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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008
School News
Banks County Elementary School third grade honors day recipients listed
Banks County Elementary
School has named the honors day
students.
Third grade honors day recipi
ents were:
Reading achievement highest
average: Nicole Ransom, Ciara
Turner, Kelsey Eliason, Catherine
Boyer, Monika Jackson, Todd
Davidson, Zach Millwood, Hunter
Payne, Melani Zavala, John Way,
Kaylei Gayton, Meagan Steverson,
Kendra Stephens and Edward
Lackey.
Math achievement highest
average: Marvin Guynn, Taylor
Anderson, Reina Arteaga, Montre
Calloway, Kathy Nguyen, Troy
Mason, Carlos Banda, Walker
Rogers, Melini Zavala, Autumn
Pruitt, Trey Brown, Skylah-Brooke
Eggleston and Judd Roberts.
Language Arts achievement
highest average: Kaitlyn Watkins,
Austin Spivey, Priyanka Ranchod,
Kaylee Whitfield, Kathy Nguyen,
Trinisha Mitchell, Taylor Hughes,
Ashley Gase, Gavin Blackburn,
Timmon Sears, Kaylei Gayton,
Mayben Alexander and Cass
Overacker.
Science achievement: Anna
Williams, Kameron Sayvihane,
Francisco Vasquez, Aaron Payne,
Tyler Stryker, McKinley Bramlett,
Madison Gailey, Cole Griffin,
Queen Scott, Timmon Sears,
Hannah Baker, Zachary Lehotsky
and Avery Rylee.
Social Studies achievement
highest average: Hollie Wagoner,
Jamie Hood, Amber Sunderman,
John Way, Luke Hugher, Hunter
Payne, Ethan Cobb, Trinisha
Mitchell, Sadie Coley, Whitney
Sheridan, Priyanka Ranchod,
Nikolas Williams and Courtney
Cagle.
Roll of excellence: Ciara Turner,
Catherine Boyer, Chance Frady,
Kaylee Whitfield, Todd Davidson,
Kelsey Johnson, Troy Mason,
Trinisha Mitchell, Huner Payne,
Walker Rogers, Stetson Boswell,
Rachael Jones, Tristan Dodd,
Austin Montecalvo, Meagan
Steverson, Jamie Hood, Skylah-
Brooke Eggleston, Mayben
Alexander, Zachary Lehotsky,
Jadon Clark, Abbie Franklin,
Dylan Nix, Cass Overacker, Judd
Roberts, Avery Rylee, Kendra
Stephens, McKinley Bramlett and
Cyan Martyon.
Honor Roll: Ellie Bullock,
Tucker Carlan, Kelly Mize,
Jonathan Phillips, Hollie Wagoner,
Hannah Baker, Kaylei Gayton,
Gavin Blackburn, Ashley Gase,
Ethan Cobb, Bryce Bennett,
Shawnle Hoyle, Destiny Kitchens,
Zane Millwood, Raven Reichert,
Sadie Coley, Ethan Manley, Kathy
Nguyen, Joshua Yang, Montre
Calloway, Alex Garrett, Edward
Lackey, Angel Remirez, Whitney
Sheridan, Megan Wade, Kelsey
Whitlock, Reina Arteaga, Kelsey
Eliason, Priyanka Ranchod, Taylor
Parson, Leighann Shackelford,
Elise Flanagan, Michaela Letson,
Kameron Sayvihane, Taylor
Anderson and Brittany Neveils.
Perfect attendance: Cade Ridley,
Taylor Duckett, Virginia Perdue,
Kathryn Livingston, Taylor
Parson, Austin Smith, Reina
Arteaga, Megan Whaley, Whitney
Sheridan, Monalisa Bugulrow,
McKinley Bramlett, Troy Mason,
Isaac Chapman, Holden Turpin,
Kimberly Snipes, Ethan Cobb,
Zowie Smith, Trey Brown,
Kulia Beasley, Austin Berryman,
Dillon Nix, Brooke Trogdon,
Ellie Bullock, Jonathan Phillips,
Jacob Parson, Ciara Turner, Elise
Flanagan and Cass Overacker.
