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March 19, 2015 | johnscreekherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 19, No. 12
PROM-A-PALOOZA:
Making prom dreams come true
By HATCHER [email protected]
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Prom Night is one of those magic ex-periences everyone remembers from their high school days. Yet sadly for some families, the expenses involved in going are just beyond their means.
That is why World Finan-cial Group/Transamerica and its employees are involved in Prom-a-Palooza.
WFG has a long history of community involvement and local community charity work.
They are especially happy to provide prom dresses and all the accessories so that young ladies will be able to enjoy their prom experience.
“I was not surprised that employees rallied to support this organization and the Girl Scout service project,” said Angela Merlette, lead system quality assurance analyst. “We donated 45 dresses, evening shoes and sparkling accesso-ries to this worthy cause. I’m sure that the recipients will revel in the beautiful selection of dresses and accessories.”
WFG employees teamed up with local Girl Scout Troop 3397 to collect formals, shoes, purses and more for young ladies to wear.
WFG employees, Girl Scouts team upto collect dresses, shoes, accessories
World Financial Group volunteers in Johns Creek collect gently worn prom dresses and accesso-ries to help ensure all young ladies get to the ball. Back row from left Veranice McKenize, Marie Dickerson, Debra Range and Angla Merlette. Kneeling from left Maria Stef and Lindsey Burton.
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CITY AT CROSSROADS:
Bodker says citymust go verticalBy HATCHER [email protected]
This is Part II of Mayor Mike Bodker’s State of the City address in which he puts forward the case the city is at a crossroads for the future:
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – In his State of the City address,
Mayor Mike Bodker made the case for what Johns Creek must do to remain a sustain-able and vibrant commu-nity. That means taking the central business district, the 818 acres that comprise The District, vertical.
Bodker said the city must
See VERTICAL, Page 6
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By JONATHAN [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Al-pharetta Police say they have busted a large illegal gambling ring based out of a popular local restaurant.
Police said in a release they received information that a large planned opera-tion was happening at the Pepperoni’s Tavern on Old Milton Parkway. At 9 p.m. March 16, they raided the site. Public Safety Spokesman George Gordon said it was the site of a large gambling ring based upon the NCAA basketball tournament.
During the raid, police detained 65 people, eventu-ally arresting 23 on charges related to illegal gambling.
Additional charges may be forthcoming.
As part of the raid, police recovered a “small number of handguns” and cash, said Gordon.
Police officers and SWAT members from Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek and Ro-swell took part in the raid.
For updates to this story, visit www.northfulton.com.
23 arrested in gambling bust
JONATHAN COPSEY/STAFF
Pepperoni’s Tavern, on Old Milton Parkway, was the site of a police raid March 16, targeting illegal gambling.
McGinnis Ferry, tower a goJC, Forsyth pact paves way for widening road
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Crossover dayEducation bills up for debate
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DUI arrests ► Volodymyr B. Parubochyi, 31,
of Pine Bridge Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 22 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and failure to obey a traffic control device.
► Patrick Shaun Conley, 25, of Marietta was arrested Feb. 21 on Ga. 400 in Roswell for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Asa Kimoto Taylor, 37, of Lawrenceville was arrested Feb. 18 on Beaver Creek Road in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Damon Elliot Knight, 45, of Pine Grove Drive, Alpharetta, was arrest-ed Feb. 24 on Pine Grove Drive in Alpharetta for DUI and operating unsafe equipment.
► Chase Alan Riner, 23, of Atlanta was arrested Feb. 22 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to main-
tain lane. ► Jerry Steven Arehart, 48, of River
Trace Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested Feb. 26 on Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek for DUI.
► Suzanne Arehart, 46, of River Trace Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested Feb. 27 on Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek for DUI and failure to dim headlights.
► Patrick Sean Sutherland, 45, of Buford was arrested Feb. 27 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Johns Creek for DUI, speeding and no license.
► Robin P. Palmer, 58, of Timberstone
ATLANTA – Two Roswell residents, an Alpharetta worker and a Johns Creek man are among the defendants con-victed in a $5 million income tax fraud scheme.
Nyron Nelson, 40, and Kelly Lonas, 40, both of Roswell, were convicted of wire fraud. Sergey Krayev, 40, of Johns Creek, was convicted of misprision of a felony. An Alpharetta worker, Christo-pher Edwards, 44, of Eutaw, Alabama, was convicted aggravated identity theft.
They are among nine total people found guilty in the scheme.
From approximately January 2011 until March 2012, the group ran a criminal organization that engaged in a scheme that filed fraudulent income tax returns using stolen identities. This is commonly called stolen identity refund fraud.
The thieves used stolen personal identification information from over 1,000 victims, along with fake wage and withholding information, to pre-pare and electronically file fraudulent returns claiming over $5 million dollars in tax refunds. The IRS intercepted the majority of these fraudulent returns before refunds were issued. However, over $2 million in fraudulent refunds were sent to the defendants.
During the course of the scheme, an employee of the United States Social Security Administration in Jacksonville, Florida, was hired to improperly access a Social Security Administration com-puter database to steal identities.
Edwards, then an employee of an Alpharetta-based asset recovery company, was hired to steal identities from a computer database he accessed through his employer.
The stolen identities obtained by these men were used to file fraudulent
income tax returns.Krayev, a naturalized United States
citizen from Moldova, was hired to employ individuals in Russia to file fraudulent income tax returns.
More than 70 fraudulent returns were filed from Russia.
Roswell, Johns Creek residents in tax fraudEmployed crooked Social Security agent
See ARRESTS, Page 3
DUIS & DRUGSAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.
► Shawn Brown, 38, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggra-vated identity theft. On March 6, 2015, Brown was sentenced to 13 years, 4 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,230,021.
► Maurice Pollock, 33, of Mableton, Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. On March 6, 2015, Pollock was sentenced to serve 5 years, 10 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitu-tion in the amount of $888,697.
► Marcus Behling, 31, of Powder Springs, Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. On March 11, 2015, Behling was sentenced to serve 3 years, 3 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitu-tion in the amount of $698,249.66.
► Jonathan Stubbs, 32, of Mableton, Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. On March 6, 2015, Stubbs was sentenced to serve 6 years, 1 month in federal prison and ordered to pay restitu-tion in the amount of $659,599.94.
► Nyron Nelson, 40, of Roswell, Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy
to commit wire fraud. On March 6, 2015, Nelson was sentenced to serve 3 years, 1 month in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $98,671.
► Kelly Lonas, 40, of Roswell, Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. On March 6, 2015, Lonas was sentenced to serve 2 years, 5 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $98,671.
► Ronald Bennett, 30, of Hiram, Georgia, was convicted of com-puter fraud and aggravated identity theft. On March 6, 2015, Bennett was sentenced to serve 2 years, 3 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,000.
► Christopher Edwards, 44, of Eutaw, Alabama, was convicted aggravated identity theft. On March 6, 2015, Edwards was sentenced to serve 2 years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $9,265.
► Sergey Krayev, 40, of Johns Creek, Georgia, was convicted of misprision of a felony. On March 6, 2015, Krayev was sentenced to serve 1 year on probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $31,036.
Johns Creek Herald | March 19, 2015 | 3PUBLIC SAFETY
Everythingnot awesome
MILTON, Ga. – A 17-year-old boy was arrested March 5 after allegedly trying to steal nearly $260 in Lego sets from a store.
Police were called to the Windward Walmart about 6:20 p.m. after employees said they saw the young man select several sets from the shelves – including one set valued at $130 – take them out of their boxes and stuff them into a
backpack. He then left the store without paying for the items.
He was stopped at the door and arrested for shoplifting.
Copper thief takes wiringMILTON, Ga. – Someone stole $3,500-worth of copper wiring from a construction site March 5.
The victim told police he was in charge of the Birming-ham Highway location where several homes were being built. When the crews came to work March 5, they found wiring in the basement of one residence hanging out from the ceil-ing. Wires had been cut and removed from throughout the site.
What’s gothis goat?
MILTON, Ga. – Four young men were arrested March 7 after allegedly making off with a resident’s goat.
According to a police report, one of the victims, on Bethany Church Road, reported hear-ing his dog barking outside at nearly midnight. When he went to investigate, he saw two white trucks parked near the side of the road and four men outside. When he confronted them, one of the men claimed he had a shotgun. The victim went home and called police. He noticed the men had some-thing large in their hands as
they got into their trucks and sped off.
Police were able to find one truck matching the description just down the road. They also found a wallet belonging to one of the occupants of the truck in the victim’s yard. Also in the truck was a goat.
The victim’s neighbor reported missing a goat, and claimed he knew one of the suspects.
One of the teens said he wanted the goat in order to ask a girl to the prom by saying, “Would you goat with me to prom?” One of the young men was 16 years old. The others were 17.
Road, Johns Creek, was arrested Feb. 28 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Leanne Chaney Belt, 45,
of Cogburn Road, Milton, was arrested Feb. 25 on Green Road in Milton for DUI, open container and improper pass-ing.
► Sharma Pandyaram, 49, of Lembeth Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 25 on Highway 9 in Milton for DUI.
Continued from Page 2Arrests:
POLICE BLOTTERAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.
See BLOTTER, Page 30
CORRECTIONIn the Johns Creek Her-
ald’s article “McClain,
Gridley earn SEC baseball
honors” from March 12,
should have reported
former Northview base-
ball player and Vanderbilt
catcher Jason Delay
was part of the Commo-
dore team that won the
national championship in
2014.
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By HATCHER [email protected]
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – It was the strangest rezoning case in memory.
A carwash owner argued at the March 16 City Council meeting for a more intense rezoning at a Jones Bridge-Old Alabama site. Local residents turned out en masse to oppose
it, and it had a double recom-mendation for denial from city staff and the Planning Com-mission.
You would think the zoning decision would be a slam-dunk for denial by the City Council, right? But you would be wrong.
The two-hour rezoning was one of the strangest ever argued while the councilmem-bers thrashed among them-selves to see if there was a way to justify this carwash because of a unique set of circumstanc-es surrounding the case.
In the end, they could not justify approving it, and the carwash was denied.
But Mayor Mike Bodker cautioned residents as they left council chambers, “Be careful what you wish for.”
He said that was what a Fulton County commissioner told him once when he was a Johns Creek Community As-sociation member and had just defeated a rezoning request.
“He meant there could be worse things there that we wouldn’t be able to stop,” Bod-ker said.
First, understand Mam-moth Carwash is not your typical carwash. It is all done by hand. Customers can have their choice of a 30-minute wash with plenty of TLC to a five- or six-hour luxury detail
job. “It’s more like a car spa or
a car salon,” said Mammoth owner Jimmy Tester. “We aver-age about 50 cars a day.”
The hitch is the city only allows carwashes in areas of C-2 zoning. The commercial node at Jones Bridge and Old Alabama Road is zoned for the much gentler uses of C-1.
Area residents flooded the City Council with emails, and around 70 residents showed up at City Hall to oppose it.
Resident after resident said they wanted uses in keeping with the C-1 zoning, which calls for pedestrian-friendly
By HATCHER [email protected]
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek City Council is prepared to bring forward the second Sargent Road roundabout at its March 30 City Council meeting.
Residents in the Wellington neighbor-hood had requested a larger 110-foot diameter roundabout at the “T” intersec-tion at Sargent Road, saying the 80-foot roundabout already in place down the street is too small for the traffic it has to handle.
However, at the March 16 City Coun-cil workshop, Public Works Director Tom Black recommended a compromise of a 90-foot diameter roundabout at the Wel-lington subdivision entrance.
“Because of the cost and the disruption of the larger roundabout, I am recom-mending going with the 90-foot round-about. It is $500,000 less than the larger one and I believe will do a better job,” Black said.
Much of the difference in cost is for the retaining wall required for embankment opposite the Wellington entrance. The larger diameter would mean the retaining wall would have to be wider, higher and deeper.
It would require considerably more re-
pair and landscaping to the embankment that screens the houses behind it. And it would cause more disruption of buried utilities.
“As it is, it will require the use of two flag men the whole period of construction,” he said.
All construction would have to be con-
ducted between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will make passing through the area “a little tense,” Black said.
He said there is no real preference except that that the smaller roundabout actually admits school buses more easily because the curve they have to negotiate is gentler.
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The 90-foot roundabout above will do the job as well as a 110-foot one, but the smaller one costs $500,000 less.
City will bring forward second Sargent Road roundabout March 30
‘BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR’
Zoning pulls plug on Mammoth CarwashControversial personal care facility zoning deferred until June 2JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A 258,000-square-foot per-sonal care facility has been deferred to the June 2 Plan-ning Commission meeting with a public hearing at City Council chambers June 15.
The project is on 8.63 acres on Nesbit Ferry Road in the Newtown Character Area. City staff has already recommended denial of the project.
See MAMMOTH, Page 33
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look beyond what neighbor-ing cities such as Duluth, Suwanee and Alpharetta have done or are doing to create the economic impact that Johns Creek needs.
“It doesn’t really matter if we don’t go vertical,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if we have street-level vibrancy if we don’t have enough scale to make a difference.”
The city must act on a larger scale than its sister cities have contemplated. Alpharetta, for instance, is revamping about 25 acres for its city center including its City Hall and a 5-acre park.
Bodker said the magnitude of Johns Creek’s plan is much greater.
