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The Summerville News, Thursday, August 14, 1986
6-A
Old Junior High
May Be Auctioned
Community Forum
Proposal Dropped
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
New plans are being made
for sale of the entire 5.4-acre
old Summerville Junior High
School campus in the wake of
decisions by the Chattooga
County Chamber Foundation,
the City of Summerville and
Chattoo‘fa County Headstart
to withdraw their interests in
buying and preserving three of
the buildings.
Officials announced the
possibility of selling the cam
pus as a whole, inc?uding the
superintendent’s building
Monday eveninfi at the August
meeting of the Chattooga
Countfi' Board of Education.
Following a 20-minute clos
ed session with attorney Arch
Farrar Jr., Board Chairman
Joel Cook announced that a
final decision on selling the pro
perty would be made today
during a board meeting called
for 4 p.m.
EARLY PLANS
Previously, the Chamber
Foundation, a nonprofit branch
of the Chamber o? Commerce,
announced plans for purchas
ing the old school auditorium
for a small, symbolic fee. The
Foundation released plans in
June for a “‘wrap-around’’ ad
dition to the auditorium which
would house meeting rooms,
Chamber headquarters and a
facility for community art ex
hibits and other displays. The
groposed Chattooga County
orum gained the support of
the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, which pledged $5,000 to
the renovation project, Sum
merville, which pledged $1 per
capita and the Chattooga
County Development Commis
sion which informally promis
ed the $65,000 proceeé)s from
sale of the Fabrics America
building.
However, Foundation
spokesman Bill Farrar said
Tuesday that the project had
‘‘grown increasingg/ difficult™
as it ’lprogressed.
“The main problem is that
we could not legally own the
property,”’ Farrar said. “The
school board could not legally
give the land. It is rather im
possible to put up a building of
any sort on property we do not
own.
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the facility, which would have
only a small amount of proper
ty alloted for its use.
“We could have used the
parking lot at the rear of the
auditorium and the drive in
front, but with the sale of the
roperty, we didn't know how
fi)ng that would exist for us,”
Farrar added.
The Foundation had
originally hoped for the use of
the 250-seat cafetorium as a
communit{ meeting center and
the main classroom building as
part of the complex, in addition
to the parking areas.
“I% gecame less and less at
tractive as they cut down the
size of the lot,” he said.
RECREATION
The City of Summerville
had e::rressed interest in using
the old school Rm as part of
the Summerville Recreation
Department facilities. The pro
posal was recently withdrawn
after a group of residents peti
tioned the city in protest.
The Chattooga County
Head Start program, in con
junction with the Holland Day
Care Center, had explored the
feasibility of renovating the old
math and science builging, ad
jacent to the superintendent’s
office. Based on recommenda
tions by the fire marshal and
estimates from a contractor,
the renovation was determined
too costly for the Head Start
program.
PENNVILLE SCHOOL
In other business, board
member Leon King reported on
the condition of double-wide
trailers now housing six special
education classes at Pennville
School.
“The contractor has said
that there would be little dif
ference in the cost of building
four new classrooms at Penn
ville and repairing the trailers
we have now,"” King said.
The board member recom
mended doing away with the
trailers, whjci were found to
have rotten seals, leaking roofs
and weakened walls.
It would be dangerous for
a man to get on the roofs mak
ing repairs,” King said. “‘The
walls could give way,” he
added.
The board agreed to visit
the trailer classrooms at Penn
ville before making a final deci
sion on the project.
“I would Yike to see us build
the new classrooms,” King
said. “‘Then those problems
would be over."
BUS INSURANCE
The board received a single
bid for bus insurance. Accepted
unanimously was the proposal
of $10,017 to insure 43 county
school buses and county school
vehicles by Guffin ancf Eleam
Insurance, Summerville.
The board agreed to receive
bids for oil, gas, grease, tires
and other automotive supplies
from local and area companies.
The board agreed to ac
tivate a five percent raise for
janitors, secretaries, mechanics
and maintenance. Supt. Don
Hayes noted that the raises
were a budget item for all
personnel.
Bus Supt. Wilbur Ragland
reported that all county school
buses passed the annual state
inspection “‘with flying colors™
Monday morning.
Hayes submitted two con
struction bills on the Summer
ville Middle School to be Faid
%y the board. Invoices from
&C Construction totaled
$30,342, while invoices from
Kirkman Associates Architec
tural Firm totaled $606. The
board approved payment of
both.
Hayes informed the board
that only $9,900 remained in
the mici‘;ile school building
fund, leaving the account some
$21,000 short in paying con
struction bills now due. The
board borrowed $200,000 last
month to pay bills. Hayes re
quested that $21.0g0 be
transferred to the building
fund from the borrowed money
so that the board would not
have to get another loan to pay
the invoices.
