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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL 4es ■ ‘tfJwMwßmw • ■»'W3t. i|Pi> || II I'lli l|^^ga3MaßgSi»gßgT&3g^^lf|BFrr s i^ JIiIHMHMMM jflßmbjnn;.■ :tsl jMjv. JM L. »i| T * "■ 3%§ ' l *' • ? w ■*& > J ' HHPpMjMk ®-. S 11!‘ T ' *:-■*, • ; \ s»■ •=- -* ,5 f- ■' ■ '. >- '■ ■ ■ .' - *sgL ? a iISiBLW> *&£& v • ** i\ J ! si&r 4 x ;. " v s ’, '.;■.: ; ,• ■ ,-..v'?tv ■• . mSMjk '• I»ySWaK., s-* ■, fjl?,., -? ie *> > •’■V-v- ’ ' '*■'/ I-‘-^- '• B&*ra*BPll Jj PERDUE - From page 1A the significance and impor tance in attracting indus try.” State Sen. Seth Harp was impressed with the college’s 7 percent jump in enroll ment. This year, 2,700 stu dents will attend the techni cal college and acquire what Harp believes as a good edu cation. “It is exciting to have the governor speak about the importance of having a qual ity program here,” Harp said. “(MGTC President) Billy Edenfleld does a good job of putting highly skilled and highly motivated stu dents into the workforce, and that is what we need.” In his remarks, Perdue touched on ways the college contributes to the local development and the quality of life in Houston County. He said there will be budget cuts and the school is taking a wise precaution in seeking to supplement its budget to help fund things like schol arships, student/teacher recognitions and new books for the library to expand educational opportunities. “The message is that we want to do more,” Perdue said. “We have a great work force here. Transformation is what we want to take place.” Perdue also said the HOPE scholarship contin ues to be a part of the gover nor’s agenda. “We continue to work every day to preserve the HOPE scholarship for col lege students and technical college students,” he said. “We need to preserve the program for all of our chil dren in the future.” Amy Holloway, an aca demic instructor at MGTC who was named Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Technical and Adult Education, noted that Monday was the first day of class for fall quarter. “Those faces prove that we can and we do make a difference in those students’ lives every day,” she said. The Department of Technical and Adult Education Commissioner, Dr. Kenneth Breeden, told guests that the college has seen a 350.2 percent popula tion growth in the past 10 years. “It could not have grown this good without money invested and support from the Georgia General Assembly, foundation mem bers and the community,” Breeden said. He praised MGTC and its president, as well. “It is a fabulous campus, and a fabulous college,” Breeden said. “Billy Edenfield is an extraordi nary college president.” Subscribe today Call 987-1823 Steve Way, chairman of the Steering Committee in Hawkinsville, speaks with Gov. Sonny Perdue (right) before Middle Georgia Technical College’s Fourth Annual Giving Campaign Kickoff. cP c jfi JT ;'M ffl g g cingular On select plans $39.99 and h*gh«r Other monthly charges apply See oeiowv ** INIOKIA O ""o-ronot-A intelligence everywhere* C (INNIXTINCi Pl-OPIJ- After $.lO marl-in rebate and After SSO mail-in rebate and 2 y.'.ir buivim egreement 2-year service agreement IB No Roaming or Nationwide Long Distance Charges • --ri The first nationwide 'ile S carrier to be awarded f Consumer JP^ code dSf For details visit ■ £jX,'Z!ZX£Zr. Call SBfiSffi Click mmm C'mon i j j .. _--| PERRY WARNER ROBINS Cingular Wireless Locations Yr" ' „ , ....... 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Bell South and the Bell South logo are registered trademarks o Bell South Intellectual Property Corporation All rights reserved © 2003 Cingular Wireless LLC. » B*c*«rt..u. LOCAL CRCT From page 1A determining the progress of specific schools and school systems in general. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, each state’s department of education must define a system that holds individual schools accountable for demonstrat ing what is called Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) based primarily on the CRCT and the Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT). The test also plays a role in grade promotion. Although passing the test is not currently required for a student’s promotion to the next grade, it will be phased in as such by the Georgia Department of Education in upcoming years. By the spring of 2004, third- &g|r m \ graders across the state, will have to pass the reading portion of the CRCT in order to advance to the fourth grade. “Our CRCT scores have steadily improved over the last four years and continue to be above the state aver age,” said Dr. Betty Haselden, Houston County Schools’ testing coordinator. “We are especially pleased with the fourth-grade scores. The most significant gain for our fourth-graders is an 8 percent gain in math. Additionally, 52 percent of our fourth-graders exceeded expectations in reading and 34 percent met expectations. We study this data each year to identify areas of increased opportunities for improve ment as we work toward Look no further - best coverage, best prices Subscribe today to The Houston Home Journal Call 987-1823 OCTOBER 1, 2003 ♦ exemplary schools.” Houston County Schools Interim Superintendent Danny Carpenter said that he wanted to give special recognition to Lindsay Elementary, whose CRCT scores have dramatically increased over the past sev eral years. “Of course I’m pleased with all our schools and how well they’ve performed,” said Carpenter, also citing Russell, Northside, Westside and Pearl Stephens elemen tary schools for their improvements. “We don’t really even have a school that is doing badly,” he said. “We’re all in the ballpark. I’m just very proud of all our teachers and prin cipals for all the hard work that they’ve done.” 3A