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BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2023
School News
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Iszak Clark received the REACH Scholarship Award. Clark’s future plans are to major in engineering and become an aero
space engineer.
Ruthie Moore received the REACH Scholarship Award on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Moore’s future plans are to major in nursing
and become a labor and delivery nurse.
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Nova Aguilar received the REACH Scholarship Award on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Aguilar plans to major in cosmetology and
become an entrepreneur to own her own business.
Eighth-grader Keely Franks of Lula was named outstanding
middle school student of the year at Tallulah Falls School.
Jackson EMC
opens applications
for Washington
Youth Tour
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is ac
cepting applications for the annual Washington Youth Tour,
sponsored by the nation’s electric cooperatives. Jackson
EMC will send four student delegates on an all-expense
paid leadership development experience to Washington,
D.C., June 14-21.
Alondra Paramo Andrade received the REACH Scholarship Award on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Paramo Andrade plans to major in
pediatrics and become a pediatric nurse.
Current high school sophomores and juniors in the Jack-
son EMC service region who have demonstrated leader
ship potential, academic success and community service
may apply directly online at www.jacksonemc.com/wyt.
Students can be nominated by their high school guidance
counselor or teacher, as well.
Applications must be received at Jackson EMC by 5 p.m.
on January 31.
Finalists will interview with a panel of business, com
munity and university leaders on February 19 to be cho
sen as one of Jackson EMC’s four delegates to receive the
Washington Youth Tom leadership experience.
Sponsored by the nation’s electric cooperatives since
1958, the Washington Youth Tom is a weeklong, intensive
tom designed to build leadership skills while educating
young people about the cooperative business model. In ad
dition to toms of the national monuments, highlights on
the experiential trip featme a wreath-laying ceremony at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National
Cemetery, a Sunset Parade at the Imo Jima statue, a cruise
on the Potomac River, visits to the Smithsonian museums,
and meeting the Georgia congressional delegation.
For more information and to download an application,
visit www.jacksonemc.com/wyt.
Empowering for Success
Banks
County
Schools
Deja Brown received the REACH Scholarship Award on Wednesday, Dec. 6. She plans to at
tend North Carolina State University and major in animal science.
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you can list your group’s meetings!
Banks County News • Jackson Herald
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COMMERCE
Igp AMERICAN LEGION
Post 93 • Meets 2nd Thurs., 7:00 p.m.
Wayne Brown, Commander
Phone (404)310-7177
Commerce Civic Center, Commerce, GA
12971
MADISON COUNTY
DEMOCRATS
Meet Monthly
For Time, Date & Location:
Facebook:
MadisonCountyGaDemocrats
Or mcgademocrats .wixsite .com/mcdp
JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB
Meets Tuesdays 12:00 Noon
Jackson County
Historic Courthouse
85 Washington St., Jefferson
Holly McShane, President
706-768-0456 i 2626
4660
St. Catherine Laboure
Catholic Church
Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m. Sun. 10:00 a.m, Tues. 12:10 p.m.
Mon,, Wed, Thurs. & Fri. 10:00 a.m, Spanish Sun. 8:00 a.m.
Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org
706-367-7220
BANKS COUNTY 13004
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
Meets first Monday each month
7:00 p.m. in the Banks County
Historical Courthouse at
105 U. S. Hwy441 North in
Homer, GA
fg, 12972
JL, ROCKWELL
M LODGE F& AM
No. 191, Hoschton, GA
2nd Tues. at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
www.rockwelllodgel91 .com
Two blocks behind Larry's Garage
West Broad at Hall Street
12969 .
Tri-County
f Shrine Club
3rd Thurs. of each month
7:30 p.m.
Rockwell Lodge 191
12619
JEFFERSON
@ AMERICAN LEGION
Post 56 • Meets 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m.
Joe Ruttar, Commander
Phone (860) 949-4037
309 Lee St., Jefferson, GA
KIWANIS
OF JEFFERSON
Meetings every 2 nd & 4 th
Monday at Noon
Cream & Shuga
Contact Darryl Gumz at
770-605-6656 for more info.
Pilot Club of Jefferson
Meets 3rd Tuesday of
each month, 6:30 p.m.
Jefferson City Clubhouse
706-367-9313 or
706-693-4715 12625
