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~:o.viTHE SCHOOL HELPER I

( ~ Accredited Elementary School Published at the Georgia Schoolfor the Deaf

Accredited High School

1/1 c( Vol. 82

Cave Spring, Georgia, November, 1977

No.1

I '71~.

Governor George Busbee speaks to the

people ofG.S.D. and Cave Spring

Governor Busbee and State School Superintendent McDaniel Arrive at G. S.D.

GOVERNOR VISIT G.S.D.
Two students from the Georgia School for the Deaf were recognized by Gov. George Busbee for their participation in the World Olympics for the Deaf in Bucharest, Rumania, earlier this year.
Busbee's remarks centered around the future of the school. He said he wants to develop the facility "into a demonstratiO'n school and center for the preparation of teachers.'' He also expressed his wish to expand the school's program to the adult hard of hearing and deaf.
Busbee said Georgia "still has a long way to go to serve every need of every (handicapped) child," but said he was proud of what the state is doing for handicapped students.
"I was pleased to note that when the State Board of Education adopted its budget priorities in August," Busbee said, "one of these was 55.6 million to construct three new buildings on the campus and to make other improvements. ' '
Busbee promised ''to do everything within my power to see that every Georgia child. . . gets the opportunity he or she needs to receive the best education possible."
He closed by saying the GSD "is a real asset to our state and to our educational system.''
From the Rome News Tribune

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The School Helper

Mr. James H. Whitworth

FROIVI THE SUPERINTENDENT:
This fall has been one of the busiest we have ever experienced. Many of the teachers have travelled all over the state to meet with parents and special education persons from local education agencies. This has been a very valuable experience. We have communicated with people who have never visited the school and had some misconceptions about our program. We had an opportunity to find out what is happening in day school programs round the state.
As you know, we have opened the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center and will have a psychologist, speech therapist, auditory processing teacher, and diagnostic teachers on the staff. Jerry Ramsey will head the Center.
The expanded Primary Department is busy adjusting to the consolidation and the move of the younger students to the Gordon Campus.

.THE SCHOOL HELPER Published by
Georgia School for the Deaf
Division of State SchoJlJ Mr. George Mulling, Director
Georgia Department of Education Atlanta. Geor~ia 30334 Charles McDaniel, State
Superintendent of Schools J. H. Whitworth ..... . . . Superint~n~ Eugene Perdue . . . . . . . . . . . . Prmc1pal Emmalee Highnote . . . . . . . . . . Principal

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Vol. 82

November, 1977

No.1

For those who are totally confused by our continuing reorganization, we will explain -
We now have Upper School with Mr. Perdue as principal, and Lower School with Mrs. Highnote as principal. Mr. Perdue has Mr. Steele supervising the academic department and Mr. Perry the career department of Upper School. Mrs. Highnote has Mrs. Bray supervising the Intermediate Department, and Mrs. Owens the Primary Department. The Lower School is now totally consolidated on the Gordon campus.

Our students returned to school the last week of August. Our football team is playing very well this year. The school has a new coach and a new spirit.
Our cultural enrichment program provides students with opportunities to attend movies, plays, and various sporting activities.
Watch for our column to keep abreast of high school programs and activities.

Our remodeling of the old print shop and the vocational building is almost complete. We hope things will be back to normal soon in this area.

Mrs. Emmalee Hlghnote

Work on the new dormitory-clinic and dining room building will begin sometime this school year. The new guess is sometime around March.

A successful homecoming is over. We were pleased to see so many alumni return for the day. Winning the ballgame helped, tool
All of us were proud to have Governor Busbee come and visit our school. He visited in the Primary Department, and was given a name sign (bus-bee).
We are off to a good year, and hope to continue that way. Everyone keep up the good work! II
Mr. Eugene Perdue
High School Principal This has been an interesting summer and smooth opening of the school year.

Lower School Principal
Fourteen deaf youngsters enrolled in Lower .:)chool this year and four pupils re-enrolled after being in other programs for a year or two. Altogether, there are two hundred and forty-nine pupils in Lower School and two more are expected to enroll by the time the Helper goes to press.
A number of changes have been noted this year. The primary building has been newly renovated and looks beautiful with bright colors and carpenting. There have been some changes in teaching positions. Mrs. Ladre Combee has been appointed as Speech Teacher; Mrs. Penelope Penny as Auditory Processing Specialist; Mrs. Catherine Beaird as Elementary Home Economics teacher; and Mrs. Suzanne Vann is our Developmental Expression Specialist. Mrs. Dondra Casey transferred to the Intermediate Department to become language teacher. Miss Lynn Crothers is our diagnostic teacher and I.E.P. Coordinator.

