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Entries from March 2016
Class ranking rules may change
Thursday, March 31. 2016
By Alex Pace
Barrow County’s high school class ranking rules could soon change. The Barrow County Board of Education discussed a possible policy change at its March 29 meeting.
The change would require that the valedictorian/salutatorian attend two semesters of class on the Barrow County School System campus and be enrolled in four semesters during junior and senior years. Students that are enrolled do not necessarily have to attend classes on campus.
Director of secondary education Melinda Kay said this was a “reasonable compromise” between ensuring the valedictorian/salutatorian are connected with their graduating peers, while not eliminating students that participate in dual enrollment or Move on When Ready during their last two years.
“We wanted to make sure that we were not eliminating those students from the possibility of earning valedictorian or salutatorian status,” said Melinda Kay.
The change would also strike the Advanced Placement/honors weight regulations from the policy. The current weights would be written into the district’s administrative procedures.
“We’re not at this time actually changing those weights,” said Kay.
Kay said the district is researching the possibility of moving to a points system, but is still early in those conversations.
The BOE added the item to the consent agenda, which will be voted on at its April 5 meeting.
Barrow County’s high school class ranking rules could soon change. The Barrow County Board of Education discussed a possible policy change at its March 29 meeting.
The change would require that the valedictorian/salutatorian attend two semesters of class on the Barrow County School System campus and be enrolled in four semesters during junior and senior years. Students that are enrolled do not necessarily have to attend classes on campus.
Director of secondary education Melinda Kay said this was a “reasonable compromise” between ensuring the valedictorian/salutatorian are connected with their graduating peers, while not eliminating students that participate in dual enrollment or Move on When Ready during their last two years.
“We wanted to make sure that we were not eliminating those students from the possibility of earning valedictorian or salutatorian status,” said Melinda Kay.
The change would also strike the Advanced Placement/honors weight regulations from the policy. The current weights would be written into the district’s administrative procedures.
“We’re not at this time actually changing those weights,” said Kay.
Kay said the district is researching the possibility of moving to a points system, but is still early in those conversations.
The BOE added the item to the consent agenda, which will be voted on at its April 5 meeting.
BROWN: Ramblings of a fedup college student
We all reach a breaking point. It’s inevitable.
Life comes at us full force on several fronts. Balancing work, studies, social life, health, etc. simply becomes too much, and there you are sitting in your room crying from a constant string of panic attacks. All you can see are the two giant research papers due this week, the three written exams due the next. You’re drowning in your studies, surviving on Doritos and an insane amount of caffeine.
There’s no time to sleep. Study and stress; that’s all you can do. The point is that I am utterly exhausted from keeping up with my studies, from the sleepless nights filled with stress sweat, from the constant barrage of pressure from all aspects of life.
In these first three months of this year, I’ve been bombarded as I am sure many, many others have. Fellow college students know of my struggles because they are right there with me. This isn’t a new situation in the least. While I am happy that I have the opportunity to pursue higher learning, my entire week and most of my weekend is now devoted to my studies. I’ve had very little time for anything else, and I won’t have much time until May. [Full Story »]
Life comes at us full force on several fronts. Balancing work, studies, social life, health, etc. simply becomes too much, and there you are sitting in your room crying from a constant string of panic attacks. All you can see are the two giant research papers due this week, the three written exams due the next. You’re drowning in your studies, surviving on Doritos and an insane amount of caffeine.
There’s no time to sleep. Study and stress; that’s all you can do. The point is that I am utterly exhausted from keeping up with my studies, from the sleepless nights filled with stress sweat, from the constant barrage of pressure from all aspects of life.
In these first three months of this year, I’ve been bombarded as I am sure many, many others have. Fellow college students know of my struggles because they are right there with me. This isn’t a new situation in the least. While I am happy that I have the opportunity to pursue higher learning, my entire week and most of my weekend is now devoted to my studies. I’ve had very little time for anything else, and I won’t have much time until May. [Full Story »]
Knights look to reverse close losses
The Bethlehem Christian Academy baseball team was 2-3 in GISA Region 1-AAA this week. That mark could easily be 5-0, however, as the team’s three region losses are by a combined three runs. Losses to Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg, Loganville Christian Academy and The Heritage School have all been by one run, leaving the Knights with some work ...
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Bulldoggs take season sweep of Wildcats
The Winder-Barrow High School baseball team stayed at the top of the Region 8-AAAAA standings following a 12-2 win against county rival Apalachee High School Monday evening. The Bulldoggs are now 9-1 in region play, tied for first with Gainesville and Loganville. Monday’s win completed a season sweep of Apalachee as the Bulldoggs also ...
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Hinton “Allen” Owens III (03-21-16)
Allen passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at his family home surrounded by his family. He was born November 12, 1970, in Atlanta. He is the grandson of the late RAdm Hinton A. and Dorothy Caven Owens of Augusta and the late John H. Wood and Esther Gordon Bates of Commerce. Allen is a graduate of Clarke Central’s Class of 88. He attended the ...
