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Hats Off!
Towne Lake
Tributes
Congratulations to Jessika Hall and Sam Leonard
for receiving Top Honors for the Presidential Fitness Test. These students
excel academically as well and made the Honor Roll for the last two school
years. They attend North Cobb Christian School, where they will be entering
the third grade.
Congratulations to Nick Zincone, Social Studies
teacher at Woodstock High School, for having been chosen as one of 24
teachers in Metro Atlanta to be recognized as a BellSouth/ Atlanta Braves
Outstanding Teacher Award Winner! Zincone will be a guest of the Braves
on July 27 at the Braves/Phillies game, where he will receive the award.
BellSouth will be awarding an educational grant to one of the 24 teachers
later this year — we're keeping our fingers crossed for our Teacher!
- Mr. Zincone's Social Studies Class
Congratulations to Jimmy Hall for an outstanding
year of Pre- Kindergarten. Jimmy is now reading and ready for Kindergarten.
He will attend North Cobb Christian School in the Fall.
Congratulations to Alex and Jennifer on their
wedding, July 13. Have a wonderful life together.
Congratulations Michelle! Good Luck in your
first year at Etowah High School!
Send your tributes to "The TowneLaker,"
1025 Rose Creek Drive, Suite 340, Woodstock, GA 30189, fax to (770) 516-4809or
e-mail to editor@townelaker.com. Tributes are printed as space is available.
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August
2002
Pathfinder
of the Month
"Do not go where the path may
lead, go instead where there is no path
and leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jeff
Bennett
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August's Pathfinder
is Jeff Bennett. Jeff is the Student Counselor for Etowah High School's
Class of 2004. A normal day for Jeff begins when he gets to school at
5:30 a.m. to meet with several different clubs, including the Student
Advisory Board, the Student Ambassador team leaders, and the Leadership
teams. "Our students are great, we have a mutual respect for each other,
the parents have done a great job with these kids," Jeff says.
Jeff is a native of
Cherokee County and has been a counselor at Etowah for over six years.
He attended Cherokee High School, Kennesaw State University and Jacksonville
State University in Alabama. Following the advice of several individuals,
Jeff is now pursuing an Education Leadership Doctorate which keeps him
busy. His students see him struggle with some of the same issues they
have — some good teachers, some not so good, loads of homework,
juggling his workload at Etowah and school.
Jeff announces all
the varsity girl's soccer games, home basketball games and home track
meets. The students have called him "The Voice of the Eagles." He takes
time in the summer to go with the leadership students on trips, attending
workshops and working with the students on leadership programs. Jeff is
one of the founders of the Cherokee Theater Company, founded in 1989.
He is also the Education Coordinator for the Sigma Phi Epsilon National
Fraternity, and recently stepped down after six years as District Governor.
Jeff says his involvement in 4-H during his younger years helped him develop
his personality and leadership skills. The Boy Scouts also are on the
receiving end of Jeff's commitment to helping kids grow into great leaders.
He teaches citizenship merit badges and helps to train Scouts to become
Eagle Scouts.
Jeff lives in the northern part of Cherokee
County. His "pets" consist of a couple possums, a raccoon or two and some
giant ground hogs.
Jeff, for all you do
to make this community a better place to live, we thank you!
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