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Ebenezer Middle students sweep MLK Jr. Day prizes
11.27 MLK winners
Ebenezer Middle School students Georgiana Johnson, Sterling E. Morrison and Zakeria McCarr swept the MLK Day awards. - photo by Photo provided

Students at Ebenezer Middle School took all of the honors in the MLK Jr. Day Theme contest, according to EMS Principal Ramona Lovett.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day Committee announced its 2010 theme winners and invites students to participate in the poster and essay contests.

Students could use any one of the winning themes for posters and essays. The theme was “Dreamers of Today - Leaders of Tomorrow.”
The winners were: first place – Georgiana Johnson, eighth grade student at Ebenezer Middle School, teacher-Teshewanda Shuman, “Dreamers of Today - Leaders of Tomorrow”; second place – Sterling E. Morrison, eighth grade student at Ebenezer Middle School, teacher-Teshewanda Shuman, “Past Dreams – Future Changes”; third place – Zakeria McCarr, sixth grade student at Ebenezer Middle School, teacher-Julian Heyman, “Dr. King: The Dreamer of Change.”

Honorable mention went to Rakkia Smith, eighth grade student at Ebenezer Middle School, teacher-Jennifer Hayes, “A Better Future Means Listening to Our Past.”

Effingham School Board Approves $203M budget with Potential Property Tax Increase
2026 budget
This chart illustrates how the Effingham County School District’s $203 million general fund is allocated for fiscal year 2026, including spending on salaries, benefits, transportation, health services, and safety and security. (Courtesy of Effingham School District)
The Effingham County Board of Education approved a $203 million fiscal year 2026 budget Thursday night, reflecting an 11% increase over last year. The rise is largely due to an $8 million spike in health and retirement benefit costs for employees. To help cover the shortfall, the district may raise the property tax millage rate, potentially increasing homeowners’ taxes by up to 12 percent.
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