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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

School briefs

Zoning meetings planned

The Houston County Board of Education will hold meetings Oct. 27 and Nov. 19 to discuss zoning for the 2010-11 school year.

The Oct. 27 meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Houston County High School theater, and the Nov. 19 meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Warner Robins High School theater.

All high schools will be affected due to the opening of Veterans High School in August 2010. “Slight adjustments” are proposed for six other schools: Eagle Springs Elementary, Quail Run Elementary, Huntington Middle, Northside Middle, Thomson Middle and Warner Robins Middle, according to a news release.

The zoning adjustments are expected to prevent overcrowding and meet demographic requirements of a court order. Visit www.hcbe.net for more information.

Houston flu clinics cancelled

Flu clinics scheduled at Houston County schools have been cancelled.

“Due to unforseen problems with receiving the FluMist vaccine from suppliers, the Health Department cannot provide seasonal flu vaccines at this time,” according to a Houston County schools news release.

Refunds will be given to parents who already paid for the vaccines.

For more information, contact Kathryn Shiplett, lead nurse for the Houston County Board of Education, at 929-7767 or kathryn.shiplett@hcbe.net.

Employees honored

The Houston County Board of Education is honoring employees who have served 30, 35, 40 or 45 years in the school system.

A single employee, Mary E. Hunt of Perry Primary, has been with Houston schools 45 years. Two employees, Delma Davis of the Perry bus shop and Houston G. Porter of the Elberta Center, have been with the system 40 years, according to a news release.

Five employees have been with Houston schools 35 years. They are: Gloria M. Combs, Northside High; John Al Godfrey, Houston County High; Eugene Hodges, purchasing; Rita Simon, Warner Robins High; and Eugene Stokes, maintenance.

Seventeen employees have 30 years of service. They are: Shirley Arrington, Perry Primary; Brenda M. Bullard, Kings Chapel Elementary; Margarete Causey, Bonaire Elementary; Pennie Crutchfield, Quail Run Elementary; Annie L. English, Feagin Mill Middle; Louise D. McBride, Perry Primary; Sue A. McMahan, Lindsey Elementary; Joyce M. Savage, Russell Elementary; Dorethea Scott, Northside Middle; Henry Simon, Warner Robins maintenance; Beverly R. Todd, Huntington Middle; Patricia Turner, Warner Robins bus shop; Ramon R. Unruh, Northside High; Eva M. Walker, Parkwood Elementary; Walter Walker, Northside High; Julie C. Walters, Shirley Hills Elementary; and Nutrina Whitehurst, school nutrition.

A reception was planned for Tuesday.

Perry student in Phi Sigma Theta

Phi Sigma Theta has announced that Carsten Michael Franklin, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Franklin of Perry, has become a member of Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La.

Phi Sigma Theta is a national honor society dedicated to recognizing and rewarding academic achievement in undergraduates at institutions of higher learning.

Perry senior honored by CTAE

Perry High School’s Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Department has chosen senior Morgan Strickland as the October Student of the Month.

Strickland serves as Perry High’s FFA president and has been involved in the club for the past seven years, according to a news release. She has competed in many FFA contests, including the 2009 nursery/landscape competition, which she won.

“Morgan is a positive leader who sets a fine example for other students,” Angela Birdsong, business/computer science teacher, said in a news release. “She continues to strive for excellence and goes above and beyond in the classroom as well as in her dedication to (FFA).”

— Staff reports