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ATLANTA – Three current Georgia Department of Corrections inmates and 14 others have been charged federally for their roles in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy operating from within prison walls.
A Roswell man was also charged in connection with the crime. Inmates across several prisons are accused of directing and managing the activities of brokers, distributers and runners out-
side of prison via the use of contraband cellular telephones.
The inmates are accused of coor-dinating illegal drug transactions and controlling and managing the distri-bution of illegal narcotics throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area and the southeast region of the United States. Among those charged was Troy Oneal Watkins, 46, of Roswell. He faces charges of conspiring to distribute at least 50 grams of methamphetamine and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
“Once again, inmates have gained
access to contraband cellular tele-phones and used them to organize and manage an extensive criminal enter-prise from inside prison,” said U.S. Attorney John Horn. “This indictment alleges that these inmates capitalized on their near-unfettered access to cell phones to not only continue their crim-inal activities, but to direct the criminal activities of others outside of prison. It makes no sense that, where prison is supposed to remove criminals from our community and rehabilitate them, the inmates continue to victimize society from behind prison bars.”
17 charged in prison drug traffickingRoswell man among those charged
DUI arrests ► Katy Jo Watkins, 33, of Duluth, was
arrested Dec. 20 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, failure to maintain lane and no headlights.
► Danian Jahmar Thomas, 32, of Snellville, was arrested Dec. 20 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI.
► Jose Luis Hernandez, 31, of Lake Union Hill Way, Alpharetta, was arrested Dec. 24 on Cogburn Road in Milton for DUI, failure to maintain lane, too fast for conditions and no license.
► Richard Charles Drew, 41, of Ball
Ground, was arrested Dec. 23 on Freemanville Road in Milton for DUI and failure to stop at a stop sign.
► Anthony Leroy Simpson, 23, of Oxbo Road, Roswell, was arrested Nov. 20 on Ga. 9 in Roswell for DUI.
► Cynthia L. Hickson, 52, of Decatur, was arrested Nov. 21 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI, follow-ing too close, hit and run and posses-sion of a controlled substance.
► Brendan Louis Gellerstein, 23, of Norcross, was arrested Nov. 22 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI and speeding.
► Dionyah Gabriel Jordan, 28, of Holcombs Pond Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Nov. 23 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Lee C. Haggins, 27, of Sandy Springs, was arrested Nov. 25 on Atlanta Street in Roswell for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
DRUG arrests ► Tina M. Addo, 53, of Evergreen
Valley Way, Johns Creek, was arrested Dec. 23 on Taylor Road in Johns Creek for possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug-related items, speeding and obstruction of an officer.
► Robert Alexander Salomone, 23, of North Park Lane, Milton, was arrested Dec. 25 on Hopewell Plantation Drive in Alpharetta for possession of mari-juana.
► Briana Renae Fairley, 25, of Gran Court, Roswell, was arrested Nov. 24 on Chads Ford Way in Roswell for pos-session of marijuana.
► Shemariah Danielle Rodrigues, 24, of Norcross, was arrested Nov. 21 on Nesbit Ferry Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
DUIS & DRUGSAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.
Lost: set of gold teethALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Lithonia resident
is asking people to keep an eye out for his lost gold teeth. The victim told po-lice he was with fellow employees Jan. 7 getting lunch. Before eating lunch, he took out his eight gold teeth – which covered his top and bottom front teeth – and placed them in a bag that he hid in the rear cushion of the company van. When he finished eating lunch, the victim could not locate the teeth in the van. The teeth are valued at $1,200.
Coin theft suspectedALPHARETTA, Ga. – An Alpharetta resident suspected his son of stealing $20,000 in rare coins from his home Dec. 28. The victim told police he kept his coins in a briefcase and that two-thirds of the collection was missing. The son allegedly admitted to taking the
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What is astigmatism?Astigmatism occurs when the cornea, which is the clear front surface of the eye, or the lens inside the eye have diff erent amounts of focusing power vertically and horizontally. Ideally, the cornea is sphere shaped, like a baseball, and images are focused on a single spot resulting in clear vision. If the cornea has an oblong shape, like a football, images are focused on 2 diff erent spots resulting in blurry vision.
How does cataract surgery aff ect astigmatism?When a cataract, the natural human lens that has gotten cloudy, is re-moved during cataract surgery and replaced with a clear artifi cial lens, all of the astigmatism arising from the lens is also removed. The astig-matism that remains is caused by the oblong shape of the cornea. If patients have signifi cant untreated astigmatism after cataract surgery, the uncorrected vision is blurry, and the patient will require glasses to correct the astigmatism and get clear vision.
How can astigmatism be corrected at the time of cataract surgery?Fortunately, there are now options available to surgically correct astigmatism during cataract surgery. The process starts by measur-ing the amount and location of astigmatism in the cornea during the cataract evaluation. Often this is performed with more than one device to improve accuracy. The most reliable way to correct moderate or high astigmatism during cataract is with a special “toric intraocular lens” that corrects astigmatism inside the eye. The amount of astigmatism to be corrected is calculated using the preoperative measurements. The artifi cial lens is orientated during surgery to line up with the steepest part of the cornea, so that it cancels out the astig-matism of the cornea and results in clear vision. Patients corrected for the distance will still require reading glasses for near vision. For some patients, correcting one eye for closer vision is a way to reduce dependence on reading glasses as well. Your eye doctor can help you determine if this would be a good choice for you.
Another method for correcting lower amounts of astigmatism during cataract surgery is by “limbal relaxing incisions.” In this procedure, arc shaped incisions are created in the peripheral cornea which relax (or fl atten) the steepest part of the cornea. This results in a cornea that is more sphere shaped, correcting astigmatism. There are diff erent methods for creating these incisions. One method that works well is using a diamond knife. A more recent innovation involves using a la-ser to create these incisions, which results in greater precision. Limbal relaxing incisions are good at reducing low amounts of astigmatism, but toric intraocular lens are better at reducing higher amounts of astigmatism. Some patients may have so much astigmatism that they required both methods.
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4 | January 20, 2016 | Milton Herald | NorthFulton.com NEWS
By HATCHER [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Fulton County cities may at last have the opportunity to get comprehensive traffic relief, but local city governments are confused about the details and the rush to get an acceptable plan before the voters in time for November elections.Voters will be asked to opt for a Trans-portation Special Local Option Sales Tax. If it passes, T-SPLOST would raise more than $1.2 billion over the next five years for Fulton transportation improvements. It turns out there are several “ifs” in the plan that would add 1 percent to the Fulton sales tax and then sunset at the end of five years.• Perhaps the biggest hurdle is it
must have all Fulton cities voting in favor of it. If even one city fails to vote for the measure, then the T-SPLOST would still be invoked but at a lesser tax, either 0.75 per-cent or 0.05 percent.
• The county also specifies all cities to submit their transportation im-provement plans in 90 days.
• The county specifies that one engi-neering firm put all of these trans-portation recommendations from the cities into one coherent plan. In theory it would produce one plan when the Georgia Department of Transportation is determining the actual costs.To that last end, the county is
asking one engineering firm be hired to collate the plans into specified groups – North Fulton would be one encom-passing all the cities north of Atlanta – Sandy Springs, Mountain Park, Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton and Johns
Creek.Each city is asked to pay its pro rata
share of the plan based on population. When Alpharetta heard the proposi-
tion laid out at its Jan. 4 City Council meeting, council members balked. They had too many unanswered questions before they were willing to pony up $186,000 for Alpharetta’s part of creat-ing the scope of the plan.
Eric Bosman, a certified planner for Kimley-Horn, one of the engineering companies partnering on this project (Atkins Engineering is the other), tried to answer the council’s questions.•Werethecompaniesdecidingtheprojectstobesubmitted?No. The cities would submit their own trans-portation plans. The engineering companies are simply connecting projects with those of other contigu-ous cities where applicable.
•Whyaretheplanssoexpensive?The plans have a quick turnaround of 90 days. They must be ready to submit to the General Assembly for the legislative session and inclusion to legislation that will authorize it. That means Kimley-Horn and Atkins will have to put a lot of staff on the project to meet the county’s deadline. The engineering teams will revise the city plans and assign appropriate budgets for them and schedule them for construction.
•Whysuchashortdeadline?Ful-ton County wants to have the plan voted on during the presidential election cycle. The feeling is pres-idential elections bring a heavier turnout, so more people will take the opportunity to vote.The public works director and city
manager of each city would be the liai-son between the various cities and the management teams.
Meanwhile each city has no idea which, if any other, cities are even going to participate. Johns Creek was briefed before the holiday break and tabled it because council members wanted more information. Now Alpharetta council members did the same Jan. 4. Alpharetta City Council will convene this week in a work session for more clarification.
“I’m not comfortable without having a scope set for the whole project,” said Councilman Chris Owens. “If we join, who has the ultimate say about what gets on the list?”
The only thing clear about the pro-cess so far is that cities are uncertain about proceeding. There is a big carrot on the table in the form of $100 million designated solely for transportation improvements. But it is apparent local elected officials have more questions than answers now – and the clock is ticking.
Transportation SPLOST spreads uncertaintyRush to meet 90-day deadline leaving cities frustrated
What a T-SPLOST means to North FultonFulton County voters may be asked to vote for a 1 percent sales tax in-crease devoted entirely to transportation projects. It would raise an esti-mated $1.2 billion. Divided on a per capita basis, this is what North Fulton cities could expect for transportation:City Population Tax Portion
Alpharetta 63,000 $75.9MJohns Creek 83,000 $100MMilton 36,600 $44.2MRoswell 94,000 $120MSandy Springs 102,000 $122.7M
By JONATHAN [email protected]
MILTON, Ga. – Twelve people are with-out a home after their home burned down Jan. 14.
