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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010
School News
LAUREN
A L A Y N E
Tanner,
Hoschton, was
named to the
Who's Who
in American
Universities and
Colleges at the
2010 Honors
Ceremony,
held in April,
at Young Harris
College.
Students are
selected for
Who's Who
in American
Universities
and Colleges by faculty vote
and must meet the following
qualifications at the end of the
fall semester: Students must
have earned a minimum of 30
semester hours, have a min
imum academic average of
3.5, never
have been
on conduct
probation,
and must
show evi
dence of
good citi
zenship,
participa
tion and
leadership
in academic
and extra
curricular
activities
and general
promise of
future use
fulness to society.
Tanner, a sophomore sci
ence major at Young Harris
College, is a graduate of Mill
Creek High School. She is
the daughter of Jim and Joni
Anthony, Hoschton.
TANNER
SJES media specialist nominee for top state honor Lauren Tanner honored
DELGADO WITH STUDENTS
Lisa Delgado (top, center) is the Jackson County nominee for the 2010 Library Media
Specialist of the Year. She is the media specialist at South Jackson Elementary
School. Shown are (L-R, back row): Kyler Stancil, Joshua Eich, Abraham Navarro,
Daniel Williamson, Lorena Meneses, Chloe Carter and Christopher Acoasta; and
(front row) Joshua Watson, William Greenwood, Bryson Bahena, Anthony Carpenter,
Kristal Neese, Jameia Hunter, Kierra Seyler and Melyssa Gutierrez.
professional achievements GLMA treasurer and District for 2002-2003.
include system Teacher of V Chair. She served on the Delgado will be honored
the Year for Jackson County, Georgia Picture Storybook by the Jackson County Board
1995, as well as serving as Award Selection Committee of Education in May.
LISA DELGADO, media
specialist at South Jackson
Elementary School, has been
chosen to represent Jackson
County as a nominee for
the 2010 Library Media
Specialist of the Year spon
sored by the Georgia Library
Media Association.
Delgado is described as
innovative and collaborative
by her peers and Pam Johns,
SJES principal.
She is recognized as a life
long learner and a respected
member of the staff, accord
ing to school officials. She
exemplifies the media spe
cialist of the 21st century
by staying current with lit
erature technology resources
for teachers and students.
Delgado has been recog
nized across Georgia for her
outstanding presentations,
which include integrating
technology as a classroom
tool to enhance learning.
She is also recognized
as a researcher in the area
of genealogy. Most recent
ly, she gave presentations
for the Clarke-Oconee
Genealogical Society
Genealogy and History Expo
in Watkinsville.
Delgado’s personal and
Thurmond named Pacesetter
Area students to perform in youth concert on May 16
at Young Harris College
SEVERAL JACKSON
County students have been
selected to perform in the
Athens Youth Symphony's
10th anniversary concert on
Sunday, May 16, at 4 p.m.
Those students are:
Melissa Spinelli, 10th grade,
trombone, East Jackson
Comprehensive High School:
Kendall Knapp, 11th grade,
clarinet and bass clarinet,
Jefferson High School; Clara
Logue, 12th grade, violin and
viola, Jefferson High School;
Sydney Bain, 9th grade, clari
net and bass clarinet, Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School; Kristina Baker, 10th
grade, flute, Jackson County
Comprehensive High School;
and Thomas Carroll, 10th
grade, trombone, Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School.
AREA STUDENTS SELECTED
Students Melissa Spinelli, Kendall Knapp, Clara Logue, Sydney Bain, Kristina Baker
and Thomas Carroll have been selected to perform in an Athens Youth Symphony
concert.
Pursley honored for artwork
JONATHON
Clay Pursley,
Jefferson, was
awarded sec
ond place in the
student juried
art exhibition
at Young Harris
College.
Pursley sub
mitted his
charcoal/pas
tel on paper
piece, “Figure
Study,” for the competition
and was presented with the
Enotah Pacesetters Award.
Pursley was recognized for
the accomplishments at the
2010 Honors Ceremony held
in April, at Susan B. Harris
Chapel on the Young Harris
College campus.
The Enotah Pacesetters
Award originated in 2009
and honors administrators,
faculty, staff and students
who inspire spirit at Young
Harris College.
PURSLEY
All stu
dents were
eligible to
submit art
work cre
ated while
enrolled in
classes at
the college
to be con
sidered for
awards in
the Student
Juried Art
Exhibition, which was on
display at the Campus Gate
Art Gallery April 15-30.
The student artist awarded
Best of Show received $300,
while second and third prize
winners received $100. Clint
Samples, assistant professor
of art at the University of
West Georgia, served as the
juror for the show.
Pursley, a sophomore
art major at Young Harris
College, is a graduate of
Jefferson High School.
The concert will feature 120
young musicians throughout
North Georgia in works by
Rodgers and Hammerstein,
EACH MONTH, teachers
at Benton Elementary School
select a student in their
homeroom demonstrating
either excellence in behavior
or excellence in education.
These students are having
Rimsky-Korsakov, and others
and will feature pianist Alois
Cerbu in Beethoven’s Piano
Concerto No. 1.
their picture displayed on
the wall to acknowledge
their accomplishment. It is
Benton's hope to spotlight
students that are striving
towards educational excel
lence.
The concert is free and
open to the public. The con
cert will be held in the Hugh
Hodgson Concert Hall at
This month's students of
the month are:
Betzy Borjas, Melody
Hue, Victoria Carithers,
Carley Barnett, Maria
Widner, Sydney Tittle, Saray
Avellaneda, Jesse Hinz,
the University of Georgia's
Performing Arts Center.
For more information, call
706-543-1907.
Madison Perry, Jessica
Ponce, Sean Vandergrift,
Jeremiah Valdivieso, Chase
Watkins, Ezequiel Mejia,
Tanzy Hall, Sergio Laguna,
Brionna Taylor, and Chastity
Pressley.
CAIN THURMOND —
an agricultural business and
agricultural economics major
from Jefferson — has been
selected as a 2010 Pacesetter
at Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College, Tifton.
Thurmond currently serves
as a member of the ABAC
Ambassadors and was select
ed as Mr. ABAC 2010.
The Pacesetters are chosen
from the student body, com
munity, administration, fac
ulty and staff of ABAC. The
awards are selected annu
ally to provide recognition to
those people who have made
important contributions to
life at the college.
For The Best Buys,
Read The Classifieds
Wall of Fame students named at Benton for May
PUBLIC NOTICE
DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS
OF DISABLED STUDENTS
The Jackson County School System, Department of Special
Education, announces its intention to destroy specific data.
Records will be destroyed that were collected, maintained, or
used in provision of a free appropriate public education for
disabled students in Jackson County Schools. This notice is in
compliance with the system's comprehensive plan for special
education required by IDEA 2007.
Records on students who enrolled in a special education
program for the disabled and whose birthdays are between 06/
02/84 and 06/01/85 are no longer needed for educational
purposes. These records may be needed by the student or
parents for Social Security or other reasons. The system plans
to destroy these records on June 02, 2010, unless there has
been a request for a due process hearing, under IDEA 2007 or
a complaint filed with the Office of Civil Rights.
If you, as the student or parents of the student, desire copies
of these records prior to destruction, contact the office of
Special Education at (706) 367-5151. You will be required to
produce identification or provide verification data.
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