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Fayette
schools face budget cuts
Fayette County schools
are in stable enough financial footing right now that even with expected
cuts in funding from the Georgia Legislature, minimum state requirements
on classroom size can still be met.
BOE
eyes college courses for h.s. seniors
Highly motivated
Fayette students could complete their first year of college before ever
receiving a high school diploma if a Post-Secondary Options Program
is established in the county.
'U.S.
can't afford to wait for next attack'
They called it a
"pro-America" rally, not a pro-war event, and so an hour-long
demonstration Saturday at Heritage Park in Fayetteville was heavy on
showing support for troops in the Middle East, with a passing barb at
Democrats and "the media" thrown in for good measure.
Store
clerk and customer robbed by 2 in N. Fayette
A convenience store
clerk and customer were robbed at gunpoint Monday evening at Coleman's
convenience store on Ga. Highway 92 North just before 9 p.m. according
to reports from the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.
PTC
man pleads guilty to 5 burglaries
A Peachtree City
man who was caught by police in the middle of burglarizing a bar pled
guilty Monday afternoon to five felony counts of burglary as part of
a plea bargain agreement.
Fayette
1st graders send pen-pal letters to soldiers
As more U.S. troops
are being deployed overseas, students at Kedron Elementary are letting
soldiers know that they support their efforts by writing letters and
sending care packages.
Pay
your speeding fine online in PTC?
It may soon be as
easy as going online to take care of a speeding ticket given in Peachtree
City.
Man
gets life for murder of woman found in Flint River 25 years ago
Carl
Millard Patton Jr. pled guilty Friday to killing a Jonesboro woman whose
body turned up on the Fayette side of the Flint River over 25 years
ago.
Man
charged for leading deputies on chase into Atlanta Thursday
A
man who led sheriff's deputies on a chase from north Fayette County
into Atlanta Thursday faces several criminal charges.
Departments
move to county's new justice center starting March 29
Local
court officials are preparing to move into the county's new criminal
justice center beginning the end of this month.
Pfeifer
health improving
By
the end of this month, Fayette County Commissioner Peter Pfeifer should
be finished with his physical therapy.
Westmoreland
considering U.S. Senate run
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
(R-Sharpsburg) is heading for Washington next month to further explore
the possibilities of running for U.S. Senate.
Teen
cancer survivor honored for volunteerism
For about half of
her young life, high school senior Savannah Solomon has been fighting
an enemy inside her own body. But through the struggles and pain that
her physical battle has brought, she has learned to open her eyes to
the needs of others and in the process has brought joy to the lives
of many young people just like her.
Cultural
symposium at Sandy Creek
Students at Sandy
Creek High School had a special opportunity to hear first-hand accounts
from people of different cultures who had lived through political revolutions,
wars, civil rights movements and discrimination struggles in their countries.
New
American Legion post in Peachtree City
Peachtree City now
has its first American Legion post.
War
descendants sought
Any child between
the ages of 5 to 17 that is a descendant of a Confederate soldier, sailor,
or marine, who served honorably during the War Between The States is
requested to contact the General Lafayette McLaws Camp, Sons of Confederate
Veterans.
Landmark
sees geometry at work
Landmark Christian
School geometry student Scott Chartier said that a recent class trip
to the Georgia Pacific Design and Technology Center was a well-planned
success. What Scott, and his classmates, feared would be a day of lectures
and presentations, turned out quite different and very interesting.
Students
celebrate National Read Across America Day
Schools throughout
Fayette participated in National Read Across America Day March 3. This
annual event is a celebration of reading sponsored by the National Education
Association and coincides with the birthday of beloved children's author
Dr. Seuss.
Powers
makes donation, challenges community
Fayette County Board
of Education member Greg Powers has made the first donation to the new
Whitewater High School Athletic Booster Club along with a challenge
to local businesses and parents.
Aust
named to dean's post at CCSU
One of the professors
who has helped define Clayton College & State University for more
than 25 years has been named the new dean of the College of Information
and Mathematical Sciences.
Association
offering $500 scholarship
The Atlanta Southern
Crescent Alumnae Panhellenic Association (ASCAPA) is offering one $500
scholarship to a female high school student and resident of the Southern
Crescent area (defined as the counties of Fayette, Coweta, Clayton,
Henry, Spalding and the cities of South Fulton county) who will attend
an accredited four-year college in the fall of 2003.
AARP
volunteers offer tax aid
AARP volunteers
will provide free tax help for both federal and Georgia tax returns.
This service is available to all taxpayers in middle and low income
brackets with special attention given to those 60 years and older.
Whitewater
High orientation March 31
Whitewater High,
Fayette's newest high school scheduled to open this fall at the LaFayette
Educational Center, has planned an orientation for ninth-grade students,
and their parents, who will be attending the new school next year.
CCCS
offers consumers tax-time tips
This
time every year Uncle Sam becomes a part of consumers' financial lives.
Many will owe a tax payment and not have the money to pay. Others will
receive a tax refund and, a month later, have no idea where the money
went.
Fayette
Middle School marks Exceptional Children's Week
Fayette Middle School
celebrated Exceptional Children's Week recently with many fun activities
for both students and teachers. Through several planned activities,
students gained inisght into the daily life of an exceptional child.
Special needs students participated in daily morning announcements.
The P.E. department provided exercises where students could experience
life with a handicap.
Peer
mediators at Fayette Middle School get refresher course
Fayette
Middle School has had peer mediation for approximately 10 years. Peer
mediation is a school-wide program featuring students from sixth through
eighth grade that allows students to settle minor conflicts confidentially
with peer mediators from their grade.
Special
Olympics seeks volunteers
Fayette County Special
Olympics will hold its local track and field event at Sandy Creek High
March 21 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All volunteers who would like to help
with the event may report to Sandy Creek, 360 Jenkins Road in Tyrone,
at 9 a.m. Contact Barbara Bruce at J.C. Booth Middle, 770-631-3240,
for more information.
Fayetteville
girls win design competition for world games
Not often does a
fashion design college student get to see her creation shown on worldwide
television, but a Brenau University Women's College senior from Fayetteville
will have that opportunity come September.
Brooks
Elem. stages T-shirt parade
Brooks Elementary
students and staff showed off their positive attributes by taking part
in a musical parade of T-shirts as one of their activities connected
to the Casey Positive Label program.
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