SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Gordon Central’s Corinna Freeman
KCaulder@CalhounTimes.com
Gordon Central High School senior Corinna Freeman plans to attend Dalton State University next fall to study psychology and music. Later, she plans to attend Georgia State University to earn a masters in psychology with an emphasis in behavior analysis.
Reflecting on her senior year, Freeman said she has struggled with the impact the local coronavirus outbreak had on schools. School closures caused by the pandemic made the already intimidating changes that seniors face as they prepare to enter the “adult world” more difficult and stressful.
“I viewed the last three months of high school as the time to get used to the idea of no longer being in high school, of being an adult and going to college and to get used to the idea that I might not see my friends again,” she said. “That was the time to say goodbye to friends and teachers. We were taught that prom and graduation was the reward for going to school for 14 years of our lives and then all the sudden there was the possibility that it was not going to happen anymore. It is scary to have your life change so drastically, so quickly, and not have any control over anything that was happening.”
Even so, Freeman said high school is a time she will always look back on fondly, particularly the memories she has from being involved with the school’s theater department and the Thespian Society. Not only did getting involved with both help her discover her passion for music, but they also helped her to develop an outlet for life’s stressors — one that has benefited her greatly during the last several months.
“I have always felt really connected to music and the way it lets you escape reality for a while to be someone different,” Freeman said.
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Gordon Central High School senior Corinna Freeman plans to attend Dalton State University next fall to study psychology and music.
A Rome man who had been wanted on a long list of charges after ditching his vehicle and escaping Calhoun Police Officers on foot during a traffic stop was booked into the Gordon County jail on Tuesday.
According to jail reports: Cornelius Tyrell Banks, 37, of 17 Sandy Beach Terrace, Rome, was arrested by the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office and charged with dangerous drugs, driving on the median, driving on the wrong side of the road, drugs to be kept in original container, failure to maintain lane, failure to use turn signal, fleeing/attempting to elude police officer, improper left or right turn, obedience to traffic control device, obstruction/ hindering of officer, open container violation, speeding and striking a fixed object.
Police say Banks sped away from a traffic stop on Monday, May 4, in speeds excessive of 100 mph, broke several traffic laws while driving into oncoming traffic, and then ditched the rental vehicle he was driving before fleeing on foot with a backpack, leaving an open beer and a bag of erectile dysfunction medication behind.
He was arrested Tuesday by the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office. surrounding Chattanooga, Tennessee, has made the list every year since 2017.
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