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Cooking program kicks off homework center at Marietta school

By Ty Tagami
Dec 9, 2011

A chef will teach students at Dunleith Elementary School about nutrition and cooking at a celebration Thursday of a new homework center there.

It is among several such centers funded by SCANA Energy in schools across Georgia. The centers, staffed by teachers, offer a place for students to do homework and learn to study.

The non-profit group Cooking Matters will run the demonstration from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the school, 120 Saine Drive SW in Marietta.

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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.

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