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PAGE 2A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 4, 2016
School
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Carruth.
“We are excited to begin
another great year at Colbert
Elementary School’’ principal
Chris Forrer said. “We would
like to extend our warmest
welcome to all of our Cougars
and let them know we cannot
wait to have them back.”
Colbert’s day begins at 7:55
a.m. and ends at 2:45 p.m.
COMER
ELEMENTARY
Comer starts off with about
400 students this year, with
the school day beginning at
8 a.m. and ending at 2:45
p.m. "However, due to new
bus routes, students will be
allowed to enter the building at
7:05 a.m. for breakfast and go
to their classrooms at 7:35 a.m.
in order to be ready for instruc
tion beginning promptly at 8
a.m.,” Principal Christine
Register said. Register said
all students who plan to eat
breakfast should arrive at the
school no later than 7:30 a.m.
New faces at Comer this
year include: second grade
teachers Sherry Armel and
Elizabeth Whieldon; Elizabeth
Holloman; in third grade
and new science lab teach
er Mandy Moon. In addition,
Leesa Tuttle is the new school
nurse with Jessica Ice coming
on board as a new pre-K teach
ing assistant.
“We welcome all our new
staff and students to Comer,”
Register said.
PTO presidents are Mandy
Moon and Alison Trump,
Chris Armel and Lori
Westbrooks are the vice pres
idents and Tracy Hendrix will
serve as secretary.
"They along with other PTO
volunteers have some exciting
events planned for the families
of Comer this year, including
our third annual Comer Spirit
Sprint on the track,” Register
said. “Our School Governance
Team welcomes two new
members Rhonda Doster, rep
resenting our teachers and Lisa
West, representing our parents.
A new business member will
be appointed this fall. We
appreciate all the leadership
provided by these Comer par
ents and staff.”
Other things going on at
Comer include the completion
of a backfield agriculture area
with raised beds and soon-to-
be installed outdoor learning
area, shed and penning sys
tems.
DANIEESVILLE
ELEMENTARY
DES begins with 475 stu
dents at its regular and next
door Colt Academy campus,
which houses fourth and fifth
grades.
Principal Angie Waggoner
said the school is very excited
to have a new roof on its main
campus building. "We are
looking forward to being snug
and dry in the rainy weath
er," she said. “We have also
been blessed with new wiring,
switches and wireless internet
to help our Colts access tech
nology. We have also remod
eled some classrooms at the
Colt Academy to better meet
the needs of our students."
Tori Bowers is the only new
faculty/staff at the start of the
school year. She will serve
as an instructional paraprofes-
sional.
Car rider lanes open at 7:15
a.m. each day and afternoon
car riders close at 3:10 p.m.
School begins promptly at 8
a.m. and ends at 2:45 p.m.
“We are always excited to
begin a new school year,”
Waggoner said. “Mrs. Deana
Bray is working hard to be
ready for her new job as
assistant principal. Teachers
are planning exciting lessons
and boys and girls are ready
to learn. Again this year, we
will achieve our mission state
ment - Determination Equals
Success.”
HULL-SANFORD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
There are 589 students
enrolled at HSES for the first
day of school Friday. School
begins at 8 a.m. and ends at
2:45 p.m. Principal Donna
Bulla said students eating
breakfast should arrive before
7:50 am. each day.
There are several new fac
ulty and staff this year. They
include: EL paraprofession-
al Elvi Lampe, kindergarten
teachers Chelsea Abbot and
Jessie Slusher; parapro Brandi
Adams, second grade teach
ers Ashley Armour and Laura
Rhinehart, along with second
grade SPED teacher Melissa
May.
Kim Smith comes on board
as a third grade teacher, along
with fellow third grade teacher
Allison Hamilton. Also new
are fifth grade SPED teacher
Neah Maxwell, K-2 SPED
teacher Sandra Cory and Sara
Perpall, Student Engagement/
Behavior Specialist.
“We are excited to welcome
students back to school,” Bulla
said. “The floor in our gym
has been replaced and looks
amazing! The floors in 4th and
5th grade classrooms have also
been upgraded to tile and have
a new shine. Teachers have
been coming in early to make
their classrooms an inviting
place for students to learn.
Thank you, teachers, for all
you do to help put the children
of Madison County First!”
