Powder Springs area High Schools, Middle Schools and Elementary School News and Events in Powder Springs and Cobb County, GA 30127
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McEachern Junior ROTC Give Gifts to Disabled Veterans 
Pictured above Powder Springs, GA, left to right) Back Row: Sabrina Reed, Darryl Carter, Brad Perry, Abigail Shiflett, Charles-Reginald Smith, Bobby LoFranco, and Richard Chewning. Middle Row: Sherry Davis (Nam Knights), Karen Hill (CPO), Brandon Hill, John Gamez, and Sergeant Major Suggs (NSI). Front Row: Hank Jones (CPO), Chris Jones, and Erin Smith. McEachern High School NJROTC cadets spent the evening November 20th filling shoe boxes with items for the disabled veterans at the Mil-ledgeville Veteran’s Hospital and wrapping them for Christmas. The presents were given to the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Nam Knights organization which is a group of Vietnam Veterans that does projects for Veterans as well as Police officers and their fami-lies. Nam Knights will be providing veterans from any war and any branch of service with Christmas cookies, deserts and punch as well as these Christmas presents. Nam Knights recently reached out to community organizations such as the McEachern HS NJROTC program to fill 175 shoe boxes with items for the Veterans like Kleenex, little shampoos, lotions, soaps, toothbrushes, crackers, can-dies, cookies, socks, note pads, pens, pencils and most importantly anything patriotic. The McEachern cadets and their support ele-ment, the Cadet-Parent Organization (CPO), have spent the past month collecting items which culminated in the final wrapping of the presents on Thursday evening. The McEachern HS NJROTC program stays involved in a number of Community Service activities through the leadership of their Senior Naval Science Instructor, Commander Eugene Sudol and Naval Science Instructor, Sergeant Major Earl Suggs.
National Junior Honor Society at Tapp Collect Can Goods for Service Project
Pictured above Powder Springs, GA - The National Junior Honor Society at Tapp Middle School had a service project during the dates of November 3 - 17th. They collected can goods and other non-perishable food items in conjunction with Trinity Chapel to give to families in the area that are in need over the upcoming holidays. The students collected over 1,300 items to help others in need.
Varner Elementary Annual Authors' Tea
Above Powder Springs, GA - The Varner Authors' Tea was held on November 6th in the Varner Media Center. Teachers selected one student author to attend - See students names below. Each student enjoyed cookies and 'tea' while they shared samples of their writing. Varner's Principal, Ana Crommett; and Assistant Principal, Monica Howard, are proud of Varners' Authors and their teachers: Kindergarden: (Chloe Katon, Ms. Majors), (Christopher Walker, Mrs. Valeri), (Michal Thompson, Mrs. Glaspie). First Grade: (Hannah Bamfield, Mrs. Coats), (Jack Saylors, Mrs. Alred), (Emma Bookout, Mrs. Fisher), (Carsen Smith, Mrs. Plotts), (Amber Gulbin, Mrs. Hedrick and Mrs. Meriwether). Second Grade: (Lucas Whittenburg, Ms. Hahn), (Wade Richardson, Mrs. Wingo). Third Grade: (Taylan Cheeks, Mrs. Ribeiro), (Paul Philot, Mrs. Mendenhall), (Madison Ticker, Mrs. Brown), (Benjamin Uranga, Mrs. Scott). Fourth Grade: (Shanna Murphy, Mrs. Jones), (Autumn Edmonson, Mrs. Gilbert), (Larry Meisner, Mrs. Biddy). Fifth Grade: (Hayley Kalen, Mr. Stone), (Seth Bond, Mrs. Bryant and Mrs. Collins), (Jazzlyn Thomas, Mrs. Ricketts), (Victor Ayeni, Ms. Brazell), (Abigail Rowland, Mrs. Arthur and Mrs. Mercer), (not pictured) Samatha Molin, Mrs. Medford and Mrs. Vesper.
Compton Honors Veterans Create Hero Wall of Fame
(Pictured above left to right Powder Springs, GA): Aliyah Keel and Veteran Alex Keel, L.C. Bennett and Veteran Larry Bennett, and Kenedi Rogers and Veteran Bill Rogers helped to celebrate Veteran Day at Compton Elementary School’s Honor Wall. Veterans were honored at Compton Elementary School on Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Students, parents, and our school staff were proud to honor their veterans. They teamed up together to create a Hero Wall of Fame for Those Who Serve in the front lobby of their school. The schools desire was to honor the men and women of our community for their service in the United States military. They also sent home special invitations inviting all veterans who could to join us for lunch on Veteran’s Day. Many community members responded with pictures and quotes as to why this veteran was a hero. Parents and family members were pleased to honor their loved ones past and present by placing their pictures and or names on the Hero Wall of Fame. There were a number of quotes that honored humble loved ones who diligently served this great country so that we may remain free. It is truly inspiring to see and know so many precious people love our country, even to the giving of their lives.
