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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31. 2009 — PAGE 7A
School News
MADISON COUNTY STUDENTS TAKE TRIP ‘BACK IN TIME’
The gifted third grade students from all five elementary schools took a special trip Dec. 15
to visit some past cultures. The students visited the Carlos Museum on the campus of Emory
University in Atlanta. The museum houses several collections of artifacts from many cul
tures - including: Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian and Mesoamerican. The students
were particularly interested in the Egyptian and Greek exhibits as they are currently study
ing these in their gifted and regular classrooms. The students learned much about the daily
lives, religion, and burial practices of the ancient Egyptians. Several mummies (even cats
and birds) were on display. “The students saw many beautiful artifacts from ancient Greece
and learned how the ancient Greeks influenced our way of government in the United States
by laying the foundation for a democracy,” teachers said. Pictured, Madison County gifted
third graders visit the Carlos Museum.
HULL RECEIVES DONATION
Jackson EMC recently presented Hull-Sanford Elementary School with a check to help
purchase a SmartBoard for a classroom and for a school-wide musical performance of the
UGA steel drum band. Pictured (L-R) Brian Patton from Jackson EMC, Zac Collins, Brenda
Jaimes, and Cathy Gruetter, principal of Hull-Sanford.
CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST WINNERS
Fifth grade students at Hull-Sanford Elementary School recently participated in
Jackson EMC’s annual Christmas Card Contest. Winners of this year’s contest pictured
with Brian Patton from Jackson EMC are Cristal Salgado (third place), Payge Southwick
(first place) and Donna Mandujano (second place).
STUDENT PROVIDES FOR TOY DRIVE
Bobby Compton, lead singer of the Bobby Compton Band, recently visited Colbert
Elementary School to receive a toy from a child. Kaitlyn Turner, a second grader at
Colbert, gave a toy to Compton to help with the toy drive that the Bobby Compton Band
did on Dec. 5 for the children of Madison County. When Compton asked Kaitlyn why she
decided to give a toy, she said, “If it were me not getting a present I would be sad, and I
don’t want another child to feel sad. I want everyone to have something at Christmas.”
Pictured, Compton gets a toy from Colbert second grader, Kaitlyn Turner, to help with
the toy drive the Bobby Compton Band did for Madison County children.
COMER COMETS
SUPPORT AREA
FAMILIES
Parent volunteer Jenny
Rutledge and school
counselor Sandy Loose-
Schrantz coordinated the
efforts Comer Elementary
School Comets made play
ing Santa to area families.
With many students bring
ing in a gift to share, and
support from Riverside
Baptist Church, Comer
Comets helped 41 families .
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The junior FFA team of Tyler Arnold, Savannah Roberts, Zack Tankersley and Kevin Jones
took third place out of 12 teams in the Georgia National Contest.
FFA livestock team competes at Ga. National Fair
Madison County FFA livestock
judging teams recendy traveled to
a statewide contest at the Georgia
National Fair in Perry.
The UGA livestock judging
team, Georgia 4-H and the State
FFA Association hosted the con
test in the new arena at the fan-
grounds.
Madison County took three
teams to compete in the contest.
The senior FFA members from
the Madison County High School
FFA Chapter that competed includ
ed: Jesse Griffith, Jade Andrews,
Garrett Whitworth, Natia Shonia,
Jesse Chitwood, Kim Chandler
and Brianna Roberts. The junior
FFA team members from the
Freshman Academy FFA Chapter
included: Tyler Arnold, Savannah
Roberts, Zack Tankersley and
Kevin Jones.
Students had to place classes
of market lambs, breeding ewes,
market hogs, breeding heifers and
commercial heifers. Each student
on the senior team had to then
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while the junior team gave one
set.
The junior livestock judging
team placed third out of more than
12 teams in the Georgia National
Contest. The senior teams placed
seventh and eighth in the contest.
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FINDING JESUS... Shepherds
gathered their flowing robes to
hurry to Him; the Magi braved
cold, desert, and mountains to
find Him; a doubting follower
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God," when he really found Him.
And today, those on every
continent who have come to Him
declare with the Apostle Paul:
"The Son of God, who loved, me,
and gave Himself for me"
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