Fulton County Schools has been named a first-place winner in the 19th annual Magna Awards program. Sponsored by the National School Boards Association’s American School Board Journal, the award recognizes districts for programs advancing student learning and encouraging community involvement in schools. Fulton was recognized for restructuring as a charter school system.The charter model allows schools to use resources in a targeted manner to better support student achievement and curriculum innovation.
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Two University of Georgia Honors students are among 50 students nationwide who have been awarded 2013 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Scholarships. The scholarships of up to $5,000 are awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors pursuing careers focused on environmental or Native American public policy. UGA has had 12 Udall scholars in 10 years. This year's recipients are Sara Black, a junior in the UGA Foundation Fellows Program from Birmingham, Ala., and Ian Karra, a junior from Roswell. Black is pursuing degrees in anthropology and in ecology. Karra is pursuing degrees in economics and finance.
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Five Fulton County seniors have been named winners in the 49th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program, an academic competition for African-American high school students. Each has won a $2,500 cash prize or an equivalent scholarship. They are: Amanda L. Richards, Alpharetta High School; Justin O. Bryant, Northview High School; Morgan Green and Taylor M. Green, Roswell High; and Helena Baldwin, Tri-Cities High School.
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Thirty-six DeKalb County students have been selected as finalists for the Georgia Governor's Honors Program. The program recognized gifted and talented high school juniors and takes place this summer at Valdosta State University. The finalists are: Amera Dixon, Arabia Mountain High School; Swapnil Agrawal, Sounak Das, Kunal Goel, Solina Jean-Louis, Lizaremi Luna-Sousam and Kavi Pandian, Chamblee Charter High School; Cristian Padilla, Cross Keys High School; Rachelle Clark, Michelle Dennis, Lorne Feeser, Darya Mack, Emma Rary and Colbie Zeno, DeKalb School of the Arts; Arthur Foley, Ian Hinze, Adriano Iqbal, Linh Phan, Jacob Pierce, Connor Spruell and Meera White, Druid Hills High School; Zachary Bloomberg, Elizabeth Cleary, Jeanne Davis,Thomas Dellaert, Josh Galerstein, Mallory Harris, Joshua Klein, Mary Elizabeth Lee, Robin Spratling and Jacky Zhu, Dunwoody High School; Emma Heneine, Grace McKenna, Zack Shepherd, Alisha Stupp and Allyn Waller, Lakeside High School.
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