I had the opportunity and pleasure of visiting all ten congressional districts in Georgia this summer. It was a pleasure 1nd delight to join parents, local educators, and teachers in planning individualized education programs for high school >tudents. Each individualized program has Jeen completed.
In July, I attended a workshop on Public Law 94-142 at Gallaudet College, Washington, D. C. Educators from various parts of the United States attended this workshop.

Miss Katharine Casey, Supervising Teacher of our Preparatory Department, retired in June. We miss this dedicated teacher to whom every day was a gift and who saw in every child a promise. Our Prep Department is now a part of Primary and Mrs. Wilann Powers is the coordinator under the supervisiong of Mrs. Vera Owens, Supervising Teacher.
The school year has started off very we11 and, with a very competent staff and fine pupils, we look forward with confidence to the year ahead.

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MCDANIEL NAMED
SUPERINTENDENT
Charles McDaniel, Superintendent of the Clarke County School System, Athens, Georgia, has been named State School Superintendent by Governor Busbee.
McDaniel began.his educational career in 1946 as a seventh grade teacher in Tucker, Georgia. He taught for six years at the Georgia Military College and then became principal of Metter Elementary and High School. Three years later he became principal at Druid Hills High School in the DeKalb County System.
McDaniel graduated from Tucker High School in 1940 and served in the U. S. Marine Corps as an infantry platoon leader on Okinawa during W.orld War II. He received both his undergraduate and master's degrees from- Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. He received a master's of education from Columbia University in New York City before earning his doctorate of education froin the University of Georgia in 1967.
McDaniel is past president of the Georgia Association of School Superintendents. He has also served as chairman of both the State Advisory Board for Vocational Education and the State Advisory Board for Title ill, ESEA. He is a member of the National Joint Committee of the American Association of School Administrators ant\ Association of School Business Officials.
He is president of the Athens Rotary Club, director of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce and Athens-Clarke County Community Chest. He is also a trustee of Mercer University and was named Thomasville-Thomas County Man of the Year in 1966.
In accepting the appointment, McDaniel stated his objective would be "to build upon that which is sound and effective in our educational system and to begin to change those parts which need to be strengthened."

Home Life Happenings
There are some new faces on the Home Life Scene. They are as follows:
"Howard Johnson Dormitory" welcomes Ms. Judy Costley as a Houseparent aide and Ms. Marilyn Reese as a new Houseparent.
"Holiday Inn Dormitory" welcomes Rev. Zane Adams as a new houseparent and Ms. Rosa Jackson as a houseparent aide.
The Middle Annex Dormitory welcomes Jerome Jaggers.

NUMBERS TO REMEMBER
Superintendent's Office-------------777-3310 .Mr. J. H. Whitworth, Supt.
Business Office------------------------777-3311 Mr. Julian Tumlin--Business Manager Mrs. Joyce Farrer--Personnel Officer
Principal's Offices' Mrs . Emmalee Highnote---------777-3963 Mr. Eugene Perdue---------------7-77-3586
Home Life Office---------------------~777 -~790 Director of Home Life Mrs. Sandra Junkins--Student Bank
Supervising Teachers Mrs. Vera Owens--Primary------777-3627 Mrs. Elvira Bray--Middle -------777-3963
Mr. Ed Steele--High School-----777-3586 Mr. Jim Perry--High School-----777-8724 Counselor's Office High School---777-3586 Mrs. Nancy Barker Diagnostic and Evaluation Center-777-3321 Mr. Jerry Ramsey--Audiologist Dormitories Primary Boys & Girls 1st floor--777-8888 Primary Boys--2nd floor----------777-8712 Middle School Boys--1st floor---777-8874 Middle School Girls--2nd floor--777-3798 Middle Annex Dormitory--------777-3710 Middle School boys----------------777-8890 High School Boys------------------777-3673 Sanders Hall 8th,9th, girls-------777-3751 Old Girl's Dorm--Jr. & Sr. girls-777-3637 Food Service Mrs. Glenda Couey, Mgr.----------777-3777 Mrs. Opal Cook--.High S chool--777-3500 Mrs. Juadessa Powell--Lower---777-3777 Gymnasium---------------------------- 777-3598 Miss Sarah Wade Mr.Eugene Weatherly Mr. Zeke McDaniel--Boys Basketball Mr. Bobby Davis--Football Coach Health Center Mrs. Doris Crider-- R. N.--------777-3617 First Aide Clinic Rt. 1------------777-3760 Laundry---------------------------------777-3509 Mr. Skeeter Pledger, Manager Maintenance Deoartment----------777-35Sn Mr. Howard McKeever, Supv.
Warehouse ----------------------------777-8843 Mr. AI Medlock
Vocational Rehabilitation -----------777-3361 Mr. Dennis Yarman, Director Mr. Melvin Perry V. R. Counselor

A great big THANK YOU to staff and students for the effort that is being put forth to keep our dormitories nice and clean.
"Howard Johnson Dormitory" has a new reading area in their day room. They have about 100 books to read throughout the school year. The reading area will serve both East and West wings of "Howard Johnson's" second floor.