According to Milton Deputy Fire Chief Mark Stephens, the home at 3265 Ga. 9, across the street from the
Crooked Creek neighborhood, caught fire about 7:50 p.m. Fire crews from Milton and Alpharetta arrived and the fire was extinguished within an hour, Stephens said. The home sustained heavy fire damage on the interior.
Milton crews remained on scene all night for fire watch and scene security.
Throughout the fire, four fire en-gines were on scene, with traffic on Ga. impacted for a portion of the operation.
Alpharetta sent two fire engines and one battalion chief. Milton sent two engines, a ladder truck, a rescue truck,
a battalion chief and two fire investiga-tors to event.
Twelve people – two families with children as young as 1 month old – were displaced by the fire. They were assisted by the Red Cross, Stephens said.
A family cat was missing over the night, but was found the following morning unharmed.
There were no injuries.“The fire cause is still under inves-
tigation but was accidental in nature,” Stephens said.
Families displaced after house firePortion of Ga. 9closed to battle blaze
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MILTON, Ga. -- Clara DeLuria, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and proud daughter to Italian immigrants, turned 100 years old Thursday, Jan. 14.
Clara was born on Jan. 14, 1916, in the small town of New Castle, Pennsyl-vania, where she was the oldest of five children. She and her late husband, Louis, also had five children and relo-cated to Miami, Florida in 1957 where
she lived until she moved to Milton in 2004 with her oldest daughter, Louise.
“My mother is blessed with a sharp mind which allows us to benefit from the many details she provides when telling stories about the past,” said her son Robert, also a Milton resident. “If you enjoy hearing about history, you would appreciate her unique way of ex-pressing how far we have evolved over the past hundred years.”
Milton resident Clara DeLuria turned 100 years old Jan. 14. Pictured, she holds great-grandson Elijah Hoots.
Milton resident turns a century old
MILTON, Ga. – Someone is going door-to-door around town pretending to be with the city of Milton. According to the city, this is a scam.
The Milton Police Department said they received information Jan. 12 about someone claiming to be city staff and telling homeowners the city wants to check their water.
They are aggressive, knocking on doors until someone answers and not taking “no” as an answer.
Milton Police Lt. Charles Barstow said no one with the city of Milton
should be checking water, since that is a Fulton County function.
Milton does have a solicitation law on the books, Barstow said. Anyone selling door-to-door has to file with the city and receive a permit. Nonprofits and religious groups are exempt from this restriction. Also, neighborhoods with “No solicitation” signs can for-bid those permitted from selling their wares. This does not apply to exempt groups.
Police urge anyone confronted by scammers to call 911.
Fake solicitations in Milton
NorthFulton.com | Milton Herald | January 20, 2016 | 7COMMUNITY
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Alpharetta Toastmasters will hold its International Speech and Table Topics contest Jan. 27 at the Kroger on Windward Park-way, 12870 Ga. 9, Alpharetta. It will be on the second floor employee training room. The contest will begin at 7:15 p.m. and conclude around 8:30 p.m.
The public is welcome to attend and watch the contest unfold. Participants will be members of the club who are competing to display the skills they have learned as members in the Toast-masters organization.
An International Speech is a 5-7 minute original speech chosen by the contestant and designed to appeal to a vast audience. The first place win-ner of this contest will proceed to the Area level contests and if their winning record continues they move to the Divi-sion, then District level contests with a chance to then compete at an Interna-tional level.
The Table Topics Contest is an op-portunity for contestants to respond for 2 minutes to an impromptu question presented to them. This requires the
contestant to organize their thoughts quickly and deliver an eloquent short speech.
The mission of Alpharetta Toast-masters is to provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.
For more information visit the club website at http://alpharettaclub.toast-mastersclubs.org.
—Jonathan Copsey
Alpharetta Toastmasters host speech contest
If you goWhat: Alpharetta Toastmasters InternationalWhen: Jan. 27, 2016 at 7:15 p.m.Where: Kroger, 12870 Ga. 9, Alpharetta (second floor)More Info: alpharettaclub.toast-mastersclubs.org
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Blotter:coins and pawning them. The stolen coins include a $10 gold piece from 1901 valued at $1,000, and a binder full of Morgan silver dollars.’
Thief hits Sprint storeMILTON, Ga. – Someone walked into the Sprint store on Windward Parkway in the middle of the day Jan. 8, filled a bag with goods and walked out before he could be stopped, police say.According to store employees, a man in his early 20s entered the store carrying a bag. He went through the store, placing items in his bag while employees were busy helping customers. When a customer noticed what was happening, employees were alerted but the suspect fled. The store claims the man took several Bluetooth sets, cell phone covers and a set of headphones, all valued at $600.
With friends like this, who needs enemies?ALPHARETTA, Ga. – An Alpharetta woman reported Jan. 2 that she was robbed by an associate she had given a
ride to. According to police, the victim called 911 from Haynes Bridge Road about 5 a.m. She said she, a friend and an associate of her friend were all driving north on Ga. 400. The victim said the associate would not tell her where he wanted to be dropped off. Eventually, they ended up on Kimball Bridge Road. The associate got out and, according to the victim, grabbed her purse and started walking away. He took items out of the purse as he went, ending up with two credit cards.Police took out warrants for theft by taking.
Fake moneylands man in jailALPHARETTA, Ga. – An East Point man was arrested Dec. 24 for allegedly trying to use fake currency at local Von Maur stores.
Police said the Von Maur store in Dunwoody put nearby stores on the alert for Kenneth Swinson, 50, of East Point, for allegedly passing fake cur-rency. The Alpharetta store located Swinson when he entered the store and tried to return merchandise for a refund. He was with another man who was suspected in also using fake money at Von Maur the day before.
Swinson was stopped by police and they allegedly found on him two fake $50 bills. He was arrested for forgery.
8 | January 20, 2016 | Milton Herald | NorthFulton.com OPINION
This may be because of my age, but I assumed the unspo-ken rules of the Internet were common knowledge. Things like don’t post your address, phone number, potentially embarrassing photos or any-thing you wouldn’t want your grandma to see. I also thought most people who surf the Web realize anything they put out there in cyberspace, including anything posted on their own
private social media accounts, isn’t really private, per se.
That’s why I was taken aback when I heard about the former Johns Creek High School teacher who resigned in early January after criti-cizing one of her students on Facebook. I thought, “No, surely this can’t be true. Doesn’t she know better?”
Whether she did or not is something we simply don’t know at this point. But what we do — or should — know is that no teacher, even one forced to stay hours late on the Friday before a holiday break, should post a Facebook rant filled with expletives and derogatory comments about a student. One of the worst posts in my opinion was where the Latin teacher allegedly wrote “your life is tragic. Everything about you is tragic. I want to be sad for you, but at the end of the day, we’re all better now that you’re not around.”
These horrible statements came from a person that student was supposed to trust, but instead she made fun of him for things beyond his control. And she did it on Facebook where her words had made their way to her employer and, probably, most of the parents, staff and students at JCHS.
I’ll give her benefit of the doubt only in that she was probably annoyed because it was the last day before winter break and she wanted to go home and the student was running very late. But that does not give her an excuse to post what she did. I’m sure, if she’s friends with any of her colleagues, it was easy to figure out which student she was talking about.
In college, I had the fact drilled into my brain that anything you put online can and will be traced back to you. We were told that even if your profile is “private,” a lot of employers have the ability to break through that to see what you deem appropriate to post. I listened to lecture after lecture on not putting up any photos involv-ing alcohol (if you ever take a photo with me and alcohol is present I usually ask for the alcohol to be hidden), not using profanity and never bad-mouthing your employer.
I learned to just assume that anything bad said online about another person will eventually get back to them. I knew people who countered that it was “their personal profile” so they should be able to say and post whatever they want on it. That simply isn’t true. Once it’s online, it’s pretty much public information. That’s why so many parents are cautious about what baby photos or status updates they put out there.
Being online can be fun and I’ll be the first to admit I probably am addicted to my phone and social media, like most people my age. But now that we live in a technological and easily acces-sible world, we can’t forget the basic rules we were raised on, like “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
And just like remembering the golden rule, we must also remember to think before we speak, or type and post in this case.
A lesson in Internet etiquette‘NETIQUETTE’
KATHLEEN [email protected]
I have never seen the na-tion so worked up and optimis-tic about anything as with the recent Powerball craze.
With a jackpot larger than most countries’ annual bud-gets, the Powerball eclipsed just about everything newswise in the nation for about two weeks. Everywhere you looked there were tips on how to pick lucky numbers, mathematical formulae sure to win, the dan-
gers and legal pitfalls of winning and even actual winners saying alternately how great it is to win and how bad it can be.
Everyone was fantasizing about being a mil-lionaire. I’m sure the most-asked question that week was, “What will you do if you win?”
Truly, it goes along with the idea that we, Americans, are just “temporarily embarrassed mil-lionaires.” We love a good investment, and a few bucks for potentially millions (or billions!) is too good a chance to pass up. The cynic might just believe it’s only the poor who get caught up in the
hysteria, but no. Stories came in over the past few weeks of Buckhead families sending their maids out to get tickets armed with $100 bills. You can never be too rich to play the lottery, apparently.
