William James Middle awarded GSU eagle sculpture

7th-grader wins design contest

William James Middle School seventh grader Kelsey Fallin, 12, bottom right, gets a round of applause from Georgia Southern University mascot Gus and principal Mike Yawn, top, after winning first place for her design in the county-wide Eagle Nation on Parade contest staged by Georgia Southern University. The design was one of more than 460 submitted by Bulloch County Schools students and will be applied to a six-foot-tall eagle sculpture which will be displayed at the school.

W 121812 EAGLE PARADE 01 — William James Middle School seventh grader Kelsey Fallin, 12, bottom right, gets a round of applause from Georgia Southern University mascot Gus and principal Mike Yawn, top, after winning first place for her design in the county-wide Eagle Nation on Parade contest staged by Georgia Southern University. The design was one of more than 460 submitted by Bulloch County Schools students and will be applied to a six-foot-tall eagle sculpture which will be displayed at the school.

Seventh-grade art student Kelsey Fallin was announced Tuesday as the winner of the inaugural Georgia Southern University Eagle Nation in Education contest, awarding her the chance to personally design an eagle sculpture for her school. University President Brooks Keel, Bulloch County Schools Superintendent Charles Wilson, and several school representatives revealed the news during a morning ceremony at Kelsey’s school, William James Middle. Kelsey, emotional when accepting the honor, was given a standing ovation by classmates, teachers and parents in the school cafeteria.

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