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2A ®jje Ih-raltr (gazette Tuesday, October 12,2021
GHSA multiplier
Homecoming, coming home
FROM PAGE ONE
former football
coach Jeff Sloan
agreed. “We
will be in AA for
sure. It should
be interesting to
see how they re
divide the state.
We are hop
ing for a more
geographically sound
region,” Sloan added.
Head football coach
Travis Ellington was
more cautious. “It will
move some teams out
of AA. 1 am curious to
see how it affects the AA
regions around the state.
ELLINGTON
We will see,” El
lington said.
Projections
reported by
Georgia High
School Football
Daily noted
Rutland of
Macon would
be the larg
est AA school
after realign
ment with an estimated
enrollment of 995. Josey
with a projected enroll
ment of 586 would be the
smallest. LC’s enrollment
projection is 844 with
three percent of students
attending the high school
from outside the zone.
Sims runs for
ward four council seat
My name
is Joseph
Sims, and 1 am
running for
City Council
for Ward 4 in
Barnesville.
This election
is being held
on November
2 and early
voting begins
this week.
SIMS
My goal as City Coun
cil member is to “help
make Barnesville bet
ter”. This community
means a lot to me, 1 have
been a resident here in
Barnesville for over 25
years and have raised my
children here. My hope is
for a wonderful place for
my grandchildren to be
raised as well.
After a career dedi
cated to public service,
1 retired from the City of
Barnesville in 2015 after
23 years in law enforce
ment. After retirement 1
took a leap of faith and
began a new career in
real estate. Now after
selling real estate for the
last six years,
we have been
so blessed
with the sup
port of this
community.
1 am ready
to give back
to the com
munity that
1 love. “1 am
ready, will
ing and able
to be committed to our
community.” Vote me for
City Council and I will be
available to you, I will at
tend meetings and 1 will
look after the “best inter
est” of Ward 4.1 am not
in this for a retirement as
my opponents have both
stated, 1 am running be
cause 1 think 1 can serve
you the “best” and “make
Barnesville better.” It is
very important for you
to get out and vote. Four
years ago 1 ran and lost
by only five votes, every
vote counts!
Please give me a call if
you have any questions
or concerns 770-468-
6736.
CORRECTION:
Coverage of the rock
quarry public hearing in
the Sept. 28 print edition
of The Herald Gazette
misattributed remarks on
the impact of the quarry
on water quality. The
speaker noted Phin-
azee Creek in the area is
already contaminated by
agricultural runoff.
The remarks included
the quote, “What (Land
mark) is going to do will
actually improve the wa
ter quality in the creek.”
The story attrib
uted the remarks to Dan
Markewitz of UGA. They
were actually made by
Ben Black of GeoLogic
who is the geological
engineer for the quarry
project.
FROM PAGE ONE
Ogletree, special needs
teacher; Montaveous
Rucker, technology spe
cialist; Tyler Scandrett,
speech pathologist; Ke-
nyatta Watts, parapro.
Graduates and 10-year
faculty/staff veterans -
Mike Oberg, early child
hood education; Wanda
Robinson, custodian;
Paul Stinson, AJROTC
instructor; Dontauneia
Traylor, science teacher;
Vicky Hardaway, secre
tary, and Sheila Walker,
media center reception
ist.
Staff and faculty with
10 years or more - Ur
sula Banks, bookkeeper;
Kristin Chafin, Spanish
teacher; Tangi Comp
ton, English teacher; Dr.
NaToya Fletcher, as
sistant principal; Jewel
Filipovich, math teacher;
Brenda Foster, regis
trar; Julie Kilby, math
teacher; Carol Parrish,
AVFT instructor; Vanna
Raybould, American Sign
Language teacher; Carrie
Roy, cafeteria; Michelle
Thaxton, art teacher;
Scott Turner, social stud
ies teacher; Dr. Treeso-
mia Walker, CTAE direc
tor; LeslieAnne Williams,
school counselor, and
Rosalyn (Rocky) Cornell,
cafeteria manager.
A sampling of their
comments about the
“family” atmosphere
at Lamar County High
School:
Maj. Paul Stinson: “1
served 23 years in the
U.S. Army Nurse Corps,
including combat medi
cal facilities. I have now
been at LCHS for 14
years, and 1 do feel 1 have
‘come home’ to a family
of good people who care
about each other. The
battalion is a cohesive
‘family’ who respect and
protect each other.”
Jewel Filipovich, also
advisor for the school’s
National Honor Society:
“Homecoming every year
is memorable, but the
best is watching what
amazing adults LCHS
graduates become. We all
definitely work as a team
with parents and ad
ministrators; 1 definitely
believe 1 am blessed to
work here.”
Sydney Allen has a
degree in media and
communications and
is teaching English and
UPSON
language arts, AP classes
and is the academic
team coach. A 2010 LCHS
graduate, she says she
appreciates the atmo
sphere of cooperation
and enjoys her work -
“I’m glad it’s not far from
home.”
