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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008
School News
Horse judge team places at state event BCHS offers driver's ed
PLACES SECOND
Shelby Quakenbush was
awarded 2 nd High Individual
out of 91 other 4-H'ers who
competed at the State 4-H
Horse Judging contest in
Athens in May.
Navy band
to perform
The United States Navy Band’s
“Country Current,” the Navy’s
premier country music ensemble,
will perform a free concert for the
community at The Classic Center,
Athens, on Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30
p.m.
Under the direction of banjoist
Chief Musician Keith M. Arneson,
the seven-member specialty unit
has performed for seven U.S. pres
idents at the White House and other
International functions and has
shared the stage at the Grand Ole
Opry, The Wheeling Jamboree and
The Academy of Country Music
Awards show with country music
artists including Alison Kraus,
Charlie Daniels, John Anderson
and the Statler Brothers.
Featuring traditional instrumen
tation - acoustic bass, banjo, man
dolin, acoustic guitar and fiddle
- Country Current is in constant
demand at bluegrass festivals
across the nation.
Free tickets are available in sets of
four while supplies last. For more
information, call 706-357-4444 or
visit The Classic Center box office,
at 300 N. Thomas Street in down
town Athens.
The Banks County Horse
Judging Team placed eighth at the
State 4-H Horse Judging Contest
in Athens on May 3.
Team members Shelby
Quakenbush, Pearl Oppenhiemer,
Moira Reed, Benjamin Harper,
and Anna Blasingame faced 15
other teams. They judged four
confirmation classes and four rid
ing performance classes, accord
ing to volunteer coach, Denise
Reed. They also justified their
placings on a number of classes
judged by giving oral reasons.
As a result of their participa
tion in horse judging, these youth
learned character traits includ
ing responsibility and fairness. In
addition, they practiced numer
ous life skills including team
work, contribution to group effort,
self motivation, problem solving,
critical thinking, decision making,
goal setting, organizing, coopera
tion and communication.
Horsemanship
Club to meet
The Banks County 4-H
Horsemanship Club will hold a
round-up parent meeting for new
members on Thursday, August
28, at 6 p.m. at the Banks County
Extension / 4-H Office located at
413 Evans St., Homer.
Horse club meetings will be held
every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the
Banks County Extension / 4-H office
starting on Thursday September 4.
Refreshments will be served.
BES receives grant
Banks County Elementary School
has received a grant from children’s
book publisher Sylvan Dell.
The grant is for a free, one-year
site license, providing unlimited
access to all 35 Sylvan Dell eBooks,
featuring flipviewer technology with
selectable English and Spanish text
and audio. The license can be used
on all school computers and may be
placed on secure school websites,
enabling students and their families
to log in and have access from their
homes, according to a statement
from the company.
Happy Birthday, Janice
Janice Dalton Freeman
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We think of you each and every day
But today we are reminded of your short stay
Our hearts are sad without you here
We still feel like you are very near
They say time will mend all our sorrows
I just wish we had had many tomorrows
We miss you and love you,
Shag, Sarah, Jessi, Nathan and Vera
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PLACES AT STATE
The Banks County Horse Judging Team placed eighth at the
State 4-H Horse Judging Contest in Athens on May 3. Team
members are: Shelby Quakenbush, Pearl Oppenhiemer, Moira
Reed, Benjamin Harper, and Anna Blasingame.
Banks County High School
will once again offer a driv
er’s education program dur
ing the upcoming school year.
BCHS is also the only system in
the state to be awarded a grant
for the second consecutive year
by the Governor’s Office of
Highway Safety for more than
$150,000. The grant will allow
the program to be expanded with
an additional driver’s education
teacher and classroom simulators.
The interactive simulators will
supplement traditional behind
the wheel time. The simulators
will allow students the oppor
tunity to safely practice haz
ardous driving conditions.
Driver’s education is an elec
tive course free of charge.
School officials anticipate serv
ing approximately 260 stu
dents during the school year.
“We are thrilled to receive this
grant from the Governor’s Office
of Highway Safety,” said Banks
County Superintendent Chris
Erwin. “We are committed to
meeting the needs of our children.
We are continually surveying the
needs of our community and seek
ing grants based on these needs to
help our students and our area.”
Armour earns bachelor's
Each 4-H’er in the contest was
recognized for their accomplish
ment with a state award card and
pin sponsored by the Horseman’s
Quarter Horse Association.
For additional information about
Horse Judging or any 4-H event,
contact the Banks County 4-H
office at 706-677-6230 or visit
www.georgia4h.org.
Nicholas J. Armour, Alto,
received a bachelor’s in business
administration degree from South
University in Savannah in spring
2008.
South University offers educa
tional programs at the associate’s,
bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral
levels with campuses located in
Savannah, Columbia, S.C., Tampa
and West Palm Beach, Fla. and
Montgomery, Ala.
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