Isle of Hope News Summer 2020

SUMMER 2020

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Congratulations to the Class of 2020

JACKSON WALTON WILLIAMS

AMELIA POUND

BRYAN QUATTLEBAUM

CLARK MCKINNEY

PIERCE BRANNEN

SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN PREP

SAVANNAH ARTS ACADEMY

HOMESCHOOL/ OUTWARD BOUND

BENEDICTINE MILITARY

SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY

CONNOR DAILEY

EVAN HAYES SEXTON

HIRAM TANNER

KENNA SCHNIDLER

BENJAMIN KENNEY

BENEDICTINE MILITARY

BENEDICTINE MILITARY

SAVANNAH ARTS ACADEMY

GA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY

SAVANNAH ARTS ACADEMY

LIBBY MATTOCKS

LILLIE TAYLOR ADAIR

MACKENZIE MORGAN

TREY BUCKINGHAM

AIDAN CHAMBERS

SAINT VINCENT’S ACADEMY

CALVARY DAY SCHOOL

ISLANDS HIGH SCHOOL

BENEDICTINE MILITARY

THE HABERSHAM SCHOOL

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Editor’s Note The Unprecedented Class of 2020 So none of us expected this!

But the Class of 2020 had to stop on a dime and make adjustments most of us could not have fathomed when we were Seniors.

My biggest fear was would the girl I asked out say yes or no. Would I have a subpar baseball game? Would I enjoy the prom? And would I beat back the malaise of senioritis and somehow gradu-

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BY CHRIS BRANTLEY, EDITOR

ate high school.

Class of 2020 to be Trivial concerns one of the most compared to what resilient groups this group faced. of graduates who They had to take have ever lived. on a world-wide Forced to pandemic, being learn valuable stuck at home lessons, they with their parhave dealt with ents, and sacribig stuff that ficing lots of those is out of their final memories of control. high school and colAnd some had to lege we all look back on. listen to corny jokes Chris Brantley Last year, my from their dad’s Class of 1986 daughter graduated Savannah Christian Prep for untold hours. from the University Maybe I’m of Georgia and my son grad- being idealistic, but I uated from Savannah Arts hope this once-in-a-lifeAcademy. I can’t imagine time challenge hasmade an what it would have been like indelible mark on each for both of them to miss out one. That it has taught on their last few months of them to always expect the college and high school. unexpected and not take But unprecedented times, anything for granted. also create remarkable - Continued on page 14 people. So I expect the

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Congratulations to IOH College Graduates

ELLE DEICH

REILLY WILLIAMS

JACQUELINE HENDRIX

MEGAN GRAHAM

DUKE UNIVERSITY

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE

Elle Deic h was c hosen as a Rhodes Sc holar from 963 applicants at 298 colleges and universities throughout the country. The sc holarship provides all expenses for two or three years at England’s University of Oxford.

Reilly Williams graduated from Georgia Southern University. She majored in Public Relations.

Jacqueline Hendrix majored in Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh. She plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh’s Masters Program in the fall.

Meg Graham majored in Psyc hology and minored in Biology. Meg plans to teac h outside of Madrid, Spain next year before going to graduate sc hool.

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Sheltering in Hope: Front Porch Thoughts

BY CHRIS BRANTLEY EDITOR

From my front porch, you wouldn’t know there is a worldwide pandemic. You would just think people have realized they need more family time, exercise and dog walks. I’ve seen more folks stroll down Saint Thomas Avenue since March 14 than ever before.

See, I perch here in the morning about sevenish and no earlier than 5pm for Happy Hour. In the morning it’s coffee and at 5 p.m. it’s time to sip bourbon.

At the start of the day, I set my iPhone timer for 10 minutes and do nothing but listen to the birds and drink my coffee. At 5 p.m. or so, I usually listen to some classic jazz and sip the better stuff watching the runners, dog walkers, and golf carters ramble down my street.

These rituals help remind me to pay attention to what is going on in front of me – not just in my head.

Lately, my dog, Harper, has been going rogue. When someone stops to say hello or there is any kind of diversion she runs full bore to a vacant lot about 15 yards away.

Luckily, she has been trained to stay there and she does... most of the time.

We also have neighbors with a little girl who just learned to walk. She sees Harper (who

she calls her Hah-Per like she is from Boston). She likes to watch Harper run. I get it.

When Harper runs full blast I feel alive. She is doing what she was born to do.

Run, Harper, Run! I think of many sheltered in

big cities in small apartments.

They can’t go outside.

