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News
Board
of education, districts get new look
The first official
Board of Education meeting of 2003 resulted in a new look for the Board
table with new officers, members, and districts.
New
Chamber chairman pledges to support convention and hotel industry
The 2002 South Fulton
Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting last Wednesday featuring
a stirring inspirational keynote address and special recognition awards.
A crowd of over 200 people filled the jungle-themed room at the Georgia
International Convention Center for the event.
Budget
passes despite opposition from Kenn, Lowe and Fulton
Last week, the Fulton
County Board of Commissioners approved a $614.4 million for the county's
2003 general fund. This is an increase of 2.4 percent from the previous
year.
WASA
still bobbing on ripples in water plan
The South Fulton
Municipal Regional Water and Sewage Authority once again took another
step back - albeit a minor one - from its goal in the first meeting
of 2003.
Landmark
students serve homeless mission
"Will you give
me the coat off your back?" This was a question that was asked
of Landmark Christian School's third-graders. Their response was, "Yes,
and what other needs do you have?"
Schools
honored for achieving gain on CRCT tests
The State of Georgia
has recognized three south Fulton schools for remarkable testing gains
and increased student achievement.
Board
of Education has busy week
The Fulton County
Board of Education conducted a busy meeting last week. Here are some
of the highlights:
Schools
to watch: Lighthouse and Crabapple
If you want to see
excellence in action, look to Crabapple and Taylor Road middle schools.
Both have been recognized as schools to watch.
Sports
Tennis
program sent five members to Super Nationals
Five
members of the Peachtree City Tennis Center's High Performance program
went to Arizona over Christmas to play in the Super Nationals. The
players are of varying ages and had to qualify for the tournament
in different tournaments around the country. Though tennis is an individual
sport, there is little doubt that the High Performance program is
a team focused on helping each other become the best tennis players
they can be.
Basketball
teams face tough region competition
Tuesday night's
high school basketball games saw Sandy Creek split with Lithia Springs
and East Coweta sweep McIntosh.
Lots
of local wrestling this weekend
If you like wrestling,
be sure to head to the Starr's Mill complex this weekend. Rising Starr
Middle School will host the Metro Middle School Athletic League (MMSAL)
championships tonight and tomorrow and Starr's Mill will host the
Panther Duals tomorrow. On Saturday, there will be eight mats of wrestling
action taking place at the two schools.
McIntosh
swim teams get big wins
McIntosh High
School's swim team hosted a double dual meet against Sandy Creek and
Lovejoy last week and defeated both schools.
Lacrosse
event in PTC this weekend
The
Peachtree City Lacrosse Association will hold the first Box Lacrosse
Jamboree tomorrow from 12-5 p.m. at the Kedron Multi-Purpose Rink
on Kedron Drive North in Peachtree City. The event will feature several
games between youth U14, U12, and high school teams from Tucker and
Peachtree City, and two adult teams from Alpharetta will hold an exhibition
game between the youth and high school games.
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