Group project brings spirit store to Gilmer High

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Natlie West, a senior, designed the shirt she is wearing and it became a best seller in the students efforts to open the store.

When students think of group projects, a spirit store isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Usually, it’s a mix of deciding who does which part of the PowerPoint slides, who handles research, who presents the information and a fear that no one else will pull their weight, leaving one or two to handle all the work.

However, for Gilmer High School juniors and seniors, their group project was a joint effort to create the The Bobcat Store.  Sure, there was still the business plan, researching the best way to handle inventory, sales, and marketing, but they pulled together.

“They researched merchandise and vendors and designed it,” said Josh Snider, the business teacher who guided them through the project. The result is a spirit store, located in the library featuring t-shirts, water bottles, spirit beads, socks, pens, pencils, and notebooks and the grand-opening was held today.

In addition to setting up the spirit store, students are responsible for making sales at other schools. To accomplish this, they divided up the schools and started calling and now have satellite sales in some of the other schools. For example, Mountain View Elementary let them set out items in the teacher workroom.

CATS WIN BIG ON HOMECOMING

He also said that the students, who are all third year business students, handle the paperwork, take inventory themselves and running the

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These hot drink carriers are one of many items offered in the Bobcats Store.

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“They are learning it’s more than just opening a store, they are learning how to build the business,” he said. “They are also learning that there are business owners and employees and how neither is wrong, there are positives and negatives to each way.”

Natlie West, a senior, designed the girls crew neck sweatshirt that has become an instant hit.

“It’s been our biggest profit maker,” said Ayden Fountain, one of the students involved.

They have a few goals in mind, including how to give back to the community, said Snider.

The students would also like to get some of the career and technical education classes involved by making items to sell in the store.

However, growth will take time.

The one at GHS will open two days a week starting out, during lunches.

“We’re starting slow,” Snider said.

Students in featured image: Kadie Weaver, junior; Angie Davis, senior; Jaylyn Davis, junior; McKenzie Fink, junior; Edgar Parez, junior; Jaidyn Harris, senior; Blair Gibbs, junior; Carson Purvis, junior; Ayden Fountain, junior; Natlie West, senior; and Josh Snider, business tender.

Gilmer Softball keeps rolling, extends win streak to 11 games

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One could say that the Gilmer County Lady Cats softball team is the hottest softball team in the state right now, as they defeated White County 7-0 on Monday night and extended their winning streak to 11 games.

Gilmer was able to pull off he victory by sprinkling a few runs in here and there, never really having one big inning as the most they scored in one inning was 2 in the fourth, fifth, and seventh.

Isabella Chastain was on the mound for the Lady Cats and it was business as usual for her, as she tossed a shutout, lasting seven innings while allowing three hits and zero runs while striking out 11 and walking one.

Gilmer saw the ball very well while at the plate, racking up thirteen hits in the game.

Macy Hamby, Maddie Rosas-Wright, Jocelyn Birko, and Isabella Chastain all had multiple hits for the Lady Cats.

Macy Hamby led the team at the plate, going three for four at the plate with a double and an RBI. Jocelyn Birko also had 2 runs batted in during the game.

Gilmer will play Collins Hill (4-14) and Parkview (8-9) on Saturday in the Ram Classic tournament at Parkview High School in Lilburn, Georgia where they will look to extend their winning streak to 12 and 13 games.

They will get back to region play on Monday September 21st. You can view their upcoming region schedule from MaxPreps.com here below.

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Dawsonville, GA
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Dahlonega, GA
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Flowery Branch, GA
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Gainesville, GA
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Cleveland, GA
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Isabella Chastain tosses perfect game for Gilmer

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The Gilmer County Lady Cats (6-1, 4-0) faced off against the struggling West Hall Spartans (0-11 0-7) on Monday, August 31st in a region game in Oakwood Georgia.  Isabella Chastain was on the mound for the Gilmer Lady Cats and boy, was she perfect. Literally perfect.

