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6B Tuesday, March 16,2021 ®jje Hgraltr (©ajette Cadet Will Walters recognized at UNG University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets have earned honors for their academic and military training accom plishments, some as Distinguished Military Graduates (DMG) and some as Distin guished Mili tary Students (DMS). William Walters of Barnesville, Georgia, has been named a Distinguished Military Student and Distinguished Military Graduate. DMGs, determined by U.S. Army Cadet Com mand, finish in the top 20% of Army graduates on the national Order of Merit List by achiev ing superior grade-point averages, strong per formance in the Army Combat Fitness Test, and proving their worth as exceptional leaders in their college ROTC train ing. UNG’s DMS list was deter mined by Col. Joshua Wright, UNG’s profes sor of military science. To be se lected, a cadet must be in the upper half of the academic class, the upper third of the ROTC class, and the up per third of UNG’s Order of Merit List. All nine DMGs were also on the DMS list. 91 UNG Clowe, Dyer make GSU Dean’s List Georgia Southern University recently rec ognized approximately 3,850 students for excel lence in academics on the Fall 2020 Dean’s List, including two students from Lamar County. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and carry a mini mum of 12 hours for the semester. Local students who earned the Dean’s List honor at Georgia South ern include Reid Clowe of Milner and Noah Dyer of Milner. CHURCH NOTE • Compassion Car Ministry offers trans portation to medical appointments for Lamar County residents who have been diagnosed with cancer. Drivers will pick up the patient and take them to physicians offices, treatment centers and the airport for out of town treatment. Call Barnesville First Baptist Church at 770.358.2353 to schedule a trip. • New Life Anointed Ministries: Morning worship at 11 a.m., Bible studies on Wednesday nights at 7:30, all are invited; food pantry is open the third Wednes day each month, food baskets are given out at 5 p.m., first come first serve 770.358.9102, 948 Veterans Parkway, Barnesville. • Milner United Meth odist Church: Sunday services, 9:30 a.m.; women’s Bible study, Tuesdays 8:30 a.m.; fourth Sunday, church breakfast 9 a.m.; second Wednesdays, Sociable Friends lunch, 11:30 a.m. • Lilia Memorial Baptist: Sunday School starts at 10 a.m., worship at 11 a.m., Wednesday night worship at 7 p.m. EA GIEF EAGLES l EAGLES EAGLES ipt&on Rock Springs Middle School boys’ basketball team members are pictured front row (l-r): Bryce Jordan, Kooper Pounds, Camden Campbell, and Eli Fouts; middle row (l-r): Brayden Griffis, Peyton Seymour, Ashton Abernathy, Adam McGinnis, and Sam Watson and back row(l-r): Coach David Strobel, Jason Bates, Joshua McDaniel, and Ethan Eads. Rock Springs Christian Academy Middle School boys basketball; region champs and district runner-up Rock Springs Middle School boys’ basketball team finished a historic season with a 16-4 re cord, winning the Region and District Runner-up for GAPPS District 2. They were undefeated in region play. Head Coach David Strobel stated, “Joshua McDaniel was our floor leader and always made sure the younger players were contributing. Jason Bates also showed tremendous leadership as our “big man” for the team. Bates was our lead ing rebounder and three-point shooter. Ashton Abernathy also improved as a leader all sea son. Rounding out our starting five, we had Sam Watson, a scrappy defender and rebounder, and Peyton Seymour, who became our third-leading scorer. Our ‘sixth man’ and one of the most improved players was Adam McGin nis, a defen sive and steal specialist who made big plays during our playoff run. Also contributing to the team were Ethan Eads, Cam den Campbell, Brayden Griffis, Bryce Jordan, Eli Fouts, and Kooper Pounds (also known as “Shooter”). Every game, we improved, we grew together as a team, and most importantly gave great effort to provide God the Glory.” The Rock Springs Christian Academy’s community is incredibly proud of our boys’ efforts all season and look forward to see ing what they do next year. CALENDAR ITEM; • Pre-K packets for Lamar County Primary School are available at the primary school. The packets will be in a bin in front of the Lamar Coun ty Primary School at 154 Burnette Rd. Registration continues every Monday in March (March 22, and March 29 only). Regis tration begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. on March 29, 2021. At that time, if there aren’t 132 students, it will become a first come, first served registration. Tempera tures will be checked at the door. All parents are required to wear a mask. Due to Covid-19, we are only allowing the parent into the building to regis ter the child. Please leave all children at home. Lottery, if necessary, will be held Wednesday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m. at the Fine Arts Building. Children must turn 4 years old on or before September 1, 2021 to be age-eligible for the program. For info call Dr. Stephanie Nash at 770-358-8661. Call Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm to schedule your FREE COVID-19 Vaccine while call volumes are low! Effective March 15, the COVID-19 vaccine is available for healthcare workers (physicians, nurses, laboratory technicians, EMS personnel, environmental services, etc.), residents and staff of long-term care facilities, adults aged 65+ and their caregivers, law enforcement, firefighters, first responders, educators and staff (Pre-K, K- 12, DECAL licensed or exempt childcare programs), adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers, adults aged 55+, individuals with disabilities, individuals aged 16+ with certain medical conditions, and parents of children with complex medical conditions. A Cal) 706-646-5727 or 770-872-5015 to schedule your appointment!