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HAPPENINGS:

THE BEACON

"Lighting the Way for Tomorrow's Leaders"

Volume 2 / Issue 2

M. Ann Levett, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Savannah-Chatham County

Public School System

208 Bull Street

Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 395-5600

SCHOOL BOARD Jolene Byrne

President

Julie M. Wade

District 1

Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown

District 2

Cornelia H. Hall

District 3

Shawn A. Kachmar

District 4

Irene Hines

District 5

Larry Lower, Vice-President

District 6

Michael Johnson

Vice-President Pro-Tempore

District 7

Ruby Jones

District 8

SAVANNAH FIRE RECOGNIZES TEEN HERO!!

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Savannah Fire Chief Charles G. Middleton

recognized teen hero Taequan Mitchell for rescuing his 85-year-old

neighbor from a burning home. Taequan was honored on the steps of his

home.

Just before 10 p.m. Monday night Taequan’s mother and uncle noticed

smoke streaming from the home of their elderly neighbor, Stephen

Solomon, at 2238 Alaska St. They sent Taequan across the street to

investigate. When Taequan realized that the air conditioning unit in Mr.

Solomon’s bedroom window was on fire, he asked his mother to call the

fire department and attempted to alert Solomon to the danger. However

Mr. Solomon was asleep in the burning room. Taequan, a 17-year-old

Savannah High School Student, entered the home, woke Mr. Solomon,

pulled him from the house and waited with him until Savannah Fire

arrived to extinguish the blaze.

Not only did Taequan exhibit exemplary bravery, he had the foresight to

close the door of the burning room, which helped to prevent the fire and

smoke from spreading throughout the structure. Savannah Fire arrived

on scene within three minutes of receiving the call and quickly

extinguished the blaze. Although Mr. Solomon will be displaced from the

home until the power is restored, the fire was contained to the bedroom

and no one was injured.

Savannah Fire would like to extend our sincere gratitude and

appreciation for the selfless and life-saving actions of Taequan Mitchell.

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COMCAST SURPRISES 100 SCCPSS STUDENTS WITH

LAPTOPS AT DIGITAL LITERACY RALLY!!

There were smiles all around at Butler Elementary School on

Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 as Comcast partnered with

Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools to host a digital

literacy assembly. During the assembly, one hundred students

from Butler Elementary, Mercer Middle and Myers Middle were

surprised with the gift of laptop computers from Comcast!

Comcast Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen joined national spokespeople and U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando to speak at the school assembly about the importance of using the internet for school work. The Olympic champions told the students about their childhood using dial-up internet in a North Dakota home with a family of eight. They said the experience of trying to get their schoolwork done with limited access helped them understand the struggles that students without access may have and made them want to do all they could to advocate for better access for students.

According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, 81

percent of all U.S. households subscribe to broadband at home,

but only 63 percent of households with an annual income of less

than $35,000 do. To attack that problem, Comcast’s Internet

Essentials program partners with SCCPSS and others around the

nation to provide an integrated, wrap-around design meant to

address each of the three major barriers to broadband adoption

that research has identified. These include: a lack of digital

literacy skills, the lack of a computer, and the absence of a low-

cost Internet service.

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