Fayette County Board of Education Post 5 candidate Sam Tolbert will be speaking at the Fayette County Republican Party First Saturday Breakfast at the Fayetteville IHOP at 9am on Saturday, October 2nd.
Tolbert is a semi-retired senior manager who is currently an adjunct professor of mathematics at Gordon College in Barnesville. He decided to run for the school board position in part because of concerns about the school system’s financial shape. Tolbert says his background as a senior manager with “having to mind a budget and be fiscally responsible for expenditures and controls” would be an asset to the school board. He plans to look at the financials and try to understand exactly what is required, what is coming in, and whether we are able to meet a reasonable budget that grows as the county grows.
Tolbert, who is a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Management with a minor in Business Finance, is skilled in project management, project engineering, quality assurance, organizational excellance, small business management, and communication. He would also like to look at new programs that can be offered to help students, whether by allowing them to start college earlier or adding technical education earlier on “as opposed to just going and spinning their wheels in high school courses.”
Tolbert will face Democratic candidate Dr. Laura Burgess in November’s general election. All interested Republicans are invited to attend.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
BOE Candidate Sam Tolbert to Speak to Fayette Republicans Oct 2nd
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Temporary Sandy Creek Road Closure Oct 4 - 8
The following is a pass-on from the Fayette County Public Works Department:
TEMPORARY SANDY CREEK ROAD CLOSURE October 4th – 8th, 2010
Effective Monday, October 4th, 2010 the portion of Sandy Creek Road located between Hood Road and the Piedmont Fayette Hospital will be closed to through traffic. The road will remain closed, day and night, for approximately five days. The purpose of the closure is to complete the tie-in of the West Fayetteville Bypass project to Sandy Creek Road. Access will be maintained for residents who live within the limits of the road closure. The temporary detour to the hospital for vehicles traveling southeast on Sandy Creek Road will be via Flat Creek Trail to Tyrone Road to SR54. The Hospital’s entrances on Sandy Creek Road will remain open. The attached plan shows the proposed detour route. Detour signs will be placed along the roads to assist drivers unfamiliar with the area. For additional information, please contact the Public Works Department at 770-320- 6010. A map of the affected area is available for download on our website at http://www.tyrone.org/node/404.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Enjoy a Free Sub and Help a Teacher
What if every time you ate a sandwich you were helping a teacher bring innovative learning programs to his or her students?
You can by purchasing a $10 Sub Saver card good at local Subway restaurants throughout Georgia. You get 32 coupons for a free six-inch sub with the purchase of a six-inch sub and a medium drink. That’s like getting a foot-long for half the price, and a savings of over $100. With every card purchased, the Fayette County Education Foundation will receive $5 to apply toward funding classroom projects and programs.
Students across the county have benefitted from programs that their teachers have envisioned and were able to implement with the help of the Fayette County Education Foundation. Math has made more sense, chemistry has become more interesting, and history has been brought to life thanks to the imaginations of teachers and financial help from the foundation.
Every year Fayette’s public school teachers apply to receive money from the Fayette County Education Foundation for educational programs that otherwise would go unfunded. The foundation depends on community donations and other fundraising activities to collect the monies needed to fund teacher-driven programs. The foundation has given nearly $180,000 to Fayette’s public classroom teachers during its eight-year history.
Teachers will begin making their funding requests next month, and the foundation needs donor support to make their ideas a reality. Cards can be purchased at the Fayette County Board of Education located at 210 Stonewall Avenue in Fayetteville during regular business hours, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The Fayette County Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization and is a cooperative effort between the school system and the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce. For more information about the foundation or the Sub Saver cards, contact Melinda Berry-Dreisbach, public information specialist for Fayette County Schools, 770-460-3535.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Fayette County BOE Financial Report Receives Highest Honor
Can the words “financial report” and “easy to understand” be used in the same sentence? They can when referring to the financial report published by the Fayette County Board of Education.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has given the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement to the school system for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).
