PAC[Q 0--- THE JASPER EWFTH Go Gator Girl! Trojan News Amber Robinson Congratulations to Amber Robinson for having a 4.0 GPA at the University of Florida, where she is a junior. Amber is a 2005 graduate of Hamilton County High School. We are so proud of you and we love you very much. Keep up the good work. Your family, Parents: Frederick and Waddie Robinson Godparents: Charles and Chris Merine Brothers: Bo, Char, Marik Merine, Chris Ravenel, and CJ Hayes Barn Barn: Bernice Jackson Cousin: Louise Haynes By Jonathan Banks Well, hello, everyone, welcome to this weeks "Trojan News." Limited topics for this week; hope you enjoy. Hamilton County High School had a wonderful vis- it on Thursday, Feb. 1, by the Commissioner of Edu- cation, Mr. John Wynn. Along with Commissioner Wynn, came an entourage of his advisors and col- leagues, and Mr. Penning- ton, the Superintendent. Mr., Wynn came to our school especially to see the eighth grade students. He wanted to know what the students were interested in and what they liked to do during and after school. Most impor- tantly, he discussed the ma- jor and minor areas of study they will have to choose for next year. I was very pleased to meet Commis- sioner Wynn, and in the short period I was around him, I would have enjoyed discussing other issues re- garding our school and our school system. The District Spelling Bee was held at HCHS on Thursday, Feb. 1, at 10 a.m. in the Media Center. I guess I'll go ahead and talk about the facts, then the edgy de- tails later. The hostess was Suzette Wiggins, Media Specialist at HCHS. The of- ficial word caller was John- ny Bullard from the District School Board office. Judges were the media specialists from other schools in our District: Shelby Henderson of CHE; Betty Kelly of SHE; and Betty Sue Zant of NHE. All participants ranged from the fifth to the eighth grade. Participants were Corinth Christian Academy: Laura Bontrager, Allison Parks and Jared Ragans. CHE: Ciera Bassett, Bethany Leonard and Trey Norris. HCHS: Jared Altmix, Tuck- er Patrick and Shelby Wills. NHE: Josh Blunt, Dalton Norris and Emily Scaff. SHE: Savannah Pruit, Brian- na Register and Danielle Tryjillo. . The spelling- bee went very quickly as the competi- tors began to drop out like bombs from the sky. The clash wasn't until there were two remaining spellers, once again Jared Altmix and Tucker Patrick. These two caused the judges to. select even more difficult words, because they were so quick and pre- cise at the microphone. Then it all came down to one word; chandelier. Tuck- er Patrick misspelled it and Jared Altmix corrected it and spelled his own, win- ning word, quarantine. 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THIS OFFER ENDS AT WALT'S LIVE OAK FORD MERCURY THIS MONDAY AT 6:00PM! It is truly my pleasure to offer this opportunity to those who mean so much to us. As an additional thank you, we will be giving away a Wal-Mart gift card wifh every test drive and application for credit approval!' And if you purchase during the sales dates, you will get a $500 Wal-Mart shopping card.** Sincerely, Todd Boyle Owner N 'A ty Spelling Champion Jared Altmix. I would like to wish all the competitors good luck in the future as they all are true winners for represent- ing their school at district. Good luck to Jared Altmix, as he participates in the Re- gional Spelling Bee sched- uled for Feb. 24, in Jack- sonville! Yearbooks, yearbooks and more yearbooks are on sale. This year's theme is "Trojan Fever, 2007 Degrees and Rising." They are on sale for $35 in Tara Lowe's room 218 at HCHS. Good luck to all fourth, eighth and 10th graders as they take the Florida Writes FCAT test on Feb. 6. The re- takes are scheduled for Feb. 7 through Feb. 9. Just a re- minder all students in third through 10th grades will take the FCAT test begin- ning Feb. 26. That's all for "Trojan News," I hope you enjoyed. I'm Jonathan Banks wishing you a great weekend, and until next time, "Go, Tro- jans!" Valentine deliveries to HCHS Wednesday, Feb. 14, is designated as the day for Valentine deliveries to Hamilton County High School. Florists and parents must take deliveries to the side door of the media center. All deliveries are to be completed by 12 p.m. Any student bringing Valentine items to school to give to other students should immediately report to the side door of the me- dia center to leave those items. They will be distrib- uted the same as the items brought by florists, parents, or anyone else from outside the school. All items will 'be deliv- ered during seventh peri- od. There will be absolutely no early pick-up of Valen- tine items. Students who check out early or are not on campus at the delivery time cannot pick up their items early. Students tak- ing college classes cannot pick up their items early. Students who know they will leave early or not be at school on that day should be sure their deliveries are sent to their home or wher- ever they will be. The school is not respon- sible for lost items or unde- livered items. Students are not allowed to take balloons or glass vases on the school buses. Parents should arrange for pick-up of any student re- ceiving such items. Thank you for your coop- eration. Relay For Life dinner This Friday ................................8:OOAM 6:OOPM fundraiser W-1, L L D 0,U68 Ll Ll TAX E-F'L) N. D TQl H, E I TH T OOWN: PAYI'v ENT, PTO $1,000f This Saturday..........................8:OOAM 6:OOPM This Monday ............................8:00AM 6:OOPM ApoeilmeliI Ruse! vafl"e.-1 MEN W41 II/Mw &*AvgJI *657L =awe oj.JIM r ?7 -t71-P-177 UP The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, along with Crime Stoppers of Hamil- ton County, is sponsoring a team in the Relay For Life on Friday, March 16, and we need your help. Any- one who would like to par- ticipate on the team should contact Martha Ard at 792- 7102. To raise money for can- cer research, the team will sell dinners from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, behind the Hamilton County Courthouse on NE 2nd Ave. in Jasper. The dinners will cost $6. 4 Days Only! This Thursday ..........................8:OOAM 6:OOPM THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2007 PAGE RR