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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 11A
School News
Girls leadership summer camp
begins next week Mon., July 7
The Gainesville State College
Division of Continuing Education
will hold its “Girls of Greatness
Leadership Summer Camp” July
7- 11.
The camp is open to girls ages
8- 16. The camp will be held Monday
through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.; and Friday, from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. The fee is $135.
The week-long camp will teach
girls to become strong, self-confi
dent and successful young leaders.
Girls will prepare to meet inevi
table challenges in life by develop
ing positive self-awareness as they
learn about self-esteem, resisting
peer pressure, developing healthy
relationships, abstinence, media
influences and goal setting.
Camp activities include team
building, group coaching, engaging
life-skills workshops and leadership
development exercises. All camp
activities are designed for girls
to have fun, learn self-discipline
and responsibility, deal positively
with adversity, and experience the
reward of personal success.
For more information on the
course, call Lisa Beck or Shannon
Chandler at 678-717-3605 or you
can visit www.gsc.edu/ce/main.
Register today, as space is limited.
BCMS student registration starts soon
Parents of new students who
will be attending Banks County
Middle School during the upcom
ing 2007-08 school year should
be aware of upcoming registration
dates. New students can register
from 9 a.m. until noon on the fol
lowing days: July 16, 23 and 30 and
Aug. 4, 5 and 6. Students who are
entering the Banks County School
System for the first time should
bring the following: proof of resi
dency, shot record, birth certificate,
social security card, vision record
and previous school withdrawal
form and school records.
ABAC financial aid deadline July IS
Students who wish to receive
financial aid at Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College, Tifton, during
the 2008 fall semester should sub
mit their financial aid applications
by July 15.
ABAC financial aid director
Jenelle Handcox said that students
who turn in financial aid applica
tions after that time will not have
their financial aid processed in time
for the start of the fall term on Aug.
18.
“Students who send in their appli
cations after July 15 will have to
pay their tuition and fees them
selves and then be reimbursed for
whatever financial aid they qual
ify for after the semester begins,”
Handcox said.
Handcox said students can find
out all the information they need
to know about financial aid at the
ABAC web site at www.abac.edu/
fa.
The ABAC admissions applica
tion deadline is Aug. 5. A guide is
available online at www.abac.edu/
steps.For general information on
admissions, call 229-391-5001.
WHITMIRE NAMED
Brooke Whitmire, a 2006 Banks County High School graduate,
was recently inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society
at Athens Technical College. Students must maintain a 3.0-3.5
grade point average to be accepted.
HOLIDAY
> DEADLINE
Most Advertising deadlines:
3:00 p.m.,
Thursday, July 3
for the July 9 publication
The Banks County News
Main Street • P. O. Box 920
Homer, Ga. 30547
(706) 677-3491 or (706) 367-5233
The office will be closed Friday, July 4,
BCES registration started July 2
New student registration at Banks
County Elementary School for
third, fourth or fifth grade students
who are new to the school system
will be every Wednesday in July
and Aug. 1 - 7 from 9 a.m. - 2
p.m.
Only parents or legal guardians
may enroll students. The following
documents are necessary to regis
ter a new student: birth certificate,
immunization form (Form 3231),
Social Security card and proof of
residency that shows the 911 resi
dential address. Documents accept
ed as proof of residency include a
major utility bill (power bill, land
line phone bill, water bill), rental
agreement, or mortgage.
Contact Shannon White at the
school, 706-677-2308, with any
questions.
After reading, please recycle this newspaper.
Banks County
Board of Commissioners
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Professional Landscaping Services
Bid Number 208-718
BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA is requesting proposals, along with
a statement of qualifications, from qualified firms for
landscaping services for the new Banks County Courthouse
Annex and the renovated Banks County Courthouse. To qualify
for consideration, a firm must demonstrate experience with
similar projects, availability of qualified personnel and ability to
complete the work within a stated time period and budget.
Interested firms must obtain a copy of the RFP packet and
attend a mandatory pre-submittal meeting at 9:30 a.m. on
Monday, July 14, 2008 at the Banks County Courthouse.
Packets can be obtained by contacting the Banks County
Commissioner’s Office at (706) 677-6200, or via e-mail at
asheppard@co.banks.ga.us.
For consideration, proposals must be received no later than
1:00 P.M. on Friday. Tulv 18. 2008 by the Banks County
Board of Commissioners, 144 Yonah-Homer Road, Suite 1,
Homer, GA 30547. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed
envelope and marked with the following information: Your
Company Name, Address & Phone Number; Bid No. 208-718,
Professional Landscaping Services.
On July 15, 2008,
Vote for Experience and
Dedication!
RE-ELECT
CHARLES
CHAPMAN
SHERIFF
Your support is appreciated!
EXPERIENCE
• 19 years in law enforcement - Over the past 11 years I have served
as Sheriff. As sheriff I have prepared annual operating budgets to
be approved and operated within those budgets.
Working with fiscal restraints I have sought and obtained many
grants from both Federal and State levels to assist in our
operations of the Sheriffs office.
In 2008 I have purchased three new vehicles and other equipment
with seized drug money.
I have operated and maintained a clean and safe jail.
COMMITTED
• I am committed to the office of Sheriff and to the citizens whom I
serve. Within this commitment, I have worked daily to bring the
Sheriff’s office to the highest level both in effectiveness and
professionalism Over the past 11 years, the Sheriffs office has
grown and today the Sheriffs office is a proactive law enforcement
agency working with our schools and our communities.
OPEN DOOR
• My policy has always been an open door to anyone and will always
remain so.
In the upcoming election on July 15, you have the important decision
of electing one to the office of Sheriff. Since I took office January 1,
1997, it has been my goal as Sheriff to provide law enforcement
services effectively and in the highest professional manner and to
that end I have worked daily. Criminal activity often times crosses
jurisdictional boundaries and I have worked to foster a spirit of
cooperation between our office and other local and state law
enforcement agencies to make our office more effective. As I look
back over the past 11 years I am proud of my record and
accomplishments. Today the Sheriffs office is a progressive,
innovative and professional law enforcement agency. It is my desire to
continue to serve as your Sheriff and if you re-elect me as Sheriff, I
promise the same commitment and dedication to this office with
honest, fair and impartial law enforcement with respect to the
constitutional rights of all.