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Page 2A - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
BOOK: Created by NGA
students to teach kids
about COVID-19
FROM PAGE ONE
“They worked from
home, emailed illustra
tions and used their
phones to Facetime
students who were still
in the classroom. With
determination and per
severance, we pushed
through with one goal in
mind ... getting back to a
normal world.”
In their world his
tory classes, students
studied and researched
pandemics, including
the black plague, Span
ish flu, Ebola and H1N1.
They also studied the
CDC recommendations
for fighting the COVID-19
virus. In their language
arts classes, the stu
dents learned about the
archetype of the hero’s
journey. They followed
heroes in literature as
they began the story in
the ordinary world, ac
cepted the call to adven
ture, crossed the thresh
old and then returned
with the solution to the
problem.
Students who helped
write, illustrate and
design the book include,
George Blake, Tristan
Cantrell, Adora Chatter-
ton, Tobin Cofer, Jona
than Collins, Brayden
Conkle, Sebastian Fa-
cundo, Madilyn Fox,
Cyan Hendrix, Gregory
Justus, Raymond Mc-
Clanahan, Madison Mort,
lan Norsworthy, Jadelyn
Pressley, Ella Pritchard,
Sabrina Soper, Ayden
Stanley, Aniya Walker,
Hunter Wick, Bennesia
Wilkins, Charles Bailey,
Garrett Bruce, Jacob
Case, James Davis, Ja’ell
Draughn, Amelia Elkins,
Marlee Ferguson, Richard
Gebhardt, Trenton Chap
pell, Tony Harper, Mem
phis Housman, Addison
Johnson, Brody Harmon,
Savannah Jones, James
Marshall, Austin Meyers,
Dominic Meza, Vanesa
Virrueta, Mikea Teal,
Jackson Terry, Isabella
Vazquez, Austin Wall,
Addie Williams, Jacob
Wingard, Katelyn Brad-
berry, Braxton Brown,
Michael Cromer, Jes
sica Dimas-Clark, Austin
Dover, Rylan Flournoy,
Lanie Garner, Allison
Mansperger, McKenzie
Memmler, Peyton Michel,
Caleb Morris, Analeigh
Nichols, Harlee Norris,
Ara Julyja Peters, Carson
Rasbury, Alexis Soares,
Shalon Johnson, Landen
Kempson, Sebastian
Langston, Catherine
McCrary, Nathaniel
Strickland, Wyatt Tolbert,
Margaret Turner, Gavin
Weldon, Joseph Weldon,
James Bowden, Skylin
Creath, Preston Eley, Lo
gan Eubanks, Jake Gilpin,
Emma Harrison, Madison
Hayes, Skylar Keadle,
Lexi Lunsford, Tommy
Moore, Hannah Pike,
Travis Prudente, Wyatt
Varner, Sara Belle Wilson,
Haleigh Corley, Rachel
Curphey, Jaylan Fletcher,
Ashlee Griffin, Kaitlyn
Maloney, Ashton Norton,
Dakota Roberts, Kendall
Ballentine, Cody Adams,
Ava Michel, Dashawn
Thomas, Andrew Tingle,
Mackenzie White, Seth
Bonner, Charles Boyt,
Cameron Britt, Sydney
Brown, Tyson Clark,
Brady Daniel, Brylee
Daniel, Carter Dyke,
Colton English, Hana
Odum, Cierra Gordy,
Chris Jett, Luke Moon,
Kyle Nixon, Sarah Parker,
Walker Pittman, Madison
Potts, Hendrick Smith,
C’Ajha Walker, Collin
Whelan, Donavon Brown
ing, Michael McGouirk,
Ledavion Hunt, Katelyn
Minyard, Joshua Tomar-
chio, Savannah Stowers,
Cameron Steele, Jona
than Hankins, Madalanne
Jones, John Moerman,
Leah Governo, Noah Buff
ington, Logan Brooks,
Chloe Bivens, Kenleigh
Smith, Benjamin Richard
son, Elijah Moss, Kade
McLeRoy, Luke Mann,
Sara Jones, Kaitlyn Hed-
den, Lily Glover, Landon
Goodman, Andrew Ed
wards and Lily Alpough.
Other students made up
a marketing team who
worked directly with the
publisher to establish a
budget for the book size,
color and price point.
The students chose to
dedicate the book to all
teachers as they con
tinue to help and teach
students regardless of
the situation.
“This book is dedicat
ed to all teachers work
ing tirelessly through
the pandemic. You have
fought like mad to stay
connected to your stu
dents; whether you were
wearing your pajama
pants while zooming with
your students in your
kitchen or wearing a face
mask and braving the
germs in your classroom,
you rock, you’re heroes
and you’re absolutely
essential!”
Each page of the “Sanna-Tizer Disinfects the Substitute” was
written, illustrated, designed, published and distributed by
students at the Ninth Grade Academy to teach kindergarten
through second graders about how to battle COVID-19.
Dakota Roberts (left) and Hannah Pike (right) work on an
illustration for “Sanna-Tizer Disinfects the Substitute: The
heroes’ journey of a teacher and her second grade students.”
PHOTOS BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
The REACH scholarship is a needs-based scholarship that begins in eighth grade. Scholars must maintain good grades, be
havior and attendance in order to receive up to $10,000 in scholarship funds. Pictured are the REACH scholars for the Class
of 2025, including (l-r) Isabel Bailey, Jailah Blackmon, Braxton Earls, Paris Henley and Zane Howard.
REACH: Scholars honored at signing ceremony
FROM PAGE ONE
Pike County Ninth
Grade Academy prin
cipal Sheryl Watts
thanked the school
board and superinten
dent for supporting the
students through the
REACH scholarships.
She told the students
that they would be
entering the NGA next
school year and since
there are only around
300 students at the
school, “we are basi
cally like a small family.”
She talked about their
goals for their careers
and their lives and
noted that in the last
two years, students at
the NGA were 100% on
track for graduation at
the end of the school
year.
“As we go through
difficult times, we are
all looking for the hope
that tomorrow is going
to come and that we’re
all going to make it
through this,” said PCHS
principal Kevin Huff-
stetler in closing. “This
scholarship ceremony
brings us all hope for
tomorrow and for the
future. We are just so
proud for these stu
dents. You are the future
of not only Pike County
but also of America.”
Isabel Bailey (above left) and Jailah Blackmon (above right) sign their REACH scholarship agreements during the REACH
Georgia Signing Day Ceremony on Jan. 5 at the Pike County Middle School gymnasium.
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