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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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School
Commerce FFA fares well
New CHS students
yet to register
must get appointment
The 2016-17 school year will start on Friday, Aug. 5, and
Commerce High School principal Donnie Drew urges
parents of high school students new to the system and
who did not register during early registration to set up an
appointment for registration.
They should call Angie Ingram at 706-335-5500. Ingram
will forward the appropriate information to CHS counselor
Joy Scott, and someone from the counselor’s office will
contact parents to set up an appointment from 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. on July 27, 28 or 29.
Parents of students entering CHS from Commerce Mid
dle School do not need to register, as their information has
already been sent from the middle school.
Class Schedules
And Parking Permits
CHS students may get their class schedules for the first
semester and parking permits from Student Services as
follows:
•Seniors, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1:30-3 p.m.
• Juniors, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 8:30-10 a.m.
• Sophomores, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m. to noon
• Freshmen, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1:30-3 p.m.
Students unable to pick up their class schedules at the
designated times can get them from their homeroom advi
sors during open house on Wednesday Aug. 3, from 5 to 7
p.m. or from their homeroom advisors on the first day of
school, Friday, Aug. 5.
Commerce High School’s FFA show team fared well last week at the Georgia Junior Beef Futurity.
The entry of Hunter Spear (holding plaque) was second in class, Justin Morgan (left) won his class and
Cameron Watts (right) showed the reserve champion low-percent Simmental.
New-student registration
dates announced at BCHS
Cyber bullying on the rise
Banks County High School will hold new student registra
tion on the following dates:
• July 19 - 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
•July 26 - 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
•August 1 - 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
In order to complete the registration process, the following
items are necessary:
•Proof of Banks County residency - only power bills,
water bills, land-line phone bills or rental/lease agreements
are accepted.
• A copy of the student’s social security card.
• A copy of the student’s birth certificate.
• If student does not reside with both biological parents,
then official court documents proving legal guardianship are
required.
• Photo identification of the legal guardian.
• Official withdrawal form from previous school.
• Official transcript from previous school.
• Discipline record from previous school.
• Immunization record.
• Hearing, vision and dental form.
•Attendance record from previous school. All records
must be in an envelope sealed by the previous school or
faxed to Banks County High School from the previous school
to be considered official.
No new student registrations will be completed during
open house on Thursday, August 4, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Head Start, Pre-K registration set
By Clint Thompson
University of Georgia,
College of Agricultural
and Environmental
Sciences
Bullying is no longer solely
an in-person issue. The prob
lem has moved online, and
it has University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension 4-H
Youth Development special
ist Cheryl Varnadoe con
cerned, especially given that
the start of the new school
year is just a few weeks away.
With access to the Inter
net at children’s fingertips via
their phone, tablet or person
al computer, cyberbullying,
sometimes by an anony
mous bully, is on the rise.
“I think bullying is more
prevalent now because kids
can do it much more easi
ly than in years past. With
technology, kids can bully
anonymously — that’s what’s
scary” said Varnadoe, who
has worked with children of
all ages during her 32 years
in UGA Extension. “Some
times the ones being bullied
don’t know who’s attacking
them. Unfortunately, there
are many phone and web
apps now — like Secret,
Whisper and Yik Yak — that
can enable the bullying of
people anonymously.”
Commerce’s primary
and elementary schools
have posted their supply
lists for the upcoming 2016-
17 school year as follows:
Commerce Primary
School
Kindergarten: four
small glue sticks, two boxes
24-count Crayola crayons,
two regular-size boxes of
tissues, two refill packs of
baby wipes, two Lysol or
Clorox wipes, one box gal
lon-size Ziploc bags, one
box snack-size baggies, one
container hand sanitizer, 24
pencils, a pencil box and a
standard backpack to store
school papers, a folder and
a jacket. Rolling book bags
are not acceptable. Parents
should also ask their child’s
teacher if the child will need
one Five Star by Mead 5-sub-
ject spiral notebook, mul
tiple colors of Post-it Flags,
a two-prong notebook and
jumbo glue sticks.
First grade: six glue
sticks, one package yellow
pencils, one pair of scis-
Part of Varnadoe’s role
with UGA Extension has
involved developing work
shops on bullying prevention
at the state and national lev
els. She educates 4-H Youth
Development and Family
and Consumer Sciences
Extension agents and stu
dents about the dangers of
bullying and what to do to
prevent it.
“We need to realize that
wherever kids are, they may
bully. We also need to realize
what bullying is and what it’s
not, take preventative steps to
ensure that it doesn’t happen
and also make sure the kids
know what bullying is and
why it’s important not to act
that way,” Varnadoe said.
Varnadoe said “bullying”
involves repeated aggression
by an individual or group
toward someone else. The
aggressors don’t know when
to stop and continuously pur
sue the person being bullied,
whether in person or online.