“There was a general mis-conception when we started this, when for many years we called it the ‘city center.’ People envisioned a smallish project like downtown Duluth, down-town Suwanee or even Avalon,” he said.
Instead, one could put nearly eight Avalons in The District, or three downtown Charlottes or two Paris busi-ness districts or all of down-town Montreal.
“So that is what we mean by scale,” Bodker said. “Com-bine that with vertical integra-
tion and a diversity of uses – which includes residential – that’s what creates the street-level vibrancy that we’re talk-ing about. But you can’t have that until you have a critical mass of these things.”
A vibrant and vigorous downtown needs:
Daytime population – people to help create buzz
Office space – brings people to work
Amenity uses – attracts people to be out on the streets
Residential – keeps the vibrancy going after 5 p.m.
It is a rich mix of these ele-ments that attracts people and gives it a pulse.
“That is why places like New York City are what they are – or Paris, or Montreal. It’s any city that works,” he said. “It is why the city of Atlanta does not work at night or on the weekends. That’s because for the most part, people don’t live downtown.
“So nobody is there unless there is a convention in town or a sports event,” the mayor said.
The city’s goal for Johns Creek is to ensure that vi-brancy is there on every street. At over 800 acres, there is more than enough space now to have those “elements of vi-brancy” such as nearby restau-rants, theaters, shopping and
residential.“But a lot of [its success]
hangs on being purpose-built. Designed with the end in mind,” Bodker said. “You can’t just sit back and hope it devel-ops organically.”
Getting the design right is key, and that’s where the multi-discipline team of con-sultants comes in. There are many elements in designing The District, including:
An architectural planAn articulate traffic planSuccessful retail economicsWorkable residential within
that environmentArts and culture“You have to look at almost
every potential aspect of what could make it work and what could make it fail. From that, you develop your plan. Then you have to ensure the plan is adhered to that it will be suc-cessful,” Bodker said.
The top element to consider before everything else is traffic. The District needs a traffic grid that “makes sense,” and one that distributes vehicles evenly throughout the system.
Additional taxes generated from The District can be in-vested in other areas of the city to solve problems that already exist, the mayor said.
One year’s [tax] additional revenue generated from The District could generate the
funds to fix the city’s biggest traf-fic snarl, which is State Bridge Road at Medlock Bridge Road. It would generate $4 mil-lion to $8 million annually at build out.
Taxpayers will reap the benefits because the plan will be built by the development community. It is possible because the space needed for new de-velopment is already contained in The District. According to city figures, The District’s com-mercial taxes per acre yield about one-third of what Sandy Springs collects and half of what Roswell and Alpharetta collects.
A quarter of The District – 172 acres – is surface park-ing. This is a “terrible waste of prime real estate,” he said.
It will be a development of a scale unlike anything done in Georgia to date. But how high is vertical? Bodker said that will ultimately be a market decision. It would mean taller than the current four stories in Johns Creek. (There are no buildings in Alpharetta higher than six stories.) But he does not foresee anything approach-
ing the mega-towers you find in metropolitan Atlanta. Eight stories would be the likely limit a market like Johns Creek could support.
“My vision is for Johns Creek to be the downtown of choice for north metro Atlanta. But that is because we are go-ing to do it right,” Bodker said.
In the end, however, it will be a collaborative plan in which the city officials want to have as broad a base of civic participation as pos-sible.
The plan needs to have buy-in from the community; and to have buy-in, there must be participation.
“We are making our legacy, and everyone is invited to be a part of that legacy,” Bodker said.
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Vertical: JC must use The District land wisely to build commercial baseComparing downtownsCentral business district Acres
Austin 1,028Buckhead (Atlanta) 1,260Charlotte 255JOHNS CREEK 818Midtown Atlanta 822Oklahoma City 1,460Pittsburgh 411St. Louis 767
johnscreekherald.com | Johns Creek Herald | March 19, 2015 | 7Submit your news & photos to [email protected] SCHOOLS
By CANDY [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Enroll-ment in North Fulton schools is on the decline after more than two decades of steady increases, with low birth rates the primary factor.
“North Fulton this year came in at 49,887, which was a decrease of 314 students from last year,” explained Yngrid Huff, chief planner for the Fulton County School System. “This year is the first time this region as a whole has declined.”
Huff presented the five-year outlook for enrollment during a recent meeting of the Fulton Board of Education, projecting the pattern of slipping enroll-ment will continue for North Fulton. In contrast, Sandy Springs’ enrollment remains stable and South Fulton is pro-jected to grow by nearly 2,500 students by 2019.
Overall, Fulton County Schools is forecast to grow by 2,400 students over the next five years, placing its enroll-ment at 97,900 in 2019.
While housing trends, primarily availability, are often factors in student growth, those issues do not seem to have an impact in North Ful-ton. In fact, real estate closings in North Fulton have remained steady at about 150 to 200 each quarter since 2012. Instead, Huff points to a steep decline in birth rates, begin-ning during the recent reces-sion, as the primary cause.
Initially dismissed as a fluke, the low kindergarten numbers over a three-year period caught planners’ atten-
tion. “[After three years] we saw
this as a more stable trend, so we looked at our birth rate data in regards to our kin-dergarten enrollment,” said Huff, who noted kindergarten numbers are the hardest to forecast.
What they found was birth rates have declined in eight of the past 10 years, leading to smaller kindergarten classes beginning in 2011 and con-tinuing today. The phenomena of fewer births is focused in North Fulton, as South Fulton is seeing an increase in births over the same period.
“If you compare kindergar-ten and first grade class sizes [in North Fulton] with fourth and fifth grade classes, we see many of our schools have much smaller incoming than outgoing classes,” said Huff. “If that trend continues, and the data says it will, the elemen-tary levels shrink.”
Next year, projections are for nearly 400 fewer students in the area’s 28 elementary schools, a trend that is pro-jected to continue through 2019. Middle schools and high schools are also projected for slight declines through 2019.
The trend plays out in some of the area’s largest subdivi-sions, including Seven Oaks, Falls at Autrey Mills, Crooked Creek and Horseshoe Bend. Without exception, the fewest number of students were in elementary grades; the largest in high school.
Fulton’s forecasting methodology also considers the housing market, noting
Enrollment projections for North Fulton Schools – 2015-16 Enrollment Enrollment (proj.) Difference GDOE capacity
ElementaryAbbotts Hill 713 706 -7 850 Alpharetta 571 590 +19 900Amana Academy* 484 478 -6 NA Barnwell 801 806 +5 850Birmingham Falls 720 727 +7 850 Cogburn Woods 917 956 +39 850Crabapple Crossing 787 787 NC 800 Creek View 970 966 -4 850Dolvin 873 872 -1 1,050 Esther Jackson 599 605 +6 625Findley Oaks 672 631 -41 875 Fulton Sunshine Acad.* 564 NA NA NAHembree Springs 826 905 +79 850 Hillside 689 677 -22 850Lake Windward 690 679 -12 875 Manning Oaks 804 907 +103 850Medlock Bridge 672 700 +28 825 Mimosa 1,105 1,140 +35 1,000Mountain Park 849 842 -7 1,000 New Prospect 509 505 -4 825Northwood 732 754 +22 800 Ocee 793 809 +16 850River Eves 816 818 +2 775 Roswell North 1,028 1,034 +6 1,000Shakerag 825 812 -13 875 State Bridge Crossing 815 802 -13 800Summit Hill 713 685 -28 850 Sweet Apple 713 729 +16 950Wilson Creek 786 741 -45 850 NF elementary total 22,046 21,656 -390 23,523
NF middle schoolsAmana Academy* 217 225 +8 NA Autrey Mill 1,381 1,411 +30 1,200Crabapple 939 950 +11 1,000 Elkins Pointe 1,132 1,117 -15 1,175Haynes Bridge 752 863 +111 1,000 Holcomb Bridge 826 769 -57 1,000Hopewell 1,343 1,443 +100 1,175 Northwestern 1,334 1,186 -148 1,100River Trail 1,400 1,101 -299 1,175 Taylor Road 1,043 1,398 +355 1,100Webb Bridge 1,379 1,181 -198 1,150 Middle total 11,746 11,644 -102 11,300 NF high schools Alpharetta 2,055 2,006 -49 2,175 Cambridge 1,788 1,949 +161 1,900Centennial 1,865 1,874 +9 1,950 Chattahoochee 1,876 2,001 +125 1,900Fulton Science Acad.* 268 NA NA NA Independence 208 225 +17 NAJohns Creek 2,016 2,052 +36 1,900 Milton 2,009 2,096 +87 1,950Northview 1,921 1,916 -5 1,900 Roswell 2,075 2,023 -52 2,000High school total 16,081 16,142 +61 15,900
North Fulton total 49,873 49,442 -431 50,723System total 95,505 96,199 +694 96,700
*charter/alternative schools
Note: Fulton Science Academy HS and Fulton Sunshine Academy ES will be closing in June 2015.
Low birth rate leads to fewer students in North Fulton schoolsProjections are for falling numbers for first time in decades
See STUDENTS, Page 32
8 | March 19, 2015 | Johns Creek Herald | johnscreekherald.com Submit your opinions to [email protected]’s a high school diploma really worth?
When I was in school – no, not with Abraham Lincoln – what was drummed into our heads was the need to gradu-ate high school.
“You can’t get a good job without a diploma,” I would hear from my par-ents, my teachers, even quasi-sublimi-nally on TV and the movies.
Anybody who quit school was practically resigning her or himself to a menial, low-wage job for life. With that diploma, we were told, the world was our oyster. You didn’t have to go to col-lege then, but most of the good jobs to be had in those days have either gone overseas or have been lost to automa-tion.
And it was important to be able to check that box on almost any job ap-plication.
So what is that paper really worth today? As you might have read in this space in the past, I think the 12th grade is not worth the taxpayers’ investment nor the students’ time. Do away with it I said only half in jest, and let those kids get on with their lives, be it college or a job.
But that was the wrong solution because it did not address the real problem of high school education today.
The problem is the diploma does not offer a direct path to a job.
After 12 years of education, you should be able to walk out into the world for a job that pays more than minimum wage.
High school can do so much more today – and it should. Take the last two years of high school at a minimum. Have students enter into broad career diversion programs after 10th grade. Those bound for college should go to the college-prep program to take courses that count toward the first two years of college.
That program already exists in Georgia. It’s called Dual Enrollment. It is bet-ter than Advanced Place-ment, because colleges do not have to accept all AP course credits.
Think what it could mean to leave high school and go to college as a junior at Georgia Tech. I wrote about just such a kid. He got his two-year associate degree from Perimeter College two weeks before he got his high school diploma. He was already accepted at Tech.
Think what that would mean for families saving for college. It cuts that cost in half for a four-year degree.
But not every kid is college mate-rial, you say? Absolutely right. So what are we doing for them?
I just saw the Georgia Department of Education figures on graduation rates for the state. At the DOE, they were beaming at the news that the graduation rate had risen over 5 per-cent from 67.4 percent in 2011 to 72.2
percent in 2014.That means nearly three of every
10 students still walk away from high school here. Why? They don’t see themselves getting anywhere in school.
Today, we have one of the best technical college systems in the coun-try. We need to make better use of it.
The Technical College System of Georgia just broke ground on its Al-pharetta campus. Why can’t our high school juniors be taking their courses in biotechnology, avionics, culinary
arts, biotechnology, robot-ics, medical services, nurs-ing and 600 other fields?
Why should they be toiling away for a high school diploma when the real goal might be a techni-cal degree? Let’s put some real muscle in career coun-seling and get students motivated with a relevant curriculum that will get them a job, and maybe an apprenticeship to boot.
It would mean a work-force that starts earning earlier and earning more. They are also repaying the public’s investment by turning them into taxpay-ers earlier.
Your child can still go to Harvard. It will just mean she’ll be a junior when she gets there. Bank the $140,000 you saved on the first two years of tuition for graduate school.
Instead of fussing all the time over what kind of tests we are going to use to measure student prog-ress or how to teach them math, let’s really think outside box.
Let’s think about what education should really be doing to be relevant for all these 21st century students.
I have seen some of what the best and the brightest can do in our schools.
And it tells me we don’t challenge all of our students enough. Mix those challenges with some incentives – like a paycheck – and they will surprise us, if not themselves.
HATCHER HURDExecutive Editorhatcher@ appenmediagroup.com
State Graduation Rates2014 – 72.5 percent2013 – 71.8 percent2012 – 69.7 percent2011 – 67.4 percent
SOURCE: Ga. Dept. of Education
After 12 years of education, you should be able to walk out into the world for a job that pays more than minimum wage.
Johns Creek: A city or kingdom?I have the impression Mike Bodker
wants to grow his kingdom, otherwise known as the City of Johns Creek, for the benefit of his business owning friends, at the expense of the citizens.
Your article of 3/13/15 in the Johns Creek Herald, with the headline proclaiming Johns Creek’s future ‘at critical crossroads’, had a couple of statement that made me write to you.
When cityhood for Johns Creek was proposed a few short years ago, we were assure it was financially vi-able.
