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Each week during the school year The Reporter spotlights activities and achievements of students,
faculty and staff at a different Monroe County school. Thank you to Erin Cart, media specialist, for
news from Hubbard Elementary. Next week look for news from T. G. Scott Elementary. Email
school-related news, including items for *'Monroe in College," to Diane Ghdewell at news@mymc~net
MONROE COUNTY STUDENT OF THE WEEK
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HES Fourth Graders enjoyed the experience of a lifetime.
They spent the night with the fish and friends at the Georgia
Aquarium. After arriving and having a brief orientation, we
were given a behind the scenes tour, which included seeing
the system that delivers the whale sharks and other large
ocean animals. Our sleeping area wasn't too shabby as you
can see in the photo.
First graders at HES are absolutelygreenhouse to the first graders' specs.
thrilled to be seeing their plans for a The first graders can't wait to put up the
real greenhouse come to life! walls and figure out the best way to seal
Over the past few weeks, they have the cracks between columns.
hosted Mary Persons students and These kids are amazing, and we can't
watched and learned as these men- wait to see how they continue to work
on this project!
tors set posts and began framing the
Hubbard Jr. Beta Club collects
food for Backpack Buddies
Throughout the month of March, fifth grade Hubbard Elementary Junior Beta members
sponsored a food drive for the Hubbard backpack buddy program. Hubbard students
brought in hundreds of itemsto help hungry children on the weekends. Jr. Beta students
are pictured with just some of the donated items.
Karen Allen
reads more
from her Couth
Fairy series
Students listen to Karen Allen, author
of The Couth Fairy Series, read about
the importance of minding manners.
The Couth Fairy appears in the story
to teach the main character, A.J, about
manners, including respecting students
with special needs, the effects of bul-
lying and appropriate behavior in the
cafeteria.
MONROE IN
Oglethorpe University in At-
lanta
congratulates Kinsey Degroat of
Juliette for earning recognition on the Fall
2017 Dean's List for academic performance.
Degroat was among 354 Oglethorpe students
named to the 2017 Dean's List for achieving
at least a 3.50 term grade:point average, while
earning 12 or more semester hours.
Alvin Walker
of Forsyth graduated
from Hinds Community College,
Mississippi's largest community college, on COUR'IliY
Dec. 15. The college graduated more than
1,000 students in three ceremonies in the college's 170
academic, career and technical programs on Dec. 15.
Courtney Leigh Copeland,
18, received her Associate of Arts de-
gree from Gordon State College
on Dec. 8, She progressed through
Monroe County public schools through
8th grade when she homeschooled for
a year. She began the Move on When
Ready (MOWR) program at age 16 and
incorporated 20 college credit hours
through CLEP exams to finish her
associate degree. Copeland has been
COIII.J D accepted into the Bachelor's program
at Gordon State College to complete a
teaching degree in history for middle grades education.
The Spring Title I Parent Input Meetings at Hubbard El-
ementary School will be at the HES Data Room on Tuesday,
April 17 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Tuesday, April 24 from
9 a.m.-7 p.m. For more information, contact Parent & Fam-
ily Engagement Specialist Ginger Maddox at 478-994-
3495 Ext. 6008 or ginger.maddox@mcschools.org.
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