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BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018
School
4-H honored at Georgia National Fair goat shows
Banks County 4-H mem
bers competed at the Geor
gia National Fair goat shows
in Perry on October 5-6.
The Banks County 4-H
livestock show team repre
sented Banks County very
well with one 4-H member
winning first place in state
showmanship.
The Banks County 4-H
livestock show team consist
ed of the following students:
Emily Adams, fifth grade;
Cate Gilbert, second grade;
Jordan Pritchett, tenth grade
and Luke Wheatley, fourth
grade.
“Emily Adams showed
very well and placed seventh
in market class,” stated Lau
ren Morris, Banks County
extension coordinator.
Gilbert placed ninth out
of 17 with her doe and ninth
out of 26 in second grade
showmanship. Gilbert also
won first place in goat record
books.
Pritchett placed first in the
state in lamb showmanship.
This gives Pritchett his
fourth master status in 4-H,
the highest honor a 4-H
member can receive.
Pritchett also placed third
with his wether and second
place with his doe in market
classes.
“Luke Wheatley did a
wonderful job showing his
goat in both showmanship
and market classes,” said
Morris. “Banks County 4-H
is proud of these youth live
stock showmen and all the
hard work they have put into
their projects this year.”
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PRITCHETT PLACES FIRST
Jordan Pritchett placed first in the state in lamb
showmanship and placed third with his wether
and second place with his doe in market classes
at a recent Banks County 4-H competition at the
Georgia National Fair goat shows in Perry.
GILBERT PLACES IN FAIR
Cate Gilbert placed ninth out of 17 with her doe
and ninth out of 26 in second grade showmanship
at a recent Banks County 4-H competition at the
Georgia National Fair goat shows in Perry. Gilbert
also won first place in goat record books.
ADAMS PLACES SEVENTH
Emily Adams placed seventh in market class
at a recent Banks County 4-H competition at the
Georgia National Fair goat shows in Perry.
COMPETES AT FAIR
Luke Wheatley showed his goat in both show
manship and market classes at a recent Banks
County 4-H competition at the Georgia National
Fair goat shows in Perry.
Upcoming Banks County school events listed
The Banks County
schools have several upcom
ing events, including the fol
lowing:
PRIMARY SCHOOL
•50th Day of School on
Friday, October 19
• Kona Ice Day on Friday,
October 19
•Fall Festival from 5-7
p.m. on Thursday, October
25
• Hat Day on Friday, Octo
ber 26
• Red Ribbon Week Mon
day through Friday, October
29-November 2
•Flu Shots on Monday,
October 29
• Character Dress-Up Day
on Wednesday, October 31
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• School Governance
Meeting on Thursday, Octo
ber 18
•BCES Sonic Night on
Thursday, October 25
• Red Ribbon Week Mon
day through Friday, October
29-November 2
•Flu Shots on Monday,
October 29
•Fifth Grade Concert at
6 p.m. on Thursday, Novem
ber 8. There will be a short
concert in the BCES cafete
ria for all parents of fifth grad
ers. All fifth-grade students
should attend and wear a
white top and black bot
toms, or a black and white
dress/skirt.
• Veterans Day Program at
9 a.m. on Friday, November
9. There will be a parade and
the fifth graders will perform,
featuring music by BCES fifth
grade students and BCES
Music Makers. All veterans
are invited to the program.
Line up for the parade will
be at 8:45 a.m. followed by
the concert performance in
the cafeteria.
•Yearbooks can be pur
chased through December
14, for $22 per book. After
this date the cost is $25 per
book.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Red Ribbon Week Mon
day through Friday, October
22-26
•Scoliosis Screening for
seventh and eighth graders
on Wednesday, October
24
• Halloween Dance on
Tuesday, October 30
• Book Fair November 5-9
•Taste of Banks County
from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thurs
day, November 8. There
will be a band performance
before the Taste of Banks
County starts.
•Veterans Day Program
at 1 p.m. on Friday, Novem
ber 9, in the BCMS gym.
There will be a reception at
12 p.m. in the media center
for all veterans attending the
program.
• Heritage Day on Friday,
4-H youth celebrate National 4-H Week
Banks County 4-H cele
brated National 4-H Week
October 7-13.
