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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2106
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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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.
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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
