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NEWTON HIGH NEWS
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“WE MEET AGAIN, and we are Number One,” could have been the
opening words by these two high school mentors at Auburn Monday
night. Coach lionaid Bradley of NCHS (left) and Coach Joe Sparks
of Columbus High had the Number One teams in AA and AAA last
week in The Atlanta Journal. Ironically, the two coaches also coach
ed the Georgia High School All-Star teams in 1964 and Bradley
came out the winner 87-82.
Half Os Georgia’s Five-Year-Olds
Have Kindergarten Training
Although Georgia does not
maintain kindergartens as part of
Its free public education system,
more than half the state’s five
year-olds will enter the first
grade in September with some
pre-school training l>ehlnd them.
A survey of kindergarten and
Headstart programs In the state
made by the Georgia State De
partment of Education reveals
that of 87,516 five-year-olds in
Georgia, 44,504 are enrolled in
pre-school programs. About 21%,
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Student
Clubs, Teams, Band, And Social Activities
or 18,733, are in free public
kindergartens operated and sup
ported by local school systems.
• ‘lt Is evident from the results
of this survey that Georgia par
ents and school administrators
share my belief that kindergarten
and pre-school education are an
essential part of every indivi
dual’s learning experience,”
says Jack P. Nix, State Super
intendent of Schools.
“Early childhood education Is
receiving emphasis In every pro-
FHA News
A panel discussion on good
health was the program for the
Newton F.H.A.’s January meet
ing. Panelists in this discussion
were: Melody Barker, Sandra
Brown, Sue McElreath, Nan
Smallwood, and Teresa Walden.
As a going away gift, a towel
set was given to Mrs. Pope in
behalf of the club by Brenda Arm
strong, our president. Brenda al
so introduced our new advisor,
Miss Chasteen.
Our projects reports for Jan
uary were then given by each
project chairman. A teacher’s
appreciation tea is our school
project, and contributing to the
March of Dimes is our com
munity project.
After all business, Nancy Mask
and Sherry Thompson led us in
F.H.A. songs. The meeting was
dismissed by the bell.
Teresa Walden
Reporter
gressive plan for education being
made in this country, and Georgia
children, too, should have the
advantages of free public kinder
garten. We must be allowed
to include this program in our
educational plans for the immed
iate future.”
John W. Parker, Elementary
Education Consultant for the State
Department, and Dr. Titus Sing
letary, Jr., Associate State Su
perintendent of Schools, made the
survey at the request of Mr. Nix.
Compiled data from the ques
tionnaire reveal that local sys
tems are operating 28 kinder
gartens (709 classes), seven
Headstart programs and one
summer school as part of the
free public school system. In
addition, there are 612 private
kindergartens in the state. Geor
gia has 484 teachers certified
to teach grades 1-6, 32 certified
In early childhood education and
12 in other areas of pre-school
education. Os the children who
will be entering the first grade
next September, 28,612 are en
rolled in kindergartens, public
or private, and 15,892 In Head
start programs.
Newton Education Association
Met Tuesday School Auditorium
The Newton County Education
Association met Tuesday, Feb
ruary 7, in the high school audi
torium. Mrs. R. H. Patterson,
President, called the meeting to
order and welcomed as special
guests Frank Malcolm of the Jay
cees and the Honorable Don Bal
lard, Newton County’s repre
sentative in the Legislature. Re
verend Edgar Callaway, Pastor of
the Covington First Baptist
Church, brought an inspiring
message on the text “Freely ye
have received, freely give.”
Mr. Jerry Aldridge, program
chairman, introduced Mr. E. C.
Mitcham from the Georgia Edu
cation Association who discussed
various points of interest in the
budget proposed by the GEA for
education in the state. Since
Newton County teachers are so
strongly supporting this budget,
Mr. Mitcham’s report on its pro
gress and problems in the legis-
Medical Careers
Club Reports
On Activities
On January 30, five members
of the Allied Medical Careers
Club worked from 3;30 P.M. un
til 6;00 P.M. as volunteer work
ers at the Bloodmoblle located
at the First Baptist Church of
Covington.
They did such things as taking
temperatures, pulse, helping with
the donors and charting pints of
blood. This is the third time
the AMCC’ers volunteered their
services to this cause.
The girls who worked were;
Ginger Bone, Teresa Fincher,
Glenda Repetske, Jane Stokes
and Carol Hood. We would like
to express appreciation to these
girls for showing their interest
in our club.
Woods Wisdom
Forest industries employ 7,400
college trained foresters.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
lature was very well received.
Mr. Joseph Croom reported
that thePeople’sCommitteeofthe
county had proposed that the
County Board of Education be
elected rather than appointed and
that representatives be elected
by the districts of the county to
serve on the board. The teachers
voted to approve this plan but
specified that the decision would
not be binding if an alternate plan
of election be proposed later.