No tax increases needed or pro-posed. But Mike Bodker keeps coming up with statements such as “Continu-ing the status quo is not an option”. Mike was elected the mayor of a bed-room community, but he wants to turn it into a big budget city. He thinks we ‘need’ a city center. He should move to Alpharetta or Duluth if he wants to live somewhere with a city center. He
has a bad case of city center envy. He says he want to increase the
percentage of businesses in Johns Creek for their service free tax dollars. Adding new business centers brings even more traffic into Johns Creek. We have enough traffic already that we can’t handle. Improving street capacity to carry all the additional traffic gener-ated by proposed new business centers costs money. I’m guessing probably more money than the taxes generated by the proposed business center.
Someone please tell Mike Bodker if he wants to be a mayor with a big bud-get he should move to Atlanta. Leave Johns Creek as a nice residential com-munity. But I guess his friends can’t make any money if he does that.
And if he really want a new city center, fix all the current traffic back-ups before making new ones.
–Cherie CullerJohns Creek
I know it’s a little late, but this is a St. Patrick’s Day column.
I was asked to write one in time for the green day, but I got lazy and procrastinated. Thus you have it a day late.
I don’t especially enjoy St. Patrick’s Day. It’s not that I dislike it, either. It’s just a day. I don’t like wearing green, so there’s that (this usually means I get pinched).
But it’s just a day. I don’t need a special day to tell me to drink beer. If that’s the case, every day is St. Paddy’s day. Nor is it a day to “celebrate my Irish heritage,” as I had none.
Or so I thought.This year the day evokes mixed
feelings for me. When I was in England this past October, my uncle told me something I had not expected – my grandfather was an Irish Jew who im-migrated to England.
Imagine my surprise. This combi-nation is about as culturally rare as
a four-leafed clover. My father had neglected to inform me of this as I was growing up.
As it happens, when I informed my father with the typical “why didn’t you tell me?” line, he was equally shocked. Just as with the Internet, someone, somewhere, was very wrong.
So perhaps this year I will look to St. Pat’s with more than grudging ac-ceptance. Maybe this year I will get in touch with my Irish side. Who knows?
St. Pat’s – A day late but not too short
JONATHANCOPSEYRevue & News Editorjonathan@ appenmediagroup.com
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By HATCHER [email protected]
ROSWELL, Ga. – The Roswell Histori-cal Society had such a response to last year’s digital scavenger hunt it is back and bigger than ever.
“This hunt should be even more fun than the first one,” said Richard Dreger Jr., Historical Society Hunt chairman.
“It’s the perfect outing for a family looking for something to do together. A Sunday school class, bowling team or Boy Scout troop would have a lot of fun, also. And it will help the Historical Society with its work on historic pres-ervation,” Dreger said.
Teams of up to six members are invited to compete as they scour beau-tiful Historic Roswell armed with clues the RHS provides at the starting point, the Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The digital part comes into play when a team discovers a landmark. The team poses with the landmark and posts it on the Historical Society’s Facebook page. So there is digital proof of the sites the teams have found.
At the hunt’s end, everyone is invited to Mac McGee’s, the big red res-taurant on Canton Street, to compare scores and possibly pick up prizes.
“It’s really fun. The people who came had a really good time,” said Dre-ger. “We were surprised how successful it was the first year.
“We think even more people will come out this year,” he said. “We ex-pect it will be a great day with lots of sunshine.”
RHS Chairwoman Cecelia Fly agreed. She said last year’s hunt was a learning experience for the society and the people who came out.
“What we found was the team idea works well,” she said. “We think we will reach a larger group than we have in the past.
“Many of our members are older and don’t rely on technology as much. And a lot of younger people don’t re-ally know that much about Roswell’s history,” Fly said. “So the scavenger hunt is an opportunity to put those two groups together in a fun way.”
The race ends exactly at 3 p.m., at which time all teams report to McGee’s to find where they stand.
The Roswell Historical Society is the city’s oldest historic preservation orga-nization and was established in 1971.
Since then, it has built a tremen-dous archive of photos, maps and documents and has amassed consider-able holdings of historically significant materials and artifacts.
From the beginning, the Historical Society has worked diligently to identify and preserve community landmarks.
The mission of the Roswell Histori-cal Society is to collect, preserve, share and promote the history of the city of Roswell and its environs. It is an af-filiate chapter of the Georgia Historical Society.
Historic Roswell has second annual digital scavenger huntFun way to learn about Roswell’s past RHS Digital
Scavenger HuntSaturday, March 21, noon – 3p.m.
Start: Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau617 Atlanta St. (across from His-toric Square)Finish: Mac McGee’s (on Canton Street)Donation: $15 per person; Chil-dren 10 and under $10Information: Email at [email protected] or call RHS at 770-992-1665
Bring your smartphone along to document the historic sites you find at the Ro-swell Historical Society’s Digital Scavenger Hunt.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Forsyth County and Johns Creek have agreed on several intergov-ernmental agreements (IGAs) that will clear the way for Johns Creek’s public safety radio tower and the improve-ment of McGinnis Ferry Road to become the new exit on Ga. 400.
The City Council unani-mously signed off on three IGAs at the March 16 City Council meeting, and the For-syth County Commission will do the same Thursday, March 26.
While the tower is the more immediate concern, the widen-ing of McGinnis Ferry Road will have a far greater impact on all of Johns Creek.• The tower IGA allows
Johns Creek to execute a $200,000 easement to the private property in the Shakerag area of Forsyth for construction of a 195-foot communications tower. In addition to the city’s equipment, the tower will co-locate a Forsyth tor-nado siren and future radio
transmitter for the county. Any revenue derived from leasing space on the tower to cell carriers will be di-vided equally.
• Johns Creek and Forsyth will cooperate in widen-ing McGinnis Ferry Road. Initially, the city will pay $200,000 down and $100,000 a year to retire the $495,000 its share of the design costs of the project.
• Johns Creek agrees to pay the maintenance of Mc-Ginnis Ferry through its portion of the road as well as the signalization on its portion of the road.
The final plans for widening McGinnis Ferry are still several years down the line.
Alpharetta has not come on board the project, which is expected to cost between $36 million and $44 million.
Participation from the Fed-eral Highway Administration or the Georgia Department of Transportation has not been determined yet either. But it is a strong show of support to go ahead with the engineering and design plans, and that is
what Forsyth and Johns Creek have done.
If it were a local project, then it would fall on Forsyth, Alpharetta and Johns Creek to participate. The costs would be shared 50 percent to Forsyth and 25 percent each for the two cities.
“This is still preliminary. First, we have to figure out who is going to participate,” said Johns Creek City Man-ager Warren Hutmacher. “We still have to figure out what part the state and the feds will play.”
But it is important to Johns Creek’s future development that a corridor connecting Ga. 400 and I-85 be opened.
“This is an important proj-ect for the city, and we want to be a part of it. This would move people through that corridor and give us that link without any of the traffic going through the city,” Hutmacher said.
Mayor Mike Bodker said the agreements also settled a lot of areas of uncertainty about who is responsible for what along the road that defines the border between the city and Forsyth.
“The Mc-Ginnis Ferry corridor will connect us to Ga. 400 and I-85. This will be very big for The District,” said Bodker. “This agree-ment finally
defines who is responsible for all of the length of McGinnis where it borders both of us.”
This allows the city to part-ner in the design of the expan-sion of McGinnis Ferry.
Meanwhile, Bodker called the tower agreement “the ideal solution” for the city.
“[The city] is not in any-body’s backyard,” he said. “Yet we are providing the propagation we need to en-sure our police officers and firefighters have the radio coverage in the Shakerag ar-eas we need.”
Councilman Lenny Za-prowski applauded the agree-ment also.
“The history of that tower has not been great, but the staff got this right,” Zaprowski said. “And it shows our neigh-bors to the north [Forsyth County] that we are willing to work with them and move forward.”
Agreements pave way for McGinnis Ferry link to Ga. 400
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ATLANTA – Kroger Atlanta Di-vision is offering a $25,000 re-ward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Josh Richey, a 38-year-old father of four from Hayden, Ala.
Mr. Richey was tragically killed Tuesday, March 11, at the Kroger at 725 Ponce de Leon Ave. in Northeast Atlanta during an attempt to steal his work vehicle.
So far, no arrests have been made in the case.
Kroger is continuing to coop-erate with the Atlanta Police De-partment in their investigation.
The Atlanta Police Depart-ment released surveillance video Tuesday that showed the two suspects and the car, a black BMW, that is believed they used to flee the scene.
Anyone with any informa-tion about the case should call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477).
Mr. Richey’s employer, RG-Williams Construction based in Homer, Ga., has also set up a fund to help the Richey family.
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JOHNS CREEK, Georgia – Autrey Mill Na-ture Preserve and Heritage Center received a $5,000 grant from The UPS Foundation.
The grant will be used to support Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center’s programming and projects for 2015, including their new Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden.
The Butterfly Garden was just introduced in late summer of 2014. It was originally plant-ed as a memorial to local resident Michelle Shutzer, who passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Her family and friends wanted to help create a garden because of her love for but-terflies.
Unfortunately there is a global crisis for pollinators, including bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. By creating a garden including host plants for eggs, caterpillars and pupas, and nectar plants for adult butterflies, Autrey Mill hopes to inspire residents to create their own butterfly gardens at their homes.
“Autrey Mill is delighted and honored to accept this significant donation by the UPS Foundation. UPS has always been generous in its support of nature and the environment, and we will be sure to put these needed dollars to good work in supporting our educational and environmental mission,” said Fundraising Chair Karen Daniel.
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MILTON, Ga. – Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub has even more reason to celebrate as St. Patrick’s Day draws closer. The Irish Pubs Global Federation has chosen Olde Blind Dog as the winner of the Irish Pub of the Year. This is the first time an American pub has won the award.
Criteria for selection included authenticity, ambi-ence, effective use of social media, market position, online customer ratings and warmth of staff.
“This award is yet another achievement for this outstand-ing pub, its staff, manage-ment and owner,” said Enda O’Coineen, founder and honor-ary president of the Irish Pubs Global Federation. “A pub can have beautiful furniture, great service and wonderful food, but to be Irish Pub of the Year, it must also have a soul, that spark that sets it apart.”
The key was “craic,” a fes-
tive and good spirit, said Milton resident Ron Wallace, owner of the Olde Blind Dog.
“We are very hon-ored and shocked,” Wallace said. “Isn’t it something? A little pub in Milton, Geor-gia, of all places in the world?”
He said he wanted to create “an environ-ment that was warm, friendly and authentic to the Irish pub experi-ence.”
The pub won as the result of international polling and voting. The winner was an-nounced at a large dinner hosted by Guinness Brewery.
Both Olde Blind Dog pubs
– in Milton and Brookhaven – were recognized. The first Olde Blind Dog was opened in Milton in 2009.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal paid a special visit to the children of the Primrose School at Alpharetta March 9. She read to the students as part of her early education advocacy.
She read from the book “TJ’s Discovery,” about a little girl confronting her fear of the dark while on a camping trip with her family. TJ hears hoots and whistles in the dark, and her imagination fills in the rest.
“What would you pack if you were going camping?” Deal asked, encouraging the chil-dren to take an active role in the reading. Their answers? A flashlight, sleeping bag, tooth-brush or a teddy bear.
The visit was part of Deal’s tour of the state for Read Across Georgia month, en-
couraging children to pick up books and read at young ages.
The book was written by teachers at the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy at the Atlanta Speech School.
Park rangers accompanied Deal to the classroom of about 30 children in the pre-K and kindergarten class.
They told the children about wild animals and what fun can be had while camping at the state parks.
Deal launched her Read Across Georgia initiative in support of Gov. Nathan Deal’s goal of increasing the percent-age of children reading at grade level by the completion of third grade.
All children in the state’s pre-K and kindergarten programs will get a copy of the book.
For more about the book and the Atlanta Speech School, visit https://www.at-lantaspeechschool.org/rollins.
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First Lady Sandra Deal is joined by two park rangers March 9 at the Primrose School to talk about animals outside.
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ROSWELL, Ga. – Longtime Fulton Republican Party vol-unteer and campaign organizer Trey Kelly spoke to supporters Sunday, Feb. 22, about his campaign to be chairman of the Fulton County Republican Party.
Speaking at the home of staunch party supporters Jack and Kay Kent, he hammered home the message that “We need to focus on the right op-ponent and that’s the liberal left.”
His message was greeted with applause and cheers from supporters. The chairman-ship is currently held by Roger Bonds of Roswell, who is not seeking a third term.
Kelly worked his way up through the ranks of the Re-publican Party beginning as a young Republican volunteer-ing serve in various campaigns including Fulton County su-perior court judge, U.S. Senate races, and presidential.
He is the former Georgia Republican Party’s first vice chairman for the 5th Congres-sional District and a 2013 alumnus of the Republican Leadership for Georgia (former-ly the Coverdale Leadership
Institute).An 18-year veteran in
the insurance and financial services industry, Kelly is the chief executive officer of the At-lanta Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He also serves as government rela-tions chairman of the Georgia Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
“Based on my background in the Republican Party, my experience with the asso-ciation, and my vision for the future, I am uniquely qualified for the position,” Kelly said.
“The next two years are critical to our country’s future, as a county party we need to work with our Republican elected officials in Fulton County and the Georgia Republican Party to grow the base and increase voter turnout.”
A native of Atlanta, Trey Kelly and his wife Carmen live in Buckhead.
For more information about his campaign for Fulton County Republican Chairman, find him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/treyforchair-man.
