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(From left) Samantha Knoll of Warner Robins High School, Josh Hamburg of Northside
High School and Sheena Harmon of Houston County High School were named
Students of the Month for November by the Warner Robins Noon Optimist Club.
WR Noon Optimists name
Nov. Students of Month
From staff reports
WARNER ROBINS - The
Warner Robins Noon
Optimist Club has named
Students of the Month for
November.
Representing Houston
County High School is
Sheena Harmon, the
daughter of Richard and
Bernita Harmon.
School activities Sheena is
involved in include Beta
Club, Warner Robins Youth
Leadership, Future
Business Leaders of
America, Toastmasters
Youth Forum, Houston
County Community Choir,
and the National Society of
High School Scholars.
Awards/honors she has
received include National
Honor Roll, Winner of 2004
Flint Energies Speech
Contest, and Who’s Who
Among American High
School Students.
Community activities she
takes part in include First
Baptist Church Youth
Basketball, Instrument of
Praise-Flute, Youth
Leadership Secretary, and
the Church Choir.
Representing Northside
High School is Josh
Hamburg, the son of Jerry
and Linda Hamburg.
School activities Josh is
involved in include
Marching Band, Symphonic
WR Noon Optimists donate to Salvation Army
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Warner Robins Noon Optimist Club President Rodney Wilson presents Maj. Barry
Corbitt of The Salvation Army with over S4OO at a club meeting on Dec. 2. The contri
bution is an annual tradition of the club when The Salvation Army is the program
speaker at a club meeting in December. The contribution comes from individual club
members who contribute to a “pot" that is passed around at that meeting. The
Commander of the local Army unit said he will use the funds to be placed in another
“pot" - the Bell Ringing kettles.
Crossroads Evening Optimist Student of the Month
Ben Joiner was
the October
Evening Optimist
Student of the
Month for the
Crossroads
Center. Ben is
pictured with
Ellen Strait (left),
president of the
Evening Optimist
Club, and
Principal Randall
Hinson (right).
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Band, Competition
Marching Band, Indoor
Competition Drum Line,
Member of the Latin,
Interact, Beta, Literacy, and
Math Clubs; Junior
Optimist Octagon Int’l
member, Varsity Tennis,
with letter, and Most
Outstanding Doubles Award
in Tennis Recipient. Beta
and Math Club Treasurer,
Class Treasurer, Class
President.
Awards/honors he has
received include Top Flight
Eagle, Most Optimistic,
Honors, National Youth
Leadership Forum Nominee
for Medicine and Law.
Callaway Gardens Student
Leadership Conference
Award Nominee, Graduate
of Warner Robins Youth
Police Academy, Grand
Champion and Ist place
Bass Drum Line at Perry
Crossroads Drum Line
Invitational, first place
group Talent at State Beta
Club Convention, and
Presidential Youth
Leadership Conference
Nominee.
Community activities
Josh takes part in include
Toys for Tots, Red Cross
Blood Drive, Interact car
wash, March of Dimes,
Dawg Jawg, Relay for Life,
Can Food Drives, Candy
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Delivery at Children’s
Hospital in Macon,
Christmas Caroling at
Nursing Homes, Volunteer
at the Optimist Bowl and
Mossy Creek, Operation
Christmas Child, and volun
teer at Parkwood
Elementary School and
Centerville Public Library.
Representing Warner
Robins High School is
Samantha Knoll, the
daughter of Nel Pugh.
School activities
Samantha is involved in
include French Club
Member and Secretary,
Math Club, Beta Club,
Thespians, Choraliers, Solo
and Ensemble, Literacy
Competition, and Academic.
Her awards/honors
include being ranked first in
Senior Class, Miss Pioneer
rep for the French Club,
Excellent rating for Solo and
Ensemble, first place in
Schoolwide Psychology Fair,
Certificate of Merit
Recipient, and Who’s Who
Among American High
School Students.
Community activities
Samantha takes part in
include Red Cross Volunteer,
Volunteer Performance of
“You’re a Good Man Charlie
Brown” for the Red Cross,
and other volunteer work
with the Beta Club.
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Pictured are (from left) Larry Bennett, president; Clayton McCommon, first vice pres
ident; John Croom, second vice president; Bill Merritt, secretary; Larry Scott, treas
urer; Russ Hutson, director and Alan Shaw, director. Not pictured: Charles Collins,
director.
Perry Shriners install new
officers, honor McDowell, Merritt
PERRY - The Perry
Shrine Club held its
Christmas party and Ladies
Night at Creekside Catfish
Cabin on Dec. 8.
Roy Jump, Illustrious
Potentate of A 1 Sihah
Shrine Temple, was present
to install the club officers.
He also congratulated
and thanked Noble M. M.
Cloud for his two years as
Temple Chaplain.
The new officers for the
year 2005 are Larry
Bennett, president; Clayton
McCommon, first vice pres
ident; John Croom, second
vice president; Bill Merritt,
secretary; Larry Scott,
treasurer, Alan Shaw, A 1
Locke, Franklin McDowell,
Larry Moss, Russ Hutson
and Charles Collins, club
directors.
The Shrine Ladies all
received a gift, with the
Shrine Widows receiving a
special gift.
The highest award the
Perry Shrine Club gives is
the Forest L. Purdom
Noble of the Year Award.
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Pictured are (from left) Potentate Roy Jump, Past President Alan Shaw, Buddy
McDowell and Bill Merritt, Nobles of the Year.
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Pictured are (from left) Neal Mimbs, PM Cochran; David Simmons, PGC; Alan Shaw,
past president; Jerry Ingram and Ted Collins, Junior Grand Warden of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia.
Cross Roads Scottish Rite holds meeting
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PERRY - The Cross
Roads Scottish Rite
Association held its final
meeting of the Year at the
Perry Holiday Inn.
The election of officers
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Pictured are (from left) Potentate Roy Jump and M. M.
Cloud, Club and Temple Chaplain.
This year the award went
to retiring Treasurer
Buddy McDowell and Club
Secretary Bill Merritt.
for 2005 was held. The fol
lowing Brothers were elect
ed: Chad Houser, president;
Sherman Rankin, vice pres
ident; MM Cloud, chaplain;
and Alan Shaw,
secretary/treasurer.
The next meeting will be
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
These men have been out
standing in their service to
the community and the
Shrine Club.
at Holiday Inn Jan. 31.
Brother David Simmons,
Past Grad Chaplain of the
Grand Lodge Georgia, will
be here to install our offi
cers. The meeting is open to
all Master Masons and
their guest.