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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
Monday, November 5, 2018 7A
High school halftime entertainment
included racially insensitive term
BY ARLINDA SMITH BROADY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The halftime show at the Friday
night football game between Gwin
nett County’s Brookwood High and
DeKalb County’s Lakeside High had
spectators talking about more than
the score.
Some band members assembled
themselves to spell out the word
‘coon’ using instrument covers that
are normally used to spell ‘broncos,’
the school mascot.
In a letter to students, parents and
the community Brookwood Princi
pal William Bo Ford Jr. apologized
for the “completely unacceptable,
racial term. “
A concerned resident sent a
photo and a copy of the letter to The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Ford explained how the incident
took place:
“For those of you who have
attended our games, you may have
noticed that the sousaphones (a
brass instrument similar to a tuba)
wear covers in the stands to show
school spirit. The covers spell out
BRONCOS and some of them feature
our Bronco mascot. Our band does
not wear these covers on the field
because they shield the sound and
because during the halftime show
our band members move around
the field and do not stand in the
same order as they do in the stands.
That said, last night during what was
already a very busy senior night,
we experienced several personnel
challenges that resulted in our band
director not being on the field when
the band took the field.
With that in mind, when the sou-
saphone players took the field, they
did not follow band rules and normal
‘It does not reflect
the standards and
beliefs of our school
and community.’
William Bo Ford Jr.
Brookwood Principal
practice, and instead, they left the
covers on their instruments.”
In the apology, Ford said, the
event is under investigation there
will be “disciplinary action with the
students involved.”
He wrote:
“Not only was the appearance of
this term during our halftime show
hurtful and disrespectful to audience
members, it also was disappoint
ing, as it does not reflect the stan
dards and beliefs of our school and
community.
We are a very inclusive commu
nity and we care about all of our
students. We are concerned that this
situation occurred and are commit
ted to taking steps to ensure this does
not happen again.”
Ford didn’t mention if there will
be any actions taken against school
staff but said halftime procedures
will be reviewed.
Gwinnett County Schools spokes
woman Sloan Roach said she doesn’t
anticipate any action with staff and
couldn’t “speculate as to discipline
for students as the school’s investiga
tion is still ongoing.”
UNG
■ Continued from 1A
development training, work
ing on preparing her resume,
performing mock job inter
views and learning other soft
skills.
“I tell them you’re inter
viewing from the moment
you step into the first school
we place you in,” Caputo
said.
So, make a good first
impression, he added,
because the internship com
ponent of the teacher certi
fication program could turn
into a job referral.
According to UNG, future
program enrollees will spend
at least two semesters on the
Gainesville campus before
finishing their degree with a
semester of teaching.
“Stepping into this field, I
feel right at home,” Kennon
said.
Kennon said she ran track
and was a member of the
cheerleading squad at her
high school, and sports is a
family pastime. Her father
was a little league coach, and
weekends are spent watching
the big games on television.
“We’re a very athletic
family,” she added. “I feel
that also helped guide me in
this direction. It’s something
that’s second nature to me.”
It’s not always been easy
for Kennon, though.
She admits to having some
anxiety, for example, about
working with elementary-age
students, but that has turned
out to be a positive experi
ence, too.
“They are just so fantas
tic,” she said.
Kennon’s own enthusiasm
has impressed Caputo, who
observed her patiently on a
recent afternoon as Kennon
directed students in the fun
damentals of badminton.
“We prep them to be
health and physical educa
tion teachers,” and not just
coaches, Caputo said.
Kennon said she has felt
supported and her confi
dence has grown now that
she’s working directly with
students.
“I get really nervous when
I hear I’ve got feedback com
ing my way,” she said. “But it
definitely helps you grow ..
into the type of educator you
want to become.”
OBITUARIES
Pearl Nash Davis
Died Nov. 3,2018
Pearl Nash Davis, age 93,
of Buford,
Ga., passed
away Satur
day, Nov. 3,
2018.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband
of 56 years, Kelly R. Davis;
parents, Henry and Lelia
Mitchell Nash; sister, Evelyn
Barclay; and brothers, Ray
mond Nash, Jimmy Nash
and Billy Nash.
She is survived by her son
and daughter-in-law, Larry
and Mary Davis, Suwanee,
GA; grandchildren, Charles
T. Gatlin, Duluth, GA, Duane
L. and Celia Davis, Brasel-
ton, GA and Amy and Rob
King, Cumming, GA; great
grandchildren, Andrew Gill-
man, Devin Davis, Taylor
King, and Ashton King; sister
and brother-in-law, Bernice
and John Griffin, Newnan,
GA; brother and sister-in-
law, Doug and Mary Nash,
Grayson, GA; sisters-in-law,
Sybil Nash, Gainesville, GA
and June Nash, Dacula, GA;
and numerous nieces, neph
ews and cousins.