Kelly making bid for Fulton GOP party chairmanship
Trey Kelly, candidate for chairman of the Fulton County Repub-lican Party, speaks to supporters at the home of Jack and Kay Kent in Roswell.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — As a result of a six month theft investigation, Forsyth County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Steven E. Daniel, 50, of Cumming on Feb. 14.
The investigation began when the Roswell-based company Nanoventions filed an incident report after discovering that their former chief financial officer, Daniel, had forged several company checks to facilitate the theft of over $160,000 from the company and its more than 130 shareholders.
Over the following months, detectives work-ing in conjunction with the president and chief executive officer of the company, exam-ined over five years of busi-ness and financial records to determine the full extent of Daniel’s crimes.
Based on the evidence collected, it was determined
that begin-ning in 2010, Daniel had complet-ed over 290 fraudulent transactions upon the vic-tim’s finan-cial accounts resulting in
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The investigation remains active as detectives continue to investigate other individu-als and crimes that Daniel may have been involved with.
—Kathleen Sturgeon
Former Forsyth CFO charged in theft of almost $2 million
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ATLANTA – The decline in oil prices has delivered the United States some breathing room as the economy continues to rebound from the worst reces-sion in decades. That is the forecast from Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Fore-casting Center at Georgia State University.
In his latest forecast for the state released March 11, Dhawan said consumers have used the savings at the pump as a “tax break.”
“People are rational eco-nomic agents,” he said. “They will splurge some on discre-tionary spending, but other-wise will hoard and channel the savings toward a down payment on a home or other big-ticket items, like cars.”
Retail data support this claim, showing a weakening growth rate in discretionary spending, but a rising one for vehicle sales.
Dhawan said he expects ve-hicle sales to increase through the year, but he also predicted an end to cheap oil by 2016.
On the home front, Dhawan said the labor market in Geor-gia and metro Atlanta got a boost from the much improved housing market, corporate job growth and the resulting spillover from the hospitality industry.
Following a gain of 83,400 jobs in 2013, the state added another 101,900 positions in 2014, a rise of 2 percent. That better than the national aver-age, Dhawan said.
“The employment data
place the labor market in 2014 on a solid founda-tion,” he said. “But how can we be certain that these additions are real rather than a statis-
tical anomaly?”As is often the case, Dha-
wan prefers data from the state Department of Revenue to verify solid growth.
If jobs are being created, people will pay taxes and spend money on goods and services that quickly show up in both income and sales tax collections, he said.
Overall state tax receipts increased by $517 million – or 5.7 percent – through the first half of fiscal year 2015 (from July to December 2014).
In addition, individual income tax receipts grew 7 percent, and gross sales tax collections rose by 6 percent from the same period one year ago, he said.
On the real estate front, Dhawan said corporate and industrial relocations to At-lanta contributed with a strong growth rate of 8.2 percent in the housing market in 2014 as well. Metro Atlanta counties issued 26,000 housing permits in that period.
“Our forecast calls for con-tinued strong growth in total permits of 8.4 percent to reach 28,220 units by the end of 2015,” he said.
He predicts single-family permits will grow by 13.7 per-cent, while multifamily permits
will dip slightly. More moderate growth will occur in 2016, he said.
Finally, while manufac-turing and construction is expected to soar over the next several years, metro Atlanta
will also enjoy strong growth in technology jobs.
The information sector in 2014 experienced one of its best years yet in terms of ab-solute job gains, increasing by 3,500 new jobs.
“We expect employment growth to accelerate in 2015 with an annual increase of 4.2 percent, or 3,900 new jobs, followed by further additions of 3,000 jobs in 2017,” Dhawan said.
Economic growth in metro Atlanta’s forecast
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Metro Atlanta will see continual growth in 2015.
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Dream of home ownership slipping for some Editor’s note: This is the
eighth in a series of excerpts from Frank Norton Jr.’s “Nor-ton Native Intelligence Report for 2015.” The report, which reflects and synthesizes the views from more than 500 indi-viduals surveyed and economic vital signs recorded, has been used to chart the North Georgia economy and real estate for more than 25 years.
For years, Norton Native Intelligence has conducted various interviews, surveys and dug into stacks of collat-eral research to weave to-gether a story of the economic condition, the “State of the Union” for our region, an area covering 67 counties in four states.
In addition to the full report, each year, we present a host of micro trends on our radar, a written Pinterest of
those thoughts and ideas that have caught our eye. Some are bursts of brilliant new thoughts; others are perhaps “canaries in the mine” for potential trouble as we move forward.Here are a few thoughtsrelated to housing:
The Great Divide – Some markets are booming, others are stagnating and in many markets, typical households cannot afford the median mort-gage payment or the median rent.
Housing needs have shift-ed, but the country’s housing stock has not caught up to those demands.
Half of all renters are now spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing, up from 28 percent of renters who spent that much in 2006 (Harvard study 2014).
When looking at affordabil-ity of currently listed homes – the percentage of list homes with required monthly pay-ments of 30 percent or less of median household income – statistics from online data provider Trulia and the Census Bureau show:•In San Francisco, where a
median household earns $84,129 annually, just 14 percent are affordable.
•In Denver, with a lower an-nual median household in-come of $62,487, half of all homes are affordable using
the government metric.•In Atlanta, with median
annual incomes of $55,465, 72 percent of homes are affordable.
Home ownership – Real estate, whether residential, commercial, second or first home, farm or raw land, car-ries intrinsic values and mean-ings that we as real estate professionals understand and appreciate.
Property ownership shapes wealth; it builds and strength-ens a middle class, critical to any nation’s growth, strength and stability.
Whether for shelter, for security, for business, for pride of accomplishment – whatever the reason – real estate is a product that has a positive and profound impact on the owner and on all that surrounds that property…neighbors, commu-nities, society and the environ-
ment itself. So much more than title
is conveyed in the transfer of property.
In some countries, home ownership represents security above all else…both as a finan-cial investment and a place to be physically safe.
Culture, without much doubt, plays a major role in framing the dream of home ownership, but the pride of such ownership is embedded deep in the heart of man-kind.
The household home own-ership rate has dropped from 69.4 percent to 65.2 percent, and households that don’t own become households that rent.
Between 2007 and 2013, the United States added a net seven million home renters, but only 208,000 homeown-ers.
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Biota begins new roundof treatment testingALPHARETTA, Ga. — Biota Pharmaceuticals has commenced its Phase 2b trial of vapendavir. The goal of the study is to enroll approximately 150 hu-man rhinovirus-infected patients with moderate-to-severe asthma from the United States and Europe over the next 12 months and to report data in mid-2016. “There are no antivirals currently approved for the treatment of HRV infection, which is a major cause of disease exacerbation among patients with asthma and COPD,” said Dr. Johnathan Matz, allergist-im-munologist and principal investigator of the trial.
While several different viruses are known to cause upper respiratory tract infections, it is esti-mated that HRV causes more than 50 percent of all cases.
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Lennar schedulesarea grand openingsROSWELL, Ga. — Lennar Atlanta, a division of the second largest homebuilder in the nation, is hosting grand openings in March in four of its popular new home neighborhoods in Gwinnett, Cherokee and North Fulton.
The company will host a grand opening of Lake Point at Johns Creek, March 21-22. The follow-ing weekend, Haney Walk in Cherokee County and Bellwood in Cobb County will celebrate their grand opening. Berkeley Hills Estates in Gwinnett County was celebrated earlier this month.
Since opening its Georgia headquarters in July 2010, Lennar Atlanta has built more than 1,200 single family residences and townhomes in more than 30 communities throughout Georgia, mainly along Atlanta’s northern crescent.
McCann Realty, Guggenheimacquire Retreat at Johns CreekJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — McCann Realty Partners and its equity partner, Guggenheim Real Estate, have acquired The Retreat at Johns Creek. Built in
1996, the 352 garden-style apartment community in North Fulton County will be managed by Pega-sus Residential. The community amenities include a clubhouse, 5,000 square foot fitness center and resort style swimming pool.
“North Fulton County and in particular Johns Creek are seeing strong rent growth due to proxim-ity to job drivers and the lack of new supply in the area. McCann sees this as an opportunity to create value by upgrading interiors and updating the ame-nities on the property,” said Thomas Upson, Mc-Cann’s vice president of acquisitions. “The Retreat at Johns Creek provided us with the opportunity to purchase a well-built asset in a good location that will benefit from the dynamic long-term job growth expected to continue in North Fulton.”
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Restauranteur wins awardfor balsamic vinegar recipeATHENS, Ga. — Adriana Coppola, a native Italian now living in Johns Creek, won the grand prize in the University of Georgia’s 2015 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest with her A&A Alta Cucina Italia Balsamico al Mirtillo, a blueberry balsamic vinegar reduction.
The annual contest, conducted by the UGA Cen-ter for Agribusiness and Economic Development, is a chance for food businesses to showcase their new products. Coppola launched Alta Cucina, her line of authentic Italian gourmet products, to celebrate family traditions and love for fresh ingredients that she learned from her parents, she said.
The reduction was one of 30 Georgia products selected as finalists from the more than 100 entries from across the state submitted to the 2015 con-test. In addition to the grand prize, A&A Alta Cucina Italia Balsamico al Mirtillo also received the catego-ry award for best salsa, chutney or condiment.
Harry Norman agent getsquality service certificationALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Patty Ash of Harry Norman, Realtors in Al-pharetta has been awarded the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry, Qual-ity Service Certified Platinum. The award recognizes Ash receiving 100 percent client service satisfaction in 2014, as measured by Leading Research Corporation.
Quality Service Certified status is the only award in the real estate industry based on independently validated, measurable service results. Clients of QSC agents receive a customer satisfaction survey at the end of each transaction. The surveys’ results are compiled by LRC, and cli-ent feedback from the surveys becomes part of the agent’s credentials.
“Nothing is more important to a prospective client in selecting a professional than the service results achieved with past clients,” said Larry D. Romito, president and CEO of QSC.
StoneAge Stonescapes awarded Kudzu’s best of 2014CUMMING, Ga. — StoneAge Stonescapes in Cum-ming was named a Best of 2014 winner for Atlanta in the category of concrete, brick and stone ma-sonry on Kudzu.com, a source for local business information and consumer reviews.
Over 5 million local businesses competed for votes from consumers in the Atlanta community across categories including home, auto, health and professional services. StoneAge Stonescapes received the top honor and will be recognized with a Best of 2014 badge on their Kudzu business listing.
“We are proud that our customers and Kudzu users voted us as one of the best concrete, brick and stone masonry companies in the Atlanta mar-ket,” said Hugh Dixon, StoneAge principal. “Win-ning this award from Kudzu only strengthens our commitment to providing top-notch outdoor living spaces and the complete satisfaction of customers.”
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Representatives from Scientific Games join Gov-ernor Nathan Deal and manufacturing companies from throughout the state for Georgia Manufactur-ing Day.
Scientific Games, governor attend Manufacturing Day event
ATLANTA — Scientific Games joined Governor Nathan Deal at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta for Georgia Manufacturing Day on March 4. The event, attended by manufacturing industry repre-sentatives, featured an official “Buy from Georgia” proclamation from Governor Deal.
“Georgia Manufacturing Day brings us all to-gether to share information on technology, manu-facturing best practices and the great workforce we have here in Georgia,” said John Schulz, senior vice president of global instant products. “Governor Deal’s ‘Buy from Georgia’ proclamation demon-strates a true commitment to the manufacturing companies in the state.” Georgia Manufacturing Day was presented by the Georgia Manufacturing Alli-ance, a statewide organization dedicated to support, promote and grow Georgia manufacturing.
NEW BUSINESS »Chicken Salad Chick to make Roswell debutROSWELL, Ga. — Chicken Salad Chick is sched-uled to open a new franchise location March 24 at 1105 Woodstock Road, Suite 110 in Roswell.
“We have been so pleased with the positive re-sponse from our current area restaurants and can-not wait to serve more guests at this new location in Roswell,” said Kevin Brown, president of Chicken Salad Chick. Owners Stacy Damico, Shawna Pat-terson, Melanie Polhill and Barbie Pressly of PDP Ventures, LLC said they are thrilled to open their third Atlanta location. The company has restau-rants open in Alpharetta and Kennesaw, with six additional locations planned for the Atlanta market.
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EVENTS:
FROZENWhat: Roswell Dance Theatre presents Disney’s “Frozen” and other company repertory.When: Friday, March 20Hours: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest StreetCost: $20-25Web: www.tututix.com/tysod
WATER DROP DASHWhat: 5K and fun run along the banks of the Chattahoochee River to promote water conservation.When: Saturday, March 21Where: Chattahoochee Nature CenterHours: 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.Cost: $15 fun run, $25 individual 5kWeb: waterdropdash.com
PARTICLE FEVERWhat: Free screening of Particle Fever, a documentary following a group of scientists searching for the “god particle” Higgs Boson.
Discussion with GPC faculty following.Where: Georgia Perimeter College Alpharetta campus, 3705 Brookside Parkway room 1140When: Monday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m.
