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The Georgia Association for Gifted Children has named Melissa Lohr as their 2020 Parent of the Year. She serves as the parent liaison at Flat Rock Middle School in Fayette County.
The Georgia Association for Gifted Children has named Melissa Lohr as their 2020 Parent of the Year. She serves as the parent liaison at Flat Rock Middle School in Fayette County.
By Pamela Miller
March 5, 2020

Annalise Bernardino and Regan Cochran of Johns Creek and Daulton Wightman of Marietta graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 20.

Patrick Ryan Ruttinger of Roswell graduated from Baylor University Law School on Feb. 8.

Marielle Kouassi and John Oruongo of Atlanta graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December.

Jihyeon Park, a junior at North Gwinnett High School is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA on June 24-26.

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