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Westfield’s Jr. Beta Club
‘plants’ for a better future
BY PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
"Planting" for a better future,
Westfield Schools' Jr. Beta Gub
planted 12 trees on the school
grounds Friday morning, April IS,
during a special ceremony.
Amy Harold, president of the Jr.
Beta Gub, told of the club's deci
sion to help the environment by
planting trees. This was a timely
decision since the schools' Ground's
Committee has initiated an exten
sive landscaping program.
Perry's Georgia Power Company
Manager Neil Reardon acquired the
Red Maple trees through "The
Famous mid Historic Tree Project"
sponsored by the company. As a
service to their state and tlieir cus
tomers, Georgia Power has made a
four-year commitment to provide
4,000 famous and historic trees to
be planted throughout Georgia.
Reardon aided Westfield in being
chosen as one of the 40 schools
through Georgia to receive trees
through die program.
Since the club visits Washington,
D.C. each year, they decided to se
lect trees grown from seeds gathered
from the grounds of Ml Vernon,
the Virginia estate of George
Washington. The seedlings came
with a certificate of authenticity
telling the story of the trees' ances
try.
Louise Pearson, club treasurer, ac
cepted this living gift as an asset to
the beauty of the campus and to the
betterment of our environment She
expressed appreciation to Georgia
Power's willingness to sponsor this
project, and pledged that the club
would nurture these Red Maples and
watch their growth with pride,
knowing that they are helping to
preserve some of the great and old
est trees in the United States.
Kelly Armstrong, club secretary,
thanked Steve Gray for selecting
Summer Sprout
Camp ‘94 slated
in Marshallville
Summer Sprout Camp '94, a
week of fun, games, crafts and
excitement, will be held at Camp
John Hope, Marshallville, June 20-
24.
The camp is open to
kindergartners through fourth grade
students. Cost is $62, non-reduced
and $39 reduced (child eligible for
USDA reimbursement).
Applications may be picked up
at the Extension offices at 733
Carroll Street in Perry and 200 Carl
Vinson Parkway in Warner Robins.
The camp is sponsored by the
Fort Valley State Extension Service
in conjunction with the University
of Georgia Extension Service. For
additional information, contact the
Houston County Extension offices
at 987-2028 or 542-2020.
Future pharmacist
earns special award
Stewart Irwin Bloodworth, Jr.,
of Perry, was among 27 seniors at
the University of Georgia College
of Pharmacy to merit special
recognition at the 46th annual
Pharmacy-Senior Banquet
He received the McNeil award for
professional activities.
Bloodworth is vice president of
the Georgia Society of Hospital
Pharmacists, legislative chairman
of Kappa Psi, and STD chairman
for the Academy of Students of
Pharmacy. He is also a member of
Phi Lambda Sigma, Dean's Student
Advisory Council, and Georgia
Pharmacist magazine. He graduated
in March.
The presentation was made by
Panoz Professor of Pharmacy
Howard C. Ansel.
Brian Gurtney wins
college scholarship
Brian Gurtney of Kathleen and a
senior at Houston County High
School, has been selected to receive
a $750 Academic Scholarship at
Brewton-Parker College for the
1994-95 academic year.
Several types of Academic
Scholarships are awarded annually
by Brewton-Parker College,
including the 900+ SAT
Scholarship. Brian is one of
several students chosen as \yinners
of this scholarship. Recipients
must have scored a 900 or higher
on the Scholastic Aptitude Test for
consideration.
Brian is the son of Timothy and
Susan Beighley of Kathleen.
Brewton-Parker College was
founded in 1904 and is a four-year,
private, co-educational liberal arts
institution affiliated with the
Georgia Baptist Convention.
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Westfield student Justin Mclnvale was one of many members of
the school’s Junior Beta Club that planted a dozen trees on the
school campus Friday morning. Above, Steve Gray, a member of
Westfield’s Board of Trustees and chairman of the grounds’
committee, directs the plantings.
and preparing the site for the trees.
Jeanne Bledsoe, club sponsor, de
livered the poem, "Trees" by Joyce
Kilmer.
Jill Dortch, chaplain, gave the
prayer of dedication for the trees for
the betterment of the Heavenly
Father’s world, and especially to the
betterment of Westfield's campus
and environment
"May we always be good stewards
of our natural resources; we are
aware that we owe them all to you,
and we give you the glory."
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Gray, member of the Board of
Trustees and Chairman of Grounds,
directed the planting of the trees.
Gray added that plans for the past
two years included the planting of
100 10-ft trees, purchased with do
nations given in memory/honor of
individuals, or contributions for
beautification of the grounds. An
extensive beautification project is
planned for the mid-grounds park
area near the middle school, which
will include park benches, trees,
flowers and walkways
believe that the daily
experiences after class hold
many exciting opportunities
for students to broaden
their total educational
awareness.
Students are encouraged
to participate in co-curricu
lar activities that may
serve to develop their spe
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appreciation for fellowship
and cooperation, and
enlarge their individual
capacities for leadership.
There are 70 organiza
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guilds, fraternities, sorori
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The college is dedicated to
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What the world needs today
is an environmentally friendly
“miracle material.” One that’s
renewable, reusable, recyclable
and biodegradable.
Fortunately, we already have
it. It’s called wood.
Trees are an endlessly
renewable natural resource.
And if there’s one thing America
has plenty of, it’s trees.
A major reason trees are so
abundant is that people plant
and grow them to provide wood
for forest products.
As they mature, these planted
forests supply important
environmental benefits, too.
Cleaner air and water. Wildlife
habitat. Natural beauty. And
opportunities for outdoor
recreation.
Today, one-third of the U.S. is
covered with trees 731 million
acres. And each year our nation
grows 37% more forest than we
harvest for useful products, or
lose to wildfire, insects and
disease.*
Modern day miracles come
in different forms, with different
names.
At Weyerhaeuser, we call
ours... wood.
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