The Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians have announced the 2021 Gold Award recipients in upper East Tennessee. Seven of the 29 recipients are from the Tri-Cities.
Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across the country have earned the Girl Scoutsâ highest honor, now called the Girl Scout Gold Award, for demonstrating extraordinary leadership and making sustainable change in their communities. Nationally, only 6 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts achieve the Gold Award.
âOur communities have been positively impacted by the vision, leadership and dedication of each of our Gold Award girls,â said Lynne Fugate, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. âThis high honor required hours of hard work and the leadership skills that they have been developing during their years as a Girl Scout.â
Children have been painting on the walls for five years at St. James Elementary School â but itâs all for a common purpose and supervised by adults. Students are working on their most recent creation â an abstract mural depicting the cover of a book they recently read written by Lebron James and illustrated by Nina Mata, âI Promise.â
âThe kids were very excited to use a book that theyâd already known the author from sports,â Principal Shanti Clancy said. âThe book talks about promises that you make to become a successful human being like promising to go to school, to listen to your teacher, and other promises.â
Friends say Maude Jones was exposed to the coronavirus while at school. Author: Brittany Kleinpeter Updated: 1:12 AM EST January 12, 2021
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. A Gwinnett County educator, mother, and friend has died following a battle with COVID-19.
According to friends, Maude Jones tested positive for the virus after being exposed while working at Rock Springs Elementary School.
The 68-year-old paraprofessional had plans to retire from Rock Springs Elementary after the fall semester, but friends say she never got the chance after contracting COVID-19.
“She basically said she was going home to quarantine for 14 days, but we didn’t know it was all going downhill, said Angela Coleman, a friend of Jones.