If you've never seen school district employees hip hopping to dance music, now's your chance. A team of broadcast production students in Cobb County got scores of grownups to goof for the camera -- strutting and lip synching in homemade costumes -- for a music video welcoming new superintendent Michael Hinojosa to the district.
The video, set to the foot-tapping tune "Dynamite" by British artist Taio Cruz, was choreographed and produced by students from Harrison High School. "It's a fun way to introduce Dr. Hinojosa to school staff and get everyone into the back-to-school spirit," school district spokesman Doug Goodwin said.
It was shot in two hours last month, and the only cost for the district was the $100 to rent the video equipment, Goodwin said. TY TAGAMI
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WellStar Health System will pay for concussion testing for approximately 1,000 student athletes at North Paulding and Hiram High Schools. WellStar announced a similar partnership in May with Cobb County schools. Student athletes participating in all sports, including cheerleading, are eligible. The athletes are offered a baseline test that can be used for comparison purposes if there is an injury. If a baseline was not obtained, national baseline standards can be used to assess an injured student. The concussion tests, administered by an athletic trainer at each school, will be done through a computerized program that measures multiple aspects of the athlete’s cognitive functioning, including attention span, working memory, sustained and selective attention time and reaction time. CARRIE TEEGARDIN
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Two metro women have been taken into custody on charges they fraudulently cashed $170,000 in federal and state tax refund checks, the GBI said.
April Nicole Brown, 27, of Atlanta, was arrested Monday after the GBI's office in Calhoun received a tip about her location. Michelle Brooks-Powell, 39, of Acworth, also was recently taken into custody. The two women, who allegedly committed their crimes at a check-cashing business in Acworth, face charges of theft by taking and forgery, the GBI said. BILL RANKIN
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