We in the office had our own pool for tickets (we won $8!). Even we cynical news types were not immune from the hope that we could all be millionaires with only a slight investment.
We were not alone.Crowds of people lined up at gas stations and
grocery stores to play their odds. Favorite num-bers, lucky charms and more came into play. In line to get my own ticket, I saw one man who kept some change in an old soda can. I’m sure there is a story behind it. When he ordered his numbers for his Powerball, he rattled the can to eke out some magic juju. He may have won something, but not the jackpot, so how powerful was that juju anyway?
We all have lucky talismans or dances or thoughts we believe can help us in a time of de-sire. Of course it makes sense – we all want to be winners. Losing is for losers.
Which is why I think we can all dislike those jerks who won.
Powerball leads to power-craze
JONATHAN [email protected]
LETTER TO EDITOR:
I read with interest, the article written by State Sen. John Albers concerning the extension of MARTA north toward Alpharetta and beyond (Jan. 15 issue). This article displays a common tactic among advocates for or against a particular issue: Take an opposing opinion, call it a “red herring,” thereby making it so and then, with this pejorative label, dismiss it.
I have never read anything that indicates that members of the millennial generation will never own a car. I have read that a large number of people in this generation are seeking places to live where they have easy access to public transportation, thus minimizing the need to have cars to go everywhere. The figure that they account for 27 percent of all new car sales doesn’t indicate what percentage of the millennials that move to North Fulton are buying cars com-pared to those of other generations.
I was not aware that Mercedes-Benz supplies cars to all employees. That is generous indeed. I suspect that many of their workers and those that work for suppliers are not given new cars and many do depend upon the MARTA to get around. I have never heard or read anything that claims that businesses need to have heavy rail transit in order to survive. Perhaps the senator could provide some evidence for this dubious claim.
I also wish that the senator could indicate where he read the article that compared quality of life to the number of miles of heavy rail. That would also be news to me and many others.
His ultimate red herring was the Twitter poll. It beats me why he would be riled up about such silly “journalism” — but remember that it is easy to build this up and then knock it down.
Sen. Albers ends his piece by stating, “Expanding a heavy rail line is not operationally, financially or logistically feasible.” He cites no figures that would prove this and there are apparently a number of legislators that would take issue with this. Instead, we are supposed to add additional lanes to Ga. 400 and then add express bus service. I drive Ga. 400 often in and out of peak times. What happens when construction crews rip up the highway to add more lanes? What “fraction of the cost” of heavy rail is this this going to be? Of course, the senator doesn’t say and perhaps he doesn’t know. The widening of Ga. 400 would take years, be extremely costly and have great impact on the traffic that uses the road. The senator apparently isn’t concerned about the increasing pollution, the increasing accidents and increasing insurance rates that come with more roads. Also, make no mistake — you cannot just devote an existing lane to express buses because of the havoc it would cause in the other lanes. That is just common sense. That red herring isn’t going to go away so easily.
I read in the AJC that one legislator reacted to the reluc-tance to consider more public transportation by saying that you cannot just pave your way out of traffic problems. Try Los Angeles or Chicago or New York, for example.
One thing that expanding MARTA north would do is to increase traffic around the new stations. That problem can be solved a lot more cheaply than building 15 miles of express bus lanes.
Oh, by the way, Sen. Albers never indicated whether he drives or is driven on Ga. 400 during peak hours. I drive it regularly and would love to be able to take MARTA toward downtown from a station near Johns Creek, where I live. As it is, I fight the traffic on Ga. 400 to get to the MARTA sta-tion at North Springs, then hop on the train and I am soon downtown.
Jay Siegel,Johns Creek
Resident responds to MARTA letter
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ATLANTA — Based on the results of a recent community survey, the next Fulton County Schools superintendent should have an education background, be a visionary – and visible – leader, as well as a good decision maker with excellent communication skills.
A tall order, but one the Fulton Board of Education will consider as it looks to hire a permanent superinten-dent for the 96,000-student district by the end of the current school year.
“Hiring the superintendent is one of the most important decisions a school board will make,” said Linda McCain, president of the school board. “The job requires a skill set that is often found among the top CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.”
The survey was conducted in De-cember and garnered 1,665 responses; the majority coming from parents, along with a good number of school system employees.
“The survey [allowed] parents, staff and community members a straightfor-ward way to provide their input [on] a candidate’s desired professional back-ground, skills and traits,” said McCain.
In addition, respondents ranked the district’s performance highest in the areas of safe school climate, rigor-ous K-12 curriculum, efficient use of resources, high-quality teachers and personnel, technology integration, school facilities, and career and college preparation.
In all areas, the majority of re-spondents rated the district’s efforts as good, very good or excellent, which McCain said will be a benefit as it looks to attract and hire a new leader looking for a “nationally regarded system.”
Fulton Schools has been under the leadership of interim Superintendent Ken Zeff since June 2015 when the former superintendent, Robert Avossa, resigned to take a position in Florida. The school board opted to conduct the search for a new leader in the second
half of the school year to avoid disrup-tion at the start of the year.
Through a school system spokesper-son, Zeff declined to provide comment on whether he will pursue the perma-nent position, noting, as the current interim, “it would [not] be appropriate to speak about his possible candidacy.”
With the survey results in hand, a leadership profile will now be created and used to identify top candidates. The district’s law firm, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, is managing the search process and will solicit can-didates through search firms, national advertisements and notices to state and national school leadership associations.
Fulton Schools spokesperson Susan Hale said there is no set budget for the search, which will be managed as part of the board’s ongoing legal expenses.
Community provides input on next school leaderHiring the superintendent is one of the most important decisions a school board will make ... The job requires a skill set that is often found among the top CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.LINDA MCCAIN, President of the school board
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MILTON, Ga. – The newest addition to Cambridge High School officially opens Jan. 22 – the Cambridge agriscience and veterinary education building.
Affectionately called the “CAVE,” the building allows students to get a hands-on education through tending to crops and animals. With 7,000 square feet of space, the new building has classrooms, an animal sciences labora-tory, a barn and demonstration areas.
The building is the first of its kind in the county.
Sarah Nerswick is the school’s agri-culture education teacher. She says the building offers a unique opportunity to students at Cambridge, allowing them to put into practice what they learn in the classroom.
“It opens the door for a lot more interaction than just being in a typical classroom,” Nerswick said. “There is more space to do fun stuff.”
That stuff may be growing crops or feeding small animals, such as chick-ens, all the way up to learning to care for larger animals like goats or horses.
This makes Milton’s Cambridge High a perfect location, she said.
“Agriculture is important to learn in any city, but in Milton, there are a lot of horses and a lot of students ride,” Nerswick said. “There is also a lot of
agriculture still here.”Students can learn the importance
of healthy soil, for instance, and how that impacts the health of the animals that eat it and, in turn, the people who eat them.
“They can learn about where their food comes from.” Nerswick said.
During the program’s first year, students will attend courses on basic agriculture science. The program will expand to include animal science tech-nology and biotechnology and veteri-nary science courses. Students com-
pleting the veterinary science pathway will have the credentials needed for a veterinary assistant certification.
The new building will also be home to one of Cambridge’s newest stu-dent organizations. Formally known as Future Farmers of America, the modern National FFA Organization brings together students, teachers and agribusiness to support agricultural education. And what better location for Cambridge’s FFA to meet than in the new agriscience and veterinary educa-tion building.
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The new Cambridge High School agriscience and veterinary education building will open Jan. 22. It allows students to learn about agriculture and animal health in a practical way.
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By HATCHER [email protected]
ROSWELL, Ga. – A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away …
Well, a Victorian galaxy, anyway. “Charley’s Aunt” is of a type of theater — British farce — that continues to capture audiences who love to return to that quaint world again and again.
We have preserved the era with Public Broadcasting period soaps such as “Downton Abbey,” as we did with “Upstairs, Downstairs” a generation before.
We are fascinated by Victorian class consciousness that had calcified by that time into a caste system as firm as that of any Brahmin or Untouchable in India.
Through the prism of the 21st cen-tury, “Charley’s Aunt” as performed at the Georgia Ensemble Theatre is still all it pretends to be, farce and nothing more. But that is more than enough.
GET has served up a cross between “The Importance of Being Ernest” and “Mrs. Doubtfire.” And like all farce, you must only accept one premise – the one outrageous and unbelievable premise that sets loose an ever dizzying chain of events.
It is to be drawn into the world of two recent Oxford grads, Jack [Joe Sykes] and Charlie [William Webber],
who have the position – that is to say family – of the elite, if not the money that normally attends the rank.
But among the upper crust, form is everything. If you have the form, that is to say the family connections, attended the right schools and know all the right people, then you may pass through the ivied estates and London townhouses without question. The only sin is to be discovered to be without money.
That is why it is perfectly under-standable when Jack’s father, Colo-nel Sir Francis Chesney, explains to Jack that he will have to actually take gainful employment. This event ensued because he, Sir Francis, has had use of the fortune he made in India to pay off the family debt when he acquired the title.
Sir Francis (played by Scott DePoy, who is becoming a delightful regular at GET) is actually apologetic in breaking the bad news to Jack.
That is merely one subplot among several, as the improbably named Lord Fancourt Babberly [Hugh Adams] finds himself forced to impersonate Charley’s millionaire Aunt Donna Lucia D’Alava-dorez.
