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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 9A
Jackson County BOE approves certified positions
THE JACKSON County Board
of Education approved the following
list on Monday of certified employ
ees for the 2009-2010 school year.
MES
Matt Allen, Tammy Banks,
Christy Beasley, Terrie Boswell,
Gay Chandler, Beth Crull
Deborah Dobson, Clare Eggleston
(EJES/MES), Kari Emerson, Susan
Farmer, Haley Galligher (BES/
MES), Gretchen Gibson (49 per
cent), Vicki Hanson, Amoreena
Hart, Kim Reaves, Jeanne Herriman
(EJES/MES), Laurie Hitzges,
Becky Huss, Russ Johnston, Sarah
Jones, Pam Lawson, Cadee Lee,
Lydia Lively, Denise Lock, Penny
Lord, Julie Love, Joni Martin, Sara
Mixon, Priscilla Norris, Carla Ricci,
Janie Rimler, Sharon Shirley, Janet
Thomas (49 percent), Renee Tootle,
Dana Van Nus, Aimee Vickers and
Jan Weinberg (49 percent).
EJES
Carol Anglin (49 percent), Linda
Archer (EJES/BES), Kimberly
Ashe, Dawn Beadles, Katie Bennett,
Dawn Brock, Marla Cole, Nadine
Crow (49 percent), Wendy Dillow,
Nikki Dowdy, Susie Dukes, Clare
Eggleston (EJES/MES), Cliff
Garrett, Heather Harbin, Melanie
Henderson, Jeanne Herriman
(EJES/MES), Karen Herring (49
percent), Melissa Hester (EJES/
NJES), Kelly Hullett, Renee Kiley,
Christi Mitchell, Amanda Myler,
Jenny Palmer, Tammy Patrick,
Melissa Pennington (EJES/SJES),
Michelle Pierce, Stefanie Poole,
Cheryl Poponi, Deanna Richards,
Kaycie Rogers, Kathy Smith,
Tammy Standridge, Janet Thomas
(49 percent), Lynn Tillett (49 per
cent), Elizabeth Vamedoe, Mallory
Wegmann, Katie Wilbanks and
Sharon Williamson.
BES
Linda Archer (EJES/BES),
Laura Becker, Lolita Brown-Zekeri,
Catherine Cantrell, Stephanie
Crouch, Guynelle Fletcher (49 per
cent), Haley Galligher (BES/MES),
Judith Gault, Carolyn Gibson,
Lindsey Green, Sandy Hamilton,
Andrea Hart, Terra Headrick, Joyce
Henson, Allyson Hester, Diane
Hill, Stephanie Hill, Michelle Lee,
Heather Leffert, Jeff Miller, Sharon
Mitchell, Hannah Pope, Dorothy
Rice, Blake Rodenroth, Laura
Rowell, Marie Scott-Grant, Lydia
Smith, Jill Sorrow, Fran Sullivan
(BES/SJES), Ashley Watkins, Angie
Wood and Amy Wright (BES/
WJPS).
NJES
Deborah Baker, Lisa Bennett,
Bridget Brannon, Nancy Burdsal,
Stacy Cantrell, Amanda Carmichael,
Lori Cato , Cynthia Clark, Melinda
Joyce Cook, Jackie Cooper (NJES/
WJIS), Stephanie Cooper, Kelly
Crump, Bernice Davis, Lisa Ellis,
Amity Hardegree, Melissa Hester,
Selena Keever, Leigh Kosater,
Connie Love, Tammy Love,
Melanie McMurray, Mishea Porter,
Christy Ray, Imogene Roncadori,
Gwen Satterfield (49 percent), Susan
Satterfield, Carrie Shattles, Don
Sorrells, April Stephenson, Melinda
Thomas, Jennifer Tucker, Jennifer
Wade and Dartha Williamson (49
percent).
