Betsy Hill has attended Stratford Academy since the fourth grade. During her nine years at The Academy, Betsy has participated in Key Club, Pep Club, and Spanish Club. She is a member of  the varsity cheerleading squad, and she played volleyball and tennis in freshman year. “I have enjoyed every moment with my friends in cheerleading,” she said. “ I like the uniform. So cute!” Betsy has had many great times at Stratford, and she has cherished every moment. "My favorite memory was the Washington trip in sixth grade,'' she said. "It took nine hours on a bus, and I got to room with my three best friends.'' Betsy has loved all her teachers. Her favorite teacher is U.S History teacher Mr. Stephen O’Hara. “He is my favorite teacher because I think his history class is very interesting,” she said. “I also really like history because history always easy for me.” Betsy will be attending the University of Alabama.         

People can make a difference. That’s what members of the Ecology Club are learning. The Ecology Club has been around for many years. Mr. Brad Hutchinson, a past U.S. history teacher, was adviser of the club before Mrs. Theresa Ferrari. After Mrs. Ferrari, math teacher Mrs. Jessica Jaquith took over. Now, upper school biology teacher Mrs. Candace Bridges is the adviser. In October, club members went on a river cleanup at Amerson Water Park and managed to pick up pounds of trash with only 12 people. They went to Bowman Creek afterward and saw how much litter and pollution comes from the interstate. “They didn’t realize how throwing one Chick-fil-A cup out could accumulate if everybody does it, so they got to see how disgusting people really are,” Mrs. Bridges said. The club has many activities and goals for this year. Students hope to contact the Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful  about adopting Peake Road as a project and keeping it litter-free. They plan on going on hikes this month and in the winter, watching documentaries about nature. “And it is just a good experience to get outside,'' Mrs. Bridges said. "A lot of kids are so into their technology now, so they don’t realize that everything around them is so beautiful.'' Members of the Ecology Club at recent river clean-up.