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June 2014 Education is Power Volume 7, Issue 6

Baldwin High School

Oak Hill Middle School

Blandy Hills Elementary

Creekside Elementary

Eagle Ridge Elementary

Early Learning Center

Sinclair Christian Academy

Midway Elementary

GMC Prep School

John Milledge Academy

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

A Day Without Shoes at JMA

Midwaystudents

enjoyfield day

Students in Mrs. JanAnderson's second gradeclass at Midway Elementaryrecently enjoyed Field Day.The day was filled with indi-vidual and team competitionand inflatables for the chil-dren to enjoy after thegames. Pictured from left toright: ( Avery Sanford, GarryHogg, Holden See, JadenMantia, John Anderson, andJoel Deen)

Several members of the AnchorClub of John Milledge Academyattended the state AnchorConvention Feb 28-March 2at LakeLanier Islands and brought homeseveral awards. Mrs. Cindy Nunn,JMA Anchor Club Advisor, and Mrs.Patricia Wilkinson of theMilledgeville Pilot Club also attend-ed with the JM Anchors.

They won first place for AnchorClub of the Year for Georgia and willnow compete on the national levelfor Anchor Club of the Year. Theywon first place for CommunityService and third place forScrapbook.

Harleigh Bass served as GeorgiaDistrict Anchor Secretary andRaegan Renfroe served as GeorgiaDistrict Anchor Convention Chair atthe Convention. Harleigh Bass waselected to serve as AnchorConvention Chair next year.Sagarika Reddy was elected asPresident - Elect and will automati-cally serve as Georgia DistrictAnchor Club President in 2015-2016.

Harleigh Bass and Mrs. Nunn

attended Freedoms FoundationLeadership Summit in Philadelphiaand Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Feb.20-23. They met with other Anchorsfrom Georgia, Pennsylvania andVirginia and participated in variousactivities such as a model Congressin which they debated bills that

dealt with limiting rights ofAmericans, a Free EnterpriseChallenge where they worked ingroups to design and create a proto-type of an invention of their choice.Harleigh's group created a cellphone charger that was powered bybody heat, making it environmental-

ly friendly. They heard a debatebetween Thomas Jefferson andAlexander Hamilton, toured ValleyForge in 8 inches of snow, theLiberty Bell and the site of the sign-ing of the Declaration ofIndependence and the U.S.Constitution in downtown

Philadelphia. On the last night atFreedoms Foundation, the groupheard from a signer of theDeclaration of Independence fromPennsylvania and then participatedin a signing ceremony where theyadded their names to theDeclaration of Independence.

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Contributed photoMrs. Niki and Mrs. Amanda’s pre-k classes from Little Caterpillars Development Centertook a spring field trip to Southern Belle Farms in McDonough. They enjoyed learningabout 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.

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

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

Blandy rewards scholars

ELC takes trip on Lake Sinclair

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

John Milledge teachers traveled to the Scholastic Warehouse inCovington to spend more than 6,000 hard-earned Scholastic points onover 700 new books that will stock the shelves of teachers in the LowerSchool, Middle School, and Upper School. Teachers are excited to seestudents eager over the prospect of so many new classroom books, inaddition to JMA’s fully stocked library! Pictured are excited third gradereaders: Molly Watkins, Margaux Doerr, Tyler England, and SuttonRivers.

JMA gets new books

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ER students take part in Stock Market Game

Mrs. Meeks' fourth and fifth grade Operation Explore classes at Eagle Ridgeparticipated in the 2014 spring online Georgia Stock Market Game sponsoredby the Georgia Council on Economic Education. One fourth grade team con-sisting of Dalton Chambers, Grayson Mingledorff, Jaquan Moore and Tyrel Raywas declared the regional winner for the Baldwin County region. The teamended the game with a portfolio of $101,803.69. Playing the game gives stu-dents an opportunity to learn about the stock market and businesses and howthey affect the economy.

Mrs. Meeks and Mrs. Drew at Eagle Ridge Elementary held their annual ProjectH.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) Reveal. Students revealed howthey had helped others this school year. These special moments were capturedon a Powerpoint presentation. The top volunteers for the school year eachreceived a trophy. The top volunteers were Josie Stephens, Haleigh Batchelor,Brae Hadid and Gabrielle Sowell. All of the members were so excited abouthow 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. Therewere also special guests in attendance. Mrs. Lisa Bell from the Salvation Armywas there to personally thank the members for ringing the bell during the hol-iday season. She gave out certificates and copies of a very touching poem writ-ten by a very young child that benefited from the students' help. Also in atten-dance were Mr. and Mrs. Currin. Mr. Currin has donated his famous 'fishing lineChristmas trees' for the last two years to help the H.O.P.E. members raisemoney to fund various projects. Eagle Ridge students and faculty look forwardto spreading even more H.O.P.E.

ER students take part in Project H.O.P.E.

The BHS Human Anatomy & Physiology science class explores thedynamics and make of the brain. Exploring the various parts of thebrain truly sparked an interest in the seniors and junior during this unitof anatomy. Being able to complete the Brain and Neurological unitwith the hands on brain dissection lab gives the students an opportu-nity to observe the inner layers and pieces of the brain versus just talk-ing about the functions of the right and left hemispheres.

BHS Human Anatomy& Physiology Classdoes sheep dissections

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Blandy recognizes CHAMPS graduates

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

Eagle Ridge readers top1 million words each

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