Houston times-journal. (Perry, Ga.) 1994-1999, August 16, 1995, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextWednesday, Aug. 16,1995, Houston Times-Journal Page 10A Back To School Perry High School Perry High School is located on North Avenue. The phone number to the school is 988-6298. Phil Smith, who has been principal at the facility for the past 10 years, said an orienta tion will be held for ninth graders only on Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Smith asks that kids being dropped off and picked up do not come in front of the school, but rather come through the driveway that runs on either end of the vocational building. The school office is open from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Perry Elementary Perry Elementary School is located at 960 School St. Phone number is 988- 6267. Patsy Hutto has been prin cipal at the school for the past seven years. An Open House Drop-In will be held for parents Aug. 24 from 2-4 p.m. Office hours are from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. A breakfast program begins at 7:45 a.m. Parents picking up their children need to do so at Beckham Circle at 3:05 p.m. Hutto asks for all parents bringing their children to school on the first day to be familiar with which bus their child will be riding during the rest of the year. Tucker Elementary Tucker Elementary School is located on Tucker Road. The phone number is 988- 6278. Principal Paul Hartman has been in that position for the past nine years. Open house for kinder garten and first graders will be held on Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. Hartman asks for parents who drop off and pick up their children to follow this route: Turn onto Linden off Tucker, turn onto Rodgers, turn onto Clinton. This goes to the drop off area on the School Bonaire Elementary Centerville Elementary Elberta Open Campus High Houston County High Kings Chapel Elementary Lindsey Elementary Miller Elementary Morningside Elementary Northside Elementary Northside High Northside Middle Parkwood Elementary Pearl Stephens Elementary David A. Perdue Elementary Perry Elementary Perry High Perry Middle Quail Run Elementary Rumble Middle Russell Elementary Shirley Hills Elementary Tabor Middle Tucker Elementary Warner Robins High Warner Robins Middle Watson Center Westside Elementary Advertisement Commerce Equity Mortgage Ofers Low Interest Rates ... Makes Qualifying Easibs Commerce Equity Mortgage Corporation of Perry offers con ventional first mortgage financing to consumers who want to pur chase a home or refinance their existing home mortgage loan to a more favorable rate or term. Their interest rates are extremely com petitive and often are the lowest fixed loan rates offered in Middle Georgia* “We are committed to understanding our borrowers' needs and therefore are very flexible when it comes to approving an applicant’s mortgage loan request," says Kenneth Granger, president of Commerce Equity Mortgage Corporation of Perry. "For example, we offer a 100% financing mortgage loan program for those borrowers who may have difficulty in saving for a down payment. This can be beneficial by lowering the out of pocket expenses which a borrower would normally have to pay." west end of the building. “We’re going to be real crowd ed again this year,” he said. I like to ask parents not to drop off kids in front of the building. This creates a traffic problem.” Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Students do not need to be dropped off earlier than 7:15 a.m. Perry Middle School Perry Middle School is located on Sunshine Avenue. The phone number is 988-6285. Bobby Pennington has been principal at that school for the past 21 years. He asks for students not riding the bus to be dropped off and picked up in the area adjacent to the school off Sunshine Avenue. This may be changing some what during the school year because of the construction of a new wing at the school. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. School hours are from 8 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. Kings Chapel Elementary Kings Chapel Elementary is located at 460 Arena Road. The phone number to the school is 988-6273. Dave Crockett is beginning his ' third year as principal of the school which houses students Pre-K through grade 5. Open house for kindergarten is Aug. 24 from 4 until 6 p.m. Parents should drop off their children who do not ride the bus at the covered walkway in front of the school. School hours are from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m. Morningside Elementary Morningside Elementary is. located at 1206 Morningside Drive. The phone number is 988- 6261. Van Rowell has been principal at that school for four years. Orientation will be held Aug. 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Parents should drop-off or pick-up children not riding a bus in front of the school. Rowell urges, “If you have a child that needs to be registered, please hurry!” "Houston Schools Locator Phone 929-7826 953-3999 929-7898 988-6340 988-6273 929-7818 929-7814 988- 929-7816 929-7858 929-7845 929-7822 989- 988-6350 988-6267 988-6298 988-6285 953-2039 929-7851 929-7830 929-7824 929-7838 988-6278 929-7877 929-7832 929-7828 929-7820 Houston County School 1995-96 Calenclar Aug. 25 First Day of School Sept. 4 Labor Day Holiday Oct. 9 Columbus Day Holiday Oct.. 20 Student Holiday - Teacher Inservice Nov. 15-16 Elementary Conference Days Students dismissed at 1 p.m. Nov. 22-24 Thanksgiving Holidays Dec. 20 Last Day before Christmas Holidays Jan. 3 First Day after Christmas Holidays Jan. 15 —Martin Luther King Holiday Jan, 19 First Semester Ends Jan. 22-23 Student Holiday - Teacher Inservice Feb. 19 Presidents Day Holiday April 5 Good Friday Holiday April 8-12 - Spring Holidays May 27 - Memorial Day Holiday June 7 Last Day of School WESTficld Schools 1995-96 