www.greenepublishin. cor Friday, XN. il.... 1 6, 2009 1rounb mabion County Madison Enterprise-Recorder 7A High Tech Kickoff To Be Held November 12 By Bryant Thigpen Greene Publishing, Inc. The High Tech club is steadily preparing for their annual kickoff event on Thursday, November 12. Held in the Madison County High School Cafeteria, club sponsors will take time to welcome new students and intro- duce parents to the club. Mike Radel and Mary Coody spon- sor the high tech club and will open the program with a warm welcome. Presentations will be given by high tech students. The students will inform attendees of what they have been doing and the impact the pro- gram has made on them. Guest speakers for the event in- clude former high tech club member and media specialist Mario Hodge; pi- anist for Naomi and The Seagos Bryant Thigpen; Paul Martell who will speak on Volunteer Flori- da/Project Impact; Ray Ford of Flori- da Youth Leadership; Sally Ash; Carly Fahey; Gladney Cherry and Donna Mundy Also, returning students Shak- endra Arnold and Keisha Billington will present a power point, including pictures of events and activities that High Tech participated in during the last school year. Members of the club will be presented honors by the club sponsors. The High Tech kickoff is a great event for parents and staff to get ac- quainted and for parents to learn more about the mission and the pro- gram high tech has to offer. During the event, light refreshments will be served. The High Tech club is off to a great start for the 2009-10 school year. So far this year, the club has had the opportunity of attending Florida State University's physics lab, have toured behind the scenes at a newly opened Wal-Mart in Tallahassee and much more. The kickoff will begin at 5 p.m. U U Senior Center Welcomes Monica Thompkins By Bryant Thigpen Greene Publishing, Inc. The Senior Citizens Council of Madison County recently wel- comed Monica Thompkins to the staff. Thompkins comes to the center with the help of the North Florida Workforce and joins the staff as the new computer class instructor. Born and raised in Madison County, Thompkins is a 2003 grad- uate of Madison County High School. She was born to Artis and Patricia Thompkins on June 26, 1984, and is the sis- ter of five brothers and five sisters. She is the proud mother of one daughter, Bre'onnie Moore. _ Monica Thompkins is the Center in Madison. As the computer class instruc- tor, Thompkins has taken an ap- proach of helping the seniors learn what they would like and be flexible with lesson plans. "Whether they would like to learn how to set up an email account, how to use Ebay or Microsoft Word, I enjoy helping them learn," stated Thompkins. Thompkins teaches the class Tuesday-Thursday from 8:30-11:30 a.m., and is available to assist the Senior Citizens Center in the after- noon with answer- ing the phone and participating in activities with the seniors. Thompkins Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo by Bryant Thigpen, October 14, 2009 new computer instructor at the Senior Citizens Hickory Hill Auctions To Bring Sale To Downtown Madison On Saturday On Saturday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m., there will be an auction at the Country Store Antique and Gift Shop, located in downtown Madi- son on the corner of Range and Dade Street. 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