SJES
Chris Adams, Jennifer Berkowitz,
Sandy Bradshaw, Marilynn Cary,
Linda Chapman, Sonja Christopher,
Kelly Conley, Lisa Delgado, Kelly
Demetriades (WJIS/SJES), David
Farmer, Ellen Flynn, Sammikay
Fuller, Angie Furney, Kathy
Goodwin (75 percent), Lindsey
Hall, Colleen Hannifin, Marie
Heathcoat, Ann Jackson, Jennifer
Kimbel, Cindy Lee, Jan Kimbrell-
Lee, Stephen Lush, Helen McKown,
Mariana Meehan, Sarah NeSmith,
Stacey Newman, Christine Ogilivie,
Allyson Pennington, Lisa Plunkett,
Karen Rodenroth, Alice Rosenberg,
Lauren Rountree, Debbie Sawyer
(50 percent), Gale Sevener, Ashley
Slone, Ellen Smith, Brooke Sosebee,
Teresa Stringer, Phil Thurmond,
Sybil Townsend, Thomas Wilcox,
Keni Williams and Chris Wren.
WJIS
Fran Allen, Dee Bowen, Emelyn
Burgess, Chuck Butler, Jackie
Cooper (WJIS/NJES), Evan Davis
(WJIS/GSES), Kelly Demetriades
(WJIS/SJES), Phydan Garner,
Amber Gooch, Jennifer Grizzle,
Christina Hawes, Wendye Hendley,
Stacey Johnson, Charlie Langley,
Tammy Latty, Dannielle Leitsch,
Kathy McGuire, Carly Parr, Melissa
Peek, Courtney Philips, Chris
Stewart, Rebecca Smith, Ruthie
Tucker, Frank Uhlir (WJIS/WJPS),
Rachel Van Pelt, Jan Waldorf,
Ginger Weldon (WJPS/WJIS), Meg
Williams and Tammy Wright.
WJMS
Kim Alford, Jennifer Anatasio,
Amanda Barr, Angela Barringer,
Jason Benton, Jennifer Bohannon,
Chris Brady, Dorothy Braswell,
Mike Cantrell, Sandra Carlyle, Carrie
Carman, Suzanne Caylor, Sarah
Cosey, Janet Davis, Natalie Gibson,
Brent Gilstrap, Brenda Giordano,
Stephen Greene, Ann Hall, Debbie
Hayes, Molly Herrin, Lindy Holt,
Kristen Howell, Kimra Johnson,
Kathy Jones, William Kilgore,
Sandra Konarski, Misty Lewis,
Heather Lougher, Kim Marsden,
Kathy Mason (50 percent), Rebecca
McCants, Angela Miller (WJMS/
GSES), Laura Miller, Anna Moates,
Wendy Nix, Anetra Pattman,
Emily Pendergrass (50 percent),
Chris Pendley, Clarke Rainwater,
Alan Read, Melissa Rettig, Lisa
Robinson, Wesley Sanders, Mary
Beth Selzer, Linda Semeijian, Abby
Shealy, Kelly Sheriff, Sally Short,
Donna Sorrells, Sharon Synan and
Sara Thornton.
KB MS
Robert Andrews, Timothy
Beckham, Cynthia Benton, Amy
Cartlidge, Ruth Collins, Jennifer
Cox, Charlene Crawford, Erin
Crews, Brandy Crisp, Veronica
Daniels, May Dartez, Shannon Day,
Wade DeHart, Lee Dove, Donna
Gantt, Miquel Guisasola, Katherine
Hanks, Dana Harrell, Deborah
Iturrian, Dora Jarrard, Polly Blaine
Jenkins-Healan, Leah Jones,
Richard Layfield, Leslie Leuthner
(50 percent), Shawn Lindsey, Wendy
Mahaffey, Danny McFay, Sheree
Pastrick, Theresa Patel, Susan Paten,
Mary Jo Prescott, Justin Schupska,
Joan Stevens, Micah Story (50 per
cent), Terri Tyner and Jana Willis.
EJMS
Lydia Anderson, Tiffany Barnett,
Sherry Beauchamp, Andrea Brown,
Emily Brown, Tanya Butler, Holly
Canup, Kelley Coty, Breesa Crocker,
Julie Crow, Patton Davis, Donna
Drum, Heather Duren, Elaine Gary,
Joyce Hacker, Amy Johnson, Dan
Leuthner, Leslie Leuthner (EJMS/
KBMS), Barbara Maracinni,
Jeannine Miller, Cherie Morrison,
Rachael Parr, Tim Payne, Amy
Scarborough, Jodi Sealey. Brandt
Sims, Joy Smith, Micah Story
(EJMS/KBMS), Abby Tankersley,
Lisa Tolbert, Warren Tolbert, Amy
Tyner, David Van Buren, Wesley
Wheeler, David White and Brooke
Williams.
