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BoE member lauds inquiry into gang activity
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Lori Wynn
Bryan County News
Updated: Feb 1, 2011, 1:30 PM
Published: Jan 31, 2011, 3:32 PM

A school-initiated investigation into possible gang activity at Richmond Hill High School may have sparked concern recently among some parents who felt their children were being singled out, but one Bryan County Board of Education member has lauded school officials for being proactive against violence.

“I’m really, really happy to see that we’re taking a proactive approach instead of a reactive approach,” BoE member Charlie Johnson said Thursday night during the school board meeting at Richmond Hill Primary School.

Five RHHS students, including members of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), were suspected of being involved in a gang and were suspended earlier this month from extracurricular activities following a “threat of violence” at a basketball game.

RHHS Principal Dr. Charles Spann said Thursday the investigation is over and no students were expelled or suspended from school. Spann said he could not discuss the results of the investigation.

And though parents expressed to local news media their concerns of things like racial profiling in the investigation, Johnson said Thursday it’s up to school administrators to keep students and staff safe.

For more, pick up a copy of the Jan. 29 edition of the News.

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RH theater scholarship
Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: May 17, 2018, 8:11 PM
Published: May 17, 2018, 8:37 PM

Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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