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Gwinnett Daily Post
New South Gwinnett High principal among several GCPS appointments
South Gwinnett High School has a new principal while the former deputy superintendent of Rome City Schools is coming to Gwinnett County Public Schools as Superintendent Alexandra Estrella's new chief of staff. The county's school board recently approved the appointment of Jeremy Foreman as the new principal at South Gwinnett while Barbara Patrick-Lashley will be Estrella's chief of staff. They are among six administrative appointments that the Gwinnett County board of Education approved earlier this month. The board also approved Jennifer Zavala as the new executive director of Multilingual Learners and Derrick Hardy as the new executive director of safe and supportive schools in the Superintendent’s Office. Two other appointments approved by the board recently are existing GCPS staff who are either getting their jobs on a permanent basis or are getting a promotion. Markita Spikes, who has been serving as the interim executive director of school operations and support, has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis. Meanwhile, Aimee Darwazeh, who currently serves as the director of instructional technology services, will become the new executive director of instructional technology and innovation. As for their backgrounds, Foreman is currently the director of human resources in GCPS' Division of
uatl.com
The midterm election is personal for Atlanta’s Black college students
From rising tuition and housing costs to healthcare and voting rights, students say the Nov. 3 election could shape their futures. The atmosphere inside Clark Atlanta University’s Student Center on Thursday felt as much like a campus party as a political rally. A DJ played music, pizza was served,...
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Atlanta Public Schools completes renovations at South Atlanta High School
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta families are seeing an $18 million investment pay off after major renovations at South Atlanta High School were just completed. Atlanta Public Schools says upgrades include a new covered entrance and atrium, a security vestibule, a renovated counseling and student success center, and a refinished gym. The project also adds better air conditioning and classroom updates.
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Gwinnett Daily Post
USA TODAY
Florida vs Georgia football: High school record-holders meet in SEC rivalry
When Georgia and Florida face off in the Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party on Saturday, the matchup will feature two Georgia high school football legends. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, a Rabun County graduate, holds the state's career passing touchdowns record with 177. Florida quarterback Aaron Philo, a Prince Avenue Christian graduate, owns the all-time passing yards record with 13,922. Philo was named the Gators starter Thursday, despite suffering a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter of Florida's loss to South Carolina. He missed the following week's game, when the Gators pulled off a 27-24 upset over Texas with Tramell Jones at signal-caller. Adding another layer to the matchup, the rivalry will take place in Georgia this year at Mercedes-Benz Stadium – the same place that Philo broke his state record. The game is traditionally played at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, but renovations have forced the rivalry to relocate until 2028. Although Philo and Stockton have shared the field three times since 2020, they have never faced each other directly. In 2020, Rabun County edged out Prince Avenue Christian 38-31 with Stockton at the helm. Philo was a freshman at the time, backing up former Georgia and Kentucky five-star quarterback Brock
capitalbnews.org
Hundreds of Atlanta HBCU Students March to the Polls Ahead of Midterms
Clark Atlanta University graduate student Ahmad Minnis usually votes in his hometown of St. Louis, but this year, the 22-year-old said he’ll vote in Georgia for the first time. “It’s imperative to vote here because my vote will go farther,” Minnis told Capital B Atlanta on Tuesday. “I feel...
Gwinnett Daily Post
Brookwood returns from break with convincing win at Berkmar
LILBURN — Brookwood running back Brayden Tyson scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and the Broncos returned from a two-week bye with a 53-0 win over Berkmar in Region 7-AAAAAAA football on Friday. Tyson, a South Carolina commit, scored on runs of 11, 22 and 47 yards. The win puts the Broncos (8-1, 4-1 region) into a three-way tie for first in 7-AAAAAAA with Parkview (7-2, 4-1) and North Gwinnett (8-1, 4-1). Brookwood finishes the regular season at home next Friday against Peachtree Ridge, while Parkview faces North in the two games that will determine the region championship. Broncos head coach Chad Nighbert loved his team’s execution after coming off a double bye week. “We had a good week of preparation,” Nighbert said. “It’s been a long time since we hit somebody else so it was really about focusing and playing our game.” Tyson rushed for over 100 yards in his three-TD game. He gave credit to his teammates for his performance. “My teammates and offensive line played a great game,” Tyson said. “Without them, I would not be able to play the way I played.” Tyson scored on back-to-back drives, running it in from 11 and 47 yards,
Marietta Daily Journal
Campbell faces must-win victory at North Atlanta
Campbell can take a step forward towards securing a state playoff spot with a win when the Spartans go on the road to play North Atlanta in a Region 3AAAAAAA game at Henderson Stadium in midtown Atlanta. The Spartans (3-5, 2-2) are ranked 38th in the latest Class AAAAAAA PSR poll and can give themselves a boost towards placing themselves among the top 32 teams in the classification that will qualify for the postseason with a win over North Atlanta as well as one over Hillgrove in their regular-season finale next Friday. “As a coach, you want to make sure that you have an opportunity in October to try to get yourself up to make the playoffs,” Campbell coach Jeff Phillips said. “I think every team that’s in our region, outside of maybe McEachern, we’re just fighting for our lives and trying to win every game we can and try to get in through this PSR and these rankings. So, it’s a good one, but most important is that it’s good for our program to know that we’re still playing meaningful games. It’s been a long time here. We haven’t been playing any meaningful games late in October, so it’s