Here I must stop talking about the plot of “Charley’s Aunt,” as it rather becomes similar to explaining a strip-tease. As well executed as the descrip-tion may be, it cannot do justice to seeing the performance.
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through and through and the ensem-ble work seamlessly and cohesively together. They never make the mistake of letting the audience know they are in on the jokes.
Their many asides to the audience, rather than breaking down the “fourth wall,” keep them hermetically sealed instead.
Adams as the ersatz Aunt Donna Lucia is the glue that keeps plates spin-ning as each of the three acts threatens to end in entropy.
Director David Crowe does a mas-terful job of varying the pace of the madness and his use of the anachro-nistic and quirky 1960s soundtrack is just the right, light touch of camp.
While some of the sight gags are over top, even for farce, overall “Char-ley’s Aunt” is a fanciful diversion to help one through the post-holiday blahs.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Windward As-sociation of Retired Men (WARM) today presented its annual Founders Award to Charles “Chuck” Zetterstrom for his “many years of committed service that have enhanced our organization and community.” The award was presented jointly by previous Founders Award recipients Bob O’Hagan, Paul Bar-row, Don Blaine and Gary Wingo. The ceremony took place during the orga-nization’s weekly breakfast meeting at Alpha Soda restaurant in Alpharetta.
In making the presentation, O’Ha-gan highlighted Zetterstrom’s outstand-ing service as WARM Treasurer for the past eleven years and his willingness to volunteer for any assignment large or small.
Presenters noted his role in many special projects in support of North Fulton Charities, Habitat for Human-ity and WARM cleanup efforts along the shore of Lake Windward. “Chuck
epitomizes the spirit of WARM with his active community service, his long term as Treasurer and his faithful attendance,” O’Hagan said. “Dedicated, hardworking and always cheerful, Chuck has helped make the organiza-tion such a pleasure for the rest of us. We are proud to recognize his service to WARM.”
In accepting the award, Zetter-strom said, “WARM is a remarkable group of men committed to helping the Windward Community and the City of Alpharetta. It has provided me with friendships and the opportunity to serve. Membership has certainly been a highlight of my retirement.”
Zetterstrom attended Loyola Uni-versity and spent four years as an Electronics Technician in the US Navy before spending a career working around the world in a variety of techni-cal positions. He retired in 2002.
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ATLANTA —The conversation on how to fund Georgia’s schools and pay its teachers will likely start during this year’s legislative session, but don’t ex-pect any action until at least next year.
It is, after all, an election year, and with every seat in the House and Senate up for re-election, the focus may be more on the exit than headline-grab-bing issues. Georgia law prohibits lawmakers from fundraising while in session, giving them a short window of campaigning before the May 24 primary election.
On the education front, the sweep-ing recommendations from the Educa-tion Reform Commission are on Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk, but any major reform on how schools are funded or how teachers are will be on next year’s agenda, according to Deal.
During Deal’s State of the State address on Jan. 13, he told state law-makers he will take time to review the commission’s recommendations and urged them to do the same.
“During the 2016 session of the General Assembly, I wanted this legisla-tive body to conduct a full review of the commission’s recommendations. That is what I ask you to do,” said Deal, dur-ing his annual address.
He noted the state budget next year will include funding to implement his education recommendations based on the Education Reform Commission report.
“This will provide ample time to vet the full report. It is important that we get this right,” he added.
A controversial recommendation of the commission is the elimination of Training and Experience pay for teachers, and allowing local districts to determine how to best compensate teachers.
Last year, Fulton Schools began working on a salary formula, looking at a variety of tiers for pay based on evalu-ations, additional responsibilities and other factors. One part of that formula was implemented this year – additional pay for teachers to work in low-per-forming schools.
Deal’s budget for fiscal year 2017
includes an additional $300 million for education, enough to provide a 3 percent raise for all teachers. Unlike last year, when school systems had the option of using additional funding for raises or for other needs, that option is not available this year. Systems which do not provide at least a 3 percent raise to teachers will see their funding cut next year.
Deal’s “FY17” education budget also includes $141 million for enrollment growth, $224 million in bonds for cap-ital programs, $10 million in bonds for school buses, $2.8 million to support information technology, and additional funding for nurses and newly certified math and science teachers.
2016 Legislature unlikely to address teacher pay, school fundingTask force recommendations to be considered next year
During the 2016 session of the General Assembly, I wanted this legislative body to conduct a full review of the commission’s recommendations. That is what I ask you to do.”NATHAN DEALGovernor
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While it may not feel as robust as we might like it, a slow, steady 2 per-cent growth rate is not a bad place to be. The economic growth in the country is still “timid,” but the slower pace has its advantages over a more gaudy 3 per-cent or higher.
“The United States economy is robust and economic indicators such as car sales are encouraging. People feel it’s safe to buy cars again,” Tutte-row said. “On the other hand, history tells us we are due a recession every 58 months on average in the post-World War II era.”
So it is fair to ask if the slower growth is postponing another economic correction. He says yes, since this “timid” recovery has been cautious and is not overheating.
After each recession since 1981-82 there has been a “super recovery” in the
gross national product. It grew 4.8 per-cent a year in the 1980s. After the 1991 recession the recovery grew an average 3.1 percent for five years. After 2001, it was nearly 3 percent.
So far the 2.2 percent average growth has been somewhat frustrating. We’ve weathered the recession, why are we not reaping better, faster growth? Last year we saw the economy do a lateral sidestep. It was down in the first quarter due to a perfect storm of snow-storms in the Midwest and East that shut the economy down.
“You can continue to remove the snow from the roads all day off I-95, but what do you do when you run out of places to dump it?” Tutterow said.
Meanwhile, a horrendous disrup-tion of the California ports over a labor strike had “ships circling in the Pacific like planes stacked over an airport” waiting to unload.
Nevertheless, the U.S. economy bounced back the next three quarters. This was due to a strong dollar – or at least the least-weakest currency, how-ever you want to look at it, Tutterow said.
“The dollar is the least dirty shirt in the hamper,” he said.
And it was helped by a resurgence of manufacturing in the U.S. Asian manufacturing has seen its workers close the wage gap with American work-ers. Also, their energy costs are rising. American manufacturing is proving more energy efficient.
“That is important because energy costs are surpassing wage and salary
costs,” Tutterow said. “While Asian wages are climbing, in America wages are moving laterally.”
The stronger dollar is great when you go to Paris to buy perfume, but the drawback is it makes American goods less competitive on the world market. So that tempers American manufactur-ing growth.
But employment is rising, and with it consumer spending. In November 2008 consumer confidence was at its lowest since 1980 and the so-called Reagan recession. But beginning in early 2014 and through 2015, con-sumer confidence has been in the 85 percent to 90 percent range, Tutterow said.
“Consumption spending is feeding the recovery,” he said.
Falling oil prices means fewer dol-lars spent at the pump. As much as $2,000 a year per car is freed up for discretionary spending elsewhere. How far can gas prices fall?
Tutterow says that depends on the Saudis. In the past when the price of oil dropped below a certain point, the Saudis cut back on production. This time they are letting the price go into free-fall.
With the rise of their big enemy, Iran, back off sanctions and the Rus-sians getting frisky in the Middle East,
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – While some good things come in small packages, some-times they need big containers. This is where The Container Store comes in. It will open its newest location – the third in Georgia – at Avalon in Alpharetta Feb. 20.
The new 23,500-square-foot location is next to Whole Foods in Avalon, along Old Milton Parkway, and will boast
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“We want to improve the quality of life of our customers through the gift of organization and we’re excited to bring these elements to our new customers in Alpharetta,” she said.
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It also makes it unattractive for the U.S. to invest in oil alternatives such as shale and fracking for natural gas, Tutterow said.
“The Arabs are worried about new U.S. oil exploration,” he said. “Add to that geopolitics and the Saudis are using oil as a way to curb American exploration and extremism in their part of the world.”
Consumers have noticed it, and as new-car sales rise, so have those of light trucks now that owners don’t get sticker shock every time they fill up.
Looking at all the data, Tutte-row sees another year of 2.5 percent growth.
The dizzying growth in the energy states is quickly slowing. The enthusi-asm for the Canadian pipeline is wan-ing as energy costs fall.
“The oil boom is over for them,” he said.
The Atlanta market is getting stronger, jobs are on the rise. Tutterow says there are now 2.6 million workers in the Atlanta metropolitan statistical area. That is helping fuel new home construction.
“The biggest problem with home construction is the lack of supply for new lots,” he said.
ATLANTA – Secretary of State Brian Kemp reminds officers and registered agents of corporate entities registered in Georgia that the annual renewal pe-riod opened Jan. 1 and closes at 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 1.
Georgia law requires all corpora-tions, limited liability companies and limited partnerships to file annual registrations with the secretary of state’s Corporations Division and pay the associated renewal fees.
If a business fails to renew by the deadline, it must pay a $25 late filing penalty fee or risk administrative dis-solution.
To make annual renewals easier, the secretary of state’s office has an-nounced a new and improved corpora-tions website at http://www.ecorp.sos.ga.gov.
This user-friendly, intuitive web-site does not require a username and password to log onto the page to
renew a business, which eliminates the widespread problem of forgotten or mis-placed login creden-tials each year.
During the registration period, officers and regis-tered agents simply visit the website and select one of two options:
“One Click Annual Registration” if there are no changes to be made to their business filings.
Or “Express Annual Registration” if there are changes to be made, such as updated contact information for the business.
