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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 7B
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008
CAREER ADVICE
Banks County High School students had the opportunity to speak with a variety of professionals
during career day.
BCHS hosts career fair
The 2008 BCHS Career Fair
was held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 as
students had the opportunity to
visit with more than 30 partici
pating vendors regarding career
opportunities.
Art Wheaton, principal of Banks
County High School, told the
Banks County Board of Education
at the February meeting that the
career fair was an enormous suc
cess. He credited Lynn Suggs,
graduation coach at the high
school; Lynn Warren, work based
learning coordinator; and Michael
Williams, assistant principal of
the high school, with coordinating
the event.
“There are a lot of quality jobs
in this area that some of our stu
dents were not familiar with. The
fair allowed them to see the many
opportunities this community has
for them,” said Wheaton.
Upon the close of the fair, stu
dents wrote reflecting on the
experience.
Participants included govern
ment services, private businesses,
medical industry, and technology
services.
Those who attending were
Banks County Commissioner
Gene Hart; Banks County Clerk of
Court Tim Harper; Banks County
Magistrate Judge Ivan Mote;
Fire/EMS, Gary Pollard; Banks
County Sheriff’s Office, Paul
Lowellen; First Georgia Banking,
Elizabeth Church; Regions Bank,
Ester Cotton; Wal-Mart, Susan
Reems; Ga. Mtn. School of
Massage, Dr. Leesa Dabbs; Ga.
Institute of Cosmetology, Teresa
Coleman; Student Services UGA,
Connie Rash; Art Institute of
Atlanta, Lanier Tech, Johnson
Wales; Culinary Institute, North
Georgia Tech, Horticulture, Greg
Roach; North Georgia Tech, turf
& golf, Joshua Jackson; Wyotech,
Michael Kreisborg; Gwinnett
Tech, Wesley Baird; UTI, Tad
Haroldsen; Coast Guard, Petty
Officer Snyder; Army, Sargent
First Class Anderson; Army
National Guard, Sargent First
Class Griffey; Air Force, Navy,
BJC Medical Center, Alicia
Brown; Athens Regional, Don
Towns/Kathy Watson; Northeast
GA Medical Center, Nina
Montoya; North Georgia Tech,
drafting, David Simons; Jackson
EMC, Rick Baldwin and North
Georgia Tech.
BOE meeting
schedule given
The Banks County Board of
Education will meet at 7 p.m. on
the following dates in the Banks
County Board of Education con
ference room: March 17, April
21, May 19, June 16, July 21,
Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov.
17 and Dec. 15.
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FISH DAY
• 4-6” Catfish $35.00 per 100
• 6-8” Catfish $55.00 per 100
• 8-11” Catfish $89.00 per 100
To purchase 8-11” catfish, you must bring your own container and water (Too big to bag].
Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Hybrid Blue Gill,
Rear Ear Sun Perch, Minnows, Koi, Grass Carp
Thursday, March 6 • 5-6 p.m.
Maddox Feed • 1915 Winder Hwy.
Jefferson, GA
706-367-9207
596-3061 • No Pre-Orders Necessary! Just show up!
Tommy’s Fish Truck • 501-796-6349
www.pondandlakestocking.com
fowler’s Income Tax Service
Need your refund fast?
We can get it back fast for you.
Get your refund in as little as 12 hours
Call Alicia at 706-677-4137
Or visit our web site at
http://www.fowlersincometax.com
We treat every return like our own with
promptness, accuracy, and confidentiality.
Most refunds take from 12 hours to 48 hours.
School system stressed safety
As news of the school shooting
on the campus of Northern Illinois
University spread, administra
tors of the Banks County School
System were already making
accommodations to Banks County
High School to ensure safety.
The high school was the only
school in the system with open
door access to the facility. The pri
mary school, elementary, middle
school, and now the high school,
are equipped with controlled
access doors. These doors enhance
security throughout a school con
trolling the building’s perimeter
and forcing people to come to the
front office.
All visitors, parents, and students
must check in at the main office
during school hours. Some par
ents may find such security checks
to be a nuisance.
“We are still, seven years post-
Columbine. If it can happen in a
one-room Amish schoolhouse in
rural Pennsylvania, it can happen
anywhere,” superintendent Chris
Erwin said.
The foremost concern for the
school system is safety, the super
intendent said. Safety and secu
rity covers a wide range of topics
including natural disasters, school
access, recalled foods, transporta
tion, playground equipment, etc.
Administrators often review basic
principles of safety and the specif
ic level of security that the school
system is trying to achieve includ
ing an overview of what makes a
school environment secure. This
process involves a review of the
district’s operating procedures,
key control, access points, and
school practices.
“We are always trying to be pro
active with regard to safety,” said
Erwin.
Surveillance and safety equip
ment are other pieces to protecting
the environment. The high school
and middle school have advanced
surveillance systems in place.
Waste Management, a partner-in
education, funded the surveillance
system at Banks County Middle
School. Recently, the school sys
tem was gifted 10 automated exter
nal defibrillators from the Mended
Hearts, BJC Chapter 171 organi
zation to assist in the event of an
individual suffering cardiac arrest.
Other safety measures include
placing up to date crisis manage
ment flip charts in each classroom.
Additionally, Bobby Whitlock,
Pioneer RESA consultant and
Georgia Emergency Management
Agency trainer, met with system
administrators recently to address
safety plans.
NEW OWNERS
Still selling auto parts and
Buying scrap metal & junk cars
Request for Bids
Bid Number 208-0312
Sealed bids will be received by Banks County, Georgia at the
commissioner’s office, Banks County Courthouse, 144 Yonah-Homer
Road, Suite 1, Homer, GA 30547, until 10:00 A.M. March 12, 2008,
at which time they will be opened for the following:
LP GAS CONTRACT
The following tanks are owned by the county and will require service
under this contract:
1-100 Gallon Tank
1-250 Gallon Tank
1-250 Gallon Tank
8-250 Gallon Tank
3-500 Gallon Tank
1-500 Gallon Tank
1-500 Gallon Tank
1-500 Gallon Tank
1-500 Gallon Tank
Banks County Fire Stations
Historic Jail Facility
Eternal Flame at Homer Park
Banks County Fire Stations
Banks County Fire Stations
Historic Courthouse/Chamber of Commerce
Banks County Road Department
Banks County 911 Center
Banks County Recycling
1-2000 Gallon Tank: Banks County Courthouse
1-2000 Gallon Tank: Banks County Jail
Tank capacity, number and size may vary. This contract is for a fixed
price per gallon delivered to the tanks. Gas company is to schedule
regular readings to insure that tanks do not run out. The bid price
must be submitted on a formal bid sheet available at Banks County
Commissioners’ office, 144 Yonah-Homer Road, Suite One, Homer GA
30547. Phone 706-677-6200. All bids must be submitted with a
certificate of insurance coverage. The contract period will be April 1,
2008 through March 31, 2009.
All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the
words, Bid Number 208-0312, LP Gas contract, opening 10:00 A.M.
March 12, 2008. Any bid received after 10:00 A.M. will be rejected.
The Banks County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to
accept or reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities,
informalities and technicalities in the bid process.