GLHS begins new school year
Approximately 460 students filed into the Ware-Jewell Activities Center at 8:00 a.m. on August 5 as Gordon Lee High School kicked off the 2008-2009 school year. Students were introduced to the faculty, informed of rules and procedures, and listened to expectations for the year.
GLHS begins the year with only one new full-time faculty member. Burt Haynes takes over the instrumental music program, giving Gordon Lee its first new band director since 1979. Haynes is a graduate of GLHS and Jacksonville State University. He previously taught at LaFayette High School and Sale Creek High School.
State Superintendent Cox seeks student advisors
State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox is accepting applications for her 2008-2009 Student Advisory Council.
The members of the Student Advisory Council meet four times during the school year with the Superintendent to discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Georgia. Members are advisors and act as liaisons between the Department of Education and the students of Georgia.
All students in grades 9-12 are eligible to apply. Meeting dates are October 20, 2008, December 8, 2008, February 9, 2009, and April 13, 2009. (These dates are tentative and are subject to change.) Applicants should be able to attend all four meetings.
To be eligible for the Council, applications must be received by September 12, 2008.