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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 11A
Teacher gets scholarship for week-long canoe event
Piedmont College awards
degrees to local students
WHEN SCHOOL chil
dren return to classes this
August, one adventurous
local teacher will have lots
of stories to tell thanks to
a Georgia River Network
(GRN) educator scholar
ship program that will send
them down the Broad and
Savannah rivers for a week.
Diane Drewry of Jefferson,
a teacher at Statham
Elementary School, will
participate in the river advo
cacy group’s annual Paddle
Georgia event taking place
June 19-25.
In addition to paddling
82 miles down the rivers,
Drewry will also receive
environmental education
training during the week.
THE JACKSON County
4-H, in partnership with the
Barrow County 4-H. partici
pated in Peachstate Chapter’s
Cowboy Mounted Shooter’s
Match.
4-H members served as
“balloon setters,” which
JEFFERSON MIDDLE
School has scheduled several
registration dates during the
months of June and July for
students new to the Jefferson
City School System.
New students to JCS who
will be entering grades 6, 7. or
8 may register from 9 - 11:30
Nine educators from across
the state were chosen for the
scholarship program.
More than 300 paddlers
participate in the annual
event that is designed to
educate citizens about the
importance of Georgia rivers
and to enlist them in river
stewardship. This year, the
event serves as a fundraiser
for GRN and two local river
protection groups, the Broad
River Watershed Association
and Savannah Riverkeeper.
The Paddle Georgia
Educators Scholarship
Program is made possible
through grants totaling
more than $1,700 from the
Mohawk Carpet Foundation,
Oglethorpe Power and other
required the organization
to setup and maintain the
balloons that the shooters
used as targets. 4-Hers also
cleaned the arena in between
sets.
The Cowboy Mounted
Shoot is an activity where
a.m. on one of the following
dates: Friday. June 18; Friday,
June 25; Friday, July 9; Friday,
July 16; or Friday. July 23.
Students enrolling in Jefferson
Middle School will be required
to provide the following docu
mentation:
•A certified copy of the stu-
private contributors.
“On Paddle Georgia, we
emphasize education,” said
Joe Cook, event coordina
tor. “This scholarship pro
gram enables deserving
Georgia educators to learn
about our local environment
and share their knowledge
and experiences with their
students. The lessons they
learn during this week will
be taught throughout the
school year.”
Teachers will receive
training in Project WET,
an environmental education
curriculum, and Georgia
Adopt-a-Stream. a citizen-
based chemical and biologi
cal water monitoring pro
gram. Michelle McClendon.
participants dress in vintage
period dress, including sim
ulation of period weapons
to include pistols and rifles.
The riders, at various ages
and classes, compete for the
best time in their class. They
ride a horse around a specific
dent’s birth certificate.
•A copy of the student’s offi
cial social security card.
•An updated certificate of
immunization form.
•Proof of residency document
(electric bill, water bill, etc.).
•Withdrawal form and aca
demic records from the last
a University of Georgia
cooperative extension agent
from Eatonton, will teach
the Project WET program,
while specialists with
Georgia’s Department of
Natural Resources will con
duct the Adopt-A-Stream
training.
Paddle Georgia is enter
ing its sixth year. In the
event’s first five years, orga
nizers have guided more
than 1500 paddlers down
more than 500 miles of
Georgia rivers, including
trips on the Chattahoochee,
Etowah, Ocmulgee, Flint,
Coosawattee and Oostanaula
rivers. The trips have gener
ated more than $60,000 for
river protection in Georgia.
course and successfully shoot
each balloon target. The
courses are changed through
out the event and each rider
averages 11-20 seconds on
the various courses. The win
ner is the one with the lowest
time in their particular class.
school attended in a sealed
envelope.
Any student withdrawing
from Jefferson Middle School
should also plan on obtain
ing records during these dates
and times. Parents should call
706-367-2882 if there are ques
tions.
AMONG THE 465 stu
dents receiving degrees
from Piedmont College at
the recent May commence
ment ceremonies were 34
Jackson County residents.
The graduates listed
by hometown include
from Braselton: Amy
Henderson. education
specialist (Ed.S.) degree;
Christy Ann Ray, master
of arts (M.A.) degree in
early childhood education;
and Brandi Ricks, bach
elor of science in nursing
(B.S.N.) degree.
Graduates from
Commerce include Charles
Adam Bagwell, master of
arts in teaching (M.A.T.) in
English education; Tyson
Baxter, bachelor of sci
ence (B.S.) in mathemat
ics and computer science;
Katherine Cummings, B.S.
in biology with high hon
ors; Ashley H. Miranda,
bachelor of arts (B.A.) in
early childhood educa
tion with highest honors;
Kathryn Wilbanks. M.A.
in special education; and
Sharon Denise Hawks
Williamson, M.A. in early
childhood education.