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Barrow GOP sets candidate forum
The Barrow County Republican Party will host a candidate forum on Monday, May 2, at the Colleen Williams Theater at the Winder Cultural Arts Center.
The forum will be for 18 candidates in nine contested GOP races for the May 24 primary, Barrow County Republican Party chairman Ken Young said. Each candidate will have three or four minutes to speak.
The first four races will be County Commission District 2 (Kenny Shook and Bill Brown), County Commission District 3 (Roger Wehunt and Jeff Hatcher), Commission Chairman (Pat Graham and Billy Parks) and Chief Magistrate (Caroline Power Evans and Tim Sanders.)
The next five races will be School Board District 8 At-Large (Rolando Alvarez and John McKay), Sheriff (Jud Smith and Tim Walker), House District 114 (Tom Kirby amd Jonathan Melton), House District 116 (Terry England and Lucretia Hughes), and State Senate District 47 (Frank Ginn and Tim Hollifield).
Young noted, “This is not a debate. While the candidates are free to use their time as they wish, we have asked them to tell us why they are running for their respective offices, and what they hope to accomplish in office, if elected.”
Table space for signs and materials will be available to the candidates in a room next to the main theater for distribution to supporters.
The forum will be for 18 candidates in nine contested GOP races for the May 24 primary, Barrow County Republican Party chairman Ken Young said. Each candidate will have three or four minutes to speak.
The first four races will be County Commission District 2 (Kenny Shook and Bill Brown), County Commission District 3 (Roger Wehunt and Jeff Hatcher), Commission Chairman (Pat Graham and Billy Parks) and Chief Magistrate (Caroline Power Evans and Tim Sanders.)
The next five races will be School Board District 8 At-Large (Rolando Alvarez and John McKay), Sheriff (Jud Smith and Tim Walker), House District 114 (Tom Kirby amd Jonathan Melton), House District 116 (Terry England and Lucretia Hughes), and State Senate District 47 (Frank Ginn and Tim Hollifield).
Young noted, “This is not a debate. While the candidates are free to use their time as they wish, we have asked them to tell us why they are running for their respective offices, and what they hope to accomplish in office, if elected.”
Table space for signs and materials will be available to the candidates in a room next to the main theater for distribution to supporters.
Two-vehicle accident claims life
A two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 332 at McNeal Road in Hoschton Thursday night claimed the life of a 25-year-old Commerce woman.
According to a release by Jackson County Emergency Services director Steve Nichols, a reported crash with injuries was called in at 8 p.m. on March 24. Responders found a two-vehicle accident with one of the vehicles overturned.
The fatality victim, Amber Nicole Roberts, was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to Cpl. Charles Parker with the Georgia State Patrol, while operating her Nissan Altima eastbound on GA 332, Roberts lost control and her vehicle rotated and crossed the centerline where it was impacted on the passenger side by a westbound Hyundai Sonata driven by Melissa Murphy, 39, of Jefferson.
After impact, the Sonata traveled off of the north shoulder and overturned, coming to rest on its roof.
Roberts was pronounced deceased at the scene while Murphy was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
According to a release by Jackson County Emergency Services director Steve Nichols, a reported crash with injuries was called in at 8 p.m. on March 24. Responders found a two-vehicle accident with one of the vehicles overturned.
The fatality victim, Amber Nicole Roberts, was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to Cpl. Charles Parker with the Georgia State Patrol, while operating her Nissan Altima eastbound on GA 332, Roberts lost control and her vehicle rotated and crossed the centerline where it was impacted on the passenger side by a westbound Hyundai Sonata driven by Melissa Murphy, 39, of Jefferson.
After impact, the Sonata traveled off of the north shoulder and overturned, coming to rest on its roof.
Roberts was pronounced deceased at the scene while Murphy was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Shoplifting reported at Target
A shoplifting report at Target on Loganville Highway, in Bethlehem was made to the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office.
A white male reportedly went to different departments in the store gathering merchandise and putting it in a duffle bag.
He then went to the rear of the store to an employee only area and exited through a fire exit. He was picked up by a silver Ford F150 with an extended cab.
A white male reportedly went to different departments in the store gathering merchandise and putting it in a duffle bag.
He then went to the rear of the store to an employee only area and exited through a fire exit. He was picked up by a silver Ford F150 with an extended cab.
John Jones (03-23-16)
WINDER – John Michael Jones, 67, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016, of congestive heart failure. He was born on October 24, 1948, in Athens, the son of the late John and Mary Jones of Commerce, and Marvin Lewis Jones of Cordele, Ga. Mike was a good brother, always and he will be missed by all, especially his siblings and friends. He was ...
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