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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2106 THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 9A EJCHS wins grant East Jackson Comprehensive High School received a $1,450 grant from Tanger Outlet Center. Left to right are Jamie Dixon, EJCHS principal; Holly Canup, EJCHS teacher; and Mark Valentine, Tanger general manager. EJMS receives Tanger grant East Jackson Middle School received a $2,500 grant from Tanger Outlet Center. Tanger general manager Mark Valentine, left, and Richard Layfield, right, and his seventh grade class celebrate receipt of the grant. Local schools receive grants from Tanger Tanger Outlets in Com merce has announced six individual schools as this year’s recipients of a Tan- gerKIDS Grant. In keeping with Tanger Outlets’ mission to support the future of our children, the TangerKIDS Grants program is designed to award grant money to local schools in the commu nities where Tanger Outlet Centers are located. Grants awarded this month will ben efit schools for the 2016-2017 school year. Three of this year’s recip ients are in Jackson County including East Jackson Com prehensive High School, East Jackson Middle School and Jefferson Elementary/Jeffer son Academy. Holly Canup, a teacher at EJCHS, wrote and sub mitted the grant application described as “Edit With the Eagles” which requested $1,499 for materials and equipment for students to record, edit and upload spe cial student segments for a newscast show every Friday. The grant requests includes the purchase of a GoPro cam era and a MacBook Pro. According to Canup, “Implementing this technolo gy among our student body will impact their futures. Many of our students do not have a computer or internet access outside of school, therefore it is imperative that we provide tech opportunities during the school day. We are very excited to receive the grant and can’t wait to get the new program started.” The middle school grant request, submitted by sixthand seventh grade teach er Thomas Layfield, is called “Google Cardboard in the Classroom.” This $250 grant will enable students to better explore earth and life scienc es through the use of Goo gle Cardboard Virtual Reality headsets. By taking students outside the classroom walls virtually, it is expected that the technology will help build a better understanding through “experiencing” science. “Technology for Special Education” was the name of the grant request submitted by Tammy Shirley Special Ed instructor for both Jefferson Elementary and Jefferson Academy. This $527 grant will provide her Special Edu cation students with a tablet/ Kindle Fire that has a special designed reading app on it called ‘Samson.’ “Research shows that stu dents with disabilities benefit from a multi-sensory learn ing style,” said Shirley. “The Samson program addresses each of the learning styles and is a technology based reading program! By imple menting this project, I will be able to provide students with a fun way to increase both their reading fluency and comprehension.” For every coupon book sold, Tanger has earmarked one dollar for the TangerKIDS Grants program. Funding for TangerKIDS Grants ranges from $3,000 to $7,500 per center to be split between multiple grant requests. “A substantial part of our mission at Tanger Outlets is to contribute positively to the communities in which we operate,” said Steven B. Tanger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tan ger Outlets. “A high quality education is instmmental to enhancing communities and we are proud to once again give back to these remarkable schools as part of our efforts to support students and edu cators across the country.” Other local schools receiv ing TangerKIDS Grants this year include Cedar Shoals High School in Clarke Coun ty, North Hall Middle School in Hall County, and the Banks County Elementary School in Banks County. The TangerKIDS Grants program is designed to assist schools in Tanger Outlets’ pri mary markets by providing grants for special projects, needed programs or equip ment. Grants can also sup port groups within schools of all grade levels from kin dergarten to grade 12. These grants are offered to multiple schools at each of Tanger’s 42 centers in the United States. To date, Tanger Outlets has raised and donated in excess of $540,000 since 2012. V L 1 ■ m W m ■f r i ! Scholarship winners Mended Hearts Chapter 171 of Commerce recently awarded $500 scholar ships to three local students. Macy Seagraves, daughter of Marty and Tammy Seagraves of Nicholson, will enter the nursing program at Shorter University in Rome. Andrew Barnett, son of Marsha Story of Commerce, will attend the University of Georgia with an intended major of psychology. Hannah Davis, daughter of Joe and Sandy Davis of Maysville, will enter the nursing program at Piedmont College. Left to right are (front) Macy Seagraves, Andrew Barnett, Hannah Davis, (back) Dave Ward, Medlink of Georgia, which provided one of the scholarships; Doug Bridges Mended Hearts president; Betty Ann Mathis, scholarship chairperson; and George Evans, past president and scholarship committee member. Recognized for attendance Six students at Banks County Primary School were recognized for perfect attendance throughout their BCPS career, which includes kindergarten, first grade and second grade. Left to right are Easton Denton, Taylor Suggs, Owen Miller, Tyson Denton, Isaac Cantrell and Isaiah Cantrell. The school news deadline for news, announcements and photographs is noon on the Monday prior to publication. Governor appoints Dahlke to teacher evaluation committee Commerce High School science teacher Matthew Dahlke is one of 90 Geor gia educators appointed last week to serve on Gov. Nathan Deal’s new Teacher Advisory Committee. That group will review recommendations from the 2015 Education Reform Com mission to provide feedback and guidance to Deal, leg islators and policy-makers. The committee is chaired by Rep. Amy Carter, a prac ticing teacher in Lowndes County. The teachers Deal appointed have experience from kindergarten through high school across a wide range of subject areas including STEM fields, fine arts and special and gifted education. Deal announced his intention to create the Teacher Advisory Commit tee earlier this year. “Last year, I charged the Education Reform Commis sion with studying the state’s education system and mak ing recommendations on how it can more effective ly prepare our students for postsecondary programs and the workforce,” said Deal. “The responsibility of the commission was to think beyond the confines of the current system, look into the future and recom mend changes that will make that level of educa tional preparation possible in Georgia. They fulfilled that responsibility and I’m grate ful for their hard work and diligent efforts. Now I would like to hear from those on the front lines. “Georgia’s teachers edu cate, train, mentor and encourage our children each and every day, and they are dedicated to pro viding a quality education and shaping the minds of Georgia’s future leaders. I have tasked the Teacher Advisory Committee with reviewing these recommen dations and providing input and feedback. Their experi ence in the classroom will help guide our efforts as we seek to improve education al outcomes for students, retain the best and brightest teachers and address criti cal needs in Georgia’s K-12 system. I look forward to meeting with them to dis cuss how we can continue to improve outcomes for Georgia’s educators.” The Teacher Advisory Committee will participate in meetings, conference calls and webinars throughout the summer and early fall and provide feedback fol lowing each discussion. Dr. Susan Andrews, director of special projects for the Gov ernor’s Office of Planning and Budget, will facilitate the discussions. GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP Banks County Scrap Tire Round-up Bring your used Tires to our FREE Tire Recycling Event. June 3rd through June 10th from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm CLOSED SUNDAY RESTRICTIONS: Only Banks County residents No tires from businesses, No rims accepted. Drop-Off Location: Road Department 419 Oscar Rucker Road Homer, GA 30547 Don’t miss this opportunity to remove those old tires in your yard Help Eliminate Mosquitos! Sponsored by the Banks County Commissioner’s Office Keep Banks County Beautiful
