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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
School News
Students earn AP Scholar designation
Rotary names ‘Students of the Month’
E leven students
at Jackson County
Comprehensive
High School and East Jackson
Comprehensive High School
have earned the designation
of AP Scholar by the College
Board in recognition of their
exceptional achievement on
the college-level Advanced
Placement Program (AP)
Exams. The College Board's
Advanced Placement Program
offers students the opportuni
ty to take challenging college-
level courses while still in high
school, and to receive college
credit, advanced placement,
or both for successful per
formance on the AP Exams.
About 18 percent of the more
than 1.6 million high school
students in 16,000 second
ary schools worldwide who
took AP Exams performed at
a sufficiently high level to
merit the recognition of AP
Scholar.
Students took AP Exams
in May 2008 after complet
ing challenging college-level
courses at their high schools.
Scored on a scale of 1-5, those
scoring high enough on the
AP Exams are able to earn
college credit for each course.
The College Board recognizes
several levels of achievement
based on student's perfor
mance on AP exams.
Five JCSS students quali
fied for the AP Scholar with
Distinction Award by earn
ing an average grade of 3.5
on all AP exams taken, and
grades of 3 or higher on five
or more of these exams. These
students are Savanna Hope
Bond, Briana Griffin, Suhag
Patel, Chou Thao and Eric
Wiggins.
Six JCSS students qualified
for the AP Scholar Award by
completing three or more AP
Exams, with grades of 3 or
higher. The AP Scholars are
Jennifer Baker, Mary Diesch,
Elise Embrick, Alyssa Esco,
Brittany Robinett, and Jean
Sebastian Labrada-Sandova.
Most of the nation's col
leges and universities award
credit, advanced placement, or
both based on successful per
formance on the AP Exams.
More than 1,400 institutions
award a full year's credit
(sophomore standing) to stu
dents presenting a sufficient
number of qualifying grades.
In 2008, the Jackson County
School System administered
Labrada-Sandova Esco Griffin
185 AP Exams in
12 subjects. AP
Exams are offered
in a wide variety of
subject areas, each
consisting of multi
ple-choice and free-
response (essay or
problem-solving)
questions (except
for the Studio Art
exam which evalu
ates students' original art
work). Over half of all stu
dents in Advanced Placement
classes at both high schools
earned college credit for their
scores on these tests last May.
In addition, several students
were able to start college as
college sophomores due to
their achievements in these
classes.
The College Board is a
not-for-profit membership
organization whose mission
is to connect students to col
lege success and opportu
nity. Founded in 1900, the
association is composed of
more than 5,000 schools, col
leges, universities, and other
educational organizations.
Each year, the College Board
serves seven million students
and their parents, 23,000
high schools, and 3,500 col
leges through major pro
grams and services in college
admissions, guidance, assess
ment, financial aid, enroll
ment, and teaching and learn
ing. Among its best-known
programs are the SAT(r),
the PSAT/NMSQT(r), and
the Advanced Placement
Program(r) (AP(r)). The
College Board is committed
to the principles of excel
lence and equity, and that
commitment is embodied in
all of its programs, services,
activities, and concerns.
Jackson County
Comprehensive High
School and East Jackson
Comprehensive High School
will have around 400 stu
dents taking College Board
Advanced Placement Exams
in 16 different subjects in
May of 2009
VOTING AT EJMS
East Jackson Middle School media staff, Holly Canup and Terry Smith, sponsored
a presidential election on Tuesday, November 4. Each homeroom in the school
was assigned to be one of the 50 states, proportional to the number of students
in each homeroom. Each homeroom teacher represented their state’s electoral
votes. Students registered to vote two weeks prior to the election and were issued
a voter registration card prior to Election Day. Students were allowed to come to the
voter precinct, the EJMS Media Center, and cast their vote for the candidate of their
choice. The votes for each state were tallied and the students were informed of the
results. The teachers will cast their homeroom’s electoral votes on Jan. 6. Students
will re-visit the electoral vote issue on Jan. 7. EJMS student Samuel Swain was one
of the 400 students who cast his vote for president on Tuesday, Nov. 4, while poll
worker, Linda Goodman, helped guide the students through the process.
For more school news, see page 8B
THE ROTARY Club of
Jefferson has announced the
October Students of the Month,
including: Erika Deshon, East
Jackson Comprehensive High
School; Brittany Nicole Digby,
Jefferson High School; Jeremy
Gordon, Jackson County
Comprehensive High School;
and Caleb Lang, Commerce
High School.
