BCMS Cubs with Character
      Burke County Middle School has named the following students "Cubs with Character" for the month of April. These students exemplified the character traits of cooperation, integrity and respect for the environment.
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Ella Chance
     Ella Ree Chance, a resident of Syl-View Health Care Center in Sylvania, was second runner-up in the Ms. Georgia Nursing Home Pageant held in Stone Mountain. She competed against 19 others, and after being picked as a finalist, she was interviewed on stage by emcee Paul Ossmann of WXIA TV 11 Alive. S...
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Megan Register
     Megan Register, right, recently had the opportunity to go on the tour bus of country music star Taylor Swift after missing her concert in Statesboro. She received a private concert from the star and also met country singer Jack Ingram.
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Nancy Cox
     Nancy Johnson Cox graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine on May 5, with a Doctor of Medicine. She is a 1998 graduate of Edmund Burke Academy and the daughter of Jimmy and Mary Ann Johnson of Waynesboro. Cox will be doing her internship and residency at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Gr...
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BCMS donates to foster children
      The Burke County Middle School Abstinence Leadership Group ended its first year on a positive note. The group, under the direction of Clyte Portis, BCMS Abstinence Education/Mental Health counselor, participated in a Learn and Serve Project, which concluded on Friday, April 27.
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Dare to Live Without Limits
Ask Questions
      At a family reunion one summer, Alice, an eight-year-old, watched while her mother Fran prepared a roast for the oven. Alice observed Fran trim about two inches from each end. After Fran had put the roast in the oven Alice asked, "Mom, why did you cut the ends off?
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Let's monkey around
     Senior members of Edmund Burke Academy's Future Georgia Educators recently took a trip to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia with their "Little Buddies" (the kindergarten students). The Big Buddy/Little Buddy program at EBA gives K4 and K5 students the opportunity to interact with high school juniors and se...
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Cars under the stars
      Lots of local youngsters stayed up late Saturday night to watch "Cars" under the stars at the Waynesboro city park. According to organizers, around 250 parents and children spread out blankets for the first flick in this year's Movies Under the Stars series.
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