Education
Education

Superintendent to give state of district address at Arabia Mountain High

By Ty Tagami
Sept 26, 2012

The DeKalb County schools superintendent is scheduled to give a state of the district address Thursday evening at Arabia Mountain High School.

Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson will speak to parents from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the event, hosted by the South DeKalb Parent Council.

Arabia Mountain High is at 6610 Browns Mill Rd., south of downtown Lithonia. Atkinson has been talking to parents at high schools across the county about her first year as superintendent.

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

Follow Ty Tagami on facebookFollow Ty Tagami on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Students stand on a balcony at the John Lewis Student Center on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Georgia Tech prepares to limit spending as shutdown continues

Georgia Tech braces for spending slowdown as government shutdown continues.

City Schools of Decatur considers closing K‑2 school

Possible closure of City of Decatur elementary school draws opposition from parents.

Georgia students still outpacing national average on ACT. See results by school.

Find out how your child's school and district performed on the college entrance exam.

Featured

Known as a dogged investigator, Ashleigh Merchant made a name for herself in Cobb County’s tight-knit legal community by taking big swings. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Meet the lawyer who derailed Georgia’s prosecution of Donald Trump

Ashleigh Merchant was derided for digging into Fani Willis’ sex life. After the Fulton DA‘s ouster, she feels vindicated.

DeKalb’s seniors take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ rally

Among the protesters along Clairmont Road in DeKalb County was 102-year-old Suzanne Goodell, as well as dozens of residents from a nearby senior living community.

As dream matchup shapes up, Georgia Tech and Georgia are quite alike

Georgia and Georgia Tech are on parallel paths in a season that could end in the most consequential meeting between the rivals in 80 years.