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School News
The
Commerce News
JANUARY 28, 2009
PAGE 7 A
Martin, Andrews Win At Science
McClaine Martin and Rachael Andrews are
shown with their science project “Does Glass
interfere with the Solar Panel’s Voltage?”
Mealworms, plants, solar
panels and computer pro
cessors are not often part
of the Commerce Middle
School cafeteria, but Friday,
Jan. 9, they were. Students
were participating in the
school level science fair
to determine who would
advance to the Regional
Science Fair held at Athens
Technical College.
About 50 students in
grades six through eight
competed. Four judges
donated hours of their time
to interview students about
their projects.
Top projects include
Ryan and Landon Peek’s,
“Factors Affecting the
Efficacy of Tempo to
Control Mealworms in
a Poultry House." In the
experiment, the brothers
determined the concentra
tion of Tempo necessary
to kill at least fifty percent
of mealworms. They then
tested to see if common
chicken house surfaces
affected the effectiveness
of the insecticide.
Rachael Andrews’ and
McClaine Martin’s proj-
Two local students
received academic honors
from Georgia Southern
University, Statesboro,
following the fall semes
ter.
ect, “Does Glass interfere
with the Solar Panel’s
Voltage?" will also advance
to Regionals.
Their project involved
building a solar panel and
testing to see if a window
pane affected the voltage
produced by their solar
cell. Judge Gary Pierce of
Kristina M. McFadden,
Commerce, a freshman
majoring in psychology,
was named to the “presi
dent’s list" for attaining a
4.0 average.
The University of Georgia
could not wait to try to
replicate their results.
Two alternate projects
which may advance to
region are “Stroop Effect"
by Courtney Campbell
and “Roller Coaster Aero
dynamics" by Zach Chatham
and Hannah Davis.
John A. Pace, Commerce,
a junior majoring in art,
was named to the dean’s
list for achieving a 3.5 or
better grade point aver
age.
J.C. Kids
May Get
Breakfast
In Classroom
By Kerri Testement
Milk and muffins in the
classroom every morning?
That’s a possibility under
one proposal being consid
ered by the Jackson County
School System for the 2009-
2010 school year.
The district is looking at
ways to revamp its transpor
tation system — and one of
its goals during the process
is to find a way to add more
instructional time to the ele
mentary school day.
Superintendent Shannon
Adams said Wednesday that
an answer may rest with how
the school system handles
breakfast each morning.
Under a proposal, elemen
tary schools would start their
instruction time at 7:40 a.m.
next school year. Morning
bell times currently vary
from 7:50-8:00 a.m. across
the district.
That would require that
bus riders be dropped off
at school no later than 7:30
a.m. Elementary school
days would also end later,
allowing up to 30 additional
minutes of instruction each
day.
But to get those extra min
utes in the classroom, school
leaders say making break
fast more efficient may be
the key.
One plan includes serving
breakfast in the classroom.
School system nutrition
director Wanda Oliver said
the district won’t have to
re-invent the wheel for the
concept.
“Many, many school sys
tems in the nation do break
fast in the classroom and it
works," she said.
Educators say ensuring a
student eats breakfast every
morning improves concen
tration levels, reduces visits
to the school nurse and con
trols discipline issues.
Thirty percent of Jackson
County School System stu
dents eat breakfast at the
schools, Oliver said. With
the economic downturn,
more families are also
receiving free meals at the
schools. Oliver predicted
additional Adams said the
longer elementary school
day would also allow fourth
and fifth graders to have
recess. Currently, only pre-K
through third grades are
given recess.
Top Spellers At CMS
Seventh grader Elysha Burks won the annual Commerce Middle School
spelling bee Thursday, Jan. 22. She will compete at the Region 3 spelling
bee Feb. 28 at Collins Hill High School. Nikki McKown, a sixth grader, won
second, and Dakota Arnston, an eighth grader, placed third. Three par
ticipants from each grade level earned a position to compete at the school
level. Left to right are (front) Arnston, McKown, Burks, (middle row) Carmen
Gerber, Trevor Johnson, Ansley Romans, Courtney King, Zeke Beauchamp,
(back row) Hannah Lacey, Kyle Abbs, Will Cooper and Brionna Sapp.
2 Local Students Honored At Georgia Southern
Participate In Band Festival
The East Jackson Middle School Eagle Band
recently had 11 students to participate in the
annual University of Georgia Middle School
Band Festival (MidFest). The students rehearsed
on campus in Athens with guest conductors and
performed in the Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall.
Left to right are (first row) Stephen Bramblett
(saxophone), Carter Potts (saxophone), Taylin
Cozzens (trumpet), Sam Derochers (percus
sion), Lauren Worley (trumpet), Matthew Kelley
(bass clarinet), (back row) Nicholas Whitmire
(bassoon), Austin Sanders (trumpet), Amelia
McDonald (saxophone), Nathan Graves (trom
bone) and Steven LaRose (saxophone). David
Van Buren is the band director
Students Of The Quarter
East Jackson Middle School’s Connections
facility recently recognized “students of the
quarter” for each grade based on effort, behavior
and achievement. Left to right are eighth grade
winners (front) Kayla Bagwell, Abby Evans,
Carissa Rylee, Montell Lumpkin, Perry Wilson,
(middle row) Shaq Alexander, Drew Williams,
Steven Larose, (back row) Sam Derochers, Avery
Maxwell, Miguel Partida and James Roberts.
6 Locals
Earn Honors
At Brenau
Brenau University
Gainesville, has named
several local students to
either the dean’s list or
merit list for fall semes
ter.
Among those named
to the dean’s list were
Rachel Finch, Commerce;
Amanda Byrd, Maysville;
Christy DeLay, Maysville;
and Nomatter Gava,
Maysville.
Named to the merit
list were Kim Seabolt,
Commerce; and Brittany
Reisch, Maysville.
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