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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Linwood ES students learn about apples r* .t * i::3 •” mmmmi— 1 ' _ . i ». .« —■■*+ ft, ■» K . • —' - - * submitted Linwood Elementary School kindergarten students in Summer Saunders’ class have been learning about apples and fall. The students made Johnny Appleseed hats, tasted various types of apples, and created several apple art works. The class is pictured hold ing their favorite type of apple and wearing their Johnny Appleseed hats. ! 1 I*> \ ij 1, g^.. Jp’ . m' JR ?■ «mßw ||| II -fjpPp' uK Bi ■ Ht i\ * fey w /; VHHHI fl ■L \\ Btew*. Jfebfelk , ‘-' gfc«fe v • |BB| §g ® JK ■ •*; - HB it i sHst ‘.t" > P[g|KaBWWwWMBTOBWWWWWHWBBB»: ; * 9 •■:•:■■. •• . ■: > submitted The Westfield Schools’ Debate Team recently won several awards at the Tattnall Invitational tournament in Macon. The team of Lindsay Lucas and Heather Tucker placed fourth, while Matt Edwards and Victoria Reeves placed third in the novice division. Other team members bringing home awards were Matt Edwards (fifth-place speaker award), Lindsay Lucas (fourth-place speaker award), Ashley Williams (second-place speaker award), and Victoria Reeves who won the top speaker award in the novice division. Pictured are (front row) Victoria Reeves, Ashley Williams, Heather Tucker; (back row) Matt Edwards and Lindsay Lucas. ESES Eagles of Week: Courage submitted The following students were chosen as Eagles of the Week for Sept. 26-30 at Eagle Springs Elementary School. They represented the character word of the week “courage” in their classrooms, (first row) Megan Steinkamp, Jose Ma Hernandez, Armand Childs, Kyrah Kelly, Demetrius Montville; (second row) Arrie Cepeda, Haleigh Rozier, Robert Quesenberry, Ashley Bennett, Laurel Clark, Matt McCrory, Brooklynn Smith, Taylor McGee; (third row) Nicholas Loudermilk, Jordan Thompson, Marcus Shelton, Molly Gillen, Michaela Heide, Helley Patel, Hannah Gockman, Dyeshanique Goudeau, Alex Echeverria-Pliego, Ebony Warren, Jalon Williams, Markell Glover; (fourth row) Katy Payton, Michael Malloy, Tory Bartlett, Tricia Wharton, Kimia Adams, Darion Conyers, Victoria Evans, Johnny Young, Bria Brown, Joshua Shullaw. MUSSENDEN From page 4A Bush’s poll numbers went into the toilet shortly after he tried to tinker with Social Security. He hasn’t talked seriously about Social Security in months, and key Republican lawmakers now suggest that any Social Security fix will have Westfield debaters excel to wait until at least 2009 - after Bush is gone. There’s no urgency for a Medicare fix either. Fantastic. I didn’t really want to retire anyway. Working until I’m 94 sounds just peachy. And, really, what are the odds that I’ll get sick in my later years? Pretty slim, I’m sure. SCHOOLS CFCA K 3 classes visit library wßm"** w MB mk l * "'V ij ~J % }rX submitted ABOVE: Central Fellowship Christian Academy K 3 teacher Shanda Sprague and her class recently went on a field trip to the Centerville Library. BELOW: Central Fellowship Christian Academy K 3 teacher Tammi Bozeman and her class recently went on a field trip to the Centerville Library. M flJlfilfe’ • - ~ Junior Optimists volunteer ■ . —£l I s submitted Northside High School's Junior Optimist Club volunteered for the Almost 16th Annual Dawg Jawg at Fountain Park in Warner Robins. Nine Junior Optimists worked from 9 a.m. to noon setting up obstacle courses, running different events, and providing run ners for judges. Pictured are the Junior Optimist volunteers with their sponsor, Kim Stewart’s, children, Davey and Jacob Allen, who entered Caesar, a three-month-old boxer. I hope that isn’t a cold coming on. Maybe some nice boomer could bring me a glass of orange juice. It’s the least they could do. Sean Mussenden is a national cor respondent in Media General’s Washington Bureau. E-mail smussenden@mediageneral.com SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2005 ♦ Fifth-grader named Pink Ribbon Princess ItHHIW W , W W•» * * ff <: '< 'L i < 1 ■’ * ;•> •■ ■ f' , ij-' Igf wsm I ran • v. ' submitted Alyssa Lorenz, a fifth-grader at Quail Run Elementary School, captured the title of the first Pre-Teen Pink Ribbon Princess. The pageant was a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. As the new queen, Alyssa will help represent Breast Cancer aware ness to honor her mother, Leslie Lorenz and great aunt, Joann Bankston, who both have had breast cancer. 7A