“As a small-business owner myself, the more time I’m stuck doing paper-work, the less time I have to focus on growing my business,” said Kemp. “Now, you just type in your business’s name or control number on the new website and breeze through checkout without having to track down a user-name and password.”
Customers can still log in to https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/Account to view or download their business’s information in one convenient loca-tion. All customers are encouraged to
renew their existing corporate entities and provide at least one valid email address with their filing for future renewal notices and important notifi-cations.
In addition to e-registration on the new corporations website, customers also have the option to file hard-copy annual registrations with checks or money orders by mail to:
TheGeorgiaSecretaryofState’sOffice2MLKJrDrive,Suite313AtlantaGA30334You may also file the paperwork in
person at the Corporations Division in Atlanta.
Kemp reminds Ga. businessesannual renewal registration due‘One Click,’ ‘Express’ portals let companies e-file paperwork
KEMP
As a small-business owner myself, the more time I’m stuck doing paperwork, the less time I have to focus on growing my business.”
By KATHLEEN [email protected]
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — In an ef-fort to help mitigate some of Forsyth County’s growing pains, the Board of Commissioners is working on a resolu-tion to send to the local delegation.
One part of the resolution in-cludes the potential replacement of the county’s planning commission with subarea planning commissions. This was discussed December 2015 and it was decided more public input would be needed before any decisions were made. Other portions included “pro-vide a means for greater citizen input directly to the Board of Commissioners within the context of zonings, with the ability of any new subarea planning commission to recommend additional public hearings before the board,” “establishing a right of way landscap-ing/beautification program for Forsyth County arterial corridors and exit/on
ramps along Ga. 400 in all districts,” and “sponsoring a program where unincorporated communities in For-syth County may erect roadway signage identifying the community name.”
A fifth portion of the resolution was brought up again at the Jan. 12 BOC work session, which reads, “estab-lishing and imposing conditions for residential zonings that will stagger res-idential build out until certain school system improvements are completed.”
“We’ve done this before where we say only so many permits out in a calendar year, mainly for the schools,” Commissioner Brian Tam said. “So if you look at the year 2018, the plan is a new nontraditional high school opens, that’s 3,400 seats. It seems like we’re a little tight in building.”
Commissioner Jim Boff brought up the idea of asking the delegation to come up with a stricter law to allow “us to have more legal cover if we do limit building permits in general.
“Especially if we can say ‘this school is already overcrowded and this one, too,’” Boff said. “So in these areas will be one of the reasons we stagger the building permits.”
However, County Attorney Ken Jarrard said that’s not something for the local delegation to do, one way or another. It also is on a case-by-case basis as every district is different.
“It is a local issue,” Jarrard said.
“There are some things the local delega-tion can help in terms of how the board operates, but I think the board has all the tools it needs for staggering build-ing permits.”
Commissioner Todd Levent said he would look into the case-by-case basis and will bring back a proposal to a future work session.
Forsyth considers spacing building permits
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Connect Hearing opens hearing health care facilityBusiness name: Connect Hearing (for-merly Atlanta Hearing Aid Services)Opened: Serving the Atlanta Area since 1948 and now introducing Connect Hearings’ new state-of-the-art hearing health care facility.Owner: Connect Hearing (Division of Sonova) What: Hearing loss affects one in three people over the age of 60. As the stron-
gest network of hearing care profes-sionals in the country, Connect Hearing has the expertise, a full line of state-of-the art hearing aids and provides truly innovative hearing solutions to fit every budget.Address: 10800 Alpharetta Highway, No. 198, Roswell, Ga 30188Phone: 770-992-5353Website: connecthearing.com
Harken Health opens in RoswellBusiness name: Harken HealthOpening: January 2016What: Harken Health unites remarkable primary care with competitively priced insurance plans.
Hours: 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, RoswellPhone: 404-855-2242Website: www.harkenhealth.com
Extra Mile Tire Pros opens in MiltonBusiness name: Extra Mile Tire ProsOpened: May 4, 2015Owner: Richard EhlerWhat: Extra Mile Tire Pros provides full-service auto care, 15-minute oil changes and express emissions in ad-dition to a lowest-price guarantee on all
brands of tires, plus a free oil change offer. Address: 2875 Bethany Bend, Milton, Ga 30004Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m.Phone: 678-566-6627 Website: www.extramiletirepros.com
Fit Body Boot Camp opens in AlpharettaBusiness name: Alpharetta Fit Body Boot CampOpened: Oct. 5, 2015Owner: Rene Serrate What: Fit Body Boot Camp is the world’s fastest-growing and most popular indoor fitness boot camp brand, with hundreds of locations worldwide. The boot camp’s unique brand of fitness combines individual-ized personal training from licensed
professionals, clinically proven after-burn workouts and nutritional guidance to guarantee weight loss results.Hours: 5:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Monday-Friday; Satur-day 8 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Address: 488 N Main Street, Al-pharetta, 30009Phone: 404-850-1462 Website: www.alpharettafbbc.com
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EVENTS:
FORSYTH COUNTY WOMEN’S CLUB MONTHLY LUNCHEONWhat: Luncheons are on the third Thursday of each month and member-ship is open to all women of Forsyth and surrounding counties. When: Thursday, Jan. 21, 11 a.m.Where: Windermere Golf Club, 5000 Davis Love Drive, CummingCost: $22More info: forsythcountywomensclub.net
EMERGENCY SURVIVAL PREPAREDNESS EVENTWhat: The American Heritage Society of Georgia is holding an emergency sur-vival preparedness event to prepare the public for any type of emergency.When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009More info: email [email protected]
FREE YOUTH BASEBALL INJURY PREVENTION WORKSHOPWhat: Emory Sports Medicine will hold a workshop on ways to prevent baseball injuries in young athletes. When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 8:30-11:30 a.m.Where: Emory Orthopaedics, Sports & Spine at Johns Creek Hospital, 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, 30097More info: emoryhealthcare.org/sports-medicine/index.html
FREE FAMILY REUNION WORKSHOPWhat: The expert staff at the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau will offer a free family reunion workshop.When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Where: Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta, 5750 Windward Parkway, AlpharettaMore info: awesomealpharetta.comSelf-Defense Workshop for K-5th Grad-ersWhat: Two-hour workshop for boys and girls in K -5th grade teaches partici-pants to recognize and avoid dangerous
situations and people, and to escape an attacker if necessary. Includes full-force physical self-defense practice. Parents attend with children.When: Sunday, Jan. 24, 3-5 p.m.Where: Alpharetta YMCA, 3655 Preston Ridge Road, AlpharettaCost: $25 More info: revvedupkids.org/event/k-5th-self-defense-workshop/?instance_id=16605
SLITHERIN’ INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH REPTILESWhat: The Chattahoochee Nature Center kicks off their 40th anniversary year and celebrates with a day devoted to reptiles. Jason Clark with Southeastern Reptile Rescue will bring his dynamic live reptile shows and the amazing “Reptile Wagon,” a traveling reptile exhibit including ven-omous and nonvenomous snakes.When: Sunday, Jan. 24, noon-4 p.m. Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell More info: chattnaturecenter.org
ALPHARETTA TOASTMASTERS CLUB SPEECH CONTESTWhat: Alpharetta Toastmasters will hold its International Speech and Table Topics contest.When: Wednesday, Jan. 27, 7:15 p.m.-8 p.m.Where: Kroger, 12870 Ga. 9, Al-pharetta, GA 30004 (second-floor employee training room). More info: alpharettaclub.toastmaster-sclubs.org
ROSWELL COLLECTING FOR TROOPSWhat: The Roswell Rotary Club, the city of Roswell and the Roswell Visi-tors Center is collecting donations for troops. This year’s recipients are the 1st Battalion 7th Marines, 1st Division in Iraq. When: Drop off donations by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29. Where: Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta St., RoswellMore info: 770-640-3253, visitros-wellga.com
ROSWELL RESTAURANT WEEKEnjoy this citywide event that encourages locals to try new dining options and invites new customers to the Roswell restaurant scene. Roswell Restaurant Week highlights the diverse culinary experiences Roswell has to offer. Sunday. Jan. 25 - 31. Visit roswellrw.com for more info.
