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DeKalb School Board approves charter funding

The DeKalb County School Board voted on June 13, to allow a waiver for two county charter schools to continue operating another year after a recent state Supreme Court decision left their future uncertain. The waiver allows both the Peachtree Hope Ch...

Three national scholars recognized at Lakeside High

John “Jack” Lane, who swims an average of 30 hours a week, said that to stay afloat in school he squeezes work into any break he has throughout the day even if it is only during a five-minute rest at swim practice. Lane, a senior at Lakeside High...

DeKalb School Board approves $475 million construction list

The DeKalb County School Board voted June 6 to approve the $475 million list of items for the Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax (SPLOST) construction projects. Now, voters must approve the list in November, which would be funded by an added 1 p...

DeKalb Schools fund lacrosse pilot program

The DeKalb County Board of Education voted on May 27 to fund a lacrosse pilot program for any high school in the county that is interested and has enough students to form a team. The pilot program, which will last a year, will pay for transportation ...

School bus made green in more ways than one

Through the efforts of Georgia Tech and Ford Motor Company, an Atlanta Public Schools (APS) bus serving Mary Lin Elementary is now green—literally and figuratively. The organizations are partnering on the nation’s first conversion of a traditiona...

DeKalb parents rally for charter schools

Mark and Gina Hill said public school was never an option for them until the Museum School opened in Avondale Estates. That was why they found themselves on the steps of the state Capitol on May 17. The Hills, along with several hundred parents, teac...

Residents oppose cell towers in DeKalb Schools

Tempers flared at Medlock Elementary on May 12, during one of the last community meetings held for residents to discuss T-Mobile’s proposal to install 12 cell towers at some DeKalb schools. T-Mobile representatives were barraged with questions and ...

DeKalb students awarded Gates Millennium Scholarship

Mpaza Kapembwa, a student at Cross Keys High School, used his circumstances to develop leadership qualities that helped him become one of 94 students in Georgia to earn the Gates Millennium Scholarship. Seventeen-year-old Kapembwa moved to Atlanta fr...

Academics vs. athletics: Teens get mixed messages

Redan High School senior Akil Dan-Fodio was the only high school student on a panel that included fromer pro athletes Dikembe Mutombo, left photo, and Brian Jordan, right photo. Photo by Robert Naddra
Cassandra Dan-Fodio got a first-hand glimpse of how American culture promotes athletics over academics while visiting several universities with her son Akil, a Redan High School senior. Akil has a 3.9 grade point average, was a Governors Honors and G...

DeKalb residents uneasy about pre-K

Recent statewide changes to the pre-kindergarten program will have more of an effect on DeKalb County than anywhere else in the state. Under Gov. Nathan Deal’s new pre-K plan classes will increase from 20 to 22 students, the school year will be red...

What comes next in DeKalb’s superintendent search?

It has been nearly two weeks since all three candidates for the DeKalb Schools’ superintendent job withdrew their names from consideration and the school board has yet to announce its next move. The board had previously set a deadline of July 1 to ...

Former DeKalb Schools employee indicted on fraud charges

A former bookkeeper at Stephenson High School was indicted April 26 on fraud and forgery charges. Shirlene Benton was indicted by a DeKalb County Superior Court grand jury on three counts of financial transaction card fraud, three counts of firs...

Proposed DeKalb Schools’ budget restores furloughs, pre-k program

Furlough days will be eliminated and the pre-kindergarten program in the DeKalb County School System will be restored under a tentative 2011-12 budget adopted by the school board April 18. The $1.16 billion budget, which is subject to change before o...

Finalists for top schools job withdraw

All three finalists for the DeKalb County Schools superintendent job have withdrawn their names from the race, leaving the school board pondering its next move. According to School Board Chairman Tom Bowen, Arthur Culver, superintendent of Champaign ...

Teachers file lawsuit against DeKalb County School Board

Two teachers have filed a lawsuit against the DeKalb County School Board alleging that the board owes them and thousands of other teachers money that has been withheld from a tax sheltered annuity fund since 2009. Plaintiffs Elaine Gold and Amy Shaye...

House passes bill to reduce DeKalb School Board

After a lengthy debate on the House floor, the Georgia General Assembly passed a bill on April 11 that reduces the size of the DeKalb County School Board from nine to seven members. SB 79, which passed the House with a 109-62 vote, was originally pro...

DeKalb School candidates face tough questions

From left, Candidates Lilie Cox, Arthur Culver and Gloria Davis each had 50 minutes to convince the citizens of DeKalb that they were the best candidate for superintendent. Photos provided
At a public forum on March 31, the DeKalb County School System’s three superintendent candidates faced tough questions regarding the many problems that have been plaguing the system over the past several years. Each candidate was given time to make...

DeKalb students participate in annual culinary competition

Winning Redan High School team members, from left, Kelsey Marie Colins, Asia Reid and Candace Kemp. Photos by Travis Hudgons
High school students from around the county met on March, 26, to participate in the DeKalb County Council of PTAs Sixth Annual Culinary Competition held at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Tucker. Competitors from Arabia Mountain, Columbia,...

GE donates $30,000 to Sequoyah Middle

Students of Sequoyah Middle School and volunteers from GE and the community take a break from working to pose for a picture at the Hands On Atlanta Day project.
GE is the gift that keeps on giving for Sequoyah Middle School. This past year the company’s GE Volunteers program spent two days at the school donating time and money to create an “eco-imaginative” outdoor classroom. The $30,000 worth of new a...

Olympic hopeful: Ashe maintains perspective amid national attention

St. Pius senior Shelby Ashe is aiming for her second straight state shot put tile after winning the weight throw event in the national high school indoor championships in New York. Photo by Robert Naddra
Shelby Ashe likes to keep things simple and in the moment. To keep from getting overwhelmed by the larger scope of things, the St. Pius senior breaks her routine down into a series of small activities. It’s a perspective that serves the top female ...

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