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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009
5K Run/Walk to raise foster
parenting, adoption awareness
Event set at Hurricane Shoals Park
McCammon
and Mauldin
to wed May 16
The Rev. and Mrs. Gary
R. McCammon, West
Union, Ohio, announce the
engagement and forthcom
ing marriage of their daugh
ter, Meredith McCammon,
to Joseph Mauldin, both of
Cedartown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold R. Mauldin,
Jefferson.
The bride-elect holds
a bachelor’s degree from
Shawnee State University
and is employed at Harbin
Clinic.
The future groom received
his bachelor's degree from
Toccoa Falls College and
his master’s degree from the
MR. MAULDIN AND
MISS McCAMMON
University of West Georgia.
He is the worship pastor
at Second Baptist Church,
Cedartown.
The wedding is planned
for 2 p.m. May 16, 2009,
at Second Baptist Church,
Cedartown. All family and
friends are invited to attend.
Gooch and
Campbell to
wed June 6
Don and Lisa Dubnik,
Gainesville, and M.C. Gooch,
Braselton, announce the
engagement and forthcoming
marriage of their daughter,
Tina Elisa Gooch, to James
Burtz Campbell Jr., son of
James B. Campbell Sr. and
Debby Campbell, Gainesville.
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Attaway, Mamie Gooch and
the late Marvin Gooch, all of
Braselton.
Miss Gooch graduated
from Hartselle High School,
Hartselle, Ala., in 2004, and
earned a B.S. in biology in
2008 from North Georgia
College and State University,
Dahlonega. She is work
ing on her M.A. in educa
tion at Brenau University,
Gainesville. Miss Gooch is
a pharmacy technician at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, Gainesville.
The future groom is the
grandson of Pat Gowder,
Gainesville, and the late Earl
MR. CAMPBELL
AND MISS GOOCH
Gowder; the late Gene Wright;
and the late Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Campbell, Gainesville.
Mr. Campbell is a 1999
graduate of North Hall High
School, Gainesville, and a
2003 graduate of Piedmont
College, Demorest, with a
B.A. in business. He is a com
munity banking relationship
manager with Regions Bank,
Gainesville. Mr. Campbell is
a member of the Gainesville
Jaycees, Ducks Unlimited-
Gainesville chapter, the
United Way of Hall County
and Young Leaders Society.
The wedding is planned for
4:30 p.m. June 6, 2009, at The
Walter’s Farm, Lula.
THE GEORGIA Depart
ment of Human Resources
(DHR) Division of Family
and Children Services (DFCS)
will sponsor the annual “Open
Homes - Open Hearts” 5K
Run/Walk Sunday, May 3,
at Hurricane Shoals Park in
Maysville.
At 2 p.m„ booths will open
and entertainment will begin.
The one-mile Fun Run starts
at 2:30 p.m. and the 5K gets
under way at 3 p.m. The “Open
Homes - Open Hearts” 5K
Run/Walk is an effort to raise
awareness about the need for
foster and adoptive parents in
Jackson County and through
out Georgia.
“We encourage the com
munity to come out and get
involved because there is
a great need for foster and
adoptive parents throughout
Georgia, but especially here in
Jackson County,” said Mark A.
Washington, assistant commis
sioner of DHR.
There are many children
in Georgia in need of a fos
ter or adoptive family. Those
with the greatest need include
older children, kids in sibling
groups and medically fragile
children. Most are age 8 and
older, African American, male
and/or a member of a sibling
group who wish to be placed
together.
To register for the “Open
Hearts - Open Homes” 5K,
visit www.active.com. For
more information, contact Jerra
Wisecup with Jackson County
DFCS at 706-367-3027 or via
email at: jethompsonl@dhr.
state.ga.us.
Bentley to host Goodwill drive
BENTLEY Assisted Living at Northminster, Jefferson, will serve
as a Goodwill donation site on Wednesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. in an Earth Day effort.
A variety of gendy used donations will be welcomed, including
gendy worn clothing, purses, belts, housewares, books, toys, shoes,
computers, printers, faxes, scanners, cell phones, linens and more.
“Goodies” will be handed out to those who drop off donations,
and door prizes will be awarded throughout the day.
