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State dignitaries visit Westside Middle School

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Friday, April 27. 2012

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Gov. Nathan Deal and members of his staff visited Westside Middle School for a demonstration of the Direct To Discovery (D2D) Teaching and Learning Model developed over the past six years in a research partnership between the Barrow County School System and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Joining Gov. Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal for the observation was Rep. Terry England and Georgia Institute of Technology President Bud Peterson’s wife, Val, and Abit Massey, president of the Georgia Poultry Federation.

Also in attendance were Betsy Jackson, Assistant Director Office of Government and Community Relations with Georgia Institute of Technology, Dene Sheheane, Executive Director of Government and Community Relations with Georgia Institute of Technology, Douglas F. Britton, Ph.D. Manager, Agricultural Technology Research Program Food Processing Technology Division at Georgia Tech Research Institute and Kristin A. Bernhard, Education Policy Advisor for the Office of Governor Nathan Deal. Demonstrations were held in two middle school classrooms, including connections teacher Kathryn Brown and SCOPE teacher Pam Sloan.

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#1 Finally a Governor who has heard of Barrow Co on 04/27/12 at 12:09 PM [Reply]

Gov Deal has been to Winder/Barrow several times lately, maybe we can finally break through and get some advancements here! Welcome back as much as you want, when asked, Gov Perdue said "where? is that in Georgia?"

#2 Smell that in the air? on 04/27/12 at 01:57 PM [Reply]

Sure hope the Dump used some extra grape smelling fog to cover that awful odor for Deal's visit. How embarassing!

#3 Anonymous on 04/27/12 at 05:00 PM [Reply]

Yes our governor is an embarrassment.

#3.1 Anonymous on 04/27/12 at 05:49 PM [Reply]

Didn't vote for him, BUT he IS doing what he said he would do -- bring companies to Georgia. Let's see -- Caterpillar to Athens, Bio-Medical to Social Circle.

Let's hope he helps other companies overlook the blight in Barrow so we can attract some jobs here.

His visit also explains why Barrow's BOE seems to think it's on the leading edge of technology.

#4 Anonymous on 04/27/12 at 10:44 PM [Reply]

He's still as corrupt as they come. I wouldn't be surprised if he received some kickback money from these businesses. Yes, I realize that's how it's usually done in politics at the state level. Remember he was declared one of the most corrupt members of congress when he was there.

#5 J.B. Moore on 04/28/12 at 10:42 AM [Reply]

Not a Deal fan but when people like Barney Frank are pointing the corruption finger, I don't put to much credit to that.

#6 Anonymous on 04/28/12 at 11:27 AM [Reply]

J.B. Moore - you say that's your real name - do you work locally? Do you have children in this school system?

#6.1 He does live in Barrow on 04/29/12 at 12:47 PM [Reply]

likes to "hunt" on his neighbors land. Target practices in his back yard and tries to intimated by tossing around the fact that he's a Forsyth County Sheriff.

#7 Anonymous on 04/29/12 at 03:52 PM [Reply]

Ahhhh, thank you for the information. I wondered if he worked for Barrow. Glad I won't be encountering this angry cop on the streets here. Thanks again!

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