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Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Elkton Jr. High School Class of 2009

and Ardmore High School at 8 p.m.

Friday evening gradua-tion ceremonies will be held at Elkmont High School at 4 p.m., West Limestone High School at 6 p.m. and Clem-ents High School at 8 p.m.

Parents, grandparents, family members and friends are invited to attend the cer-emonies at these schools.

Seniors at Giles County High School in Pulaski re-ceived their diplomas on Thursday, May 21. Lincoln County High School in Fay-etteville held their gradua-tion ceremonies on Friday evening, May 22.

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Elkton Students Receive Awards

Beta Club members at Elk-ton Elementary School who were recently recognized include Seth Beyer, Bryce Al-len, Markeyta Bledsoe, Ittalo Clark, Ashley Clemmons, Tay-lor Jenkins, Clint Penn, Logan Phifer, and Dimitri White.

Student Council members being recognized were Seth Beyer, Kenzi Vincent, Taylor Jenkins, Markeyta Bledsoe, Shelby Chapman and Chas-ity Green.

Members of the Scholas-tic Bowl who received rec-ognition were Taylor Jenkins, Dimitri White, Ittalo Clark, and Erika Morris.

School Science Fair win-ners were Ashley Clem-mons, Bryce Allen, Madison Williams, D. Polly, and Wes Birdsong.

County Science Fair win-ners who received recogni-tion included Wes Birdsong, first place county and overall seventh and eighth grade winner.

The Top Ten students at

Elkton Elementary School for the 2008-2009 school year are: Logan Phifer, Madison Williams, Taylor Jenkins, It-talo Clark, Markeyta Bledsoe,

Dimitri White, Kenzi Vincent, Ashley Clemmons, Bryce Al-len and Erika Morris.

Essay Tips For High School Juniors

As a host of current high school seniors are readying themselves to don a cap and gown and walk across a gradu-ation stage to accept their di-plomas, an entirely new class of would-be seniors is wait-ing in the wings to take their place atop the high school food chain. While ruling the social roost is often the one TuRn TO PAGE C-12

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thing would-be seniors most anxiously anticipate, there’s also a lot of work ahead in the coming months for current high school juniors.

Perhaps no task is more im-

portant for current juniors than deciding where to apply to col-lege, and how to make those applications the best they can possibly be. Of particular im-portance is the college essay,

where prospective college stu-dents set themselves apart by writing thoughtfully and in a way that compels an admis-sions board to look at them as serious candidates for ad-mission to a given university. When writing a college essay,

today’s juniors should remem-ber the following.

* Keep things personal: An effective college essay will let an admissions board under-stand who you are, as opposed to what you’ve done. Your activities list and high school transcripts will let them know what you’ve done, but an ef-fective essay should give them a glimpse of who you are as a person.

* Be specific: Being specific doesn’t necessarily mean you need to write things like, “I want to go to medical school to study orthopedic surgery.” Most high school juniors have no idea what they want to be. However, you can be specific

about what you hope to gain from college, as opposed to using predictable cliches such as “I hope to have a great ex-perience.”

* Don’t make an essay into a resume: Too often, college applicants use their essays as a means to recite their high school resume. Rather than re-peating items that are included elsewhere in the application, use the essay as a chance to

explain how your resume has helped mold you into the per-son you are today and how this makes you a viable candidate for admissions.

For example, rather than simply saying, “I played varsity baseball for three seasons,” say, “My experience playing varsity baseball taught me to work well with others and contribute to goals that were bigger than myself.”

ESSAY TIPS FOR JunIORS, FROM C-11

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Your diploma is your reward for all the hard work and dedication you’ve devoted to your education. Now a bright future awaits you, and there are no limits to the success you can achieve. You are the hope and future of our community, and we expect great things from you.

You’ve made us very proud,and we look forward to celebrating your future

successes!