Chastain posted a bunch of zeros in the score book, allowing zero runs on zero hits while walking zero batters through three innings, and also striking out five West Hall Spartans.

Macy Hamby tripled in the first inning, driving in Jasmine Staley and Maddie Rosas-Wright. This started the offensive onslaught for the Gilmer Lady Cats.

GilmerLater in the 1st, Hamby came back around in the lineup and beaned a line drive into left field that scored 3 more runs.

Later in the first, Taylor Elliot laid down a suicide squeeze bunt that scored Macy Hamby and gave the Lady Cats an 11-0 lead.

In the bottom of the first inning, West Hall was set down in order by Isabella Chastain.

In the Second inning Hamby, Vick and Sirmans drove in six more runs.

West Hall was set down in order again in the second by Chastain.

In the third, Macy Hamby came around again and drove in the final two runs of the game.

Hamby ended up three for three at the plate while driving in eight runs. Taylor Elliot also went three for three while driving in four runs. Staley, Vick, Taylor, Sirmans and Hughes also drove in runs for the Lady Cats.

The Lady Cats also did not commit and error in the field, with Maddie Rosas-Wright going six for six in the field.

Gilmers next game will be against region foe Dawson County tonight.

 

Gilmer Schools updates facilities and personnel

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ELLIJAY, GA. – February saw updates on a few topics for the Gilmer School System as they approved updated facilities plans, personnel, and financials.

The third phase of Gilmer High’s renovation plans are entering the final planning stages as the project is set to be bid out in April. According to the Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services, Stuart Sheriff, the project is set to start at the end of May when school is out. They will be working on flooring and painting the classrooms as well as working on the drop ceilings.

Additionally, the science labs will also be seeing updates and redoing the tables in the chemistry lab. Sheriff said this summer will end the entire process of renovations for Gilmer High.

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Clear Creek Elementary School got an update as the bid advertisements will close by the end of February and the School should see a called meeting to approve the GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price). With this, Gilmer Schools could see the company breaking ground on the project by the end of March or early April.

Approval came for the facilities plan on Thursday as well as the board’s approval for personnel. With three retirements set for May including Band Director Joe Pflueger, the official personnel approval was given naming his replacement, David Wiebers.

Legislative Positions were appointed with nominations and approval for Jim Parmer as the school system’s 2020 Legislative Delegate for the session in June, and Doug Pritchett as his alternate.

The Board also approved their December 2019 Financial Report, 2015 ESPLOST Report, December 2019 Nutrition Report, School Activity Accounts, and February Purchasing Policy Expenditures.

Gilmer Lady Cats Basketball team holds 2019 summer camp

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The Gilmer Lady Cats Basketball team held their 2019 basketball summer camp this week at the Gilmer High School gym.

The camp was open to girls in grades kindergarten through eighth. Attendees were divided into six groups based on their age and skill level. Fifty-four girls were in attendance on the final day.

Members of the Lady Cat Varsity and Junior Varsity teams assisted in teaching the younger girls. Skills taught included basics from both an offensive and defensive perspective.

Members of the Lady Cats basketball teams assisted with the camp.

“We try to make sure that we break down all of the basic skills and make sure that they understand that basic skills are important all the way through their career of playing ball,” said head coach Susan Nunn. “We want them to know techniques and be able to make it a habit.”

The final day of camp began with instruction in dribbling and passing relays. Camp attendees also learned about defensive slide and had a comical moment watching members of the Lady Cats basketball team demonstrate a shot, spin and dive drill. After breaking for a snack, participants took part in some free throw relays before finishing up with scrimmages among their groups.

Camp attendees finished the day with scrimmages among their groups.

The camp concluded with the tradition of the Lady Cats basketball team scrimmaging one another, then recognizing certain campers with certificates for Camper of the Day, Most Motivated, Best Sportsmanship and overall Camper of the Week.

Jalynn Ledford, a senior on the Lady Cats team, said, “They learn a lot of skills that help them not only in just this season and in just this camp but when they get older they’ll remember stuff they learned here.”

