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PAGE 8A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 13. 2009 School News Teen Parent Support Group To end last school term, the Teen Parent Support Group celebrated the high school graduation of four of its members: Samari Cooper, Jessica Sheridan Free, Courtney Johnson and Brandy Barrett Smith. This group meets once each month of the school year with mentor Melanie Berryman and high school counselor Angelia Bruce. With support, guidance, and encouragement from Berryman and Bruce, the students work to stay in school as they meet the responsibilities of parenting. This group is under the umbrella of the Madison County Mentor Program which pairs students in all county schools with mentor friends. As the new school year begins, more mentors are needed. To volunteer or to learn more about the program, call 706-338-3689 or email mcmentor@madison.kl2.ga.us. Pictured (L-R) are Angelia Bruce, Jessica Free, Courtney Johnson with her child, and Melanie Berryman. Teacher Reuse Store set for Sat. August Student Spotlight: Stephanie Hilburn Stephanie Hilburn The annual Teacher Reuse Store will be held Saturday, Aug. 15. from 9 a.m.-noon at the Athens-Clarke Recycling Facility, located at 699 Hancock Industrial Way, Athens. Tire store is open for any teacher in Madison, Athens- Clarke, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties, according to organiz ers, and will provide a variety of free items to local educators. These items have been donated from local businesses and indus tries, that might have otherwise been sent to landfills, organizers said. Items include binders, file folders, paper, ait supplies, file cabinets, etc. Items are available while sup plies last. Public and private school teachers as well as homeschool teachers are welcome, organiz ers said. All teachers are required to being official documentation to verify teaching status, such as a school district photo I.D. or a letter on school letterhead signed by the principal for entry. “Only teachers will be admitted into the store, no helpers please," organizers said. No children of any age will be allowed in tire reuse store. For your shopping pleasure and safety, organizers also ask that you leave bags, suitcases, wagons and carts at home. The only bags allowed in the store will be provided and should be returned to the reuse store once items have been placed in your vehicle. Contact the Keep Madison County Beautiful office for addi tional information at 706-795- 5151. By Savannah Roberts Freshman Academy Reporter Stephanie Hilburn a Freshman Academy FFA member has been every busy this summer. Hilburn is very involved with agriculture and when you are involved the possibilities are end less. Some of the activities that have kept her busy were plant ing and growing a garden, which she turned into a roadside market, breaking her own heifer for this show season, caring for her show steer, assisting her family with the hay operation and growing out dairy calves, as well as day-to-day farm cleaning and maintenance. Hilburn started her garden at the beginning of the summer. She has successfully grown com, tomatoes, okra, watermelon, squash, cucum bers, bell peppers, jalapeno pep pers, and cantaloupe. She sold over 250 dozen ears of com and sold a five gallon bucket Hill of squash. Her goal is to have a roadside market next year. Her mom helped with publicity in making the signs for the roadside market. Another summer project that has kept Hilburn busy is working with her show calves. She has a Limousin steer that is 11 months old and at the end of the show sea son this show steer well be sold for meat. She also has a commercial heifer that she is working with for this show season. “This is the first show calf I have broken on my own," said Hilburn. ‘This calf also came off of my show heifer from two show season ago." Some of the things that she has to do to get ready for her show season are breaking the calves, feeding the calves correctly, maintaining good quality and clean hair, and practic ing lining their feet up correctly for the show ring. Hilbum’s days start at 6 a.m. and end after 8 p.m. work ing with her animals and main taining the farm upkeep. Hilburn has already put over $3,000 into these animals and will continue to do what it takes to care for them throughout the show season. As a Freshman Academy FFA member, Hilburn will also be involved in career development events, leader ship conferences and convention throughout her ninth grade year. She will also be involved in her church, community activities and babysits on the side! Hilburn could not do this with out the support of her family, her father and mother Jeff and Teresa Hilburn and brother Eddie Hilburn of Danielsville. Savannah Roberts is a Madison County Freshman Academy stu dent. Class of 1959 reunion set for August 29 The Madison County High School Class of 1959 McElroy, Ophelia Whitley Payne, Henry Wheeler reunion will be held on August 29 and organiz- and teacher Ed Hemphill. If anyone has the address ers are still seeking information on the following: or contact information for any of these, contact Jean Patricia Lester, Lawanna Hicks Mangleburg, Gene Strickland Ginn at 706-789-2330. GEORGIA METALS Fabricators of Metal Roofing, Siding, and Steel Building Components Offering a wide variety of profiles and colors for residential as well as agricultural purposes. WE MANUFACTURE! ! 706-795-3144 j ! 539 General Daniel Ave. N. • Danielsville, Ga. 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