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PAGE 10B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8, 2009
School News
Hull plans
‘Dancing
through the
Decades’
Hull-Sanford Elementary
School will “go back in time”
with a “Dancing Through
the Decades” Friday, Jan.
30, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
“In Sanford's Diner, you
may purchase some tasty
treats,” organizers said. “You
may wear your poodle skirts,
tie-dye T-shirts, bell bottoms,
do your 80s hair, or come
dressed as this decade!”
Admission is $1 for each
child and adult. A parent
must attend with children.
Proceeds will be used for
school improvements.
Colbert
recognized as
Title I school
Colbert Elementary School
has received a financial award
for being named a Title I
Distinguished School.
Georgia has 777 schools
Title I Distinguished Schools
that made Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) for at least
three years in a row.
Title I Distinguished Schools
that have made AYP for three
consecutive years are award
ed a certificate, while those
who have made AYP four or
more years receive a monetary
award, paid for out of federal
funds.
Title I schools have a sig
nificant population of students
who are economically disad
vantaged and receive federal
money to assist with the edu
cation of these students.
Colbert Elementary School
received $842 for consecu
tively making AYP for six
years and four years as a dis
tinguished school.
Editor’s Note: The Journal
reported Dec. 18 that Comer.
Danielsville, Hull-Sanford
and Ila elementary schools
received Title 1 distinction.
Colbert Elementary School
should also have been listed
in that story. We apologize for
the omission.
UGA
announces
honors list for
fall semester
The University of Georgia has
announced the undergraduate
students who were named presi
dential scholars or achieved the
dean’s list for the fall semester.
The presidential scholar des
ignation recognizes undergradu
ates who have scored a perfect
4.0 average during the semester.
Students named to the dean's
list have earned a 3.5 grade point
average or higher out of a pos
sible 4.0.
The following are all students
from Madison County, their sta
tus and major. Those who made
the presidential scholar designa
tion are: Melissa Elaine Hines,
senior, Danielsville, education;
Margie Nicole Temple, profes
sional, Danielsville, pharmacy,
and Catherine Ann Dunleavy,
senior, Ila, environmental
design.
Those who made the dean’s list
are: Casey Nicole Allen, profes
sional, Athens, pharmacy major;
Nicholas Astalos-Jones, junior,
Carlton, arts and sciences major;
Christopher Johnny Cooper,
senior, Colbert, business major;
Morgan Joseph Slusher, profes
sional, Comer, forest and natural
resources major; Caleb Michael
Williams, junior, Danielsville,
public and international affairs;
Joshua Christopher Nesmith,
junior, Hull, arts and sciences
major; and Graham Adolphus
Painter, freshman, Hull, arts and
sciences major.
State FFA officers visit local program
The Madison County Freshman Academy FFA chapter and Agriculture education
program recently had a visit from two current 2008-2009 State FFA Officers. Kane
Thurman the North Region FFA Vice President from Jefferson City; and the State
FFA Secretary, Anna Savelle from Oconee County. These officers make visits to
various chapters all over the state throughout their year of service to perform
leadership trainings, help with local fund-raisers, perform FFA and agricultural
awareness workshops and encourage local service involvement from FFA mem
bers. All 60 Freshman Academy Basic Agriculture students and FFA members took
part in the leadership workshop the State Officers performed on FFA involve
ment, memberships types, trips students could partake in, scholarships students
could receive and ideas for the local program. Student involvement has already
increased in the Freshman Academy FFA program because of the visit in Career
Development Events, local Chapter Meetings, local Socials, Fund-raisers and
attendance in Leadership Conferences.
Beta students show generosity on trip
Madison County Middle School Junior Beta Club
members impressed their club sponsors with an act
of generosity on a trip to the state Beta Convention
in Macon.
The Madison County Middle
School Junior Beta Club
recently traveled to the Beta
Club Convention in Macon
where the students participated
and competed in many differ
ent events.
But an act of generosity after
the event will be remembered
by Beta sponsors who accom
panied the students on the trip.
“The students that we took on
this trip were not only dedicated
in preparing and participating in
the convention competition, they
did something extraordinary and
deserve to be recognized for it,”
said Lorey Phillips, a sponsor
for tire club, along with Jo Beth
Guest and Donna Smith.
Following the competitions,
the Beta Club stopped at a
McDonalds before the long bus
ride home.
“While we were in there eat
ing, talking and just enjoying
the fellowship with each other,
the students noticed a man
asleep in one of the booths,”
said Phillips.
The man appeared to be
homeless.
“We all continued with our
lunch and one of the students
asked us for a pen, which Mrs.
