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Georgia Tech professor leads Mountain Park Elementary science lab
At Mountain Park Elementary School in Roswell, the children are excited about science — really excited. Their school is one of only two elementary schools in north Fulton with a dedicated science lab. The lab is run by award-winning Georgia Tech faculty member, principal research scientist, and MPE parent Michael ...
Hispanic enrollment surges in metro schools
The minority population boom is echoing through the region’s classrooms. Enrollment of Hispanic students rose dramatically between 2000 and 2012 while enrollment of white students in metro Atlanta declined by about 30,000. The number of Hispanic students jumped by more than 100,000 in those dozen years, according to figures released ...
Vashaw resigns from Gwinnett County school system
Frank Vashaw, a history teacher and baseball coach at North Gwinnett High School, has resigned, citing personal reasons, school system officials said Wednesday. Questions had been raised about Vashaw’s role in the possible inappropriate use of school facilities, the details of which were not disclosed. Vashaw, it was alleged, did ...
Lacrosse summer camp set at Centennial High
The 2013 Centennial Girls Lacrosse Junior Knights Summer Camp is set for June 17-20 at Centennial High School stadium. The camp, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon each day, is for students who will be in fourth grade through ninth grade in the fall. The cost of the camp ...
A valedictorian’s story
Everybody at Charles R. Drew High School in Clayton County knew valedictorian Chelesa Fearce was a superstar: an astounding 4.5 GPA, a class-high 1900 on the SAT and a career aspiration as a cancer-fighting doctor. Few knew she was homeless. Until Thursday. “I wasn’t embarrassed [about being homeless],” Chelesa said. ...
Arts will play a part in Henry County’s new school within a school
Some Stockbridge High School students will be a part of the inaugural Stockbridge STEAM Academy program when the 2013-2014 school year starts in August. The newest “school within a school,” as Principal Eric Watson describes it, will aim to provide a student-centered interdisciplinary education, focused on science, technology, engineering, arts ...
Library group recognized for teaming up with Alpharetta Elementary
The Friends of the Alpharetta Library recently was recognized by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce for its outstanding partnership with Alpharetta Elementary School. The group works within the Alpharetta community to advocate literacy. And to expand its efforts, the group created a partnership with Alpharetta Elementary in 2011. ...
DeKalb moves all graduations out of churches
Unlike in years past, none of the DeKalb County high school graduation ceremonies are occurring in churches this year. All 26 DeKalb high school commencements are in secular venues such as the Georgia World Congress Center, the Atlanta Civic Center, the Fox Theatre, or school facilities, including outdoor stadiums. A ...
Students, firefighters share the joy of reading
They call their program “fired up for reading.” Volunteers from the Alpharetta Fire Department have been visiting the first grade classes at Alpharetta Elementary School and reading with the students. One first grader, Jeremiah Johnson from Ms. Lora Keys’ class, won a year-end drawing and was given a ride to ...
Alpharetta Elementary students put focus on famous figures in history
Fourth and fifth graders at Alpharetta Elementary School hosted what they hope will be their first annual Living Wax Museum last week. Students chose an important historical figure that they learned about during the school year. Students were expected to research, write and memorize a one- to two-minute speech about ...
15 Alpharetta Elementary students participapte in Special Olympics Summer State Games
Fifteen athletes from Alpharetta Elementary School in the Special Olympics Summer State Games at Emory University last weekend. There were smiles all around. Student athletes from the north Fulton school competed in track and field events. Athletes ran in a variety of dashes and the softball throw. Participating were: Jacob ...
5 Gwinnett students claiming $2,500 scholarships
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced that five Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) seniors made this year’s National Merit Scholars list, with each earning a scholarship for $2,500. The National Merit Scholars are part of a group of distinguished students nationwide judged to have the strongest combination of ...
Leadership breakfast focuses on education
Tuesday is the deadline to register to hear Sajan George discuss the future of education at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s leadership breakfast. The breakfast is set for 8 a.m. Thursday at The Georgian Club, 100 Galleria Parkway, Suite 1700, Atlanta 30339. George is CEO and founder of Matchbook Learning, ...
Students launch balloons and see returns
Balloons were launched by students at Morrow Middle School as part of an Earth Day Project and classroom studies on wind and the atmosphere. Sixth grade student Julie Nguyen released her helium balloon with high hopes the balloon and an attached message would travel far and be mailed back to ...
More preK students to benefit from summer school
Georgia this year is doubling the number of very young children it will have in summer school — hoping to get them on track for kindergarten. About 2,000 of the state’s 4- and 5-year-olds — half from metro Atlanta — will be participating in an abbreviated version of the state’s ...
Gwinnett schools new budget
Gwinnett, the state’s largest school district, won’t be furloughing employees or increasing class sizes under a 2014 budget unanimously approved Thursday night by the school board. Total spending for the district was set at $1.76 billion, with about $1.3 billion earmarked for day-to-day operations. The district has designated $6.2 million ...
The Cottage School hosts graduation
The Cottage School will host graduation ceremonies at 11 a.m. on May 24. The ceremonies will be in the school’s Cougar Center. Eighteen seniors will be graduating, including 12 HOPE scholars. Bob Hagan, president of the school’s board of directors, will present the diplomas. The Cottage School is a private ...
Braves Fan Club recognizes top high school baseball players
The top high school baseball players in metro Atlanta will be honored at the Braves 400 Fan Club’s Annual High School All-Star Luncheon on May 30 at Turner Field’s 755 Club. The Braves 400 Fan Club supports baseball at all levels in the community. Many of the award winners at ...
Providence Christian names valedictorian, salutatorian
Providence Christian Academy in Lilburn has announced that, for the Class of 2013, Amanda Piehler is the valedictorian and Brittany Dubay is salutatorian. The school has 94 graduates this year, including 58 who will graduate with honors. The school’s graduation ceremony is set for 10 a.m. May 25 at Mount ...
Shiloh Middle earns state kudos
Gwinnett County’s Shiloh Middle School was recognized last week with the Georgia Department of Education’s Family-Friendly Partnership School Award. It is one of four schools receiving the honor this school year. Also recognized were schools in the city of Gainesville and Glynn and Cherokee counties. Shiloh Middle was lauded for ...
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