11,A ELEMENTARY
Ila will 425 students as the
door opens on their new front
entrance the first day of school.
‘The front office reconfigu
ration project at ffa Elementary
has been completed,” principal
Mandy Wommack said. “The
front office was relocated to
enhance school safety. All vis
itors will enter and sign in at
the new front office location
at the right side of the build
ing. Additional fencing was
installed at the school track
and playground."
New faculty and staff
include parapro Chanda
Cowart and third grade teacher
Sarah Black.
School begins at 8 am. and
ends at 2:45 p.m.
“It is my pleasure to wel
come everyone back for
another great year at IES,"
Wommack said. “We are
all very excited to have stu
dents back in our building
and classrooms filling them
with energy and enthusiasm
for learning. Together, I know
we will continue to serve our
students and help each of them
reach their fullest potential.
IES values our relationships
with stakeholders to contin
uously support our students.
Our students are the future
and together as a team, we will
build better futures- one block
at a time!”
Wommack also asked for
patience the first week of
school due to the higher vol
ume of car riders and traffic.
MCMS
Madison County Middle
School is expecting 1,128 stu
dents on the first day of school
Friday. The day begins at 7:55
a.m. and ends at 2:40 p.m.
“I am honored to be part of
such a great school system,”
principal Chuck Colquitt said.
“We look forward to improv
ing on our results from the
2015-2016 school year. We
can only do so in partner
ship with our parents and
community. I encourage the
parents and students to help
make us a better school by
continuing to be involved at
MCMS. We invite as much
parent involvement as possi
ble. I hope everyone has had
a great summer and we are
all looking forward to another
great year at Madison County
Middle School.”
Colquitt noted that most
8 th grade connections class
es will be year-long. MCMS
will continue to offer Spanish
classes for S' 11 graders (not for
high school credit).
They will also continue to
offer a 9 th grade coordinate
algebra for high school credit
for those who qualify.
Five other classes are also
being offered to 8 th graders for
high school credit; physical
science, intro to basic ag, intro
to business and technology,
intro to digital technology and
food, nutrition and wellness.
They will also offer sixth
and seventh grade acceler
ated math classes for those
who qualify that will allow
the opportunity to take a high
school math class (for credit)
when they are in the eighth
grade.
New faculty and staff
include: Graham Bums (8th
SS-1100), Tiffany Norman
(parapro), Julie Power (para
pro), Michael Garzarek
(7th grade ELA-1300),
Kimberly Monk (parapro),
Vicki Seagraves (7 th grade
Science -1300), Alison
Gillespie (7th grade ELA
co-teaching), Nina Peters
(EBD), Amanda Shimmin
(8 th grade Science-1200),
Katie Goreham (8 th grade
Science-1300), Katherine
Peterson (6th grade Math/
Science-1200), James
Whitfield (PE),
Jerry King (assistant
principal-1300), Anne
Poss (9 tl1 grade Math) and
Melissa Crawford (7 th grade
Science-1200).
Students can meet their
teachers and get their sched
ules during open house on
Thursday, Aug. 3,4 to 6 p.m.
MCHS
Madison County High
School will welcome 1,400
students back to school Friday.
Students will find a new
sidewalk in front of the visi
tors' side of the stadium and
a new score board on Raider
field.
New faculty and staff
include: counselor Daniel
Bennett, SPED parapro
Aubrey Bullock, SPED teach
er Jenny Dyer, Spanish teach
er Devyn Friedman, SPED
teacher Chad Gillespie, math
teacher LeeAnn Johnson.
SPED teacher Jason Jones,
PE/altemative school teacher
Carey Metis, chorus teacher
Jacob Moore, social stud
ies teacher Adam Newland,
Jackie Patton-Schneider:
SPED parapro, math teacher
Ann Poss, science teacher Lee
Reno,
Band teacher Brandon
Respress, SPED teacher
Megan Runkle, math teacher
Julie Russell, science teach
er Michael Seymour, science
teacher Bradley Shadrix and
school nurse Angie Slaton.
“I am happy to welcome
you to the 2016-2017 school
year at Madison County High
School,” principal George
Bullock said. “As we prepare
for the wonderful opportu
nities on the horizon of the
new school year, I find myself
continuously reminded of the
incredible student body that
we serve. I cannot be more
proud to be a part of MCHS
— MC Proud. 2016-2017
marks the beginning of a new
era at MCHS; an era of cel
ebrating our achievements
while conquering new goals
with ambition and purpose.
