Marist pals earn top student achievements Unlike most valedictorian and salutatorian distinctions, there is no competition between Marist’s top two students Jack Leahey and Jason Morris.
The scholars have been best buds since middle schoo...
Veterans, Marist celebrate Air Force major The Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association will honor Dunwoody native Maj. John L. Carroll for his patriotic sacrifice made Nov. 7, 1972. The group chooses an honoree each year and then rais...
May 15, 2013 12:47 PM | 0 | 5 |
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Bridgette Bonner bbonner@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
DeKalb school board finds $9 million in additional funds In one week’s time, financial experts for the DeKalb County School District shifted from presenting a budget with a $14.6 million challenge to one with a $9 million anticipated surplus for 2014.
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May 09, 2013 10:13 AM | 0 | 7 |
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Bridgette Bonner bonner@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Weber School head of school to resign next year In a news release, the Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community High School board announced Dr. Simcha Pearl will be stepping down as head of school at the end of the 2013-14 academic year.
Rebecca Mc...
Brookhaven students learn true meaning of charity For months now, second-grade students in Terry Camp’s class at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School in Brookhaven, have been doing various odds and ends in order to raise money for a worthy c...
Common Core makes sense, says governor Gov. Nathan Deal, who was in Cobb County last week for a bill-signing ceremony, was asked to explain his support for the controversial Common Core school curriculum.
The Common Core State Standards...
May 01, 2013 03:03 PM | 0 | 4 |
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Jon Gillooly nside@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
More DeKalb school board members seek reinstatement Former DeKalb County school board members Jesse “Jay” Cunningham, Donna Edler and Sarah Copelin-Wood followed the lead of their counterpart, Pamela Speaks, and asked Gov. Nathan Deal for the opport...
May 01, 2013 09:29 AM | 1 | 5 |
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Bridgette Bonner bbonner@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Thurmond says DeKalb school system will be a ‘national model’ Business owners, community members and parents got reassurances last week about DeKalb County School District progress from interim Superintendent Michael Thurmond.
The event was a Leadership DeKa...
DeKalb school board sets new course Taxpayers will not have to pay legal expenses for a lawsuit against Gov. Nathan Deal and the state since the new DeKalb County school board voted 9-0 last week to disengage itself.
Former board mem...
March 27, 2013 11:23 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Noreen Cochran ncochran@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
New Chamblee High building on track for 2013-14 school year Today’s Chamblee Charter High School freshmen, sophomores and juniors will be the first students to walk the halls of the new academic wing, a $58.7 million project with a move-in date of Dec. 16.
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March 27, 2013 11:16 AM | 0 | 8 |
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Noreen Cochran ncochran@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Paideia places in three academic challenges Three groups of Paideia scholars have recently placed in state and local academic competitions.
Junior High Academic Bowl places second in state The Paideia junior high Academic Bowl team placed ...
Thurmond and Jacobs to address Brookhaven council Tuesday Interim DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Michael Thurmond and District 80 State Rep. Mike Jacobs will meet with the Brookhaven mayor and city council to discuss proposed improvements to the loc...
New DeKalb school board meets tonight The DeKalb County school board will meet today at 6 p.m., back up to its full strength of nine members after Gov. Nathan Deal appointed six replacements March 13.
The new board members are financia...
March 20, 2013 11:25 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Noreen Cochran ncochran@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Annunciation Day School to celebrate Greek Independence Day Students at the Annunciation Day School in Atlanta, housed in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, celebrate an extra Independence Day every year.
On Monday, they will salute the freed...
March 20, 2013 11:10 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Noreen Cochran ncochran@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Holy Spirit Prep names new head of school In a news release Wednesday, Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Sandy Springs announced Kyle Pietrantonio assumed the position of head of school March 1. He replaces Gareth Genner, who resigned, eff...
DeKalb County school board member Nancy Jester resigns District 1 DeKalb County Board of Education member Nancy Jester resigns. On her blog, Jester details her decision to resign, after being one of six members Gov. Nathan Deal recently suspended.
Jes...
Judge sides with Nathan Deal on school board removal A federal judge has affirmed Gov. Nathan Deal’s decision to remove six DeKalb school board members.
In a decision handed down Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Story denied the injunctio...
DeKalb nominating panel accepting school board applications The nominating panel that Gov. Nathan Deal assembled will begin immediately accepting applications for candidates to fill the seats of suspended members of the DeKalb County school board.
Applicant...
Column: DeKalb Superintendent asks community for patience Dear DeKalb County community,
Our district is undergoing a tremendous amount of change. From my appointment as interim superintendent to the election of a new Board of Education chairman, Dr. Mel...
Deal moves to oust six from DeKalb school board Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday afternoon he would sign an executive order accepting the Georgia Board of Education’s decision to remove six members of the DeKalb County School Board.
Deal said h...
February 22, 2013 11:58 AM | 2 | 14 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
State BOE's meeting on DeKalb schools still set for Thursday The State Board of Education meeting, set for Thursday at 8 a.m., in regards to the DeKalb County School Board is still a go.
Matt Cardoza, director of communications for the state BOE, confirmed ...
State superintendent addresses DeKalb concerns Parents and community members brought concerns to Georgia State School Superintendent John Barge last week about the state of public schools in DeKalb County.
Barge attended a meeting hosted by the...
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