Cooper Middle School Honors Military
On Tuesday, November 11th, Cooper Middle School in Powder Springs, GA honored the military members and veterans of the community with a breakfast. In addition to faculty members who are former members of the military, also present were wives and husbands of military personnel cur-rently serving, and parents of our students who are veterans or on active duty. The breakfast was sponsored by the Cooper staff and PTA. Members of our band serenaded the attendees while they enjoyed quiche, casseroles and other delectables. Attendees included: Master Sgt. Darren Brown, a veteran of Korea and Iraq, Sgt Donald Law, who was stationed at Ft. Bragg, David Nixon, whose wife, Sgt. Monica Nixon, is currently in Bamberg, Germany; Sgt. Theodore Hayes, Jr., who was stationed at Ft. Hood; SPC. Roger Faggen, who has returned from Fallujah; and, Second Lt. Tahera Harris, who has returned from Iraq.
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Powder Springs, GA - Pictured above) Kemp held a Mock Election on Monday November 3rd for the presidential candidates. Thank you to Mr. Hill and his third grade class for organizing the Mock Election. It was awesome! Thank you also to Mrs. LaRocque for her help.
(Pictured Powder Springs, GA) Kemp Elementary School student Gabbi Graham sold over $900.00 of Sally Foster Products! She was the school's top seller in their recent fundraiser. Way to go Gabbi!
(Pictured above Powder Springs, GA) Adam Hill, 3rd Grade Teacher at Kemp Elementary - Mr. Hill, is making good on his promise to eat dog food as Kemp reached their goal of selling over $25,000 worth of Sally Foster Products!
Pictured above Powder Springs, GA: Trinity Chapel Academy Girls High School Volleyball Team competed in the end of season tournament at King’s Ridge Christian Academy. They won their 1st match but lost to come in 4th place. This was the 1st year for their high school team. Dawn Blount is the coach. Members of the team are Elizabeth Blount, Ashley Lee, Crystal Lee, Lindsey Montgomery, Lauren Montgomery, Taylor Nix, Kari Huffman, and Hannah Gilliland.
Above Powder Springs, GA - The Trinity Chapel Academy Middle School Volleyball Team came in 2nd place in the West Georgia Christian Middle School Volleyball Conference. After posting a 15 – 7 season record the team felt confident that they would do well in the tournament. Members of the team are: Scarlett Fernandez, Makayla Ivey, Jordyn Hester, Hailey Hepler, Nikki Williams, Crystal Lee, Nikki Glasgow, Lindsey Bergen, Nala Anderson, Hailey Parker and Brooke Everett. They are coached by Steve Kay.
Trinity Chapel Basketball Boys and Girls Teams Beat Youth Christian Academy Trinity Chapel Academy in Powder Springs had its 1st high school basketball game on Thursday, Nov. 6th. Both the boys and girls took on the visiting Youth Christian Academy Swords. The TCA Lady Lions won by a score of 41 – 12. Hannah Gilliland was the high scorer with 14 points. She was 1 of 5 Lady Lions who scored. Coach Brian Jones was pleased with the overall decision making on the floor. The girls made the extra pass and took good shots. He said that even though they aggres-sively attacked the basket, that they needed to improve on their 26% shooting average for the game.
The boys won by a score of 52 – 23. They were led by Austin Perry who had 21 points, Logan Hice with 13 points, and Jeffrey Tillerson with 11 points. Logan Hice led all rebounders with 18 as well as dishing out 6 assists. Coach Sean Rainey was very excited about the play of his team, all players had a good game on both ends of the court.
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Compton Elementary's WaterSmart Garden (below)
Powder Springs Compton Students
Powder Springs Compton Students
Powder Springs, GA Compton Elementary School students, Cobb County Water and volunteers from Lowe’s spent the morning planting flowers, earning about water conservation, and Georgia’s Watershed plant and animal life during the water festival.
Compton Elementary in Powder Springs, GA Opens New Water Smart Garden To Students - Garden grand opening kicks off Compton’s water conservation awareness festival
Ribbon-Cutting and Water Festival – Powder Springs, GA
Compton Elementary School officially opened its new water smart garden during a ribbon-cutting ceremony with students, parents, community members and local volunteers. Constructed entirely by volunteers from 27 local Lowe’s stores, the garden contains drought tolerant plants that can survive without the use of a sprinkler system or watering hose. Funded by $57,000 from the Lowe’s Heroes and Toolbox for Education programs, and in support of WaterSmartSM, a conservation education program provided by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority and Cobb County Water System, the garden will supplement students’ in-class curriculum with hands-on activities. The ribbon-cutting kicked off a water festival at Compton Elementary, where students explored the new garden for the first time and began planting drought tolerant flowers in their plots. Students, parents and community members also had the opportunity to rotate through stations where they can learn about water conservation from Lowe’s volunteers and other local organizations and nonprofits including Keep Cobb Beautiful, Cobb County Parks Natural Resources Division, Georgia Conservancy, Cobb Watershed Stewardship Program and Cobb Water Efficiency Program.
Lowe’s Heroes is a company-wide volunteer initiative that offers its employees the opportunity to work on a project in their own neighborhood, helping to make their communities better places to live, work and play. For more information, visit www.lowes.com/community. For more information on Toolbox for Education grants, visit www.toolboxforeducation.com.
The WaterSmart program was initiated by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA) in 2000 to educate their service area residents of all ages about the importance of indoor and outdoor water conservation and to help encourage sustainable, year-round conservation, regardless of climate conditions. The CCMWA is in its eighth year of providing the waterSmart program to the community. For more information on water conservation and waterSmart, visit http://www.watersmart.net
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