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Student interns in Washington
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Liberty County High School alumnus Donnie Pulliam stands in front of the Capitol. - photo by Photo provided.

Liberty County High School alumnus Donnie Pulliam spent the summer interning with the Heritage Foundation in Washington.

The foundation is designed to “train, equip and develop tomorrow’s young conservative leaders,” according to heritage.org. Pulliam was selected for the paid internship by a board member.

As the energy and environmental intern, he wrote blogs and conducted research on immigration and economic and foreign policies. Many of Pulliam’s assignments included working at the White House, Supreme Court, Capitol Hill, Mount Vernon and the Pentagon. He worked with research fellows Daren Bakst and Nick Loris at the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policies.

Pulliam is a junior at Morehouse College. His parents are James Payno and Monica Robertson-Payno of Midway

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BI hosts LCSS Gala
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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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