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AJC special report: SAT scores rise with family wealth. A notable exception in state: Norcross High
The AJC education team looked at recently released 2013 SAT scores for metro Atlanta high schools and found something that critics have long said: Scores are closely tied to a factor beyond any student's aptitude: the amount of money their parents have. For its special report, the newspaper matched high ...
High School Rankings: Collins Hill, North Gwinnett tied atop AAAAAA
A victory over fifth-ranked Peachtree Ridge kept Collins Hill in a tie for first place with No. 1-ranked North Gwinnett in Region 7-AAAAAA. It also lifted the Eagles (5-0) into the Top 10 for the first time since 2011. Collins Hill (5-0, 3-0) plays at home Friday against eighth-ranked Norcross, ...
Metro Atlanta SAT scores tied to poverty
Anxious teenagers across Georgia who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test Saturday will earn scores that either open the door to a bright future or block the path to the college of their dreams. The results for the metro Atlanta class of 2013 indicate that, despite its name, SAT scores are ...
East-west transit trip reveals riders’ woes
Two and a half hours. That’s about how long it takes to fly nonstop from Atlanta to New York City. It’s also how long it took me to travel from Duluth to Marietta on metro Atlanta’s public transit systems. Is this the best that a world-class city can do? Voters ...
Deaths & Funerals
BARTOW COUNTYCora Lee Cagle, 72, of Cartersville died Saturday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, New Canaan Baptist Church. Parnick Jennings Funeral Home.CARROLL COUNTYMichael T. “Mickey” McBride, 74, of Sugar Hill, formerly of Villa Rica, died Friday. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Hillcrest Cemetery, Villa Rica. J. Collins Funeral Home.Hollis Elliott McHan, ...
FROM THE PREP ZONE BLOGS ON AJC.COM
Class AAAAAAEtowah and Collins Hill, the only unbeaten and unranked teams in AAAAAA, made strong cases for themselves Friday, each beating undefeated Top 10 teams.Collins Hill defeated No. 5 Peachtree Ridge 35-28, and Etowah defeated No. 9 Milton 24-15. Collins Hill (5-0, 3-0) and No. 1-ranked North Gwinnett (5-0, 3-0) ...
Friday's Scores
PREP FOOTBALL Adairsville 31, North Murray 21 Alexander 27, Shaw 7 Allatoona 35, New Manchester 28 Appling County 38, Pierce County 20 Aquinas 24, Hancock Central 0 Archer 45, Shiloh 16 B.E.S.T. Academy 41, Haralson County 7 Bacon County 21, Long County 6 Baconton 27, North Cobb Christian 19 Baldwin ...
COLLINS HILL 35, PEACHTREE RIDGE 28
Collins Hill quarterback Tyler Herman passed for 439 yards and four touchdowns, including a 65-yarder to Grant McDonald for the go-ahead score, rallying the Eagles past No. 5 Peachtree Ridge 35-28 on Friday in a back-and-forth thriller between Gwinnett County unbeaten teams.Collins Hill tied the score 28-28 on a 27-yard ...
3 Norcross teens arrested on rape charges
Three Norcross teenagers have been arrested and charged in the rape of a woman behind a restaurant on Buford Highway. Victor Cruz-Ramirez, 16, Marvin Leonel Sanchez, 16, and Kevin Dominguez, 18, are students at Norcross High School, according to police. They have been charged with rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated battery, ...
Deaths and funerals
ATLANTAStevan Clements, 68, died Wednesday. Private service to be held. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Chamblee.Sanford Schmerling, 85, died Friday. Graveside service, 1 p.m. Sunday, Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Chamblee.CARROLL COUNTYFranklin Charles Mitchell, 73, of Carrollton died Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville.Larry ...
Georgia State's Ulrick John on Alabama's front seven
Continuing our series of blogs this week on Alabama’s playmakers, Georgia State tackle Ulrick John provides his thoughts on the Tide’s front seven. John (608, 290 pounds) will likely see a lot of linebacker Adrian Hubbard (6-6, 252). The junior from Norcross High has 13 tackles, two tackles for loss ...
Our Town: Norcross Artists create doors to hope
Shelly Howard finds inspiration in the oddest places. One of her latest brainstorms struck in the middle of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Lawrenceville. “I wasn’t that familiar with the store and how it connected to Habitat, but I’d heard they had a lot of interesting pieces,” said Howard, ...
Thursday's Scores
Volleyball Aitkin def. Rush City, 28-26, 21-25, 25-15, 25-22 Alden-Conger def. Truman, 25-11, 25-10, 25-19 Apple Valley def. Bloomington Kennedy, 25-16, 25-20, 25-14 Bagley def. Waubun, 24-26, 24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 15-10 Barnesville def. Breckenridge, 25-18, 25-20, 25-12 Battle Lake def. Underwood, 25-17, 25-13, 25-18 Becker def. Foley, 25-13, 13-25, 25-14, ...
What’s new on metro dining scene
Norcross Station Café loses lease after 20 yearsNorcross Station Café, the popular restaurant that has occupied the old train depot in the Gwinnett city’s downtown for 20 years, is being forced to move. When its lease came up for renewal, the city was required by law to award it to ...
County by county news for Friday
COBB Powder Springs hires finance director The Powder Springs City Council voted to approve Diana Belanger as the city’s new finance director, the fifth since 2007. She will be paid a $72,000 annual salary instead of the $85,000 yearly salary paid to her two predecessors. The last day for Amy ...
MyAJC's expanded high school predictions
It’s hard to imagine that any team in state history has put together a more impressive non-region portion of the schedule than what Lovett has accomplished this season. The Class AA No. 2 Lions opened the season with four games against ranked teams from higher classifications and then went out ...
HS football: Weekend predictions
It’s hard to imagine that any team in state history has put together a more impressive non-region portion of the schedule than what Lovett has accomplished this season. The Class AA No. 2 Lions opened the season with four games against ranked teams from higher classifications and then went out ...
Norcross Station Café closing, lease outbid
The landmark Norcross Station Café’ has lost a bid to renew their lease for the historic 100-year old train depot located at the center of town. As required by Georgia law, Norcross opened the lease up for sealed bid at the end of December. Two sealed bids were submitted with ...
County by county news for Thursday
COBB Paving work to close down ramps next weekend The ramps from Interstate 75 North and Southbound to State Route 120 Alternate (North Marietta Loop) will be closed the evening of Oct. 11 until 5 a.m. Oct. 14 at 5 a.m. to repave the North Loop. In addition, the North ...
Best Bets | Oct. 2 - Oct. 8
Keep up with everything going on around Atlanta this weekend and beyond with AJC Current ATL. FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC. Atlanta Greek Festival. Oct. 3-6. $5. Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2500 Clairmont Road N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantagreekfestival.org. Paulding Salute America 2013 Air Show. 1:30 p.m. Oct. 5-6. $15 for one-day ticket; $11 ages ...
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