Open house ahead in Maysville
AN OPEN HOUSE will be held at the new City of Maysville
Utility Department from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April
25. The new facility is located at 92 Brevard Street. Elected
officials will be present. Refreshments will also be served.
JHS AFJROTC continued from page 1C
JHS AFJROTC TEAMS
Members of the three teams from Jefferson High School’s AFJROTC are shown after
competition at the national level. The group traveled by school bus to Maryland and
to Washington, D.C., during spring break.
Georgia (on active duty, teach
ing ROTC), an opening came up
at Greene County High School,
Greensboro. I retired and was
hired into that position.
ChiefWillis: I served 20 of the
24 years of my Air Force career
as a Recruiter. Over that period,
I spent quite a bit of time speak
ing to JROTC units. I developed
an appreciation for helping our
nation’s youth, so to continue
serving in a capacity to help, I
pursued a JROTC position.
•What does the JROTC
do at JHS?
It supports all the other pro
grams and students at JHS. We
present the colors at many events
at school and sporting events.
We work with presenting the
ideal image of citizenship to the
citizens of Jefferson.
•Do you have classes?
Yes, we are a citizenship
course, and students receive
elective credit for taking JROTC
at JHS. In order to be a part of
anything JROTC does, a student
must be enrolled in a JROTC
class. The course is a blend of
materials focusing on Aerospace
Science and Leadership Studies.
The Aerospace Science portion
of the course has 40 percent of
the curriculum focusing on areas
of: the aerospace environment,
the latest advances in space
technology, understanding the
United States Air Force and all
the planning, organizing, coor
dinating, directing, controlling,
and decision-making to lead the
cadet corps.
The Leadership Education
portion of the course covers
40 percent of course instruc
tion. Cadets are taught the skills
of following, managing, and
problem solving. Students are
informed about real life issues.
Physical training covers the
remaining 20 percent of the
course, with classroom instruc
tion and physical fitness occur
ring every Friday. Leadership
Education and wellness will
meet the state requirements for
PE/Health and Fitness.
•Is JROTC an in-school or
after-school program?
It is an in-school class. The
after-school part is an extracur
ricular option for students, but
in order to participate, a student
must be enrolled in the in-school
class. Our after-school programs
consist of the drill teams, color
guard, model rocket club and
model plane club. We have both
armed (using replica or demili
tarized weapons) and unarmed
drill teams, and an unarmed
exhibition drill team (creative
drill maneuvers). We also have a
national honors society, the Kitty
Hawk Air Society. To qualify,
a student must maintain high
academic standards with no dis
ciplinary problems during the
school year.
•Do you have community
projects?
Yes, each year we have visited
Bentley Assisted Living to cel
ebrate Christmas and Valentine’s
Day with the residents. This past
year we started a monthly bingo
day with them. We also have
driven to the airport in Atlanta
to welcome home the troops.
On September 11, we support
memorial services in the local
and surrounding communities
by providing color guards. On
September 11, 2008, we con
ducted services at JHS, Jefferson
Academy, Downtown Jefferson
for Rotary Club, and at the
SAM’s Club in Athens. Yes,
we were busy, but it was an
“excellent” day of showing the
citizens that they were getting
a great return on their tax dol
lars. We conduct a bi-annual
school grounds clean-up day.
Community service is just one
of the ways we use to teach our
cadets how to be good citizens;
giving back to your community,
state and nation. This is one of
the keys to being a “real” citizen
of our nation.
•In what competitions is
the JROTC involved?
Our JROTC competition sched
ule is rigorous, carrying us to all
regions of the state of Georgia. In
JROTC events there is no sepa
ration from “A” to “AAAAA”
schools, so regularly we compete
against larger schools with larger
programs. During the compe
titions, there are categories of
armed (using replica or demili
tarized weapons) and unarmed
drill teams (no weapons). Armed
and unarmed drill, color guard,
and exhibition teams perform
sequenced routines and are rated
on the execution of the maneu
vers by a team of judges indepen
dent of any of the schools repre
sented. Penalty points are given
for improper execution of any
movement. A team of nine to 12
cadets has to perform a sequence
of over 50 maneuvers provided
in a script from memory during
their presentation. At the end of
the event, scores are totaled and
the teams with the best results are
recognized as winners.
•What are some of the
awards the JROTC has
received?
