Horatio Alger Scholars Named in Fayette County

Overcoming great obstacles and demonstrating strength of character has earned two graduating high school seniors a scholarship from the Horatio Alger Georgia Scholarship Program.

Samuel Yi of Sandy Creek High and Iesha White of Fayette County High are among the 50 graduates in the state who received a $5,000 scholarship for use at any accredited institution in the United States.

In addition to overcoming hardships, candidates for the scholarship must also be involved in co-curricular and community activities, and demonstrate a high level of academic achievement.

Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans continues to fulfill its mission of honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded in spite of adversity and of encouraging young people to pursue their dreams through higher education. The Horatio Alger Association offers three annual scholarship programs at the national, state and graduate levels.

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SAR Honors Grimes with Daughters of Liberty Medal

Pictured (l-r) are Liz Grimes and David Jessel, President of the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter SAR

Liz Grimes of Clayton Co. was recently awarded the Daughters of Liberty Medal for her continued support and outstanding service to the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, Georgia Society.

Grimes is a member of the Augustin Clayton Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, where she serves as Registrar.

The Maquis de Lafayette Chapter SAR is chartered in Fayetteville.

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Purple Hair for a Great Cause

Staff members at Inman Elementary are sporting some colorful new hairdos this spring.

Visitors walking into the front office might do a double take when they see school clerk Sharon Langston sporting purple hair extensions. She, along with paraprofessional Cheryl Schwertfeger and school counselor Leslie Fear, agreed to wear the extensions if the students could raise $300 to benefit cancer research for Relay for Life.

Anxious to see the staff members in purple hair, the students came through with flying colors collecting $460 for the school’s Relay for Life fundraiser.





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Booth Middle Hopes to Secure Georgia’s 11th Win at International Science Olympiad

Months of practicing for events such as feathered frenzy, crime busters and disease detectives paid off for two middle school Science Olympiad teams.

J.C. Booth Middle and Rising Starr Middle placed first and fifth, respectively, at the Georgia Science Olympiad last month in Augusta. To get to the state level, teams must win their regional tournaments. Schools with overall placements 1-5 receive trophies and plaques; first and second place teams advance to the international competition.

Science Olympiad teams spend countless hours outside of school preparing for tournaments, often practicing before and after school and on weekends. Both Rising Starr and Booth have won the international title for Georgia 10 out of the last 12 years. They are the only schools in the state that have won at the international event.

As Georgia’s first place finisher, Booth will represent the state at the International Science Olympiad at the University of Illinois in May. This marks the school’s 17th trip to the international event.

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Fayette County Student Awarded Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship

Jessica Craddock of Fayetteville was the only Starr’s Mill High School and Fayette County student to be awarded a Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship as announced by the University of Georgia last week.

A total of twelve University of Georgia first-year students have been awarded Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year. Three returning UGA students also received the award.

This scholarship, funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation since 2007, supports academically outstanding students who are the first in their families to attend college. Recipients must demonstrate financial need to be eligible.

Recipients receive $5,000 per year in addition to the state-supported HOPE Scholarship.

The Coca-Cola award is renewable for another three years of undergraduate study if recipients maintain certain academic credentials.

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