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May 17, 2010
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Vol 38 Issue 20
GA Girls Golf top in state
Glynn Academy Athletic Coordinator Coach Steve Waters's (left) girls golf team con
sists of (left to right) sophomore Casey Drum, freshmen Mary Margaret White, Katy Har
ris and Elizabeth Burns, and junior Caitlin Cole. The team was recognized for winning
the 2010 Georgia State Girls Golf Tournament during the May 11 Glynn County Board
of Education meeting and is pictured with Glynn County Schools Superintendent How
ard Mann. Photo by Jim Weidhaas, APR Public Relations Director, Glynn County Schools
Harris scores lowest ever in state tourney
Furloughs,
textbooks and
PLC move; big
savers for BOE
By Matthew J. Permar
Facing a combined revenue
shortfall and decrease in the
fund balance of between $10.1
and $13.8 million, the Glynn
County Board of Education
(BOE) has its work cut out in
preparing their budget for the
2010-2011 school year.
The list of potential reduc
tions is long and includes $1.4
million that won't be spent on
new textbooks; $630,400 that
will be saved by relocating the
Performance Learning Cen
ter to the Golden Isles Career
Academy and $1.68 million
that will be saved through six
staff furlough days.
Last week, during a BOE
finance committee meeting,
school system Chief Financial
Officer Andrea Preston pre
sented three possible budget
scenarios based on 10%, 12%
and 15% decreases in the
County Tax Digest.
According to Preston, a 15%
tax digest decrease will result
in a $13,892,000 revenue
decrease.
A 12% drop will result in
an $11,631,200 decrease and a
10% reduction will result in a
$10,123,800 decrease.
The current list of poten
tial budget cuts totals
$11,352,100.
If the BOE approves the
budget with the $11,352,100
in budget cuts and the digest
comes in 15% ($13,892,000)
down, they will have to fund
the $2,539,900 shortfall from
the fund balance.
Likewise, if the digest comes
in at the 12% figure, they will
only need $279,100 from the
fund balance.
But, if the digest comes in
at the 10% decreased amount,
they will have an excess of
$1,228,300 over the budget
cuts.
This means the BOE can
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BOE budget
The Glynn Academy girls
golf team captured the Class
AAAA state championship on
Monday, May 3 at the state
tournament held at the Jekyll
Island Golf Club.
Coach Steve Waters' team
consists of sophomore Casey
Drum, freshmen Mary Mar
garet White, Katy Harris and
Elizabeth Bums, and junior
Caitlin Cole. The team was
recognized for its accomplish
ment at the May 11 Glynn
County Board of Education
meeting and is pictured with
Glynn County Schools Super
intendent Howard Mann.
During the state tourna
ment, Katy Harris shot an
even par 72 and Caitlin Cole
played 18 holes at 82 on the
Indian Mound course to give
the team a combined score
of 154, besting the nearest
competitor, Thomas County
Central, by 14 strokes. The
champion is determined by
the total of the team's two
lowest scores.
Harris turned in her low
est round of the season and
her second-best round ever, by
one stroke.
According to Coach Waters,
Katy Harris' 72 was the low
est score by a ninth grader in
the history of the girls' state
championship tournament.
The championship marked
the sixth state title for the
Lady Terrors and was the first
since 2007.
The Lady Terrors finished
second in the region and were
ranked 7th in state heading
into the tournament. "For us
to win the state tournament
was somewhat of a surprise,"
Coach Waters said.
The team qualified for the
state tournament by finish
ing second at the Region 2-
AAAA tournament April 19
in Jesup.
In that round, Harris shot
79 and Cole a 95. The Lady
Terrors came in six strokes
behind region champion Eff
ingham County.
The Lady Terrors had not
qualified for state play since
the 2007 championship when
the loss ended a string of four
straight titles.
"I'm certainly very proud of
the girls. I think they played
well when the pressure was
on and rose to the occasion.
It's good to peak at the right
time," he said. "Both girls
played a great round."
Casey Drum, sophomore,
and Elizabeth Bums, fresh
man, also played for Glynn
Academy. Freshman Mary
Margaret. White was avail
able as an alternate. □
BOE to cut
4-H funds
almost in half
• 4-H program to
change drastically
By Matthew J. Permar
The Glynn County Board
of Education (BOE) won't
approve their budget until late
next month, but as it stands
right now the local 4-H pro
gram will have its funding cut
by almost 50% and will be a
very different program next
year.
4-H is one of many items
included in the BOE’s $11
million budget reduction pro
posal.
According to the proposed
budget, 4-H will lose the
$45,100 they have received for
the last two years. This money
represents roughly two thirds
of the 4-H operating budget.
That money will be replaced
with a $25,000 21st Century
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4-H funds
County in sound
financial shape
By Matthew J. Permar
Almost no one is immune
to the economy during these
tough financial times - not the
private sector and not the pub
lic sector.
In a effort to cut costs the
State of Georgia began an
employee furlough program
last year to reduce salaries.
Likewise the City of Bruns
wick has had a two-day per
month furlough for several
months.
Last week, during their
regular meeting, the Glynn
County Board of Education
approved a calendar for the
2010-2011 school year that
includes six potential furlough
days for teachers.
The number of school sys
tem furlough days could be
reduced from six depending
on the reduction in the County
Tax Digest. The prediction is
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County finances
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