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September 21, 2022
Georgia Student Media Festival winners
Hubbard Elementary: Allen Bailey, Noah Bukannan, Isaac Dunn, Sam Elder, Grade Floyd,
Maggie Hankinson, Je’Liyah Harris, Merci Harrison, Addison Holloway, Exie Ivey, Ke Mora
Jones, Adam Keenan, Brooke Lynch, Karsen Mullis, Wynn Price, Hamilton Ridley, Ella Smith,
Evan Speir, Ben Trevitt, Ivy Watson. (Photos/Diane Glidewell)
T.G. Scott Elementary: Jonah Biers, Parker Cauley, Matthew Davis, Carli Finch, Riley
Fleckenstein, Emery Fuller, Colton Glass, Hayes Oakes, Landen Oakes, Chesna Sanders,
Trey Shurley, Tennyson Sparks, Abby Starr, Jackson Stonecipher, Nora Kate Stonecipher,
Parker Swain, London Thomas, Laiyah Walker
K.B. Sutton Elementary: Haley Allen, Harper Baltzglier, Madison Brown, Olivia Dietz,
Melody Herndon, Nash McKneely, Annabelle Norris, Charlotte Patterson, Isley Roland, Al-
lie Smallwood, Tripp Storey, Addison Suite, Rose Vance, Zi Asia, Brayden Watson
Monroe County Board of Education
recognized students who submit
ted original projects, such as movies,
presentations and podcasts, to the
Georgia Student Media Festival at its
Sept. 13 meeting. These winners at the
school level proceeded to the system
competition and, if successful system-
wide, moved on to state level. Projects
were judged on creativity, originality,
technical quality, clarity and general
effectiveness.
Media specialists, teachers and
families helped support the students
in their creations. Families filled the
Board of Education auditorium as
students were recognized.
Monroe
County
Middle
School:
Tristan
Sikes;
Mary
Persons:
Jade
Nguyen,
Olivia
Wimberly
Monroe Co. Schools named Cognia System of Excellence
Monroe County Schools has
been named a 2022 Cognia
System of Distinction, a program
which recognizes pre-K-12 edu
cation institutions that exemplify
excellence in education and ser
vice to learners. Cognia selected
Monroe County Schools as one of
the 96 schools and 38 systems out
of more than 1,500 institutions
that were eligible for its 2022
Cognia Schools and Systems of
Distinction.
“We are so proud of our teach
ers and instructional staff for
ensuring engaging, rigorous, and
nurturing learning environments
for our students so they can learn,
grow, and succeed each day”
said Dr. Mike Hickman, Monroe
County Schools Superintendent.
Monroe County Schools par
ticipated in Cognia’s Accredita
tion Engagement Review process,
which is based on research-based
performance standards. The pro
cess includes a third-party review
by education experts of evidence,
interviews, and classroom obser
vations. The evaluation covers
Leadership Capacity, Learning
Capacity, and Resource Capacity,
as well as a demonstrated com
mitment to continuous improve
ment. Monroe County Schools
received its reaccreditation in
March 2022.
“Monroe County Schools is to
be commended on their recogni
tion as a School of Distinction,”
said Dr. Mark A. Elgart, president
and CEO of Cognia. “Cognia
Accreditation is already a mark
of distinction recognized around
the world. Being named a School
or System of Distinction further
recognizes the commitment
to education quality Monroe
County has for its learners,” he
added.
James Green responds to comments in city erosion dispute
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
Forsyth city council heard an
update on the erosion problem
at 208 Sharp Street at its Sept.
13 meeting. The homeowner,
Tony Evans addressed council
about the problem on Aug. 15,
saying that water flowing from
construction of duplexes was
causing damage to his yard and
home. James Green, owner of the
new duplexes, asked to speak at
council in response.
The erosion issue has been on
going since early 2021. Rains over
the last few months have made
the problems worse. City man
ager Janice Hall said a representa
tive of the Georgia Environmen
tal Protection Division (EPD)
visited the site at the city’s request
on Aug. 17. EPD said that water
can flow through from Greens
property to Evans’ property, but
silt should not.
Forsyth’s erosion control per
son, fire chief David Herndon,
had previously visited Sharp
Street and recommended that
Green put up a silt fence and put
hay bales and straw in the low
spot to block the flow of silt/mud.
Hall said that Green installed a
silt fence and put out hay bales
as asked. However, Hall said that
because Green’s property is less
than 1 acre, EPD regulations
don’t apply and the city doesn’t
have any ordinances that do ap
ply. Evans’ request to the council
was that it create some erosion
controls.
Jackie Green, James Green’s
wife, told council that Rocky
Evans, apparently the name by
which Tony Evans is generally
known, made untrue accusa
tions against her husband when
he spoke to council on Aug 15
and Evans’ statements were
subsequently reported in the
Reporter [article on Aug. 24, page
2B]. She said that her husband
didn’t threaten to shoot Evans
and, in contrast, Evans’ mother
had called Green and asked him
to take out a peace warrant on
Evans. She said officers of the
Forsyth Police Department had
talked to Evans and his mother.
However, no one from the
police department had ever got
ten back with Green, and when
Green asked for police reports,
he was told there weren’t any. She
said Green had power washed
Evans’ garage and had told him
he would make needed improve
ments if the construction of the
duplexes caused problems.
“There was no need to slander,”
said Jackie Green. “My husband
did everything right, everything
he was told to do.”
James Green said he is going to
file suit against Evans and is in
the process of finding out how
everything came about. His issue
with the city is that he can’t get
reports from the police depart
ment. He said he didn’t threaten
Evans. Interim police chief
Alexander Daniels said the police
department’s custodian of records
has contacted the GBI to make
sure the department is doing
everything right.
“If not, we will correct it,” said
Daniels.
Daniels said he will contact
Green when the GBI has given
his department direction. Hall
said the city will monitor the ero
sion issues. She said a ditch will
be dug to direct water to the inlet
when construction is finished.
The Reporter is happy to publish birth announcements and
birthday greetings for children up to age 12 free of charge
Email photo and information to Diane Glidewell at news @
mymcr.net by Friday before the date of publication.
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