Timecia Martin, now
teaching American
government, is a 2017
graduate who was voted
“Miss Lamar County High
School” in her senior
year. She attended Savan
nah State University and
was “inspired by previ
ous teachers” to go into
the profession. She also
is assistant cheerlead
ing coach
at LCHS
and head
basketball
coach at
the middle
school. “1
do feel at
home here
at the high
school,”
she com
mented.
Kristin
Chafin,
Spanish
teacher and graduation
coach, describes the
school “as a created
culture ... we all came
here and worked to build
that culture of coop
eration and care for each
other. I’ve always ‘felt the
love’ here.” She also has
coached athletic teams.
Vanna Raybould
teaches the only “world
language” course besides
Spanish, American Sign
(ASL). A 15-year veteran,
she also has worked
in fine arts, health and
physical education. “1
really enjoy seeing the
students get excited
about learning how the
deaf and hard-of-hearing
communicate.”
Mike Oberg, now
teaching English, is head
coach of the baseball
and softball teams and
also assistant athletic
director. He comments, “1
chose LCHS over another
school 11 years ago
because 1 was excited
about the opportunity to
come home. 1 am at the
point of my career where
former students are col
leagues and former class
mates have kids who are
teaching.”
A 2004 LCHS graduate,
Amanda Keisha Ogle-
tree has several degrees
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started her work career
as a social worker for the
Department of Family
and Children Services.
Her statement: “1 thought
if 1 wanted to make a
change anywhere, and
help children in other
ways, 1 should make a
difference here in Lamar.
My strong family support
system motivates me to
succeed.” In her sixth
teaching year (two as a
paraprofessional) she
also is head coach for
junior varsity volleyball,
head coach for varsity
volleyball and basketball,
and assistant coach for
high school
girls’ track.
While
school
nutritionist
and cafete
ria supervi
sor Rosalyn
(Rocky)
Cornell is
from Buf
falo, NY,
she has
no doubts
about
where
“home” is now, after 20
years with the school
system. “We have the
best staff and teach
ers around,” she com
mented. “It makes things
easier when everyone
cares about everybody.”
Paraprofessional Cher
ry Murphy earned a BS in
early childhood educa
tion at Kaplan University
in Davenport, Iowa. She
came to Lamar High
“because I love working
with children, and this
is a great place to work.”
She is a 1994 LCHS grad
now in her 15th year with
the system.
Vicky Hardaway prob
ably holds the longest
tenure among school
employees at 37 years.
She was a secretary and
worked in financial aid at
Gordon College in 1984,
when former LCHS prin
cipal Alan Kimbrough got
the top high school posi
tion. He called Hardaway
and she came to work for
him. She is a 1975 gradu
ate of LCHS and says she
“enjoys the students, the
faculty and all the people
who come to visit.” She
has a degree in business
administration manage
ment and has been a
faithful partner of the
high school, even coming
back part-time after she
retired several years ago.
Scott Turner, social
studies teacher, is in
his 22nd year of teach
ing and said he has had
the “joy of teaching all
three of my wonderful
daughters.” Two have
graduated and chosen
education as careers.
Mercer University is
where he earned a BA in
history, then the MA in
history came from Geor
gia Southern. “For me,”
he said, “the LCHS family
has never been about the
building; it has always
been about the people.
1 have more memorable
experiences than you
have room for.”
Custodian Wanda Rob
inson says the LCHS staff
is just “one big happy
family,” which makes her
really enjoy her work to
“keep the school as clean
as possible at all times.”
She praises principal Dr.
David Boland and all the
faculty and is in her 10th
year. “It’s just a great
place to be,” she adds.
Bookkeeper Ursula
Banks has a son, Micah
Banks, an econom
ics teacher at the high
school who also coaches.
She earned her degrees
at Reinhardt University
in Waleska, GA, north
of Atlanta. She says she
loves working in this
county “with a great
group of peers” and
appreciates the oppor
tunity to serve as book
keeper in her 11th year
with the system. She was
at Lamar Elementary for
10 years.
Montaveous Rucker,
technology specialist,
was graduated from
LCHS in 2012 and earned
an associate degree in
science from Gordon
State College, as well
as having “a whole lot
of technology training.”
He says, “1 really enjoy
helping out where 1 came
from.”
Dr. NaToya Fletcher
assistant principal, is a
2013 graduate of LCHS
and has worked in the
elementary school with
general music; other
posts have been as the
atre co-coordinator in
drama, and directing
middle and high school
choruses. Her degrees
have been earned at
Albany State, Florida
State, Walden University
and Liberty University. “1
like this place so much,”
she said. “There is this
attitude in the education
field that while we may
disagree sometimes, at
the end of the day, we do
whatever it takes to help
the students succeed, to
be there for them.”
Tyler Scandrett, a
2014 LCHS graduate who
was part of one of Lamar
High’s best football
teams, received his BA
and MA in speech pathol
ogy at South Carolina
State University. He says,
“1 chose to follow in the
footsteps of my two
role models, my par
ents Calvin and Andrea
Scandrett. 1 came back to
LCHS because ‘there is
no place like home,’ and 1
also wanted to give back
to the community that
played a part in mold
ing me into the man 1 am
today-GO TROJANS!”
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