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Class of 2009Granddaughter of

Junior and Teresa Schrimsher

Students in Miss Jamie and Miss Jennifer’s 4-year-old class at Wee Care Learning Center are from left, front row, Cole Goshen, Jordan Drake, Christopher Ortiz, Abby Nye, Salina Turner, Logan Mooney; back row, Jesse Hereford, Lacy Garner, Abby Curry, Makenzi Dean, Harrison Perez, Graham Manus, Wesley Tucker and Blake Chapman.

Students in Miss Rosemarie’s M,W,F Class at Wee Care Learning Center are from left, front row, William Witherow, Connor Hicks, Madelyn Clines, Jenna Douthit; back row, Luke Hardiman, Zachary Wright, Reed Malone, Justice Casteel, Corey Ivey, Haleigh Cross and Garrett Bonner.

Blanche School Names Honor RollThe faculty of Blanche

School recently announced the names of students who made the Honor Roll during the fourth nine-weeks grad-ing period.

Fourth Grade High Honors: Rachel Reed, Ashton Moran, Kate Porter, Abigail Stinnett, Alex Tanner, Ian Hamer, Kai-tlyn Helums, Shelby Parks, Cole Curry, Justin Corbin and Marsha Gates.

Fourth Grade Honors: Leonardo Ruiz-Sanchez, Aaron Beverly, Hope Brewer, Morgan Ivey, Garrett Hollo-way, Laura Bahney, Tatumn

Mann, Mianda Saldana, Mi-chael Harper, Rachael Pene-gor, Jordan Long, Asia Ash-ford-Smith, Bridget Holder, Jesse Frame, Sammy Roberts, Brooke Muddiman and Jor-don Lawson.

Fifth Grade High Hon-ors: Abigayle Pollock, Dillon Stanford, Tommy Reed, Re-becca Yumul, Nikya Allen and Makinley Fitch.

Fifth Grade Honors: Jessi-ca Jones, Samantha Williams, Karla Lua Torres, Wyatt Parks, Brianna Sanders, Taylor Sim-mons, Tristan Heard, Maria Ruiz-Arredondo, Hannah Re-

pasky, Shelby Motter, Destiny Flynt and Annie Beverly.

Sixth Grade High Honors: Augusta Brantley and Maria Ruiz-Sanchez.

Sixth Grade Honors: Han-nah Vandiver, Holly Ratley, Jared Vance, Ashley Steven-son, Lacey Beddingfield, Ran-dal Mullins, Nathan Hopkins, Amanda Fry, Tina Cook, Hunt-

er Repasky, Shelbi Newman and Raven Turner.

Seventh Grade High Hon-ors: Constance Hawley, Mack-enzie Ary, Katherine Reed, Gabriella Reed, Kaitlin Payne, Samantha Tucker, Peyton Hopkins, Ashlyn Hall, Patrick Scott, Abby Graham, Destiny Crabtree, Heather Jackson and Kayla Patterson.

Seventh Grade Hon-ors: Nick Malone, Savanna Vance, Tyler Brady, Jessica Riddle, Colton Marks, Darren

Patterson, Amy Cox, Zachary Martin, Robbert Swart, Julian Stanford, Bobby McGowen, Ethan Brewer, Alex Graham, Nicholas Woodard, Shawn Bates, Shamra Howard, Jar-rett Johnson and Tyler Web-ster.

Eighth Grade High Honors: Morgan Helums, Logan Clem, Cordell Holloway, Johnathan Dunnavant, Madison Richey, Aimee Stafford, Samantha Hovis, Taran Wilbourn, West

Sanders, Lindsey Helums and Jessica Schrader.

Eighth Grade Honors: Ma-ria Ruiz-Sanchez, Zach Besh-erse, Racheal Carroll, Savanna Brantley, Jeffrey League, Tyler Petersen, Kelsey Atchley, Ben Graham, Carmen Yap, Tiffany McBay, Jessica Thomas, Chris-tina Ratley, Anna Swearengin, Tyler Cross, Morgan Muddi-man, Bob Watson, Tasha Howard, Kyle Bates and Mar-ley Walker.

