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Keen follows Keel to GRU
Georgia Southern alum to be chief of staff at Augusta school
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Russell Keen
Russell Keen, Georgia Southern University’s vice president for external affairs, is leaving to join Georgia Regents University as executive vice president for external relations and chief of staff to incoming GRU President Brooks A. Keel.Keel, who was president at Georgia Southern in Statesboro for more than five years, takes office Monday as president of Georgia Regents University in Augusta. Keen, the transitioning vice president, will begin his new role July 27."While I am honored to be chosen by Dr. Keel to serve as his chief of staff at GRU, it is with a heavy heart that I leave Georgia Southern,” Keen said in the news release announcing his departure. “The university has been part of my life for a very long time.
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'Vaudeville: Drafted' is Saturday at Statesboro High
Annual variety show is set for 7 p.m. in school auditorium
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Madison Harvey plays dual roles as she performs "Think Of Me" from the musical Phantom of the Opera during rehearsal for Statesboro High's annual Vaudeville variety show. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

In this year's variety show, "Vaudeville: Drafted," one of the show's fabulous emcees receives a draft notice....but not from the military. She'll have to make a choice, but what will she choose? The creative story line is intermingled with fabulous singing, dancing and comedy acts.

A single show will be presented Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at the Statesboro High School auditorium. The show will feature songs, dances and comedy sketches chosen and performed by students. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and can be purchased at https://gofan.co/app/school/GA11899

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Classmates sway to the music as Katy Zan Embry rehearses her version of "Tennessee Orange" for Statesboro High's "Vaudeville: Drafted" show. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

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Gabby Devine, left, and Carley Peden practice their routine from the musical "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

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Statesboro High seniors practice "Thank You for the Music" from Mamma Mia with rehearsal for Statesboro High's Vaudeville: Drafted show. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

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