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Page 6 — Wednesday, March 31,2021 The True Citizen
EBA announces honor roll
Edmund Burke Academy has
released its honor roll for the
third nine weeks. Those named
to the list include:
A+ HONOR ROLL
Seventh grade: Leila East-
mead, Grace Fellows, Matthew
Hood, Mailyn McGill and
Dailey Sylvester
Eighth grade: Camryn Ad
ams, Caleb Fellows, Trey
Johnson, Morgan Montgom
ery, Addison Riggs and Amelia
Thomas
Freshmen: Avery Chance,
Jasi Lyn Oglesby, Hannah
Posey, Connor Syms and Mor
gan Tedder
Sophomores: Lillie Brown,
Mary Joyce James, Braxton
Myers, Mary Benton Sylvester
and Grace Tsakonas
Juniors: Christine Eberly,
May May Fu and Cole Mobley
Seniors: Morgan Clark,
Claudia Eastmead, Brandon
Fu, Anslie Glisson, Lexi Seay,
Karlee Small, Kent Thomp
son, Katelyn Walker, Malana
Williams, Lennox Wilson and
Carson Woods
A HONOR ROLL
Seventh grade: Darcie
Buckley, Asher Hammett, Ry-
lan Miles and Riley Reeves
Eight grade: Anna Palmer
Braswell, Davis Brown, Wyatt
Carey, Kensy Felix, Clay
ton Gunter, Macie McMil
lan, Mallorie Meeks, Rylee
Myers, Nash Parker, Macie
Quick, Blake Reddick, Brae-
lyn Reeves, Owen Redd, Ava
Tims, Mark Thomas Wasden
and Carleigh Woods
Freshmen: Zaylie Baker,
Dawson Chandler, Sydney
Coble, Jackson Griffin, Grant
Mobley and Astrid Soto
Sophomores: Noah Chris
tian, Jordan Giles, William
Hood, Kelsey Jaquess, Noah
Kate Mobley, Kathryn Taylor,
Averie Thomas and Wesley
Wall
Juniors: Emmie Bowen,
Ryan Dixon, Caroline Gunter,
Evan Hirschauer, Luke Timms,
Avery Wallace and Avery Wig
gins
Seniors: Samantha Dixon,
JC Ellison, Gray Gunter, Brax
ton Hopper, Annabelle Jones,
Brantley Jones, Hayden Oliver,
Makayla Oliver, Samantha
Prieto-Kop, Andrew Meeks,
Caitlin Tedder, Rachel Tsako
nas, Eason Waters and Jessy
Weaver
Vaccine eligibility is wide open
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Nurse Manager Gina Rich
ardson said the Health Depart
ment has plenty of appointment
availability as the state opens
up the vaccine distribution
process.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced
last week that all Georgians
16 and older are eligible for
COVID-19 vaccinations.
However, since the Burke
County Health Department
uses the Modema vaccine, the
agency will continue to serve
people 18 years and older, ac
cording to Richardson.
Richardson recommends
that 16 and 17-year-old chil
dren, accompanied by a par
ent, should receive the Pfizer
vaccine through the clinic at
Craig-Houghton Elementary
School, Augusta.
The Burke County Health
Department has a limited
amount of the Johnson & John
son vaccine, state-specified for
educators.
Anyone over the age of 18
who wants to be vaccinated is
encouraged to call 706-554-
3456 for an appointment in
Burke County.
OBITUARY
Thomas Lee "Bobby" Whitfield
Mr. Thomas Lee "Bobby" Whitfield, of Waynesboro, Georgia,
entered into eternal rest on March 23,2021. Graveside Services
were held Sunday, March 28,2021,
3:00 p.m at Bell Grove Baptist
Church, 1970 GA Highway 25
South, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
Visitation for the immediate fam
ily was held Saturday, March 27,
2021 from 12:00-1:00 p.m and
public visitation was held from
2:00-5:00 p.m at Phinazee and Son
Funeral Home, 404 West 8th Street,
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
His loving and devoted family will
cherish his memories.
Phinazee and Son
Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrange
ments.
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Standard vs. daylight time still
unsettled in General Assembly
BEAU EVANS
Capitol Beat News Service
A debate in the Georgia
House and Senate over whether
Georgia should observe stan
dard or daylight saving time all
year continues to rage entering
the last day of this year’s legis
lative session.
The House voted 111-48
Monday to put Georgia on
daylight time year-round, sub
stituting that language for a bill
the Senate passed last month
calling for permanent standard
time.
