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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 7B
School News
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PROGRAM
Banks County Elementary School students learned about the Revolutionary War period during a recent program. The program
featured Joseph Habersham Chapter president Ted Smith, dressed in his Elijah Clark Militia Color Guard outfit; state color guard
member Wendell Gunn in his George Washington uniform; and Roberta Gunn, member of the Tomochichi Chapter of the DAR,
dressed in her colonial costume.
Revolutionary War topic for BCES Program
Banks County Elementary
School students recently learned
about the Revolutionary War
period and were shown Cherokee
reproductions of tools, includ
ing a ceremonial turtle rattler,
and took part in a rain dance.
The program featured Joseph
Habersham Chapter presi
dent Ted Smith, dressed in his
Elijah Clarke Militia Color
Guard outfit; state color guard
member Wendell Gunn in his
George Washington uniform;;
and Roberta Gunn, member of
the Tomochichi Chapter of the
DAR, dressed in her colonial
costume.
Members of the group spoke
about the events leading up to
the Revolution; Continental
Congress; signing of the
Declaration of Independence
and prominent Georgians taking
part in the events (Dr. Lyman
Hall, Button Gwinnett, George
Walton, Edward Telfair, Joseph
Habersham, Elijah Clarke and
Samuel Elbert).
The Joseph Habersham Chapter
of the Sons of the American
Revolution (SAR) is a histori
cal, educational, and a patri
otic nonprofit organization that
seeks to maintain and extend the
institutions of American free
dom, an appreciation for true
patriotism, a respect for national
symbols, the value of American
citizenship and the unifying
force of e pluribus Unum that
has created, from the people of
many nations, one nation and
one people.
The chapter is an area orga
nization comprised of mem
bers from Banks, Franklin,
Habersham, Rabun, Stephens
and White counties and serves
these counties as well with its
programs and contest involving
Boy/Eagle Scouts, students and
Veterans’ Hospitals.
“We could not have accom
plished this without the sup
port of the Woodmen of the
World, Community Bank &
Trust, Hollow Log, Quality
Foods, McGahee Griffin Stewart
Funeral Home, Wal-Mart, CVS
Pharmacy, Habersham Primary
Care, Mount Vernon Mills, Eagle
Greens Design and Grading,
Ingles Markets and individual
donors for their financial contri
butions,” leaders stated.
Anyone who would like to are asked to contact Ted Smith, com . The chapter meets on
make a contribution, find out president Joseph Habersham the fourth Thursday of each
more about our Charitable Fund Chapter, by phone 706-778-8686 month at North Georgia Tech,
or how to become a member or email dtsmith179@yahoo. Clarkesville at 7 p.m.
DONATES LEOPARD WRESTLING SIGN
Freedom Bank of Georgia donated the Leopard wrestling team
a Leopard wrestling sign for their recently renovated wrestling
gym. Pictured are: (L-R) Coach Kasey Hanley, seniors Nathan
Ward, Bobby Hewell and An Pham and Coach Tim Boling.