Nunn said of her hopes for the camp, “I want them to, first of all, have some knowledge, more than what they came with…I want them to have had a great time while they were here so that they wanna come back and so that they wanna play ball.”

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Bobcat Scramble Golf Tournament Info

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BOBCAT SCRAMBLE

Golf Tournament

Friday, May 31st, 2019 – Tee times will begin @ 9:00am

Shot Gun Start 4 Man best ball
WhitePath Golf Club

Registration opens at 8:00- Cantaberry will sponsor lunch
Raffle Prizes, Trophies for Winning Teams, Longest Drive, and
Longest Putt Contest. Mulligans sold day of Tournament.
Ronnie Thompson Ford Will be giving away a NEW
F-150 for Hole in one and many other prizes.

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Bruins Take Varsity Sweep Over Gilmer

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Tuesday night has come and gone for the ladies and gentlemen of Gilmer basketball as the Northwest Whitfield teams came to the Cage for a region battle.

Taking the court first for Gilmer was the Lady Cats led by Coach Susan Nunn. With a 10-2 overall record thus far in the 2018-2019 season, the Lady Cats have played very well together as a team.  Tonight they continued to do so in spite of falling to the Lady Bruins 56-44.  Northwest brought a little more than the Lady Cats could handle in Jada Griffin. Leading all scoring in the game, Griffin was unstoppable with 21 points with two of her Lady Bruin teammates scoring in double digits as well.  For Gilmer, MaryLee Callihan led the team with 15 in the losing effort.  These Lady Cats never quit fighting and drew within 6 points early in the fourth period before the Lady Bruins stretched the lead to the final deficit for Gilmer at 12 points in the end.

 

In the final game of the night, the varsity boys for Northwest and Gilmer took the floor.  This game followed the path of the ladies competition just before.  The Bobcats could not get the ball to find the net all night.  Carter Hice, David Smith, and Tripp Pierce gave all they had with great looks from both inside the paint and also from the perimeter but nothing would fall the Bobcats way. Credit needs to be given to the Bruins defense as they outrebounded the Cats leaving very few opportunities for a second chance at putting points on the board. In the 80-54 loss to the Bruins, Kell Weaver led Gilmer in points with 14 on the night followed by Braden Jenkins who came off the bench to score 13 points. Leading all scorers in the game was Chris Cunningham of the Bruins with 28 including a perfect night from 3 point range with 4.

The defeats for both the Cats and Lady Cats bring their overall records on the season to 10-3 as they head into the holiday break.  Gilmer is scheduled to play in a Christmas tournament on the 27th with Heritage as their scheduled opponent. Gilmer basketball will fire up again as 2019 presents itself and the Cats and Lady Cats will continue to bring the heat on the basketball court.

Bobcats Dedicate Will Gudger Locker Room

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On the night of November 1st, 2018 the Bobcat Wrestling Nation came together for a time of honor, memories, and the desire for current and future athletes to never forget. These athletes can now see the history of Bobcat wrestling and with every match honor and continue the legacy of those from the past.

Spearheading the efforts, Mark Waddell took a comment from his son Matthew and ran with it.  Waddell with help from several others received the go-ahead from school officials to start the project.  These parents and fans of Gilmer Wrestling dedicated their time and skills to take the upstairs room and through hard work made it into a useful locker room and a shrine of sorts to those that have made the program what it is today.

Each and every time the athletes walk in the door they will be reminded of the history, hard work and dedication that is Bobcat Wrestling.  News clippings and photos fill every wall from youth involvement to those that paid the ultimate sacrifice for our Country.   On that day there were smiles as former greats and their families walked through and memories of those that are no longer with us.  The namesake for the locker room is Will Gudger.  Will tragically lost his life in a car accident in November 2016.  Gudger was a 2015 graduate of Gilmer High School and a member of the Bobcat Wrestling program.  Noah Harris is also honored as part of the history that fills the new locker room.  Harris graduated from Gilmer with State Champion credentials and Captain of the football team in his pocket.  Though Harris was confident he was never cocky.  This gentle-hearted soul had family and friends collect beanie babies to give to the Iraqi children as he served in the United States Army.  The ultimate sacrifice was given by Harris on June 18, 2005, after an attack by enemy forces.

