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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 7C
EMC taking scholarship applications
‘Proud Panther’ awards given at JCCHS
Jackson Electric
Membership Corporation
(EMC) is taking applications
for three scholarship awards
based on academic ability,
faculty recommendations and
financial need. Winners will
be chosen by a scholarship
committee, which will care
fully review each application
for the most qualified candi
dates.
The Walter Harrison
Scholarship is named for
a leader in the state and
national electric coopera
tive movements. Several of
these $ 1,000 scholarships are
awarded statewide to under
graduate students enrolled in
or accepted by a Georgia col
lege, university or technical
school.
Jackson EMC also offers
two additional $1,000 awards
through the A.T. Sharpton
Scholarship program, named
in honor of a late chair
man of the Jackson EMC
Board of Directors. The A.T.
Sharpton-Gainesville State
College Award is available
exclusively to students plan
ning to attend Gainesville
State College. Financial need
is a primary consideration,
but judges will also consider
academic average, standard
ized test scores and/or fac
ulty recommendations.
The A.T. Sharpton
Unrestricted Scholarship
Award is funded through the
same trust and is available to
high school seniors who have
already been accepted to col
lege, or students who are cur
rently enrolled in an accred
ited college, university or
technical college. Applicants
may be full or part-time stu
dents at the undergraduate or
graduate level in any accred
ited two or four-year college
or university in the nation.
Financial need, academic
average, standardized test
scores and/or faculty recom
mendations are all consid
ered by the judges.
Scholarship recipients must
be a customer of Jackson
EMC or the son or daughter
of a customer, and they must
also be a resident of the home
served by Jackson EMC.
Students interested in
applying for any or all of
these scholarships should
contact their area high-school
guidance counselors or com
plete the application online at
the Jackson EMC Web site.
The deadline for applications
is Jan. 28, 2009.
For more information about
Jackson EMC’s scholarship
programs, contact Kay Parks,
public/community relations
representative at kparks@
jacksonemc.com.
Debi Read, Spanish
teacher at Jackson
County Comprehensive
High School, presented a
2008-2009 first semester
Proud Panther award to
Shanna Wilbanks.
Each teacher at JCCHS
selected a student to rec
ognize this semester at
the December 3 ceremony
held on campus in the J.L.
McMullan auditorium.
The following students
were also recognized as
Proud Panthers; Kenneth
Acord, Tony Alvarez, Cody
Atkins, Jalen Banks, Jason
Bennett, Kate Biddle,
Tanya Boroday, Amanda
Bradshaw, Hannah Bridges,
Robert Brock, Hannah
Brown, JonPaul Bruner,
Cody Bryant, Ashley Carter,
Breanna Chapman, Amanda
Clem, Melanie Culpepper,
Kelly Davis, Mario DeLira,
Manual Deosio, Kasey
Dixon, Brandon Echols,
Taylor Eison, Casey
Finley, Erin Gentry, Carlos
Gonzalez, Brittany Gooch,
THANKSGIVING LUNCH AT EJMS
Tiffany Garvin (center) enjoys a Thanksgiving lunch with her parents and class
mates. East Jackson Middle School recently hosted a Thanksgiving lunch for stu
dents, parents and grandparents. Approximately 100 guests enjoyed a traditional
Thanksgiving meal.
GIVING THANKS
Duane Mull and his daugh
ter, Kristen Mull, share a
moment together before
an annual Thanksgiving
meal at East Jackson
Middle School.
‘PROUD PANTHER’ AWARD
Debi Read presents the 2008-2009 first semester Proud
Panther award to Shanna Wilbanks.
Sasha Guerrero, Jusamar
Harrison, Wesley Henson,
Jonathan Holton, Ryan
Howe, Hillary Hudgins,
Heather Hulsey, Jessica
Jacobs, Matthew Jenkins,
Elizabeth Johnson, Nancy
King, Chris Lance, Cheyenne
Loadholt, Andrew Maddox,
Charles Mayo, Casey
McDaniel, Troy McIntyre,
Jarad McNorrill, Eileen
Mendoza, Brittany Moore,
Sandy Moua, Slone Pittman,
Inna Polyukhovich, Zhanna
Polyukhovich, Natalia
Rendon, Anai Reyes, Austin
Roebuck, Agustin Sanchez,
Kaitlynn Seagraves, Haley
Shinall, Christian Shirley,
Jenifer Skelton, Jamie
Stapler, Kyle Still, Janice
Thao, Yang Thao, Tara
Tompkins and Coung Vo.
DRAGON AWARD WINNERS
Jefferson Elementary School Dragon Awards for the Week of November 3 were:
(front row) Halie Jackson, Clara Dugan and Maddie Smith; and (back row) McKenzie
Klinck, Sarah Moore, Dylan Long and Sarah McCartney.
Scholarship contest open
The 2009 American Legion
High School Oratorical
scholarship contest is open
to all students in Jackson,
Commerce and Jefferson
school systems, officials for
the Albert Gordon Post 56
announced.
Local competition is sched
uled for Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. in
the media room of Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School, according to Post 56
oratorical contest chairman
Hal Puett.
The oratorical competition
is open to students in grades
9-12 in all Jackson County,
Jefferson and Commerce high
schools. This is the second
oratorical competition hosted
by Jefferson Post 56 and has
been arranged with the coop
eration of school officials.
The annual competi
tion offers local students an
opportunity to earn higher
education scholarship funds.
First place will receive
$300, second place $200, and
third place $100, Puett said.
In addition, the first place
winner will earn the right to
compete at the district and
area levels for even more
scholarships and could go
on to department (state) and
national competition.
In part one of the local
competition, participating
students will be required
to present an 8-10 minute
prepared speech concerning
some phase of the United
States Constitution, empha
sizing the duties and obliga
tions of a citizen to the fed
eral government, Puett said.
The second part of the con
test involves students present
ing an additional 3-5 minute
speech from an assigned topic.
The extemporaneous oration
will be selected at each level
of the Constitutional Speech
Contest from Amendment 1,
3 or 4 or Article 3 Section 3,
Puett said.
Students interested in enter
ing the competition will find
rules and contest information
at www.legion.org.
Scholarships and prize
information at the national,
department and area contests
can be viewed at www.gale-
gion.org.
GIVING...One great way to keep
Christ in Christmas is to share
with those in need. Jesus said, “It
is more blessed to give than to
receive."
ACS students recently
participated in the Operation
Christmas Child project. They
brought in over 600 gift-
wrapped boxes of gifts that will
be sent overseas to needy
children in war-torn and poverty-
stricken countries. It is wonderful
to learn to give.
ACS features the finest in
academic and cultural training.
However, great character-building
lessons like honesty, truthfulness,
hard work, self-discipline, and
giving from the heart are all part
of the quality training at ACS.
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CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
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www.athenschristian.com
THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION
Benton Elementary School recently held a Thanksgiving celebration. Families were
invited to come eat lunch with the students. Michaela Kidd enjoys Thanksgiving
lunch with her parents, Susan and Michael.
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