Cox awards schools with AP exam honors
State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox named more than 80 Advanced Placement Honor Schools in three categories Thursday.
John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School was one of only two schools statewide to be recognized in all three categories. The other was DeKalb School of the Arts.
AP Challenge Schools are Davidson, Lincoln County High School and A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School. These are schools with fewer than 900 students that are offering AP classes in all four academic areas.
AP Access & Support Schools are the Academy of Richmond County, Burke County High School, Davidson and Johnson. This recognition went to schools where 30 percent of AP test-takers are black or Hispanic and at least 30 percent of all AP exams score 3 or higher.
Lakeside High School and Davidson were named AP Merit Schools, schools with at least 20 percent of students taking AP exams and at least half of the AP exams scoring a 3 or higher.
AP classes offer rigorous college-level learning options to students in high school. Students who get a 3, 4 or 5 on AP exams may receive college credit.
Langford pupil wins county spelling bee
Jazzmin Smoot was named the Richmond County school system's 2008-09 Spelling Bee champion Thursday.
Jazzmin, a Langford Middle School seventh-grader, outlasted her competitors to win in the third round by spelling the world "delved." Thirty-nine elementary schoolchildren competed.
The winner among those went up against 11 middle-schoolers, including Jazzmin.
She now advances to compete in the regional competition March 7 at The Augusta Chronicle .
Development plan's revisions are delayed
Site plan changes to the Marshall Square development were tabled Thursday by the Columbia County Planning Commission after nearly an hour-and-a-half of discussion.
Revisions to the 47-acre planned unit development on Evans Town Center Boulevard will be tabled until the April 16 meeting so commissioners can get additional information, including a more detailed footprint of the development and the seven four-story residential buildings proposed for the property.
The revision cuts the idea of a residential tower on the site and calls for all residential units in a first phase to be separate from retail establishments, with their own parking lots.
Fight between man, official investigated
NORWOOD, GA. --- Local and state authorities are investigating a fight between a Norwood man and a Warren County commissioner that ended in gunfire.
Sheriff Joe Peebles said no one was injured and there have been no arrests stemming from an argument about noon Thursday between Warren County Commissioner Richard Burley Jr. and Dennis Cobbs.
The sheriff said he sought Georgia Bureau of Investigation involvement because an elected official was involved.
At least one shot was fired into a car door after a reported argument between Mr. Burley and Mr. Cobbs, authorities said.
Toy gun prompts probe at Sego
An incident involving a toy pellet gun is under investigation at Sego Middle School.
Director of Public Information Louis Svehla said a child complained of being hit in the head by a projectile Wednesday, and an investigation is being conducted to determine if the object was shot from a toy pellet gun.
A student admitted to having the pellet gun but said he was throwing plastic pellets in class, not shooting them, Mr. Svehla said. The student has been suspended and could be sent to a disciplinary tribunal pending the outcome of the investigation.
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Congrats to Jazzmin Smoot. Go get 'em girl. Spelling bee is the highest form of competition - no free ride - and you are moving up.
A shot was fired in the argument between Burley and Cobbs and no mention who fired it? What do you want to bet it was the elected Warren County Commissioner?
A toy pellet gun leads to a suspension? Was the gun capable of throwing the pellet 10 feet? Would it shoot the pellet through a wall? Did it shoot nerf pellets? or brass pellets? Is this another case of the ridiculous over reaction of the politically correct or was there a chance of injury? Why include this article with so little information?
Apparently spelling wasn't her parents best subject.
1313 people put their own twist on names, i'm sure they did that on purpose. What an ignorant remark to this childs accomplishments, maybe congratulations are in order.
You know patricia I think you are hilarious, even positive accomplishments draw sarcasm from you. Wow!
pantherluvcik, I think your are a sad case. Any comment I make is taken as an insult by you. You seem to have NO self confidence what so ever. I hope you get by this. It has to be a difficult way to live.
Too much free time!!
1313, what a azz hole.
1313, you're bad luck....... outstanding job Jazzmin........
Way to go, Jazzmin! Keep studying!
Wow, Jazzmin won in the third round? That's sad.
My concern is although it was a pellet gun, what happens if this child decides to upgrade to a “real” gun? I do think this should be looked into because it may be sign of something more serious to come.
Let me get this straight....a fight between two grown men (one an elected official) ended in gunfire and no one was arrested? Something does not add up here...
Kwit complanening abut the spealing skilz of Jazzminn's pairentz and juzt be happi dat their r still kidz in skool. Tha aight yerz that i spended in hygh skool wer tha bestes of my lyfe.
PT, why always with the ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Glory to God my prayers must be penetrating the heavens and PatriciaThomas heart, he congratulated a black person however young. My continual prayer is that God will save and deliver his mind wholeheartedly and all those around him in Jesus name.
Oh, I thought he was congratulating an accomplished, intelligent, self-disciplined, beautiful young lady. Who also happens to be a proud self-respecting black young lady that speaks and carries herself as well as she spells.
Davidson and AR Johnson blow out every school in GA and the CSRA every year. Davidosn and AR Johnson beat wealthy suburban Atlanta school's each year. Good to hear about ARC, Lincoln, Burke, and Lakeside also.
Congratulations to Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School for being the only school that excelled in all three categories and to the other schools for their accomplishments as well. All my children thrived at Davidson. I am so thankful my parents insisted I keep them on the list to go there and C.T. Walker school. I want to thank all the excellent teachers and administrators at both schools. My favorite at Walker was Paula Baker and she still remembers us even long after she left Walker shortly after we did. At Davidson we have been blessed with excellent administrators and staff, too. Even the janitorial staff has enriched the environment of the school, sometimes performing in the variety show there and regularly going beyond the call of duty to help. Davidson has an amazing, dedicated, caring staff. I'm going to miss the school almost as much as my children do, when my last two graduate from there. What an inspiration!
As far as the pellet gun incident. Glad it was only a car door that was damaged. I've had several experiences with those pellet guns damaging pets and property and they are dangerous.
Way to go Lincoln County! Football and smart kids--wow! Nobody really cares about our little redneck school even though we outscored Lakeside, Evans, Westside, etc. My son is getting an outstanding education in LC and has taken four AP classes in the past two years. Thank you for at least mentioning us in the article about the wonderful Davidson.
Congratulations Jazzmin! Better start studying for your future bees...those homeschoolers are waiting for you.
Baroness, the pellet gun incident happened at Sego Middle School and the shot out car door happened in Warren County. They are two separate incidents.
Congratulations, Jazzmin. I wish you continued success in life. Tell your parents that you have an awesome name, despite what others may think. Always remember that part of your name symbolizes a genre of music that is unique, unrestricted, and unequivocal. In short, everything about it is original, yet distinguished. You will continue to acheive great things if you continue to live like the music. Once again, congratulations.