"Regency Hyatt Dormitory" welcomes Ms. Lynn Davis and Ms. Muriel McCulley.
Dorm A welcomes Ms. Made Watts.
Dorm B Welcomes Mr. Jerry Hunt.
Old Girl's Dorm welcomes Ms. Runell Chubbs
Sanders Hall welcomes Ms. Helen Tatum.

The dormitories are getting new drapes . They will be a maize color and will brighten up the dorms.
In the Old Girl's Dorm there is a new pool table. The girls are enjoying this very much.

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INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS
"I.E.P.","L.E.A.", "Public law 94-142' Theseare a few of the terms you are likel~ to hear around G.S.D these days. Alsi common are discussions of goals, objec tives, parent conferences, and summe: trips all over Georgia. What's it all about?
The I.E.P. is an Individual Education Program, a written plan which is being developed for each G.S.D. Student. The plan includes statements of student's current educational levels, standarized test results, annual goals, needed services, and quarterly objectives for each subject area. Also included are evaluation methods to measure achievement of the goals and objectives.
The I.E.P. is developed in a conference with the student's parents and representatives from his home school system or local education agency (L.E.A.). This summer, two staff teams from G.S.D. travelled to ten districts throughout Georgia, meeting with parents and LEA's to complete annual goals for each student. Many parents who would not have been able to come to Cave Spring attended the conferences near their hometowns. The G.S.D. teams were enthusiastic about "spreading the word" on programs available at the school. Many people who had been unfamiliar with G.S.D. were impressed with the wide range of programs and services provided for students. The staff who travelled this summer returned with a renewed feeling of pride in the achievements of the school and in plans for the future.
Included in the I.E.P. Conference teams were: Mrs. Emmalee Highn_ote, Lower School Principal; Mr. Eugene Perdue, High School Principal; Mrs. Elvira Bray, Intermediate Supervising Teacher; Mrs. Vera Owens, Supervising Teacher of the Preparatory and Primary Departments; Mr. Ed. Steele, High School Supervising Teacher; Mrs. Cindy Kiser, Mr. Erskine Wooten, Mrs. Louise Chubbs, and Miss Lanell Benton, High School Lead Teachers. Mrs. Nancy Barker, High School Counselor; Ms. Lynn Crothers, Lower School Diagnostic Teacher; Mrs. Kathy Cantrell and Mrs. Wilann Powers, Preparatory Department teachers.
Follow-up for parents who did not attend this summer started with I. E. P. Conferences held at registration on August 28. Letters are now being sent to the remaining L.E.A. 'S and parents. As teachers finish writing short-term objectives for each student, the I.E.P.'s will be complete. They will be received each quarter and revised, if necessary.

The I. E. P. is one of several requirements of Public Law 94-142, a federal law requiring free, appropriate, public ~duca tion for all children, regardless of handicaps. Some of the other require-
ments Of the law are non-discriminatory
testing, due process procedures for the
protection of parental rights, and placement in the ''least restrictive environ-
ment'' appropriate for the student.

"I.E.P.'',"P.L. 94-142", You will continue to hear terms such as these often as G.S.D. continues to plan student programs and to involve parents and local schools. As always, emphasis is on providing the best possible education for each student.

Parents meet at G. S.D. to learn more about I. E. P. cont. on page 5
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PageS Mr. Roy Coursey

Mr. Coursey retired July I, after 21 year!> of service at G.S .D. He began his tenure here as Maintenance Supervisor two years later. He was promoted to Vocational Instructor II after serving seventeen years as Maintenance Supervisor. He taught courses in welding, machine shop, and sheet metal until his retirement this year. Mr. Coursey said that his primary interest since retiring is hunting and fishing , however, he works in his shop when he can find time to do so.
Mr. Connor Dillard
Connor Dillard, a past graduate of G.S.D. was employed as a houseparent in the fall of 1936. Through the years he served in various capacities as an instructor in both the upper and lower schools. For the last fifteen years, Mr. Dillard taught Shoe Repair in the Vocational Department. He was very active in the activities of the campus, serving as Cub Master, Assistant and Scout Master. He was advisor and sponsor to many classes.
In 1974, he served as Director of Total Communication Training on campus. His ready smile, his ability to "take off ' or copy personal mannerisms, and his willingness to help at any time will long be remembered. We 'll miss you , Connor.

