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High schools enter gingerbread house competition

By Ty Tagami
Oct 31, 2011

Marietta High School in Cobb County, Druid Hills High in DeKalb and the Ben Franklin Academy in Atlanta are among more than 10 Georgia high schools competing in a gingerbread house competition .

The inaugural competition at Brasstown Valley Resorts will net $500 for the winner after a judging on Nov. 19. The entries will remain on display until Jan. 2.

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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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