Graduates from Hoschton
include Debra Jo Burgess,
Ed.S.; Lisa L. Ellis, M.A.
in early childhood educa
tion; Aron Elizabeth Levy
Maroto, Ed.S.; Carrie
Lynn Shattles, M.A. in
early childhood education;
Bronwyn K. Sheffield.
M.A. in early childhood
education; and Lisa Kay
Smith, Ed.S.
Graduates from Jefferson
include Kimberly Archer.
B.A. in early childhood
education with high hon
ors; Melissa Down Beatty.
B.A. in early childhood
education with high hon
ors; Charlotte Owens
Blair, M.A. in early child
hood education, Whitney
Canup. B.S.N.; Heather
Ashmore Duren. M.A. in
middle grades education;
Ansly Phydan Garner,
M.A. in early childhood
education; Sandee Melissa
George, Ed.S.; Amber
Nichole Gooch, M.A. in
early childhood education;
Jennifer Brooke Gooch,
M.A. in early childhood
education; Neal G. Harris,
M.A.T. in special educa
tion; Amber Standridge
Marlowe, M.A. in early
childhood education;
Timberlie Duke McEver,
M.A. in early childhood
education; James Edward
Reid, M.A.T. in special
education; and Patricia
Jane Taylor. Ed.S.
Sarah Reynolds of
Nicholson earned a
B.A.degree in early child
hood education with hon
ors. Crissy Lane Ivey of
Pendergrass earned an
Ed.S. degree and Susan
Satterfield of Pendergrass
earned an M.A. degree in
early childhood education.
Stephanie Marie Elrod of
Talmo earned an M.A.T.
in early childhood educa
tion.
Jackson County 4-H assists with Cowboy Mounted Shoot
Jefferson Middle School sets registration dates
Health Department says new school immunizations required before school starts
THE JACKSON County
Health Department would
like to remind parents to
be sure their children have
received all required immu
nizations before school
starts.
Effective July 1.2007, two
new vaccines are required:
•Pneumococcal conjugate
(PCV) - required for day
care, Head Start and pre
school only.
•Hepatitis A - required
for all children born on or
after Jan. 1, 2006.
Additional doses have
also been added to two
existing vaccine require
ments for all children enter
ing kindergarten or sixth
grade and new entrants
(children of any age enter
ing Georgia schools for the
first time or returning to
Georgia schools after being
out of the system for a year
or more):
•measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) - second
dose required, or mea
sles vaccine (two doses),
mumps vaccine (two doses)
and rubella vaccine (one
dose) or serologic proof of
immunity.
•varicella (chickenpox) -
second dose required, or
healthcare provider docu
mentation of disease his
tory or serologic proof of
immunity.
The Jackson County
Health Department will
offer special “Back-to-
School” clinics June 21
and June 22. These walk-
in clinics will see clients
on a first-come, first-served
basis. There are two clinic
locations: the Commerce
Health Clinic at 623 South
Elm Street in Commerce,
and the Jefferson Health
Clinic at 341 General
Jackson Drive in Jefferson.
The following is a com
plete list of immunizations
that are required for school
enrollment:
•Diptheria, tetanus and
pertussis (DTAP): four to
five doses.
•Hepatitis B: three doses.
•Polio: three to four
doses.
•Measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR): two doses.
•Varicella (chickenpox):
two doses.
•Haemophilus influenza
type B (Hib): three to four
doses: for daycare and pre
school only.
•Pneumococcal conjugate
(PCV) for daycare. Head
Start and preschool only.
•Hepatitis A: for all chil
dren born on or after Jan.
1. 2006.
Children can receive up
to five vaccines per visit.
Dosage requirements vary
by age.
The Health Department
also offers hearing, vision
and dental screenings
(Form 3300) required by
schools, as well as immu
nizations and Certificate
3231. Before coming to the
Health Department, par
ents should obtain immu
nization records from the
child’s pediatrician. If these
records are not in English,
parents are asked to have
them translated.
Data entry fees will
apply if the information
has not been entered into
the Georgia Registry of
Immunization Transactions
and Services. Payment
methods accepted include
Medicaid, Peachcare, cash,
debit and credit: insurance
will not be filed by the
Health Department
For more information,
please call the Commerce
clinic at 706-335-3895 or
the Jefferson clinic at 706-
367-5204.
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Star Chase 5K: 8 AM
Shakers Hot Rod & Antique Car Show: 12- 5
Arts & Crafts & Kids Zone 8 AM - 5 PM
Commerce School of Dance: 10 AM 10:40 AM, 11:20 AM & 12:00
Cold Sassy Players: 1 PM, 2 PM, & 3 PM
Civic Center Open House: 2 PM - 5 PM
Southern Praise: 10:15 AM
Solstice Sisters: 11:15 AM
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