Coach Josh Ghobadpoor and his staff are not only preparing the athletes for a match on the mats but they also continue the tradition of former coach Sam Snider in preparing these young men for life after high school.  With 17 state titles, the wrestling program speaks for itself and continued hard work will produce even more.  Best of luck to the current and future Bobcats as they take to the mats.  For the former Bobcats, thank you for your dedication to making Gilmer Wrestling what it is today.

Team FYN Sports Player of the Week

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The Team FYN Sports Player of the Week for the week of October 12th is Sophomore defensive Outside Line Backer and Tight End Kyle Allison.  Playing both sides of the ball keeps a player on the field for the majority of the 48 minutes of a high school football game.  At 6’2 and 210 lbs, Allison handles it well and without losing his hustle.

In Friday night’s game at Heritage #47 stayed focused.  Kyle Allison, with both solo and team tackles racked up right at 10.  Some of these tackles came in long drives by the Generals. As a tight end Allison competes at a high level and performs the blocking schemes that he is called on to do.

Congratulations on being chosen the Team FYN Sports Player of the Week!

Lady Cats Ready to Spike Through The 2018 Season

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The Lady Cats Volleyball Program has worked hard and prepared for the 2018 volleyball season that is coming fast (schedule below).  The first event of the new season takes place Friday, August 10th as Coach Donna parks takes her team to the Home of the Pickens Co. Dragons for a quad match that also includes the Fannin Rebels and the Dawson Tigers.

The schedule for the Lady Cats 2018 season finds them with 18 total dates of play plus first round tournaments that start on October 11th.  The bus for the team will log plenty of miles this year with the Lady Cats having only four at home matches scheduled.  This travel will find in places such as East Hall and Chestatee, Ridgeland, Whitfield, and Marietta.  Coach Parks is excited to get her team on the court and bring home a winning season for Gilmer High School.

Bobcats Take To The Turf for 2018 Season

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The 2018 Bobcat football season starts this Friday August 10th as they take the turf to host Murray Co. in the final scrimmage before the real deal starts next week(See schedule below).  The Bobcats have a full coaching staff and a roster of young men that are ready to right the ship from the pathway of the last few seasons.

Coach Casey Wingard will lead his team into battle in week #1 on August 17th as the Fannin Co. Rebels come to Ellijay.  The 2018 schedule holds very little travel for the Bobcats with seven out of eleven games(including 8-10 scrimmage) being at home.  This leaves only four travel days on the season.

Get Ready for the Taste of Ellijay 2018! – May 24th at 6pm

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Details surface on Officer Impersonation

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ELLIJAY, Ga. – Releasing information about this weekend’s incident, the County’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is continuing their investigation into an officer impersonation.

Occurring on April 21, a local student from Gilmer High School told officers she was heading home late from a Senior Trip to Zoo Atlanta and a Braves game. Getting off the bus about 1:50 am and leaving the school ten minutes later, the student directly home.

While officials are not releasing the name of the student, they did say they are trying to get as much information as they can out to the public as they need the community’s help being on the lookout for this man or for any details helping the investigation.

The student was driving home in her Nissan Maxima when she saw emergency lights activated behind her. The strange part of the traffic stop was noted by the student as she had not noticed the car behind her previously because it did not have headlights on before activating emergency lights. The “fake officer” did not introduce himself when approaching the car but instead asked the student if she knew why he had stopped her?

She told him she didn’t know, to which he responded she was running 50 miles per hour with the speed limit at 55 and her low beam headlights were on. According to the incident report, the man stated “Obviously, you are not drunk,” before returning to his vehicle. Then, he returned and commented, “Obviously I was wrong, I made a mistake.”

