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4B Monday, December 17, 2018 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com LOCAL THE BOBCAT BUZZ a student-produced news publication of Sardis Enrichment School PAWSITIVE NEWS: Bobcats Volunteer with GMFB By: Adelyn Gough, Ella Kinsey, Casey Nicholson,Cheyenne Arrowood, &Havalyn Ingram The Bobcat Buzz staff made a trip to the Georgia Mountain Food Bank. The Georgia Mountain Food Bank's goal is to reduce the number of individuals who are food insecure all around North Georgia. Did you know that one in five kids and one in six adults are food insecure? They do not know where there next meal will come from. The people of North Georgia volunteer to help the food bank in an effort to help community members in need. When you walk into the food bank, you are greeted by staff and volunteers and you see the boxes filled with food. Then you realize that the food there will only last for a short amount of time. Local grocery stores and community members donate food, gift cards and cash to assist in the effort. The donated food is sorted and given out to people who are food insecure. Did you also know that one dollar covers five meals at the Georgia Mountain Food Bank? If we all give just one little bit of cash or volunteer our time, we could have a huge impact on people's lives. Will you help us do that today? Today is your chance to have an influence and possibly even change someone's life .Tell your relatives and friends so we can create an ongoing effect of kindness and caring to our community. Bobcat Buzz staff volunteers. Photo by Phil Dennis. NFL's Fuel Up to Play 60 By: Brennan Weeks, Milin Patel, McKenna Briscoe,& Briley Matthews The program Fuel Up to Play 60 encourages kids to get 60 minutes of active time. Fuel Up to Play 60 helps children get healthier by teaching principles of good health like what to give your body, what drinks fuel your systems, what to eat, and how to stay active. NFL is a proud sponsor of Fuel Up to Play 60 and is dedicated to helping today's youth. In 2007, the NFL launched this program and 73,000 schools participate. It is a program that leads the nation to think more about youth health and fitness. It is encouraged that schools promote at least 60 active minutes a day. NFL's relationship with Fuel Up to Play 60 is exciting because of their in-school pep rallies. Recently, the Atlanta Falcons came to Sardis Enrichment School and held a pep rally to pump up the Bobcats with healthy information. They also brought along Falcon Freddie and students were engaged in fun activities. Other programs offered include an outdoor baseball program, super bowl, pro bowl, draft, kickoff, and measures of thankfulness. NFL players and coaches have dedicated over $200 million to youth health. Surrounding Mrs. Allen are students, (L-R) Dalton Ewing, Brently Mangum, Jason Gabbard, Joshua Lathrop, & Jerusalem Garcia Cruz, who she assists each day. Photo by Jason Johnson-Rogers. BOBCAT of the Year: Mrs. Angela Allen By: Bethany Turpen, Kate Rosales, Blakely Boyd, Emma Rider, Yuritsa Bermudez This Bobcat is VERY special. She truly goes above and beyond, or out of her way to help others. Mrs. Angela Allen was chosen with pride to be our Boocat Of The Year. She deserves this amazing award. Here we present to you Mrs. Allen in the raw. She wanted to become an educator because her son had a disability. According to her, his teacher treated him unfairly and she needed to make it right. So she set forth her plan and became a teacher. Mrs Allen chuckled as she said, "It's a good feeling that co workers picked me [as the Bobcat of The Year]. It makes me feel humble. I got an upfront parking space!" Mrs. Allen has worked at Sardis for eleven years. She explained her love that Sardis is a great big family. Mrs. Allen is willing to help others and she remains humble and says "I'm just me." She loves to spend time with her family and go to church. Mrs. Allen is the BOBCAT OF THE YEAR, and we honestly don't know what we would do without her. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BOBCAT BUZZ Music is a Gift By: Parker Grant, Brody Burke, Killian Henson, AN Short, Ellie Willis, & Shyan Steele You're driving down the road and your favorite holiday song comes on the radio. It makes you think. Music brings holiday cheer to everyone around the world. There are a lot of holiday songs like Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Silent Night, The Dreidel Song, Feliz Navidad and many more. Music can bring back memories from the past and create new ones in the present. Our music teacher Mrs. Aileen Ward said one of her favorite songs is Christmas Time is Here because it reminds her of when she watches Charlie Brown every Thanksgiving night with her friends and family in celebration of Christmas. Music is a gift. The Bobcat Buzz staff agrees with Judy Garland, "Have yourself a merry little Christmas."
