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High School Softball Wins Trio of Games to Seal Third Consecutive Region Title
By Keich Whicker – The Union-Recorder The celebration that erupted at Couch Field after Georgia Military College\’s softball team recorded the decisive out in the region 7-A tournament final probably seemed familiar to many involved in it, but it didn\’t seem to damper their enthusiasm. \”We did what we had to do and put a […]
October 14, 2004
Athletics
Colonel David Black, President of GMC 1971-1973
COL David Black, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, after a long illness. GMC has certainly lost a loyal alumnus and supporter of the college as well as a true friend. COL Black, a native of Bibb County, made his home in Milledgeville for many years. He was a 1942 high school graduate of Georgia […]
October 13, 2004
General Interest
\"Morality\" - Word of the Week
Definition of the word of the week (MORALITY): 1) The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct. 2) Virtuous conduct Genius physicist Albert Einstein once wrote, “The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. […]
October 12, 2004
Character Development
Recipients of Pass It On Book Scholarship Announced
(Milledgeville, GA) October 7, 2004 – Chris O’Steen, Andrea Williams, and Rebecca Cranford, students at Georgia Military College’s main campus in Milledgeville, were recently awarded the Pass It On Book Scholarship. GMC professors, Ramona Rice, PhD, Chair of Natural Sciences, and Paula Payne, PhD, Chair of Humanities, established this scholarship to express their desire to […]
October 08, 2004
General Interest
Title III Strengthening Institutions Planning Grant Received
(Milledgeville, GA) October 8, 2004 – Georgia Military College was recently awarded a Title III Strengthening Institutions Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Education in the amount of $21,878.00. Selection for this funding was extremely competitive, with only 26 grants of this type awarded this year. The money from this grant will be used […]
October 08, 2004
General Interest
Alvin Huff Takes Leadership Steps in State Capital
(Milledgeville, GA) October 7, 2004 – Georgia Military College ninth grader, Alvin Huff recently participated in the National Young Leaders State Conference (NYLSC) from September 30 to October 3, 2004 in Atlanta. NYLSC is a leadership development program aimed at ninth grade students who distinguish themselves from their peers with leadership potential and a history […]
October 07, 2004
Prep School
Congratulations to MAJ Tom Hall
Congratulations to MAJ Tom Hall, USA, GMC Professor of Military Science, for being recognized by Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2003-2004. This very special honor, recognizing MAJ Hall’s excellence in teaching, was bestowed anonymously by one of his former students as a way to highlight his contribution to the student’s life and success.
October 06, 2004
Cadet Life
GMC-Union City Professor Links Present With Past
By Charlotte Newbury South Fulton Neighbor Staff Writer For many years, Mary Helen Davis fought against what her family thought she should do with her career – teach. But six years ago fate stepped in and she lost that battle, much to her satisfaction and that of her students. After working 15 years for the […]
October 05, 2004
Academics
High School Football Players Set a Fine Example
Recently I observed a group of young men and women doing the extraordinary. The GMC varsity football team and cheerleaders gathered together on Aug. 28 to conduct a carwash. This was a carwash intended to raise money to make a gift to one of their teachers, Major Stacie Goggans. You may remember reading several weeks […]
October 05, 2004
Character Development
Cadet, NCO, and Officer of the Quarter
Submitted by: C/CPT Mary Beth Martinez The GMC 2nd Battalion Boards are competitions between cadets, NCOs, and officers from each company. The cadets, NCOs and officers going before the board are judged by their personal appearance, military bearings, and communication skills, in addition to their knowledge in seven categories: general, drill and ceremony, GMC history, […]
October 04, 2004
Prep School