The award is given annually to reports that demonstrate a constructive spirit of full disclosure that clearly communicate the organization’s financial story, and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR. It is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
Bike & Hike at Line Creek Nature Area
Fun, family outdoor activities
Southern Conservation Trust is hosting “Bike & Hike”, an afternoon of free family outdoor fun, on Sunday, October 3rd at Line Creek Nature Area in Peachtree City, GA. Activities beginning at 2:00 PM include a bike ride, a guided nature hike, a nature treasure hunt with prizes and door prizes.
There will be two guided bike rides - a family/beginner ride and a longer route for intermediate riders. Riders will leave Line Creek Nature Area at approximately 2:30 PM. The shorter route will take approximately 45 minutes round-trip. More experienced riders will enjoy the cart paths south of the Nature Area along Flat Creek Nature Area on a 1 ½ hour ride.
Helmets are required. Prizes will be awarded for best helmet, most riders in one group and youngest/oldest riders.
Hikers won’t be left out. An experienced guide will help visitors explore one of the trails in the Line Creek Nature Area. Mike Swanson will highlight fascinating facts about Line Creek’s unique ecosystem and wildlife habitat.
Additional activities include a fun Nature Treasure Hunt for the kids with prizes. Bike & Hike sponsors include Synovus/Bank of Coweta, Bank of North Georgia and Brent Scarbrough & Company. Refreshments will be provided by Bruster’s Ice Cream and Rita’s Ice.
Southern Conservation Trust is a Fayette County-based conservation nonprofit that owns, manages and protects 1400 acres of farms, forests and environmentally sensitive land in the Southern Crescent. The Trust hosts environmental programs and enhances its three public preserves in Fayette County with trails, overlooks and re-introduction of native species. As a regional land trust the Trust works with willing landowners throughout the South Metro area to permanently protect open space that benefits the community and can offer tax benefits for the landowner.
“In today’s busy world it’s tough to find time to get outdoors, especially for children. Research shows people benefit emotionally, socially, cognitively and physically from enjoying nature,” explained Pam Young of the Trust. “You don't need to throw out your child's iPod, cell phone or video games but we do need to include outdoor activities as a way to strike a balance.” Start now, come out and enjoy the afternoon at Line Creek Nature Area.
Bike & Hike takes place Sunday,October 3rd , from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Line Creek Nature Area, located off Highway 54 at MacDuff Parkway, Peachtree City. Rain date is October 17th. To register or for more information visit www.sctlandtrust.org or call the Trust office 770-486-7774.
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Praying, Pledging and Ringing Bells for Our Nation's Constitution
The buzz was audible at the old Fayette County Courthouse on the square Friday, September 17.
With muskets, bells, and flags, the James Waldrop Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.
The celebration opened with prayer and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. A musket salute was given by the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter Sons of the American Revolution.
Several local residents joined in the 3rd annual bell ringing celebration.
The James Waldrop Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is chartered in Fayetteville, GA.
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Students Flush with Success at Future Fayette 2030 Contest
Photo: (L-R) Casey Slaggert, Kevin Thomas and Carol Thomas stand next to their winning entry, “Dr. John,” as they show off their netbooks.
Starr’s Mill High’s “Dr. John” is giving Japan’s fancy medical toilet a run for its money.
In an adapted version of what the Japanese have created, three futuristic thinking students have envisioned a toilet that will not only analyze a person’s urine, blood pressure, temperature, and weight, but also send the data directly to a physician who can authorize immediate in-home treatment to cure illness, all while the patient sits on the toilet.
Starr’s Mill students Kevin Thomas, Carol Thomas and Casey Slaggert are the three inventors of “Dr. John,” and the winners of the Future Fayette 2030 Contest sponsored by the Rotary Club of Peachtree City in conjunction with the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce Community Expo. The winning team was announced at the expo held at New Hope Baptist Church September 14. Team members received a net book and $500 was given to their school.
The goal of the competition was to get high school students thinking about products and services that would be included in “smart communities.” These students believe that in-home health monitoring systems are the wave of the future, and will be the key to living longer by detecting and curing diseases and illnesses before they become life threatening.
The mockup of the toilet the students created for the competition features a hypothetical patient, Jack, whose medical toilet detected the on start of lung cancer. With a simple injection of nano-bots, the cancerous cells are destroyed and he is cured.
