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Lifestyle Peterman family plans July 4 reunion in Perry "The L.E. and Jeffie Peterman Family Reunion will be held at 11 a.m., July 4. at the Roquemore Con ference Center of the Geor gia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter. Dinner will be served at 1 p.m. A cov ered dish is requested but not required. For more information call Martha P. Wolff at 987-2086. • •• 00p5... the Meals-on- Wheels bake sale sched uled for June 26 at Big Kmart has been cancelled. • •• Anne Carroll has returned from a visit with her daughter, Lynne, and Gary Knepper, and her granddaughters, Michele. Cynthia and Jennifer of Douglasville. They attend ed the piano recital of Cyn thia and Jennifer and the awards programs of all three girls, granddaughters of the late Linward Carroll. At Stewart Middle School Michele graduated from eighth grade. She received the eighth grade math award, the Presidential Academic Fitness Award, Beta Club recognition for maintaining a 95 and above average through middle school, an honor roll award and recognition for six years of perfect attendance. Cynthia received the math award for sixth grade, a running award for being one of the top 10 runners in Stewart Middle School’s PE program and all-A honor roll. Jennifer, a third grader at Bright Star Elementary School, received an award for hitting a Home Run in the Booksharp Reading Program, and was voted the “Radical Reader" by her classmates. She also received a certificate and pin for participating in the Road Runners at her school, an award for spelling and for participat ing in the Quiz Bowl. • •• Sgt. Keith and Rebecca Wilson Powell announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Abigail, born May 21 at the Blanchfield Army Hospital, Fort Campbell, Ky. Grandparents are Sonny and Kris Wilson of Athens and great-grand parents are Earl and Norma Cheek. The Cheeks have returned from a recent visit to see their new great granddaughter. Kris is with Becky and Claire until Keith returns in August from detached duty in Ari zona. • •• Dr. Judith Wilson of Snow Camp. N.C. will arrive Thursday for a week end visit with her parents. Earl and Norma Cheek. Judy will be observing her 50th birthday. • •• All eyes will be on Leah Brannen Dec. 17 when she will be one of 20 young women presented to society at the 1999 Bons Hommes Yule Ball at the Macon City Auditorium. Leah is the daughter of Tommy and Dee Brannen and will be a junior at Fur man University at Greenville, S.C. She is a member of the Furman Singers who performed in Germany last summer and make an overseas singing tour every other summer. Leah’s older sister Mary Margaret was a 1996 Bons Hommes presentee and will begin law school at Mercer University in the fall. And then there's her 15-year old brother Walt who makes the sports pages of the Houston h\,me Journal often these days as a Leg ends car racer. He will race in 10 Thursday Night Thunder Legend races at Atlanta Motor Speedway at Hampton this summer. He returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway June 22 and Just Visitin’ Joan Dorsett 987-1823 subsequent Tuesday nights as he qualifies. The Charlotte race can be seen on Fox Sport South Chan nel 35. • •• Janie Brockie Watson’s Windermere Drive home in Cheshire Place was the location for the almost annual luncheon of the girls of the Perry High School Class of 1960. Summertime fare for the Saturday soiree was sand wiches, chips and dips and desserts. A good time was had by all and plans were made for a repeat next year Attendees were Ann NeSmith Windham of Bre vard. N.C., Barbara White Kratz, Martha Johnson of Auburn, Ala., Marv Middle brooks of Atlanta. Nancy Boler Sherrad of Atlanta, Zettie Shelnutt Stewart, Jackie Harris Holsenbeck of Milledgevrlle, Sandra Truitt Collins, Jeanette Bassett Smith, Janice Wil son Jones, Shelby Wood Arnold, Janice Knighton Walker, Marianne Moody Whelchel and Janie. Invit ed guest was former teacher Mollie Moss of Cochran. • •• Take time to look at the blooming mimosa trees as you drive along these days. I don’t ever remember see ing so many poking out of the woods along the high ways. They’re exquisite. • •• Good luck to all the girls in Georgia vying for the title of Miss Georgia this week. Let’s write ro Katie Stephens. Miss Georgia Southern University and Shauna Pender, Miss Warner Robins, c/o College Courtyard of Columbus. 3423 College Drive, Colum bus, Ga., 31904 and wish them good luck. • •• Congratulations to Charlee Perfect Duke who retired April 1 after work ing 35 years with Coca- Cola in Atlanta. Now the '63 GSCW graduate divides her time between the Per fect homeplace in Elko and her home in Atlanta. • •• Sincere sympathy to Jack and Gloria Ragland upon the death of Jack’s mother, Elna Loftin Ragland of Macon, June 10. • •• Elmo and Elaine Wright recently attended the grad uation of their grandson, Elmo Cooper Wright 111 from Albemarle High School in Charlottesville. Va. He is the son of Mo and Barbara Wright. The honor graduate, number 10 out of 346, wore red, yellow and blue ribbons for the Student Athlete Scholarship award, Beta Club award and For eign Language award. Other relatives attending the graduation were Coop er’s aunt Olivia Stegall, Molly and Megan of Mon roe, N.C., hiS uncle Ben and Candace Wright of Fort Lauderdale, and his other grandmother Venet Trotter of Plano, 111. Cooper has received an appointment to West Point and will report June 28. He and his family will spend a memorable weekend visit ing Hudson River points of interest and the West Point grave of his mother's brother. He graduated from West Point and had trained at Fort Bennlng and had See VISITIN', Page 2B Page 1B fl Methodist VBS takes Marketplace theme