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Ferrell is dedicated and determined to succeed
BY ASHLEY BURFORD AND MANNY TRUJILLO
Strucure is good.
Daughter of a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, senior Natalea
Ferrell credits her many life accomplishments to her parents.
Her father, Robert, and mother, Ellen, are proud of the young
woman that Natalea has become. Growing up in a military-structured
home allowed Ferrell to become a more self-disciplined individual.
Being the youngest of three sisters has forced Ferrell to find
what makes her a true individual.
Natalea is involved in many time-consuming extracurricular activities
at MCHS. She is an active member in Y-Club, National Honor Society,
Future Georgia Educators, and has important roles on both the
Hilltopper (annual) staff, where she serves as business manager,
and the Raider Weekly staff. Her involvement in Y-Club as Community
Projects Chairperson is her way of giving back to her school
and community. She organizes, coordinates, and participates in
various community activities. Some of the more recent projects
include Thanksgiving Food Drive, Christmas Comer Reindeer Run/Walk,
and the Dr. Seuss Read Across America. Future plans will be volunteering
with Y-Club as well as National Honor Society at the Habitat
for Humanity House under construction in Madison County.
Her membership to H.O.P.E. Worship Center in Hull also requires
a large amount of Ferrell's time. She is an active youth member
of this non-denominational church. During the holidays her church
helps out with those less fortunate by raising money and donating
food. She is also involved with the year-round youth program
at her church where teens help other children within the church
find their way to their life with Christ.
Church and extracurricular activities are not all that Ferrell
is concentrating on. Her academic achievement is the number one
priority in her life. She is college-bound and always pushes
herself to the limits. She takes Advanced Placement level courses
to better prepare herself for the future. She has maintained
an A-B average throughout high school and now looks toward her
life after high school.
Even though her life is very busy, Ferrell still finds time to
put into her job. She works 20 or more hours a week at Subway
in the heart of Danielsville.
"I enjoy working because it gives me a social life outside
of school," said Ferrell.
Her hard work and dedication will soon pay off when she becomes
a freshman at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs this fall.
She plans to major in middle school education (grades 5-12).
She hopes to become a math teacher who will bring her love of
math to her students.
"To make a positive impact on the lives of children is self-satisfying,"
said Ferrell.
Juniors get support with high school graduation
tests
BY TESSA HOLLIS
As juniors trod to their designated graduation test sites on
Tuesday, they all knew they had an advantage over previous test
takers.
With the help of many teachers and businesses, juniors had high
levels of motivation. From Mrs. Bullock's senior calculus class
who gave the juniors examples of "what not to do" during
the test, to the Huddle House staff cheering, "GO JUNIORS,"
we all felt confident knowing that so many people were backing
them up. Other contributors included: Bank of Danielsville, Zeb's
Barbecue, Madison County Hardware, Hair Masters, BOS Temporaries,
Madison County Board of Education, Trus-Joist and the Pilot Club.
In addition to all the motivation, teachers also provided review
sessions for students who needed help in certain areas. Thanks
to Mrs. Renee Carey, Mrs. Sallie Bullock, Mrs. Leigh Ann Munro,
Ms. Karol Scarborough, Mrs. Cindy Hayes and all other teachers
who contributed to any review work. Additional thanks to Ms.
Duncan for the power point presentation, and the guidance counselors
for their encouragement.
To top it all off, food was provided for breakfast each morning.
As junior Drew Brantley stated, "Ms. Scarborough's exquisite
buffet of gourmet finger-food snack things was the highlight
of all the motivational techniques used by the teachers."
The juniors thank Mr. Allen McCannon for his generosity in providing
breakfast and the lunchroom staff for the preparation.
So, was all the hard work that these dedicated individuals put
into the graduation test preparation worth it? As junior Emily
Yarbrough put it, "I was nervous about taking the graduation
test because there was more emphasis put on them this year than
last, but after I started, I was PUMPED!" Overall, most
juniors are confident about the testing and think they passed
successfully.
So on a final note, thanks to all, especially Karol Scarborough
who did so much for the juniors on this year's tests. We all
appreciate your hard work, dedication, and personal assistance
so that students could do our very best.
