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Students Launch Talk Show at Hasty Elementary

Laney Cline, a third-grader at Hasty Elementary School, launched the school's first student talk show recently after talking with Principal Izell McGruder during lunch. Principal McGruder has lunch with students every day to interact with them on a more personal level and gain insight into their interests, talents and backgrounds. Recently during lunch, Laney shared her ideas about starting a student talk show, "The Mysteries of Life with Laney Cline." Laney is the granddaughter of Marguerite Cline, former mayor of Waleska; former superintendent of Cherokee County School District; and who hosted her own TV talk show for many years.

Laney and her friends were given the go-ahead to create the show, which airs after the school's morning news program. The girls created scripts, a theme song, backdrops and sets. The first episode aired April 25, and the topic was, "What Happens in the Teachers' Lounge?" Laney served as host and interviewed her teacher, Mandy Koch. The other girls served as producers, musical arrangers and writers. Principal McGruder said the show is just one example of the creativity he has seen sparked in students since the school was named a Fine Arts Academy at the start of the 2012-13 school year.