water barrel,
cooking utensils and house
hold goods was constructed
by the Vocational Agricul
ture Department and the
Home Economics Depart
ment. This was on display
throughout the day and
created much interest.
Supreme Court
Jurist Speaks
To Flint Bar
Members of the Flint Bar
Association held their quar
terly meeting Wednesday
evening at Falls View
Restaurant and heard a
frank report on the inner
workings of the State’s
highest court from Associate
Justice Conley Ingram, of the
Georgia Supreme Court.
Justice Ingram told the
attoneys and their wives of
the tremendous case load
now being handled by the
Court and discussed proce
dures involved in the
assignment and disposition
6i these cases.
He offered some sugges
tions, and requested from his
audience others, that might
lead to a more manageable
system of handling the
Court’s work load, without
the quality of opinions
handed down being diminish
ed.
Justice Ingram, a resident
of Cobb County, is married to
the former Sylvia Williams,
who resided in Jackson
while her parents were
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Gordon’s Junior College Golf Team is dominated by Jackson players. Shown in the photo
above on the front row, left to right, are Terry Duke, Jackson; Mat Ogletree, Barnesville, and
Johnny Morris, Jackson. On the back row are Bruce Swatts, Barnesville; Keith Daniel, Kenny
Norsworthy and Billy Duke, all of Jackson. The Gordon team placed eighth in the Georgia
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Summer Work
Available For
Butts Students
The Mclntosh Trail Area
Employment and Training
council, has authorized the
Piedmont Area Community
Action Agency, Inc. to
operate the Mclntosh Trail
Area Summer Youth Work
Experience Project. The
$515,257 project will provide
job opportunity for more
than 800 youths, 14-21,
returning to school in the fall.
associated with the public
school system here.
President Bill Jones of the
Flint Bar Association pre
sented Justice Ingram as one
of the youngest men to ever
sit on Georgia’s highest
court.
Vincent Jones was wel
comed as a guest.
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The Citizens and Southern Bank of Jackson
Members FDIC
All participatants will be
paid at the rate of $2.30 per
hour.
The program is designed to
provide meaningful work
experience and allow stud
dents returning to high
school to earn $517.00 and
allow eligible students re
turning to post secondary
education to earn $1,104.00
for the summer.
The allocation for Butts
County is 53 regular slots
and five College-Vocational
school slots. The project will
begn June 7 and the
Piedmont Area CAA is
presently recruiting eligible
students for participation.
Applications are available at
the local high school, the
Griffin Employment Securi
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Area Community Action
Agency.
For further information,
please contact the Georgia
Deparment of Labor or
Andrew W. Fellers, Jr., at
775-5324 or Box 133, Jackson,
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DEAN’S LIST
AT SEWANEE
SEWANEE. Tenn.
Sewanee Academy, four
year boarding prep school
associated with the Univer
sity of the South, has
released its lastest honor
rolls. The Headmaster’s List
was attained by 25 students.
Herbert Shapard, son of
Herbert F. Shapard of Joy
Street, Jackson, was among
those students on the
Headmaster’s List.
school juniors have been
named recipients of 1976
Certificates of Merit award
ed annually by the University
of Georgia and the state.
Nominated in their respec
tive high schools, the
students represent the top
five per cent of their classes.
The awards are being
presented at 11 statewide
conferences this spring.
Among the award winners
from Jackson are:
Indian Springs Academy:
George Barber and Cindy
Brittain.
Jackson High School: Lee
Duffey, Angelia Henderson,
Ricky Long, Debbie Merritt,
Joy Morris, Charlie Robison,
James Smith, and Donna
Steverson.