CREATING A VEGETABLE GARDENWhat: Master Gardeners explain how to successfully create and manage your vegetable gardenWhere: Bill Johnson Community Activity Building in Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell, and the Alpharetta Engineering/Public Works Department, 1790 Hembree Road, AlpharettaWhen: Tuesday, March 24 in Roswell and Wednesday, March 25 in AlpharettaHours: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Web: nfmg.netInfo: Registration info on website
SPRING TEAWhat: Spring Tea and hat fashion show. All proceeds raised from this event benefit Roswell Garden Club community projects throughout the City of Roswell.Where: Roswell Adult Recreation Center, 830
Grimes Bridge RoadWhen: Wednesday, March 25Hours: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Cost: $25Web: roswellgardenclub.comContact: 770-378-1982 for tickets
WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER TOURNAMENTWhat: Whole Foods Avalon and CornholeATL partner to kick off a cornhole tournament to help raise money for the Whole Planet Foundation.Where: Whole Foods Avalon, 2800 Old Milton Parkway in AlpharettaWhen: Sunday, March 22Hours: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Cost: $30 per teamWeb: cornholeatl.com
ART:
ART IN BLOOMWhat: The Johns Creek Arts Center’s annual “Art in Bloom,” a celebration of timeless art interpreted by some of the Southeast’s most talented floral designers.Where: 10700 State Bridge Road in Johns CreekWhen: Thursday March 19Hours: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.Cost: $75Web: johnscreekarts.org
ARTS AND CRAFTS BAZAARWhat: Browse and purchase unique, handmade and creative merchandise. All vendors are from the local area.Where: Roswell Adult Recreation Center, 830 Grimes Bridge Road in RoswellWhen: Saturday, March 21
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Contact: 770-641-3950
MUSIC:
OPEN AND SHUTWhat: Concert by the Atlanta Wind Symphony, a 60-piece symphonic band, featuring famous concert openers and closers.Where: Johns Creek High School Auditorium, 5575 State Bridge Road in Johns CreekWhen: Saturday, March 21 at 3 p.m.Cost: FreeWeb: atlantawindsymphony.org
CELTIC CONCERTWhat: Forsyth County Senior Services is hosting a Celtic Concert featuring the Sounds of Sawnee concert band and a bagpipe performance by North Atlanta Pipes & Drums.Where: Sexton Hall Enrichment Center, 2115 Chloe Road in CummingWhen: Sunday, March 22Hours: 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.Cost: $5 advance, $8 at the doorContact: 770-781-2178
HANK WILLIAMS TRIBUTE—JASON PETTYWhat: There is only one Hank Williams and only one actor
who can bring him to life: Jason Petty.Where: Cumming Playhouse, 101 School Street in CummingWhen: Saturday, March 21Hours: 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.Cost: $25 adultsWeb: playhousecumming.com
THEATER:
ONCE UPON A MATTRESSWhat: Comedy retelling of the fairy tale, “The Princess and the Pea.”Where: Lambert High School, 805 Nichols Road in SuwaneeWhen: Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m.Cost: $8 students, $10 adultsWeb: showtix4u.com
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FORSYTH COUNTY WOMEN’S CLUB LUNCHEONWomen’s club monthly luncheon at Windemere, 5000 Davis Love Drive in Cumming. Thursday, March 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $22. Visit forsythcountywomensclub.net for more info
MARY POPPINSSpring Musical presented by Northview High School Theatre at 10625 Parsons Road in Johns Creek. Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. Visit seatyourself.biz to purchase tickets.
WALK FOR WATERFun, non-competitive walk to raise funds for a solar powered municipal water purification system in Haiti at Birmingham United Methodist Church, 15770 Birmingham Highway in Milton. Saturday, March 21 at 9 a.m. The cost is $10. Visit birminghamumc.org for more info
EASTER BUNNY PHOTOSStop in for an individual or family photo with the bunny of the hour at Alpharetta Welcome Center, 178 South Main Street Suite 200 in Alpharetta. Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event is free. Please do not wear the color green as it will interfere with the photo quality.
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Camp listings
Day CampsDance
Have a budding ballerina wanting to dance her way through summer? Metropoli-tan Ballet Theatre’s Summer Trainee Camp definitely fits the bill! Known for serious training of pre-professional dancers, MBT has an excit-ing and informative summer camp tailored just for younger dancers – boys and girls – ages 4 to 8. Experienced instructors cover foundational technique while encouraging campers to have fun and build friendships, and a variety of enrichment subjects introduce campers to the wider world of Dance.
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HorseWillow South Riding
School, Celebrating 15 years of excellence in riding! NEW Johns Creek location with IN-DOOR ARENA. United States Pony Club Riding Center. We offer all levels of instruction. Ages 5-12. 9a.m.-1p.m. Learn to ride in a fun, safe program with skilled instructors and experienced horses. For the true horse enthusiast!
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Music and Language Camp for kids and teens ages 6 to 17 years. Fiddle, flute, song and more! June 8-12 (9am to 1pm) in Roswell; sponsored by The Atlanta Irish Music School. Register online at: www.atlantairishmusicschool.com. 770-712-9334
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Summer Middle School Band Camp is for band students in the North Metro Atlanta area. Students experience full band, master classes, jazz band/improvisation, marching band techniques, music composition taught by certified teachers. Eligibility: For current 5th-8th grade band students who have been in their public or private school band program OR have taken private lessons at least 1 school year. Also, we have rec-reation time, end of camp ice-cream party & concert. $205 by May 1st, $225 thereafter. Sibling, District, & All State discounts are available. REG-ISTER AT www.vivacecamps.com. Location: June 15-19 at Mt. Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek. Jay Hutcherson, [email protected]. 678-278-9210
RowingLearn the Olympic Sport
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science from CSI discoveries, Robotics, Bugs & Rockets, to Fossils, Flowers, Space,& Volcanoes- Your older child can experience science coming to life in the fields of Chem-istry, Physics, Light, Sound, and Electrical energy. Does your younger child like dino-saurs, gemstones, or animal studies? Then our age ap-propriate camps are for them. Also- STEM camps- Science, Technology, Engineering & Math camps too! Snacks and recess games will be pro-vided. ‘Pizza Fridays’ avail-able at an additional charge. Completed K-5, 9am-3pm. 770-667-9443. Locations: Roswell, Cumming, Marietta, Lawrenceville,Vinings, and Dunwoody. www.sciencemade-funatl.org
SoccerSoccer Camps at Emory
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Info available at www.eagle-boyssoccercamps or contact:
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Adventure & TravelCatalina Sea Camp and
AstroCamp are two amazing adventure summer camps. Located on beautiful Catalina
Island in Southern Califor-nia, Catalina Sea Camp offers ocean adventure activities for boy and girls ages 8-17. We have 1-week sessions for ages 8-13 and 3-week camps for ages 12-17. Located in beauti-ful Idyllwild California, Astro-camp is a mountain adventure science summer camp for boy and girls ages 8-17. These two great summer camps were developed by the nonprofit corporation Guided Discoveries in order to provide boys and girls with summer opportuni-ties that enrich and inspire their lives. Check out our websites at www.california-summercamps.org for a list of activities.
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24 | March 19, 2015 | Johns Creek Herald | johnscreekherald.com Submit your news & photos to [email protected] Milton players in NCAA tournament
By MIKE BLUM [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Five former Milton basketball players are competing on teams that begin play in the NCAA tournament this week, with two other ex-Eagles starting for a team that won its first two games in the Division II playoffs.
Charles Mann, a starter on Milton’s 2012 state championship team, is a three-year starter at Georgia and will lead the Bulldogs into Friday’s first round game against Michigan State in Charlotte at 12:40 p.m. Mann averaged 11 points, five rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Bulldogs, who are seeded 10th in the East Regional.
If Georgia wins Friday, they would
likely play Virginia in the second round, with Mann going against former team-mate Evan Nolte, a four-year starter for the Eagles and a two-time state cham-pion. Nolte moved into Virginia’s start-ing lineup late in the season and helped keep the Cavaliers among the country’s top teams. Virginia is seeded second in the East Regional and plays Friday at 3:15 p.m. against Belmont.
Shannon Scott, a three-year starter for the Eagles and a member of the 2010 state championship team, is starting at point guard as a senior at Ohio State. Scott averages 8.5 points, six assists and four rebounds for the Buckeyes, the 10th seed in the West Regional. Ohio State plays VCU at 4:40 p.m. Thursday in Portland.
Jalyn Patterson, a sophomore
starter on Milton’s 2012 championship team, is playing extensively as a fresh-man at LSU, averaging seven points, 2.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds. LSU is seeded ninth in the East Regional and plays Thursday in Pittsburgh against North Carolina State.
Like Mann, Tevin Glass played one season at Milton and was a starter on the 2012 championship team. He is a sparingly used reserve at Wichita State, the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Regional. Wichita plays Friday at 2:45 p.m. against Indiana.
Two former Eagles who played in three straight state championship games – winning one – are playing in Division II at University of Indianapo-lis. The Greyhounds won their first two games in the Midwest Regional last weekend, with ex-Milton player Jordan Lloyd scoring 24 points in one of the games, hitting 16 of 16 free throws.
Lloyd averages 15 points. Teammate Dai-Jon Parker averages 10 for Uni-versity of Indianapolis, which played earlier this week with a berth in the national quarterfinals on the line.
Shaquille Johnson, a member of Milton’s last two state finalists, led Longwood (Va.) to the semifinals of the Big South Conference for the first time in school history with two outstanding individual performances.
Johnson had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Longwood won its tourna-ment opener 65-61 over Presbyterian, which was led by former Chattahoochee player Markus Terry. Terry scored 21 points, hitting five of six three-pointers. Johnson followed with a 22-point, 15-rebound, five-block effort as the Lancers, the No. 9 team in the confer-ence, knocked off No. 1 seed Charleston Southern before losing to Winthrop in the semifinals.
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Mt. Pisgah School announces new athletic directorJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Kent Harrison has been appointed athletic director at Mount Pisgah Christian School. He will begin his new role June 1. He brings to Pisgah a wealth of experience and passion for Christian education.
Harrison’s appointment marks the culmination of a national search that began in January, during which the school received more than 300 applications.
The search committee care-fully reviewed materials from 16 semi-finalists who have extensive experience in inde-pendent school head coaching and athletic administration. Eight of the semi-finalists were interviewed on campus.
Harrison comes from Dar-lington School in Rome, Ga., where he has worked since 2007. He first served assistant director of admission then as-sociate athletic director and an upper school math teacher.
He also served as the head varsity baseball coach and varsity softball coach, lead-ing both of his teams to Final Four finishes in the 2012-2013 season.
He and his wife, Rachel, a first-grade teacher at Darling-ton, have a son, Stafford.
“I am truly humbled and honored that I was selected for this position. I am excited to join such a talented staff of professionals,” Stafford said upon being told of his selec-tion.
“Rachel, Stafford and I are very excited to join and meet other members of the Pisgah
community,” he said. “The school’s mis-sion, vision and beliefs cre-ate exactly the type of environ-ment where we want to work, play and raise a family.”
Head of School John Mar-shall is looking forward to hav-ing someone with Kent Har-rison’s experience and caliber joining the Pisgah team.
“Kent Harrison brings highly relevant experience as an inde-pendent school graduate, var-sity coach, math teacher and an athletic administrator from a top-tier independent school athletic program to Pisgah,” said Marshall. “He is recognized as a rising star in athletic ad-ministration across Georgia.”
Harrison earned Master of Education in Administra-tion and Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education degrees from the University of West Georgia, where he played baseball.
In 2014, he became a Na-tional Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association certified Athletic Administrator. Harrison has received numer-ous coaching awards, includ-ing 2011 Rome News-Tribune Baseball Coach of the Year, 2011 Darlington Male Sport Coach of the Year, 2012.
For the remainder of the school year coaches Mike Webster and Mike Forester will continue to serve as interim co-directors of athletics.
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‘Hooch’s Sonia Field to play soccer at Columbus StateJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Chat-tahoochee High School’s Sonia Field has signed a na-tional letter of intent to play soccer at Columbus State University in Columbus, Ga., an NCAA Division II school competing in the Peach Belt Conference.
At Chattahoochee, Field was a four-year letterman on
teams that won the Region championship and, her fresh-man year, went to the Elite Eight in the state tourna-ment. Field was named to the All-Region soccer team her junior year.
She has been involved with organized club soc-cer for seven years, most recently on the Region III
Premier League, Southern Premier League and Na-tional League team from Norcross, winners of the state championship and regional semifinalists.
During her time at Nor-cross, she traveled and com-peted on the East Coast as well as in Alabama, California and Texas.
Chattahoochee’s Sonia Field signs a national letter of intent to play soccer at Columbus State University. Seated with her are her parents Pam and Ken Field and brothers Julian and Jason Field. Standing from left are CHS Principal Tim Duncan, assistant coach Gina Mumma, brother Corey Field, Former soccer head coach Vince Strine, brother Alex Field, and CHS Athletic Director Matt Crooks.
Reinhardt UniversityWALESKA, Ga. - The following students were named to Rein-hardt University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2014 semester. Ra-chel Croce, Alpharetta; Saman-tha Croce, Alpharetta; Bran-
don Keith, Alpharetta; Joyce Nordell, Alpharetta; Natasha Robinson, Alpharetta; Audrey Vassell, Duluth; Jessica Low-enstein, Johns Creek; Jeremy Morris, Johns Creek; Theresa Razzini-Ross, Suwanee; Erika Szatmary, Suwanee; Matthew Trawick, Suwanee; Stepha-nie Goins, Alpharetta; Jarett Goree, Alpharetta; Haley Hen-derson, Alpharetta; Alexandra Mahan, Alpharetta; Savannah Teague, Alpharetta; Shatonya Young, Alpharetta; John Al-
len, Cumming; Dana Arm-strong, Cumming; Stephen Clark, Cumming; Orly Coffey, Cumming; Michael Funk, Cumming; Katie Goodrich, Cumming; Matthew Hallow-ell, Cumming; Luke Madden, Cumming; Coleton Staton, Cumming; Katelyn Wienbarg, Cumming; Audrey Vassell, Duluth; Alexander Arth, Ro-swell; Blake Hallman, Roswell; James Major, Roswell; Price Signaigo, Roswell; and Emily Smythe of Roswell.
