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PAGE 12A THE JACKSON HERALD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 Ll LI ii - tj*;, rl — r wT’Brl 1 f F|PJ i i ' 1 ¥ (Ll V j CMS RECOGNIZES ‘TERRIFIC TIGERS’ Commerce Middle School recently recognized its “Terrific Tigers” for the week of Nov. 16. These stu dents were nominated by their teachers for showing their ROARS, “respectful, organized, accepting of self and others, responsible and safe behaviors.” CMS principal Phillip Powell, assistant principal Kelly Shoemaker and all the CMS faculty and staff watch for students to “get caught” demonstrating positive character traits. Those students are given “Terrific Tiger” tickets that can earn them weekly recognition and rewards. A group of students will be chosen each week for ROARS and all students are eligible. Local students receive CURCA mini-grants More than a dozen students were awarded grants from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Ac tivities (CURCA) at UNG. Local students receiving grants included the following: •Briana Sargent of Braselton. Sargent, along with Jose Izaguirre Garcia and Lilia Saber with Dr. Ghulam Hasnain were awarded for the project: Side directed mutagenesis studies of PyrD and PyrR genes involved in riboflavin bio synthesis. •Neil Patel of Commerce. Patel, along with Melanie Majors with Dr. Linda Purvis were awarded for the proj ect: Molecular characterization and bacterial strain differ entiation of songbird Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates. Previously, CURCA awarded its annual mini-grants to faculty members. This year, mini-grants were revamped and awarded to student-led teams with faculty support. “We realized UNG lacked a mechanism to support stu dent research projects directly, so we decided to refocus the mini-grant awards on students,” said Dr. Anastasia Lin, assistant vice president of Research & Engagement. “The grants will allow students to learn about profession alism and prepare for graduate school and the workforce. Though each student must apply with a mentor, the stu dents get the experience of writing a grant and potentially adding it to their resume.” Students wrote research proposals. Jefferson Academy students named winners of the Stock Market Competition were: (L-R) Rylee Brown, Zachary Smith and Olivia Grimsley. Jefferson Academy students named winners of Stock Market Competition Fifth graders at Jefferson Academy were named the 2020 winners of the Georgia Council on Economic Education Stock Market Game for Congressional District 9. Rylee Brown. Zachary Smith, and Olivia Grimsley par ticipated in the competition during Extended Learning Time with Instructional Lead Teacher Samantha Barrett. “I am so proud of their hard work. They spent a consider able amount of time during class and at home researching the stocks they wanted to invest their money in, and it paid off,” Ms. Barrett said. Teams invested a virtual $100,000 in real stocks, bonds, and mutual funds for 10 weeks. The winning team was announced for earning the highest total equity in their school’s region, or congressional district. There were 48 teams in District 9. JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL HELPS CLEANUP COMMUNITY Jefferson Middle School students participated in the annual Rivers Alive shore sweep to help cleanup trash and debris from Curry Creek and the reservoir in Jefferson City. Students and volunteers collected a total of 10 bags of trash from the shore line. Pictured from left: Seventh Grade Science Teacher Jenni fer McAuley and JMS students. JCCHS FFA participate in Feeding the Multitude The Jackson Coun ty Comprehensive High School FFA chapter could not hold its annual Thanks giving dinner and chapter meeting in November due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, FFA members decided to prepare the meal they usually share with each other and donate it to those affected by the pan demic. “We have so much to be thankful for as FFA mem bers and wanted to help relieve some of the burden people are facing in our community” said chapter president Hannah Robert son. FFA members gathered together, prepared and de livered 100 meals to the Feeding the Multitude event held in Jefferson that provided food to those in need. “Within Jackson County alone there are 8,900 peo ple living under the food insecurity rate, and sadly, 4,400 of those are chil dren,” Robertson said “FFA members were able to live out the FFA motto of learn ing to do, doing to learn, earning to live and living to serve in their community.” JMS STUDENTS CREATE CUSTOM SHOES Eighth grade students at Jefferson Middle School studied graphic design by creating custom shoes in Ms. Bowden’s art class. The project was named “Sharpie Your Shoes,” and allowed students to use white shoes as a blank canvas. Pictured are custom shoes design by eighth grade student, Chase Haynes. Grennan named to honor roll at UM Kathleen Marie Grennan, honor roll lists for academ- which is reserved for stu- of Hoschton, was recently ic excellence. dents who earn a semes- named to the University Grennan was named to ter grade point average of of Mississippi’s fall 2020 the chancellor’s honor roll, 3.75-4.00. FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH you can list your group’s meetings! Call 706-367-5233 to advertise your meeting date, time and place. Banks County News • Jackson Herald Madison County Journal • Braselton News 15786 KIWANIS OF JEFFERSON Meetings every 2 nd & 4 th Monday at 1 p.m. Beef O’Brady’s f&k 15252 HUDSON LODGE #294 F & A.M. 1364 Hospital Rd., Commerce 1st Thursday of each month Meeting 7:30 p.m. • Dinner 6:30 p.m. Cameron Boswell 706-215-4282 15850 GAINESVILLE CHURCH belonging to Christ Meets for Bible study Wed. 7PM Sun. 9:30AM Worship Sun. 10:30AM 2815 Wallace Road • Gainesville, GA Free Home Bible Study • 770-835-4000 For info call (678) 928-9350. GCOC.org 12626 JEFFERSON ROTARY CEUB Meets Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. American Legion Post 56 309 Lee St., Jefferson Les Crane, President les.crane@bhhsgeorgia.com HALL COUNTY 442 DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. Gainesville Civic Center OPEN TO ALL ^470-577-0095 Pilot Club of Jefferson Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 706-367-9313 or 706-693-4715 I2625 12971 MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meets 4th Sat. @ 10:30 a.m. Madison Co. Senior Center 706-789-3336 mcgademocrats.wixsite.com/mcdp l2 U BANKS COUNTY jjfl| AMERICAN LEGION llpr Post 215 Meets each 3rd Tues., 6 p.m. In Homer, GAat the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 ~ 12972 J&p ROCKWELL M LODGE F& A.M. No. 191, Hoschton, GA 2nd Tues. at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m. www.rockwelllodgel91.com Two blocks behind Larry's Garage West Broad at Hall Street BANKS COUNTY 13004 HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. Meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks County Historical Courthouse at 105 U. S.Hwy 441 North in Homer, GA 12623 JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m. • (706) 247-4094 Robert Hall, President 4660 St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m. Sun. 10:00 a.m. Monday ■ Friday 12:10 p.m, Spanish Sun. 8:00 a.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 fa, 13905 JgWUNITY LODGE F & A.M. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1st Tues. of each month, 7:30 p.m. Tom Hays • 678-316-7492 Borders St. Behind Tabo's BANKS COUNTY ill AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY - Post 215 Meets each 3rd Tues., 6 p.m. In the American Legion Building at 1350 Historic Homer Hwy., Homer, GA JEFFERSON AREA 2620 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION www.jaba-ga.org Meets 3rd Thursday • 11:45 a.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 302 Longview Drive 12619 JEFFERSON UP AMERICAN LEGION Post 56 • Meets 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m. Joe Ruttar, Commander Phone (860) 949-4037 309 Lee St., Jefferson, GA 12969 . Tri-County J Shrine Club 3rd Thurs. of each month 7:00 p.m. Rockwell Lodge 191 11067 JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. Meets 3rd Thursday of each month ^ Bank OZK Jr 465 old Swimming Pool Rd. Meeting is open to all who wish to attend. www.jcdcga.org