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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 9A
School News
DEREK BARR
Third annual
Veterans Day
Celebration
THE WEST Jackson Middle
School Gym was filled with
loud applause and cheering
Tuesday morning as students,
visitors and staff honored vet
erans from all branches of the
military who served in past and
present wars and conflicts.
The school held its third
annual Veterans Day
Celebration Tuesday in the
school’s gymnasium. A slide
show was presented featuring
the armed forces and veterans,
the school’s band and chorus
performed patriotic songs, and
a special reception for the vet
erans was held afterwards with
snacks and punch.
The veterans were seated in
the center of the gym, while
students lined the bleachers on
both sides.
Principal Rise S. Hawley
opened the ceremony, thank
ing all the veterans for attend
ing.
Students Cody Ledford and
Caitlin Reeves called out the
names of the service men and
women that were present, who
stood in attention as they were
applauded for their service.
The speaker was Derek
Barr, a veteran and eighth
grade teacher at the school.
Barr talked about what being a
veteran was.
“A veteran is someone who
served this country either in
the Army, Air Force, Navy,
Marines or Coast Guard. They
may or may not have served
in a war, they may served
overseas or here in the United
States.”
Barr went on to say that
regardless of what they have
done or where they have been,
everything they did was to
ensure the American way of
life.
‘‘A veteran doesn’t jeopar
dize our security regardless of
how he or she feels about the
issue personally,” said Barr.
The soldiers that defend our
country today, like many in
the past, defend this nation in
an interest without a regard to
politics.”
NATIONAL FINALIST
Caroline Black was one of four FFA’ers to compete for
a national award. She is shown with Carl Peters of The
James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation.
Black competed for
national FFA award
CAROLINE K. Black
of the Jackson County FFA
Chapter, competed for a
national award during the
National FFA Convention.
Black was one of only four
people chosen to compete for
the Agricultural Education -
Entrepreneurship/Placement
award in Indianapolis, Ind.
The proficiency awards rec
ognize outstanding student
achievement in agribusiness
gained through establishment
of a new business, working for
an existing company or other
wise gaining hands-on career
experience. The Agricultural
Education - Entrepreneurship/
Placement award is one of
47 proficiency program areas
FFA members can participate
in to develop valuable experi
ence and leadership skills at
the local, state and national
levels.
Black started a chapter news
letter to inform FFA support
ers of chapter activities. Soon
she realized that there was a
lack of understanding about
agriculture in her community,
so she developed lesson plans
and PowerPoint presentations
to teach students about live
stock, agriculture practices
and FFA. Black is the daugh
ter of Lydia and Gary Black,
Commerce, and her FFA advi
sor is Todd Shultz.
HANDING OUT BALLOTS
North Jackson Elementary School fifth grade teacher Lori Cato is pictured with Judy
Tovar, Valeria Diaz, Deshon Lester, and Chris Lewallen as they take a break from
handing out ballots at the poll booths.
Fifth grade election day held at NJES
ADULTS WERE not the
only ones rushing to the poll
booths on November 4. North
Jackson Elementary students
waited in line to cast their
ballots.
Fifth grade students have
been studying about the elec
tion for the past month. They
have learned about each of the
candidates, the main issues,
electoral votes, and the many
responsibilities of a president.
Everyone in the school was
involved in the campaign.
Lori Cato’s fifth grade stu
dents set up a campaign cen
ter in the hall for students
to design posters and cut
out t-shirts supporting one
of the candidates. The wall
was covered from ceiling to
floor with posters from kids
in all classes. Students also
tie-dyed red, white, and blue
t-shirts and decorated them
with voting slogans such as
“Your Vote Counts” or “Rock
the Vote.”
On Election Day, these fifth
grade students helped to run
the polling booths by hand
ing out ballots to voters and
making sure their ballots were
safely put in the ballot box.
They also helped to calculate
the school winner. Students
learned the results of the
school mock election at the
end of the day: McCain 267,
Obama 99.