GSC
Ronda Tate and Kim Powers.
WJPS
Melanie Baker, Cindy Barhorst,
Nancy Boronat, Lindsay Callison,
Aimee Castleman, Ginny Cofer,
Kelly Davidson, Allison Dixon,
Bette Ehmcke, Tracy Eye, Shelly
Hysler, Tina Johnston, Cariel
Lancaster, Cathy Langston,
Jennifer Madlem, Debbie Mayfield,
Catherine McKechnie (50 percent),
Diane Mergele (50 percent), Rachel
Muldrow, Becky Nemecek, Carey
Ragan, Barbara Rinker, Bronwynn
Sheffield, Cindy Stephens, Karen
Taylor, Cindy Thompson, Amy
Tinnell, Frank Uhlir (WJPSAVJIS),
Lanie Van Wie, Ginger Weldon
(WJPSAVJIS), Casey Wilson and
Amy Wright.
GSES
Chessie Archer, Kasey Ayton,
Jennie Barfield, Jennifer Beck, Lori
Biddle, Mabry Blevins, LsShea
Branton, Heather Bruce, Donna
Bryant, Donna Colvin, Shane
Cronic, Evan Davis (WJIS/GSES),
Kari Dawson, Jennifer Ellis, Gail
Ford, Donna Gaillard, Michelle
Galloway, Catherine Gattis, Katee
Gebo, Tammi Gowen (GSES/
SJES), Jill Green, Sheila Gregory,
Elizabeth Hacker, Ann Harrison,
Crisy Holder, Heather Howard,
Lisa Hurley, Rebecca Jordan, Sarah
Klayman, Danny Kofke, Angie
Konarski, Kathy Krebs, Megan
Lowery, Alice Lyle, DeDe Lyons,
Christine Matovina, Angela Miller
(WJMS/GSES), Cheryl Moon,
Amy Myers, Karin Pittman, Beth
Porter, Stephanie Purvis, Jennifer
Saine, Jennifer Simmons, Stephanie
Spooner, Dawn Thomas, Natasha
Thomas, Rebecca Tully, Kathy
Venable, Vicki Ward, Richard
Wehunt, Jill Weldon and Cody
Whitlock.
EJCHS
David Adams, Nancy Akin,
Sandy Akin, Lacie Allred, Martha
Babb, Denise Backus, Julie Barber,
Tammy Barnett, Chad Blevins,
Laura Boswell, Deanna Bowen, Julie
Bruce, Robert Bryan, Alan Bunn,
Frank Caputo, Shane Chaisson,
Christy Chandler, Renee Chandler,
Lydia Chung, Kathy Collins, Steve
Collins, Melissa Conway, Julie
Crouch, Luci Crumley, David
Darling, Chris Edwards, Tuesday
Edwards (50 percent), Megan
Elliott, Josh Gandy, Greg Gilman,
Taylor Ginn, Shawanna Greene,
Emily Gunderson, Randy Hill,
Michael Hinkle, Damaris Hooper
(50 percent), Troy Johnson, Jim
Jones, Mickey Kirkindoll, Pauline
LaBarge, Amy Lairmer, Earl
Larimer, Melanie Lawhom, Sheri
Ledbetter, Jodee Litzinger, Tundi
Massey, Debbie May, Rudy Mejias,
Karen McMillan, Debbie Mintz,
Tommy Palmer, Jean Payne, Sallie
Pestell, Jennifer Phiel, Mike Phiel,
Darrel Presley, Jason Rainey, Dana
Richier, Bob Roller, Jeffrey Rowser,
Tracie Searcy, Bradley Shadrix, Chris
Shirley, Todd Shultz, Lisa Simmons,
Charlotte Sims, Tom Taylor, Tim
Thomas, Clay Townsend, Brian
Turner, Patsy Wallace, Ashley Ware,
Stephanie Ware, Jimmy Williams,
Sabrina Willis, Allen Witt and
Ashley Wright.
