Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Sandy Springs school's annual holiday event has a surprisingly popular gift item.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
From Holy Spirit Prep For years, lower school students at Holy Sprit Prep have arrived home early in December with hand decorated shopping bags filled with wrapped gifts for parents, grandparents and siblings. They are usually some of the first presents to be placed under the family tree. Students anticipate the moment when Mom, Dad, brother, sister, grandma or grandpa, unwraps their personally selected gift from the school's Secret Santa store. But where in the world do all these gifts come from? Usually, in early July, HSP’s favorite elf, Stephanie McCarty, scurries up and down the massive hallways of the Gift Mart selecting the inventory of over 3,000 items for the Secret Santa shop. Six years ago, when her son, Ben, was in first …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Chef Jessica at the Atlanta Wine School shares her holiday recipe for Easy Peppermint Bark.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Several cooking classes are held at the Atlanta Wine School nearby, Sandy Springs in Dunwoody. Here is the Easy Peppermint Bark recipe by Chef Jessica. 2 pounds white chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces 12 large candy canes 1/2 teaspoon peppermint oil Line an 11-by-17-inch baking sheet with parchment, and set aside.In the top of a double boiler, melt white chocolate, stirring constantly.With a chef's knife or meat tenderizer, cut or pound candy canes into 1/4-inch pieces.Stir pieces of candy canes and peppermint oil into the melted chocolate. Remove from heat, and pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet; spread evenly. Chill until firm, 25 to 30 minutes. Break into pieces, and serve. Store in an airtight container in the …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
"We felt like we were being walked on so we walked out," said Editor in Chief Polina Marinova.
An advertising executive has resigned from The Red & Black board of directors. Students will have more input into editorial decisions. And there won't be a non-student review of stories prior to their being published. With all three of their demands met, the former staff of The Red & Black student newspaper may return to their jobs, said editor-in-chief Polina Marinova. Marinova and her staff walked out Wednesday night, fed up with what they believed was too much interference and emphasis on happy, upbeat stories instead of real news about the UGA community. "We'll talk among ourselves and then reapply for our positions," said Marinova. "We're happy they met our demands and that we finally had a voice." The Board of Directors will hire a…
Monday, August 13, 2012
Advocacy group is composed of educators, parents, students and community members focused on improving public education throughout Georgia, including Sandy Springs.
Matt Jones is a public school teacher from Vidalia, Georgia. He is a co-founder of EmpowerED Georgia. He spoke with Athens Patch recently about his organization and some of the challenges facing public education in Georgia today. What is EmpowerED Georgia? An education advocacy group. It’s made up of 3,500 students, parents, educators and concerned citizens across the state. What does it do? Three things. Inform—we saw there was a big gap in education coverage in the media. Education issues are complex. The public is given catch phrases, but no one is explaining or discussing the difficult issues. These are in-depth issues, and we didn’t see that coverage happening anywhere else. So we decided to do it. We want to give people as much …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Holy Innocent's Student Wins Miss USA National Junior Contest.
Rising Sandy Springs sophomore Ansley McGhee is often seen on a pitcher’s mound – striking out batter after batter both as the Holy Innocents’ starting pitcher and on her travel squad. This summer, however, she took her success to the national level – and in a pageant gown, not a softball uniform. Ansley was named Miss USA National Junior Teen July 1st after earning the crown over some 25 contestants. Participants compete for scholarships and other prizes in the contest. It wasn’t Ansley's first brush with national success: She placed in the top five at the Miss Georgia Peach Jr. Teen American Coed last year as well as fifth at the Miss Southern States Jr. Teen for USA National. Her crown earlier this month was her first national title. …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The Sandy Springs high school graduation is May 19.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Julia Wahl is the Valedictorian, and Rachel Jacobs and Andrew Parmet are co-Salutatorians of the Riverwood International Charter School Class of 2012. Julia will give the valedictory at Riverwood’s May 19 graduation, to be held at Kennesaw State University at 3 p.m. Julia Wahl, 18, daughter of Brad Wahl of Sandy Springs, plans to attend Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Research Scholar, and study history and international studies. As president of the Riverwood Singers and vice president of the Thespian Society, Julia is active in performing arts, including technical direction as well as acting and singing, in shows such as "Les Mis and Anything Goes." She is also a 5 year member of GMEA All-State Chorus. A recipient of the Phi …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
The Fulton County Schools Special Olympics program is raising money for the program.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
More than 600 athletes with special needs–including students at Sandy Springs' Woodland Elementary School–need funds for training and to attend competitions. The Fulton County Schools Special Olympics program is running a capital campaign to raise money to pay for training and competitions held throughout the school year. Athletes in the Fulton County Schools program train for and compete in bowling; bocce; softball; volleyball; basketball; tennis and athletics. Special Olympians from Haynes Bridge; Holcomb Bridge; Hopewell Middle; Elkins Point; Independence High School; Roswell High School; Centennial High School; Alpharetta High School; Sweet Apple; Woodland Elementary School; New Prospect, Mimosa; Abbott's Hill; Lake Windward …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The event was held last weekend at Gwinnett Arena
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Holy Innocents’ wrestlers Jason Grimes and Lee Davis won wrestling state titles in the Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships at Gwinnett Arena, last weekend. Brendan Quigley won second place.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Mayor Eva Galambos visited North Springs High School for Future Business Leaders of America Week.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
It’s Future Business Leaders of America Week in Sandy Springs. In recognition, Mayor Eva Galambos toured the Career, Technology and College Fair at North Springs Charter High School, where 111 students are FBLA members. Every March, FBLA students compete at the State Leadership Conference testing their business knowledge and skills in many different events. Fourteen North Springs' students will be competing for a chance to represent NSCHS at nationals being held in Texas this summer Future Business Leaders of America has over a quarter million members preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. In Georgia, over 27,000 high school members make FBLA the largest student organization in the state.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Sandy Springs high school wrestlers will compete at Gwinnett Arena.
Twelve Holy Innocents’ wrestlers will compete in the Georgia High School Wrestling State Championships at Gwinnett Arena, this weekend. Holy Innocents’ is looking to improve on last year's fifth place finish at the state tournament.
