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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE 4B
School
FFA team wins region title
BCMS TEAM MEMBERS
Team members Chris Bowden, Angel James, Mitch
ell Ledford and Cory Collins recently won the Re
gion II FFA Meats Evaluation and Technology Ca
reer Development Event.
Groups raise $1,500 for scholarship program
HELPING OUT
Banks County FFA students are shown at Commerce
Chrysler Jeep Dodge, which helped the group raise
funds for a scholarship.
The Banks County Middle
School FFA Meats Team recent
ly won the Region II FFA Meats
Evaluation and Technology Ca
reer Development Event, held at
the University of Georgia.
Team members were Chris
Bowden, Angel James, Mitchell
Ledford and Cory Collins.
The Meats Evaluation and
Technology Career Develop
ment Event develops the abili
ties of students to evaluate meat
animal products in order to op
timize economic returns to pro
ducers and industry, as well as
to meet the needs of consumers.
The event motivates students
to become knowledgeable con
sumers of meat and meat animal
products.
Participants take a written ex
amination, identify retail cuts,
and grade carcasses on quality
and yield grade.
Ryan Ayers is the Banks
PALS meeting
planned Jan. 27
Parents Advancing Leopard
Success, known as “PALS,” is
in place at Banks County High
School for parents of 8 th -12 th
grade students.
The purpose of the program is
to answer the questions parents
have about high school, transi
tion from middle to high school,
Internet safety, academic require
ments, teenage drug/alcohol use,
college, scholarships, level of par
ent involvement, upcoming man
datory testing (GHSGT, EOCT),
teenage sex, anger management
and other relevant issues.
Several meetings are planned
throughout the school year. The
schedule is as follows: Tuesday,
January 27; Monday, March 30;
and Tuesday, April 28. The meet
ings will be held from 6-7:30
p.m. in the BCHS cafeteria.
The agenda for each meeting
will be as follows: Supper, 30
minutes; academic presentation/
discussion, 20 minutes; social
presentation/discussion, 20 min
utes; and questions/answers/dis
cussion, 20 minutes.
School personnel attending the
meetings will include adminis
trators, counselors, teachers and
the graduation coach.
Possible door prizes will in
clude: Gas cards, rent/mortgage
supplements, groceries, restau
rant/retail gift cards, etc.
For more information, con
tact Lynn Suggs, 706-677-4662,
lsuggs@banks.kl2.ga.us.
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on submitting
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adults, must be submitted. Please
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special events and learning activi
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School news will be published
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For more information or to sub
mit school news, e-mail angela@
mainstreetnews.com.
County Middle School FFA ad
visor.
The Meats Evaluation and
Technology Career Develop
ment Event is sponsored by the
Georgia FFA Foundation.
Commerce Chrysler Jeep
Dodge and the Banks County
FFA raised more than $1,500
in scholarship and operational
funds though the Hometown
Scholarship Program, which was
administered in Banks County.
Through the program, Banks
County FFA members accepted
suggested donations of $5 from
Banks County community
members. The donors were then
invited to visit the dealership
for a T-shirt as well a chance
to win a new 2009 Dodge Ram
truck. The donated funds are
earmarked for FFA scholarships
and the FFA’s treasury for opera
tional needs.
The Hometown Scholarship
Program is a national program
conducted through local high
school organizations that are
matched with their local dealer
ship. Since its inception in 2003,
Hometown Scholarship Program
has raised an estimated $3.8 mil
lion in scholarship funds.
“Not only did Commerce
Chrysler Jeep Dodge provide
this opportunity for our FFA, but
also supported, promoted and
elevated the Hometown Schol
arship Program beyond our ex
pectations,” said Ryan Ayers,
Banks County FFA instructor.
“The funds raised through this
program will help send Banks
County FFA members to col
leges, increase FFA programs,
pay for FFA fees and enhance
the development of our future
leaders.”
High school FFAs throughout
the country participated in the
program, which was sponsored
in part by Dodge Dealers.
PORTER RECEIVES AWARD
Banks County High School student Chris Porter (R)
was recognized by the Banks County Board of Edu
cation at its monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 17,
for receiving the Daughters of the American Rev
olution (DAR) Good Citizen Award. Also shown is
BCHS assistant principal Christine Bray.
BCHS FFA RECOGNIZED AS CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
The Banks County Board of Education recognized the Banks County High
School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter for receiving FFA Chapter of
the Year honors. Shown (L to R) are BCHS FFA members: Charlie Turk, Cody
McMahan, Quinton Krieg, Caiti Beth Brown and Koltan Pendley. Not pictured:
Josh Gary.
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