JCCHS
Helen Adams, Miles Adams, Jeff
Algard, Cora Andrews, Julie Barber,
Judy Beatty, Britt Beaver, Kim
Bintz, Lydia Black, Jay Borden,
Steven Bowles, Joseph Brubaker,
Robbie Buchanan, Jan Burgess,
Shirley Bums, Laura Caldwell,
Anquita Callaway, Bonnie Carney,
Amber Casper, Todd Chandler,
Eric Cleveland, Carl Cole, Dava
Coleman, Crystal Colley, Joel
Conway, Kelli DeMott, Becky
Edge, Carmen English, Tommy
Fountain, Bart Hamburg, Stacey
Hanley, Deborah Hanzel, Heather
Harris, Suzanne Harris, Joyce
Hawkins, Gwen Holley, Scott
Holtzclaw, Megan Huffman, Verdi
Huffman, Allen Kennedy, Jane
Kinney, Billy Kirk, Sherry Koenig,
Cary Lepzelter, Harold Macias,
Mitzi McCook, Keith McCrory,
Derelle McMenomy, Kim Myers,
Gail Parker, Carla Parr, Natalie
Peterson, Chad Pittman, Billy Poe,
Amy Powers, Jason Powers, Roger
Powers (49 percent), Ron Prescott,
Debi Read, Jay Reid, Joe Ridgeway,
Bonnie Roberts, Craig Roberts,
Laura Ruffin, Phillip Shiflet, Natalie
Smith, Mike Sprayberry, Warren
Standridge, Amber Strickland,
Sam Thompson, Andrea Waldrip,
Sara Waldrop, Elaine Walker, Patti
Williams, Ed Wyrick (49 percent
JCCHS/EJCHS) and Charles
Yeater.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Melanie Brittain, director of
special education; Patty Griffith,
assistant director of special educa
tion; Elaine Gunter, secondary spe
cial education supervisor; Gwen
Hartman, director of special pro
grams; Kerry Hiland, director of
vocational programs; Kathy Miller,
director of curriculum and account
ability; David Peek, director of
instructional technology; Miranda
Storey, student information sys
tems coordinator; Teresa Strickland,
elementary curriculum coordinator;
Deborah Riddleberger, professional
learning coordinator (49 percent);
and Cass Robinson, literacy and
gifted support specialist.
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS
Tracey Oxley, Rachel Renfroe
and Susan Shadix.
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County BOE approves list
of personnel changes
THE JACKSON County Board
of Education approved the follow
ing personnel changes during its
Monday meeting.
RETIRMENT
Patti Bearden, technology spe
cialist, EJCHS.
TRANSFERS
Charlene Crawford, gradua
tion coach, KBMS to ISS teacher,
KBMS; Heather Denton, atten
dance secretary, RES to alter
native school; Stephanie Elrod,
special ed paraprofessional,
GSES to kindergarten parapro
fessional, SJES; Tami Gowen,
full-time gifted teacher, GSES/
WJPS to gifted teacher, GSES and
special ed teacher, SJES; Ernie
Griggs, special education para
professional, JCCHS to KBMS;
Karyn Gunter, paraprofessional,
RES to alternative school; Mary
Ann Hale, assistant principal,
GSC to principal, alternative
school; Mary Jane Hamre, spe
cial ed paraprofessional, WJMS
to EIP paraprofessional, SJES;
Stephanie Harrison, graduation
coach, EJMS to health/PE teacher,
WJPS; Molly Herrin, special edu
cation teacher, WJMS to GSES;
Tammy Looney, special education
paraprofessional, KBMS to com
puter lab paraprofessional, SJES;
Elizabeth Mundy, media para
professional (50 percent), WJIS
to media paraprofessional (100
percent), WJIS; Carey Ragan,
special education teacher, KBMS
to WJPS; Amy Thompson, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
WJMS to JCCHS
Kelli Wehunt, special educa
tion paraprofessional, WJMS to
KBMS; Connie Wilkes, recep
tionist, BES to bookkeeper, BES;
and Dr. Ed Wyrick, counselor (49
percent), JCCHS to counselor (49
percent), JCCHS/EJCHS.
