CSZ June 2014

THE ZONE

COMMUNITY

Covering our Local Schools June 2014

School Education is Power

Volume 7, Issue 6

Creekside Elementary

Eagle Ridge Elementary

Midway Elementary

Sinclair Christian Academy

GMC Prep School

A Day Without Shoes at JMA John Milledge Academy students recently took part in One Day Without Shoes. One Day Without Shoes is the annual day when the students and staff take off their shoes to raise global awareness for children’s health and education.

Early Learning Center

Baldwin High School

John Milledge Academy

Oak Hill Middle School

Blandy Hills Elementary

Midway students enjoy field day Students in Mrs. Jan Anderson's second grade class at Midway Elementary recently enjoyed Field Day. The day was filled with individual and team competition and inflatables for the children to enjoy after the games. Pictured from left to right: ( Avery Sanford, Garry Hogg, Holden See, Jaden Mantia, John Anderson, and Joel Deen)

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Little Caterpillars visits Southern Belle Farms

JMAAnchor Club attends state convention Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Several members of the Anchor Club of John Milledge Academy attended the state Anchor Convention Feb 28-March 2at Lake Lanier Islands and brought home several awards. Mrs. Cindy Nunn, JMA Anchor Club Advisor, and Mrs. Patricia Wilkinson of the Milledgeville Pilot Club also attended with the JM Anchors.

They won first place for Anchor Club of the Year for Georgia and will now compete on the national level for Anchor Club of the Year. They won first place for Community Service and third place for Scrapbook.

Harleigh Bass served as Georgia District Anchor Secretary and Raegan Renfroe served as Georgia District Anchor Convention Chair at the Convention. Harleigh Bass was elected to serve as Anchor Convention Chair next year.

Sagarika Reddy was elected as President - Elect and will automatically serve as Georgia District Anchor Club President in 2015-2016.

Harleigh Bass and Mrs. Nunn

Left to right: Sagarika Reddy, Sarah Chambers, Macey Bloodworth, Amber Griffin, Alexa Sanford, Harleigh Bass pose at the Awards Banquet. Below: Thomas Jefferson, Cindy Nunn, Harleigh Bass, Alexander Hamilton.

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Mrs. Niki and Mrs. Amanda’s pre-k classes from Little Caterpillars Development Center took a spring field trip to Southern Belle Farms in McDonough. They enjoyed learning about where milk comes from and were given a demonstration on how to milk a cow.

Other activities they enjoyed were picking their own strawberries, riding in a cow car, going on a hayride and having a picnic.

ly friendly. They heard a debate between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, toured Valley Forge in 8 inches of snow, the Liberty Bell and the site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution in downtown

Philadelphia. On the last night at Freedoms Foundation, the group heard from a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania and then participated in a signing ceremony where they added their names to the Declaration of Independence.

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attended Freedoms Foundation Leadership Summit in Philadelphia and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Feb. 20-23. They met with other Anchors from Georgia, Pennsylvania and Virginia and participated in various activities such as a model Congress in which they debated bills that

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dealt with limiting rights of Americans, a Free Enterprise Challenge where they worked in groups to design and create a prototype of an invention of their choice.

Harleigh's group created a cell phone charger that was powered by body heat, making it environmental-

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Blandy raises Relay funds

ELC takes trip on Lake Sinclair Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Blandy rewards scholars

Students at Blandy were rewarded for completing the most OAS tests with accuracy. The top four in the homerooms were invited to lunch with the administrators. In grades K-2, each homeroom sent one scholar that has shown improvement all around.

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JMA gets new books Students at Blandy were rewarded for completing the most OAS tests with accuracy. The top four in the homerooms were invited to lunch with the administrators. In grades K-2, each homeroom sent one scholar that has shown improvement all around.

Blandy Hills raised more than $1,700 for Relay For Life this year.

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Mrs. Simons and Mrs. Johnson’s classes from the Early Learning Center enjoyed a pontoon boat ride on a recent field trip to Lake Sinclair. The Early Learning Center would like to extend special thanks to Mr. Johnny Simons, captain, Ms. Kennedy Singleton, lifeguard, and Mr. Cisco Moss, bus driver.

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John Milledge teachers traveled to the Scholastic Warehouse in Covington to spend more than 6,000 hard-earned Scholastic points on over 700 new books that will stock the shelves of teachers in the Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. Teachers are excited to see students eager over the prospect of so many new classroom books, in addition to JMA’s fully stocked library! Pictured are excited third grade readers: Molly Watkins, Margaux Doerr, Tyler England, and Sutton Rivers.

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ER students take part in Stock Market Game

BHS Human Anatomy & Physiology Class does sheep dissections Mrs. Meeks' fourth and fifth grade Operation Explore classes at Eagle Ridge participated in the 2014 spring online Georgia Stock Market Game sponsored by the Georgia Council on Economic Education. One fourth grade team consisting of Dalton Chambers, Grayson Mingledorff, Jaquan Moore and Tyrel Ray was declared the regional winner for the Baldwin County region. The team ended the game with a portfolio of $101,803.69. Playing the game gives students an opportunity to learn about the stock market and businesses and how they affect the economy.

The BHS Human Anatomy & Physiology science class explores the dynamics and make of the brain. Exploring the various parts of the brain truly sparked an interest in the seniors and junior during this unit of anatomy. Being able to complete the Brain and Neurological unit with the hands on brain dissection lab gives the students an opportunity to observe the inner layers and pieces of the brain versus just talking about the functions of the right and left hemispheres.

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Mrs. Meeks and Mrs. Drew at Eagle Ridge Elementary held their annual Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) Reveal. Students revealed how they had helped others this school year. These special moments were captured on a Powerpoint presentation. The top volunteers for the school year each received a trophy. The top volunteers were Josie Stephens, Haleigh Batchelor, Brae Hadid and Gabrielle Sowell. All of the members were so excited about how they had helped others and how it had made them feel on the inside.

Project H.O.P.E. strives to instill and inspire a love for helping others. There were also special guests in attendance. Mrs. Lisa Bell from the Salvation Army was there to personally thank the members for ringing the bell during the holiday season. She gave out certificates and copies of a very touching poem written by a very young child that benefited from the students' help. Also in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Currin. Mr. Currin has donated his famous 'fishing line Christmas trees' for the last two years to help the H.O.P.E. members raise money to fund various projects. Eagle Ridge students and faculty look forward to spreading even more H.O.P.E.

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Blandy recognizes CHAMPS graduates

Blandy Hills recently graduated fifth grade students after completing the CHAMPS curriculum. Deputy. Glenn was the deputy in charge at the graduation.

Eagle Ridge readers top 1 million words each

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Two fifth grade students at Eagle Ridge Elementary leave their reading legacies behind. Trinity Mann and Joshua Napier ended the 2013-2014 school year having read more than a million words each. What an accomplishment! Each got to paint a ceiling tile recording their great feats. The tiles are placed on the ceiling of the fifth grade hall and joins the others who have left their legacies behind in the past. Trinity Mann read 1,410,631 words and Joshua Napier read 1,613,219 words! Eagle Ridge is very proud of them, and hopes their accomplishments will inspire others.