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15TH ANNUAL ROSWELL ROOTS FESTIVALWhat: One of the largest and most com-prehensive celebrations of black history and culture in the Southeast, the festival will feature a variety of events, beginning with “Kuibuka,” artist talk and reception. When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 3-5 p.m.Where: Bulloch Hall,Cost: FreeMore info: roswellroots.com
ROSWELL MARDI GRAS BALLWhat: The Krewe of Viola will present the inaugural Roswell Mardi Gras Ball, Bow Ties & Pearls, to benefit Emory ALS Center.When: Feb. 6, 2016, 7-11 p.m.Where: Country Club of Roswell, 2500 Club Springs Drive, RoswellMore info: facebook.com/roswellmardi-grasball
BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIMEWhat: Children’s story timeWhen: Generally Tuesdays, though some locations offer Saturdays, as wellWhere: Barnes & Noble (check website for location and hours)Cost: FreeMore info: barnesandnoble.com
BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIMEWhat: Children’s story timeWhen: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.Where: Barnes & Noble, 7660 North Point Parkway AlpharettaCost: FreeMore info: barnesandnoble.com
MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRE’S ‘CHARLEY’S AUNT’What: Georgia Ensemble Theatre, North Fulton’s only professional theater company, will kick off the New Year with a play that’s sure to be the cure for the post-holiday doldrums, the hi-larious comedy, “Charley’s Aunt.”When: Jan. 7-24, times varyWhere: GET, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., RoswellTickets: $26 for Wednesdays, Thurs-days and matinees; Friday nights start from $30, and Saturday nights start from $35; senior/student discounts available for select performancesMore info: www.get.org, or call 770-641-1260
ROSWELL VISITORS CENTER FEATURES ARTISTS’ WORKSWhat: Works by two of North Fulton’s highly regarded artists, Joan Hilliard and Barry Etris, will be on exhibit, with originals available for purchase as well as a selection of prints.When: Through February Where: Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta St., Roswell, GA 30075More info: visitroswellga.com
HOME BY DARK CONCERTWhat: Since 2007, Home by Dark has captivated audiences with one of the most powerful and unique concert events in America.When: Friday, Jan. 22Where: Roswell Historic Cottage, 972 Alpharetta St., RoswellMore info: homebydark.com
SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS CLASSES, NEW EXHIBITWhat: Spring quarter registration opens; “Sights & Insights” exhibit opens.When: Registration begins Tuesday, Jan. 27; new exhibit opens Wednesday, Jan. 28Where: Spruill Center for the Arts, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, AtlantaMore info: spruillarts.org
FREE TAI CHI CLASSWhat: A tai chi class will be offered to improve muscle tone and help prevent falls and improve balance, with instruc-tor Bruce Watson.When: Thursday, Jan. 28, 10:45–11:45 a.m.Where: Forsyth Parks & Rec at Old AtlantaMore info: 770-205-4646
LIBRARY EVENTS:For a complete list of North Fulton events, go to afpls.org/eventsFor a complete list of Forsyth events, go to forsythpl.org/event Calendar/eventCalendar.aspx
FINANCIAL WELLNESS WORKSHOPWhat: Come learn how to make sure that all of your financial needs are cov-ered. Adults. Registration required.When: Saturday, Jan. 23. 11 a.m. Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Hol-comb Bridge Road, Roswell 30076More info: 404-613-4050
DONUTS WITH DADS STORYTIMEWhat: This is a special storytime. Dads, bring your little ones for sto-ries, songs and snacks. Registrations required. When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 11 a.m.Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009 More info: 404-613-4402
SELECTING COLLEGES THAT BEST FIT YOUR GOALSWhat: You have your criterion. You’ve checked rankings, researched websites and visited campuses. To make sure you’re making the right decision, consider the college’s perspective. Parents Welcome. Ages 14-18.When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2:30 p.m.Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek 30005More info: 770-360-8897
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A few weeks ago we looked at trout fishing in Georgia’s Unicoi State Park near Helen. But there’s more to Unicoi than trout. The park is popular with hikers, too, offering trails ranging from easy loops to ambitious
cross-country hikes that take you deep into the woods.
One of my favorites is the Unicoi to Helen Trail. An easy to moderate, it goes cross-country from the park for about 2.5 miles to the town of Helen. You can hike it (one way) in about an hour and a half. Trail maps are available at the park, or check out the detailed trail guide in the book, “Hiking Unicoi,” available from local outfitters or from www.chattahoochee-media.com.
Like other Unicoi hikes, this one begins behind Unicoi Lodge where a large sign marks the trailhead. Start by descending a long run of steps to a cross trail. Turning left would put you on the Lake Loop Trail (another great hike), while turning right ultimately takes you to the Unicoi to Helen Trail.
After turning right, you’ll soon spot the Frog Pond Loop Trail on the left, but stay on the main trail. Soon, the Frog Pond Loop appears again; beyond it, you’ll pass tennis courts and cross Unicoi Bottom Road.
Across the road, continue into the woods. The Bottoms Loop Trail (fantastic when spring wildflowers are blooming, by the way) swings left. But continue straight ahead, soon descending to a large field. The trail follows the field’s edge for a ways, then re-enters the woods.
After crossing a footbridge over a small branch, you’ll intersect the other end of the Bottoms Loop Trail. There the Unicoi to Helen Trail
crosses Smith Creek. Across the creek the trail goes left, then turns left again and crosses Smith Creek one more time while a mountain bike and fisherman’s trail follows the creek downstream.
Beyond that second creek crossing (and past another bike trail intersec-tion) you’ll switchback your way up a ridge. At the top, you’ll cross the bike trail again. Eventually you’ll cross the bike trail once more; beyond that point the hiking trail crosses a little creek and then follows it downstream. Look for a small cascade about 125 paces beyond the crossing. It’s a very pleasant and serene setting.
But soon, through the trees to your right, civilization reappears in the form of a large green water tower. Then you’ll intersect White Strasse (paved) and follow it downhill for per-haps 25 paces before re-entering the woods on your left. From there, it’s only a short hike to Unicoi Hill Park and the end of this trail.
What happens then? Some leave a car at Unicoi Hill Park and shuttle back to the state park. But others simply turn around and backtrack for a nice five-mile round trip — though they may hike down White Strasse to Main Street and downtown Helen first. That can make for a refreshing break before you head back into the woods!
Steve Hud-son has written numerous books on fishing, hiking, the outdoors and more, including “Hiking Unicoi,” a guide to the trails of Unicoi State Park and Anna Ruby Falls. Check them out at www.chattahoocheemedia.com.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CREDIT What: Do you know how credit works? Are you confused about the credit cards that you have? Amy Terry, branch man-ager of Renasant Bank, will discusses these topics and answer questions.When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m.Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009 More info: 404-613-4402
GIRLS DO SCIENCE!What: This is a fun hands-on STEM program for girls who want to explore the fascinating world of science. Girls from Milton High School will help par-ticipants make science crafts and build cool contraptions. Girls ages 7-12.When: Sunday, Jan. 24, 2:30 p.m.Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009 More info: 404-613-4402
PSAT REVIEW: HOW TO USE YOUR PSAT EXPERIENCE TO GET YOUR HIGHEST SAT SCORE!What: Applerouth Tutoring Service will present a review of students’ PSAT scores to help them get great SAT results! Bring your PSAT results to get the most out of this program. Ages 12-16. Registration required. When: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 6 p.m. Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek 30022More info: 770-360-8820
NORTH FULTON COMMUNITY CHARITIES MOBILE OUTREACH BUSWhat: The mobile outreach bus pro-vides emergency assistance via the NFCC mobile unit every fourth Wednes-day, particularly for families with trans-portation challenges. When: Jan. 27, 10-4 p.m.Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek 30005More info: www.nfcchelp.org or call 770-640-0399 (ext. 463). Appointments only.
FRIENDS OF NE/SPRUILL OAKS LIBRARY WINTER BOOK SALE What: Wide range of books and me-dia for sale at super prices! Donations welcome. When: Preview sale for Friends, mem-bers only, Thursday, Jan. 28, 1-5 p.m. Memberships available at the door. Public sale Friday, Jan. 29, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-4p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 31, 2-4 p.m. Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek 30022More info: 770-360-8820
NATURALIZATION WORKSHOPWhat: Sponsored by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, this work-shop presented by Edly Vliet shares information needed about the U.S. naturalization process. Adults only. No reservations required. Free and open to
the public.When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 10:30-11:30 am.Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek 30005More info: 770-360-8897
ALPHARETTA BOOK-TO-ACTION GROUPWhat: This book group is more than a simple book club; it’s a call to action for all ages! Each month’s books will high-light a need in the community and offer a way for participants to help. January’s books will focus on hunger, poverty, and how hard times can hit anyone, anywhere. A food drive will accompany the readings and all food donated will be presented to North Fulton Commu-nity Charities to feed the hungry in our community. We are seeking donations of nonperishable items, no glass contain-ers. Please stop by the library to pick up available copies of this month’s books.When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 1 p.m.Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta 30009 More info: 404-613-6735
WEDDING PLANNINGWhat: Now that you are engaged it’s time to plan for your special day! There’s a lot of work to do. Let us show you how.When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 3 p.m.Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009 More info: 404-613-4402
PET ADOPTIONS:FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTERWhat: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth CountyMore info: 678-965-7185
FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICESWhat: Pet adoptionsWhen: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, AlpharettaAdditional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sun-day 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd NW, AtlantaMore info: 404-613-4958
OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE:‘WILD AFRICA’ AT FERNBANK MUSEUMWhat: BBC Earth’s “Wild Africa,” nar-rated by Helena Bonham Carter and taking viewers on a spectacular ride across, over and through the most dra-matic continent on earth, premieres.When: Friday, Jan. 8-May 19, times varyWhere: 767 Clifton Road, AtlantaMore info: fernbankmuseum.org/
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MILTON, Ga. – Sydnee Walker, a stu-dent athlete at King’s Ridge Christian School, has made a name for herself in Track and Field events, attaining All American status and winning two national championships – the 2015 USATF Hershey Youth Outdoor Cham-pionship and the 2015 USATF National Outdoor Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships – both for the Hammer event. That’s quite impressive as a sopho-more.
These accomplishments have sepa-rated Walker from her peers and have placed her among the top prospect for the graduating class of 2017.
Interest ranges from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to mul-tiple SEC, Big 10 and Military Service Academies.
Walker was state runner up in 2015 Girls Track Shot Put A-Private and won Female Field Athlete of the Year at King’s Ridge, coached by Ardin Tucker. She also won Rookie of the Year at Throw1 Deep USA Track and Field Club (USATF), coached by Mike Judge.
Walker is currently ranked No. 2 for the U.S High School Indoor Season and is looking forward to the upcoming Kings Ridge Varsity Track Season.
