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The Millen News, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 — Page 3
Azalea Garden Club makes donation
The Azalea Garden Club contributed $100 to help with the purchase of the new swings at the Millen Commu
nity House park. The club has also applied for a matching grant from the Garden Clubs of Georgia, Inc. Com
munity Beautification Funds and, if received, will present these monies to Better Hometown also. The Garden
Clubs of Georgia, Inc. and their member clubs throughout the state support Conservation, Beautification, and
Education issues. Presenting the check to Better Hometown representative Paula Herrington, right, is Azalea
President Bobbie Reid. Others present, from left, were Marie Busby (seated), and Betty Black and Jane Johnson.
(Photo contributed)
Millen resident
inducted into
honor society
Kenneth J. Delay of Millen was one of fifteen students, resi
dents and faculty members in the Medical College of Georgia
who were inducted into the Georgia Chapter of the Alpha
Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society April 23. He is the son
of Ken and Angela Delay of Millen.
Alpha Omega Alpha is the only national honor society for
medicine in the United States. Founded in 1902, the society
fosters honesty and higher ideals of scholastic achievement.
Dr. Joseph P. Bailey, School of Medicine professor emeritus
of rheumatology, was the guest speaker at the ceremony which
was held at the School of Dentistry.
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JCHS releases principal’s list,
Jenkins County High
School recently announced its
third nine weeks Principal’s
List as follows.
12 th Grade: Sheila Boone,
Shante Bynes, Kelly Chick,
Porshea Cooper, Molly
Edenfield, Amanda Godbee,
Lindsey Hall, Brittany
Johnson, Grant Johnson,
Cierra Joyner, Andrea
Pittman, Sha-nique Prescott,
Breonna Smart, Trevor
Weathersby, Melissa White,
Michael Yoke and Steven W.
Young.
11 th Grade: Jena Branch,
Dag Gay, Jessica Head,
Fetima Jordan, Kryslynn
Royal, Latranese Sapp and
Marquete Thomas.
10 th Grade: Bobby Boone,
Will Brinson, Whitley Clark,
Dondre DeJesus, C. J.
Elmore, Krysten Fail, Ashlee
Rhodes, La’deshia Simpkins
and Shenice Thompson.
9 th Grade: Drew Allen,
Shae Burke, Callie Dailey,
Shiamante’ Grimes, Britney
Jones, Whitney Jones,
Meigan Kicklighter, Chelsea
Taylor, Chassity Wilkerson,
Dallas Wilson and Jacelyn
Youmans.
Students named to the third
nine weeks Honor Roll were
as follows.
12 th Grade: Lorandus
Byrd, Daniel Collins, Char
lotte Davis, Tiffany Frazier,
Jillian Gaiser, Dexter
Golphin, Courtney Harris, A.
J. Jenkins, Brianna Joiner,
Laquanta Jones, Darrion
Kelly, Kendrick Mobley,
Hayley Newton, Becca Rich,
Jeremy Shumake, Kyleigh
Spidle, Hannah Taylor,
Crisalyn Walker and Jaquet
Watkins.
11 th Grade: B reanna
Adams, Keith Anthony,
Shelby Burke, Greg Cooper,
Hite qualifies for world duathlon
Jim Hite qualified for the
International Triathlon Union
(ITU) World Duathlon (run-
bike-run) Championship in
September with his fourth
place age-group (75-79) fin
ish at the USA Triathlon
(USAT) Duathlon National
Championship on April 26 in
Richmond, Va.
Hite completed the 10 kilo
meter run/38 kilometer bike/
five kilometer run (6.2 mile/
24 mile/3.1 mile) event in a
time of three hours, 27 min
utes, and 51 seconds over a
hilly, multi-loop downtown
course along the James River.
Temperatures were in the low
70s at the 7:30 a.m. start of
his wave and were nearing 90
degrees at the finish.
Some 1,200 athletes from
across the country took part
in the two-day event which
included youth and profes
sionals as well as the age
groupers.
The world championship is
scheduled for the last week
end of September in Concord,
N. C., with the Lowe’s Motor
Speedway serving as the start,
finish, and transition area.
Athletes from some 80 coun
tries are expected to take part.
Millen native graduates from UGA
Millen native Sabrina Riles will
graduate Saturday, May 9, from
the University of Georgia (UGA)
with a masters of arts in Political
Science.
Riles, who was valedictorian of
the Jenkins County High School
class of 2003, has been working
as a teaching assistant for a de
partment at the UGA while pur
suing her specialization in Law
and Courts. Upon graduating, she
plans to remain at UGA as she
pursues her doctor of philosophy
in Public Administration (DPA),
specializing in Local Government
Administration.
During her tenure in the DPA
program, Riles will work at the
Carl Vinson Institute of Govern
ment under the direction of Dr.
Stephen Condrey.
She is the daughter of Capus
Riles Jr. and Bernice Riles, and
has one sister, Samantha Riles, all
of Millen.
SABRINA RILES
Students win big in the stock market
The gifted education students at
Jenkins County Middle School
(JCMS) participated in the Stock
Market Game, sponsored by the
Georgia Council on Economic
Education. The Stock Market
game is a simulated stock market
game. Each team of students is
given a hypothetical portfolio of
$100,000 to invest in the actual
stock market. The students re
search publicly traded companies
and watch for market trends. This
year, the Stock Slingerz of JCMS,
did an exceptional job earning a
profit of nearly 10% during these
perilous economic times. The
team was the regional winner and Sixth 9 rade members of The Stock Slingerz are, from
will be honored at the Georgia left, Will Collier, Robert Newsome and Ben Dickey. (Photo
Council on Economic Education contributed)
banquet in Atlanta on May 5.
Correction
The Millen News incorrectly listed Gordon Grove Baptist Church Pastor David L. Reese as the
guest minister in the church news that appeared in last week’s edition. The guest minister was the
Rev. Harry Baldwin. The Millen News regrets the error.
honor roll
Ricky Evans, Haley Godbee,
Andres Jeronimo, Lashonda
Kelsey, Rachel Welch,
Mikesha Williams and
Vanessa Williams.
10 th Grade: Sabrina Allen,
Ra’shon Brady, Taylor
Brinson, Jonathan Carrie,
Margaret Dickens, Sharanta
Dixon, Keith Foreman, Krista
Gay, Zandra Lake, Jacob
Lewis, Candace Lockett,
Lavonte Lovette, Eli Reyes,
Jeremy Stripling, Teanna Tay
lor, Ashley Thomas, Ayana
Walker and Colton Wilkerson.
9 th Grade: Madison Allen,
Trey Black, Sara Burke, Ma
son Davis, Paul Dieteman,
Tiller Gay, C. J. Green, Juan
Jeronimo, Keondra Kelly,
Jake Knight, Nathaniel Lewis,
Cody Lindsey, Shalyn Morris,
Robert Mosley, Jacob Norris,
Morgan Pickett, David Reyes.
Brittany Singer, Allison
Stanley, Jonathan Taylor,
Candace Waters and Britany
Young.
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