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Summer school for Bryan teachers
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More than 230 Bryan County teachers voluntarily went to summer school this year as part of the school system’s first summer professional learning institute.
There, they took a variety of classes in classrooms around the county as part of a push to give teachers “professional learning that met their needs,” said Dr. Bradley Anderson, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning.
Course topics ranged from implementing common core standards or rigor in the classroom to using technology, writing strategies for students and more. Classes ranged from half a day to some that lasted three days.
Teachers were paid a stipend and in all the program cost about $100,000, Anderson said, noting it was funded through a combination of federal and local funds.
The program didn’t happen overnight, however.
“Three years ago through a comprehensive needs assessment of our teachers, we recognized we needed to provide professional learning,” Anderson said. “We thought that during the summer we could provide that opportunity because that’s when they’re not working with kids so they’d have time to dedicate to it. It was several months in the planning and (curriculum coordinator Julie Howard) and her folks worked real hard on getting everything put together. It took a lot of different hands to pull it together and make it happen.”
Classes were led by educational consultants, system leaders and teachers.
“They were able to learn from colleagues who shared their challenges and lessons learned in their areas of expertise,” Anderson said. “It is our hope that the opportunity to learn and network with teachers across the district will positively impact student achievement.”

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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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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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