Ending the traffic stop, the man returned to his vehicle and u-turned onto the road heading back towards Ellijay. Lasting eight to ten minutes total, the incident had several issues that cause the student to question. Officials have also issued a public release offering advice on how to handle traffic stops with unmarked cars. Captain Brian Shepard of Gilmer County’s Criminal Investigations Division confirmed, especially with this incident, that officers in unmarked cars understand that a vehicle may continue safely to a well-lit business or public spot before stopping for the traffic stop.

While some citizens have expressed concerns about this being viewed as refusing to stop, Shepard tells FYN that these citizens need not worry. Following their advice by traveling a little further to protect yourself or contacting 911 to confirm a traffic stop of an unmarked car is part of the job of protecting citizens.

With the incident over the weekend, Gilmer’s CID is continuing investigations into the details the student was able to notice past a flashlight the man was shining on her. The report states this man could be a pale white male with blue eyes, a “five o’clock shadow” resembling growing a goatee, and sideburns covering his ears. He appeared short and stout with a flat top haircut.

The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone possessing information regarding the unmarked car over the weekend to please contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 706-635-4646 or the non-emergency number to Dispatch at 706-635-8911.

 

Bobcats Take Region Victory over Lafayette

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The Bobcats made the long drive to Lafayette High School on Wednesday to face the Ramblers in game one of a three game region series. With the weather cold and the wind chills colder, the Bobcats bundled up and took the field vying for their second win in the region for the 2018 season.

The bats were slow for both the Ramblers and the Cats with neither team producing much offense through most of the game.  The game remained scoreless through 4 innings with the Cats coming the the plate in the top of the fifth.  Hunter Bowyer would lead off the inning with a walk to get the offense started for Gilmer.  The Bobcats bats came alive with all 9 in the line up contributing to an 11 run inning,  McKinley Chadwick plated three RBI”s on his second home run of the 2018 season and Hunter Bowyer and Tyler Woody plated two RBI”s each.  Other Bobcats standouts were Eric Turner, Evan Frady and Will Barnes.

Brooks Rosser, who will attend Truett McConnell College next year, pitched a gem on the hill.  Rosser allowed 3 hits, 6 strikeouts and kept the Ramblers off the board in a 5 inning complete game.  With help from excellent defense, the cats took a 11-0 mercy rule victory giving the Cats game one of the big region series.

The Bobcats will welcome the Ramblers to Bobcat Field on Friday for games two and three in double header action.  Game one is set for a 5 pm start time with game two schedule shortly after.

 

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Lady Cats: Teammates-Friends-Sisters

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As the 2017-2018 season comes to a close for the Lady Cats of Gilmer High School, two this are guaranteed. First is that the ladies on this team put their heart into every game and left everything they had on the court.  Second is that Emma Callihan and Mary Lee Callihan will still be balling it up after the High School season is complete.

Mary Lee Callihan-Jr Center Photo courtesy of Luther Kinsey, Team FYN Sports

Not only do Emma and Mary Lee bond and work together on the court as teammates, they have the honor of this at home as sisters.  Emma and Mary Lee agree that being sisters on the court together for the High School and their Spring AAU team(North Georgia Titans) has given them a edge.  Mary Lee stated “We are always together at practices and games that I can read how Emma is going to cut the coverage by the opposing defense.  This allows Emma to better anticipate the pass,”  and “I am definitely harder on Emma as a sister than I am on my other teammates.”

Freshman Guard Emma Callihan Photo Courtesy of Luther Kinsey, Team FYN Sports

These sisters say that their time spent on the hardwoods has brought them closer together not only as sisters but as friends.  This bond also comes with respect. Emma callihan says that without a doubt Her sister, Mary Lee is the best player she has ever played with.

With the 2018-2019 season, the Lady Cats will welcome in the 3rd Muskateer.  In coming  6’0″ freshman Ellie Callihan will bring the sisterhood to the next level allowing Coach Nunn the blessings of having the depth needed to sustain a full season.

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