RESIGNATIONS/
TERMINATIONS
Jennifer Anastasio, sixth grade
teacher, WJMS; Kim Barber, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
SJES; Jenny Buice, special edu
cation paraprofessional, MES;
Chanda Canalis, speech language
pathologist, WJPS; Charlotte
Cross, school psychologist, sys
tem-wide; Laveda Daniel, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
JCCHS; Nan Doster, speech lan
guage pathologist (50 percent),
NJES; Lisa Ellington, reading
aide, SJES; Crystal Embrick, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
BES; Mike Engle, special edu
cation paraprofessional, JCCHS;
Keith Everson, assistant super
intendent for human resources,
system-wide; Karen Feick, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
WJMS; Kimberlee Fisher, spe
cial education paraprofessional,
WJMS; Alicia Harvey, alternative
school teacher, GSC; Brandi Hill,
special education paraprofession
al, EJCHS; Margie Huber, special
education paraprofessional, EJES;
Yvette Jones, Pre-K paraprofes
sional, EJES; Aimey Landrum,
special education paraprofessional,
NJES; Phyllis Mance, graduation
coach, WJMS (effective 4/24/09);
Shirley Martin, special education
paraprofessional, SJES; Sonya
Miller, media paraprofessional,
SJES; Debbie Minish, special
education paraprofessional, BES;
Pam Prunchek, media paraprofes
sional, JCCHS; Jessica Ransom,
kindergarten teacher, BES; Bobbie
Rucker, special education parapro
fessional EJMS; Jennifer Sosebee,
special education paraprofession
al, NJES; Charles Strickland, cus
todian, EJMS (effective 3/27/09);
Sandra Watson, technology para
professional, WJIS; Lane Weldon,
ISS teacher, KBMS; Jeremy
White, math teacher, JCCHS;
Jodi Williams, special education
paraprofessional, EJMS; Robin
Wyrick, special education para
professional, MES; Cheryl Dixon,
special education paraprofession
al, GSES; and Tammy Hayes,
special education paraprofession
al, GSES.
County gets food, shelter funds
JACKSON COUNTY has been awarded $18,263 in federal stimulus
funds through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP).
Federal funds totaling $100 million were made available to the
EFSP, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA), to bring immediate relief to communities to address unem
ployment, poverty and other needs in light of the economic climate faced
by our country. Georgia received a total of $3.2 million in such funds.
The EFSP grant funds will be used to supplement food, shelter, rent,
mortgage and utility assistance programs for people with non-disaster
related emergencies.
The grants were announced by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Boys and Girls Club plans dinner
THE JACKSON County Boys
& Girls Club will host its eighth
annual dinner and auction 6 p.m.
Friday, April 24, at the Jefferson
Civic Center.
Dinner will be provided by
Longhorn Steakhouse and a vari
ety of auction and raffle items will
be available. Donations help the
kids in Jackson County.
Tickets are $50 per person, or
a table for eight can be reserved
for a $500 sponsorship. For tickets
or further information about the
Boys and Girls Club Auction, call
706-367-8553.
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FOR LIFE
On Friday evening, May 29,2009 the Opening Ceremonies for this year’s American
Cancer Society RELAY FOR LIFE presented by Wayne and Heather Abbs,
Wayne-Neal Chevrolet will begin at East Jackson County High School. There will be
Luminaries to line the track area. The Luminaries will be lit in memory and honor of
loved ones and friends who have had cancer. The Lighting Ceremony will begin at
9:30 p.m., and everyone is invited to attend.
We want to give everyone an opportunity to pay tribute to their loved ones and friends AND help fight
this disease that claims so many lives.
You do not need to be an actual participant in this Celebration to take part in this tribute. With your
donation the individuals you designate will be written on the luminary to be lit on Friday evening.
If you would like to participate in our candle lighting, clip and send in the form below. The sooner we
stop this disease, the more lives we can save.
Thank You.
Please light a candle in memory or in honor of my loved one/friend. I understand that the proceeds will
go to benefit the American Cancer Society. Please print legibly the following information:
In Memory
In Honor
From: (Your name and address)
Amount enclosed ($5 minimum per luminary) Number of Luminaries
Please make check payable to the American Cancer Society and mail or give to:
Gail & Larry Banks Luminary Service sponsored
1347 Lewis Roberts Rd. by Jackson EMC
Jefferson, GA 30549
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