Students were excited to
watch the live results that
night at home, organizers
report.
Glenfield
participated in
national event
RACHEL GLENFIELD
of the Jackson County
Comprehensive High School
FFA chapter was one of 49
individuals participating in
the 2008 National FFA Creed
Speaking Career Development
Event (CDE). The competi
tion was held Oct. 22-25 dur
ing the 81st National FFA
Convention.
The Creed Speaking CDE
is designed to recognize out
standing FFA members for
their ability to present the
FFA Creed and respond to a
series of questions related to
the Creed. The CDE is just
one way FFA members can
develop their ability to com
municate in an organized and
professional manner.
The National FFA Creed
Speaking CDE is sponsored
by CHS Foundation and The
National FFA Foundation. It
is one of 23 different national
events that use the fun of com
petition to connect classroom
learning and careers.
The FFA aOdvisor at JCCHS
is Robbie Buchanan.
More school news can he
found on pages 8 - 10 B
BENTON STUDENTS HONORED
These Benton Elementary School students made 4 (the
highest possible score) in the following general learner
outcomes: Self-directed learner, community contributor,
complex thinker, quality producer and effective com
municator. Pictured are: Kevin Reyes, Grace Moore,
Melody Heu, Maria Najera, Emmanuel Rodriquez, Lucas
Mayberry, Carson Hildreth, Hailey Sanders and Austin
Metcalf. School officials said: “It really is quite an
accomplishment to achieve 4’s in all areas and Benton
is very proud of these students.”
Don't forget to buckle up!
Jackson County
Board of Adjustment
PUBLIC HEARING
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment will
hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, December 4,
2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the Jackson County
Administrative Auditorium, 67 Athens Street,
Jefferson, Georgia, on the following matters:
BOA-08-18 - Margaret Deadwyler, as
Agent for Luther Pruitt requests a
hardship variance at 2569 Hog
Mountain Road to reduce the minimum
lot size on this A-2 zoning parcel from
1.77 acres down to 1.321 acres per
Section 105(e) of the Jackson County
Unified Development Code (Map 079
Parcel 010A-1)
Complete applications, plats, texts, maps, and
public hearing procedures are available for
review in the Planning Division Office, of the
Department of Public Development during
regular office hours. All interested persons are
invited to attend.
Anyone desiring to speak in opposition to one of
the above cases needs to file a campaign
Contribution Disclosure form at least 2 business
days prior to the December 4, 2008 Public
Hearing.
Jackson County
Planning Commission
PUBLIC HEARING
The Jackson County Planning Commission will hold
a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday,
November 20, 2008, at the Jackson County
Administrative Auditorium, 67 Athens Street,
Jefferson, Georgia, to consider the following matters:
1. MA-08-04 Forestar Realty requests a map
amendment on approximately 701 acres
located off of the east side of U.S. Hwy. 129
South between Crooked Creek Road and Mary
Collier Road from Rural Places (approximately
692 acres) and Neighborhood Activity Center
(approximately 9 acres) to Industrial
Workplace. (Map 043 Parcel 004)
2. Unified Development Code Text Amendment
to revise Section 822(a) to provide a
mechanism for subdivision developments and
individual building construction projects to
provide a surety of 100% of the value of the
landscaping improvements and an executed
contract to be provided by the County and
gives the developer and/or builder time to
complete the installation of the required
landscaping during periods that the State
declares a Level 3 or greater drought
restriction.
Jackson County Board of Commissioners will
address the recommendations of the Planning
Commission at a public hearing on December 15,
2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Jackson County Courthouse
at 5000 Jackson Parkway.
Complete applications, plats, texts, maps, and public
hearing procedures are available for review in the
Planning Division Office, of the Department of
Public Development during regular office hours. All
interested persons are invited to attend.
Anyone desiring to speak in opposition to one of the
above cases needs to file a Campaign Contribution
Disclosure form at least 2 business days prior to the
November 20, 2008 Public Hearing.
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