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Roach retires from Bryan County High School
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BCHS Principal Harold Roach stands in the school lobby. He announced his retirement earlier this month. (Jeff Whitten)

After five years serving Bryan County High School, Principal Harold Roach has decided it’s time to move on.  But he says he’ll take with him good memories of the school, as well as the community.

“I think the thing I’ll miss the most is the interaction with the people – the kids, the faculty and staff, the community – I have made a lot of friends, and people have supported our vision,” Roach told the News on Monday.

“We’ve put the kids first and have done anything we could to support them, prepare them for graduation or the next step in their lives – that’s what we’ve done … and we’ve had a lot more success than failures.”

Roach, who has spent 14 years in school administration and another 17 in teaching and coaching, said he’d considered retiring for some time but finally made his decision about three or four weeks ago.

Read more in the May 25 edition of the News.

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Groups hand out scholarships
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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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