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Preparatory

The School Helper Miss Katharine Casey

We are happy to be back at G.S .D. again . This is our third year. We are in Mrs . Cantrell's class in the Primary Department. We are Judy Scott from Waycross; Ricky Barnwell from Atlanta; Anderson Sands from Griffin; Chance Smith from Cave Spring; and Erica Taturm from Tignall. Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Hale are our helpers. We have moved from the old campus to this new campus. We are very happy. We are making new friends. Our Supervising teacher is Mrs . Vera Owens. We hope to have a wonderful year, 1977-78.
Mrs. Cantrell's Class
Marlow Clowers, Richard Roberts and Chip Stennett were together in Mrs. Power's class last year. We welcome three new students to our group this year. They are Lavon Gann, Gale Gregory and William Haslam. Gale is our only girl. We all live in the dorm except Marlow. Marlow lives in Rome and rides the bus to school.
Our surroundings are new to all of us this year, but we are beginning to feel at home now and are really looking forward to a goodyear.
Preparatory II Ruth Tallent
Returning this year to preschool are Lamar McEntire, age four, from Cedartown, and Dyan Osborne, age three, from Cave Spring. We are happy to welcome back Duane Beckner, age four , who is moving back to Lindale from Mississippi. We are excited to have two new preschoolers this year. They are Rhonda Brownlow, age three, from Coosa, and David Anderson, age two, from Aragon .
Diane Kinder
Preschool Primary Dept.

We are experiencing so many new things this year. This is our first year in school, and there are seven of us in Mrs. Power's room. Our names are: Amy Terrv. Rome: Calmer Jones, Waynesboro; Jeffrey Rober:ts, Augusta; Stacey Heath, Mayfield; Donme Hearst, Lincolnton; Sean Hammond, Savannah; and Calvin Carridine from Ashburn, Georgia.
We are adjusting quite well to being away from home for the first time, being in school for the. first time, and we are learning to depend on ourselves more each day. We really feel that we are "growing up. "
We are enjoying the many phases of school life, and we look forward each week to new experiences in art, physical education and our library period.
We are very proud of the progress we are making in school, and we feel that this year will be a rewarding year for us at G.S.D .
Preparatory I Primary Department Wilann Powers We are so happy to begin a new school year with our old friends who are Gilberto Sanchez or Rome, Rene'e Heath of Mayfield, Suzette Scott of Tennille and Tonya Hefflin, who lives in Atlanta, Ga.
We hope to have a good year and learn many new things.
Miss Mitchell's Class Primary Department
Mrs. Geniva Coursey was employed August 28, 1967 as a houseparent in the Home Life Department. At the time of her retirment she worked with the Primary Girls on the Gordon Campus.

The many friends of Miss Katharine Casey, in Georgia and throughout the United States, will be interested in the announcement of her retirement as supervising teacher of the Preparatory Department of Georgia School for the Deaf. Miss Casey has a long and enviable record in her work with the deaf.
Miss Casey is a native of the Cave Spring area. Her interests have extended into the religious and civic affairs of the community, and her hobbies are many, including china painting, gardening, and bread baking.
Miss Casey is an educator whose continued study kept her abreast of all the latest trends in the education of the deaf, as well as the entire field of education. She received a B. S. degree in Education from the University of Georgia, is a graduate of the deaf education program of Clarke School for the Deaf, and did graduate work at the Bill Wilkerson Speech and Hearing Clinic of Peabody College.
Miss Casey' s teaching experience has been varied. She taught in the North Dakota and Idaho Schools for the Deaf; served as supervising teacher at both the Arkansas School for the Deaf at Little Rock and the Mississippi School for the Deaf at Jackson; and as a member of the staff at the Georgia School for the Deaf, she has served in many capacities, including teacher of beginners, intermediate teacher, and later as supervising teacher of the Intermediate Department.
As Miss Casey retires, there must abide with her the satisfaction which results from a consciousness of work well done and of unselfish contribution to deaf education. We , who know her personally, rejoice that she has put aside these responsibilites and cares and is entering a period of rest, ecreation, and travel.

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There are six boys and two girls in our class. They are Randy Wooten, Bernard Scott, Kent Firsdon, Rodney Bell, Michael Grace, Preston Riley, Rhonda Meadows and Candy Bolton.

Primary Dept.

We had a happy and exciting summer

PROGRAM FOR DEAF BEGUN

vacation. Rodney Bell went to Disney

DAILY LIVING SKILLS AND " Teen

World with his family in August. He shared his pictures and experiences with the class.

Gardner-Webb College, in conjunction with the Depa.rtment of Deaf Ministries of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, has

Cooking "
The old Primary Building is not the same this yearl We are enjoying the prettily

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We have been busy with our pre-tests and learning how to line up, pay attention, sit in our desks and raise our hands. We are smart children and we want to learn a lot

announced the establishment of a cooperative program which will enable hearing-impaired students to enroll at the 1,400-student liberal arts college.

painted rooms and the softness and welcomed quietness of our new carpet in the front rooms and hall .

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this year.
In addition to art, library, gym and rhythm, we now have Mrs. -Combee for

The announcement was made at the college's 70th commencement exercises this afternoon.

