Education
Heroes Against Child Abuse fundraiser has monthly winners
Mary Ellen Kinsey of Whitfield County Schools was the first winner of the Heroes Against Child Abuse monthly $100 gift certificate giveaway sponsored by the Family Support Council. Several years ago the council initiated the Heroes campaign to empower students through participation in local child abuse prevention efforts.
The kickoff event item to help promote the effort is a monthly drawing for a $100 Walmart gift certificate. Each ticket costs $1 and gives each participant a chance to win. The next winners will be announced on Nov. 30 and Dec. 17. Ticket buyers must enter each month to be eligible to win.
The Family Support Council provides many free opportunities for children and families throughout the area. Donations enable the council to provide Kids on the Block to all of the local elementary and middle schools, Camp Aim (a therapeutic summer camp for abused children from ages 6 to 14), the Parents as Teachers program (directed at high-risk preschoolers ages 2 to 5 in the Dalton, Murray and Whitfield school districts), parenting classes, summer camps, trainings and workshops that foster protective assets within families and help to prevent child abuse.
Tickets can be purchased at the Family Support Council office at 1529 Waring Road or at most local elementary schools. For more information call Ginger Robinson at (706) 272-7919, extension 227.
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Brochu a finalist for S.C. superintendent job
Katie Brochu was one of 99 candidates who applied to head up Richland School District Two in Columbia, S.C. According to the school district’s Web site, there are more than 24,000 students enrolled, and the budget is more than $322 million.
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Published authors
Coker hosts student book signing.
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Dalton band marches in Savannah parade
The DHS band marched at the 1965 inauguration of president Lyndon Johnson and in the 1987 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Students protest state budget cuts
About 20 Dalton State College students joined the ranks of hundreds of college students around Georgia on Monday in a budget protest rally at the state Capitol.
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DHS band headed to Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The band of about 90 students will leave Dalton Tuesday around 4 p.m., then be ready to march at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Coahulla Creek High work continues
When construction on Whitfield County’s newest high school is complete, the campus will feature more prominent outdoor classrooms than any school in the district and will be designed for the project-based learning students are moving toward.
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Falcons roost at Southeast
At Southeast, football ruled the day during an afternoon pep rally as the school celebrated as victors in the Atlanta Falcons “Win-Win Challenge” presented by Under Armour and Hibbett Sports. Southeast received a prize package of $5,000 in Under Armour apparel and $5,000 in cash, which will be spent on new dumbbells for the weight room and upgrades to the physical education program.
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DSC students plan rally to protest budget cuts
More than 200 Dalton State College students gathered Thursday afternoon for a town hall style meeting to question college leaders regarding state funding cuts they were told could result in the elimination of entire degree programs.
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Dalton State College presents lecture on effects of global climate change
The lecture, which is sponsored by the Fine Arts and Lecture Series and the Office of Student Activities, is free and open to the public.
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North Murray hosts basketball sweetheart court
Jeremy Smith and Jessica Mauldin received the title of 2010 Basketball Sweetheart Beau and Basketball Sweetheart.
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Brochu a finalist for S.C. superintendent job
