The Monroe County reporter. (Forsyth, Ga.) 1972-current, July 22, 2009, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextK.B. Ayer, board member, alum It breaks my heart. BY WILL DAVIS AND GINA HERRING After 43 years of operation, Monroe Academy is closing its doors. The board and staff announced on Monday that after chasing every hope that money and students were around the cor ner, they still don't have the funds to re open next month. "We could not in good faith begin the school year without the assurance that we could complete it," schools leaders said in a statement sent to parents and teachers. The decision leaves 25 teachers and staff See MONROE page 6A www.mymcr.net • VOL. 38 NO.29 • USPS 997-840 2 sections, 28 pages • Forsyth, Ga. 31029 • Wednesday, July 22, 2009 • 75$ Inside Lunar landing has local connection See page 13A Fire guts High Falls day-care The flames were shooting out through the roof. I was devastated. - R&C Day Care owner Ralph Lening BY GINA HERRING A weekend fire has left 32 kids with no place to stay while their parents work. R&C Day Care, located on the corner of Martha Lane and Boxankle Road, caught fire early Saturday morning. According to Shane Cook of Monroe County Emergency Services, a 9-1- 1 call came in around 3:30 a.m. on July 18 from a Mrs. Jones who lives next to the day care. "She reported that flames were coming from the building," said Cook. An engine from the High Falls fire station was the first on scene. At that time the facility was fully engulfed, said Cook. Firefighters from other stations also assisted and within 30 minutes, the flames were out. But, not before doing significant damage. Owners Ralph and Cathy Lening, who live only a few blocks away, received a call around 4 a.m. that See FIRE page 4A The charred remains of R&C Daycare in High Falls. (Photo/GinaHerring) Sports Little Tiger? City hosts more free summer camps See Page 1B Deaths Antoinette Allen Davis Charlie Walter Davis Grace Brown Lyons Deborah Jeneane Sticher See Page 9A .S' 3s R O CO CL at 0) o CM U Q ^ >, o > u in co nt «(vn (A o A big week for Kylie Seitz County’s schools do it again One of 18 systems in state to make AYP four straight years BY GINA HERRING For the fourth year in a row every Monroe County school met 100 percent of the targets set by the Georgia Department of Education to satisfy the requirements of the fed eral No Child Left Behind law. That's known as adequate yearly progress or AYR While 79 percent of Georgia's schools made AYP, every school in the system must meet the standards in order for the system to make AYP. Monroe County is one of only 49 of 180 systems that made AYP this year and one of only 18 that has achieved AYP four years in a row. Furthermore, Monroe County school system is the only sys tem in Middle Georgia to have achieved AYP for four consecutive years. See AYP page 7A The Seitz family of Forsyth has just returned from a week at Disney World courtesy of the Make- a-Wish Foundation. Mom Gini Seitz said she, husband Dave, and their three daughters, Halie, Cadi and Kylie, had a great time. Families with children facing serious illnesses are allowed to stay at Give Kids the World village at Disney. Above, the youngest, Kylie, age 5, is shown with Mayor Clayton and his wife Ms. Merry. The furry friends visit the Give Kids the World village every day, said Gini. Kylie is being treated for Ewing Sarcoma, a form of cancer found in her leg last fall. She'll undergo her 12th and what's hoped to be her final round of chemotherapy in At lanta this week. Gini Seitz said they appreciate all the community support through their ordeal. And they thanked Alan and Debbie Nippert of Lizella for sponsoring their Orlando trip. We rea je realize we still have areas to improve upon but are grateful for the gains we continue to make. - Superintendent Anthony Pack Reporter planning county history book Newspaper now taking your photo submissions The Monroe County Reporter plans to publish a pictorial history book about Forsyth and Monroe County, and needs your pictures to do it. The library-quality, hard bound collectors’ edition will feature up to 96 pages of pic tures and history from Monroe County. The book will be printed on acid-free archival paper that will last for hundreds of years. Containing around 250 pictures, these volumes will be ready by Spring 2010. The Reporter is soliciting pic tures from cur rent and past Monroe County residents that highlight the area’s past history. Please mail in your photos with information attached See BOOK page 7A Pre-order book now to save 30 percent This 1890s photograph of the Matron’s Club in Forsyth includes Mary Persons and is an example of what the Reporteris asking readers to submit for an historic pictorial book due out in the spring.

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The Monroe County reporter. (Forsyth, Ga.) 1972-current, July 22, 2009, Image 1