•2006-07 School year, third in
the unarmed inspection Challenge
Division at the Georgia State
Drill Meet.
•GA-956 Monroe Com
prehensive High School Early
Bird Drill Meet - August 2007.
We earned first place in unarmed
inspection and first place in
unarmed color guard.
•Jackson County High School
Invitational (Army JROTC)
Color Guard Meet - January
2008. We earned first place in
unarmed color guard.
•Classic City Invitational Drill
Meet Cedar Shoals High School
(Army JROTC) Athens, GA
- February 2008. We earned
second place in unarmed color
guard.
•Georgia Invitational Drill
Meet at East Paulding High
School, GA. - March 2008. We
earned third place in unarmed
color guard.
•GA-956 Monroe Com
prehensive High School Early
Bird Drill Meet - September
2008. We earned first place in
unarmed color guard, first place
in unarmed regulation drill, sec
ond place in unarmed inspection,
third place in armed inspection,
third place in armed color guard,
and an overall second place for
the unarmed division.
•GA-932 Houston County
High School, GA Kick-off
Classic Drill Meet - October
2008. We earned first place in
unarmed inspection.
•GA-801 Ridgeland High
School Panther Invitational Drill
Meet - October 2008. We earned
first place in armed color guard.
•GA-51 Tift County High
School Southeastern Region Drill
Championships - November
2008. We earned third place in
armed color guard and fifth place
in unarmed regulation.
•Classic City Invitational Drill
Meet Cedar Shoals High School
(Army JROTC) Athens, GA -
February 2009, with three Color
Guard teams placing first, second
and third, the drill team placed
third, and we placed second in
the Overall unarmed division
and 3rd in the armed division.
Clay Gooch finished first in the
individual drill routine.
•State Drill Meet-March 2009.
We placed in six categories with a
top finish of third in the Unarmed
Color Guard competition. Cadet
Gorge Rodriguez brought home
the State Championship in the
Armed Commander division.
•How did the national
meet come to be?
As you can see from the list
of finishes above at other drill
meets, we were able to show
Sports Network International
(official sponsor/coordinator of
the AFJROTC National Drill
Meet) that JHS was a highly
competitive school. We submit
ted our justification for accep
tance in December and were
notified of acceptance before the
Christmas break.
Headquarters AFJROTC co
sponsors the meet, but it is the
work of the cadets that gets them
accepted into the meet. The fin
ishes at the Southeast Regional
Drill Championships was the
icing on the cake to get us into the
meet, and our cadets didn't disap
point the selection committee.
•How much in funds were
required/raised?
It was a little over $6,000
(about $300 per cadet) to get the
teams to D.C. and into hotels.
We raised over $2,000, the Air
Force provided $3,000, and the
rest came from donations. Keep
in mind, we put four cadets per
room and drove a school bus
(with Maj. Watson driving to
avoid driver costs) to cut back
on costs. We were the only team
there in a school bus that drove
more than two hours. There was
one other team there that used a
school bus. We believe in using
our money wisely. It was right at
1,300 miles round-trip, taking 11
hours of time to drive. Again, we
want to be good stewards of the
federal and local funds given to
support our cadets.
•What is involved in the
national meet?
The events are much like
the competitions answered in a
previous question. The excep
tion is that only the best Air
Force JROTC teams are invited
to attend. The judging is the
strictest because of the qualifi
cations of the judges, as many
of them are Air Force Training
Instructors. At the nationals,
there is an armed and unarmed
division. We are competing
in the unarmed divisions, with
a drill team (13 cadets), color
guard team (four cadets), and
an exhibition drill team (13
cadets). Most schools compete
in both categories because their
pool of students is much larger
(1,500-3,000 students in student
body).
•What other activities
did you have time for in
Washington, D.C.?
Congressman Paul Broun's
office did a tremendous job of
setting up tours of the White
House and Capitol, with passes
to a session of the U.S. House
of Representatives. We espe
cially owe a big “Thank You”
to Blair Mixon of Congressman
Broun’s office for ensuring
that we got into the White
House. We visited numer
ous Smithsonian museums,
the Holocaust Museum, the
Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery,
the Vietnam Wall and the mon
uments along the National Mall
area. The cadets got a big kick
out of using the Metro (sub
way) while in D.C.
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