School marks Pre-K Week


Long County High School Pre-K had 11 community/school leaders read books to the center’s 4-year-olds as part of the sixth annual Georgia Pre-K Week Oct. 3-7. They were Bobby Adams and Smoky the Bear from the Georgia Forestry Commission, Garrett Smith from Ludowici Bank, Tammy Goober from the Long County Public Library, Susan Fuentes from Smiley Elementary Media Center, Julie Dawson from the Board of Education, Dr. Robert Waters from the Board Office, Lilah Bell from The Heritage Bank, Marie Middleton from the Probate Judge Office, Vickie Wiginton from Altamaha Credit Union, Lisa Overbey from Family Connections and Janet Watford from the Board of Education. The statewide celebration covered all 159 counties and drew attention to early learning, including Georgia’s Pre-K, a Lottery funded program that was pioneered in Georgia 24 years ago.
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