In case you are interested, the students predict that life expectancy could go upwards to 150 years old for most people, thanks to forward thinkers like them who are working on technology that will keep the community healthier, safer and happier.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
New Leash Law In Effect Now in Peachtree City
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Check out the new Fayette Sheriff website!
I ran into Sheriff Hannah tonight at the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce Expo. And no, I didn't run into him with my car or knock him down! I was at the Expo table for the Clothes Less Traveled Thrift Shop as he was making the rounds. We chatted for a few minutes about a number of Fayette issues, one of them being the new website the Sheriff's office has been working on.
When I got home, unpacked, and settled in, I popped over to see what it looked like. I spent more time than I intended wandering around the new site. I was impressed. It's not 100% complete yet, but the information links kept me clicking!
I checked my neighborhood to see if there were any sex offenders nearby. Nope.
Then I popped over to the link titled "Crime Mapping". I was able to put in my address and find out where crimes had occurred around my home. I got nosy and expanded the viewing area to see the kind of things going on outside my immediate area. I'll be clicking that link again!
I looked under the "Records Section" to see crime statistics and then clicked on a few others under the heading just to see what kind of information was offered. Good to know it's there in case I need it some day.
Of course I looked at Fayette County's Most Wanted Fugitives. Didn't recognize anyone...
There are some areas that are currently being worked on (Kids Page, Fiscal Information and others), but they're coming.
Oh, and I also signed up under the "Community Notifications" tab to get alerts from the Sheriff's office. I'm already getting them for Peachtree City and Tyrone so was happy to discover I could add the areas outside the cities. It's great info and I highly encourage everyone in Fayette County to sign up. They can text alerts and / or email them to you.
It looks like this is going to be the kind of site you'll want to stop by and "visit" more than once. They have links to quite a few state and local agencies, contact info in the event you want to call the Sheriff's Dept., employment opportunities, crime prevention tips... the list is long.
Be sure to click on "Office of the Sheriff" and then click "History of the Office of Sheriff". It's interesting reading.
I think the website is going to be a valuable resource for Fayette residents. Go take a peek.
www.FayetteSheriff.org
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Operation Pill Drop - Peachtree City and Fayetteville
Take-back event offers the public a safe and secure way to dispose of their medications.
Peachtree City:
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Safe Kids of Georgia, and the Peachtree City Police Department are sponsoring an Operation Pill Drop location in Peachtree City on September 25th, 2010, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The event will be held in the parking lot of K-Mart, located in the Braelinn Village Shopping Center at 400 Crosstown Drive, Peachtree City, GA.
This is a prescription drug take-back event where the public can dispose of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications to keep them out of the wrong hands. Operation Pill Drop offers the public a free, anonymous, and convenient option for disposing these medications to protect their families and the environment. Unintentional poisoning from prescription medications is on the rise. Every year, over 2 million poison exposures are reported in the U.S. In 2009, over 51% of reported poisonings in Georgia, involved children ages 5 and under.
Please note that Operation Pill Drop cannot accept needles/sharps, syringes with needles, thermometers, IV bags, bloody or infectious waste, personal care products, empty containers, inhalers, medical equipment or hydrogen peroxide.
For more information, visit www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov or www.safekidsgeorgia.org.
Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Fayetteville:
The Fayette County Sheriff Office has partnered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and other government, community, public health and law enforcement partners to announce a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction on Saturday, September 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, 155 Johnson Avenue, Fayetteville, Georgia. The service is free and anonymous; there are no questions asked or paperwork required. Participants in this initiative are simply asked to bring there unused or unwanted prescription drugs to this location where they can be destroyed.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office will have a “drive-though” type setup in the Sheriff’s Office Parking lot on Johnson Avenue nearest to South Jeff Davis Drive. Participants can drive through and not get out of their car.
This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medicine, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away – both potential safety and health hazards. You can make your home safe and strengthen your community by participating in this nationwide prescription take-back program.
