Banks County BOE Recognizes Students’ Academic Achievement
Announcements, Community, Featured Stories October 20, 2022
At the October Board of Education Meeting, students from Banks County Primary, Banks County Elementary, Banks County Middle and Banks County High School were recognized for academic excellence. Teachers chose students for their commitment, dedication, and hard work during the school year.
Banks County Primary School – the following students were recognized for Academic Excellence:
Aubree Bennett, Clayton Smith, Emery Vitug, Emerick Ellison, Adelade McCoy, and Max Hunter.
Banks County Elementary School – the following students were recognized for academic areas:
Charlie Steele- Highest MAP Score, Oliver McFaddin -Highest Beacon Store, Lyric Dunagan-Highest Milestone Score in English/Language Arts, Jett Shoemaker- Highest Milestone Score in Math, Rebekah Thomason -Highest Milestone Score in English/Language Arts, Bryson Brock -Highest Milestone Score in Math.
Banks County Middle School – the following students were recognized for Academic Excellence: Wayne Holcombe, Heidi Kreiser, Jeremiah Rogers, Nolan Steel, Jabe Andrews, and Kristin Lindeman.
Banks County High School – the following students were recognized for Academic Excellence in Subject Area:Social Studies: Andrew Humphries and Bhrett Kaminski Academic, Mathematics: Mason Bond and Alex Sears, English/Language Arts: Alyssa Zohoronacky and Ethan Yang, Science: Brooke Carlan and Kimber Meister.
Banks County 2022 General Election Qualifying Candidates
Announcements, Election March 9, 2022
BANKS, COUNTY – Banks County candidates considering entering the May, 2022 General Primary Election must do so before qualifying ends on March 11th at noon. The Banks County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education each have two seats on the ballot.
As of 8 p.m. of March 9, four candidates have qualified, all unopposed.
On the ballot for the county commissioner, Sammy Reece (I) of District 3 and Danny Maxwell (I) of District 1 have qualified for re-election.
On the ballot for the Board of Education, Mark Stroud and Shane Roberts have qualified for Posts 3 and 1, respectively.
FYN will update on qualifying candidates throughout the week.