Leopard Leaders: Abbie
Franklin, Avery Rylee, Meagan
Steverson, Tristan Dodd, Dustin
Fountain, Kaylei Gayton, Autumn
Pruitt, John Way, Gavin Blackburn,
Melani Zavala, Ashley Gase,
Hunter Payne, Kassidy Burkett,
Chandler Kennedy, McKinley
Bramlett, Troy Mason, Kathy
Nguyen, Joshua Yang, Catherine
Boyer, Montre Calloway, Priyanka
Ranchod, William Smith, Luke
Schaefer, Michaela Letson, Taylor
Anderson, Kameron Sayvihane
and Bobby Hudson.
Citizenship: Shane Jordan, Macy
Lord, Kathryn Livingston, Austin
Smith, Kelsey Eliason, Megan
Whaley, Catherine Boyer, Chase
Kennedy, Jonathan Diaz, Heather
Malone, McKinley Bramlett, Cyan
Martyn, Walker Rogers, Gavin
Blackburn, Katie Pittman, C.J.
King, Taylor Smallwood, Trey
Brown, Hannah Baker, Mayben
Alexander, Cass Overacker, Avery
Rylee and Zachary Lehotsky.
Most Improved: Emily Moon,
Dalton Fields, Austin Weathers,
Brittany Davidson, Anna Bingham,
Cole Giffin, Kimberly Snipes,
Logan Ferguson, Devin Roberts,
Stoney Jarrard, Taylor Duckett,
Cody Green, Zeier Church and
Chase Forrester.
Art Awards: Kameron Sayvihane
and Kathy Nguyen.
P.E. Awards: Abbie Franklin,
Luke Schaefer, Moises Ortiz and
Queen Scott.
Music Awards: Chris Funez and
Skylah Eggleston.
ESOL Awards: Kathy Nguyen,
Moises Otiz and Joshua Yang.
Math Stars: Breeanna Sisk, Chris
Funez, Abby Baird, Kelan Dalton,
Zitisha Faulkner, Rebeka Irvin,
Gavin Kuykendall, Jenna Buie,
Casey McElroy, Austin Payne,
Luke Schaefer, Anna Williams,
Marvin Guynn, Elise Flanagan,
Michaela Letson, Taylor Anderson,
Ciara Turner, Kameron Sayvihane,
Reina Arteaga, Ramiro Cuadra,
Kelsey Eliason, Phillip Hamilton,
Alex Jamerson, Eli Ploe, Priyanka
Ranchod, Megan Whaley,
Catherine Boyer, Gabby Flanigan,
Chance Frady, Alex Garrett,
Aaron Payne, Devin Roberts,
Meagan Wade, Ethan Manley,
Bryce Bennett, Troy Mason, Zane
Millwood, Trinisha Mitchell,
Taylor Hughes, Carlos Banda,
Ethan Cobb, Seth Higdon, Destiny
Baker, Zowie Smith, Ashley Gase,
Hunter Payne, Walker Rogers,
Aubrey Boswell, Savannah
Crowe, Hayley Crowell, Dustin
Fountain, Amber Sunderman,
Trey Brown, Hannah Baker,
Kaylei Gayton, Taylor Abernathy,
Kulia Beasley, Thomas Entrekin,
Dillon Nix, Easton Staton, Stetson
Boswell, Rachael Jones, Tristan
Dodd, Austin Montecalvo, Brooke
Trogdon, Meagan Steverson,
Jamie Hood, Skylah Eggleston,
Mayben Alexander, Zachary
Lehotsky, Ellie Bullock, Tucker
Carlan, Jadon Clark, Cole Dalton,
Abbie Franklin, Lydia Garrison,
Haley Graves, Gabby Kennedy,
Austin McDaniel, Kelly Mize,
Emily Moon, Dylan Nix, Cass
Overacker, Destiny Parson,
Jonathan Phillips, Judd Roberts,
Nathaniel Roberts, Avery Rylee,
Kendra Stephens, Hollie Wagoner,
Leighann Shackleford and Haley
Waldroup.