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Nine Fayette County Semifinalists Named in Scholarship Program
A total of nine seniors from McIntosh, Sandy Creek and Starr’s Mill high schools are among the 400 statewide selected as semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Nationally, they make up the approximately 16,000 semifinalists who are competing in the 56th annual scholarship program. The 2011 semifinalists are (McIntosh High) Erika Burgess, Mary Cook, Matthew Dawson, Kathleen Newman, Robert Worley, Shiyi Zhang; (Sandy Creek) Poonim Daya; (Starr’s Mill High) Graham Bloomsmith, Justin Buchanan.
These academically talented high school seniors have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,400 Merit Scholarship awards worth more than $36 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements and advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to become finalists, and approximately half of the finalists will be selected as Merit Scholarship winners.
About 1.5 million juniors in nearly 22,000 U.S. high schools entered the 2011 National Merit Program by taking the 2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. The number of semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.
To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier qualifying test performance. The semifinalist and a school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, which includes the student’s essay and information about the semifinalist’s participation and leadership in school and community activities.
Merit scholarship winners of 2011 will be announced April-July.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Fayette County SAT Performance in Top 25 Percent of State
2010 SAT scores of Georgia high schools released Monday by The College Board show that all five of Fayette County high schools finished in the top 25 percent.
Both McIntosh and Starr’s Mill finished in the top 5 percent with average scores of 1624 and 1617, respectively. Whitewater, with an average score of 1518, posted in the top 14 percent; Fayette County, with an average score of 1491, ranked in the top 16 percent; and Sandy Creek, with an average score of 1436, finished in the top 24 percent.
Out of the 438 high schools on the list, McIntosh had the 23rd highest average score followed by Starr’s Mill at 25; Whitewater, 60; Fayette County High, 69; and Sandy Creek, 104.
It is important to note that many of the schools on the list had under 100 students tested compared to Fayette with between 192 and 329 test takers at each school.
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Fayetteville Business Leaders Go "Behind Bars" for MDA
Approximately 150 local business and community leaders will be “arrested” and hauled off to “jail” at the 2010 Fayetteville Executive Lock-Up to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Local resident Christopher Jackson will serve as the Judge, and two local MDA families, the Eaglesons and the Jacquins, will attend the event to speak with the participants and share their stories.
Participants (“jailbirds”) will attempt to raise “bail,” money which is donated to MDA to help fund groundbreaking research and provide services to local families dealing with neuromuscular diseases. With community support, MDA hopes to raise $43,000 this year. The event includes free food for the participants, networking opportunities, raffle prizes, and a DJ. “Jailbirds” are transported to and from work in police cars and luxury vehicles.
Businesses interested in supporting the event may purchase a $250 or $500 “STAR” to receive recognition on the 2011 local MDA Telethon.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010; 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Where: Historic Train Depot, 250 Lanier Ave East, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Funds raised will benefit over 2,220 families in the Metro and North Georgia areas by providing assistance in the maintenance of wheelchairs, leg braces and speech communication devices; MDA Clinic visits; a week-long summer camp for children living with muscle disorders; lifesaving research, and much more.
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Votes Needed to Help Two Fayette Teachers Win Makeovers
Your vote could make a huge difference in the lives of two teachers at Whitewater High.
Math teacher Jacqueline Mullen and healthcare science teacher Julie Wolf have been chosen to represent Whitewater in THE STYLE upGRADE challenge that is being sponsored by The Avenue and Cousins Properties. The two teachers are among 10 from metro-Atlanta participating.
As part of its ongoing Partners in Education initiatives, The Avenue partnered with Whitewater and four other high school marketing departments to treat two teachers to a style makeover valued at over $1,000.
A total of 21 students in Krystin Glover’s Advanced Marketing class have been working with the shopping center on the project. Teachers were asked to submit self-nomination applications, and then each one was interviewed by a panel of students from the class using pre-determined questions from The Avenue. In order to be considered for the competition, nominees had to be a teacher, administrator or counselor. The two finalists were chosen based on their dedication to students and the teaching profession, who was the most deserving, and their personal story (both suffer from debilitating diseases, Wolf with fibromyalgia and Mullen has phenylketonuria or PKU).