Pearl was born in DeKalb
County. She attended WD
Thompson and Druid Hills
High School. She lived most
of her life in the Rehoboth
Community and attended
Rehoboth Presbyterian
Church until she moved to
Buford 13 years ago and
attended Bethlehem United
Methodist. Pearl was mar
ried to Kelly R. Davis for 57
years.
She spent 30 years with F
W Woolworth Company in
Decatur and North DeKalb
Mall. She started as a sea
sonal employee at EASTER
making Easter Baskets and
was hired on full time and
spent her career as office
manager and was the inven
tory control specialist for
the Atlanta District. After
her retirement she spent 12
years as Bookkeeper at Bev
erly Manor Nursing Home in
Decatur.
The family would like to
thank Agape Hospice and
Loving Care Senior Living
Concierge Services for their
outstanding loving and per
sonal care each provided
during her short illness.
Funeral services will
be held on Monday, Nov.
5, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Beth
lehem United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Craig
Murray and the Rev. Paul
Garner officiating. The
remains will be placed in
state at the church at 10 a.m.
Graveside service and inter
ment will be held at 2:30
p.m. at Floral Hills Memory
Gardens in Tucker, Ga.
The family will receive
friends from 4 p.m. until 8
p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4,2018, at
the funeral home. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations
may be made to Bethlehem
United Methodist Church,
3219 Bethlehem Church
Road, Buford, GA 30518
in memory of Pearl Nash
Davis.
Flanigan Funeral Home
and Crematory, Buford
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Nov. 5, 2018
Drenda Pierce
Nov. 30, 1942-Nov. 3,2018
Ms. Drenda Pierce age
illness.
Funeral services are
scheduled for Wednesday,
Nov. 7, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the
chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home with inter
ment to follow in Memorial
Park Cemetery. The Rev.
Don Elrod will officiate. The
family will receive friends
on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018,
from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Drenda was born on Nov.
30,1942, in Gainesville, Ga.,
to the late Emory Lee Tur
pin and Willie Souther Tur
pin. She was a homemaker
and was of the Baptist Faith.
Drenda is preceded in death
by her grandson, Christo-
Maysville,
Ga., passed
away on
Saturday,
Nov. 3,
2018, fol
lowing an
extended
pher Purcell.
Ms. Pierce is survived by
her daughter, Tina John
son of Talmo; daughter and
son-in-law, Tammy and
Tony Purcell of Homer; son,
Dwayne Pierce of Maysville;
grandson, Brent Purcell;
grandson, Joshua Purcell;
grandson, Shane Johnson;
and 9 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville
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Nov. 5,2018
Janet Samples
May 29, 1930-Nov. 4, 2018
Janet Samples, age 88, of
Flowery
Branch, !
Ga., passed
away on
Sunday,
Nov. 4, !
2018 fol
lowing an j
extended M
illness.
Janet Samples was born
on May 29,1930, to the late
William Nelson Samples
and Niece O’Bryant Sam
ples. She was a member at
Friendship Baptist Church,
in Austell, Ga.
Survivors include sisters
and brothers-in-law, Bar
bara Giles of Douglasville,
Ga., Maxine Archer (Jack)
of Gainesville, Ga., and
Lydia Whiting (Joe Martin
Brown) of Flowery Branch,
Ga. Nieces, nephews and
other relatives also survive.
Janet is preceded in death
by her sisters, Vallieree Bry
ant, Johnnie Pittman and
Pamela Gail Samples; broth
ers, Carrol Samples and
Raymond Jearold Samples.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m., Tuesday,
Nov. 6, 2018, in the Chapel
of Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Gainesville, Ga. The
Rev. Joshua Adams will offi-
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date. Interment will follow
in Corinth Baptist Church
Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
The family will receive
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2018, from 6-9 p.m.
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Nov. 5,2018
DEATH
NOTICES
Sarah Williamson
Died Nov. 3,2018
Sarah Williamson, 78, of
Gainesville died Saturday.
Funeral service, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 6, funeral
home chapel. Memo
rial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville.
Parenthesis
Remmell Devers
Died Nov. 4,2018
Parenthesis Remmell
“PD” Devers of Gainesville
died Sunday. Memorial ser
vice, 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5,
Cross Plains Baptist Church.
Wimberly Funeral Home,
Gainesville
Bobbie Jean
McKinney Grindle
Sept. 25, 1932-Nov. 3,
2018
Bobbie Jean McKinney
Grindle, 86, of Gainesville
died Saturday. Funeral ser
vice, 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 7, Cool Springs Baptist
Church. Little & Davenport
Funeral Home and Crema
tory, Gainesville.
Tamara Ailene Myers
Died Nov. 2,2018
Tamara Ailene Myers,
46, of Dawsonville died Fri
day. Celebration of life, 3
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2164
Nix Bridge Road, Dawson
ville, GA, 30534. Ingram
Funeral Home & Crematory,
Cumming.
Regina Wofford-Rosales
Died Nov. 3.2018
Regina Wofford-Rosales,
36, of Jefferson died Satur
day. Funeral service, 12 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10, Restora
tion Church. Memorial Park
Funeral Home, Gainesville.
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