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Students compete against celebrities in school fundraiser

By Mark Niesse
March 14, 2014

Celebrities will challenge students from KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools in a March 27 game show fundraiser for the charter school network.

“Are You Smarter than a KIPPster” contestants include comedian Jeff Foxworthy, Atlanta Falcons defensive end Jonathan Massaquoi, Morehouse College President Silvanus Wilson Jr., Channel 2 Action News anchor John Bachman and others.

The event will raise money for KIPP’s seven Atlanta-area schools.

About the Author

Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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