PACE 8A
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
School
Program helps students catch up
Banks County High School is
offering the Unit Recovery Program
for students whose average falls
below the passing grade of 70.
This program is provided by
BCHS and the 21st Century
Community Learning Center grant
for students who earn an average
of 65-69 in selected courses during
first semester. The program is con
ducted during the after school pro
gram through an Internet-based,
self-motivated computer program
called Apex.
Students who fall within this
range may be given the opportu
nity to earn credit for a course that
would otherwise be lost because
of a semester grade below 70.
The final decision is based on
attendance from 1st semester as
well as teacher and administration
recommendations. Teachers will
prescribe lessons (units) for quali
fied students on Apex based on
individual student needs.
Qualified students will be
required to attend the Students
With A Purpose (SWAP) program
for thirty days from 3:15-5:15
p.m. between January 5-February
24. During this 34-day period,
students will complete all of the
assignments in the prescribed les
sons (units). Content area teachers
and staff will be available to pro
vide student support.
Once a student has completed
the required time in SWAP and the
required Apex assignments - pass
ing each with a 70+, the failing
grade will be replaced with a final
grade of 70.
If qualified students do not take
advantage of this opportunity dur
ing the allotted time period, stu
dents will have to retake the entire
course during the regular school
day if their schedule permits, or
attend SWAP or Summer School
in order to earn credit.
Unit Recovery Program high
lights include:
•students must qualify by earn
ing between a 65-69 average in
an academic course and obtaining
teacher/administration approval
based on attendance and work
ethic from the previous semester.
•Courses available include: All
Social Studies, English, Science
and Math classes: French/Spanish
•Students are limited to a total
of six Apex lessons (units). For
example, a student may have two
lessons to complete in U.S. History
and four lessons in Physical
Science (six total lessons) or five
lessons in Biology and one les
son in Math (six total lessons) or
any other combination equaling six
lessons (units).
•Students will be working on
a self-motivated, Internet-based
computer program called Apex.
•The opportunity will only be
offered January 5-February 24.
Students must attend SWAP, M-F,
3:15-5:15 p.m. for 30 days prior to
or during Jan. 5-Feb. 24.
•If a student does not start the
program by Friday, January 6, the
opportunity for unit recovery will
be rescinded and his/her failing
grade will stand. In addition, his/
her 2nd semester schedule may be
adjusted based on the decision to
not participate in UR.
•The highest grade a student
may earn is a 70
For more information, contact
Vickie Martin or Lynn Suggs via
email at vmartin@banks.kl2.
ga.us, lsuggs@banks.kl2.ga.us or
at BCHS (706)677-2221 or SWAP
(706)983-1128. A confirma
tion letter will be sent home over
Christmas holidays confirming
whether or not your child's final
semester grades qualify him/her.
Jackson EMC scholarships available
Apply now
for summer
youth tour in
Washington
Jackson Electric Membership
Corporation (EMC) will send four excep
tional student delegates on an all-expense
paid leadership trip to Washington, D.C.,
June 14-21 for the 2012 Washington Youth
Tour.
Candidates must be a high school sopho
more or junior at least 16 years of age at the
time of the trip, with demonstrated leader
ship, academic excellence and interested
in learning about leadership, civic service,
American history and U.S. government.
Nominees will be chosen by their high
school guidance counselors/teachers or
are home-schooled students living in a
Jackson EMC member’s household who
are interested in the program.
The four winners of the award will earn
the title of a WYT delegate and an all
expense paid leadership trip to Washington,
D.C., joining more than 100 of Georgia's
brightest students and roughly 1,500 stu
dents sponsored by electric membership
cooperatives across the country.
“Beyond the educational value of the
trip and the backstage pass to count
less historical and inspirational sites, stu
dents are given the opportunity to grow
and develop their leadership potential,”
said Randall Pugh, president and CEO of
Jackson EMC.
Only one student will be selected as a
nominee to represent their high school.
Applicants must submit their application
packet to their counselor or guidance office.
The application deadline is Feb. 24.
All of the details, an application and
FAQs are available from high school coun
selors or on the cooperative's website
at www.jacksonemc.com/youthtour. For
additional information, contact T. Kay
Parks at kparks@jacksonemc.com.
After-school program
offers tutors, SAT help
Banks County High School and the 21st Century
Community Learning are offering after school
(SWAP) Mondays through Fridays from 3:15 p.m.
to 6:15 p.m. with transportation drop-off points.
Each afternoon, math tutors are available for
those needing extra help in math. In addition,
each day tutors are available in the content areas.
Mondays: Math/Literature: Tuesdays: History/
Literature: Wednesdays: Literature: Thursdays:
Civics/Literature: and Fridays: Biology/Social
Studies.
Morning sessions are offered from 6:45 a.m. to
7:45 a.m. The morning sessions focus on homework
help and SAT/ACT prep. Included in the program
are enrichment opportunities and field trips.
For more information, visit the website, sites.
google.com/site/bchsswap/home or email vmar-
tin@banks.kl2.ga.us or phone 706-983-1128.
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation
is accepting applications for three scholar
ship programs. Applicants may be full or
part-time students. Winners will be chosen
by a committee based on academic ability,
extra-curricular activities, autobiographical
sketch and recommendations.
Jackson EMC offers two types of awards
through the A.T. Sharpton Scholarship pro
gram, named in honor of a late chairman
of the Jackson EMC Board of Directors.
$1,000 scholarships will be awarded this
year, three from each of the two categories.
Also available is the Walter Harrison
Scholarship, administered by Georgia EMC
and named for a leader in the state and
national electric cooperative movements.
Several of these $1,000 scholarships are
awarded statewide to undergraduate stu
dents enrolled in or accepted by a Georgia
college, university or technical college. A.T.
Sharpton applicants may also apply for the
Walter Harrison Scholarship as long as the
requirements are met.
All scholarship recipients must be custom
ers of Jackson EMC or the son or daughter
of a customer, and must also be a resident of
the home served by Jackson EMC.
Students interested in applying for any
or all of these scholarships should contact
their area high-school guidance counselors
or complete the application online at www.
jacksonemc.com/scholarships or at www.
ngcf.org. The deadline for applications is
Jan. 20.
For more information, visit the websites
for all the details and FAQs, or contact
Callie Flack at cflack@ngcf.org.
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