By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Home Jourxai. Staff | n| For passersby, the tents, animals and toga-wearing children and adults on the lawn of the Perry United Methodist Church may be bewildering, but the expla nation is simple enough. They’re just going back nearly 2000 years in time to a marketplace in Israel. The theme for the church’s Vacation Bible School is “Marketplace 29 A.D.” and the children are divided into the 12 tribes of Israel. The activities include making bricks from muddy clay, weaving baskets and carpentry, along with Islamic dancing, arts and crafts and Bible study. Debbie Wood, Youth Minister at the church, says some 156 children are enrolled this year, with vol unteer help from 70 teen and adult workers. The program will contin ue through Friday with sessions each morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Murphy moves from instruction to discipline V' A flt •: W ippp* I : 1 NEW LEADER Wayne Murphy, new assistant principal at Perry High School. Jackson is new Perry High instructional coordinator By Torey Jolley Home S-pyr , The morning of June 7 began with an unexpected phone call for Jackie Jackson. Jackson was told there was an opening at Perry High School for an instructional coordinator as Wayne Murphy was vacat ing the position in favor of the PHS assis tant principal job, and that she was the person Phil Smith, principal of PHS, want ed in that position. Would she be interest ed? “Yes," was Jackson's answer. Jackson, the Feagin Mill Middle School instrucUonal coordinator, was stunned at the pace this week tool. The phone call came on Monday and by Wednesday after noon, Smith was introducing Jackson to the faculty of Perry High. Smith explained he had interviewed Jackson two years ago for a position as an instructional coordinator. However, Jack son took the Feagin Mill Middle School position. Wed., June 23, 1999 ■ ; ‘ v \ _ ' % mm * Jj I * 3 " ii I jwu jhk a- J£ * M w Home Journal Photos by Charlotte Perkins fIHB Jr* r c * Special Photos UNUSUAL ROOMMATE Blue Bonnet is Krista McGukin's roommate at Georgia Tech. She is a sleek greyhound racer whom Krista adopted through the Southeastern Greyhound Club. Her Alpha XI Delta soror ity sister had a dog which whettfd Krista’s appetite to rescue one for her own. Blue Bonnet had broken her toe and couldn’t race anymore and had just come off the track. Having been screened for adoption by SEGC, Krista was matched with Blue and they’ve been together a year. The McGukin family has fallen in love with her. Blue, who will be four in August, began racing as a puppy. Krista has had to teach her how to be a dog, to bark, to play, to climb stairs, to become accustomed to humans. Southeastern Greyhound Club is just one of many adoption services and can be reached by phone 800-GREY PET. Now they have their own web page on the Internet. It can be found at http:/iwww.greyhoundadop tion.org. Adoption fees range from $l5O-200. Joan Dorsett By Torey Jolley Home Joithkal Staff 1 Perry High School is losing an assistant principal, Juan Thompson. Thompson is retiring after 30 years of service Phil Smith, principal of PHS, announced June 9 the Houston County School Board approved his recommendation to hire Wayne Murphy to fill the vacancy. Murphy is a 1976 graduate of Perry High School. He continued his education at Georgia Southern, receiving both his bach elor’s and master’s degrees. In 1994. he received his Administration certificate from the University of Georgia. Currently, Murphy is attending Georgia College and State University. He is working on his doctorate. During the announcement. Murphy joked, “It shows if a person works hard goes that extra mile, he will get what he deserves. I now have the worse job in the building. 1 applied for it and I got it. But, honestly, I am excited about working in Houston Home Journal Jackson comes from Feagin Mill When the position came open again, Smith said, “I’ve interviewed enough already. I know who I want for the posi tion." Smith contacted Charles Holloway, superintendent of Houston County School system about his recommendation. Jackson is a Warner Robins High gradu ate. She attended Valdosta State University where she received her bachelor’s degree. She obtained her master's from Fort Valley State University. Jackson earned her Administration ctfrtificate from Georgia College and State University. “I’ve worked in an elementary and mid dle school environment. This position at Perry High will give me the total picture. “ said Jackson. • Jackson is married. She and her hus band, Gene, have a son. Marcus. 7. I Ife Hf I ' i [ | j WTJ i.rsv FAR LEFT Michelle McWhorter, Lau ren Flowers, Molly Jones stamp mud to make bricks. CENTER Summer McWilliams shows Casey McCully how to weave a basket. ABOVE Chesley Cawthon helps children. Benjamin Thomas Childers hammers as Kimberly Hamsley and Jeff Barfield watch. <• Jlji . ** ml ‘Worse job in the building.’- Murphy this position." Murphy explained why he chose to apply for the assistant principal position. “In a lead administration role there are two sides: discipline and instruction. While 1 have had two years experience in the instructional part, I wanted to get into the discipline part as well." This means, students who get into trou ble will be seeing Murphy on not-so-friend ly terms. However, Murphy stressed he is concerned with helping students keeping on the right track. Murphy is married to Melanie Murphy. On June 13, they celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary. They have five chil dren: Christina, 10; Lacy. 8; Nathan, 5; Ben, 2; and Mary Ross, 1. The family is active in the Rehoboth Baptist Church. ' ■ agBT NEW AT PERKY HIGH Jackie Jackson is the new instructional coordinator at Perry High School