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On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, William Porterfield, Alexander Jones, Ingrid Baizabal, Rebekah Nelson and Caedmon Larson competed in Congressional Debate against Hooks and Chapel Hill. The event has each team construct bills, resolutions or amendments to the Constitution over which to debate during a six-hour session. The competitors, along with their classmates, research from September to November the pros and the cons of 12 or more pieces of legislation that will be used at Regionals. The debaters then give speeches in the affirmative and negative on each piece of legislation and are asked in-depth questions. One of the students serves as the Presiding Officer who must meticulously control every aspect of the chamber. The results are decided by five judges who can have five different paradigms over two threehour sessions. Rebekah Nelson placed 8th, Ingrid Baizabal placed 7th, Alexander Jones placed 5 th and William Porterfield placed 1st and won top Presiding Officer and will be advancing to state!

November 11th provided the perfect weather for J.K. Hileman’s first ever outdoor Veterans Day Program. While many schools had to make the decision to cancel programs due to Covid 19, JKH Music teacher, Morgan Hackleman, assumed an attitude of “the show must go on” and forged a new path. The program was presented outdoors by JKH’s 3rd Grade Class and included patriotic favorites like “Oh, I Love America” and “Taps”. Veterans were encouraged to stand during the “Military Medley” when their branch’s song was played. Overall, it was a beautiful day and a beautiful way to honor those men and women who so bravely served our country.

The first annual Community Veterans Day Celebration sponsored by KAQC-TV, American Legion Post 258, VFW Post 5870 and Cass County Citizens Journal-Sun will be held today at 5:30 p.m. in the Veteran’s Plaza of downtown Atlanta. The event is a result of a unified effort of community leaders and businesses coming together to celebrate our local heroes and Atlanta Mayor Travis Ransom, who is deploying to Afghanistan later this month.