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The Millen News, Wednesday, April 22, 2009 — Page 3 JCES Top AR students for the third nine weeks Jenkins County Elementary School rewards students who, through the Accelerated Read ing Program (AR), excel at read ing. The Accelerated Reading Program is a computer based motivational program that in volves first through fifth grade students reading books and tak ing comprehension tests on the books. Every book is given a grade level and a point value. Students are given the STAR reading test periodically so teachers can assign them an ap propriate reading level. Every student is given a point goal per nine weeks based on their grade level. In addition to having their names on the AR wall of fame, all students who meet their goal are given an extra recess with a frozen treat. Those students dou bling their goal are also treated to a movie and a snack. Students who earn the highest points and have the highest average for their grade are given AR prizes. Students must have met their AR goal to qualify for the highest average award. Rewards are given out after every grading period. This past nine weeks, 224 stu dents met their goal and 115 doubled their goal. The grade level winners for the third nine weeks are: First Grade-Mollie Dann, highest points with 77.4 points and Mason Hendrix, highest average with a 98.5 av erage. Second Grade-Colby Broxton, highest points with 89.5 and Graham Cates, highest average with 98.3. Third Grade- Margo Dease, highest points with 103.4 and the highest av erage with 96.6. Fourth grade- Jacob Nelson, highest points with 137 and highest average with a 100. Fifth Grade-Paola Morales, highest points with 57 and Destiny Mosley, highest average with a 100. Although some students did amazingly well for the third nine weeks, the school as a whole did not meet its point goal of 8,000 points. The students have one more chance this year to meet the school goal. If the school earns 30,000 points before the AR cut off date of May 4, teach ers will dance the “Soulja Boy” for the students’ entertainment at the final assembly program and students will get a “hat day”. Students who meet their yearly goal will be invited to attend the end of the year “Beach Blast” party sponsored by the school media program and funded by the monies raised from book fairs. At the “Beach Blast” each student rotates through different beach related fun activities such as. Beach Volleyball, Beach Wear Relay, Treasure Hunt, as well as inflatable moonwalks. Students who have attended the “Beach Blast” in the past have stated that it is the most fun they have ever had at school. In addition to the Beach Blast, students who meet their yearly goal will also get the chance to “Dunk” a teacher or principal in a dunking booth. Those students who double their AR goal for the year will get twice as many chances to dunk the teacher/ principal. All students who earn 125 or more points for the year with at least an 80 average will be given the Accelerated Reader Award along with a special shirt at the JCES Honor’s night. She Southeast S Sportim.a.n. S^leadcfouarters Jenkins County Elementary School Top AR students for the third nine weeks grading period are, first row: Mason Hendrix; second row: Graham Cates, Colby Broxton and Mollie Dann; and third row: Jacob Nelson, Paola Morales, Destiny Mosley and Margo Dease. (Photo contributed) Gnorg IT'S SPRING CLEANING TIME! HELP US MAKE ROOM FOR NEW INVENTORY. GUN SALE... UP TO 50% OFF SELECTED GUNS No Phone Quotes...All Sales Are Final...All Sales Are As Is Open: Tuesday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm/ Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Toll Free: (866) 564-2012 E-mail: gwo@alltel.net 120 N. Main Street • Sylvania, GA 30467 The JCES Media Center has hundreds of AR books for the children to check out but there are over 90,000 books that have AR tests. Parents should encour age their children to read every book that they can get their hands on and bring the books to school in order to take AR tests. The more the children read, the better they will do in school. Remember, AR ends for this year on May 4. Any questions about the JCES Accelerated Reader program may be directed to Sylvia Gay, JCES media spe cialist, at 982-5503. Syl-View Happenings By Betty Scarborough The “Happenings” have come fast, and they are exciting. Mrs. Linnie Frawley was crowned Ms. Syl-View 2009, and she has been selected as a semi finalist to take part in the Ms. Georgia Nursing Home Pageant at Stone Mountain May 2. Mrs. Frawley rode the Syl-View float in the Livestock Festival. Our float won the Grand Champion plaque from the judges. The theme was "Rock Around the clock with Livestock.” Our float was red and silver and featured records from the 1950’s. Amanda Long and Jordan Zeigler wore poodle skirts. Rachel Brown, teen volunteer of the year, and Justin Brannen, adult volunteer of the year, rode the float. Vicki Bragg, director of nursing, wore a poodle outfit, and her granddaughter, Kaitlin Shay Durrence, was dressed as a princess in a pink ball gown. Volunteers pulled the float. and the flowers along the route added a fairyland beauty. Cecil and Waldene Pye cel ebrated a 63 rd wedding anniver sary Friday with a party. Jeff Gibson, pastor of the Green Fork Baptist Church, presented a con cert, and the group enjoyed anni versary cake, provided by Don and Betty Scarborough and punch provided by Betty Sue Parker. Tina Long and Robin Evans decorated the Pye’s door at Syl- View with wedding bells and con gratulations. We had children from the Catholic Church visit, sing and bring pictures for Easter. Children for the elementary school visited, and they entertained with songs and brought bags filled with Eas ter treats for the residents. The GA’s from Sylvania First Baptist Church visited and brought Eas ter candies and crosses they had made for the residents. Jordan Zeigler, daughter of Judson and Lynn Zeigler, has been selected to be in the Disney High School Musical at the Emma Kelly Theater in Statesboro. Jordan is a teen vol unteer at Syl-View. We offer con gratulations. Jenkins County Family Enrichment Center announces Youth Work Experience Positions WIA - Workforce Investment Act (Serving youth ages 14-24) Jenkins County will receive funding through East Central Georgia Consortium for work readiness training and work experience for youth 16-24 years of age. Applications