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Young Authors at Russell Middle School Russell Middle School announces the grade winners of the Young Georgia Authors’ Writing Competition held recently at the school. The winners, pictured with Mrs. Johnnie Johnson, who oversees the competition each year for Russell Middle School, are (from L-R): Sixth Grade from Miss Robin Blan’s class – Ally Conley for her poem, "Lala’s Monster;" Seventh Grade from Mr. Jerry Johnson’s class – Sarah Elisabeth Jordan for her essay, Friendship;" and the Eighth grade winner ... 
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Young Authors at Bramlett Elementary Bramlett Elementary 2009-10 Young Georgia Authors grade-level winners are Kindergarten: Riley Skinner - Mrs. Lori Easterling (untitled); First Grade: Macy Maynard - Mrs. Val Hyde (untitled); Second Grade: Ava Peeler - Mrs. Theresa Rice (Once Upon a Castle); Third Grade: Jaden Brooks - Ms. Beckie Greenwald (Day of the Dinosaurs); 4th Grade: Whitney Hall - Mrs. Jeanene Escover (The White Stallion) Fifth Grade: Bailey Merritt - Mr. Derrick Seuser (The Map’s Secret).
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AHS celebrates a decade Apalachee High School is ordering T-shirts in honor of the Chee’s 10th anniversary. The shirts will be grey and short-sleeved. Orders for the $10 shirts are being taken, and if there is enough interest, they will also be sold at the April 11 open house. If you would like one, e-mail Language Arts teacher and Student Council adviser Jessica Rehberg at jessica.rehberg@barrow.k12.ga.us with your shirt size. Make checks out to "AHS."
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First JROTC military ball will be March 19 Apalachee and Winder-Barrow High School will be hosting their first Military Ball on March 19 at the Winder Community Center. |
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D.C. or bust for 14 AHS students Fourteen students from Apalachee will travel to Washington, D.C. May 30 to take part in the Close Up Washington program.
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Sinking their teeth into good books for reading The Winder-Barrow Middle School Media Center hosted the Scholastic Book Fair recently, carrying out the theme, "The American Diner." In conjunction with this theme, Media Specialist Marianne Green and Media Clerk Susan Kiley sponsored an edible foods project in which students were invited to make a representation of a book they had read entirely from food.
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RMS Leader of the Pack Russell Middle School’s Mrs. Terri Seeley was the Leader of the Pack for January. Leaders of the Pack (Teacher/Educator of the Month award) are nominated by their peers for outstanding work with the students, staff and parents at Russell Middle School.
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BCCA spring carnival set for April 17 Barrow County Christian Academy will present its second annual "Glory of God Festival" with a Touch-A-Truck and spring carnival on Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Barrow County Schools’ Professional Development Center. |
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Little faith in Census ability of confidence To the Editor: The March 7 edition of the Barrow County News published an article promoting participation in the 2010 U.S. Census. While the article is factually accurate, it is also misleading. Article 1, section 2 of the U.S. constitution requires a counting of people in the United States every 10 years in order to fairly apportion representation in the Congress. No mention was made of the American Community Survey which ... |
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Washington cares little about seniors To the Editor: I hope I don’t offend anyone; I’m just telling the truth. First, I’m 73, and my husband is 79. We live on Social Security and a small pension. We are in good health as long as we take our medication. That is the rub, we can’t afford to now that Social Security decided we made too much money -- $4 over the limit. Our son was ... |
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Government is not answer to all problems To the Editor: Let’s think "outside of the box." Please read to the end. First, we could make Winder the Prostitution Capital of the U.S. After legalization with its regulations, many empty downtown buildings could be developed into first class establishments with an historic flavor. The old county court house could become a shining red light on the hill, attracting paying customers from all over. Second, we could ... |
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Much ‘madness’ during March "March Madness" 2010 could be the year we will always remember. Sports fans record in their memory the big win even if the win goes all the way back when they were in little league ball or a winning season in the recreation league. |
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Commercial grill fire, two chimney fires investigated Communication officers with Barrow County Emergency Services received a 911 call at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday reporting a fire at Carl Superette located at 1132 Atlanta Highway NW in Carl. |
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Violent behavior lands man in jail after dispute The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Morris Lane residence in reference to a domestic dispute. |
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Laptop reportedly taken from Radio Shack by trio Three black males are suspects in the March 10 theft by taking of a laptop from Radio Shack. Two of the men left in a green Cadillac while the other ran from the area on foot. |
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Chamber of Commerce happenings A six-county Business after Hours will be held Thursday, March 18, from 5:15- 7:15 p.m. at The Georgia Club |
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More victims in ongoing theft and account fraud in Statham The Statham Police Department has added two more victims to the list of deposit account fraud reports, bringing the total to eight victims to date. |
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Auburn ‘wins’ effort to get trailer park cleaned up As the saying goes, you can’t fight City Hall. The City of Auburn will get what it wants — repairs or removal — of more than 20 trailer homes that were deemed uninhabitable more than a year ago. The city initially issued citations on the trailers and, after repairs weren’t made, a lawsuit against Catherine Pittman, the owner of the South Auburn Mobile Home Park. Pittman had argued that the city ... |
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County pursues project support The county commission chairman announced Monday he’s working with the state to fund and complete various roads and sewer projects in the county – including the intersection at Highway 211 and Barrow Park Drive, which became a point of contention at last week’s commission meeting. |
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More attorneys join Fowler v. Winder lawsuit There are some new players on the field. The two city staffers named as defendants in Sue Fowler’s case against the City of Winder — City Administrator Bob Beck and Finance Director Leslie Ginn — have both hired additional attorneys to represent them in the lawsuit. Earlier this month, Ginn retained attorneys Regina Benton Reid and Richard A. Carothers, from the firm Carothers & Mitchell, LLC. On Tuesday afternoon, court documents ... |
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Man arrested in connection with Statham area homicide A Barrow County man was arrested Saturday morning and charged in connection with the stabbing death of an Athens man whose body was found Friday just before midnight in a ditch off Booth Road near Statham.