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Webb Bridge MS announces Taste of Webb BridgeJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The 11th annual Taste of Webb Bridge will be held Tuesday, March 24, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tempt your tastebuds with all of your favorite local restaurants including: Jo-se’s Mexican Grill, Serve it Up Cater-ing, Taziki’s, DaVinci’s Donuts, Zaxby’s,
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Nothing Bundt Cakes, Little Caesars, Chick-fil-A, Sally’s Gluten Free Bak-ery, McDonald’s, House of Hummus, Boneheads Grill, Mari’s Cucina & Social House, 3 Brothers, Annie’s Kitchen,
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Enjoy live entertainment from WBMS A-Capella seventh and eighth grade cho-rus, WBMS Advanced Violin Ensemble, WBMS Jazz Ensemble and DJs Marc & Andy.
Hopewell students place four winners in Technology CompetionFULTON COUNTY – Hopewell Middle School had four students win first place in the Fulton County Technology Com-petition. •Adithya Chimala-
konda won in Digital Video Production
•Nishant Baglodi won in Mobile Ap-plications
•Aratrika Kar, and•Urjoshi Kar won in
Animated Graphic Design Each student will
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By CANDY [email protected]
ATLANTA – With the clos-ing bell set for April 2, state lawmakers will spend the next 10 days debating hundreds of pieces of legislation that remain on the table for the current legislative session. But these bills are the lucky ones, successfully being passed by at least one chamber by the 30th day of the session, known as Crossover Day.
All bills that did not “cross-over” by the end of the 30th day – Friday the 13th this year – are effectively dead for this ses-sion. However, look for some to reappear as amendments to other bills before the session ends.
Education issues are tak-ing a lesser role among more pressing issues, primarily transportation, but a host of bills aimed at classrooms across Georgia are still being hotly debated.
Most notably is Gov. Nathan Deal’s highly touted “Opportunity School District (OSD),” which would create a separate school system for up to 100 of the state’s lowest per-forming schools. The schools would be under the control of the state and a governor-appointed superintendent, and
funded by a mix of local, state and federal dollars.
At full capacity, the 100-school OSD would be among the five largest school systems in Georgia, behind only Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Gwinnett districts in terms of school sites.
Because the state constitu-tion requires all school dis-tricts to be under the direc-tion and control of the county school board (unless grand-fathered in), this resolution requires not only two-thirds majority approval by both chambers, but also two-thirds approval of state voters to amend the constitution.
Senate Resolution 287, and its enabling legislation Senate Bill 133, passed the Senate prior to Crossover Day, but faces a harder path in the House for approval. As ex-pected, Republicans are back-ing the measure in full, while Democrats are less enthusias-tic. House Republicans need 120 votes to send the bill to the governor’s desk; there are currently 118 Republicans in the House.
S.R. 287 is also receiving a lukewarm reception from some state education coalitions, which maintain local schools should be under the control of a locally elected board of
education.Angela Palm, legislative and
policy director for the Geor-gia School Board Association (GSBA), noted the organiza-tion “opposes any legislation infringing on the constitutional authority of the local board” and is concerned with the size of the district, as well as the broadness of its powers.
During hearings on the bill, educators also expressed con-cerns with tenure, dismissal policies and other employee-related issues if the school is moved from local control to state control.
During a forum hosted by the Georgia Partnership for Ex-cellence in Education (GPEE) in early March, Erin Hames,
Deal’s policy advisor, described the governor’s vision for the OSD, noting it was a “common sense” measure.
“And it is one community and parents understand that something needs to happen when their schools have been failing [for years],” said Hames.
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Crossover Day yields education winners, losersEducation legislation still under consideration this session:H.R. 394 – Constitutional amendment to require education SPLOST proceeds to be distributed by full-time enrollment ratio if an agreement cannot be reached between city and county school systems.H.B. 91/S.B. 2 – Eliminates the requirement for former students to pass the High School Graduation Tests to earn their diploma.H.B. 100 – Mandates that children must be 5 years old by Aug. 1 to enroll in public schools. Currently the date is Sept. 1. H.B. 131 – “End to Cyberbullying Act.”H.B. 209 – Requires notice at IEP meetings that the special needs voucher is available, and revises prior school attendance require-ment for eligibility.H.B. 296 – Expands eligibility for the special needs voucher to lawful refugees.H.B. 313 – Allows state employees to take eight hours paid leave a year to promote education (volunteering in a school, mentor-ing and more).H.B. 372 – Prohibits local governments from requiring additional permits and licenses for charter school facilities if the school has met Department of Education facility require-ments and has an occupancy permit.H.B. 474 – Gives enrollment priorities in charter schools to educationally disadvan-taged students and students in military families. H.B. 502 – Revises parts of Title 20, includ-ing adding more flexibility for systems to “expand and enrich” the state curriculum standards, allows districts to consider char-ter petitions for 90 days (current 60) before decision and allows home school students to enroll in Georgia Virtual School classes.
S.R. 80 – Demands revisions to the AP U.S. History curriculum or risk losing funding.S.B. 89 – Encourages local boards to pur-chase all digital instructional material by July 1, 2020 and provide a free laptop, tablet or other digital device to each student.S.B. 141 – Minor violations of weapons in school safety zones are not to be considered Class B designated felonies. School employ-ees would not be required to report unless possession involves a firearm, dangerous weapon or machine gun, or weapon of any kind used in an assault. S.B. 176 – Encourages (but does not man-date) helmets for youth athletes participating in gridiron football.
Legislation that did not pass one chamber in the first 30 days (Crossover Day): H.B. 243 – “Education Savings Account Act.” Allows non-public school parents to apply for an education account that can be used for qualified education expenses allowed in the bill.H.R. 4 – Constitutional amendment to allow the creation of new city school systems.H.R. 303 – Urges the State Board to develop and implement a civics curriculum.H.R. 418 – Encourages local boards to con-duct annual screenings of the film “America: Imagine the World Without Her.”H.B. 16 – Allows magnet students to par-ticipate in extracurricular activities at their home school.S.R. 393 – Encourages revisions to allow computer programming courses to count toward graduation.
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NHS Mock trial team wins every individual awardJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Northview High School’s mock trial team took home the state championship March 14, winning every individ-ual award in the final round and cementing themselves as the best team in the state of Georgia.
During the three-round compe-tition, seniors Amber Scales and Patrick Wu took home Outstand-ing Attorney awards for all three rounds of competition.
Senior Harsha Sridhar won an Outstanding Witness award for the first round and then accom-plished a Georgia mock trial first by winning the Outstanding Wit-ness awards for both courtrooms in the final round, playing both the Plaintiff and the Defendant.
In addition to individual awards given by judges at the state com-petition, opponents are given the opportunity to recognize outstand-ing performances.
Junior Brian Lee, sophomore Will Claussen, junior Shriya Sharma, and Scales were each presented with one of these Out-standing Performance awards by another team. Wu received two of these awards from opponents.
Sharma was admitted to the State Student Bar Association, and Scales was admitted with honors; Sridhar and Wu were previously admitted to the State Student Bar in 2014.
On top of all of these individual accomplishments, Northview’s
team was also presented the Team Professionalism Award. All compet-ing teams participate in voting for this award, given to the team that represents the most professional-ism and ethical behavior during the state tournament.
The team was founded during the 2005-2006 school year and previously celebrated designations as Region Runner-Up in 2008, 2009, and 2010 before going on to win the Region Championship in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Northview was the State Runner-Up in 2013.
Previously in the 2015 sea-son, Northview won their fourth consecutive Region Championship on January 31 and the District Championship on March 1. Scales and Wu accomplished the rare feat of winning Outstanding Attorney awards in every round of both the region and district competitions (in addition to every round of the State competition this weekend).
Junior Mary Kate Korbisch won an Outstanding Witness award in every round of both the Region and District competitions, and Sridhar won an Outstanding Witness award in one round of the Region competition.
The team is coached by teacher coach Elizabeth Lake and attorney coaches Denise Abramow, Paul Dietrick, and Jim Stewart. The State Champion NHS team will go on to compete at the national tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina, in May.
Northview debaters take home the Carly Award, symbolized by this gavel as best the team in the state.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Centennial High School presents “The Ad-dams Family: A new musical comedy” March 19, 20, 21 at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium.
This new musical includes all of the favorite family mem-bers in all their ghoulishness.
The story follows Wednes-day’s wish for her family to have one normal night while her boyfriend’s family comes for dinner. Of course, what is normal for the Addamses is not normal for the rest of the world. Will love triumph over
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Northview HS bringing ‘Mary Poppins’ onstageJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Northview High School will present Disney and Cam-eron Mackintosh’s Broadway musical smash hit “Mary Poppins” Thursday, March 19 and Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22.
A perfect show for all ages, the show features such unforgettable songs as “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Jolly Holliday,” “Chim Chim Chre-ee” and the tongue-twisting “Supercalifragilisticexpialido-cious.” The cast features jack-of-all trades Bert (junior John Allen) introduces Edwardian England and the troubled Banks family.
Young Jane (junior Hannah Dahl) and Michael (freshman Aidan Lord) have sent many a nanny packing be-fore Mary Poppins – played by junior McKenzie Rivers – arrives on their doorstep.
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Patrick Wu, Sara Braynard, An-drew Wills, Emmy Agoumba, Doris
Kung, Savannah Moyer, Joshua Lau and Desiree Wilkins.
The show is helmed by the creative team of director B. Paul McClain, musical director Brian Clements, and choreographers Elizabeth Lake and Joelle Gill. Mohamad Wehbe is stage manager.
This version is based on the time-less books by P.L. Travers and the clas-sic Walt Disney film, “Mary Poppins.”
It delighted Broadway audiences for more than 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier awards and seven Tony awards, includ-ing Best Musical.
The show features original mu-sic and lyrics by Richard M. Sher-man and Robert B. Sherman, with book by Julian Fellowes and new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
There will be four performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 19-21 at 7 p.m, and Sunday, March
22 at 2 p.m. All performances will be in the Northview auditorium, and the doors will open a half hour before per-formance time.
Tickets are $10 for students/seniors and $12 for adults and can be pur-chased in advance at http://seatyour-self.biz/northviewdrama.
If you goWhat: “Mary Poppins”Where: Northview HS Auditorium10625 Parsons RoadJohns CreekWhen: March 19, 20, 21 7 p.m.March 22, 2 p.m.Cost: $12, students, seniors $10Advance at http://seatyourself.biz/northviewdrama
The cast rehearses on of the numbers from “Mary Poppins.”
Centennial presents ‘Addams Family’ musicalIf you goWhat: The Addams Fam-ily: A new musical comedyWhen: March 19, 20, 21Where: Centennial High School, 9310 Scott Road, Roswell, Ga.More Info: At the door prices are $13 for adults and $8 for students
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CITY OF ALPHARETTANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, April 2, 2015 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza (new City Hall), Alpharetta, Georgia. A workshop will also be held by the Planning Commission at 6:30p.m.
Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday April 27, 2015 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza (new City Hall), Alpharetta, Georgia.
a. MP-15-02/PH-15-09 Avalon 3 Story Parking DeckConsideration of site plan approval and a request for an amendment to the condition of zoning for the landscape buffer along Westside Parkway in order to build a parking deck. The property is located within Avalon and located at 2800 Old Milton Parkway. The legal description of the property is Land Lot 802, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
b. CU-15-01 Mezz SpaConsideration of a conditional use for spa services. The address of the property is 52 A North Main Street. The property is legally described as being located inLand Lot 1269, 2nd District, 2nd section, Fulton County, Georgia.
c. CLUP-15-03/Z-15-03/V-15-04 Kimball Bridge/NorthwindsConsideration of rezoning 26.77 acres from AG, R-1, R-12, R-4A to R-8A in order to develop “for-sale” detached and attached homes. A request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Corporate Campus Offi ce” to “High Density Residential” is also requested. Variances to the front and rear setbacks are requested as well as lot width reductions, reduce setback from Kimball Bridge from 65 feet to 50 feet, reduce setback from proposed Northwinds Parkway from 65 feet to 35 feet, reduce lot width from 50 feet to 40 feet, reduce minimum lot size from 4500 square feet to 3200 square feet, reduce road centerline from 150 feet to 32 feet, reduce buffer on northern property line from 50 feet to 15 feet, and allow grading in buffer on north and west property lines and allow grading and replanting in last 20 feet of GA 400 buffer are requested. The property is legally described as Land Lot 805, 852, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
d. PH-14-13 Regulations for the Downtown Master PlanConsideration of approval of the Downtown Master Plan regulations. The area boundaries generally included Mayfi eld Road and Canton Street to the North; South Main Street and Allyson Circle to the South; Wills Road to the West; and Westside Parkway to the East.
e. Z-15-02/CU-15-02 City CenterConsideration of rezoning approximately 26 acres from C-2 and SU to MU in order to allow a mix of uses for offi ce, civic, commercial, residential, park and open space. A conditional use to allow for-rent dwellings is also requested. The property is generally described as being located east of Main Street and south of Academy Street, north of Thompson Street around the intersection with Haynes Bridge. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lot 1268, 2nd District, 2nd Section, and Land Lot 748, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
g. V-15-02 Jimmy Ellis Fruit and Vegetable Stand/Old Milton Parkway (City Council Only)Consideration of a variance for extended time on temporary tent sale. The property is located at 2465 Old Milton Parkway. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lot 749, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fi fty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the offi ce of the City Clerk, 2 South Main Street.