“Most people prefer day
light saving time over perma
nent standard time,” Rep. Wes
Cantrell, R-Canton, declared
shortly before Monday’s vote.
Cantrell backed up that as
sertion by citing a recent poll in
Politico that found Americans
prefer permanent daylight time
over standard time 5-1.
Even if the Senate abandons
its position and agrees with the
House on switching to daylight
time year round, it can’t do
so without congressional ap
proval.
Under federal law, states are
permitted to switch to standard
time year round if they wish,
and Arizona and Hawaii have
made the change. However,
states must wait for Congress
to act before they can observe
daylight time all year.
Cantrell said if Congress
approves the switch, the legis
latures in Florida, South Caro
lina, Tennessee, Louisiana and
Arkansas have committed to
going to daylight time; reason
enough for Georgia to act.
“Georgia will be the odd man
out,” he said.
Georgia lawmakers have
reached a consensus on one key
element in the debate: They
don’t like switching back and
forth twice a year.
Sen. Ben Watson, R-Savan-
nah, chief sponsor of the Sen
ate bill calling for permanent
standard time, has cited studies
that show switching between
standard and daylight time
interrupts sleep patterns and,
more importantly, increases
the risk of illnesses including
heart attacks.
Watson and other lawmakers
also have expressed concerns
that going to daylight time all
year would put children get
ting on school buses at greater
risk during the winter, when
sunrise would occur as late as
8:30 a.m.
But the Senate appears now
to be leaning toward permanent
daylight time, despite hav
ing passed Watson’s standard
time bill.
The Senate is scheduled to
take up Cantrell’s House bill
on Wednesday, the last day of
the 2021 legislative session. A
substitute bill approved by the
Senate Rules Committee on
Monday calls for Georgia to
observe daylight saving time
year round, if Congress decides
to let states make that change.
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Williams said. “There is no
score before third grade. So,
you see things like that, that
do not really make a whole lot
of sense to us.”
The gap performance
measure divides students into
sub-populations, based on
categories like race or special
education.
“If they do not increase by
3% from the previous year
then that negatively impacts,”
Williams said.
Most of the scores are based
on one assessment, broken up
into four or five categories.
Additionally, readiness is
based on reading scores along
with fine arts scores.
The high school graduation
rate is also weighed into the
scoring.
Williams makes no excuses
for the low scores.
“That one Georgia Milestone
Assessment is the sole
determining factor on our
schools’ scores,” Williams
said. “Do we have some areas
to work on, absolutely we do.”
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To address the issues, the
school system implemented
a literacy program last year
with the help of a grant and
a partnership with First
Foundation. The program
distributes books into the
homes of babies and toddlers,
daycares and preschool
programs, in a move to inspire
early literacy.
Augusta University assists
in instructing Burke County
educators in teaching literacy
throughout different content
areas.
Central Savannah River Area
Regional Educational Service
Agency is also conducting
professional learning in Burke
County schools.
This year marked the first
time K-8 grade students have
been offered a reading series.
“We are doing more local
assessments with the kids so we
can diagnose what the issues
are,” Williams said and added
that targeted interventions and
re-teaching are also taking
place.
The school system will add a
more vigorous math approach
after anticipated changes in the
state standards take place.
This year, the school system
will administer the Georgia
Milestone Assessments the last
week of April. Williams said
she anticipates the scores will
be lower than 2018-2019.
COVID-19 created a
less-than-ideal learning
environment for many students.
Seventy-two percent
of Burke County students
are engaged in face-to-face
learning. They will take the
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yearly assessments. Parents of
online learners have the option
of bringing their children
to school for the tests and
Williams encourages them to
do so.
This year the assessments
will not determine whether
third, fifth and eighth graders
are promoted to the next
grade. In consideration of
the unusual school year, state
officials requested a waiver of
the federal requirement. High
school assessments will also
count less toward final grades.
“Of course, it bothers me,”
Williams said of the anticipated
lower scores. “But I know that
our teachers are working hard,
and so I don’t let one score
determine whether our kids
and teachers are doing the right
things.”
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The City of Waynesboro’s administration
office will reopen to the public on
Monday, April 5th, at its new location,
615 N. Liberty Street.
We ask all customers to continue
observing COVID-19 mitigation
practices by wearing a mask and
practicing social distancing. If desired, customers can still
pay their bills online by visiting www.waynesboroga.com and clicking
on “Online Payments” in the bottom left corner. You may also contact
us at 706-554-8000 with any questions.
The Waynesboro Police Department will remain located at 628 Myrick
Street. We look forward to seeing you on April 5th!