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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016
School News
BCPS second graders recognized
BCPS kindergarteners recognized
Banks County Primary School recognized the Little
Leopards for November. Kindergarteners shown with
principal Janice Reiselt are: (front row) Luis Olandez,
Mikaila Lester, Breanna Banks and Makenzie Pinnell;
(middle row) Londyn Rilee, Jazz Breedlove, Addison
Heaps and Skylar Armour; and (back row) Hunter
Sims, Wayne Holcombe, Isabella Chapman and
Tinsley Chitwood.
BCPS first graders recognized
First grade students recognized as Little
Leopards for their hard work and good attitude
were: (front row) Jacksen Wilson and Hope Lee;
(middle row) Jania Rouse, Emma Sisum, Zoey
Christopher and Averie Cloer; and (back row)
Brynn Aikins, Harley Burnett, Cole Chitwood and
Nevaeh Sims. The students are shown with prin
cipal Janice Reiselt.
Banks County Primary School recently rec
ognized the following second graders as Little
Leopards for their hard work and good attitude:
(front row) Lily Collins, Brionna Howell and Reagan
Patrick; (middle row) Blake Jarrard, Jacob Osborn,
Emily Nunez and Calie Cochran; and (back row)
Grace Ivey-Galloway, Jan Spencer, James Smith
and Anslee Hill. The students are shown with prin
cipal Janice Reiselt.
EJCHS band "superior/ color guard best
The East Jackson Comprehensive High School
Marching Band received “superior” trophies at the
Creekview Classic Band Competition in Canton
Georgia. This was the final performance for
seniors. The band was within 1.5 points of finish
ing in the top three at the competition. The dance
line received a first place in class AAA.
EJCHS among tops in graduation rate
East Jackson Compre
hensive High School and
Jefferson High School had
the top graduation rates
in the county. The Geor
gia Department of Educa
tion announced rates last
week.
Both schools had high
er than a 95 percent 2016
graduation rate. EJCHS
had a 95.3 percent rate,
up from 93.5 last year. JHS
had the highest rate in the
county at 96.1, also up
from 93.5 last year.
Commerce High
School was above the 90
percent mark, coming
in at 92.3 percent. But
the school saw a slight
dip from last year, down
from 94.3 percent.
Jackson County Com
prehensive High School
was the only school in
the county that had a
rate lower than 90 per
cent. The JCCHS grad
rate totaled 85.8 percent,
down from 89.5 percent
the prior year.
All schools in the coun
ty were above the state
average (79.1 percent).
Visit Washington Farms
Amanda Myler’s kindergarten class at East
Jackson Elementary School visited Washington
Farms after studying about the life cycle of a
pumpkin.
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•The Jackson Herald
•The Commerce News
•The Braselton News
•The Banks County News
•The Madison County Journal
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BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
www.jaba-ga.org
Meets 3rd Thurs. • 11:45 a.m.
Jefferson City Clubhouse
302 Longview Drive
ATHENS AMERICAN
m LEGION
w Post 20
Meets each 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m.
Harry Evans, Post Commander
Phone (706) 362-0259 •
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JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB
Meets Tuesdays
Jefferson City Clubhouse
12:30 p.m. *(706) 387-7416
Sam McDuffie, President
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EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
meets September - June on the second Tuesday
of the month at 11 a.m. at the Ila Restaurant in
Ila. There is no local meeting in July and August.
President: Ellen Cowne
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Madison County
Democratic Party
1 Conolus Scott Jr. ~ Committee Chairman
706-789-3336
Meeting fourth Sat. of each month.
1 Madison Co. Govt. Complex Office Meeting Room
1 www.madisoncountygademocrats.org
Pilot Club of Jefferson
Meets 3rd Tuesday of
each month, 6:30pm
Jefferson City Clubhouse
706-367-9313 or
706-693-4715 764
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2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
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West Broad at Hall Street
1 BANKS COUNTY
AMERICAN LEGION
• Post 215
Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.
In Homer, GA at the
American Legion Building on
Historic Highway 441 umA
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 pa. 9/17
JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB I
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday 542
Jefferson City Clubhouse
6:30 p.m. *(706) 693-7087
Ronnie E. Moore Sr., President
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.
1 Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org
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A UNITY LODGE
m F&A.M.
No. 36, Jefferson, GA
1 st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Tom Hays *678-316-7492
Borders St. behind Tabo’s 260
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'U*AMERICAN LEGION
Post 56 • Each 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m.
Gene Bennett, Commander
Phone (706) 757-2288
www.albertgordonpost56.org
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Shrine Club
3 ,d Thurs. of each month • 7 p.m.
Rockwell Lodge 191
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JACKSON COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Meetings at 6:30 p.m.
A, November 17
Jefferson City
^ Clubhouse
1 Meeting is open to all who wish to attend.
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