School News Student Named to State Advisory Council Woodstock High School junior Fawzan Khan is among 64 high school and middle school students from Georgia selected for the State Fawzan Khan School Superintendent’s 2020-21 Student Advisory Council. The students were chosen by state school Superintendent Richard Woods from more than 1,400 applications based on their essay about improving public education. The council will meet with Woods throughout the school year, beginning with a virtual meeting this month, to talk about the impact of state policies in the classroom. “Now more than ever, it is essential that I receive feedback directly from students on their educational experience,” Woods said. “My Student Advisory Council has been an invaluable part of my decision-making process for the last six years, and I am looking forward to meeting with the 2020-21 Council soon.”
City Awards Grant To Local Students The City of Woodstock awarded a one-time grant to the Cherokee County School District to allow them to purchase additional mobile Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity devices for schools that serve students who live in the City of Woodstock. The devices will be distributed by the school system to schools serving children who live in city limits engaged in digital learning. The grant is offered as a result of a reallocation of funding that was reimbursed through the CARES Act. “Many families in our city are facing hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic and we don’t want any student in the city of Woodstock to not have the tools they need to be successful,” said Mayor Donnie Henriques.
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Farm Bureau Holds Art and Essay Contests The Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) is accepting entries for its 2021 Georgia Farm Bureau high school art contest and middle school essay contest. The art contest is open to all public, private and homeschool students in ninth through 12th grades. Students are asked to draw scenes depicting one of the almost 80 Georgia Farm Bureau certified markets located across the state. If you can’t visit a certified market in person, select a market from www. gfb.ag/CertifiedFarmMarket to illustrate, or visit the market’s website or social media account for inspiration. Finished artwork must be on 8.5- by 11-inch white paper and should be created in the colors black, white and gray. Contestants may use a variety of media to create their artwork including graphite, charcoal, pastel, chalk, colored pencil, penand-ink, ballpoint pen or mixed media appropriate for printing. Only one entry per person. Multiple entries will be disqualified. Previous state winners are not eligible. “The purpose of the Farm Bureau Art Contest is to encourage students to creatively explore Georgia agriculture” said Molly Childs, Cherokee County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Chairman. “By asking the students to illustrate a Georgia Farm Bureau Certified Farm Market, we are giving the students an opportunity to visit a working farm and see agriculture in action.” Drawings will be judged on how well the artwork represents modern agriculture in Cherokee County or Georgia, and artistic merit. To enter the contest, students should contact the Cherokee County Farm Bureau for an official entry form and contest rules. All entries must be received at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau office by Feb. 26. The winning artwork will be printed in a calendar distributed by Georgia Farm Bureau to promote agriculture. The essay contest is open to sixth- seventh- and eighthgrade students who attend public or private schools, or are homeschooled. Students may enter in the county where they live or attend school, but not both. The topic for this year’s essay is how GFB certified farm markets, and agritourism in general, benefit farmers and consumers. Teachers interested in having their students participate should contact the Cherokee County Farm Bureau for an official entry form and contest rules. Students or parents may also contact their local county Farm Bureau at 770-479-1481 ext. 0 for entry information. All entries must be received at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau office by Feb. 26. Both contests are coordinated by the Georgia Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. For more information, contact the Cherokee County Farm Bureau office at 770-479-1481, ext. 0.
