Riverwood names Shaw new principal In a news release, Riverwood International Charter School Wednesday announced the selection of Robert Shaw as the Sandy Springs public school’s new principal.
“I am excited about this new opportuni...
Atlanta Falcons fitness program honors Douglas County teacher Tara Arbegast of Bright Star Elementary School in Douglasville was among five teachers the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team recently named Teachers of the Year in its First Down for Fitness progra...
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Tom Spigolon tspigolon@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Douglasville council OKs rezoning for relocation of charter school The Douglasville City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a rezoning request from Douglas County Schools’ charter school Brighten Academy for a former church site where the school pla...
Riverdale duo learned valuable lessons under tough situations If persistence, hard work, dedication and time management are the keys to success, than Riverdale valedictorian Tiffany Pham and the school’s Bill Gates Millennium scholarship recipient, Nahom Ogba...
Avossa touts success of North Fulton’s schools Closing out the 2012-13 school year, Fulton County School Superintendent Robert Avossa counts the academic performance of North Fulton schools as one of the high points of the year.
“Our first focu...
Marist pals earn top student achievements Unlike most valedictorian and salutatorian distinctions, there is no competition between Marist’s top two students Jack Leahey and Jason Morris.
The scholars have been best buds since middle schoo...
Fulton school board approves tentative budget The Fulton County Board of Education gave tentative approval last week to a $1.17 billion total operating budget for the 2013-14 school year during its meeting at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School...
Atlanta district may sell property to Buckhead private school In an effort to offset a $60.9 million budget shortfall, Atlanta Public Schools is considering selling the property where Atlanta International School in Buckhead currently sits.
Atlanta Internatio...
Schools’ scores mixed in new evaluation system (UPDATED AT 6 P.M. THURSDAY WITH QUOTES FROM HEARDS FERRY ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL BRENT MCBRIDE REGARDING THAT SCHOOL'S SCORES.) The Georgia Department of Education Tuesday released both district an...
Paulding school district announces teacher of the year Paulding County School District named its Teacher of the Year last week during a luncheon at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.
Marc Pedersen, a science teacher at Paulding County High School, was...
May 16, 2013 08:20 AM | 0 | 10 |
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Adam Elrod aelrod@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Paulding school officials reflect on 2012-13 school year With the end of the school year near, Paulding County School District officials last week reflected on what they considered the high and low points of the year.
Superintendent Cliff Cole said overa...
May 16, 2013 08:15 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Adam Elrod aelrod@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Veterans, Marist celebrate Air Force major The Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association will honor Dunwoody native Maj. John L. Carroll for his patriotic sacrifice made Nov. 7, 1972. The group chooses an honoree each year and then rais...
May 15, 2013 12:47 PM | 0 | 5 |
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Bridgette Bonner bbonner@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
2013 graduation ceremonies Editor’s note: the following list of graduation ceremonies was compiled based on information from the schools’ websites and their staff.
School: Date - Location
Atlanta Girls’ School: Satu...
North Fulton seniors say goodbye High school graduations are right on the horizon for the class of 2013. Hundreds of local high school seniors will receive their diplomas at the following commencement ceremonies.
May 18
St. Franc...
North Fulton high schools name top students For their scholastic achievements, the following high school seniors are ranked the top students of the class of 2013.
Alpharetta High School: Valedictorian: Younji Lee Salutatorian: Katie Zheng
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North Fulton students receive scholarships The Kimberly-Clark Foundation, the charitable arm of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, announced the recipients of its 2013 Bright Futures college scholarship program. In Roswell, where Kimberly-Clark ha...
City, County CCRPI scores released for Bartow State School Superintendent John Barge released the first-ever Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) that measures schools and school districts on an easy-to-understand 100 poi...
Whitefield promotes interim headmaster to permanent role In a news release, the Whitefield Academy board of trustees Monday announced the appointment of Kevin Bracher, PhD, as headmaster of the Cobb County private school located near Vinings. Bracher had...
DeKalb school board finds $9 million in additional funds In one week’s time, financial experts for the DeKalb County School District shifted from presenting a budget with a $14.6 million challenge to one with a $9 million anticipated surplus for 2014.
I...
May 09, 2013 10:13 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Bridgette Bonner bonner@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Henry County scores above state in college, career readiness Henry County Schools beat Georgia’s scores on its first College and Career Ready Performance Index, measuring achievement and progress from the 2011-12 school year.
The index replaces the Adequate ...
Weber School head of school to resign next year In a news release, the Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community High School board announced Dr. Simcha Pearl will be stepping down as head of school at the end of the 2013-14 academic year.
Rebecca Mc...
Brookhaven students learn true meaning of charity For months now, second-grade students in Terry Camp’s class at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School in Brookhaven, have been doing various odds and ends in order to raise money for a worthy c...
Decatur teacher leaves classroom for own business After 12 years of teaching science in the City Schools of Decatur, Kris Webb is turning in her grade books and syllabi to open her own science educational enrichment company, The Science of Fun. Th...
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