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♦ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2006
Peppy Middle School student
wins statewide essay contest
Special to the HHJ
Kymberley Stuckey, a
Perry Middle School sixth
grader, won the “If I Were
Mayor I Would” essay con
test sponsored by the Georgia
Municipal Association.
Stuckey won first place for
the GMA’s 6th District. Her
essay was chosen from a
group of 309 essays submit
ted by other sixth grade stu
dents in the district.
She wrote about what she
would do to make Perry the
best place to live if she were
mayor. Essays were judged
on creativity, grammar, clar
ity and sincerity by a panel
of city officials who are also
educators or involved in
youth programs. One win
ning essay was selected from
each of GMA’s 12 districts.
“We are very proud of
Kymberley’s achievement,”
said her language arts teach
er Mary Edwards. “Winning
this contest shows that she
creatively combined her lan
guage arts skills with her
civics and social studies
knowledge”
Stuckey was recognized
Quail Run student wins NAC contest
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Houston County School Nutrition members recently announced this year’s first place
winner of the annual NAC Art Contest, Forrest Antioco, from Quail Run Elementary
School. The theme for this year was “Diamond Hits Since 1946.” Forrest’s drawing
will move on to the next level of competition, which is the Georgia School Nutrition
Association s State NAC contest. The winner will be announced Saturday at the GSNA
annual state convention in College Park. Forrest is shown with his award and art
teacher at Quail Run Elementary, Rebecca Bell.
Blue Bird to offer propane
powered buses in 2007
Special to the HHJ
Blue Bird Corporation, in
conjunction with the Texas
Railroad Commission, Dallas
County Schools and Texas
state clean-air advocates,
today announced the avail
ability of a full-size propane
powered school bus for early
2007.
At a formal ceremony in
Dallas, Texas, Texas Railroad
Commissioner Michael L.
Williams commended Blue
Bird’s vision and dedication
to this important project. “I
greatly appreciate Blue Bird
for acknowledging the ben
efits of propane-fueled buses
and for taking the time and
effort to address this need,”
said Williams. “Propane
buses cut emissions of soot,
smoke and particulates vir
tually down to zero. In addi
tion, the new buses reduce
oxides of nitrogen, which
contribute to smog.”
As the State of Texas’
chief energy agency, the TRC
led an alliance of concerned
organizations that included
the Propane Education and
Research Council and Clean
Fuels USA of Georgetown,
Texas. This collective group
worked closely with Blue
Bird to secure funding for
the development and certi
fication of the low-emissions
propane school bus.
In addition, Williams
announced that the Railroad
Commission has been award
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for her efforts at an awards
luncheon Wednesday in
Atlanta at Turner Field at
11:30 a.m. She was awarded
a $250 savings bond, trophy,
a framed copy of her essay
and a goodie bag. Her par
ents and other family mem
bers were to accompany her,
as well as Perry Mayor Jim
Worrall.
“It was my pleasure to
have lunch with Kymberley
at Perry Middle School on
Friday,” said Worrall. “I
ed a grant from the U.S.
Department of Energy to
assist Texas school districts
in the purchase of cleaner
propane buses. The grant,
through the State Energy
Conservation Office, will
cover up to 80 percent of the
cost difference between a
propane-powered and alter
native-powered bus.
The new full-size con
. ventional propane vehicle
developed by Blue Bird fea
tures an LPG engine instal
lation in partnership with
Powertrain Integration, pro
viding low-emission certifi
cation and 270 horsepower
@ 3600 rpm. The buses
will be available in 47 t 077
passenger capacities with
wheelbases ranging from
189 to 273 inches.
“Our position as a school
bus market leader isn’t
just the result of our inno
vations, it’s also due to
the comprehensive line of
school buses we offer to
meet the diverse and chang
ing needs of our custom
ers,” said Jay McDuffie,
Blue Bird’s Advertising,
Communication, & Training
Manager. “Blue Bird offers
a range of school bus pro
pulsion options: compressed
natural gas, diesel, and
now propane which pro
vides school districts with
an attractive array of fuel
choices.”
Blue Bird offers a com
presented her with a token
from the City of Perry and
will be with her Wednesday
when she receives her award
in Atlanta. I am extremely
proud of Kymberley!” He
added, “it is also interesting
to note that I assisted her
dad with his Eagle Scout
project when he was a young
man.”
“We are always so
impressed by the students’
ideas” said GMA Executive
Director Jim Higdon.”They
have great insight into their
communities and clear plans
for their futures. Many
express the need for clean,
economically stable, safe cit
ies. We commend Kymberley
for her well-written, thought
ful essay”
According to the GMA
Web site (www.gmanet.com/
about_gma/), the purpose of
GMA is to “anticipate and
influence the forces shaping
Georgia’s communities and
to provide leadership, tools
and services that assist local
governments in becoming
more innovative, effective
and responsive.”
plete line of Type A, C, and
D school buses in a variety
of options and configura
tions. For nearly 80 years,
Blue Bird Corporation has
continued to set industry
quality standards with its
innovative design, manufac
turing capabilities and cus
tomer service. Blue Bird has
an extensive network of dis
tributors and service-parts
facilities throughout North
America. For more informa
tion, visit them online at
www.blue-bird.com.
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grade math classes at
Feagin Mill Middle School
recently completed a per
formance task in their unit
on function and graph
ing. To that end, students
worked with M & M’s as
their “data.” The students
estimated, calculated per
cents, wrote equations
and graphed the functions.
Pictured are students
Edward Moore, Roxy Bartz,
Joe Jaquish and Zack
Kinsley in third period work
on their task.
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and Amelia Mercado con
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