Now the real competition begins. The two winners will be chosen based on who receives the most community votes. The marketing students have started a grassroots marketing plan within the school system to secure online votes for the two teachers, but they need everyone’s help to ensure that both Mullen and Wolf emerge as the winners.
Voters can go to www.thestyleupgrade.com to vote as many times as they want from now until midnight September 20. Voters will also be entered to win their own STYLE upGRADE, a $250 gift card to The Avenue retailer of their choice. All winners will be announced the week of September 21 on The Avenue Facebook page, www.facebook.com/shoptheavenue.
The teachers are not the only ones who stand to benefit from this experience. The marketing students are getting an invaluable opportunity to practice their skills in a real world setting.
“This has put the students in the highest level of marketing by not only learning the information, but also having to implement their ideas in the real world,” says Glover, Advanced Marketing teacher.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Local Photographers Part of Nationally Recognized Photo Exhibition
Fayetteville residents, Donna Black and Phillip Spears, will display their photographs in the annual “SlowExposures” exhibition taking place this month in Concord, Georgia.
“SlowExposures” is the nationally recognized, juried photo exhibition held yearly in Pike County, Georgia, located one hour south of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The eighth showcase of photography, that faithfully captures the rural South's distinct history and character through fine art photography, opens this Friday, September 17th, 2010, in the 1887 R. F. Strickland Building (listed on the National Register of Historic Places), a late nineteenth century mercantile store in the “Presidential Pathways” region of west/central Georgia.
The photo celebration, which lasts for two event-filled weekends, includes salons and portfolio reviews; a local children’s photography contest; satellite shows and a celebratory ball on Saturday, September 25th. SlowExposures 2010 concludes on Sunday, September 26th.
In addition to the primary collection of over seventy photos, a self-driving road tour features a map of the satellite shows and historic sites throughout picturesque Pike County.
SlowExposures is the annual fundraiser of Pike Historic Preservation and is dedicated to supporting the historical and cultural heritage of the rural South through contemporary photography. www.slowexposures.org for more info.
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
North Fayette United Methodist Church Flea and Craft Market
Everyone is invited to North Fayette United Methodist Church on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 9 A.M. - 2 P.M., for a fun filled family day of Flea and Craft Market shopping and activities. There will be something for everyone with 25+ vendors selling jewelry, Nicole Miller sun glasses at $20.00, children’s gift baskets, market boutique samples from $5.00 - $30.00, hand made crafts, flowers and decorative items from local florists, miscellaneous garage sale tents with tools, toys, household and appliances, and books. Activities for children include a fun tent and Face Painting. Top off the day with BBQ plate and home made baked goods. North Fayette United Methodist Church is located at the corner of New Hope Road and Kenwood Road, Fayetteville, GA. For more information visit www.nfumc.co.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Market Day in Downtown Fayetteville
Fayetteville invites you to join them for another exciting Market Day, with several new vendors, just in time for some early Fall and Christmas shopping. Saturday, September 18, will be the 4th Market Day event of 2010 at the Gazebo area in Downtown Fayetteville. “This month we will have a bouncy house, compliments of Gym South in Fayetteville, and face painting, so bring the kids and enjoy a day of shopping while the kids play,” said Joyce Waits, Main Street Coordinator
“This month we will have a bouncy house, compliments of Gym South in Fayetteville, and face painting, so bring the kids and enjoy a day of shopping while the kids play,” said Joyce Waits, Main Street Coordinator.
Market Day is hosted by Fayetteville Main Street and features a variety of vendors showcasing their homemade and homegrown products. Visit the big Lemonade stand offering fresh squeezed lemonade to help quench your thirst on a hot day, and check out all the vendors, selling everything from jewelry, jellies, flowers, bird feeders, fruits and vegetables, natural soaps and candles, as well as homemade breads.
The Market opens at 10am and will close at 2pm. We will end the Market Day next month on Saturday, October 23 from 10am to 6pm with our annual Trick or Treat on Main Street, starting at 3:00 pm and the annual costume contest starting at 5:00 p.m. that day.