MC Proud embodies who we
are at MCHS, and I’m pleased
to introduce this new school
motto. As members of the
MCHS community, we have
much of which to be proud. I
am blessed to live and work
beside you. This year, as we
strive to move forward, I chal
lenge all of us to model, con
nect and get involved with our
students in Madison County.
Let us never forget that our
students are much more than
a statistic or a test score and
remember to celebrate all their
accomplishments, whether on
the field or in the classroom."
Bullock reminded teachers
and staff that the key to stu
dents’ success is the compila
tion of all life’s situations and
events.
“I’d like to express my grat
itude to our staff, teachers,
coaches, parents, and booster
clubs,” he said. “Your tremen
dous support is appreciated
and not taken lightly. MCHS
focuses on three key expecta
tions of our students, faculty
and staff: hard work, charac
ter and competitiveness. As
you attend our school events,
please help us achieve these
expectations. Join in the sup
port, recognitions and cele
brations of all our students,
faculty and staff. Let us all be
‘MC Proud.’”
Barrow
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CITY OF DANIELSVILLE
NOTICE OF WATER
RESTRICTIONS
Effective immediately, the City of
Danielsville Water Department has
implemented an odd/even address
restriction on outside watering due
to the extreme drought conditions for
our area. We all must do our part to
conserve water during this drought
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If you have questions regarding this
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more information.
Zoning
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They noted the potential for flies. They said the prop
erty under consideration has beautiful hardwoods and is
more suited for something else. They said there are 58
residences within a half-mile radius of the property and
that rental houses would be more suitable for the property
than chicken houses.
“I’d rather have 14 rental units than six or eight chick
en houses,” said state insurance commissioner Ralph
Hudgens, who lives nearby on Hwy. 106. The crowd
applauded in agreement.
Harriet Gray, who lives on Nowhere Road, said Neese
is a “thriving, rural-suburban community with attractive
well-cared-for homes, ranging from modest to very sub
stantial.”
“Let’s look at this proposed zoning change over the
long term,” she said. “If you allow six or more mega
chicken houses to be built smack dab in the middle of
Neese, what will be their impact on the quality of life for
the surrounding homeowners? The view will change. The
noise level will increase. Big chicken trucks will come
and go. Air and water quality may be degraded.”
Stu Maxwel of Hwy. 106 agreed.
“This is just going to min the community,” he said.
Commissioner Stanley Thomas, who represents District
1, where the proposal is located, said the argument that
there are numerous A-l properties already adjoining the
land doesn’t hold water. He pointed out that most of
those A-l parcels are only several acres in size and are
too small for intensive farming, because property owners
wouldn’t be able to meet setback requirements. He said
there are 286 square miles in Madison County and that
there is room to serve both farmers and homeowners. He
said Neese is very close to Clarke County and that the
growth from that area is coming.
Thomas pointed out that the county’s comprehensive
land use plan will be up for renewal next year. It has
been 10 years since the last update. He said the public
needs to get active in determining where growth should
be allowed and where agriculture should be prioritized.
He said there is room for both.
“I urge you (the public) to come out next year and take
part in the land use plan,” said Thomas.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other matters Monday, the board approved a request
by Robert and Kristine Woodward to rezone 8.46 acres
on Clark Circle from A-2 to R-R for an additional home-
site. The board approved a 35 mph speed limit for Peach
Orchard Road and agreed to study curves in the road to
see if the speed limit needs to be reduced in those spots.
The board agreed to move forward with a road strip
ing project primarily funded through the state's Local
Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG).
Sisk
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proof of wrongdoing.
“I knew that I had to have proof before going to anyone
about my suspicions,” said Sisk in 2013.
The videotapes ultimately did not prove any wrongdoing
against the two employees in question in the BOC office.
Dove dismissed both Sisk and his county clerk, Linda Cox,
who he said should have notified him of open records requests
from the sheriff’s office on the two county employees.
The chairman said he had trust issues with Cox because
of her failure to notify him. Cox said she had done noth
ing wrong. The former clerk, who did not file suit, took a
position in the Northern Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s
Office.
Sisk’s settlement does not include coverage of attorney’s
fees. Her attorneys will be paid from the $100,000.
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