DESHON
Erika Deshon, daughter of
Brian and Jennifer Deshon, is
taking advanced placement liter
ature and composition, physics,
AP calculus, AP microeconom
ics, AP chemistry and introduc
tion to healthcare occupations.
She is involved in Beta
Club, History Club, Science
Olympiad, Academic Team and
Spanish Honors Society and is
a member of the First Georgia
Banking Company Junior Board
of Directors.
Deshon is active in cross
country, track and soccer.
Her honors and awards
include: certificate of excel
lence in science, ninth and 10th
grade; perfect attendance, ninth,
10th and 11th grade; certificate
of excellence in mathematics,
ninth, 10th and 11th grade; citi
zenship award, ninth grade; aca
demic top 10 percent (10th and
11th grade); President’s Award
for Educational Excellence
(10th and 11th grade); certifi
cate of excellence in chemistry
(11th grade); Georgia Certificate
of Merit; Governor's Honors
finalist; Certificate of Merit in
Spanish; Spanish level 2 award
(11th grade); varsity letter in
cross country, track and soccer;
and Top Scholar Athlete (10th
and 11th grade).
Deshon chose Sandy Akin as
her most influential teacher.
She is considering attend
ing Emory University or the
University of Georgia and plans
to major in neuroscience and
behavior biology or cogni
tive science. She plans to pur
sue a pre-medicine program
and attend medical school to
become a surgeon. She plans to
specialize and become a neuro
surgeon.
DIGBY
Brittany Nicole Digby is the
daughter of Mike and Wanda
Digby.
She is enrolled in world his
tory, 12th grade literature, digi
tal design and production.
Digby is a two-year member
of the Total Person Program
and is editor of the 2008-09
Jeffersonian. She is active in
varsity basketball.
Digby won the 3-D Award
for September 2008. She let
tered three years in basketball
and two years in track. She was
a member of the 2007 region
championship track team and
was named to Who’s Who in
2005 and 2006.
Digby chose Jackie Johnson
as her most influential teacher.
She plans on attending
Gainesville State College and
then transfer to North Georgia
College and State University to
major in nursing to become a
pediatric nurse.
Digby plans to get married
after college and start a family
along with her career.
GORDON
Jeremy Gordon, son of Kim
and Dave Gordon, is cur
rently taking Foundation of
Manufacturing, JROTC Army
V, English literature and compo
sition and JROTC VII. Second
semester he will take robotic
automated systems, economics,
intermediate lifetime sports and
JROTC Army VI.
Gordon is involved in JROTC,
TSA, band and FFA.
He has been named for a
number of awards and merits in
JROTC, and has also been cho
sen for the Panther Pride Awards
and Panther of the Month. He
has reached the rank of Captain
in JROTC and is the 2008-09
president of TSA.
Gordon chose SFC Sam
Thompson as his most influen
tial teacher.
He plans to attend A.I.U. and
study forensic science.
“I plan to be a C.S.I. agent and
have a loving family,’' Gordon
said.
LANG
Caleb Lang is the son ol
Stuart and Tania Lang.
His classes include English
literature and composition, AP
calculus, physics and advanced
band IV.
He is involved in marching
band, One Act Play competition
and the Commerce Leaders and
Super Students.
Lang is also active in track
and field.
He named Kayla Taylor as his
most influential teacher.
Lang plans to attend North
Greenville University and hopes
to be a band director or minister
of music, or possibly both.
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natural gas leaks sometimes occur and it is important that you educate
yourself on what to do.
• Learn To Recognize Natural Gas Smell
Natural Gas has a rotten egg odor added to make it easy to detect.
Scratch & Sniff brochures are available at Commerce City Hall.
• If You Smell Natural Gas
Leave the area immediately. Do not operate any electrical devices,
including telephones, that may cause a spark. Call the emergency
numbers listed below to report the leak. Our specially trained
employees will handle the situation, so you stay safe.
• Call Before You Dig
Call the DIG SAFE number below before you begin any excavation
around your house. They will notify all utilities to come and locate their
lines. If you should hit an underground gas line, leave the area
immediately and call 911 and your local gas company.
City of Commerce Emergency Number:
706-335-3164 (Mon.-Fri. 9 - 5) or 911
706-335-3200 anytime
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