EDUCATION Continued from 1A was present to award the certificate to Williams. Green spoke to the group and told them that 35 years before he received his GED just as some of them were doing. Green was a great inspiration to all as he showed what can be accomplished if you put hard work into everything you do. A $500 Lamar Gailey Scholarship was awarded to Desmond Vaird. There were three $300 Joy Bates Scholarships awarded to Timothy Dzimianski, Alicia Snow and Vivian Purvis. Anita Brown, Jackson County Community Outreach secretary, was on hand to present $1,000 scholarships to Alicia Snow and Vivian Purvis. Each of these scholarships will help GED graduates to continue their education and pursue jobs in exciting new fields. In addition to the scholarships, GED graduates receive $500 HOPE vouchers that can be used in further educational pursuits. A special award is given each year in memory of Sue Mealor, former chairperson
of the CLCP and a booster for adult education. The award is presented to the GED student with the highest score on the test. This year’s recipient, Timothy Dzimianski, not only had the highest score in Jackson County but is an honor GED graduate for the State of Georgia. The Randy Evans EAGLE Award is given in memory of Evans to the Jackson County EAGLE winner for Lanier Technical College. Evans was the very first EAGLE winner for Jackson County and was a member of the Jackson County CLCP. The award was presented to Sarah Howe. The Sumner Smith Student of the Year Award is presented in memory of Smith who was a long-time member of the adult education board in Jackson County and was always involved in education. The award was presented to Vivian Purvis. There is a special National Adult Education Honor Society for GED students and each year there are Jackson County students inducted into this special group. Nominations are based on dependable attendance, a cooperative attitude toward peers and faculty and dem-
Vivian Purvis and Alicia Snow received scholarships from the Jackson County Community Outreach and Purvis also earned the Sumner Smith Student of the Year award.
Silas Martin was among those inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society. onstrated effort and initiative while performing school related tasks. This year’s inductees were Ben Denard, Dany Her, Silas Martin, Lori McElroy, Ginger Nichols, Vivian Purvis, Dorothy Sede, Elroy Sewer, Jonah Sullivan, Desmond Vaird, Terese Williams and Punsong Wolf. The Potter’s House recognized Brenda Thomas, Lanier Technical College staff member; Gwen Chung, GED instructor; and Larry Mauzey, GED instructor and tutor, for the work and support they give to the GED program located at the Potter’s House. A plaque was also presented to Thomas for Lanier Technical College in appreciation of the GED class that they provide at the Potter’s House. Fite closed the evening by thanking those in attendance for their support of the GED efforts in Jackson County. “These GED students could not achieve their goals without the help and support of the people in this room. Family members and friends encourage students
Free ESL classes offered West Jackson Middle nication skills, college opportunities, GED preparation, citizenship test preparation, basic computer skills and more. To register for this free event, call Lisa Paez at 706-372-1424. Gwenn Evans, Jackson County Adult Ed lead instructor, and Lisa Paez, Lanier Technical College transition specialist, will present an overview of free services and classes offered.
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to continue to attend class, continue testing and complete their objective - obtaining their GED”, Fite said. She urged everyone to reach out to people they know that don’t have a high school diploma or GED and encourage them to begin working
toward their GED. “Once they make the commitment to start, the instructors and volunteers will make it easy for them to continue. They just need to walk through the door,” she said. Open GED and ESL classes are taught in Com-
merce at the Lanier Tech campus, South Jackson Elementary School and Braselton Community Building. Closed classes are taught at the Potter’s House and the Jackson County Correctional Institute. Contact Gwenn Evans at 770-535-6277.
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Open house is Sept. 9 West Jackson Middle School is partnering with Lanier Technical College Department of Adult Education to offer adult education classes to the community. “A Taste of Success” open house is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Make plans to enjoy free refreshments and learn about free ESL classes with focus on improving reading, writing and commu-
Each student who completed requirements for U.S. citizenship was presented with a United States flag to display in their homes.
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