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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Jefferson Middle School has named Calli McCormack
and Austin Benton its sixth grade students of the
month for August.
SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Jefferson Middle School has named Zuri Gould and
Amber King its seventh grade students of the month
for August.
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Jefferson Middle School has named Kierra Gresham
and Leah Pryor its eighth grade students of the month
for August.
WJIS students learn how life was in 1859
STUDENTS GET BOOK BAGS, SUPPLIES
The Christian Bookstore & Coffeehouse, Commerce, along with First Love Outreach
Center, River of Life Church, Dollar General, Vanity Fair, Old Navy and Office Max in
Athens in addition to several individuals, were able to help more than 60 students
with book bags and basic school supplies before the school year began. Organizers
say they worked closely with county government agencies to make sure the stu
dents in most need were able to receive benefits from the program. The Christian
Bookstore & Coffeehouse is located at 417 Pottery Factory Drive. For more informa
tion, visit www.booksNcaffeine.com or call 706-423-9608.
LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST
WJIS students Josh Duck, Lucas Allen
and Nancy Ramirez, along with school
counselor Frank Uhlir, are shown in
clothes that were typically worn 150
years ago.
FIFTH grade
students at West
Jackson Intermediate
School recently took
a journey “back in
time” to 1859 — a
time before modern
conveniences.
Students were
asked to consider
a world from 150
years ago, when
there were no alarm
clocks, radios,
televisions, micro-
waves, refrigerators,
telephones, com
puters, electronic
games and even
basic light bulbs. In
addition, they were
also told to imagine
a time with no cars,
buses, trucks and
motorcycles.
WJIS students found out
that reading, language arts,
and math were subjects that
students back then were try
ing to master — just as they
are now.
Books and news
papers were sought
after as valuable
sources of infor
mation. Music and
poetry were very
popular, and pho
tography was a
true art form dur
ing the period.
To top it all off,
the students were
able to examine
many examples
of artifacts from
the era while lis
tening to some of
the popular tunes
of the time. A few
students even put
on reproduction
examples of peri
od clothing to get
a glimpse of what students
their own age would have
worn.
Stephens receives scholarship
Jefferson FFA lists goals for school year
AMANDA Beth Stephens
has been selected to
receive the Jim Andrews
Family Foundation
Scholarship awarded by
the University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences
for the 2009-2010 aca
demic year. Each year the
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences
awards scholarships to stu
dents totaling more than
$100,000.
Stephens is a sophomore
majoring in agricultural educa
tion at the University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences. She
graduated in the top 10 per
cent from Jackson County
Comprehensive High School
in 2008. While in high school,
Stephens was active in the
Y-Club, National Spanish
Honors Society and the
National FFA Organization
where she held the offices
of Reporter and President. In
high school she was an Honor
Graduate, Top Ten Senior and
voted Best All Around.
In the future, Stephewns
plans to pursue a Masters in
agricultural leadership. She
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chris and Lisa Stephens
of Jefferson.
JEFFERSON High School
had its first Future Farmers
of America (FFA) meeting
on Aug. 27.
At the meeting, the items
that were discussed were
old events, future events and
members also formulated
goals for this year's FFA.
In the end, FFA committed
to 10 goals they wanted to
reach by the end of the year.
All of the officers agreed
that the goals would be met.
FFA Goals
•increase FFA participa
tion by 10 percent.
•increase female participa
tion by five percent.
•have all officers partici
pate in all FFA activities.
•participate in at least two
charitable events.
•have each member sell
three Boston Butts instead
of two.
•have two officers get
together each month.
•hold FFA nights at local
restaurants to raise money.
•win the opening ceremony
competition at Region Rally.
•participate in two local
festivals.
•increase sponsorship by
five percent.
Gainesville State College offers online courses
John Ensley receives scholarship
JOHN R. Ensley has been
selected to receive the William
H. Booth Scholarship awarded
by the University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences for the
2009-2010 academic year.
The William H. Booth
Scholarship was established in
1984 in memory of William H.
Booth by his family and friends.
Mr. Booth was a graduate of
the College of Agriculture and
was active in rural development
and a pioneer of the Electric
Membership Corporation
(EMC) in Georgia serving as
a charter member and general
manager of the Jackson EMC.
The scholarship is awarded
to a student in the College of
Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences with high academic
standing, excellent character
and leadership ability.
Ensley is a junior majoring in
avian biology at the University
of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. He is a member of
the UGA Honors Program, the
Poultry Science Club and the
National Society of Collegiate
Scholars. He has received
such honors as Dean’s list and
Presidential Scholar during his
time at UGA. Ensley is part of
the Air Force ROTC where he
has held the position of Awards
and Decorations Officer.
After graduation, Ensley
plans to pursue research oppor
tunities in poultry genetics. He
is the son of Drs. Terry and
Elizabeth Ensley of Jefferson.
GAINESVILLE State
College has a program that
makes it easy to take high-
quality, noncredit online
courses.
Gainesville State College
has partnered with ed2go
to offer hundreds of online,
instructor-facilitated courses
and has launched “Praxis
I Preparation.” The course
will prepare prospective
teachers to pass all three
parts of Praxis I. Gainesville
State College has a growing
catalog of more than 300
instructor-facilitated online
courses.
Through well-crafted les
sons, expert online instruc
tion, and interaction with
fellow students, participants
in these courses gain valu
able knowledge at their
convenience. They have the
flexibility to study at their
own pace combined with
enough structure and support
to complete the course. And
they can access the class
room 24/7 from anywhere
with an Internet connection.
New sessions of each
course run every month. They
last six weeks, with two new
lessons being released week
ly (for a total of 12). The
courses are entirely Web-
based with comprehensive
lessons, quizzes, and assign
ments. A dedicated profes
sional instructor facilitates
every course; pacing learn
ers, answering questions,
giving feedback and facili
tating discussions.
To learn more, call
Gainesville State College,
Division of Continuing
Education at 678-717-3605
or visit www.gsc.edu/ce.
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