Mrs. Beaird is really enjoying her new routine. After many years as a regular class-room teacher, with the same class all day, she can now see and work with all the

speech and Mrs. Beaird for Daily Living Skills. We enjoy these classes.

In making the announcement, Dr. Craven E. Williams , president of the college,

primary children and some middle school students each week. She teaches two new subjects which have been added to our

Governor Busbee . visited our class
September 12. Mr. Holman made a picture of Rodney and Bernard shaking hands with Governor Busbee. Michael had his picture

stated, ''The higher educational opportunities for the deaf are far too limited. There are quire a few students at Gardner-Webb who already have the necessary skills to serve as classroom

curriculum:
1. Daily Living Skills, for Primary 2. Teen Cooking, for Middle School

made with Governor Busbee during a speech lesson with Mrs. Combee.

interpreters, and we know of many others Mrs. Beaird feels "right at home" in her eager to learn how to communicate with classroom, which has been equipped with a

We are looking forward to an interesting the deaf.

stove, sink and refrigerator. She has hot

school year.

and cold water. The little children came in " We fully expect many of our students the first week and said, "Same as home. "

Mrs. Kemp's Class

and faculty to learn sign language so our They like her rocking chair too. deaf stUdent will feel right at home on the

Primary Department

Gardner-Webb campus."

The primary children are becoming aware

The Rev. Jerry Potter, North Carolina's Minister to the Deaf, described the new program as ' 'truly an answer to prayer.''

of themselves and their feelings. They are learning more about how to take care of themselves and to play safely on the playgrounds. In their classes near the end

We are happy to be back in school.efter a wonderful summer at home with our families and friends .
We have two girls and four boys in our class at the present time. The girls are Anita Allen from Rome , and Adonia Smith from Cedartown. The boys are Chris Culberson who moved to Rome this summer, Tony Smith who lives in Cave Spring, Terry Moore comes from Eastman

"My work with the deaf has convinced me of the magnificent contributions the deaf can and do make to our society,' ' he noted. "I have dreamed for several years of an opportunity to expand our services to the college level. Now we have that opportunity at Gardner-Webb, and I am looking forward to beginning a new dimension of my work with the deaf at the college. "

of the week, they are learning the vocabulary for snacks, preparing some and cleaning up afterwards. Everyone has enjoyed washing the pretty dishes that Mrs. Highnote gave the class and the silverware that Mr. Medlock brought intp the room. It is fun to workl We have popped popcorn and spread peanut buttet on crackers. Each child made his own peanut butter sandwich. It was prepared on a colored dish with a knife.

and Orlando Rozier hails from Jeffersonville .
Anita, Chris and Tony enjoy riding the bus to school every day and Adonia loves the ride from Cedartown in the car each

It is estimated that there are more than 12,000 people in North and South Carolina with hearing impairments. According to Dr. Williams , many of these are fully capable of college-level work.

Come by early some Tuesday morning. The teens will be baking chocolate cookies soon.
The Middle School students who come in

morning. Terry and Orlando have lots of

''There will be no special courses or for cooking are: Thomas Knott,- Brad

fun living in the dormitory with many of programs specifically for the deaf or from Lovering, Mike Black, Tina Blaxton, Jan

their little friends.

which the deaf will be excluded," he Rogers , Susan Johnson, Chris Ayers, Larry

pointed out. " We are not adding Smith and William Browne.

We want to invite our parents and friends something to our program or our cur-

to vitis us at school sometime.

riculum. We are only adding another Morale is high and we are looking forward

medium of communication which will to a good year I

Mrs. Terry's Class

enable us to serve the needs of another

Preparatory II

group of students who have been overlook-

Catherine Beaird

Primary Department

ed far too long."

Primary Department

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Think Gold
" Think gold ! Think Gold!" were our words to Gerry Turner, Sharon Banks, and Coach Sarah Wade as they left for participation in the Deaf Olympics held in Bucharest, Romania, July 17-27; and they did not disappoint us! Sharon brought home a gold medal for being part of the first-pla~e 4 x 400 relay team, and Gerry performed admirably in her events. G.S.D. is pr'oud to have been so well represented in the World Games.
With enough flag-waving to rival the Olympics, 1219 deaf athletes from 33 countries started their 13th guadrennial World Games for the Deaf in the earthquake scarred city of Bucharest, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Romania. The ten day event brought together top deaf amateurs in a dozen team and individual sports, six of them for women. The U.S.A. delegation was made up of 90 male and 45 female athletes with 34 coaches and administrators.

