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TFS honors outstanding students, faculty, staffÂ
Tallulah Falls School has announced its outstanding students, faculty and staff for 2020.
Award winners were surprised at a Dec. 15 virtual assembly.
“It is my pleasure to recognize excellence through these annual awards,” said President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy. “I offer my congratulations to these deserving honorees for their dedication to our TFS community.”
This year’s award-winners were announced as follows: Lizzy Wanner, outstanding middle school student of the year; Kim McClurg, outstanding middle school faculty member of the year; Maggie Jackson, outstanding upper school student of the year; Cody Coleman, outstanding upper school faculty member of the year.
IT Department staff members Casey Barron, Josh Brady, Joel Cox and Zeke Massee were named outstanding staff members of the year; and David Chester was named the Light in the Mountains honoree [outstanding senior staff member of the year].
Also during the virtual assembly, winners of the Christmas card art contest were announced.
The winning card for the upper school was designed by junior Macy Murdock of Carnesville with the winning card for the middle school card designed by seventh-grader Isabella McClain of Toccoa.
Second place for the middle school card contest was eighth-grader Emma Barron of Clarkesville and third place was eighth-grader Rylee Vandiver of Mt. Airy
There was a tie for second place for the upper school card contest with senior Maggie Jackson of Clarkesville and junior Sophie Herrera of Mt. Airy.
“This is a wonderful way to showcase student talent each year,” Peevy said.
Winners of the door decorating contest were announced and prizes were presented by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs-Georgia TFS State Co-Chair Martha Lee Sherman.
First place in the door decorating contest went to Mrs. Hannah Satterfield’s class, second-place honors went to Mrs. Jane Shoemaker’s class and third-place went to Mrs. Nancy Almoyan’s class. There were two honorable mentions – Mrs. Heather Henriques and Mrs. Kim McClurg.
Members of the Stone Mountain Woman’s Club visited TFS recently to judge the door decor.
The judges for the Christmas Door Decorating Contest are from Stone Mountain Woman’s Club: Barbara Luton, Nelda Lunsford and Shari Carter.
The award money for the door decoration contest was donated by GFWC Gainesville Phoenix Woman’s Club and GFWC Stone Mountain Woman’s Club.
Shown, from left, are Outstanding Staff Members of the Year Zeke Massee, Josh Brady, Light in the Mountains Honoree David Chester and Outstanding Staff Members of the Year Casey Barron and Joel Cox.
Shown, from left, are Outstanding Middle School Teacher of the Year Kim McClurg and Outstanding Middle School Student of the Year Lizzy Wanner.
Shown, from left, are Outstanding Upper School Teacher of the Year Cody Coleman and Outstanding Upper School Student of the Year Maggie Jackson.