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GSU sets Family Days for March, April
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STATESBORO — Georgia Southern University will host five spring Family Days for students and their parents.
The University’s Office of Orientation and Parent Programs has planned events March 8 and April 19 in Statesboro and March 29 and April 12 in Atlanta.
On March 8 and April 19, families are invited to J.I. Clements Stadium to attend an Eagle baseball game against Holy Cross in March or Samford in April.
Deadlines to register are March 3 and April 14, respectively.  Game tickets are $4 per person. Georgia Southern students receive free admission with a valid student ID.
At the March event, families are invited to cheer on the Gwinnett Gladiators at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.
Tickets are $15 per person for premium seats. The deadline to register is March 24.
The April event is with the Atlanta Braves. Families can attend the game between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals and a pre-game tailgate experience.
Deadline to register is March 23.
“We are very excited to provide five spring Family Days and welcome parents back to campus to visit their students,” said Erin Butler, assistant director of admissions, orientation and parent programs.
“We hope families will build their own experience and take advantage of all our campus has to offer. We are also looking forward to hosting parents and students in Atlanta. The Braves event has been popular in years past, and this is our first time with the Gwinnett Gladiators. We are anticipating a lot of excitement about these events.”
To purchase tickets and see a complete schedule of events, go to parents.georgiasouthern.edu.
Reservations can also be made by calling the Office of Orientation and Parent Programs at 912-478-7627.

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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.

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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