Sharpe Brothers visit Glennville, speak to students, honored with Sharpe Field, and serve as Parade Grand Marshals
It was a busy weekend in Glennville with all of the Sweet Onion Festivities this past weekend! In addition, there was a lot of hype around Glennville’s native sons, Shannon and Sterling Sharpe, returning to their hometown. Both former NFL players visited with students on Friday and were honored that afternoon with the official naming of the football field at Glennville Middle School as “Sharpe Field.” The two began their highly successful football careers in the endzones of the field in Glennville. On Saturday, they served as Grand Marshals in the 36th annual Gennville Sweet Onion Festival and spoke at the noon program, signing autographs for fans afterwards.
Allison Cobb, Editor of The Tattnall Journal and local photographer, took many photos of the Sharpes with fans at the various events. Those photos are being provided free of charge and you may view and download them at http://allisoncobb.zenfolio.com/sharpe. In addition, if you would like to hear the audio recordings of their speeches, you can listen to those on Allison’s website HERE.
The Sharpe Day Committee is still seeking sponsors from the community, both corporate and individuals, to help finish financing the gate and signs for the GMS football field, which has been formally named “Sharpe Field.” There are five sponsorship levels: Bronze $250-$749; Silver $750-$1249, Gold $1250-$2499, Platinum $2500-$4999 and Diamond $5,000+. Sponsors will be recognized on the plaques to be placed permanently on the gate. All donations are appreciated. Checks can be mailed to: Sharpe Day Committee, c/o Tattnall County Board of Education, P.O. Box 157, Reidsville, GA 30453.
To download a copy of the letter, sponsorship form and drawing of the gate plans, click HERE.
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High school graduations are this weekend!
Tattnall County High School’s (TCHS) 19th Annual Commencement Exercises are scheduled for Friday, May 18, at 8:00 p.m. at Warrior Stadium. Over 170 seniors are candidates for graduation. In the event of rain, the graduation ceremonies will take place on Saturday morning at 9:00 at Warrior Stadium. Parents of graduating seniors will be provided an opportunity to sit on the field at graduation. Each graduating senior will receive two yellow “parent tickets” at graduation practice on Friday, May 18, at 8:15 a.m. These tickets will allow parents to sit on the field, but the parents must have the ticket in hand in order to be permitted onto the field. Please understand that each senior is entitled to two tickets only.
Pinewood Christian Academy will salute the 2012 graduates during Commencement services on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at 7 p.m. at the school in Bellville. Headmaster Clint Welch invites the community to come out and help celebrate this milestone in the lives of this year’s Pinewood Christian Academy seniors.
To download and read this year’s Graduation Edition, click HERE!
The Tattnall Journal is a weekly community newspaper covering all of Tattnall County. In addition to publishing the newspaper, Tattnall Printing also provides a variety of commercial printing services from business cards and brochures to books and banners.