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Colleges, society bestow honors
Academic honors
academic honors

Area students recently received honors, and one graduated.

Lisa Ouyang of Hinesville was named to the dean’s list for the 2016 fall semester at Georgia College in Milledgeville.

Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE — Danielle Royal of Hinesville was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, a collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Royal was initiated at Columbus State University.

She is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.

University of Alabama

Joshua McCullan of Hinesville was among some 2,270 students at University of Alabama who were awarded degrees during winter commencement on Dec. 10.

McCullan received a bachelor’s degree.

With this graduating class, UA has awarded more than 257,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university.

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BI hosts LCSS Gala
LibertyCountySchools

Bradwell Institute’s Friends Helping Friends will host the 3rdAnnual Liberty County School System Special Needs Gala Saturday at 7p.m.

The dance portion of the gala is free and open to the public.

FHF was started three years ago by BI special needs teacher Charlie Moon. FHF is comprised of a large group of general education students that connect special needs students with their general education peers. They have raised $20,000 in the last 30 months, for events like this, a new sensory room, music therapy equipment, and many other fun events. 

“FHF does so much for the special needs students. It really brings them out in their social skills. They become so much more comfortable around us all,” FHF Junior Danielle Hennessee said. 

FHF Junior Jada Naftzinger said it’s a two-way street. “It not only helps them, but us as well. It brings us out of our own shells and comfort zones.” 

Moon added, “For us, the Gala is not our calling card. I’ve told the students from day one, unless they truly know these special needs students, we won’t do the Gala at all. We’ll throw a big pizza party instead. The point is, we want the kids to really focus on the one-on-one, in-class work, hanging out in the halls, really talking to them. That’s the only way this program truly reaches its potential. Our motto is, “Changing lives, one friend at a time.”

During a private dinner which precedes the public dance, district office personnel, representatives from Congressman Buddy Carter’s office, district SPED staff, BI Football players and FHF members, parents and the honored guests – 50 special needs students from around the district will be in attendance.

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