Any vendors wishing to participate in October’s Market Day should call 770-719-4173.
For info on other planned events in downtown Fayetteville, please check the Main Street Event Calendar at www.fayetteville-ga.gov and also on Facebook at “Fayetteville Main Street”.
Peachtree City Traffic Alert - Hwy 74 South Detour September 10 - 12
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) contractor will close Highway 74 South completely between Rockaway Rd and Redwine Rd for drainage work on the September 10-12 weekend. They will close the road after the high school football game on Friday night, and will reopen Highway 74 no later than 5:00 a.m. on Monday, September 13.
Due to the ongoing work at the Holly Grove / Rockaway / Highway 74 Intersection, the detour route has changed to Crosstown / Peachtree Parkway/Robinson/Redwine Roads.
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Thursday, September 09, 2010
Fayette County SAT Participation Increases, Scores Top State and Nation
With a gain in the number of students taking the test, Fayette County's 2010 high school graduates topped the average scores of both the state and nation on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), according to results released today by the College Board.
Fayette’s students posted an overall average score of 1547 – 94 points above that of the state and 38 points over the national average.
The breakdown of Fayette’s scores is as follows: 520 critical reading, 524 mathematics and 503 writing. Fayette outscored both the state and the nation in all test sections. The county’s score is 32 points above the state and 19 points above the nation in critical reading, 34 above the state and 8 above the nation in mathematics and 28 above the state and 11 above the nation in writing.
Nearly 3 percent more graduates took the test in 2010; participation totaled 1,358. The number of test takers has steadily declined since 2008. Participation went from 1,480 (the highest in the last five years) in 2007 to 1,394 in 2008; a 5.8 percent decrease. The decline continued in 2009 with 1,320 high school graduates tested, a 5.3 percent decrease.
Both McIntosh and Starr’s Mill High had the highest average scores in the county with 1624 and 1617, respectively. Fayette County High had the highest average score increase with 1491, a 39-point jump from 2009. Whitewater High also saw an increase with a score of 1518, up 17 points from 2009. Sandy Creek High posted an average score of 1436.
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Lafayette and Washington: The Friendship That Forged a New Country
Fayette County and Fayetteville are both named for the Marquis de Lafayette who was so instrumental to America during the American Revolution. The James Waldrop Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held their 3rd annual Lafayette Dinner recently as Americans remembered Lafayette's September 6th birthday and the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris formally ended the American Revolution on September 3, 1783.
In 1775, Lafayette heard the Duke of Gloucester speak of the colonial efforts in the pursuit of the rights of men. Lafayette was intrigued by the talk of the colonial leader, George Washington. Lafayette offered his services to the Americans without any pension, but kept his freedom to return to France in the event he was summoned by his King. Upon his arrival in America, Lafayette wrote home “Americans are as likable as my enthusiasm has led me to picture them. A simplicity of manners, a desire to please, a love of country and liberty, and an easy equality prevail everywhere here. The richest man and the poorest treated each other as equals.”
DAR Speaker Phyllis King said, "When Lafayette met Washington, it was a joining of two worlds, The Old World of Europe represented by the younger Lafayette and the New World of the Colonies represented by the older Washington. Together they would fight battles, plan strategy, pursue alliances, and create a special Father/Son bond that they both were desperately seeking."
King described Lafayette's commission from Congress in these words: "To Lafayette this meant that he would be a military apprentice to Washington in line for a command. To Washington it presented a dilemma as to what to do with this nineteen year old French noble to be sure France was not offended in any way. Their first meeting," continued King, "was August 5,1777, at the City Tavern. Lafayette remembers it in the this third person account, “ Washington took Lafayette aside, spoke to him kindly, complimented him upon the noble spirit he had shown and the sacrifices he had made in favor of the American cause, and then told him, that he should be pleased if he would make the quarters of the commander-in-chief his home, establish himself there whenever he thought proper and consider himself at all times as one of the family.” Further he added he was confident the young general would, “submit with good grace to the customs, manners, and privations of a republican army.”