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WBHS STAR teacher Elaine Wilder When Winder-Barrow High School STAR student Chelsea Jenkins was allowed to choose the school’s STAR teacher, she chose the instructor whose preparation helped her succeed.
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W-BHS STAR student Chelsea Jenkins Winder-Barrow High School senior Chelsea Jenkins has always set high goals for herself. Since sixth grade, Jenkins has been working toward being named valedictorian or salutatorian (she will graduate as salutatorian this May). One title she never aimed for was the STAR award, but that didn’t keep Jenkins from receiving the honor last December.
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Apalachee STAR Teacher Amy Cronic When Apalachee High School STAR student Cheryl Gaughan was allowed to name the school’s STAR teacher, she chose English and journalism instructor Amy Cronic.
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Apalachee STAR student Cheryl Gaughan Last February, Apalachee High School senior Cheryl Gaughan was named the school’s STAR student by the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce. STAR students must have the highest SAT score and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their school. While Gaughan knows her STAR status may open doors for her in the future, she said its real value is internal. "I guess [someone] could look at ...
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Barrow’s Performance Learning Center offering alternative route to success "You remember when you were in high school and you had that one teacher you could always go to? That’s every teacher on this hall."
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MENTORS Every day Barrow County students meet with mentors who provide them a non-threatening relationship and a listening ear. Many mentors in Barrow County are school staff and administrators and community leaders, but each high school also takes groups of older students to mentor children at the elementary and middle school level.
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From the School Superintendent’s vantage point As Dr. Ron Saunders, Barrow County’s superintendent of a dozen years, prepares to retire, Dr. Wanda Creel is getting ready to take the reins.
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From the School Superintendent’s vantage point The Feb. 23 selection of Dr. Wanda Creel for superintendent signaled the end of Dr. Ron Saunders’ 12-year leadership in Barrow County Schools.
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Contemplating SPLOST IV Barrow County School’s current Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax collection – SPLOST III, which expires in September 2011 – funded additions and renovations at Auburn, Statham and Holsenbeck elementary schools and Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School. |
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Technology is driving learning in classrooms In keeping with its credo of providing students "a world class education," Barrow County Schools has placed an emphasis on using the latest technologies in the classroom. These efforts were recognized in 2008 when Superintendent Dr. Ron Saunders was named National Tech Savvy Superintendent of the Year by eSchool News.
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Lanier Tech offering NLN tests Lanier Technical College will be giving the National League of Nursing (NLN) tests March 30 at the Forsyth Campus and March 31 at the Oakwood Campus for students who have been accepted to Lanier Tech and are interested in admission to the Practical Nursing or Surgical Tech program. |
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W-BHS HOSA earns state honors Winder-Barrow High School HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America, recently attended the State Leadership and Competitive Events Conference in Athens. The competitive events consist of written exams, oral competitions, healthcare skills and team events. Emily Wilkins won first place in the Sports Medicine event. The Creative Problem Solving Team of Sarah Gay, Abigail Rodriguez and Jessie Speight won second place in their event. Ernesto Thomas placed fourth in the Pharmacology Knowledge Test. Sarabeth Porter ...
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It's 'Curtains' for AHS Theatre When the star dies on stage, your average cast would close the show — but not our intrepid cast. |
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Belk marks first anniversary with after hours event Belk is celebrating its first anniversary at Barrow Crossing, and the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce helped to celebrate at a recent Business After Hours event.
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New Carl club will offer music, fully clothed entertainment Rumors can run rampant in a small town, and Carl is no exception to that rule.
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Hill’s hosts chain saw safety training for 72 customers Safety is something to be reinforced, and Hill’s Ace Hardware & Lumber Center partnered with Husqvarna to provide a recent chain saw safety class to customers.
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Braselton gets another distribution facility as Safelite relocates, bringing 92 new jobs Safelite® Group, the industry leader in vehicle glass repair and replacement, announced Thursday the opening of its second new distribution center within the last year, and the company’s largest facility to date. |
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Habitat for Humanity grateful for donation To the Editor: Barrow County Habitat for Humanity is very happy to announce the donation of a house for a family in need. The house will be ready for the family to move in, hopefully, in the next few weeks. We are so thrilled to have been blessed with this donation. This generous donation will allow us to provide a home for an additional family in need this year. The house ... |
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OUR OPINION Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue declared Census Awareness Week and encouraged all Georgians to complete their U.S. Census questionnaire to ensure an accurate count that allows for data-driven decision making. |
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