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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 201 3 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 3A Spend a day at Banks' fort A Day at the Fort will be held on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fort Hollingsworth-White House. The fort is located in Banks County, just off Hwy. 441 between Cornelia and Homer, in the Hollingsworth Community, 2307 Wynn Lake Rd. Alto. Activities will include: Tours of the frontier fort built in 1793, car show, music, storytelling, 1860s Civilian Society dance, food, including barbecue and fried pies, Civil War re-enact ment and arts and crafts. Admission is free. Those who attend are invited to bring a lawn chair. For more information, check out the website at www.forthol- lingsworth-whitehouse.com, email - fort@forthollingsworth- whitehouse.com or call 707- 499-8579 or 708-244-1239. JUMP ROPE FOR HEART These Banks County Primary School students participated in the Jump Rope for Heart event to raise money for the American Heart Association. Students jump rope for a good cause Subdivision OK'd BY SHARON HOGAN In a called work session meeting on April 23, the Banks County Planning Commission approved a Class II four-lot sub division with lots that average 15 acres each. The subdivision is located on Bushville Road off Highway 164. In the only other item of business, the commission discussed the Banks Crossing Overlay District. Summer school program offered The Banks County High School Students With A Purpose (SWAP) organization will be conducting a summer school program Monday, June 3, through Friday, June 28. The program will be held at Banks County Middle School. Bus transportation, breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be pro vided at no cost. The program is open to students in grades 9-12. An attendance policy is strictly enforced which states students may not miss more than three days. This includes excused and unexcused absences. If a stu dent is tardy to a session, he/ she will be sent home and an absence will be recorded. The program will offer unit recovery for students who make a 65-69 in an academic course from second semes ter and credit recovery for students who have failed at least one course from either semester. Most of the unit and credit recovery classes will be conducted on Apex. Apex is an internet based program that allows students to work on classes as an independent study. Although certified teach ers will be available for help, students are expected to move through the Apex curriculum on their own taking all of the required notes, quizzes, and tests on their own. Students completing credit recovery may also be required to take a corre sponding End of Course Test (EOCT) the week of June24-28. Coordinate Algebra B and Math 2B will be teacher-taught classes. Science, Social Studies and Literature classes will be conducted on Apex. The daily schedule will be: 7:30 a.m.-8 a.m., attendance/ breakfast; 8:30 a,m.-11:30 a.m., morning session; 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., lunch; and 12-3 p.m., after noon session. There are a lim ited number of openings which will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact Vickie Martin, vmartin@banks.kl2. gams or Lynn Suggs, lsuggs@ banks.kl2.ga.us at 706-677-2221. Fundraiser raised money, awareness for heart disease and stroke prevention Banks County Primary School students recently conducted their annual Jump Rope for Heart Event. Over $3,600 was raised in donations, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to help the American Heart Association in the fight against heart disease and stroke. The school’s top fund raiser was Levi Grover, who brought in $800 in donations. “The event was a huge success, and organiz ers wish to thank everyone in the community who generously contributed to this worthwhile fund raiser,” organizers state. The following students participated in this year’s Jump Rope for Heart event: Kindergarten: Austin Anderson, Eric Ashworth, Adam Broome, Emmalynn Chitwood, Hayden Coley Chandler Cremeans, Jake Dalton, Isaiah Davis, Olivia Dills, Lauren Kate Edwards, Reagan Ferguson, Maddi Haynes, Jacy Hill, Gracie Howe, Ava Landers, Draike McDonald, Georgia Nix, Matthew Perry Andrew Pope, Gabriel Pruitt, Abi Grace Roberts, Katie Roberts, Levi Roberts, Grace Rogowski, Carson Todd, Cooper Todd, Derric Vonier, and Kolby Watson 1st Grade: Xander Allison, Hunter Bond, Mason Bond, Kylie Caudell, Carson Cotton, Alyssa David, Giselle Garcia, Grason Gordon, Brett Griffin, Levi Grover, Joey Meadows, Jacob Moran, Gavin Ward, and Chloe Wiley. 2nd Grade: Madison Adams, Jacy Ayers, Kynlee Griffin, Carson Hill, Wyatt Jenkins, Audrie Layfield, Cameron Mote, Chevis Payne, Will Perry, Kori Prater, Landon Purcell, Kirsten Roberts, Mary Beth Tarnecki, and Katie Warren. 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