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Sue Ferguson is Chosen as Lanier Technical College’s GOAL Winner
Sue Ferguson, a Business Administrative Technology student at the Dawson Campus in Dawsonville, has been named as the college’s winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL). The announcement was made at the Gainesville Lions Club luncheon on January 31st. The Lions Club is a sponsor of the GOAL program along with the college’s Student Government Association....
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Local Dads and Sons are 'Tough Mudders' on Behalf of Wounded Warriors
On Saturday, February 11, fathers and sons, friends and alumni of Pinecrest Academy will join with men from all over the United States to tackle one of the “toughest events on the planet”, the Tough Mudder obstacle course...
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Students Learn to Love to Read with Scholastic Book Week Events

The elementary students at Friendship Christian School in Suwanee are developing a passion for reading through activities centered on books. 

The week-long event called “Book Week” began today with a “Luau” celebration and picnic...

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23 FC Schools Receive Governor's Highest Achievement Awards
The Governor's Office of Student Achievement announced that 23 Forsyth County Schools received awards for high performance on state assessments under the Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS). This is the highest number of recipients in the history of Forsyth County Schools...
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Congratulations to the Three Finalists for the 2012 Forsyth County Teacher of the Year Program
Forsyth County Schools and The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the three finalists for the 2012 Forsyth County Teacher of the Year program...
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Congressional Art Competition Open to High School Students in 9th Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-9) is sponsoring the annual 9th District Congressional Art Competition.  The competition showcases the artistic talent of high school students in the district.  Work submitted to the competition will be on display from February 13th through March 14th...
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Pinecrest Academy Implements Latest in Classroom Interactive Technologies
Pinecrest Academy has launched a technology system which provides the latest in classroom interactive technologies. After testing many different interactive solutions for the classroom, the school’s IT team took the best features from several different products and combined them to provide the greatest possible experience for both students and teachers...
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Distinguished Chinese Scholars Visit Porter Academy in Collaboration with Georgia Tech
School founder, Claudia Porter, said, “We are pleased to provide a bridge between our cultures. These events are delightful to our students and teachers, as well as to the visiting scholars.”...
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Liberty Middle School Wins $25,000 Music Grant
Forsyth County Schools’ Liberty Middle School is one of 10 schools in the United States to win a $25,000 grant from Glee Give a Note Campaign to support music education. A component of this grant application included the creation of a video...
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Lanier Technical College Earns COC Accreditation
On December 6, 2011, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) voted to accredit Lanier Technical College. “This is the culmination of a five-year effort by Lanier Technical College,” said President Russell Vandiver. “Regional accreditation by a body such as SACS-COC is the gold standard for academic quality"....
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Pinecrest Academy Students Make “PBJ’s for Jesus”
What started out as an apostolic (service) project for Pinecrest Academy Lower School students resulted in a school-wide event to help feed Atlanta's hungry...
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Local Home School Students Learn About GIS in Forsyth County
Forsyth County hosted local home school students for a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) educational event on November 17, held in the Forsyth County Administration Building. The students, from North Georgia Homeschool Enrichment and Forsyth Christian Home Educators, were introduced to GIS and how it relates to geography and how it is being used throughout Forsyth County...
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Forsyth School Board of Education Approves Redistricting Lines to Ease Lopsided School Populations
The Forsyth School Board of Education approved new 2012-13 district lines Thursday after multiple public input sessions and on line feedback. By unanimous vote, the final changes to Draft #2 were approved after being read by Associate Superintendant Joseph Pirkle. Seven elementary schools, five middle schools, and three high schools will be affected...
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Employee and Student Awards Presented at Forsyth County School Board Meeting
REACH Employee of the Month in Forsyth County! Marjorie Samples of Liberty Middle School is said to have the cleanest school in the district. So say her fellow staff who nominated her...
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Tax Credit Scholarship Program Reaches Donation Cap for the First Time
According to the Georgia Department of Revenue, as of November 8, 2011, individuals and corporations have been pre-approved to donate $50 million to Georgia’s student scholarship organizations (SSOs), the most that the 4-year-old program has ever raised and the maximum allowed for the year...
