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SALUTE TO TEACHERS 2013 The Claxton Enterprise - Wednesday, November 13, 2013 PAGE 3 FOUR LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU: GLENNVILLE 401 South Veterans Blvd. (912) 654-1051 REIDSVILLE 221 S. Main Street (912) 557-1051 CLAXTON 321 N. Duval Street (912) 739-0400 HINESVILLE 737 South Main Street (912) 408-1051 K K E E E E P P U U P P T T H H E E G G O O O O D D W W O O R R K K ! ! By Sarah Tarr Enterprise Editor Lillie Belle Hayes, who passed away this September, was born and raised in Claxton, Ga. Married in 1968 to Thomas Hayes, she had no biological children but as a local teacher in- fluenced the lives of many young people in this community. Hayes often said, “I have children all over the world.” “She was an encourager,” said Diane Holland, principal of Claxton Middle School. At her wake, many spoke of how she encouraged them to do the right thing, to put forth more effort, or to strive to be the best they could be in life.” Hayes taught locally for a total of 36 years, teaching at Evans County High School prior to working at Claxton High. At ECHS, she served as Senior Class Sponsor and was a founding member of ELITE, an organization formed to improve the job performance of the ECHS ed- ucators. Hayes attended Evans County schools growing up and graduated from Evans County Training School in 1948 as valedictorian of her class. She received a bachelors degree in English Education from Savannah State College. “She and I finished high school together. We went to school from sixth to 11th grade – that was as high as it went – and graduated in 1948,” said Nita Baker, for- mer classmate. “She was the class spokesperson to the principal. She would stand her ground.” Hayes went on to teach Baker’s children in later years. Baker and Hayes kept in close touch as they were the last two remaining members of their graduating class, and they both stayed in Evans County, living just around the corner from each other. “We were real good close friends, felt like family,” Baker recalled. “She was a great communicator, a leader, and a good, role model for the students as well as adults in Evans County.” Her obituary states that Hayes was a vibrant Lillie Belle Hayes: Longtime teacher with “children all over the world” Lillie Belle Hayes We salute our educators! 912-739-4970 • • 674 Green Industrial Way • • Claxton, GA Dear Pinewood Christian Academy Faculty and Staff, I just want to take a moment to thank you for the wonderful job each of you is doing at our school. We have a special school that works to blend the spiritual and academic needs of our students each school day. As educa- tors, you work tirelessly to ensure that all of your students are chal- lenged. As spiritual leaders you help guide and encourage students to strengthen their faith to be able to face life's challenges. Each day I am a witness to the strong commitment of this faculty to put stu- dents first. I want to thank each of you for your hard work and dedication. This year has been much improved with the addition of new faculty that has blended with our re- turning staff to give us a renewed spirit. We have continued our quest for school improvement in all areas of our school. The largest and most critical is the cur- riculum and instruction of Pinewood stu- dents. The task is large and time consum- ing, but you continue to seek improvement of this task with an ex- tremely positive attitude. In the end, all this work will benefit our students as they reach for the goal of grad- uation and becoming pro- ductive citizens. Finally, I want to thank you for having a servants' spirit. This can be very difficult with the atmos- phere we have in many schools today. This fac- ulty's willingness to al- ways go beyond what is required and to do so with an enthusiastic attitude has renewed my beliefs in why Pinewood is such a special place to be a part. My wish for the remainder of the school year is for all of us to keep striving to meet our mission of offering a quality education in a Christian environment by using strict academics and discipline to foster spiritual, intellec- tual and social growth. Harold Roach, Headmaster Pinewood Christian Academy Pinewood Christian Academy Headmaster see HAYES on page 4
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FOUR LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU:GLENNVILLE401 South
Veterans Blvd.(912) 654-1051
REIDSVILLE221 S. MainStreet
(912) 557-1051
CLAXTON321 N. Duval
Street(912) 739-0400
HINESVILLE737 SouthMain Street
(912) 408-1051
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By Sarah TarrEnterprise Editor
Lillie Belle Hayes, whopassed away this September, wasborn and raised in Claxton, Ga.
Married in 1968 to ThomasHayes, she had no biologicalchildren but as a local teacher in-fluenced the lives of many youngpeople in this community. Hayesoften said, “I have children allover the world.”
“She was an encourager,” saidDiane Holland, principal ofClaxton Middle School.
At her wake, many spoke ofhow she encouraged them to do the right thing,to put forth more effort, or to strive to be thebest they could be in life.”
Hayes taught locally for a total of 36 years,teaching at Evans County High School prior toworking at Claxton High. At ECHS, she servedas Senior Class Sponsor and was a foundingmember of ELITE, an organization formed toimprove the job performance of the ECHS ed-ucators.
Hayes attended Evans County schoolsgrowing up and graduated from Evans County
Training School in 1948 asvaledictorian of her class. Shereceived a bachelors degreein English Education fromSavannah State College.
“She and I finished highschool together. We went toschool from sixth to 11thgrade – that was as high as itwent – and graduated in1948,” said Nita Baker, for-mer classmate. “She was theclass spokesperson to theprincipal. She would standher ground.” Hayes went onto teach Baker’s children in
later years.Baker and Hayes kept in close touch as they
were the last two remaining members of theirgraduating class, and they both stayed in EvansCounty, living just around the corner from eachother. “We were real good close friends, feltlike family,” Baker recalled. “She was a greatcommunicator, a leader, and a good, role modelfor the students as well as adults in EvansCounty.”
Her obituary states that Hayes was a vibrant
Lillie Belle Hayes: Longtime teacherwith “children all over the world”
Lillie Belle Hayes
We salute our educators!
912-739-4970 •• 674 Green Industrial Way •• Claxton, GA
Dear Pinewood Christian AcademyFaculty and Staff,
I just want to take a moment to thankyou for the wonderful job each of you isdoing at our school. We have a specialschool that works to blend the spiritualand academic needs ofour students eachschool day. As educa-tors, you work tirelesslyto ensure that all ofyour students are chal-lenged. As spiritualleaders you help guideand encourage studentsto strengthen their faithto be able to face life'schallenges. Each day Iam a witness to thestrong commitment ofthis faculty to put stu-dents first.
I want to thank each of you for yourhard work and dedication. This year hasbeen much improved with the addition ofnew faculty that has blended with our re-turning staff to give us a renewed spirit.We have continued our quest for schoolimprovement in all areas of our school.The largest and most critical is the cur-
riculum and instruction of Pinewood stu-dents. The task is large and time consum-ing, but you continue to seekimprovement of this task with an ex-tremely positive attitude. In the end, allthis work will benefit our students as they
reach for the goal of grad-uation and becoming pro-ductive citizens.
Finally, I want to thankyou for having a servants'spirit. This can be verydifficult with the atmos-phere we have in manyschools today. This fac-ulty's willingness to al-ways go beyond what isrequired and to do so withan enthusiastic attitudehas renewed my beliefs inwhy Pinewood is such a
special place to be a part. My wish for theremainder of the school year is for all ofus to keep striving to meet our mission ofoffering a quality education in a Christianenvironment by using strict academicsand discipline to foster spiritual, intellec-tual and social growth.
Harold Roach, HeadmasterPinewood Christian Academy
Pinewood Christian Academy Headmaster
� see HAYES on page 4