After a motion by Joyce
Johnson, seconded by King,
the board approved the
pro&osal.
ayes reported that the
board had received property
tax revenues of $72,768 this
month.
DECISION TODAY
Although it was announced
last month that the office of
school psychometrist Peggy
Morehead would be moved to
the cafeteria of the old Sum
merville Junior High, no work
has been done to prepare office
space. Board members had
previously planned to retain
the old cafeteria buildin§l as
storage space for the school
system and as office space.
However, board members will
decide today if the old junior
high campus will be abandon
ed cumpfetely and sold at
auction.
The board approved several
change orders for the Summer
ville Middle School, including
a change order bringing the
cost ofg a school sign from
$4,000 to SBOO. The original
plan called for a brick sign at
$4,000. The revised sign will be
?ositioned at the end of the
ront walkway of the school.
Middle School Prinicipal
David Jones said that raising
funds for a more elaborate sign
would be a worthy project for
various student and parent
organizations.
The board received a bid of
$275 for painting parking
spaces at Chattooga Hig
School. Joyce Johnson sug
gested lettir(lig the high school
vocational department paint
the lines as a work-study pro
ject. Board members approved
the idea.
The board denied a request
by the Blessed Hope Gospel
Hour to use the Summerville
Junior High Auditorium for a
revival service Aug. 25-29.
Board members explained that
all junior high personnel have
moved to the new building, and
there was no one to clean or
unlock the auditorium.
GYM USE
The board unanimously ap
proved a request by O. (g
Morehead of Bi elow-ganford.
Inc. to use the C%xattooga High
School gym on Nov. 17. Tfie
mill will have its annual
employee appreciation day at
the gym. Teachers will have an
in-service program and
students will not attend classes
that day.
The goard took no action on
a request by the Summerville
Recreation Department for
loan of a spare bus for
transportation of the midget
and mite football teams to
Trion and LaFayette this fall.
The board suggested that
the schools offer to sell one of
the spare buses to the recrea
tion department, instead of
loaning school property.
Superintendent Hayes was to
contact the city of Summerville
about the proposal.
The board unanimously ap
proved the revised promotion
and retention policy after a mo
tion by Chairman Cook,
seconded by King.
The board clarified its posi
tion on upkeep of a van
donated by a resident for use
by the Chattooga High School
Band. The board said the van
was a county vehicle for school
use and would be maintained
by the school system.
The board unanimously ap
proved a request by {i h
school cheerleaders to use tie
system mini-van for transpor
tation to football games this
fall. The van will be driven by
Ben Mosley.
The board unanimously
passed an annul routine resolu
tion stating that the Chattooga
school system is a public school
system and is entitled to par
ticipate in state surplus proper
ty sales.
The board approved a re
%‘uest by the Young Farmers
Association for a field trip.
PAINTERS HIRED
It voted unanimously to
hire two painters to finish pain
ting 12 rooms at Summerville
Elementary School. According
to Sugerintendent Hayes, eac
school in the county lent its
janitors for one day to help
with the painting and the
massive cleanup, at the elemen
tary school, but additional help
is needed to ready the school
for its Aug. 22 ogening. School
staff andg teachers are now
working to clean and
reorganize the rooms, following
a summer renovation project.
The board tabled a gecision
to refilace worn out tile at the
North Summerville Elemen
tary School. Board members
rejected a proposal to place
new tile over the old for $5,000
after it was learned that the old
tile was broken and crumbling
and new tile would not last
over a broken surface. The cost
of stripping and leveling the
old floor is estimated at $9,800.
The board will discuss the pro
ject at a later date.
It also discussed buiidin% a
permanent security gate for
the entrance of the new middle
school.
In other business, the board
acce%ted the resignations of
teachers Cam Reece and
Sidney Sneed. The board ap
proved Carolyn Hardy as the
art teacher at North Summer
ville Elementary.
The board unanimously ap
roved the hiring of Mrs.
?’hyllis Howell as a secretarial
aide at the Summerville Middle
School. The following aides
were also recommended ' and
approved by the board of
education: Joyce McGraw,
Shirley Petitt, Lee Owens,
Renita Tucker, Paula
Blackwell, Becky Turner,
Nellie Marks and Sharon
Sweatman.
LUNCHROOM
The following lunchroom
workers were approved by the
board:
Chattooga High: Ellen
Evans, assistant manager; Lee
Gilreath, Mildred Groce, Betty
Hawkins, manager; Edna
Hudgins, Margaret Owens,
Betty Pool, Pat Rash and Myr
tle White.
Lyerly School: Jeanette
Clayton, Teresa Cook, Barbara
Edwards, assistant manager;
and Pat Elsberry, manager.
Menlo School: Bonnie Hall,
manager; Ellen Martin, Louise
Pruitt and Theresia Hall.
North Summerville: Diane
Blackwell, Georgia Ann
Cullins, Jane Sumner,
manager; and Carole Wesson.