The 1977 Games "fere the most successful ever for the Americans, as they won first place by claiming 103 medals: 38 gold, 35 silver, and 30 bronze. The Russians had to settle for second place with 62 medals; West Germany was third, with 17 medals.
The United States participated in only seven sports, but American athletes won team titles in track, swimming, basketball, and tennis. The only sport in which Americans entered and failed to win a medal was men's volleyball. A total of 38 global records were broken, 13 in track and 25 in swimming. The U.S.A.team was the big recordbreaker, with 6 in track and 22 in swimming.
After the Games, the American contingent enjoyed a week's tour of Spain and Morocco, returning home on August 4, They came home filled with renewed pride in America and gratitude for the freedom we enjoy.
We hope that more G.S.D. students will be asked to participate in the 1981 Games, to be held in Tehran, Iran. So- - - practice, train, and THINK GOLD!!!

Mrs. Ruby Savage Mrs. Rubv SilvaiZe was employed in the Home Life Department as a houseparent, Sept. 1, 1965. Mrs. Savage has been a " mother" to the small girls in the Preparatory Department.
Mrs. Gertrude Sherfield
Mrs. Gertrude Sherfield joined the Home Life Department February 7. 1960. She worked as a houseparent and was a " Mother" to the Intermediate boys on the Gordon Campus until her retirement.
NEW STUDENTS
LOWER SCHOOL Back row, left to right: Wayne Bolton, Johnny Raper, Odessa Hodge, Walter Powell, Calmer Jones, Steven Logan , Johnny Troup, Charlotte Avery, Donnie Hearst, Drema Gregory, Sean Hammond Lavon Gann, William Haslam, Stacy Heath, Davie Anderson, Rhonda Brownlow and Jeffrey Roberts.

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Fun For All at'the Coosa Valley Fair

Mrs. Alma Sparks began her years with the Food Service Dept., February 1, 1967. She first was employed in the Old Perry Farm Kitchen. When this closed she was transfered to the new facility known as Gordon Food Service which opened in August, 1972. Mrs. Sparks transfered in August of 1975 to the Fannin Campus to work in the Main Kitchen until her retirement this year.
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MR. JOHNSTON JOINS LOWER SCHOOL

DR. EDWARDS JOINS G.S.D.

The School Helper DAVIS NEW FOOTBALL COACH

We welcome John R. Johnston to the Georgia School for the Deaf. Mr. Johnston is the boy's physical education teacher for Lower School and replaces Mr. Weatherly who transferred to High School.
Mr. Johnston, a native of Rome, Georgia, received his B.S. Ed. degree from the University of Georgia. He is enrolled in graduate study at Georgia State University at present. He previously taught in Floyd County and Anderson, South Carolina, and was employed by the Department of Family and Children Services in Fulton County. Prior to this, he owned and operated a small business.
Mr. Johnston's hobbies include tennis, motorcycling, pottery and other types of art work.
Welcome to G.S.D ., Mr. Johnston.
STAFF MEMBERS RETIRE

Joining the school family this year is Ken E. Edwards, D.D.S. Dr. Edwards lives in Cave Spring and is the grandson of the late Mrs. Mary P. Turner, . known to many former students as a dedicated teacher at G c;.D.
Dr. Edwards graduated from Northside High School in Atlanta, and continued his education at Emory- University and the Emory School of Dentistry, Atlanta. He has established a dental practice in Cedartown and is at G.S.D. one day a week.
Dr. Edwards is particularly interested in working with our students, and we are pleased to have him on the staff.

Mr. John -Robert Davis was named Head F_ootball Coa<;h of the G.S.D. Tigers. Mr. Davis teaches Science in the High School Department and was an Assistant Coach last year.
From 1966 until 1973, Mr. Davis was associated with Ingersoll Rand in Atlanta. In 1973, Mr'. Davis returned to Georgia State University to begin work on his master' s degree. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Deaf Education from Georgia.State University.
Mr. Davis is the son of Mrs. John i, Davis Sr. from Atlanta, a graduate of the~. C. School for the Deaf; 1!-nd the late Mr. John R. Davis Sr. , a graduate of the Va. School for the Deaf.
G."S .D. is pleased to have Mr. John R. (Bobby) Davis as Head Foot.,all Coach.

The Home Life Department announces the retirement of Mr. Webb House after 10 years of employment. Mr. H~use worked in the Primary Department with the 9 to 12 year old boys.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
The Driver Education Classes will be mobiling in style this year with a new Ford furnished by Julian Harrison Inc. of Rome. Mr. Dick Parker, right, General Sales Manager of Julian Harrison , Inc. , is shown presenting keys for the Driver Education Car to Mr. Morris Mitchell , left, Driver Education Teacher.

New Students--High School--left to right Linda Allgood, Kevin Troup, Barbara Hardy.