Peer mediation has begun
BY RANDALL BALLENGER
In only its third week, peer mediation has had a large effect
on students. Rather than going straight to in-school suspension
or being suspended from school, trouble students are given a
second chance. They are taken out of class and talked to by two
mediators who try to help solve their problems. These mediators
are fellow students who had to take surveys and were chosen by
Mr. Stanton Robertson.
Madison is only the third county in Georgia to run this program.
Other peer mediator counselors include Lari Scarborough, Brittan
Ayers and Joy King.
If students have a problem and need to go to one of these sessions,
they can ask a teacher for a referral sheet to fill out and turn
in to Mrs. Lari Scarborough or Mrs. Sonia Coile. Teachers can
also fill out referrals for students they believe to be having
problems.
"Our goal is to prevent petty problems from turning into
larger ones," said senior mediator Tiffany Skelton.
The peer mediation program is such a success that people are
requesting additional rooms for use in the program.
"We (the counselors) believed that this would be a slow
program, but to our surprise it has really taken off with a lot
of requests for mediation," said Mr. Robertson. "Most
of the problems that we see are the 'he said, she said' ones
and after the mediators are through talking to them some leave
the room friends and laughing."
FCCLA members advance to state
BY CANDI MORRIS
FCCLA Regional STAR events were held recently at MCHS.
Junior Candi Morris and sophomore Tabitha Bellamy competed in
the chapter service showcase category, while sophomore Jessica
Chambers competed in Illustrated Talk. Both teams received three
gold stars and both are advancing to the state competition.
When asked how she felt when she learned she had won and will
advance to state competition, Jessica Chambers said, "I
felt proud and privileged because I have put many weeks and weekends
of hard work into my project."
The state competition will be held at the FFA-FHA Center in Covington
on April 13-16. Good luck girls! We are rooting for you!
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Mattox named Academic Scholar at LaGrange
College
Nick Mattox, of Hull, a senior at Madison
County High School, has been named an Academic Scholar at LaGrange
College for the 2000-2001 academic year. He is the son of Durward
and Susan Mattox.
Academic Scholars are awarded $4,500 each year in addition to
the $4,000 in state funds, including the HOPE scholarship.
Academic Scholars are awarded to a select number of entering
freshmen and are named on the basis of grade point average, SAT
scores, class rank, an interview process and other factors.
Mattox is involved in the Salvation Army clothes closet and the
cleanup of yards for the elderly and disabled. He is also a member
of the baseball team, the National Honor Society and Student
Council.
A four-year liberal arts college affiliated with The United Methodist
Church, LaGrange College is the oldest private college in Georgia.
The college offers 25 majors in the baccalaureate degree and
graduate programs in education and business administration.
Community ed. classes offered at Gordon Street
Center
The Gordon Street Center, Jefferson, is
offering the following classes through its community education
program.
·Intro MSWorks, M, T, W, April 10-12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
$35.
·Keyboarding, M, April 10 through June 5, 6-8 p.m., $55.
·Intro Microsoft Word/Excel, T, TH, April 11 through May
4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $115 with manual included.
·Intro Microsoft Word/Excel, W, April 12 through May 31,
6:30-8:30 p.m., $115 with manual included.
·Intro to Accounting, T, April 11 through June 6, 6:30-8:30
p.m., $75 plus cost of supplies and materials.
·Mailbox Decorating, M, April 17, 6-8 p.m., $8 plus cost
of supplies and materials.
·Karate, M,W, April 17 through May 24, 7:30-8:30 p.m.,
$35.
·Fresh Flower Arranging, T, April 18, 6-8 p.m., $10 plus
cost of supplies and materials.
·Silk Table Arrangement, M, April 24, 6-8 p.m., $10 plus
cost of supplies and materials.
·Front Door Decorating, T, May 2, 6-8 p.m., $10 plus cost
of supplies and materials.
·Acrylic Painting, T, TH, May 9-25, 6-8 p.m., $25 plus
cost of supplies and materials.
·Indoor Wreath, T, May 9, 6-8 p.m., $10 plus cost of supplies
and materials.
·Cardio Kickboxing, M, W, May 15 through June 28, 6-8
p.m., $25.
·Intro to MSWorks, M,T,W, May 22-24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., $35.
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