“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
TOASTS
LAURA LAUGHLIN will reign as queen at this year’s traditional May Day festivities at Girls Preparatory School. Laura was named queen via a student body vote. Colleen Mahn was elected Maid of Honor.
Ms. Laughlin, who has performed in a many dramatic productions at the school, will be presented at the May Day ceremony on April 28. In addition to the Maid of Honor, her court will include Norquata Allen, Payton Leech, Sarah Mastey and McKenzie Stokes.
Members of the court are representative in the “highest sense” of the ideals of the school, and they are chosen in part because of the positive contributions they make in all areas of school life, according to a news release. The court members’ activities range from athletics to honor council, from class and club leadership positions to student council.
In addition to her involvement in GPS drama, Laura is senior class secretary, a member of Key Club, the Tango String Ensemble and the GPS Ambassadors. Colleen is vice president of the senior class, a member of the crew team, a section co-editor of the yearbook and a contributor to the River Review and Spectrum.
During the May Day presentation in April, McKenzie and Sarah will be trainbearers, Paytonwill be crown bearer, and Norquata will be the scepter bearer.
HEARD ON THE TOWN
THE SOUTHEAST Tennessee Council on Children and Youth members met recently with area legislators in Nashville. According to spokeswoman Kathy Daniels, the trip is held annually during Children’s Advocacy Days in early March.
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, sponsor of the trip, provides a forum for those working with, and on behalf of, children and families across the state, Ms. Daniels said.
The event provides an opportunity for networking with Tennessee legislators; promotes greater knowledge and understanding of current issues confronting children, and provides an opportunity to hear perspectives from leading advocacy organizations such as Voices for America’s Children and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, Ms. Daniels said.
“This year’s event also provided a forum for the Tennessee gubernatorial candidates,” she said.
The organization serves Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie counties.
Among those meeting with state legislators Andy Berke, JoAnne Favors and Bo Watson were Berti LeWinter, Marguerite Chambers, Mary Ann Johnson, Judith Barker, Marina Robards, Phil Accord Carla Snodgrass.
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