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Students in Miss Sandy’s M,W,F Class at Wee Care Learning Center are from left, front row, Mason Billions, Hunter Locker, Emily Wilburn; back row, Cristian Huerta, Alissa Rich, Jackson McMillian and Lacey Baker.

Find Your Way Through The Financial Aid Process

As scores of high school se-niors across the country ready themselves for their final year of high school, many of those students and their parents are getting acquainted with the financial aid process. With col-lege on the horizon and the economy in flux, more and

more families are expected to seek financial aid to help fi-nance their kids’ college edu-cations.

Even for parents who have done it before, the financial aid process can be confusing. For parents of high schoolers about to begin their secondary

school swan song, consider the following tips to successfully navigate your way through the financial aid process.

* Don’t stall or procrastinate: Financial aid partially works on a first-come, first-serve basis, so it’s best to apply as soon as you can (January 1st). You can estimate income or sim-ply look at your final W-2 for the year to answer questions regarding yearly earnings and finances.

* Begin with the FAFSA: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) should be the first form you complete, even if you’re aware you don’t qualify. Other types of financial aid, such as state grants and loans, typically require that

you fill out the FAFSA, so this should be done first and as soon as possible.

* Go for the gold: Students should apply for all types of available aid, be it a loan from Uncle Sam or individual grants and scholarships. Each school has a number of unique schol-arships and grants, and parents and students will never know about them unless they ask. It’s typically free to apply, so it can’t hurt to apply for anything

and everything.* Seek help and advice:

Particularly for parents going through it for the first time, the college and financial aid appli-cation process can be over-whelming and even intimidat-ing at times. High schools have counselors who have been through the process numer-ous times and who are more than glad to help. If your child has a particular school in mind, TuRn TO PAGE C-15

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Kaitlynn Rae HallArdmore High School Class of 2009

Kaitlynn RaeHall

Let no one come to you without leaving better

and happier.Be the living expression

of God’s kindnessin your face, smile

and your eyes.

Good Luck!We are veryproud of you.

With all our love,

The HallsDad, Mom,

Granny, Paw and Emma

Mandy HicksArdmore High School Class of 2009

Congratulationsto our

Graduate,

Mandy Hicks

We love you andare so proud of you!

Mom, Dad, Chris,Nannie and Granddad,

Granny and Papa,Becky, Dennis and Tyler

Kerry, Chris, Erika and Colby,Caitlin, Jonathan and Braxton

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Congratulations,Kelsey Creager

Oveido High School Class of 2009

Kelsey Creager is the daughter of Mike and Susan Creager and the granddaughter of Bill and Harriette Brown of Cash Point. She plans to attend the community college in Oveido, Florida.

Congratulations, Kelsey “Coon”!

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Class of 2009

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Students in Miss Sandy’s T&T Class at Wee Care Learning Center are from left, front row, Corey Ivey, Clay Wales, Braxton Mullins, Emma Carlton; back row, Riley Green, Houston Vickers, Elizabeth Cox and Jackson McMillian.

don’t be afraid to contact that school’s financial aid office and

ask for help as well. That’s why such offices exist.

FInAnCIAL AID, COnTInuED FROM PAGE C-14

Johnson PTO Treats Teachers During Teacher Appreciat ion Week

The Johnson Elementary PTO treated the school staff like royalty during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4th- 8th.

On Monday they brought in breakfast. Each morning, some parent would bring in muffins, donuts, coffee cake, casseroles, etc.

All were delicious and greatly appreciated.

Wednesday they provided volunteers to stay with all the classes so the staff could all sit and eat lunch together as a faculty and family.

They provided stuffed po-tatoes, salad, and a ton of desserts.

Friday they washed cars for the faculty.

They have done an out-standing job this year, ac-cording to the Johnson fac-

ulty and staff members.