Banks County 4-H mem
bers Caitlyn Burrell, Megan
Burrell, Brandon Crumley,
Ryan Cmmley, Kendall Dove,
Victoria Robinson, Georgia
Simmons, Gage Wade and
Serenity Wade represented
4-H at the Banks County
commissioners meeting.
To recognize Banks Coun
ty 4-H, the Banks County
commissioners: Jimmy
Hooper, Danny Maxwell,
Sammy Reese and Charles
Turk signed and read the
National 4-H Week Procla
mation.
Georgia 4-H is the largest
youth leadership organiza
tion in the state.
For more information on
Banks County 4-H programs,
contact the Extension Office
at 706-677-6230.
November 16. If you are
interested in being a pre
senter for this year’s Heritage
Day, contact John David at
john.david@banks.kl2.ga.us
or 706-677-2277.
HIGH SCHOOL
• 21st Annual $10,000 Give
Away at 6 p.m. on Saturday,
November 3, at Grove Level.
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
LEADING THE WAY IN
ONE ACT! We are excited to
announce that Athens Chris
tian School will be hosting the
only ACSI One Act Festival in
the nation on November 9th
and 10th! We want to thank the
Georgia High School Associ
ation for allowing us to partner
with the Association of Christian
Schools International in putting
on this event.
This first of its kind Festival
was the brainchild of ACS One
Act Coordinator, Jack Bamford.
After heading up a very success
ful One Act Program at ACS for
several years, Mr. Bamford had
the creative foresight to expand
this wonderful learning experi
ence to other schools in Georgia.
Thanks so much to Mr. Bam
ford and to many other volun
teers for making this possible.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
DALTON RECOGNIZED
Shelby Dalton a senior at Banks County High
School, recently received the Gwinnett County
Fair Livestock Scholarship. Dalton is a member of
the Banks County FFAand has been showing live
stock for 10 years. Dalton is the daughter of Jason
and Michele Dalton and sister of Ethan Dalton all of
Alto. She is the granddaughter of Jerry and Judy
Ivester, Demorest, and Robert and Judy Dalton,
Alto.
4-H taking orders
for fruit sales
The Banks County 4-H Club is taking orders for its annual
fruit sale.
Orders are due Thursday, Nov. 8, at the 4-H office which is
located at 413 Evans Street, Homer. Fmit pick-up date is Tues
day, December 4. Call the 4-H office at 706-677-6230 to find out
pick-up location.
Banks County 4-H Club is asking each 4-H member to help
raise money for the growing 4-H program. We are asking all
4-H members in fourth through 12th grade to sell at least five
boxes of fmit. The money helps pay for 4-H judging teams,
project achievement, reward trips and supplies for 4-H meet
ings.
Fmit for sale includes: navel oranges, pink grapefruits, juice
oranges, and mandarins. New this year are gift cartons perfect
for the holidays. Gift cartons include navels and marmalade,
toffee and mandarins, and pecans and mandarins.
To make a financial contribution to the Banks County 4-H
Club, donations can be sent to the Banks County 4-H Club,
RO. Box 157, Homer, GA., 30547. Checks should be made
payable to the Banks County 4-H Club.
For more information on the Banks County 4-H program,
call 706-677-6230.
Gillsville resident
serves as student leader
Zaira Hernandez, of Gillsville, is among a number of
students at Eastern Connecticut State University who
are serving thousands of hours in the community this
fall semester as student leaders with Eastern’s Center
for Community Engagement (CCE).
Hernandez majors in Spanish and criminology.
Hernandez volunteers with Mothers of Pre-Schoolers
Childcare Assistance and Bridges to the Future.
A student leader is an experienced student volunteer
who has been hired and trained by the CCE to recruit,
train and manage volunteers, serve as a liaison with
community partners, and plan and run service pro
grams.
Student leaders attend weekly community programs
with their volunteers, as well as assist with volunteer
recruitment and management for one-time special
events. CCE Director Kim Silcox notes that student
leaders are an integral part of the CCE staff.
The CCE works with more than 35 area part
ner organizations and schools, providing volunteers
with collaborative learning opportunities and personal
growth through community service. Last year, stu
dents at Eastern contributed over 23,000 hours totaling
$573,000 in services to the local community.
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