"Lafayette would prove himself in battle at Brandywine, at Valley Forge, and Yorktown," King said.
" He was loyal to Washington when others tried to take his command. He faithfully went to seek aid from France and to settle any disputes of his countrymen. He spent his own money to outfit the command he was given and provide supplies throughout the war. He even names his son Georges Washington Lafayette after his adopted father."
Lafayette and Washington shared a deep affection and respect for one another. Lafayette's friendship with Washington endured time and distance. Their bond helped forge the beginnings of the United States.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Sandy Creek High School Receives Sportsmanship Award
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) and Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GEMC) announced that Sandy Creek High is one of 38 GHSA-member high schools that will receive the 2010 Georgia EMC Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award honoring exemplary sportsmanship demonstrated during the 2009-2010 school year.
Up to 40 awards are presented each year, one for each of the five classifications within GHSA’s eight regions. Selected by GHSA region secretaries, the awards honor not only sportsmanship demonstrated by athletes, but also by fellow students, coaches, and spectators, making the award a tribute to the entire school community.
Representatives from the EMCs will present sportsmanship trophies to winning high schools within their service territories at presentations during fall athletic events.
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Constitution Week Proclaimed by Fayette County Commissioners
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners recently proclaimed September 17-23 as Constitution Week in Fayette County. 2010 marks the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution.
Receiving the proclamation were members of the James Waldrop Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. The James Waldrop Chapter DAR reminds everyone to read the Constitution and know your rights, remembering that lost rights may never be regained.
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Zumba Fitness & Relay for Life - Dance for a Cure at Brooks Elementary September 10
Dance for a Cure
Friday, September 10, 2010
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Brooks Elementary Gym
119 Price Road
Brooks, GA 30205
Ditch the workout and join the party! Brooks Elementary and Zumba Fitness invite you to Dance For a Cure! Zumba Fitness is a super fun way to get your exercise and is great for people of all ages, shapes and fitness levels! !
Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will keep you coming back for more. If you are already a Zumba-fanatic or have always wondered what Zumba was all about and wanted to give it a try, this is a great opportunity for you to check it out while also raising money for a great cause!!
Come out and join Zumba licensed instructor Kareen Underwood and The Zumba Crew for a fabulous evening of fitness and fun. (Students under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older.)
All proceeds from this event will be donated to Relay For Life 2011.
Tickets are $10 in advance (by September 8th) and $15 at the door.
Cash or checks (made out to Brooks Elementary) only.
Tickets can be purchased at Brooks Elementary
Photo credit: Lucy McCullough
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Sunday, September 05, 2010
Celebrating the land for the new church... and Annual GreekFest to help build it!
On Sunday, August 28 St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church celebrated its first Divine Liturgy on its recently purchased land on Ebenezer Road immediately outside the Peachtree City limits.
Under the leadership of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta and the Very Rev. Fr. George Tsahakis, the parish has grown to approximately 50 families from the Fayette, Coweta, Spalding, South Fulton county areas.
Plans for building are under way and the 6th Annual GreekFest fundraiser will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Seymour Hangar at Falcon Field.
For ticket info, contact Tammy at 770-487-1004.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Chamber Says Thank You 2010 Community Expo Sponsors
The Fayette Chamber thanks Presenting Sponsor Delta Community Credit Union and the other 2010 Community Expo Sponsors for their support of the 20th annual Expo.
Pictured from left to right: (top row) Boris Besay, Piedmont Heart Institute; Jill Lego, Comcast Cable Communications; Kathy Boyer, Canongate Golf Clubs; Chuck Oakley, Media Production Group; (middle row) Huie Bray, Fayette Self Storage; Lakeisha Thomas, Piedmont Heart Institute; Boni Blackstone, 92.5 The Bear; Regina Steffens, Piedmont Heart Institute; Elaine Dingler, Fayette County Development Authority; (front) Brandt Herndon, Fayette County Development Authority; Melanie Myer, Delta Community Credit Union; Jim Mothorpe, Capital Investment Companies. Other sponsors not represented in photo: diWeb Management; Fayette County News; Humana; ServPro of Fayette/South Fulton.
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