CITY OF ALPHARETTANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the City Council on Monday, April 6, 2015 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
a. V-15-05 Coro Realty Building- 10 Roswell StreetConsideration of a request for a parking variance in order to expand offi ce uses within an existing building. The address is 10 Roswell Street. The property is located at the southeast corner of Milton Avenue and Roswell Street and legally described as being located in Land Lot 1269, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fi fty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the offi ce of the City Clerk, 2 South Main Street.
Eligible schools would be those that have received failing marks on the state’s accountability measure (CCRPI) for three consecutive years. Currently 140 schools, about 6 percent of the state’s public schools, fall into that category, including seven in the Fulton County School System.
Hames noted the schools
are located across the state in 22 school systems but the vast majority are in urban areas.
Diane Rickman, policy director for the GPEE, said Georgia has spent more than a decade focusing efforts in turning around low performing schools, with mixed results.
“We’ve had quite a bit of experience [in turning around schools] but the results haven’t been stellar,” she said. “Some great lessons have been learned, and some takeaways to use [moving forward].”
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They were charged with theft of livestock.
Dealer robbed by men with stun guns
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – In a drug deal gone wrong, a man was robbed at stun-gunpoint
Feb. 23 near Chattahoochee High School.
Police were called to Streamside Drive about 4 p.m. after a report came in of an armed robbery. The victim told police two men robbed him with a stun gun, then drove away. When police found the suspect car, the driver told them he and his friend, the vic-tim, had met with two men for a drug deal. One of the buyers pulled the stun gun, grabbed the marijuana and ran off.
When the victim gave chase, the other man pulled a knife on him.
Police found the two sus-pects, a 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man. They were arrested for robbery.
Copper thief takes wiringMILTON, Ga. – Someone stole $3,500-worth of copper wiring from a construction site March
5.The victim told police he
was in charge of the Birming-ham Highway location where several homes were being built.
When the crews came to work March 5, they found wiring in the basement of one residence hanging out from the ceiling.
Wires had been cut and removed from throughout the site.
Thief gets phone, loses hat, gunJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A thief lost more than he bargained for Feb. 23, when he met a resident to buy an iPhone.
The victim told police he wanted to sell his iPhone on Craigslist.
A potential buyer agreed to meet the victim at the Mc-Donald’s restaurant on State Bridge Road to inspect and purchase it.
As soon as the suspect was handed the phone “to inspect it,” he tried to run away. The victim was able to wrestle with the suspect, getting his hat, coat and a black plastic pistol.
The suspect was not found.
Serial thief in cereal aisle?MILTON, Ga. – An Atlanta man is suspected of being a habitu-al thief of area Aldi stores.
His most recent target was the Aldi on Ga. 9 in Milton, where, March 6, he was alleg-edly seen taking three bottles of sauces as well as tomatoes. While he paid for some straw-berries in the store, he did not pay for the other items.
Using his license plate, the employees identified him as Rodney Lynn Parker, 48, of Atlanta.
Area Aldi stores suspect Parker in shoplifting from several locations in the metro area.
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Notice of Public Internet Auction Johns Creek Police Department
The following is a list of property located at the Johns Creek Police Dept. If you believe that you are the owner of this property, please call 678-474-1572 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Proof of ownership and a valid ID will be required to claim any property. A public internet auction of the following items will begin the week of April 13th. The auction’s website is www.propertyroom.com.
Items:Golf bag with 8 iron clubsFuzion Brand ScooterMongoose BicycleiPadTwo brown pursesBlack wallet and contentsMurray bicycleMongoose BMX bicycleBlack HP Tablet Black cloth purse with contentsNikon camera with FlashLondon fog camera bagNikon camera and bag
CITY OF JOHNS CREEK PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING:TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015 AT 7:00 P.M.
CITY OF JOHNS CREEK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING:MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 AT 7:00 P.M.
CITY OF JOHNS CREEK COUNCIL CHAMBER12000 FINDLEY ROAD, SUITE 300JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA 30097
The following Land Use Petition proposals located within the City of Johns Creek are scheduled for Public Hearings as stated above.
LAND USE PETITION: RZ-15-004 PETITIONER: TXG, LLCLOCATION: 10565, 10575, 10585, and 10595 Medlock Bridge Road
10600 Block of Parsons RoadCURRENT ZONING: C-1 (Community Business District) ConditionalPROPOSED ZONING: C-1 (Community Business District) ConditionalPROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: Change zoning conditions to allow for the construction of
an assisted living facility totaling 107,265 square feet
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CITY OF JOHNS CREEK
ITB NUMBER # 15-099
SHAKERAG PAVILION and RESTROOMS
The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Invitations of Bid (ITB) from qualifi ed construction fi rms for the SHAKERAG PAVILION and RESTROOMS Project. Sealed ITB’s will be received no later than 1:30 P.M. on April 9, 2015 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Offi ce, 1200 Findley Rd.,Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097. Bids received will be opened and read out loud at 1:45 P.M. in the Shakerag Conference Room, at City of Johns Creek Offi ces at 1200 Findley Rd., Suite 400, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097. ITB’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Offi ce will not be accepted. Deadline for questions is April 1, 2015 at 5PM.
There will be a pre-bid conference for this project scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 11:30 AM on the site, Embry Farm Road, Johns Creek, GA 30024.
The Project consist of a 400 square foot structure with, Covered area and mens and women toilets. Work includes but not limited to: Grading, concrete foundations and slab, CMU and brick , shingles, wood trusses, pre-engineered glue-lam beams, wood trusses, wood decking, drywall, plumbing, mechanical and electrical.
ITB packages and plans are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov). Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Offi ce at (678) 512-3233. ITB’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the ITB number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or fi rm submitting an ITB response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. THREE (3) ORIGINALS MUST BE SUBMITTED. ITB’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instruction.
The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.
johnscreekherald.com | Johns Creek Herald | March 19, 2015 | 31Submit your news & photos to [email protected] SPORTSAll-North Fulton basketball teams Boys Player of the Year Marcus Sheffield, Chattahoochee, Sr., 6-foot-6, F First team Kobi Jordan-Simmons, St. Francis, Jr., 6-foot-5, G Malik Beasley, St. Francis, Sr., 6-foot-5, F Kaiser Gates, St. Francis, Sr., 6-foot-8, F Devontae Cacok, Alpharetta, Sr., 6-foot-7, C Chris Lewis, Milton, Jr., 6-foot-8, C Second team Emerson McClung, Cambridge, Sr., 6-foot-3, G Cameron Johnson, Blessed Trinity, Sr., 5-foot-10, G Mark Lancaster, Johns Creek, Jr., 6-foot-2, F Aaron Winchester, Mount Pisgah, Sr., 6-foot-1, F Jaylon Gamble, Alpharetta, Sr., 6-foot-7, F Adam Saeed, Centennial, Jr., 6-foot-5, C Honorable mention: Mark Eze, Alpharetta; Greg James, Alpharetta; Jackson Svete, Blessed Trinity; Jordan Sloter, Cambridge; Ian Joseph, Johns Creek; Jordan Burrow, Milton; Quarte Sapp, Milton; Ben Miller, Mount Pisgah; Justin Brown, Northview Coaches of the Year Drew Catlett, St. Francis Patrick Hughes, Blessed Trinity
Girls Player of the Year Kasiyahna Kushkituah, St. Francis, So., 6-foot-3, C First team Siena Gore, Chattahoochee, So., 5-foot-6, G Nichel Tampa, St. Francis, So., 5-foot-4, G Sydney Tanguilig, Johns Creek, So., 5-foot-6, G Abby Grant, St. Francis, Sr., 5-foot-9, F Maya Dodson, St. Francis, So., 6-foot-1, F Second team Teja Cumming, St. Francis, So., 5-foot-3, G Kelsey Royalty, Fellowship, Sr., 5-foot-10, G Teja Finley, Alpharetta, Sr., 5-foot-11, F Jillah Moede, Centennial, Sr., 5-foot-8, F Shannon Titus, Northview, So., 5-foot-11, F Ali LoPiccolo, Cambridge, Sr., 5-foot-11, C Honorable mention: Nebrina Harton, Alpharetta; Kirsten Green, Blessed Trinity; Jada Triplett, Centennial; Naomi Holloway, Centennial; Brianna Perry, Centennial; Cameron Swartz, Fellowship; Dani Majkowski, Johns Creek; Paige Peterson, Mount Pisgah; Kasey Cwalina, Roswell Coach of the Year: Aisha Kennedy, St. Francis
Sheffield North Fulton Player of Year
By MIKE BLUM [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The 2014-15 high school basketball season in North Fulton was highlighted by an out-standing team effort by the St. Francis Knights and a terrific individual season by Chattahoochee’s Marcus Sheffield.
The St. Francis trio of Malik Bea-sley, Kaiser Gates and Kobi Jordan-Simmons were selected to the all-North Fulton team along with Milton’s Chris Lewis, Alpharetta’s Devontae Cacok and Sheffield, the choice as Player of the Year.
Sheffield is headed to Stanford to play his college basketball. Beasley has signed with Florida State, Gates with Xavier and Cacok with UNC-Wilming-ton. Jordan-Simmons and Lewis are both juniors, and Jordan-Simmons is likely to be one of the country’s most highly recruited players. Lewis plans to play in college at Harvard, but will likely be pursued by higher profile Divi-sion I programs.
The 6-foot-6 Sheffield carried most of the load for the Cougars, averaging 28 points, 9.2 rebounds, three assists,
1.5 blocks and 1.7 steals per game. Sheffield led the Cougars to a 16-10 record, but they failed to qualify for the state tournament.
Cacok and Lewis were the area’s top post players, with Cacok averag-ing 18 points and 11 rebounds. Lewis led the Eagles with a 16 point average, while challenging Cacok for rebounding honors and likely leading the area in blocked shots.
St. Francis’ standout trio led the Knights to a second straight state Class A private school title, averaging 57 points a game between them. Beasley, who played on the wing, led the team in scoring with a 22-point average and also contributed seven rebounds, three assists and two steals a game. Cacok led the Raiders to the quarterfinals of the AAAAAA playoffs and a top-10 ranking for the season. Lewis’ Eagles lost to Alpharetta in the first round of the state playoffs.
Jordan-Simmons, who served pri-marily as the Knights’ 6-foot-5 point guard, was right behind Beasley at 21 points a game and also averaged four assists and 1.6 steals. The 6-foot-8 Gates handled several roles for the
Knights, averaging 13.6 points, a team-leading 7.4 rebounds and four assists, matching Jordan-Simmons as tops on the team.
The second team consists of senior guards Emerson McClung of Cambridge and Cameron Johnson of Blessed Trin-ity, forwards Mark Lancaster of Johns Creek, Jaylon Gamble of Alpharetta and Aaron Winchester of Mount Pisgah and center Adam Saeed of Centennial.
McClung led the Bears in almost every major statistical category, averag-ing almost 17 points, seven rebounds, 3.3 assists, two steals and 1.5 blocks. Johnson’s contributions to BT’s success went beyond numbers. He averaged eight points, six rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals on a team that reached the second round in Class AAA.
Lancaster averaged 15 points and five rebounds for the Gladiators as a junior after transferring from Peachtree Ridge, leading them into the state tournament. Winchester, the Patriots’ standout quarterback and a Georgia State football signee, also played well in basketball, averaging 12.4 points, six rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.5 steals. Gamble (14 points, five rebounds) helped lead the Raiders to a 25-6
3 from St. Francis on boys’ first team
5 sophomores top girls’ all-star team
By MIKE BLUM [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The 2014-15 All-North Fulton girls’ basketball team is very young with a strong St. Francis flavor.
Five of the six players selected to the first team are sophomores, including Player of the Year Kasiyahna Kushki-tuah, one of four St. Francis players on the first team. Had the first team been increased to seven players, another St. Francis sophomore would have been included.
Because of the talent of the team’s starting five, none of the St. Francis players had gaudy statistics. Kushki-tuah’s numbers were relatively modest (around 13 points, nine rebounds and 2.5 blocks), but the 6-foot-3 sophomore was the team’s most dominant player at both ends of the floor, shooting around 60 percent from the field although she struggled from the free throw line.
Also making the first team from St. Francis is 6-foot-1 sophomore forward Maya Dodson, sophomore guard Nichel Tampa and three-point shooting stand-out Abby Grant, the lone senior on the first team.
