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Early start gives kids more holidays
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Jeff Whitte
Staff Writer
Published: Aug 9, 2010, 2:58 PM
In Bryan County it’s been a tradition of sorts to begin school on Friday.
That changed this year with a Wednesday start.
Why?
There were a handful of reasons, according to school Superintendent John Oliver, which ranged from scheduling around potential furlough days to paying respect to the military with a four-day Veterans Day weekend in November.
“Because of our connection and closeness to the military, we really need to observe Veterans Day,” Oliver said. “It’s a good thing for us to do.”
That’s not all. Students will get all of Thanksgiving week off as well, which could make it easier to plan vacations for parents who want to go elsewhere over the holiday.  
There was another reason for the Wednesday start.
“As teachers and students get back to school, it takes a bit of adjustment,” Oliver said. “We all come home exhausted for the first few days.”
The short week gives everyone time to get adjusted to being back in school, he said. “It’s really not a bad thing. I think it’s going to work out OK.”
And as it turned out, there are no furlough days.
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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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