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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 4B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 School News Mikaela Cohen Michelle Haralson Tamia Gaiher Matthew Goza Chundrayvia Gill Courtney Holcombe Sandra Griffin Falon Bell Mahala McDaniel Annalyssia Soonah Brett Smith JCCO announces scholarship winners Jackson County Commu nity Outreach awarded 16 scholarships to local high school graduates in May. The scholarships totaled $18,500. The JCCO’s 1998-2016 total scholarship awards total $167,000. Twenty-eight appli cations were received this year from all four local high schools. All qualified applicants were interviewed by the JCCO interview team. “We appreciate Jackson EMC for providing accommo dations for our two interview sessions, allowing for one central location for all stu dents,” said Jim Scott, JCCO president. “The organization appreciates the dedicated work of the JCCO scholar ship committee, comprised of Elaine Roller, chairperson; Mary Burley, assistant chair; Charlotte Johnson, Alice Rucker and Betty J. Scott, in planning, processing appli cations, scheduling dates and controlling the interview session.” Scott also thanked the citizen review team, Brenda Walker, Wayne Farms; Carley Jo Smith, Northeast Georgia Medical Center; and Mike Sebring, Shiloh Industries; for their service. Walker and Smith have served over six years. Burley also served as an interviewer. The JCCO began its new Tech College Industrial Scholarship category this year, awarding two $2,000 scholarships to two gradu ates pursuing specific skillset education. “We clearly recognize the ongoing need for a skilled, educated workforce and we have made this category an integral part of out program,” said Scott. The 2016 JCCO scholar ship recipients included: •Dakota Stockton, Jack- son County Comprehen sive High School, attending Piedmont College - $1,500 Rev. Tom Lewis Leadership Award. • Tamia Gaither, Com merce High School, attend ing Athens Technical College - $2,000 Tech College Schol arship. •Nichole Humphries, Jef ferson High School, attend ing Lanier Technical College - $2,000 Tech College Schol arship The JCCO $1,000 scholar ship recipients are: • Sandra Griffin, East Jack- son Comprehensive High School, attending the Univer sity of Georgia Athens. • Christa Walthers, EJCHS, attending Kennesaw State University. •Mahala McDaniel, EJCHS, attending KSU. • Courtney Holcomb, EJCHS, attending the Univer sity of North Carolina. •Steven “Try” Parr, CHS, to Young Harris College. •Mikaela Cohen, JCCHS, attending UGA-Athens. • Michelle Haralson, JCCHS, to Duke University. • Brett Smith, JCCHS, Uni versity of North Georgia. •Annalysia Soonah, JCCHS, to Western Carolina University. • Chundrayvia Gill, JHS, to Georgia Gwinnett College. •Falon Bell, JHS, to Uni versity of the Cumberland. •Matthew Goza, JHS, to Pensacola Christian College. •Annastacia Faust, JHS, to Georgia Gwinnett College. The recipients of the JCCSO Tech College Schol arship awards are required to pursue an associate degree or an 18-month diploma course to receive the full award amount. And the JCCO continues to solicit support and contributions to the JCCO Endowment Fund which funds the Tech Col lege Industrial Scholarship category. This scholarship is focused on designated critical skillsets listed in the JCCO guidelines. For more information on the JCCO Endowment Fund policy, contact Scott at 706-335-3367. The JCCO welcomes members and volunteers to assist in its events and pro grams. “Our sincere appreciation goes out to the entire Jack- son County community for your ongoing support of our mission and vision since 1998 and this work would not be possible without you,” said Scott. “Also, our thanks go out to Todd Schultz and Jeanette Haynes for their support.” The group’s 18th annual Achievement Awards Ban quet fundraiser is set for Sat urday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Civic Cen ter. RSVP ticket packets will be available and mailed in August and program details will be published afterwards. STEM summer program available at EJCHS Camp Invention, the nation’s premier summer enrichment day camp pro gram, supported by the Unit ed States Patent and Trade mark Office and a product of the National Inventors Hall, is at East Jackson Elementary School the week of June 20. For students entering grades one through six, Camp Invention is a week- long adventure that will turn the summer from ordinary to extraordinary through hands-on problem solving, using science, technology engineering and mathemat ics (STEM). Camp Invention provides an opportunity for inventive young minds to exercise their creativity and use their imagi nation in ways they don’t nor mally get to in the classroom. Program participants do not realize they are learning and developing new skills as they build prototypes, take things apart, explore different types of technology and so much more. This year’s Camp Invention curriculum is called Epic. Epic