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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.