Montogomery Elementary School in DeKalb raised about $48,000 for their school with its 9-day Boosterthon Fun Run on Sept. 13. A total of 720 students participated in the year’s run, which had the theme Camp High Five. This new theme includes different character lessons — such as respecting others, not bullying and showing sportsmanship — for each day. The theme was is integrated into curriculum and represented by a daily hand gesture. Boosterthon will reach 60,000 students in almost 100 Atlanta schools. Nationwide, it will reach 700,000 students this school year.
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Cobb County's Classified Employees of the Year include: Kathy Porter from Tritt Elementary School, Gail Thomas from Dickerson Middle School, Kathy Jordan from Kennesaw Mountain High School and Jennie Hellriegel from the school district. The Georgia Physical Education Teacher of the Year is Mountain View Elementary School's Brian Devore. He will now compete at the district level against the rest of the Southeast region.
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A local organization, Atlanta Grandmothers for Peace, will award three Metro Atlanta high school students with a cash reward in the Peace Essay Contest. The sponsor asks students 16 to 19 to write a 600-word essay exploring the use of drones in warfare, including which actions we should permit for drones and whether or not we should be concerned about drones target U.S. citizens. Based on originality, content and style, a panel of writers, educators and peacemakers will choose three winners. The first place winner will receive $500, the second place winner will receive $300 and the third place winner will receive $100. At the last public announcement of the winners, U.S. Congressman John Lewis presented the winners with their rewards.
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More than 300 children and parents recently attempted to break a world record for the largest shared reading experience as part of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record. The campaign aims to bring awareness to the importance of early education. A The Imaginators, a Children’s Museum troop performed at the event.
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Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School students were recognized in a special way on Thursday at the Chastain Park Conservancy’s annual fall fundraiser, “On a Green and White Night of Stars.” HIES received the CPC’s Volunteer Star Award in the local school category.
In the last year, Holy Innocents’ students have contributed to several Chastain projects, such as clearing trails, cleaning the park on the Great Day of Service, helping with a “TriPATHlon” event, staffing fundraisers, and assisting with the Walk Chastain user demographics study.
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