features hands-on modules like CrickoBot, where camp ers construct and personalize a DIY solar-powered cricket and a unique habitat; Epic Park, where campers work in teams to design an ecoad- venture park; I Can Invent: Maker Studio, where camp ers brainstorm product ideas and build original prototypes using real tools and com ponents found in everyday devices; and The Lab: Where Pigs Fly where children can discover the science of slime, demolition, electronic sound, giant squid and coding. Local pregrams are facili tated and taught by educators who reside and teach in the community. For additional information or to find the nearest location for registration, visit www. campinvention.org. Rodriguez on Young Harris dean's list Jose Luis Rodriguez of Commerce was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Young Harris College. To earn that honor, he had to achieve a 3.5 or better grade point average. Affordable High-Speed Internet Available Where YOU Live! 800-490-1482 www.pbsinternet.com BCHS sets open house for upperclassmen Open house for upperclass men will be on Thursday August 4, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., at Banks County High School. Students will be able to pick up schedules and meet teach ers. All parents are invited as well. Locker and parking permits will also be available for pur chase during this time. Park ing and locker permit appli cations must be signed by a parent and are available in the front foyer of the high school. The fee for a locker is $5 and parking permits are $40. As a reminder, all past fees owed must be cleared in order to receive a schedule, parking permit or locker. No new student registra tions will be completed during open house on Thursday, August 4, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. AIRLINE CAREERS START HERE Get FAA approved hands on Aviation training. Financial aid for qualified students - Job placement assistance. 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Call (706) 367-5233 to advertise your meeting time, place and date in... • The Jackson Herald • The Commerce News • The Braselton News • The Banks County News 1 The Madison County Journal fS JEFFERSON 310 W AMERICAN LEGION Post 56 • Each 3rdTues., 6:30 p.m. Gene Bennett, Commander Phone (706) 757-2288 www.albertgordonpost56.org Tri-County V Shrine Club 3" Thurs. of each month • 7 p.m. Rockwell Lodge 191 For more info contact Lonnie 770-503-5949 Pd 121 JEFFERSON AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION www.jaba-ga.org Meets 3rd Thurs. • 11:45 a.m. Jefferson City Clubhouse 302 Longview Drive JACKSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Meetings at 6:30 p.m. ^August 18 & October 20 Jefferson City ^ Clubhouse I Meeting is open to all who wish to attend. I 706-367-4361 pj. 12 ATHENS AMERICAN” © LEGION Post 20 Meets each 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m. Thomas W. Remar, Past Commander | Home (706) 549-2799 • Cell (630) 886-1936 email: TKRemar@aol.com Pd. 12 I JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB Meets Tuesdays Jefferson City Clubhouse 12:30 p.m. *(727) 488-4100 Joseph Morgan. President w THE MADISON COUNTY RETIRED | EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION meets September - June on the second Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the tla Restaurant in ila. There is no local meeting in July and August President: Karol Scarborough 678-617-4101 pu. j - *-» m in i Madison County Democratic Party Conolus Scott Jr. - Committee Chairman 706-789-3336 Meeting fourth Sat. of each month. | Ntidiwn Co. Govt. Complex Otticr Mertutg Room | www.madisoiKoimtygademov.Tats.org Pilot Club of Jefferson Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm Jefferson City Clubhouse 706-367-9313 or 706-693-4715 t W ROCKWELL I LODGE F & A.M. No. 191,Hoschton,GA 2nd Tuesday a) 7:30 p.m, • Dimer at 6:30 pjn. www.rockwellbdge191.com Two blocks behind Larry’s Garage West Broad at Hall Street ^ BANKS COUNTY M AMERICAN LEGION | Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In Homer, GA at the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 u 12 BANKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. INC. meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks Co. Historical Courthouse at 105 U.S. Hwy. 441 North in Homer w.8 JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m. *(706) 654-5693 Gay Bradley. President M ,, St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission Mass Schedule: Fri. 9 a.m.. Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m., Thurs. 12:10 p.m. First Friday Adoration 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 UNITY LODGE F&A.M. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Tom Hays *678-316-7492 Borders St. behind Tabo’s 2W ^ BANKS COUNTY t ) AMERICAN LEGION v AUXILIARY- Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In the American Legion Building at 1350 Historic Homer Hwy., Homer, GA Pd. 5/17 Call (706) 367-5233 for all your printing needs!