Pennville Elementary:
Peggy Dooley, Annie Glanton,
Ann Parker, manager; and
Shirley Thrasher.
Summerville Elementary —
Leola Daniel, Jayne Helton,
assistant manager; Horace
Johnson, Sybfe Mosier,
Cozette Rittenberry, manager;
Johanna Rutherford, and
Catharine Williams.
Summerville Junior High:
Katherfin Adams, Nina Croy,
Laura Knowles, Ruby Scales,
assistant manager; and
Geraldine Weaver, manager.
BUS DRIVERS
The following school bus
drivers were approved:
Mary Baker, Jessie J.
Bankston, Joyce Bethune,
Irene Bishop, Wilene Bishop,
Neil C. Bowman, Gumel(fa
Cargle, Cheryl Cooper, Sadie
Croy, Lorene Cummings, Her
shel Flood, Sheila Gaines, Bet
ti, Gentry and John David
Hall.
Also, Debbie Jennings,
B. J. Mosley, Elaine Pledger,
Cathy Sue Ragland, Fred
Stokes, Pat Sweatman, Muriel
Ward, Troy Wilkey, Shirley B.
Willingham, Pat Wood, Danny
Wyatt, Linda Howard and Lin
da Morgan.
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State Says Board
May Change Rules
The Chattooga County
Board of Education has the
right to alter its original atten
dance plan for the Summerville
Middle School if circumstances
warrant, a state school official
said this week.
“The best Erl‘ans are just
that,” said Marlin Smith, direc
tor of Facilities and Transpor
tation for the state Depart
ment of Education. ‘*Hopeful
ly, we will be able to follow our
plans, but when situations
arise to justify changes, the
board has that right. State
policy allows school boards
wide discretionary power as
long as they follow state laws
an(f policies. The board has the
rifiht to make decisions on
which children will attend
which school.”
The cougy boargJ ofl edutf:a
tion approved origi ans for
the Sl?x!r)lmerville fl"ilddfia School
in 1982. The plans stated that
students outside the Summer
ville school district could at
tend the new school at board
expense. The board has since
Called
School
Meeti
eeting
The Chattooga County
Board of Education will make
final its decision on sale of the
Summerville Junior High
School campus as one unit to
day during a called meeting at
4:15 p.m.
Other items on the agenda
include visiting North Sum
merville Elementary School,
Pennville Elementary School
and Summerville Elementary
School.
The board will discuss the
purchase of awnings at Sum
merville Elementary School
and will discuss floor replace
ment at North Summerville.
While at Pennville School, the
board will inspect the condition
of the trailers housing the
county special education pro
gram and will discuss the
possibility of replacing the
trailers with new, permanent
classrooms.
The board will also consider
a request by the Summerville
Recreation Center.
Several teachers and aides
will be approved. Board
members wifl decide on salary
increases and will review
system finances.
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changed its golicy to allow
students to attend if they pro
vided their own transportation.
At present, the board says
there is simJ’ly not enough
room for additional students
outside the Summerville
district.
Board Chairman Joel Cook
said this week that the current
student body of Summerville
six&h. sevent,{l and eighth
graders was as large a group as
the school could fieandfl?
“We have about 600 more
kids out in the countfi',“ Cook
said. ‘We can't put them over
there because we don't have
room for them."
“I think that any kid |
should be able to go to any
school in the county he wants |
to as long as he has his own |
transportation, the school is
not overcrowded and the J)rin
cigal agrees to it,”’ he added. |
“But, if we start busing, |
what's going to happen is a |
student will get mag at his |
teacher and want to transfer to |
another school and then want
to transfer again."” w
Cook added that the 1982 |
plan was the result of a state r
survey team proposal, and was |
not drafted by t?le board. The |
board later approved the 1982 |
proposal, however. z
“What the survey team
originally wanted to do was |
move a{l the seventh and |
eighth graders from Menlo, |
Lyerly and Pennville into the |
new school,” he said. “We |
refused. We had to have so |
many students for an average
daily attendance (ADA) count |
in order to get the money to
build with. For that reason, we
put the Summerville sixth
grade in the school instead of |
consolidating all the junior |
high students. One man on |
that team gut in the statement |
that students from other
districts could choose to attend
the school at the board's ex
pense. We didn't know that
was in there until the survey
team was gone. In order to |
change the document, we
would need to have brought |
another survey team in.”
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Floyd Medical Center weighin,
8 pounds, 7 ounces. Gramfi
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
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Mrs. Claude Seymore of
Summerville.
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CARD OF THANKS
The family of Elliott “‘Red’
Norton would like to thank
everyone who remembered
them during the illness and
death of their loved one. For
the food, flowers, prayers and
for each thoughtl‘fl and kind
deed that was shown during
his illness and especially to
| Grant Davison, minister, who
J was always there when we
| needed him.