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CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER

CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER

1. G.A.E. 3:20P.M. Cub Roundtables (adults only) Rome 7:00P.M.
2. Senior Class Meeting-6:30P.M. Senior Midget Game-6:00p.m. Explorers- 8:30 p.m.
5. Boy Scout Field Day in Rome 7. Tenth Grade Class Meeting 8:00 8. Junior NAD- 7:30P.M. .9. Senior Class Meeting-8:00p.m.
Upper Primary to Coca-Cola Company 11. Movie for Hi11:h School 12. Cave Spring Baptist Church Wiener
Roast for Middle School Cave Spring Church of God monthly singing Reward trip for Primary Social for High School Movie for Middle School 13. New Bethel Baptist Church Thanks giving Party Cave Spring Bapti~t Church Skating Party - High School Reward Trip for Middle School 14. "Ninth Grade Class Meeting-8:00p.m. Cave Spring Church of God District Fellowship Rally at Local Church Scout Roundtables (adults) Rome Home Football Game 15. Group I, lnt., Natl City Bank 17. Group II, Int., Swimming lnt. Deot. Thanksgiving Program 18. Thanks~iving Holidays begin 27. Students return from Holiday 28. Classes resume. Boy Scouts 7:00 Gordon Campus 29. Junior NAD- 7:30 p.in. 30. Explorers 8:30 p.m.--Hut.
TIGERAMA NEWS
The Tigerama annual staff is busily working on the 1978 edition.
The staff includes: Marty Smith and Julie Quintrell, co-editors; Nancy Kirkland, subscription manager; Carlton Stephenson, photographer; Cynthia Williams, activities editor; Pam Aikens and Pam Mock, faculty-student editors; Michael White, sports editor; and Gerry Garrison, business manager.
The Tigerama has always brought out the yearbooks at the lowest price. Unfortunately, the soaring costs .of paper and printing have forced us to raise the price of this year's yearbook to $7.00 until January 3, 1978. After this date, it will be $8.00.

2. Away basketball game Dance - Middle School Movie - Primary
3. Cave Spring Baptist Church Christmas Party for Primary School Christmas Shopping--Honor boys Movie - High School Movie - Middle School Social for Primary Social for Primary
4. Required church attendance Social for High School
5. Drama Club practice for Gallaudet Day Program- 7:00- 8:00p.m.
6. Home basketball game Drama Club Christmas Performance 8:00- 9:00P.M.
7. Drama Club practice Gallaudet Day Program 7:00- 8:00p.m. Senior Class meeting
8. Drama Club Christmas Performance 8:00- 9:00p.m.
9. Away basketball game Cave Spring Church of God Christmas Youth Party Gallaudet Day Performance Movie - Primary Movie - Middle
10. Home basketball game Cave Spring Chur<;h of God monthly singing Cave Spring Baptist Church Christmas Party- Middle School Christmas Shopping, Honor Girls
11. Drama Club Christmas Performance 8:00- 9:00p.m. Cave Spring Baptist Church Christmas Party - High School Movie for High School
12. Boy Scouts 7:00p.m. Gordon Campus Scout .Roundtable (adults) Rome 7:00p.m. Explorer Presidents Association meeting, Rome
13. Away basketball game Upper Primary, Christmas Shopping JuniorNAD
14. Explorers--8:00 p.m.--Hut Group II, Christmas shopping
15. Explorer Christmas Party at Hut in Lindale Lower School Christmas Program
16. Movie for Primary Movie for Middle Trip for Honor Dorms
17. Dorm Christmas parties--all Depts. 18. New Bethel Baptist Church Christmas
Party Fashion Shop for Hi~h School
19. Lower School, Trip to see Santa 20. Go Home for Christmas Holidays retirement this vear.

The name imprint on the book will still be $1.00.

CALENDAR FOR JANUARY
3. Students return 4. Classes resume
Senior Class Meeting 6. Basketball game--Away
Movie for Primary Dance for Middle School 7. Basketball game--Home 8. Required Church Attendance High School--social Primary--social 9. Scouts Roundtables(adults) Rome Tenth Grade class meeting 10. Explorers--Hut 8:00p.m. Basketball game--Away G. A. E. JuniorNAD 11. Senior Class Meeting 13. Basketball Game--Away Movie for Primary Movie for Middle 14. Basketball game--Home Cave Spring Church of God singing 15. Movie for High School 16. Boy Scouts 7:00 p.m.--Gordon Campus Ninth Grade Class Meeting 17. Basketball game--Away JuniorNAD 18. Upper Primary trip to Post Office Group II, Carnegie Library Senior Class Meeting - 8:00 19. Group IV, Trend Mills West Rome Baptist Church Activity 20. Basketball game--Home 21. Basketball game--Home 22. New Bethel Baptist Church Social Cave Spring Baptist Church High School Activity Movie for all departments Dinner-dance, Honor Dorms 23. Eighth Grade Class Meeting 24. Explorers 8:00p.m.- Hut Basketball game--Home 25. Senior Class meeting 26. MASON DIXON BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT4' KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE--VARSITY BOYS 26-28. 27. Reward trip--Lower and Upper Pri. Movie for High School Movie for Middle School 28. Showando in Rome (Scouts) Basketball game--Home (Varsity Girls) Cave Spring Baptist Church Middle School activity Reward Trip - Middle school Movie - Primary Social--High School 29. Reward Trip--8th & 9th grades 30. Boy Scouts, Gordon Campus- 7:oo 31. Basketball Game--Home