Dodson, who scored the win-ning basket at the buzzer in the Lady Knights’ championship game victory, averaged around nine points and seven rebounds, with Tampa scoring 10 points per contest with five assists and 3.5 steals. Grant, who has signed with Syracuse, was the area’s most prolific
three-point shooter, making over 100 for the season and averaging around 13 points a game,
The area’s leading scorer was Chat-tahoochee sophomore guard Siena Gore, who averaged 17 points, along with five assists, four steals and three rebounds per game. She is joined on the first team by fellow sophomore Sydney Tanguilig of Johns Creek, who was second in the area in scoring with an average of 16 points a game, and along with Grant was the most effective long-range shooter among North Fulton girls.
Heading up the second team is St. Francis sophomore guard Teja Cum-ming, who averaged eight points, 4.5 steals and 3.6 assists and smoothly ran the Lady Knights’ fast-paced offense. Joining Cumming on the second team is senior center Ali LoPiccolo of Cam-bridge, senior forward Teja Finley of Alpharetta, sophomore forward Shan-non Titus of Northview, senior forward Jillah Moede of Centennial and senior guard Kelsey Royalty of Fellowship Christian.
LoPiccolo was the area’s leading scorer among post players, averaging 15 points, along with seven rebounds, two steals, two assists and 1.5 blocks. Titus averaged 12 points and nine re-bounds, along with 3.4 blocks and 2.7 steals. Finley averaged 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds and will play in college at Columbus State.
Royalty, one of the area’s more versatile players, averaged 10 points, five rebounds and 2.5 assists to lead a Fellowship Christian team that quali-fied for the state tournament.
Centennial had four players average between nine and 11 points a game,
with Moede among that group while also leading the team in rebounds. She was the Lady Knights’ primary inside player, averaging 10 points and seven rebounds.
Three Centennial girls are honor-able mention, led by senior guard Jada Triplett who led the team in scoring with 11 points a game. Triplett was also the Lady Knights’ most accurate shoot-er on three-pointers and free throws.
Also making honorable mention from Centennial is senior guard Naomi Holloway and junior forward Brianna Perry. Both players averaged nine points a game, and along with Triplett and Moede had season highs of at least 22 points.
Other honorable mention selections were post players Kasey Cwalina of Roswell and Kirsten Green of Blessed Trinity, forwards Dani Majkowski of Johns Creek and Cameron Swartz of Fellowship Christian and guards Ne-brina Harton of Alpharetta and Paige Peterson of Mount Pisgah.
Cwalina, a 6-foot-0 sophomore, averaged 7.5 points and was at the top in rebounding in the area with 10 per game, while also blocking two shots per contest. Green, a senior, averaged 10.8 points and 8.4 rebounds.
Majkowski made honorable mention on the strength of her defensive play, averaging a modest six points per game.
Harton, playing out of position at point guard after Alpharetta’s starter the previous season transferred, aver-aged 8.5 points and four assists as a junior.
Swartz enjoyed a successful fresh-man season, averaging almost eight points, five rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Lady Paladins.
Kushkituah leads St. Francis quartet
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32 | March 19, 2015 | Johns Creek Herald Submit your news & photos to [email protected] youths among chosen for leadership awards
ATLANTA – 21st Century Lead-ers, a Georgia-based non-profit youth leadership development program, announced the top 20 youth leaders selected for the seventh annual Georgia Youth Leadership Awards held Thursday, Feb. 26.
Six of the 20 recognized for the program are from North Fulton schools.
Since 2008, 21st Century Leader’s (21CL), in partnership
with business and civic lead-ers, including, recognizes 20 outstanding high school stu-dents throughout Georgia who have made a significant impact on their schools, communities and beyond.
The 21st Century Leaders selections of the outstanding youth leaders for the 2015 Georgia Youth Leadership Awards are:
Evan Barnard
A junior at Johns Creek High School, Barnard com-bined his love for the environ-ment and his leadership skills by becoming an advocate for the visually impaired by creat-ing nature trail accessibility.
After helping rehabilitate his first Braille Trail in Rome, Barnard has refurbished nu-merous trails across Georgia that give participants sensory and identification information on the trees and describes birds they will encounter.
His most recent trail, the Whispering Woods Braille Trail in Gwinnett has now become the site for several educa-tional programs. Bernard is also working with legislators to support his idea of hav-ing trails like the Whispering Woods Braille Trail throughout the United States.
Connor FordFord, a senior at Mount
Pisgah Christian School, is the founder and creator of Spirit App, LLC.
The Spirit App is an online and social portal where schools
can post events and student members can accumulate “Spirit Points” every time they check-in at an event.
After witnessing miscom-munication from the ad-ministration to the student body in trying to increase attendance at school func-tions, Ford decided to create a solution to bring his school together. Since launching the Spirit App, Mount Pisgah has increased attendance at games and events, as well as raised enthusiasm and awareness.
Ford has secured 10 high schools and one college to adapt and use the Spirit App and has a goal to reach 20,000 users by the end of 2015.
Chirag ManyapuManyapu, a senior at
Northview High School, is the founder of the schoolwide Titan-to-Titan Mentorship pro-gram. It provides a means for incoming freshman to connect with experienced upperclass-men for advice and guidance.
Manyapu started the pro-gram his freshman year after feeling upperclassmen were unapproachable and intimi-dating. Now in its fourth year, the Titan-to-Titan program is the school’s go-to program for freshman and the Counseling Advisory Board.
Organized and coordinated through Manyapu, the Titan-to-Titan program has monthly forums for mentors and their mentees, creates freshman classroom visits, and school-
wide events, including a fresh-men summer camp.
Clay MillingMilling, a senior at Holy
Innocents’ Episcopal School, combined his passion for film and for servant leadership to provide free promotional videos for non-profits through his small business, RCM Produc-tions.
After visiting the Andrew P. Stewart Center for Children in Atlanta with his family, Milling fell in love with the organiza-tion’s mission and, more im-portantly, the children. Milling offered to shoot promotional videos in hopes of increasing donations and awareness for the organization.
His two videos used in the non-profit’s capital cam-paign helped raise more than $175,000, with the organiza-tion crediting much of their success to Clay’s videos.
Since then, Milling has produced several free videos for other non-profits, including Blue Sky Ministries.
Adtiya SoodSood, a senior at Alpharetta
High School, is the founder of Working Together For Change, a student-led nonprofit to help raise awareness and solve the problem of homelessness.
Sood started the non-profit with the help of his younger brother, Nitish, after they en-countered a homeless woman and realized the lack of aware-ness within their community.
Together, they created three pillars of focus within their organization: immersion pro-grams, medical initiatives, and
social entrepreneurship. Within two years, Sood’s
non-profit has organized close to 1,000 volunteers with over 1,300 volunteer hours, and served 1,000 homeless indi-viduals.
Sood’s work reaches far beyond metro Atlanta, as Working Together For Change chapters have been established in Macon and in Silicon Valley, California. D’Khorvillyn “Khorkie” Tyus
Tyus, a senior at Holy In-nocents’ Episcopal School in Fulton County, is the founder of Warm Love, a project that provides special kits for chemo patients.
In 2012, Tyus’ mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Tyus immediately responded by creating these kits for her mother and others that specifi-cally cater to chemo patients.
The kits include personal essentials, entertainment items, snacks, blankets and more.
After speaking with on-cologists and seeing what her own mother experienced, He realized there were many es-sential items patients need but they are never informed about them.
Tyus’ goal became to help make the patients’ chemo experience as easy as it could be, especially for those patients who did not have a support system.
Over the last two years, Tyus has collected donations and raised over $5,000 to pur-chase products to create and hand-deliver Warm Love kits to patients at Piedmont Cancer Institute.
21st Century Leaders Announces 2015 winners
North Fulton has a 10 months’ supply of housing availabil-ity, which indicates market
recovery. Huff said there are currently 12,600 projected parcels, with 4,400 of those actively in the building phase.
Fulton Board member Katie Reeves of Alpharetta challenged Huff’s assertion that the housing market had recovered in her dis-
trict. She noted many homeown-ers whose children have gradu-ated are sitting on the sidelines waiting for prices to recover before selling their homes.
“People are hanging on to their homes until the prices come up, and when those
people sell their houses, and it’s going to happen, [families are buying them] because of the quality of our schools,” said Reeves. “There are some life cycle events in the next few years taking place in the com-munity and cities.”
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Hildegard E. Avery, 89, of Cumming, passed away March 10, 2015. Arrangements by Short Funeral Home, Milton, DE.
Rae Laslie Baker, 79, of Cumming, passed away March 7, 2015. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Larry J. Chambers, 72, of Cumming, passed away March 5, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Joyce Seabolt Cook, 61, of Cumming, passed away March 9, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Carl Henry Edwards, 88, of Cumming, passed away March 7, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Starlin Jarvis, Sr., 73, of Cumming, passed away March 6, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Michael Raymond Martin, 34, of Cumming, passed away March 7, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Alexander Morgan, 102, of Cumming, passed away March 10, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Lynda Couch Murphy, 69, of Cumming, passed away March 8, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Thomas Alfred Pilgrim, Jr., 86, of Cumming, passed away March 8, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Charles R. Roden, Sr., 79, of Cumming, passed away March 6, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Andrew Clifford Satterfield, 87, of Alpharetta, passed away March 6, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Clarence Gordon Watts, Jr., 43, of Cumming, passed away March 5, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
DEATH NOTICES
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record and 20 straight victo-ries against region opponents before a loss to Lambert in the 6-AAAAAA championship game.
Saeed, one of four juniors on the first and second boys’ teams, was the key player for a Centennial team that went 16-13 and lost to champion Wheeler in the first round of the state playoffs.
Saeed averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.2 blocks.
Making honorable men-tion at guard were Alpharetta senior Mark Eze (eight points, four assists, 2.7 steals), Milton senior Jordan Burrow (nine points a game), Northview freshman Jason Brown (15 points, 3.3 assists) and Mount Pisgah senior Ben Miller (14.4 points, 3.7 assists).
Honorable mention for-wards were Alpharetta
sophomore Greg James, who averaged nine points and emerged as the Raiders’ pri-mary outside shooter late in the season and the playoffs; Blessed Trinity sophomore Jackson Svete (14 points, 83 three-pointers and 42 percent on three-pointers); Cambridge senior Jordan Sloter (16.3 points, 58 three-pointers); Johns Creek junior Ian Joseph (11.5 points, five rebounds, 2.5 assists) and Milton senior Quarte Sapp (10.7 points). Sapp, like Winchester, is one of the area’s top football play-ers and a Tennessee signee.
Two first-year head coaches share North Fulton Coach of the Year honors.
Drew Catlett of St. Fran-cis guided the Knights to a second straight state title and a 29-3 record, while Patrick Hughes of Blessed Trinity led the Titans to an undefeated record in the sub-region, the second round of the state playoffs, a record of 24-6 and a final ranking in the top 10 in the state in AAA.
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Boys:All items collected will go
to the Foster Care Support Foundation’s Prom-A-Palooza. The foundation will donate the items to high school girls in foster care and group homes, making it possible for them to attend their proms.
Rachel Ewald, executive director of the Foster Care Support Foundation, began Prom-a-Palooza 12 years ago. The reason is simple.
“It’s important for these girls to be able to go to the prom with their friends at school. Imagine what it does to a girl’s self-esteem to sit home on prom night because she doesn’t have a dress to wear,” Ewald said. “When they get a dress, they just light up. It’s a big ‘Say yes to the dress moment.’ It makes me feel great to see it.”
The young girls involved are from various situations. Many are in foster care, others are in relative care or grandparent care. Right now, there are 300 names on
Ewald’s sign-up list.Ewald is collecting dresses
all year long. She said these young peo-
ple in foster care or living with other family members are in financially strapped situations already.
Prom dresses are often an extra expense that is just not in the budget.
“It means a little normalcy in their lives, some anticipa-tion in their lives,” said Ewald. “All you have to do is take out that dress that’s just hanging in the back of a closet that’s just collecting dust.”
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uses that promote walk-by trade and are by definition less intense use of the prop-erty.
Tester argued that this is just the type of business he had, with customers who come for an average of an hour or two, who could walk around and visit nearby shops or sit and use Mammoth’s Wi-Fi.
Residents responded by saying their objection has noth-ing to do with his business, but the C-2 zoning would stay on the property forever. Their worry was what would come after the carwash and would it “create precedence” for sur-rounding parcels.
When it came time to de-
cide, Mayor Bodker reminded residents that there were worse C-1 uses lying in the weeds if Mammoth Carwash was denied. Such “pedestrian-friendly” uses as a lube shop or oil-change facility are among C-1 issues.
Councilmen Bob Gray and Steve Broadbent also wanted residents to consider those consequences of a denial. Council asked the residents present if they would con-sider a deferral to talk with the owner to consider it. They responded from the floor they did not want a delay.
Gray suggested a deferral to consider “fixing” the zoning that would allow hand-wash-ing centers to be allowed in C-1. But he got no second.
Councilman Lenny Zaprows-ki said that was going too far.
“We have a comprehen-
sive plan, we have the zoning and we have the public here. I believe this carwash would be a great amenity here, but we have to follow the plan,” Zaprowski said.
All of the councilmem-bers appeared to be torn because the commercial node is anything but “pedestrian,” and Mammoth had dozens of emails of support and cus-tomers who showed up to speak for the business.
Later, the councilmembers agreed the business was a good fit for the area, but the C-2 zoning was too much to overcome. Bodker said they could look at inserting a hand-wash carwash use into C-1 uses, but it is too late to help Mammoth.
In the end, everybody was right, but most did not feel that good about it.
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