Saturday, November 22, 2008
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Do you think video gambling machines like those seized Thursday should be legalized?
- No: 41
- Yes: 28
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Published Sunday, September 21, 2008 in Education
Education Notes
Coweta students Jeremy Holbrook, and Kimberly Chambers were named to the dean's merit list following the summer semester at Gordon College. To achieve this honor, Holbrook and Chambers maintained 10 or 11 semester hours and earned a grade point average of at least 3.50.
Ryan Thwaites, a student at Landmark Christian School, attended the 2008 Congressional Student Leadership Conference on Engineering & Robotics, sponsored by LeadAmerica at Olin College of Engineering, Boston, Mass., in June. The CSLC is a college-accredited invitational leadership program for academically talented and promising young leaders from across the United States and internationally. Thwaites joined other exceptional high school students with records of academic achievement and extracurricular or community involvement who were invited to participate in the summer program and earned two college credits after successfully completing the program.
The CSLC on Engineering & Robotics is a 10-day leadership program in which students explore the potentials and challenges in some of the most dynamic technologies. In a hands-on learning environment, Thwaites and fellow students competed in a series of increasingly difficult engineering challenges that encourage critical thinking and collaboration.
In the Robotics Simulation, students designed, constructed and programmed an automated machine that performed functions operating by the team's rules and protocols. Throughout the program, students learned about material logistics, mechanical stress, design strategies and more.
Thwaites enjoyed developing and working with the robots -- "I learned that Robotics is the next frontier in advancing technology," he said.
He would like to attend Olin College of Engineering or the Georgia Institute of Technology.
William D. Cawthorne III, son of Bill and Lynn Cawthorne of Sharpsburg, was named to the dean's list at Southern Union College following the spring 2008 semester. To qualify for this honor, Cawthorne earned a minimum grade point average of 3.50 while attempting at least 12 hours of course work.
Cawthorne is a sophomore majoring in aviation management. He is currently a student at Auburn University, where he is enrolled in the Air Force ROTC.
Area students were named to the dean's list at Clayton State University following the summer 2008 semester. To achieve dean's list status, students must enroll in a minimum of nine credit hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.60 or higher.
From Newnan: Michelle L. Clark, Miles Anderson Hatfield, Patricia Marie James, Kelvin G. Wilder and Nicole Lynn Willis;
From Senoia: Kelly Marie Melton and Michelle Christine Parks;
And from Sharpsburg, Mary-Ann Moon.
Area students recently graduated from the University of West Georgia.
Receiving degrees from Newnan were: Brittania Lauren Brown, master of education degree in early childhood education; Jason Everett Carter, bachelor of science degree in mathematics; Robert Jack Clemente, education specialist degree in secondary education; Troy Cornwell, master of education degree in administration and supervision; Sarah Renee Cox, bachelor of business administration degree in management; Susan Gail Cox, education specialist degree in early childhood education; Christopher A. Darden, bachelor of science degree in sociology; Norma Sue Dennis, master of education degree in secondary education; Maurice Anthony Dixon, CERG in public management; Jessica Lee Gann, bachelor of business administration degree in finance; Allison Danielle Handley, education specialist degree in guidance and counseling; Shondalea Marie Jensen, master of education degree in guidance and counseling; Beth Graham Lever, masters degree in gerontology; Mary Elizabeth McFadden, education specialist degree in secondary education; Stan Robert McMichael, education specialist degree in administration and supervision; Eric Michael Miler, bachelor of business administration degree in real estate; Alicia Christine Porras, master of education degree in guidance and counseling; William Henry Poythress, bachelor of business administration degree in finance; Benjamin Kyle Smith, bachelor of business administration in management; Jason Lemuel Smith, bachelor of business administration in management; Joe Newton Traylor, education specialist degree in media; Deborah Keener Triggs, bachelor of science degree in sociology; Amber Dawn Turney, master of education degree in early childhood education; and Latonya Michelle Ware, bachelor of business administration degree in real estate.
From Grantville, Donna Parrott Morgan, master of education degree in secondary education.
From Senoia: Melissa Jacqueline Leonard, master of education in business education; Jennifer Duren Patel, master of education in early childhood education; Michael Wayne Smith, master of education in early childhood education; and Joshua Matthew Vanderbush, bachelor of business administration in management.
And from Sharpsburg: Ian Michael Patterson, bachelor of arts in psychology; Karyann Rinkiewicz, bachelor of science in sociology; Courtney Ann Stillwell, education specialist degree in media; and Paul Ernest Waldrop, bachelor of arts in psychology.
Laura Helen Bryan recently earned an associate of fine arts degree with a concentration in music from Young Harris College. Bryan is the daughter of Craig and Jeannie Bryan of Newnan, and the granddaughter of John A. Ritch of Newnan, and Mary Helen Bryan, also of Newnan.