Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The DIGS has been specifically designed to integrate outdoor learning with classroom curriculum.
Sharon Elementary School in south Forsyth County hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday for the grand opening of its outdoor learning area called DIGS (Discover, Inspire, Grow, Succeed). The Sharon DIGS is a state of the art educational area which in unlike any other in Georgia. The DIGS is a 15,000 square foot area hosting more than 50,000 pounds of boulders rocks, and stones, donated from Mountain Stone, Lafarge Aggregates, and Polycor for the study of native geology. There is enough dirt and plants, thanks to John Deere Landscapes, for the students to maintain their own vegetable and herb gardens in raised and ground level beds. A WeatherBug Weather Station, complete with a digital system communicating with Sharon’s new science …
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Sharon Elementary
3595 Old Atlanta Rd, Suwanee, GA
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Forsyth County Schools presents an informational session on iAchieve Virtual Academy tonight at 7.
Students and parents interested in learning more about iAchieve Virtual Academy, Forsyth County Schools' (FCS) digital learning environment, are invited to attend an informational session tonight at 7. iAchieve Virtual Academy is available for students looking for a high quality, technology based alternative to their current learning environment. The academy offers flexibility in the student's school schedule, and is perfect for previously home schooled or private school students. The accredited online courses are available for students in the sixth through twelfth grades and taught by certified teachers. According to FCS, online learning provides an engaging and effective means to comprehend and achieve mastery of course content and …
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1130 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Graduation 2012 is a big deal. Congratulate your graduate on these pages and then share with family and friends.
Hundreds of thousands of students, many from the local area, will be graduating in the next few weeks. Do you have someone special you want to congratulate for this achievement? If you have a friend or family member graduating from high school or college this year, you can post the announcement on Cumming Patch and share the news with family and friends. To post a free announcement, click here. Once you have signed in, select "graduation" in the category drop down box. Enter the graduate's name, school and any other details you'd like to share. Directly below the "description" box, you'll see an "Upload photos and videos" button. If you'd like your announcement featured on the Cumming Patch home page, be sure to add a photo or video. Only …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Class AAAA quarterfinal game matches teams that have outscored playoff opponents 26-2 so far.
Lambert's spotless season will get perhaps its biggest test Friday in the quarterfinals of the state Class AAAA boys soccer playoffs in a matchup of the state's top two ranked teams. Next up for the top-ranked Longhorns is No. 2 McIntosh, which has shut out its first two-playoff opponents 14-0. Game time is 7:45 p.m. at Lambert High. McIntosh, which knocked the Longhorns out of the playoffs last season, has won three boys championships in its history. The Chiefs (17-2-1) have shut out 14 of their 20 opponents this year. Lambert is 20-0 after playoff wins of 7-1 over Loganville and 5-1 over Richmond Hill. The 'Horns have 13 shutouts this season. B.K. Kinteh, Mitch Fandos, Brendan Everett, Zack Davis and Cooper Coughlin scored the goals in …
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Lambert High School
805 Nichols Rd, Suwanee, GA
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Friday, May 4, 2012
The school is one of 90,000 schools and community groups across the globe collecting almost 50 different kinds of products and packaging for recycling.
Cumming Elementary School deserves congratulations for the amount of waste they are keeping out of the local landfill. The school is one of the top collectors of hard-to-recycle waste in TerraCycle's nationwide Brigade programs. The students collect Capri Sun drink pouches, Frito-Lay chip bags, cookie wrappers and Elmer's glue containers among several other items, which earn them money for charity and keeps the garbage out of the local landfill. The school has earned more than $2,620 from recycling items that would otherwise be thrown away, which translates to approximately 130,806 units of waste. TerraCycle turns the collected packaging into new products such as tote bags, recycling bins, watering cans and backpacks. The school is one …
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Cumming Elementary School
540 Dahlonega St, Cumming, GA
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
The University of Georgia president says he's stepping down next year.
For a few seconds, it looked as though Michael Adams wasn't going to make it through a speech about his leaving the President's Office at the University of Georgia. He had said that when he accepted the job in June 1997, with him were his parents, both of whom have since died, and his wife Mary. His face collapsed a little, but he recovered. Many of those in the audience may not recover. The university community remains in shock over Adams' sudden announcement that he will step down from his job at the end of June 2013. Only a few of the inner staff and upper level administrators learned late Wednesday that he would be leaving. After his brief, formal speech, in which he thanked those who have helped launch the University into the ranks of…
Unnamed sources saying Adams will leave the University of Georgia in 2013.
He has been the president of the University of Georgia for 15 years, but rumors are saying that Michael Adams will step down from his position in 2013. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, President Adams will make an announcement tomorrow about his decision to leave. During his time as president, UGA has increased in stature both academically and athletically. The school's rankings have risen, as have donations, grant money and outside funds, and it is now considered one of the country's best public institutions.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Today is the last day to place a bid for the 'Chairs for Charity Auction at West Forsyth High School.
Bidding ends today for the chairs for charity auction at West Forsyth High School. The WFHS fine arts department has on display a set of creative and beautiful chairs to be auctioned that benefits two non-profits located in Cumming. Jesse’s House, provides emergency and long-term care to youth who have suffered abuse or delinquency, and Bald Ridge Lodge, a shelter serving boys ages 12-17 who are in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services or referred by the local Juvenile Court. "The students and teachers involved have worked very hard at their creations and are excited for your support," said Teacher of the Arts Stephanie Pickens in an e-mail. The Andy Warhol foundation has also donated skateboards for the auction, …
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West Forsyth High School
4155 Drew Rd, Cumming, GA
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Or is it time to give it an "F" and find another way to test competency in our school system?
After stressing for most of the year, students, teachers and parents can finally relax. There is almost a full year before the dreaded Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, or CRCTs, come around again. For much of the school year, teachers worry that they haven’t taught enough, students worry that they haven’t learned enough — and parents wonder what they can give their children to eat to maximize their concentration on CRCT test days. But after all is said and done, is it really worth it? Robert Schaefer, public education director for FairTest National Center for Fair and Open Testing, doesn’t think so. In a recent op-ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution titled “When put to a test, testing culture flunks,” Schaefer said the current …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Pinecrest second graders donate to children in need via global video conference.
Pinecrest Academy second grade students and their teachers, led by Sydney Lee, issued checks on April 25, to Save the Children USA and to Everest Academy in Manila, Philippines, Pinecrest’s sister school, for relief efforts. Funds benefit families devastated from natural disasters around the world. Representatives from the corporate office of Save the Children USA, Save the Children Japan, Everest Academy in the Philippines, and Pinecrest Academy, participated in a video presentation during which the Pinecrest students proudly held oversized mock-ups of checks they were sending to benefit relief efforts in the Philippines and Japan. This thrilling event marked Pinecrest’s first-ever Webex global video conference. The presentation …