Math Facts in a Flash: Will
Boomer, Abbie Frankiln, Cass
Overacker, Judd Roberts, Hollie
Wagoner, Stetson Boswell, Austin
Montecalvo, Jamie Hood, Miguel
Haro, Erik Zaragoza, Aubrey
Boswell, Savannah Crowe, Haley
Waldroup, Hayley Crowell, Dustin
Fountain, Amber Sunderman, Trey
Brown, Hannah Baker, Kaylei
Gayton, Destiny Baker, Zowie
Smith, Ashley Gase, Hunter Payne,
Walker Rogers, Kierstin Owens,
Ethan Manley, Kelsey Whitlock,
Megan Whaley and Kelan Dalton.
GeorgiaYoung Authors Award for
homerooms: Ciara Turner, Chance
Frady, Kaylin White, Trinisha
Mitchell, Kimberly Snipes, Ashley
Gase, Gavin Blackburn, John Way,
Kaylei Gayton, Zachary Lehotsky
and Avery Rylee.
Georgia Young Author’s Award
for third grade: Michaela Leston.
Accelerated Reader: Students
reading 25-49 points received a
ribbon, 50-99 a medallion, and
100 and over a trophy - Zitisha
Faulkner, Justin Robertson, Casey
McElroy, Austin Payne, Austin
Spivey, Austin Smith, Marvin
Guynn, Elise Flanagan, Michaela
Letson, Kameron Sayvihane, Levi
Chambers, Prioyanka Ranchod,
William Smith, Megan Whaley,
Catherine Boyer, Aaron Payne,
Whitney Sheridan, Kelsey
Whitlock, Kimberly Braxton,
Brianna Coffee, Logan Ferguson,
Monika Jackson, Amber Lewallen,
Heather Malone, Ethan Manley,
Kathy Nguyen, Moises Ortiz,
Tyler Stryker, Joshua Yang,
Isaac Chapman, Travis Rockett,
Brandon Tayor, Caylee Turpin,
Holden Turpin, Kimberly Snipes,
Taylor Hughes, Carlos Banda,
Ethan Cobb, Christopher Guthrie,
Ashton McDonald, Christian
Hawkins, Victoria Jackson, Bobby
Beaucaire, Regina Lopez, Jordan
Budd, Destiny Baker, Zowie Smith,
Cole Griffin, Ashley Gase, Hunter
Payne, Walker Rogers, Keeley
Harper, Katie Pittman, Jordan
Saville, Melani Zavala, Autumn
Pruitt, Alie Vue, Hannah Yarber,
Austin Weathers, Erik Zaragoza,
Aubrey Boswell, Savannah
Crowe, Haley Waldroup, Hayley
Crowell, Dustin Fountain, Amber
Sunderman, Trey Brown, Hannah
Baker, Kaylei Gayton, Rachel
Jones, Austin Montecalvo, Brooke
Trogdon, Meagan Steverson,
Jamie Hood, Mayben Alexander,
Zachary Lehotsky, Will Boomer,
Ellie Bullock, Jadon Clark,
Abbie Franklin, Lydia Garrison,
Gabby Kennedy, Dylan Nix, Cass
Overacker, Destiny Parson, Judd
Roberts, Nathaniel Roberts, Avery
Rylee, Kendra Stephans, Hollie
Wagoner and Ciara Turner.
Classworks Awards: Cass
Overacker, Jamie Hood, Skylah
Eggleston, Zachary Lehotsky,
Timmon Sears, John Way, Jacob
Parson, Taylor Hughes, Carlos
Banda, Ethan Cobb, Giovanni
Albright, Monalisa Bugulrow,
Kathy Nguyen, Trinisha Mitchell
and Halye Graves.