The social committee, headed
by Mrs. Jerry Aldridge and as
sisted by girls of the Highschool
FHA Clubs served coffee in the
lobby as the teachers arrived.
With the Valentine theme as its
inspiration, the committee also
awarded door prizes at the end of
the meeting. Mrs. Larry Dial,
Miss Nancy Chasteen, Mrs. Kent
Anglin received gifts from
Hardeman’s Prescription Shop,
and People’s Drug Store. Mr.
Eddie Najjar, Mr. H. F. Sharp,
and Mr. J. W. Richardson re
ceived gifts from Meadow Park
Pharmacy, The Hutch, and Evans
Drug Store. Mrs. Paul Alexan
der won the grand prize, a blanket
donated by Bibb Manufacturing
Company.
Covington FHA
News Notes
The meeting of the Covington
F.H.A. was called to order on
January 25, by President, Linda
Standard. Sheila Bates gave the
minutes of the December meeting
and called the roll. Susan Stubbs
then' gave the devotional.
The program for the meeting
was given by Mrs. McDaniel and
Mrs. Ferguson, who are the teac
hers in the business department
here at Newton. They told us
about college life and what to ex
pect if we went to college. The
program was very encouraging
to all of the members.
The meeting was dismissed by
the bell.
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THE GENERAL DYNAMICS Class of Newton County High School presented a skit at the chapel exercises
at the school last Friday launching “Teacher Appreciation Week”. Participants are first row, left to
right: Francis Barnes, Susan Stubbs, Pat Floyd, Pat Williams, Tamie Burts, Sheila Bates, Steve Piper,
Bonnie Knight, Stan Jordan, Jud Peterson. Back row left to right are: Pat Yancey, Jimmy Alexander,
John Mel Callaway, Norman Baugher, Mike Meyer, Terry Schell and Steve McMullen.
General Dynamics Class Launches
Teacher Appreciation Week At NCHS
February 13 through February
17 has been proclaimed Teacher
Appreciation Week at N.C.H.S.
Last Friday, the General Dyna
mics Class, under the direction
of Eddie Najjar, presented a pro
gram in chapel recognizing each
teacher. The program was in
the form of a skit written by the
Dynamics Class. Each member
was dressed like a first-grader
in the year 1984. As the “child
ren” did their “Show and Tells”
and other oral recitations, they
told about the good qualities of
each teacher and how the stu
dents appreciated each of them.
At the close of the program,
each teacher was presented with
a banana. Bananas were used
instead of apples because they
were more streamlined and fu-
Miss Patrick Is
STAR Teacher
Miss Linda Patrick has been
selected as STAR teacher at Car
roll County High School in Car
rollton, Ga. This marks the
second straight year that Miss
Patrick has been so honored.
A teacher of Senior English,
Miss Patrick also has charge
of the cheerleaders and directs
drama at the school.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Patrick of Ox
ford, and is a graduate of New
ton County High School.
turistic looking.
Morning devotionals during
Teacher Appreciation Week will
be given by the Gamma Tri-Hi-Y
and will be centered around the
teachers and how important they
are to the school.
Georgia teachers may be
underpaid and overworked, but
the students at Newton realize
that half their pay comes not from
the taxpayers, but from the satis
faction they receive when they
know the student gains knowledge
from them. Many Valentines,
apples, and bananas, too, are not
expected by the teachers, but they
are appreciated for the thought
behind them. It is hoped that
the parents of Newton County
students will make it known that
they are grateful to have such fine
teachers with their children each
day at school.
Stan Jordan
Phillip Jones
Named To Dean’s
ATLANTA—Over 800 gradu
ates at the Georgia Institute of
Technology have been honored
for high scholastic achievement
by being name- 1 to the Dean’s
List for the 196- Fall Quarter.
Named to the Dean’s List from
Newton County is Phillip J. Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Jo
nes, of Route 1, covington.
Thursday, r eoruary ib, i»o<
Ramona Townly
Tops In Time
Contest Here
Newton County High School has
announced that Ramona Townley
has been named the local 10th
grade winner in TIME’S 31st an
nual Current Affairs Contest. Ot
her high-scoring local 10th grade
students include; Lynn Pignolet
and Tommy Payne.
TIME’S Current Affairs Test,
given this year to more than 3
million college and high school
students in the U. S. and Canada,
consists of 100 questions on nat
ional and foreign affairs. Also
included are such categories as
business, sports, entertainment,
science, religion, literature and
the arts.
The test, created for the TIME
Education Program — an ex
clusive classroom service of
TIME magazine — has been tak
en by nearly 10,000,000 students
since its inception 31 years ago.
Top scorers receive a certif
icate from James R. Shepley,
Publisher of TIME, The Weekly
Newsmagazine.
Cake Sale Sat.
The Ram Staff of Newton County
High School will be sponsoring a
cake sale Saturday morning, Feb
ruary 18, at 10;00 A.M. If you
want a good home-made cake,
be on the square Saturday.