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Midway Elementary School 50th Anniversary Celebration
Midway Elementary School 50th Anniversary Celebration this Sunday from 1:30pm-4:30pm.
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U.S. Army All-American Marching Band Selects Forsyth Central High School Color Guard Member and Keyboardist
Lindsey Womac and Anthony Young of Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, GA, has been selected to be a member of the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Womac and Young will join an elite group of musicians who will perform during halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and will be presented by American Family Insurance..
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West Forsyth High School Leads with Autism Awareness
“Are You Aware?” a film written and directed by Kaden Ochocki and Trevor White, seniors at West Forsyth High School, under the direction of broadcast instructor John White, will have its world premier at the ReelAbilities ALT Disabilities Film Festival closing event on October 6, 2011...
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Pinecrest Academy High School Student Attends Equestrian Special Olympics in Perry, GA
Molly Hill, a Pinecrest Academy senior, and Virginia Jordan a sophomore from Roswell High School, attended the Special Olympics in late August 2011 as two Unified Partners riding alongside Special Olympic Athletes from all over Georgia...
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Pinecrest Academy High School Students Earn AP Pass Rate of 88%
Pinecrest Academy High School continues to be recognized for outstanding academic achievement. The school’s Advanced Placement (AP) test scores reflect their commitment to academic excellence. The passing rate for Pinecrest graduates has trended upward since the High School opened...
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University of Georgia Foundation Announces $750,000 Gift to the University for Scholarships
The University of Georgia Foundation today announced an appropriation of $750,000 to the University of Georgia for scholarship support. The funding, which will be used by university administration and the Office of Admissions to meet critical scholarship needs, was unanimously approved by the foundation’s board of trustees at its recent fall meeting...
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Big Creek ES Named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School
Big Creek Elementary School has been named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. A 2001 recipient of this prestigious honor, Big Creek Elementary is also a two-time Georgia School of Excellence, and has received four Platinum Awards and one Gold Award from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement...
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Twelve National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Named from Forsyth County Schools
Congratulations to the following Forsyth County School students for being named 2011 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists...
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Forsyth County Schools 2011 SAT Scores Exceed State and National Averages
For the third year all Forsyth County high schools and the district surpassed Georgia’s SAT averages for the 2011 results. Additionally, Forsyth County Schools tested 341 additional students, bringing the total test takers up to 1,568, which is 80% of last year’s senior class...
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Evans Named Finalist for 2012 Georgia Superintendent of the Year
The Georgia School Superintendents Association's committee charged with selecting the 2012 Superintendent of the Year has announced the names of the four finalists for this year's award, the winner of which will be named in December...
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Gill Retires from West Forsyth HS, Pope to Serve as Acting Principal
After over 30 years of stellar work as an educator and over 10 years as a principal in Forsyth County, and the last four years as principal of West Forsyth High School, Mr. Richard Gill has announced his retirement effective September 1, 2011...
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Friendship Christian Hosts Tip Off Basketball Tournament Saturday November 5th
Friendship Christian School in south Forsyth County is hosting a Tip Off Tournament this Saturday, November 5th.  The event will be held in the school gym located at 3160 Old Atlanta Road, Suwanee, GA 30024.  The games begin at 9 am and run every 90 minutes all day long with the awards ceremony scheduled for 9:30 PM that night.
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What Do Math and Exercise Have in Common?
Expert Reveals the Answer Should Be "Your Kids"
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Twelve Ways to Use Entrepreneurial Thinking to Help Our Schools
These days, education professionals find themselves struggling to navigate a brave new world of growing challenges and shrinking budgets. OfficeMax Cofounder, former CEO, and serial entrepreneur Michael Feuer has a business-world solution to help schools better deal with new challenges from their economic woes: try thinking more like an entrepreneur....
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New Plan for High School Assessments
Students who enter a Forsyth County high school this fall 2011 will no longer take the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) in English, math, science, and social studies in order to graduate. The new plan, approved by the State Board of Education in April, will require ...
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