—Jonathan CopseyKing’s Ridge student Sydnee Walker is making a name for herself in high school track and field events.
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By JONATHAN [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – What is now the largest university in the state
officially opened the doors to its North Fulton campus Jan. 14.
What was once two institutions of higher learning in two buildings across the street from each other has now
been joined under one flag - Georgia State University.
“This is a very exciting time for Georgia State,” said GSU President Mark Becker. “We can better give students access and success in educa-tion.”
The merger of GSU and Georgia Pe-rimeter College was announced in early 2015 and created the largest university in the state – with 50,000 students.
The GSU Alpharetta campus enrolled 2,189 students in the fall of 2015; a 4.7 percent increase over 2014. Since 2009, the number of GSU students attending Alpharetta’s four-year undergraduate programs has more than doubled, jumping from 1,019 to 2,189.
GPC, a two-year college, first began serving students in Alpharetta in 2000, using rented classroom space at GSU’s facility before opening its own dedicated building in 2010.
Now, both will share the GSU logo and will be used for classrooms for North Fulton students pursing a range
of degrees.Dr. Peter Lyons, dean of Perimeter
College of GSU, said students attending the North Fulton campus will now have access to resources previously only available to those downtown.
“Students downtown take fewer credits to graduate,” he said, saying the school has moved from a “cafeteria” model of course offerings to a “guided pathway” model. In effect, rather than simply choosing what course they want to take each semester, they will be able to see what courses fit in with their degrees and which would not count, ideally expediting their education.
The HOPE scholarship only covers 127 hours of schooling, he said. After that, it is up to the student to find the money. Students who taks too long to graduate may never finish.
“Students are seven times more likely to drop out of Georgia State due to financial reasons than academic,” he said. “Saving students money is helping them graduate and that’s the business we are in.”
Perimeter campus merges under Georgia StateNorth Fulton campus under new banner
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Pounce the Panther cheers on Georgia State University President Mark Becker for the opening of the GSU North Fulton campus Jan. 14.
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By JONATHAN [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – This year, 2016, marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday. For the congregations of St. James United Methodist Church and other Alpharetta churches, Jan. 18 was no different than past MLK Days – it was a day to commemorate a man who stood for peace, love and God.
Led by St. James’ pastor, the Rev. Michael McQueen, religious lead-ers from the First Baptist Church of Alpharetta, Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, Alpharetta Presby-terian Church, St. Aiden’s Episcopal Church and St. Thomas Aquinas Cath-olic Church held a service and march honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his message.
“We remember the conviction of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who believed that injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” said the Rev. Tariq Cummings of St. James, paraphrasing King.
The Rev. Caitlin Phillips, associate pastor at Alpharetta Presbyterian, said the message of the civil rights move-ment is not a thing of the past.
“We have made great strides but there is so much more to do,” she said.
The Rev. Walter Kimbrough, a prominent retired United Methodist preacher, gave the sermon. He said churches were at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, a place they need to be today as well.
Under King’s leadership, “things began to happen,” in the civil rights movement, Kimbrough said, “but it cost him his life.”
Paraphrasing King, Kimbrough said, “If you don’t have anything worth dying for, you have nothing worth living for.”
King’s message from nearly 50 years ago is still relevant, as 2015 was a tumultuous year, especially for black communities in the nation.
“The fight for justice is continual. It’s never something that is finished,” Phillips said. “We are called on to follow in Martin Luther King’s footsteps and preach peace and equality and hope. We remember that especially today.”
Concluding the event was a march from St. James along Academy Street to the steps of Alpharetta City Hall. The hundreds of walkers marched in line a little over a mile from the church in bitterly cold weather, singing “We Shall Overcome,” and similar protest songs
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steps of City Hall, the assembled pas-tors of Alpharetta’s churches thanked the marchers and prayed for peace in the country. “We are not divided by denominations but united in Christ,” summed up McQueen.
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With their Jan. 14 win over Walker, the Lady Knights have not lost a region game since Feb. 7, 2012, a streak of 43 consecutive victories.
After the win over Walker, Head Coach Aisha Kennedy said, “We are taking each game one step at a time.
We are playing really well as a team right now.
Kennedy said the Lady Knights’ defense, which shut down Walker throughout the game, is performing well.
“We have really stressed our defense performance in practice and it has been a focus. They looked really good tonight.”
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By CANDY [email protected]
ATLANTA — Within the 86 pages contained in the report delivered to Gov. Nathan Deal from the Education Reform Commission are 58 recommen-dations on how to improve Georgia schools and the K-12 system as a whole – both academically and financially.
The blue-ribbon collection of edu-cators, business leaders and elected officials delivered the report to Deal in mid-December, following 12 months of studying the past, present and future of education in Georgia.
Committee Chairman Charles Knapp, retired president of the Univer-sity of Georgia, outlined the committee’s work during a Jan. 8 media symposium hosted by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.
Knapp acknowledged most of the media attention has been focused on how schools are funded and on teacher compensation, which actually make up only six of the 58 recommendations.
“There is much more to the commis-sion report than the funding formula and teacher pay — there were three other subcommittees with [equally] important recommendations,” noted Knapp.
Those included early childhood education, Move on When Ready and expanding education options/school choice.
But how to ensure — and pay for — a quality education, and how to keep teachers from bailing out of the profes-sion in high numbers is at the center of the education bull’s-eye.
The committee was tasked with re-vising the 30-year-old funding formula for schools, known as Quality Basic Education, which has long been criti-cized for never being fully funded, too complicated and too rigid to adjust to the needs of local districts.
The task force recommends basing future funding in three areas: student enrollment, weighted student char-acteristics and category grants — as op-posed to the 19 areas currently funded under QBE.
“[The task force recommendations] are a vast improvement over QBE,” said Knapp. “The [recommended] formula is more flexible and can react to changes.”
Apart from a standard per-pu-pil cost, weighted areas which would receive additional funding include economically disadvantaged students, K-3 reading classes, grades 4-5 in math, and additional funding in grades 9-12 for college and career readiness courses.
Category grants would be provided to school districts to help fund fixed ad-ministrative costs, such as the Teacher Retirement System and health care costs, taking into consideration dis-tricts with low enrollment.
The task force also recommended permanently adding $258 million to the current K-12 state budget beginning in fiscal year 2018. Additionally, if funds are available, the committee recom-mended adding an additional $209 million to reduce the impact of the aus-terity cuts that systems have seen over the past decade.
The hot topic of how to recruit, retain and compensate teachers had 12 recommendations, with the most controversial one allowing school dis-tricts flexibility on how they pay their teachers.
Currently teachers are paid under a state formula that takes into consid-eration training and experience as the baseline. The committee recommended allowing school districts to develop their own, state-approved, method of reward-ing their best teachers.
“There has to be a better system than T&E, and I know there are a lot of concerns on how you measure effective-ness,” said Knapp. “But you just can’t throw your hands up and walk away because it’s complicated.”
He said the idea is for the state to have a “fairly light hand” in developing teacher pay models.
“The commission felt a lot of these decision were better made at the dis-trict level than in Atlanta,” said Knapp.
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Hooch’s Belanger commitsto golf team at The Citadel
Chattahoochee High School’s Rachel Belanger has committed to play golf at The Citadel. Belanger is pictured with, seated, brother, Nick Belanger, mother, Heather Belanger, and grandmother, Chris Underwood. And standing, Ben Geier, Aysia Key, Riley Pinion, Ahana Gaurav, Kelley Cutcliff, Leo Grey, Bruce Cutcliff, CHS Principal Tim Corrigan and CHS Athletic Director Matt Crooks.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Chattahoochee High School’s Rachel Belanger has signed a National Letter of Intent to play golf for The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina.
A multisport athlete, Belanger plays softball, basketball and golf at Chattahoochee. She has excelled on and off the course at Hooch, earning MVP honors for her golf team twice while receiving the squad’s Coach’s
Award as a freshman. She carded a 68 (4-under-par) at a tournament last season, which is her personal best. Belanger, who has been on the honor roll throughout her high school career, plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at The Citadel next fall. She is also currently working on a service project that will allow her to sponsor a child in need in Nicara-gua.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Chattahoochee High School’s Haley Harris has signed a national letter of intent to play NCAA Division I lacrosse at Radford Univer-sity in Virginia. Harris will play attack for the Highlanders lacrosse team, which competes in the Big South Con-ference. She plans to major in business administration.
Harris is a four-year varsity letter-man, was named offensive MVP in 2015 and finished second in points scored for the Cougars in 2015. The Cougars were area champions in 2014 and 2015, quarterfinalists in 2013 and 2014, and semifinalists in 2015.
Harris is an honor roll student, TAG
student, four-year FCA leader, junior ambassador and a member of the Cougar to Cougar mentoring program from 2014-2016. She is a member of the National Charity League Ros-well-Alpharetta Chapter where she was awarded the Bronze Presidential Award for service. She has logged over 275 hours in community service in three years.
Harris has played lacrosse for the past nine years. She played club lacrosse for LB3 Girls Lacrosse and Southern Zone Lacrosse. In 2015, she was selected to the LB3 national team. She was nominated for Team Georgia 2014-2015.
Hooch’s Harris to play lacrosse at Radford
Chattahoochee High School’s Haley Harris has committed to play women’s lacrosse at Radford University, Radford, Virginia. Pictured with her are, seated, Head Coach Jack McIlvain, parents Andrea and Dan Harris, and Assistant Coach Ken Moore. And standing, from left, Ed Marvine, Coach Clare Boothe, CHS Principal Tim Corrigan, CHS Assistant Athletic Director J.J. Hicks, and CHS Athletic Director Matt Crooks.
