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Alpharetta police substation now in elementary school posted on Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:25pm ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Alpharetta Elementary has become the first school in Georgia to have a police substation in its school building. The Alpharetta Police Department will work out of a room at the... read more...
Teacher is a 'King' of Connie's Court posted on Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:22pm ALPHARETTA, Ga -- It's pretty impressive when an elementary school physical education teacher can garner the admiration of a sports legend like the great John Smoltz -- but, Connie Sheets has done... read more...
Teacher challenges student to become nerds posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 12:39pm College Park, Ga. -- It's true the chemical reactions in George Dietz' classes at Woodward Academy deal with what he's teaching. But, there's another kind of chemistry taking place It's the... read more...
Memories: Students open a time capsule from 1992 posted on Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 12:31pm ALPHARETTA, GA -- If you could put items in a time capsule to open in the future, what would you put in it? In 1992, eighth grade students in Marjory Segal's English classes at Holcomb Bridge Middle... read more...
End-of-Course Test results released posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 1:06pm ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Education released system-level results for End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) Tuesday morning. Parents and students can now visit the Georgia... read more...
Fulton superintendent puts on chef's hat to teach life lessons posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 12:56pm ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- The guest chef in Alpharetta High School's Culinary Arts class began the class by instructing students on cooking preparation techniques and assigning duties. "Go ahead... read more...
Georgia 9th graders will have to choose career paths posted on Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 12:25pm ATLANTA -- Here's a question: Did you know what career you wanted to pursure in night grade? Next fall, all high school freshman in Georgia public schools will have to determine a career path and... read more...
Georgia Cyber Academy means school anytime and anywhere posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 5:57pm ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Ten-year-old Isabella Kessinger of Alpharetta is in Washington, D.C., this week and visiting all the historic sites: Lincoln Monument, the King Memorial, the FDR Memorial and... read more...
New Fulton County Schools superintendent ready for challenge posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 - 2:55pm EAST POINT - As he takes the helm as Fulton County's new school superintendent - Robert Avossa has a personal perspective. "I was just in a local supermarket looking for supplies for my own children... read more...