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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 5D
School
STATE FFA HONORS
Jackson County FFA members attended the 89 th State FFA Convention in Macon, on April 28 through
30, and brought home honors from the State FFA Convention.
County FFA members get state honors
Jackson County had a state win
ner at the annual convention, and
Drew Brooksher will compete in the
national convention in Indianapolis
in October.
Brooksher took first in the agricul
ture services proficiency competion
The Proficiency Award Program
recognizes students for outstanding
supervised agriculture experience
programs.
Proficiency awards are granted to
FFA members who have excelled in
their supervised agricultural expe
rience.
Rachel Baker, chapter treasur
er, placed first with her treasurer’s
book.
She also was a state finalist in the
Discussion Meet CDE.
Peyton Bragg, a junior at Jack-
son County Comprehensive High
School, will be a state FFA officer
for the 2017-18 year.
She survived three interviews and
going through a nomination com
mittee, to be a state officer finalist.
Bragg and Samantha Miller
received their state FFA degrees
along with 700 other FFA members.
State FFA associations recognize
their top members with a state FFA
degree.
Noel Plunkett, served as an agri
culture ambassador during the con
vention.
FFA members attending the con
vention were Hannah White, Wyatt
Ledford, Peyton Puckett, Bragg,
Baker, Brooksher, Plunkett, Cam
Klamke and Samantha Miller.
The Jackson County FFA mem
bers attended the 89th state FFA
convention in Macon April 28- 30.
More than 5.000 FFA members
attended the convention. Their
accomplishments over the past year
were recognized.
The convention included a career
show. FFA member talent, speak
ers like Dave Roever and national
FFA central region vice president
Valarie Early, and awards for excel
lence in career development events,
proficiency areas, and agriscience
research.
Special guests attending the con
vention included Lt. Gov. Casey
Cagle, and state School Superinten
dent Richard Woods.
Blackstock wins state
FFA speaking competition
Seventh grader Joey
Blackstock represented
Jefferson Middle FFA in
Junior Prepared Public
Speaking Career Develop
ment Event. Blackstock
advanced in February from
the Area II Preliminaries
and from the Area II Finals
in early March after plac
ing second.
He competed on April
28 in the state FFA junior
prepared public speak
ing career development
event. The CDE consists
of writing a four to six
minute speech about a
current agriculture related
topic. Blackstock deliv
ered a speech to two panels
of judges, first in a prelim
inary round, and second in
a Finals Hall.
Blackstock won first
place in the state of
Georgia in his CDE. He
BLACKSTOCK
Joey Blackstock was
recognized at the Area
II FFA Banquet, May 11
at the Commerce Civic
Center by Josh Allen,
left, North Region horti
culture teacher.
was recognized on stage
during a general session
of the State FFA Conven
tion. held in Macon. He
received a plaque and $100
in prize money from the
Georgia FFA Association
which was sponsored by
the Tommy Irvin Endow
ment.
JORDAN
GRADUATES
Benjamin Taylor
Jordan graduat
ed at the Spring
Commencement
from the
University
of North
Georgia. Jordan
earned his
Bachelor of Arts
degree in human
services delivery
and administra
tion. He is the
son of Todd and
Becky Jordan and
Mindy Marvin.
Junior cheer camp planned
Jackson County Comprehensive High School will hold
a Junior Panther Cheer Camp for students in pre-K to
middle school. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon
June 26-29 in the old gym at JCCHS.
The registration fee will include snacks and a T-shirt.
Checks should be made to the JCCHS Spirit Club
and sent to: 96 William Freeman Road, Hoschton, Ga.,
30548. Registration packets can be sent to JCCHS (Attn.
Wayne Brooks). WJMS (Attn. Lara Komanecky) and
WJES (Attn. Nicole Matthews. For information, email
wbrooks@jcss.us, lkomanecky@jcss.us or ematthews@
jcss.us.
School news is welcome. Deadline is noon
Monday. Photos should be separate JPEG
files in high resolution or large format.
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Jackson schools will
provide free lunches
Jackson County schools
will serve lunch for free
for children 18 years old
and younger beginning
Tuesday. May 30. and
continuing through Friday,
July 28. at 14 places in the
county.
The meals are provid
ed by federal money and
administered by county
schools' nutrition program.
They will be served
onboard school buses at
stops in the Pendergrass,
Maysville, Commerce,
Athens, Nicholson, and
Arcade ZIP codes. No ser
vice will be provided July
3-4.
Meals must be con
sumed onsite, and only one
meal per child is available,
according to Debra Morris,
JCSS’s director of school
nutrition. Adults will be
charged $3.50 per meal.
Route 1 has its first stop
at Pleasant Hill Mobile
Home Park, Pendergrass,
at 11 a.m., departing at
11:40. It will stop at the
Maysville Library, 9247
Gillsville Road, at noon,
departing at 12:30; and end
its route at Pleasant Acres,
30 Hale Road. Maysville,
arriving at 12:45 and
departing at 1:30 p.m.
Route 2, covering the
Commerce area, stops at
Jackson Hills. 110 B Wil
son Road, from 11 to 11:30
a.m.; at Ashworth Mobile
Home Park, 935 Homer
Road, 11:30 to 11:50 a.m.;
at the Commerce Library.
1344 S. Broad St., from
noon to 12:30 p.m.; and at
100 Heritage Hills Drive,
from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m.
Route 3 will begin at
Tolbert Trailer Park. Center
Trading Post, Athens, with
a stop from 11:15 to 11:45
a.m.; at 1 Brooks Drive,
Athens, from 11:55 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.: at the Harold
Swindle Public Library,
5466 Hwy 441 S, Nichol
son. from 12:30 to 1 p.m.;
and end at Fox Chase, 503
Jim David Road. Nichol
son. from 1:10 to 1:45 p.m.
Route 4 begins with a
stop at 1944 Oak Grove
Road, Athens, from 11:30
a.m. to noon: moves to
Rock Forge, 101 White
Oak Trail, Arcade, from
12:30 to 1 p.m.; and
ends at 33 Swan Court.
Arcade, from 1:15 to 1:45
p.m.
The program is part of
the Seamless Summer
Food Program, which
helps fill the summer meal
gap for children when
national school lunch and
school breakfast program
meals are not available.
For more information,
call 706-367-5151.
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The Humane Society of Jackson County
has a pressing need for
short-term fostering of dogs and cats
for our Facebook program
Saving North Georgia Dogs and Cats.
These animals are being moved from the
Jackson County Animal Control facility
and are scheduled for transport to rescue
groups elsewhere.
The time frame for fostering varies
from two days to two weeks.
All animals have been fully vetted and
temperament tested.
HSJC will provide pet food.
If interested, please contact HSJC at
706-367-1111 or hsjcllll@gmail.com.
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