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PAGE16A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. MARCH 26, 2009 COLBERT ELEM. PURCHASES SMARTBOARDS Colbert Elementary School recently purchased three new interactive SmartBoards with support from Grant and Lise Tyner. The SmartBoards are in the Title I technology lab, Tammy Strickland’s fifth grade classroom, and the media cen ter. Pictured in front of one of the SmartBoards are assistant principal Kathy Perry, Grant Tyner, Lise Tyner and principal Billy Heaton. DOBBS NAMED FINE ARTS STUDENT OF MONTH Chastin Dobbs, daughter of Marcus and Patti Dobbs of Danielsville, has been named MCHS Fine Arts Student of the Month. Dobbs recently was honored by selection to the 2009 Georgia All-State Chorus through competitive state-wide auditions by more than 10,000 middle school and high school singers. The 1,550 selected students spent three days in Savannah rehearsing and performing under guest conduc tors. At Madison County High School, Dobbs is a member of the Advanced Women’s Ensemble, the JV softball team, and the varsity soccer team. Singing a duet with her sister Karlie, she earned first place in the fall talent show at the school. Dobbs is a sophomore who maintains a straight-A average. She attends Jones Chapel United Methodist Church. Madison County floriculture teams compete at UGA The Madison County FFA Floriculture Teams recently competed in the Area II FFA Floriculture Career Development Event at the University of Georgia Animal and Dairy Sciences Building in Athens. The senior team members included senior Karlee Jarrett, junior, Hannah Free, and sophomores Colton Searcy and Brianna Roberts. These students identified floriculture and bedding plant materials and identified ways to treat unhealthy plants due to pests, nutritional, mechanical or chemical injuries. These students also worked through a very strenuous 25-question multiple choice test and a five-question problem solving test, which hones in on students math and world application abilities. There were over 20 teams competing to go to the state CDE. Only the top two teams get to advance on and the Madison County High School senior team missed the chance by placing third. The Madison County’s Freshman Academy FFA junior floriculture team competed and placed tenth on the area level out of over 20 teams as well. Sierra Collins was the team’s high individual and the 15th high individual overall. Sierra Collins, Shannon Cavanagh, Kelsey Carithers and Jade Andrews made up the Freshman Academy team These teams will be recognized at the local FFA banquet April 28. FFA is a national organization of over 451,000 members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. FFA is an integral part of the agricultural education program in public schools. The FFA motto is Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to live and Living to Serve. The Floriculture Career Development Event is sponsored by the Georgia FFA Foundation. The Floriculture CDE is held once a year to help promote agriculture education and the agriculture industry. Some of the Career Development Events (CDEs) still left to get involved with this year with the Madison County FFA include dairy judging team, horse judging team as well as, agriculture discussion and FFA quiz, forestry, lawnmower operation. Other local and state leadership activities for the rest of the year include local volleyball game, football Game and local banquet. Area n awards banquet, state FFA convention, FFA/FCCLA leadership camp and Washington lead ership conference. FLORICULTURE TEAMS The Madison County High School Floriculture team and Freshman Academy Floriculture team stand together before starting the contest (L-R) Mrs. Trisha Lastly, Sierra Collins, Jade Andrews, Karlee Jarrett, Brianna Roberts, Colton Searcy, Hannah Free, Shannon Cavanagh and Kelsey Carithers. Danielsville Elementary School third graders, Emily Bartlett, Mary Paige Powell and Halee Dove have fun jumping rope. DES participates m Jump Rope for Heart Danielsville Elementary School jumped all over heart disease and stroke by participating in Jump Rope for Heart. The students raised more $2,200 for the American Heart Association. Donations traised during the Jump Rope For Heart help fund research to fight heart disease and stroke and also support the American Heart Association’s public and professional education programs. Heart dis ease is the No. 1 killer in America and stroke is No. 3. Jump Rope For Heart is a program that promotes physical fitness and health through the fun activity of jumping rope. It is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, DES announces jump rope winners Students participate in differ ent aerobic activities throughout the school year during Physical Education class. The students at Danielsville Elementary School practiced jumping rope in February. At the conclusion of the jump rope unit, a jump rope con test was held. Classroom winners were as fol lows: 5 th Grade Benson: Tyler Griffeth, Mary- Kate Bowles Faulker: Jordan Wiley, Emily Hill McElroy: Timothy Tucker, Cassidy Ingram Thornton: Levi Huff, Maranda Dove Brinson: Josiah Fouche, Miracle Mize 4 th Grade Bates: Noah Dobbs, Mac Jones Embry: Dekota Whitehill, Sydney Arnold Hart: Cody Bond, Stormie Melendez Nash: Dylan Street, Karla Hernandez 3 rd Grade Allen: Jonathan Crouse, Danielle Spruill Clements: Noah Fowler, Karly Reynolds Foster: Cole Conwell, Madison Epps Gilbert: Johnny Wilson, Karissa Embry 2 nd Grade Benson: James Burdette, Timber Minish Bond: Joshua Vamum, Amanda Roberts Human: Tristen Turner, Kylie Whitworth McKissick: Jeremy McHale, Kaitlin Robertson Smith: Matthew Brannon, Hope Sims First Grade Arnold: Tyler Royston, Trinity Cronic Harris: Amari Miller, Carley Morris Martinez: McKenna Coile, Taylor Andrews Myers: Austin Baddeley, Kaylie Goldman Tucker: Logan Griffeth, Jazmin Neese Kindergarten Collier: Camryn Elkins, Camille Parham Crowe: Aidan Moore, Olivia Bowers Davis: Gavin Stowe, Taylor Home Murphy: Ryan Davis, Emma Strickland Owenby: Josh Shedd, Nina Smith GRAND OPENING TOVTRACT0R V* SUPPLY C2 TractorSu pply.com THURS., MARCH 26™ - SUN., MARCH 29 % OFF YOUR ENTIRE FIRST PURCHASE Thursday, March 26th Through Sunday. 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