The hoop and stick — what could be considered the Xboxes of the 1700s — were given a try when students at Alpharetta Elementary recently celebrated Colonial History Day with Captain Sadler’s History Camps. The students learned about ciphers, block printing and colonial dress. They also experienced a recreation of the school room of the past.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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