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Whitfield County Student Wins Regional Speech Contest

Submitted by Eric Beavers
on May 15th, 2012 at 10:08:27 AM

Whitfield County eighth-grader Gavin Mullis wowed judges Monday with his speech about "A Time When Volunteering Made a Difference." 

Mullis, who attends North Whitfield Middle School, presented his speech at the Dalton Little Theatre during the regional civic oration contest. The Modern Woodmen of America sponsor the competition and set the topic each year.

To earn a spot at the district-wide event, students competed and won the speech contest at their respective schools.

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PGE Penny Drive Support American Cancer Society

Submitted by Eric Beavers
on May 11th, 2012 at 10:56:50 AM

Pleasant Grove Elementary second-grader Fatima Lopez Teran leads a "Walk All Over Cancer" at recess, one of several activities during a recent "Penny Drive" to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life where students raised nearly $1,500 for the American Cancer Society of Whitfield County.

Pleasant Grove’s counselor, Sheila Wilson, integrated cancer education and other informational activities into the daily curriculum during the week of the fundraiser. One activity was the "Relay for Life Recess," a walking event where students chose to "Walk All Over Cancer" during recess.

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CNA Graduation

Submitted by Eric Beavers
on May 11th, 2012 at 10:42:21 AM

Dalton State College recently graduated 16 students from the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Program at the Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy under the direction of Teresa Andrews and Donna Kent. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Gabriela Resendiz, Yesenia Torres, Eva Nunez, Eunice Guerrero, Chandler Henry, Paige Miller, Hannah Ridley, Haylee Sharp, Crystal Jeffers. In the back row, from left, are Cristina Lopez, Maria Lopez, Abigail Fraire, Jamie Shannion, Kara Yackell, Lesleigh Gallman and Abigail Gonthier.

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Martinez Visits Eastbrook, Southeast

Submitted by Eric Beavers
on March 23rd, 2012 at 9:09:37 AM

J.R. Martinez is known across the country for winning the mirror ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars and starring as combat veteran Brot Monroe on ABC’ s Emmy® Award-winning daytime drama All My Children. After Thursday, students at Eastbrook Middle School and Southeast High School got to know him a little better.

Visit this photo gallery to learn more about his visits with students or to see more photos as a slideshow.

During school-wide assemblies at both schools, J.R.

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Northwest Whitfield High School Students Place at State Tech Fair

Submitted by Eric Beavers
on March 15th, 2012 at 11:04:40 AM

Three Northwest Whitfield High School students recently earned top spots at the statewide Georgia Educational Technology Fair at Macon State College.

  • Eli McMahon took 2nd Place in Digital Photography for a collage created in Photoshop that consisted of original artwork. McMahon also received a scholarship from the Georgia Educational Technology Consortium, Inc. for earning the highest place for a 12th-grader in his category.
  • Bryan Cooper earned 3rd Place in the Web 2.0 category for a website he created on the history of aviation.
  • Josh Rountree received 4th Place in Multimedia Applications for
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