CaUnclar Pre-Planning Aug. 16, 17,18 Registration for Grades 7-12 Aug. 18 New Family Orientation & Open House -Aug. 20 First Day of School Aug. 21 Alumni Weekend Aug. 25-26 Labor Day Holiday Sept. 4 Homecoming -:-Sept. 29 Georgia National Fair Holiday Oct. 9 End of Ist Grading Period Oct. 24 GISA Meeting Nov. 6 School-wide Teacher Conferences Nov. 13-14 Thanksgiving Holidays Nov. 23, 22, 23 Christmas Holidays Dec. 18-Jan. 2 Classes Resume Jan. 3 Semester Exams - Jan. 15,16, 17 End of 2nd Grading Period Jan. 17 Teacher Inservice Day Jan. 22 Grandparents Day Feb. 23 End of 3rd Grading Period Mar.2l Spring Break April 1-8 Classes Resume Apr. 9 Final Exams May 29, 30, 31 Graduation -May 31 Post Planning June 3-4 Principal David Carpenter Wally Bassett Danny Carpenter Sandy Neal Dave Crockett Carol Cherry Thomas Lamberth Van Rowell Mary Lou Dorough Ed Dyson Andrea Jordan Dennis Powell Alton Mattox Kim Schoening Patsy Hutto Phil Smith Bobby Pennington Betty Bynum Frank Brown Billy Lee Charlie Harper Jim Snyder Paul Hartman Marianne Melnick Larry Beck Mike Rowland Gary Cook They also offer “Jumbo Loans” (mortgage loan amounts higher than $203,200) to consumers who need a mortgage loan amount as high as $1 million at very attractive rates and terms. Commerce Equity Mortgage Corporation of Perry also offers fixed rate home equity loans to consumers needing money to do home improvements, consolidate existing credit cards or installment loans, investments or any other worthwhile purpose. There are inherent advantages to consolidating existing debt today versus a few years ago. The advantage will depending on an individual’s spe cific situation. However, the advantages are: * Home equity loans have lower interest rates than most credit cards and installment loans. * Interest for home equity loans can be tax deductible, which allows for further savings. Secretary Glennis Hogg Shirley Davis Carol Boyd Jan Morton B. Wetherington j Pat Stetzler Pat Smith Brenda Kinnas Sheila Langford j Shirley Sims Jewell Jerden Yvonne Snipes Joann Kile Lisa Painter Doris Westmoreland; Debbie Fendley Catherine Ingram j Denise Gross Sherrye Elder Cindy Lucas Delores Fendley Diane Jones Clara Young Lynn Shepherd Odessa McMinn Mona Phillips Nancy Andrews Westfihd Footbau Aug. 25 Mt. de Sales Home Sept. 1 Tattnall Away Sept. 8 Open Sept. 15 John Milledge Away Sept. 22 Westwood Home Sept. 29 Tiftarea (Homecoming) Home Oct. 6 'Windsor Home Oct. 13 ‘Stratford Away Oct. 20 ‘First Presbyterian Away Oct. 27 ‘Southland (Sr. Night) Home Nov. 3 Athens Christian Away ‘Region Games Public, private schools gear up for new term By EMILY JOHNSTONE Times-Journal Staff “One of our biggest chal lenges this year will be provid ing classroom space,” said Houston County School Superintendent Tony Hinnant. Hinnant pointed out area growth projections will keep this subject on everyone’s mind. “We’re really going to be keeping a focus on our acade mic process also this year,” he added. Houston County public schools open their doors to stu dents on Aug. 25. Two new programs to be offered systemwide this year are the Pre-K and breakfast programs. “We’ll be looking forward to the completion of the two middle schools this upcoming year,” he said. The board recently pur chased 30 acres of land just north of Perry. Hinnant said that while there are no immediate plans for use of the land, “...we’ll be watching our growth patterns. The way things are going, it won’t be long before we are looking more closely at what we are going to do with that land.” Perry Elementary principal Patsy Hutto said elementary students will have an easier time remembering which bus Perry High School 1995 Football Schedule Sept. 2 Jordan Away Sept. 8 Open Sept. 15 Pike Co. Home Sept. 22 Peach Co. Home Sept. 29 Jackson Away Oct. 6 West Laurens Home (H.C.) Oct. 13 Dodge Co. Away Oct. 20 Houston Co. Home Oct. 27 Mary Persons Away Nov. 3 Bleckley Co. Home Nov. 10 Harris Co. Away J.v. jg|| Sept 30 Houston Co. Heme, 10am ' ]T Oct. 19 Northside Jj ' Away Nov. 2 Twiggs Co. <p\ Home 4:30 J V*4 9th Grade Sept. 7 WRHS Home £**9* Sept. 14 Baldwin Co. Home Sept. 21 Peach Co. Away Oct. 12 Northside Home Oct. 26 Houston Co. Away * Combining debts means having one low monthly payment, which could reduce the amount an an individual is to pay versus their expanding debt. “Our company is committed to providing quality service to its cus tomers. This is why we have chosen a staff that has more than 35 years of combined lending experience. All loan processing and pre underwriting is done locally in Perry. We have a sincere desire to help people with their financial needs. Service is our first priority,” says Mr. Granger. Commerce Equity Mortgage of Perry, a Georgia residential mbrtgage licensee, is active in the real estate community. The office is iocated at 1213 Macon Road. For more information call 912-987- 5369. they need to ride this year. “Each bus will have a cer tain type animal picture in the window to help kids learn which bus to ride,’’said Hutto. “We will have a dinosaur bus, a bear bus, a monkey bus, a duck bus, and an elephant bus.” The Westfield Schools will begin their new school year Aug. 21. Headmaster Michael Drake said there about 515 students enrolled at the present. “We have a number of new teachers this This is reflective of growth and reflec tive of new classes we will have this year,” he comment ed. The school'will be offering a new credit elective in reli gion this year. “We will have one semester in the Old Testament and one semester in the New Testament.” Mary Anne Shipley will be teaching this course. Several music eTectives are also lined up to be offered this year. “We think this will strengthen our high school and middle grades,” said Drake. The school day at Westfield begins at 8:20 a.m. and ends at 3:10 p.m. Open house will be held Aug. 20 with new parent ori entation beginning at 2 p.m.