I am thankful I can walk my Harper every morning and absorb the beauty of the Isle of Hope. I can soak up ample

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The View From My Front Porch

Sheltering in Hope - Continued from page 4 amounts of immunity-boosting vitamin D and say good morning multiple times to my

neighbors as Harper hunts squirrels and touches noses with her doggie friends.

I assume, soon, barring some kind of resurgence, we will get back to a more normal

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kind of living. But hopefully, all of us have taken a step back during the past few months and learned a valuable lesson about slowing down and savoring what is in front of us.

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Local Folk Artist, Chris Roberts, Remembers Sammy Moore

BY CHRIS BRANTLEY EDITOR

If you know Chris Roberts, you’ve seen his many tributes to his old friend and Isle of Hope favorite son Sammy Moore. He designed Sammy’s “logo” and has put it just about everywhere – on sports coats, shorts and t-shirts, etc.. Now, Roberts has created a lasting legacy.

Library boxes.

Roberts is a folk artist. You know, like Howard Finster, for all you REM and Talking Heads fans. Chris told me one time that he paints what anyone could paint.

I saw the first library box on Rosenbrook Avenue across from the playground when I first moved back to Isle of Hope. A few weeks ago, I saw Chris and he said

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he had just put a new library box on Parkersburg near Cramer. It’s right across the street from Julie Wilde’s place.

She curated Sammy’s stunning photo book which you can still buy through the Isle of Hope Volunteer Fire Department and Cents and Sensibility.

So next time my wife and

I walked the dog we checked it out.

The thing I loved most was a simple inscription next to the built in bottle opener that read “if you use this bottle opener, please raise a toast to Sammy Moore R.I.P.” Cheers Sammy!

And Cheers Chris! Thank you for keeping Sammy’s memory alive.

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New Ways of Doing Church and School

BY CHRIS BRANTLEY EDITOR

When the country grinded to a halt in March, schools and churches had to get creative to serve their students and members.

Hope Arbor, a ministry of the Isle of Hope United Methodist Church, provides a weekly meeting for those suffering with Alzheimer’s Disease or other kinds of memory loss.

Since the participants could not go to the meetings due to Covid-19, they visited them.

Volunteers spread across the front lawns of some of the participants, donning masks and gloves to encourage them with songs.

Director, Brook Chambers, also brushed up on her Zoom skills and held online classes to support and teach the caregivers who take care of family members battling with memory loss diseases.

Since local high schools could not conduct live graduations, Savannah Arts Academy Principal, Gif Lockley, jumped in an SUV provided

by Vaden Chevrolet and drove all around the city presenting diplomas to the Class of 2020 in their neighborhoods.

Graduates from Isle of Hope and surrounding areas gathered in the front of the Isle of Hope United Methodist Church with their families to celebrate the milestone.

Hope Arbor volunteers sing to a participant at home wearing masks and gloves.

PHOTO BY BROOKE CHAMBERS

Brooke Chambers, Director of Hope Arbor Ministries, provides caregiver support classes online.

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Savannah Arts Principal, Gif Lockley delivers diplomas to Savannah Arts Academy students at IOHUMC. PHOTO BY LAUREN BRANTLEY

From left to right Jack Williamson, Benjamin Kenney, Hiram Tanner, Farah Betrand, Destiny Allen, and Gif Lockley.

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Isle of Hope Pool Ready to Open for Summer

BY CHRIS BRANTLEY EDITOR

The Isle of Hope Pool plans to open June 13.

If you’re interested in joining, please visit the Isle of Hope Pool Facebook group or go to www.iohpool.org to learn more.

To ensure social distancing due to COVID-19, ALL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS MUST BE PROCESSED IN ADVANCE. The IOH Pool will not accept/ process ANY in-person applications at the pool.

New Policies and Procedures for Isle of Hope Pool based on Georgia Department of Health Covid-19 Guidelines (in place until further notice):

- Pool capacity will be monitored and limited at all times.

- No guests are allowed.

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- All classes are cancelled.

- The slide and diving board will be closed.

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Editor’s Note - Unprecedented Class of 2020 - Continued from page 2 Hopefully, the events of the last few months will inspire them to fight future pandemics as doctors, nurses or medical researchers.

Possibly, they will help solve the problems that were exposed this time around. Or they will just have more resolve to make a difference somewhere, somehow.

One thing is certain, the events of 2020 will shape

them in some profound ways.

And in the end, make them better people. Congrats Class of 2020 you made it through one of the most unexpected challenges in American history. Now go have some fun!

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