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The School Helper

G.S.D. HOMECOMI.NG
FESTIVITIES
Our annual Homecoming Game and festivities were held at Georgia School for the Deaf on October 1st. Our opponents for this event were the team from the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Washington, D. C.
When kick-off time came the Tigers got down to serious business--WINNING! Even so, good s~manship prevailed throughout. The game was witnessed by a record crowd and the atmosphere was charged wi~ excitement.
Durins half-time the Homecoming Court was presented and the 1977-78 Queen was crowned. Miss 8th Grade, Melinda Brown was escorted by Kevin Troup, Miss 9th grade, Elizabeth Donalson by Mark Fisher, Miss lOth grade, Pamela Mock, by Marcus Patton, Miss llth Grade, Sheila Rhymes, by Kenneth Wilkerson, and Miss 12th Grade, Nancy Kirkland was escorted by Steve Hunter.
Our 1976-77 reigning queen, Nadine McClendon, escorted to the field by Supt. J. H. Whitworth, to crown the new queen. Supt. Whitworth announced the runners-up and then the Homecoming Queen, a junior, Miss Sheila Rhymes. These lovely young ladies were chosen via popular vote (secret ballot) by the student body.
Bouquets of yellow mums were presented to the honorees by Pam Aiken.
The game ended on a high note with a score of24- 6 in favor ofG.S.D.

Mrs. Junkins Transfers

G.S.D. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
12- 2-77 AWAY Darlington 12- 2-77 HOME Berry 12- 9-77 AWAY Temple 12-10-77 HOME Adairsville 12-13-77 AWAY Berry
1- 6-78 AWAY Cedartown 1 -7-78 HOME WestRome 1 -10-78 AWAY Trion 1 -13-78 AWAY Mt. Zion 1 -14-78 HOME Bremen 1 -i4-78 AWAY Adairsville 1- 20-78 HOME Darlington 1-21-78 HOME Trion 1-24-78 HOME East Rome

Jan 26--28--Mason Dixon Tourney Knoxville, Tennessee

Mrs. Sandra Ledbetter Junkins will be joining the Home Life Office here at G.S.D. as a day houseparent working in the student bank.
Mrs. Junkins transfers from the Business Office wer~ she worked four years as a Oerk-Typist and the fifth year as an Accounting Oerk.
Before coming to Georgia School for the Deaf, she worked for Berry College; Battey State Hospital, Allied Finance Co., and Coosa Valley Vocational-Technical School.
Sandra received an accounting certificate in 1967 from Coosa Valley Vocational Technical School and graduated from East Rome High School in 1966.
She is married to Jerry W. Junkins who is a Rehabilitation Evaluator with the M. S. McDonald Ce~ter in Rome and they have two children. I.afira is eight years old and is in the third grade at Cave Spring Elementary School. Sally is six years old and in the first grade there. They reside in Rome on the Mays Bridge Road.

1-31-78 HOME Temple 2-3 -78 HOME Mt. Zion (boys) 2- 4-78 AWAY WestRome(boys)
Feb. 3-4, 1978--Mason Dixon Tourney Spartanburg, S. C. Varsity Girls Only
2- 7-78 AWAY EastRome 2-20-78 AWAY Breman 2-11-78 HOME Cedartown
NEW ARRIVALS
Mr. Matthew Boyd Hunt, born Sept. 8, 1977 and weighing 7lb, 5 oz, is the son of
Mr. Gerry Hunt, a senior at Jacksonville
State University and a houseparent in the Home Life Department; and Mrs. Hunt, the former Laura Lee Highnote. Matthew is the grandson of Mrs. Emmalee Highnote, Lower School Principal and Mr. Doc Highnote of Cave Spring.

The student bank handles school fee money, student spending money, and other monies relating to the students.

Banking hours are as follows:

Monday

HighSchool 3:15-4:00 P.M.

Tuesday

aosed

Wednesday Lower, Upper Primary, Middle 8:30A.M.- 3:00P.M.

Thursday

High School

3:15P.M.- 4:00P.M.

Friday

High School

!2:30P.M. -l:OOP.M.

3:15P.M. -4:ooP.M.

Parents wl$hing to correspond or talk with Mrs. Junkins are invited to write or call. The address and telephone number are listed below:
Georgia School for the Deaf Director of Home Life Office STUDENT BANK Cave Spring, Ga. 30124
Telephone 404-777-8790