Exceeds on CRCT: Certificates
were given for exceeding in one to
four areas - Dillon Fields, Randall
Guthrie, Chris Funez, Abby Baird,
Justin Robertson, Courtney Cagle,
Cody Green, Rebeka Irvin, Gavin
Kuykendall, Jenna Buie, Nikolas
Williams, Austin Payne, Luke
Shaefer, Austin Spivey, Taylor
Parson, Leighann Shackleford,
Elise Flanagan, Michaela Letson,
Taylor Anderson, Kameron
Sayvihane, Levi Chambers, Ramiro
Cudra, Kelsey Eliason, Priyanka
Ranchod, Gabby Flanigan,
Chance Frady, Alex Garrett, Aaron
Payne, Ashton Rafala, Meagan
Wade, Kaylee Whitfield, Kelsey
Whitlock, Giovanni Albright,
Monalisa Bugulrow, Sadie Coley,
Logan Ferguson, Monika Jackson,
Heather Malone, Ethan Manley,
Kathy Nguyen, Moises Ortiz,
Tyler Stryker, Shawnle Hoyle,
Troy Mason, Zane Millwood,
Trinisha Mitchell, Melinda Sallot,
Brandon Taylor, Caylee Turpin,
Kimberly Snipes, Zach Millwood,
Carlos Banda, Madison Gailey,
Zowie Smith, Cole Griffin, Gavin
Blackburn, Kristen Marcus, Joshua
Way, MelaniZavala, HannahYarber,
Miguel Haro, Austin Weathers,
Erik Zaragoza, Savannah Crowe,
Haley Waldroup, Hayle Crowell,
Dustin Fountain, Trey Brown,
Hannah Baker, Taylor Abrenathy,
Austin Berryman, Easton Slaton,
Stetson Boswell, Rachael Jones,
Jamie Hood, Will Boomer, Ellie
Bullock, Abbie Franklin, Lydia
Garrison, Haley Graves, Gabby
Kennedy, Kelly Mize, Destiny
Parson, Judd Roberts, Nathaniel
Roberts, Avery Rylee, Kendra
Stephens and Hollie Stephens.
Exceeds on CRCT: Ribbons
were given for exceeding on all
five areas of the CRCT - Casey
McElroy, Anna Williams, Marvin
Guynn, Ciara Turner, Catherine
Boyer, Travis Rockett, Taylor
Hughes, Ethan Cobb, Ashley
Gase, Hunter Payne, Walker
Rogers, Amber Sunderman, Kaylei
Gayton, Noah Bejaran, Thomas
Entrekin, Brittany Neveils, Tristan
Dodd, Austin Montecalve, Brooke
Trogdon, Meagan Steverson,
Skylah Eggleston, Mayben
Alexander, Zachary Lehotsky and
Cass Overacker.
President’s Environmental Youth
Award: Zachary Lehotsky.
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Banks County Commissioners
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Bid Number (208-702)
Sealed bids will be received at the Commissioner’s Office,
Banks County Courthouse, on Wednesday, July 2, 2008
at 10:00 a.m., at which time they will be opened for the
following:
2.1 Miles of Single Surface Treatment on Damascus Road
1) The project will be built to DOT Specifications 2001
Edition.
Bid packets may be obtained from: Erin Decker, Banks
County Commission, 144 Yonah-Homer Road, Suite 1,
Homer, GA 30547, 706-677-6200.
All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and
marked with the words,
OPENING DATE Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at 10:00
a.m.” Any bid received after 10:00 a.m. will be rejected.
The Banks County Commission reserves the right to accept
or reject any and all bids and to waive any formality or
informality in the bid process.
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Thursday, July 3
for the July 9 publication
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Main Street • P. O. Box 920
Homer, Ga. 30547
(706) 677-3491 or (706) 367-5233
The office will be closed Friday, July 4.