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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 11A School News BCHS sets dress code guidelines County Extension Service receives grant to help 4-H RECEIVES FUNDS Banks County extension coordinator Bob Waldorf and Banks County 4-H agent Gina Gailey receive a S15,000 check from Jackson EHC Foundation board member Shade Storey and Jackson EHC Jefferson district manager Don Stewart that they will add to donated funds from Banks County to purchase a mini-bus to carry children to and from 4-H events. PALS planned for parents of 8- 12 th graders A new program, Parents Advancing Leopard Success (PALS) is being introduced for parents of Banks County students in eighth through 12 th grade. Meetings will be held to answer questions about high school, transition from middle to high school, Internet safety, academic requirements, teenage drug/alcohol use, college, scholarships, level of parent involvement, upcoming mandatory testing (GHSGT, EOCT), teenage sex, anger management and other topics. A meeting will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. in the BCHS cafeteria. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, September 30: Tuesday, November 18; Tuesday, January 27; Monday, March 30; and Tuesday, April 28. The agenda includes: Supper, academic presentation/discussion, social presentation/discussion, questions/answers/discussion, school personnel on-hand, administrator, counselor, teachers and graduation coach. Possible door prizes include: Gas cards, rent/mortgage supplements, groceries and restaurant/retail gift cards. For more information, call Lynn Suggs, 706-677-4662 or lsuggs@ banks.kl2.ga.us. KBMS back- to-school meeting set Kings Bridge Middle School will hold its Eagles First Flight for upcoming sixth graders Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sixth grade students will get acquainted with their new teach ers, class schedules and tour of the school. Buses will run and lunch will be provided. Kings Bridge Middle School will be holding open house Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 4-6 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to meet their teachers and obtain class sched ules. For more information, call the school at 706-208-3552. FFA alumni meeting set The Banks County FFA Alumni will meet on Tuesday, August 5, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Banks County Ag Barn. All parents of FFA members, past FFA members, and anyone else inter ested in FFA are invited to attend. For information, contact Nancy Dalton, secretary, at 706-677-3008. High school diploma class offered A class is being offered in Stephens County that will give people a sec ond chance to get a high school diploma. The class is taught from 3:30 to 10:15 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at the Mountain Education Center, located at 191 Old Big A School Road in Toccoa. The number at the office is (706) 886-3114. The class is free for full-time students, is individualized and self- paced, has no failing grades, offers joint enrollment with technical schools and colleges and allows students to work a full time job dur ing the day. For more information, contact Lynn Suggs at (706)677-4662 or lsuggs@banks.kl2.ga.us. Read, then recycle this newspaper! In order to ensure and promote student safety and to foster school pride, the following dress code shall be followed at Banks County High School, school officials said: •See-through or mesh clothing is not permitted. •Halter-tops, tank tops, muscle tops, and spaghetti strap tops are not permitted. •Sleeveless T-shirts may not be worn. Low necklines are inappropriate. •Garments that expose the midriff when both arms are at the side are not permitted. •Shorts, skirts, dress, and splits in skirts or dresses shall be no more than three inches above the knee when standing upright. Skirts with leggings must also be no more than three inches above the knee. •House slippers or bedroom slippers are not allowed. •Clothing which displays emblems or advertises alcohol, drugs, sex, tobacco, or other abusive substances; has obscene, vulgar or suggestive writing, pictures or emblems are prohibited. •All pants/shorts/skirts must be worn at the waistline. •Hats, caps, bandanas, scarves, sunglasses, non-prescription glasses, headbands or other headgear may not be worn on campus during the regular school day. •Pants/shorts/skirts/dresses that have holes in them above the knee are not permitted. •Any object or ornament that is capable of being used as a weapon including, but not limited to, heavy chains or jewelry with spikes or can be used as drug paraphernalia is not permitted. •Topcoats, dusters, trench coats and/ or heavy coats shall not be worn inside the building since the school is climate controlled. •Blankets and ponchos are not permitted. The administration in grades K-12 has the authority to determine inap propriate dress or dress that presents a safety hazard. Penalties will be assigned as per the discipline code. Piercings will be addressed on an individual basis by the administra tion. Guitars must be checked in at the office. Skateboards are not permit ted. The UGA Cooperative Extension of Banks County has been award ed a $15,000 grant by the Jackson EMC Foundation to help purchase a 14-passenger mini-bus that would be used to transport small groups of 4-H Club members to program activities and education events. A program of the Extension System, 4-H provide educational and developmental opportunities to about 650 young people in the coun ty, including many activities that involve transportation to 4-H events, local community service projects and gatherings at the five 4-H camps throughout the state. While school buses can be used for large group outings, they are not practical or economical for the number of small group trips to 4-H events. Funded by Jackson EMC mem bers’ contributions to the Operation Round Up program, the Foundation has awarded more than $2.6 million to date through 226 grants to organi zations and 102 grants to individu als. Operation Round Up rounds up electric bills of participating mem bers to the next dollar amount, using the spare change to do charitable work. Any individual or charitable organization in the ten counties served by Jackson EMC (Clarke, Banks, Barrow, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe) may apply for Foundation funding by completing a grant application, available online at http:www.jacksonemc.com/ Guidelines-for-funding.l06.0html or at local Jackson EMC offices. Applicants need not be a member of Jackson EMC. 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