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PAGE 8A THE JACKSON HERALD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023 School s ! 3M61 . j STUDENTS TOUR CAPITOL The Jackson Student Leadership Team recently visited the Georgia State Cap itol. The JSLT followed up the visit to Chick-fil-A Headquarters the following day. During the visit the Capitol, the JSLT received a historical tour, met with State Senators and Representatives, visited the Senate Chamber, met with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the State Attorney General and the Legisla tive Director for the Secretary of State. CHS ACADEMIC TEAM WINS HISTORY BOWL CONTEST Commerce High School students — Scarlett Maze, Kennedy Mullis, Riley Lord, Gus Zelley and Riana Mullis — recently won the JV division at the North Georgia Winter History Bowl at Calhoun High School. By winning this division, the team has qualified for the Interna tional History Olympiad to be held in Rome, Italy, in late July/early August. The group is gearing up for the three state championships in March and Nationals in April. EJCHS ROBOTICS TEAM QUALIFIES FOR STATE The East Jackson Comprehensive High School Robotics team recently qual ified for the FTC (First Tech Challenge) Georgia State Championship during the region tournament held at the Empower College & Career Center. The State Championship will be held Feb. 24 — Feb. 25 at Riverside Military Acad emy in Gainesville. Pictured (L to R): Landon Croya, Jackson Saucier, Casey Loggins, Dennis Cooper, Tyler Johnson, Diego Uribe, Andrew Saucier. The West Jackson Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) held its sixth-annual daddy-daughter dance. The event serves as a yearly fundraiser for the organization. PHOTOS: WJMS holds daddy-' dance JCS Center for Early Learning Pre-K reads 3,000 books Pre-K students are pictured with their books. Prior to the December hol iday, the Center for Early Learning’s Pre-K students were challenged to read 2,023 books over the break to welcome the new year. They took that reading challenge home to their par ents/guardians and handily surpassed their goal. “One book per day adds up to big gains in learning for Pre-K,” said Annette Beck with, director of early learn ing. “We sent home books, a sheet to track reading and planned a great incentive.” To the delight of the stu dents, teachers and adminis trators kissed a pig to cele brate the students exceeding their goal, school leaders said. Jefferson Elementary School and Center for Early Learning leaders kiss a pig to celebrate Pre-K students reading 3,000 books. v“ Pre-K students are pictured reading books.