She added that kids today
are more aware of bullying
and what it involves, which
has made youth today more
sensitive to what bullying
is and how they can help
those being bullied. Not all
children react the same to
what some consider simple
teasing, Varnadoe said.
sors, two 24-count boxes
of crayons, one four-pack
Expo dry erase markers,
one school tool box, two
boxes of tissues, one box
Clorox wipes, two spiral
notebooks, an eraser top
pack and a box of sand
wich-size or gallon-size
Ziploc bags. Optional items
include a roll of paper tow
els, a can of Lysol, addi
tional Ziploc bags, a pump
container of hand sanitizer.
Second grade: two
packs No. 2 pencils, two
wedge erasers, four glue
sticks, two one-subject wide-
ruled spiral notebooks, a
16-count pack Crayola cray
ons, four Expo markers,
disinfecting cleaning wipes,
four boxes tissues, one
red and one blue plastic
two-pocket folders (without
prongs) two one-gallon,
one-quart or sandwich-size
Ziploc bags, a four-color set
of highlighters.
Commerce Elementary
School
Third grade: two
“Kids tend to pick on each
other. They need to realize,
though, when they’ve gone
too far. Traditional teasing
— and there’s going to be
a lot of that amongst kids
and amongst friends — can
go too far, and kids need to
know when to stop.”
According to Varnadoe,
bullying is scary because any
child can be a bully, given the
right circumstances. Factors
like a broken home or unsta
ble family environment may
contribute to bullying behav
ior, but there’s not a profile
for what a bully looks like.
“Some people who bully,
particularly those online, are
not what you would define
as the traditional schoolyard
bully. They may look like
an average kid, but exhib
it bullying behavior. When
you think about it, though,
what does a bully really look
like? It could be anybody,”
Varnadoe said. “Somebody
that may feel threatened by
others may, in turn, turn into
a bully. They may take on
a bully’s behavior to pre
vent being threatened or for
self-protection. There’s not
really a set descriptor for a
bully. It really could be any
one in any place in any sit
uation.”
Varnadoe suggests these
24-count packs of crayons,
pencils and erasers, two
packs wide-ruled loose
leaf paper, four glue sticks,
Classic Brand markers,
scissors, highlighters, a
pencil bag, one pack of
copy paper, four spi
ral-bound notebooks, one
plastic expanding portfolio
with at least six sections,
three boxes tissue paper, a
container of hand sanitizer
and ear buds.
Fourth grade: two
packs wide-ruled loose
leaf notebook paper,
two packs wooden No. 2
pencils, two packages of
erasers for pencil ends, a
five-section plastic accor
dion-style Expand-A-File,
a 24-pack (or larger) box
of crayons, ear buds, four
200-page marble cover,
wide-ruled composition
notebooks, three large
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guidelines for parents to
share with their children:
• It is not possible to avoid
all conflict. Learn how to
handle conflict while treating
yourself and the other per
son with dignity.
•Think of an in-the-mo-
ment strategy. Take a moment
to take a deep breath and
then address the bad behav
ior by trying to find the cour
age to voice your feelings.
• Stop and strategize
where and when you are
going to talk to the person,
explain what you don’t like,
affirm your right to be treated
with dignity and acknowl
edge anything you may have
done to escalate the prob
lem.
•Ask for help. It is not a
sign of weakness. Reporting
bullying is not snitching.
• Don’t ignore bullying
when you see it. Although it
is scary to witness bullying in
person or online, it is import
ant to speak out. Report it to
an ally.
For more information,
contact Varnadoe at 706-542-
4444 or by email at cv4h@
uga.edu.
Clint Thompson is a news
editor with the University of
Georgia College of Agricul
tural and Environmental Sci
ences based in Tifton.
boxes of tissues, one pack
age baby wipes and one
bottle hand sanitizer. Par
ents should remember that
all book bags must fit in
a locker that is 11 inches
wide by 40 inches tall.
Banks County Head Start/
Pre-K is currently taking
applications for the 2016-2017
school year.
“The program provides
children with a learning envi
ronment and varied experi
ences which will help them
develop socially physically,
intellectually, and emotion
ally in a manner which is
appropriate for their age
and stage of development,”
leaders state. Breakfast and
lunch are served.
HEAD START
Enrollment status is based
on income eligibility. Chil
dren must turn 3 or 4 years
of age on or before Septem
ber 1, 2016. Requirements
include: Birth certificate,
proof of household income
for the past 12 months (W-2
and current check stub, etc.),
immunizations on Form
3231, Social Security card (if
available) and child’s insur
ance card (if available).
PRE-K
Enrollment status is on a
first-come first served basis.
Children must turn 4 years
of age on or before Septem
ber 1, 2016. Requirements
include: Birth certificate,
proof of residency (utility
bill, etc.), immunizations on
Form 3231, Social Security
Card (if available) and child’s
insurance card (if available).
Contact Jan Bertrang
(Center Director) or Natia-
sha Brown (Family Partner)
at (706) 677-2963 if you have
questions.
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Commerce schools announce supply lists