Chattahoochee High School’s Aishwarya Kona has signed to play tennis for Duquesne University, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Pictured with her are, seated, her parents Geetha and Vinay Kona, and brother Ahan. And standing, from left, CHS Principal Tim Corrigan and CHS Athletic Director Matt Crooks.
Chattahoochee High School’s Bryce Folsom has committed to play football at North Carolina State University. A two-year starter and two-time defensive player of the week, Folsom is pictured with, seated, his parents Charles and Renee Folsom. And standing, from left, CHS Athletic Director Matt Crooks, CHS Head Football Coach Vince Strine, McKenzie Folsom and CHS Principal Tim Corrigan.
Hooch’s Folsom commitsto play football at NC state
Hooch’s Kona commitsto play tennis at Duquesne
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BY CANDY [email protected]
ATLANTA — The national push away from mandatory assessments and the diminished role federal government in the classroom could signal a return to more local control of public schools.
But whether Georgia education officials follow the lead on high-stakes testing and teacher evaluations re-mains to be seen.
In December, the U.S. Congress finally put the No Child Left Behind Act out of its misery by replacing the seldom-enforced law with the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Originally passed in 2002, NCLB aimed to have all students at grade level within 10 years. But the law had mixed results, and within 15 years, most states were granted waivers to implement their own plans.
The ESSA takes a much lighter touch with federal involvement, ex-plained Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas P. Fordham Institute, an education think tank based in Wash-ington, D.C.
Under the ESSA, most of the hall-marks of NCLB are gone, including requirements for teacher evaluation systems, provisions for highly qual-ified teachers, and choice options/supplemental services and penalties for low-performing schools.
The burden is now on states to im-prove the quality of education in their own backyard.
During a Jan. 8 media symposium hosted by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Petrilli said the ESSA “very much gives significant authority back to the states” and is the counter reaction to the NCLB.
“There was a sense in Washington, certainly with Republicans but among Democrats as well, that there had been an era of overreach starting with NCLB, Race to the Top, and [other education reforms] that went too far,” said Petrilli.
But the federal government did not completely cut states loose with ESSA. The mandate remains for states to have an annual testing requirement that identifies the lowest-performing students and schools.
However the federal government now only mandates annual testing in English and math in grades 3-8, once in high school, and in science three times (once in elementary, middle and high school).
In Georgia, the annual assessment, Milestones, goes far beyond the federal requirement, annually testing students in English, math, social studies and science in grades 3-12. Test scores are the basis for not only 20 percent of the student grade in high school, but also 50 percent of the teacher’s evaluation.
A spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Education said no immediate changes will be made to the state’s assessment program, which still operates under the waiver from NCLB until the state’s ESSA plan is approved.
“Georgia law requires the assess-ment of science in grades 3-8 and in two high school science courses, so in that regard, we go beyond what the feds require,” said Matt Cardoza of the GDOE. “There are no federal assess-ment requirements for social studies — that is all Georgia.”
As far as the highly controversial teacher evaluations, there has been no action to tweak the mandates, which are a legislative issue, according to GDOE officials. But with the federal mandate now gone, the decision comes down to Georgia.
“The state can ditch the teacher evaluation system because [lawmakers] can no longer say ‘the feds are making us do it’, because they no longer are,” said Petrilli.
Under ESSA, state plans for school improvement have to be approved by the U.S. Department of Education, however the law clearly states the sec-retary of education cannot deny plans that meet the “letter of the law.”
“The [law authors] are trying to keep the [federal government] from saying ‘no’ to the states unless they find some-thing that is clearly not meeting the letter of the law,” said Petrilli.
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GAINSVILLE, Fla. — Jaclyn A. Krant-zler, a 2014 graduate of Cambridge High School, was named to the Uni-versity of Florida’s dean’s list for the spring 2015 semester.
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NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — UMass Dartmouth student Dipak Karthike-san, Alpharetta, has been named to the
chancellor’s list in recognition of earn-ing a spring 2015 semester grade-point average of 3.8 or higher of a possible 4.0.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduateLINCOLN, Neb. — Tyheacha Kawana Kennerly, of Alpharetta, earned a mas-ter of science degree from the Univer-sity of Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies Dec. 18.
University of North Carolina AshevilleASHEVILLE, N.C. — Kathleen Dakota White, of Alpharetta and Sydney Karen Maisano, Roswell, have been named to UNC Asheville’s fall dean’s list. The dean’s list is made up of full-time stu-dents who have achieved between 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average.
University of Southern Mississippi gradHATTIESBURG, Miss. —The Univer-sity of Southern Mississippi held fall commencement exercises Dec. 11 on
its Hattiesburg campus. Austin Hecht, Johns Creek, earned a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree.
Darton State College nursing graduatesALBANY, Ga. – Local students who graduated this fall from the Darton State College nursing program with Associate of Science degrees and are now eligible to take the licensing ex-amination to become registered nurses include:
Markeita Hale, of Alpharetta, Jonathan Sitz, of Cumming, Joseph Briggs, of Duluth, and Timothy May, of Johns Creek.
University of the Cumberlands football honors
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — The University of the Cumberlands football program rebounded from a 3-7 finish in 2014 to go 7-3 this season and 4-1 in Mid-South Conference East Division play. During the MSC yearly awards, the Patriots had numerous players honored, including offensive lineman Tor Peterson, Cumming, who earned 1st Team All-Conference honors.
Union Universitydean’s listJACKSON, Tenn. – Included in the 395 students named to the Union Univer-sity dean’s list for the fall 2015 semes-ter was Joshua Kasper, Alpharetta.
Founded in 1823 and affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, about 4,000 students are currently enrolled at Union University.
Mercersburg Academy honor rollMERCERSBURG, Pa. — The following local students have been named to the honor roll at Mercersburg Academy.
Clare Liss of Alpharetta and Erin Pak of Duluth, grades 10 and 11 respectively, were named commended scholars (all grades of 85 or above) dur-ing the fall term
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Samford’s Nursing School white coat ceremonyBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Samford Univer-sity’s Ida V. Moffett School of Nurs-ing recently hosted its annual white coat ceremony. Sixty-eight Bachelor of Science in Nursing students who began clinical courses this year were honored during the event, including: Julia Haase and Russell Smith, both of Roswell, and Erin Yost of Duluth.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Independence High School held its winter graduation ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 17 in the auditorium of The Milton Center, honoring the 45 seniors who became the final members of Fulton County�s Class of 2015. Honored guests in-cluded Kenneth Zeff, interim superintendent, Board members Linda McCain, Julia Bernath, Katie Reeves and Katha Stuart and Northwest Learning Community Area Executive Director Eric Hollinhead.
The commencement address was given by Tashema Atkinson, Independence HS Teacher of the Year. Linda McCain, school board pres-ident, certified the diplomas on behalf of the Fulton County Board of Education.
In addition to the formal afternoon cere-mony, graduating seniors were invited to a
catered brunch earlier that day, courtesy of Principal Tabatha Taylor, and a post-com-mencement reception for the graduates and their families hosted by Alpharetta First Bap-tist Church.
Independence, located in the Alpharetta Historic District, is a fully accredited Fulton County public school of choice.
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Motorcycles Wanted to Buy
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Musical Instruments
CELLO, 7/8 Doetsch, Pernambuco bow, Hiscox hard sided case $2400. 770-753-0787
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Recreation
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GOLF CART: Club Car. Trojan batteries with charger. Lights, horn. Excellent condition! $1950. 404-290-6364.
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Real Estate
Acreage/Lots
3575 Bonneville Drive, Cumming .23 acres in Shady Shores $30,000 Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-2919 cell, www.AgentScally.com
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Commercial Space for Lease
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Commercial Space for Sale
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Home for Sale
115 Founders Cove Johns Creek, Newly updated Weiland 5BR/2.5BA culdesac home in desirable Haynes Landing. Brick front, granite countertops in kitchen, freshly painted inside & out, new roof, built-in bookcases, 5th rm in bsmt can be separate apt. Extra storage building, oversized garage. Excellent schools. Walk to Newtown Pk. $320,000 Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-2919 cell, www.AgentScally.com
Home for Sale
European elegance at its finest! No expense spared! Featuring hardwood floors, extensive tr im package, 10’/vaulted ceilings, large windows & transoms, spacious bedrooms, office/library, 2 story formal living rm, large dining rm, gourmet kitchen w. huge island, 2 stone fireplaces. The finished basement offers a full kitchen, dining area, laundry rm, master suite, extra rm (possible 7th bdrm. or home gym), home theater w/ equipment c o n v e n i e n t l y accessible by elevator. Stone patio & fire pit overlooking a picturesque creek. Entertainer delight! Will not disappoint! Kelly Gillian 770-654-0447
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Business Services
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF INTENT TO VOLUNTARILY DISSOLVE A C O R P O R A T I O N : Notice is given that a notice of intent to dissolve All American Security Concepts, Inc., a Georgia corporation with its registered office at 6250 Shiloh Rd, Ste. 100, Alpharetta GA 30005, has been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business corporation Code
Tax Service
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Cleaning Services
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Concrete/Asphalt
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Flooring
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Gutters
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Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
Plumbing,Electrical and DrywallRepair and Installation
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Haulers
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Home Improvement
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Landscaping
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Painters
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Carpentry Repairs
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