Smith gave her and we resumed
our lunch once again,” said
Phillips. "As we were getting
ready to leave, we noticed tire
students counting some money
and placing it on a napkin in
which they had written a note.
They had taken up a collec
tion of money and wanted to
leave it for this homeless man
so he would find it wrapped in
a napkin when he woke from
his nap.”
The sponsors suggested that
the students buy the man a meal.
He declined a meal, but accept
ed two $10 gift cards.
“While they were at the reg
ister, one of the girls sat down
at the table with tire man and
started talking with him and as
the others returned with the gift
cards, each one of our students
gave him a hug before we left,”
said Phillips. “I took a couple
of pictures of them with him
to capture the moment as they
were hugging him and tins total
stranger was very appreciative
of what they had done for him.”
Phillips said the “kindness,
generosity and caring attitude
that these students exemplified
on this trip is more titan any
words can describe and better
titan any lesson we could have
hied to teach.”
“These are the students that
model what it truly means not
just to be a Beta Club member,
but are well on their way to be
potential school and community
leaders,” said Phillips.
Burdette
competes at
Georgia Dome
Comer Elementary fourth
grader Chase Burdette
competed in the Pepsi
Punt, Pass and Kick Team
Competition, which allows
youngsters to showcase
their talents of punting,
passing, and placekick-
ing with scores based on
accuracy. The competition
was held at the Georgia
Dome in Atlanta prior to
the Atlanta Falcons and
Carolina Panthers game
on Sunday, Nov. 23. The
contestants were invit
ed to participate in the
Falcons Team Competition
because they had the
top scores in their state
of Alabama and Georgia.
All participates received
a PP&K jersey, pants, hat
and three free tickets to
the game. Burdette placed
fourth in the 8 and 9 year
old boys group. He is the
son of Lewis and Christa
Burdette, Comer.
Hull DARE calendar winners
Hull-Sanford Elementary School recently held its
DARE Graduation. Along with an essay contest,
students were also able to participate in the annu
al DARE Calendar Contest. Winners from Hull-
Sanford were (L-R) Zully Abarca, third place; Alex
LeVines, second place; and Jamie Barrera, first
place.
Comer Students of
the Month (2-5)
November Students of the Month for second grade
through fifth grade at Comer Elementary School
included: (front row) Tyier Patrick, Anna Hancock,
Breanna Chatham, Clay Christian, Chase Craig,
Shamara Cooper, (middle row) Nathan Epps, Joy
Greene, Austin Robinson, Nicholas Hall, Blake
Hardeman, Gracie Hallenbeck, (back row) Austin
Wynn, Chloe Clegg, Melody Montgomery, Kayla
Christian and Lauren Clifton. Not pictured are
Austin Robinson and Caleb Brown.
Hull Christmas card winners
Hull-Sanford Elementary School fifth graders
participated in the Jackson EMC Christmas
Card Contest. Brian Patton is pictured with this
year’s winners (L-R) Justin Lyon, third place;
Maia Watson-Shulhan, first place; and Hunter
Boswell, second place.
Ila Science Fair winners
Pictured are the fifth grade science fair winners
from Ila Elementary School. “These students did an
outstanding job on their experiments, and we are
very proud of them,” teachers said. All five students
will go on to represent Ila Elementary School at the
Madison County School District Science Fair on
Jan. 22 at Hull-Sanford Elementary. Winners were
Sarah Lawson, first place; Chandler Kyle, second
place; Hayden Echols, third place. Those earning
honorable mention were Kacie James and Ethan
Strickland.
Hull DARE essay winners
Hull-Sanford Elementary School recently held its
DARE Graduation. Deputy David Patton is pic
tured with the essay contest winners: (L-R) Brayan
Antonio, Bre Mullins, JaQuontice Brown, Kayla
Reilly, Courtney Alexander and Justin Lyon.
Learning Train visits
Comer Nursing Home
The Learning Train Academy recently visited
Cobb Nursing Home in Comer. The kindergarten
and first grade students sang some songs to the
residents and then played bingo with them. The
residents of the nursing home won prizes like
tissue, lotion and stuffed animals, school officials
said. “Both the students and the residents enjoyed
the time spent during this visit,” officials said,
and are planning another visit soon. Pictured is
Learning Train student Jordan Shirah with nurs
ing home residents Myrtle and Rhonda Fouche.
Comer Students
of the Month (K-l)
Comer Elementary School November Students of
the Month for kindergarten through first grade
include: (front row) Bryson Anglin, Stephanie
O’Neal, Anna Sullivan and Kailey Canales, (back
row) Jamie Patterson, Bethany Lance, Trevor
Murray, Iris Kieft and Shyanne Poore. Not pic
tured is Gavin Lester.