A student at Still Elementary in Powder Springs is among 10 winners of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. Brooklyn Wright, 10, was recognized for her conservation efforts. She has written a book and come up with a character called Earth Saver Girl that is used to promote ways fellow students can help save the planet. She is the winner of a $2,500 cash award that can be used to support her public service efforts or her higher education.To learn more about her work, go to www.earthsavergirl.org.
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Five Georgia educators have been named 2012 Woodruff Salutes Georgia Arts in Education Leaders honorees for their leadership in arts education. Woodruff Salutes spotlights educators who champion the arts and demonstrate their value. This year's honorees received $2,500 to donate to the arts organizations of their choice and were honored at the 5th Annual Woodruff Salutes Georgia Arts in Education Leaders recognition ceremony last month. The honorees are: Aimee Burgamy, visual arts specialist, Trickum Middle School in Gwinnett County; Everett Cannady, band director, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School in Richmond County; Elizabeth M. Eppes, visual and performing arts coordinator, DeKalb County Schools; Courtney Savage, learning specialist, Starr's Mill High School in Fayette County and Pam Ware, teacher and director of Theatre, Gainesville High School.
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Amanda Peabody, an architecture and engineering teacher at Ola High School in Henry County, was among 44 teachers in Georgia to receive a New Teacher Assistance Grant from Georgia Power. To be eligible for the grant, candidates had to be in the top 25 percent of their class academically, be a first-year teacher employed by a public school in Georgia and demonstrate a high aptitude for teaching. Since 2004, Georgia Power has awarded the $1,000 grants annually to help encourage new teachers to stay in the profession. Peabody, a graduate of the University of Georgia, can use the grant to purchase books and other educational materials and supplies.
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