for participation are now being accepted. Youth partici pants must meet income eligibility requirements. Application packets must he obtained from the JCFEC Resource Center, 527 Barney Avenue, Millen, GA 30442. Completed applications must he submitted to the resource center at the address listed above by April 2 7,2009 at 4:00 PM. For additional information call (478) 982-8004. (These positions are funded through the East Central Georgia Consortium Workforce Investment Act initiative. All positions funded though this initiative are contingent upon the availability and continuation of grant funds.) Linnie Frawley has been crowned Ms. Syl-View 2009 and has been selected as a semi-finalist to take part in the Ms. Georgia Nursing Home Pageant to be held May 2. (Photo contributed) Garden Ffsttvai 1 lur:il iinJ Inn Ediltlli Vi'nJdr Murtclplmlc limrot Priynlc G.irrtrnj: tidurulinnul Garden Preview Party SA C R E D H E ART GARDEN FESTIVAL A Green Occasion April 24-26, 2009 Augusta, Georgia Farm & Home Ag Line: Spring Green-up Problems By Wade Parker County Extension Coordinator Warm-season turf grasses such as Bermuda, centipede, zoysia and St. Augustine suffer some common problems with springtime green-up. Here are problems we see most often. Mowing height is the most common problem as these grasses go from dormancy to active growth. Scalping is more common in zoysia grasses, es pecially in the denser-growth cultivars like Emerald. Zoysia grasses don’t’ tolerate scalping as Bermuda will. As a rule, zoysia will be set back any time it’s cut low enough that you can see the black mold under the leaf canopy. This is generally below the node of the growing leaves. It can occur at any mow ing height from as low as o.5 inches to more than three inches. Regardless of the grass spe cies and normal mowing height, taking the grass down below the node will set it back. Generally, the higher the mowing height, the more this is a problem. Ideally, maintain Bermuda grass and centipede between one and two inches, zoysia from 0.5 to two inches, and St. August ine from two to three inches. Mowing frequency is just as important as mowing height. If you remove more than one-third of the leaf height at a single mowing, the grass will be stressed. Fertility requirements differ with each grass. No matter what the species, though, fertilizing too early in the season before soils arc warm enough to support continual growth can accelerate green-up but cause detrimental long-term effects. Fertilizing these grasses in late winter or early spring can cause them to break dormancy. When the inevitable late-season cold snap hits, they’ve used then- stored food reserves. They have no energy to withstand environ mental extremes. To avoid this, don’t fertilize until the soil reaches 65 degrees. Thatch becomes more prob lematic as lawns get older, par ticularly if the turf has been mowed about its recommended height ranges. Increased thatch slows down the turf’s spring transition. It makes it more sus ceptible to disease, too. Water-either too much or too little or even a combination of the two - can cause problems for grasses, especially zoysia. Diseases can strike during spring clean-up. The most com mon is Rhizoctonia large patch. which appears as large areas of blighted grass. This disease is most active when night tempera tures are between 50-60 degrees. When conditions are right, it’s common for the disease to be come active first in the fall and then again in the spring. You can see its typical “halo” when the disease is active. Fall and spring fungicide applica tions can control it. Applying ni trogen just before or during ac tive infection will increase dis ease problems. Cool temperatures make cen tipede and zoysia slower to green-up in the spring. Varietal differences can be troublesome. Some incidences suggest that many types of Em erald zoysia exist in the land scape and green-up at different rates. To summarize, spring green- up is a very delicate transition time for grass. People don’t re alize the tremendous stress that lawns endure as the grass begins to break dormancy. The University of Georgia Co operative Extension offers edu cational programs, assistance and materials to all people with out regard to race, color, na tional origin, age, sex or disabil ity. Fob fvroBE Information 706.826*4700 SacreJHeartGardf nFesdval-coYn JlkNBC AUGUSTA nAllpn SRP Augusta*- «fifrmalt wbbq w A Jenkins County Family Enrichment Center, Inc. WIA Project Director lenMns County Family Enrichment Center, Inc. is seeking a qualified person(s) to fill the position of WIA Project Director. Qualified applicants must possess strong computer skills and a working knowledge of our community collaborative programs and services. Applicants must demonstrate excellent customer service, written and oral communication skills, and have the ability to effec tively interact with all collaborative staff, partners and families. This work requires the ability to manage multiple duties efficiently and simultaneously. Applicants must demonstrate flexibility and have a high degree of dependability and efficient use of Microsoft Office Pro. Jenkins County Family Enrichment Center is an equal opportunity employer. Qualifications for Positions 1. High School Diploma - College degree preferred. 2. Georgia Certified Work Ready Certificate - Gold level minimum 3. Two years related work - Work experience and volunteer experience preferred. 4. Willing to work nights and weekends for special activities. 5. Fluent verbal and written communication skills required. 6. Extensive computer skills mandatory. 7. Work thirty (30) hours per week with possible flex time as needed for special events and related activities. Regular working hours will be 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Occasional Saturday and night work is required. A job description and employment application may be picked up at the JCFEC Resource Center, 527 Barney Avenue, Millen, GA 30442. For additional information call (912) 982-8004. A fully completed employment application and resume must be received by 4:00 PM, Thursday, April 30, 2009. Please bring or mail the application to the JCFEC Resource Center at the address listed above. (This position is funded through the East Central Georgia Consortium Workforce Investment Act initiative. All positions funded though this initiative are contingent upon the availahility and continuation of grant funds.)