Cory Lytle, 12, of Conyers, and Newton Co. 4-H’er with his horse "KF California Dream." Lytle, a homeschool student, recently won first place in the Cloverleaf Western Showmanship, Pleasure, and Horsemanship riding competitions and was the overall Western Champion at the State 4-H Horse Show on June 8 in Perry. He also won first place in a Public Speaking competition. Last year he was also a Cloverleaf Champion in the Huntseat Division.

Open Campus Assistant Principal Frank Daniels was approved Thursday evening by the Board of Education to be the next Open Campus Principal. Current Principal Mike Mauriello will move to Davis Middle School to become principal there for the coming school year.