When we do Homecoming Crownings, the King and Queen are predictably good looking and charming. However, Brookwood High School Homecoming King, Jacob Oldknow, shown being crowned by Principal Bo Ford, is the next level.
Moving around — A Lot — to different states during the first part of our marriage was expected as Les built his career as a Hospital Administrator. When we moved back here (home) in 1995, we were ready for a hometown.
Finally, the day for which everyone has been preparing has arrived. All the weights lifted, the gassers run, and sweat drenched t-shirts have led to this moment. The stadium seats are filled with screaming fans as the beat from the drum section of the band pounds through the air.
Curtis and Kaiya Smith are brother and sister, and they’re both graduates of Peachtree Ridge High School. But their connection runs even deeper than family and school; as artists, both siblings are making marks on the world around them.
Sometimes, my view from the bleachers is helped along a bit by social media or just plain eavesdropping. A posted photo of the Collins Hill Water Polo Team or a conversation at a marching band exhibition can lead to the best of stories.
I always feel that the things that “go wrong” make the most vivid memories, and if they’re not too bad, the best memories.
Peachtree Ridge student Rachel Havens has no recollection of being hit in the head during the soccer game that dramatically changed her life in the fall of 2011. She doesn’t recall anything about the game – just, that suddenly she awoke in the hospital.
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My regular visits to Our Gwinnett County School clients leaves me amazed at the level of cleanliness in our schools. Grayson High School, my “home school” is a stellar example. However during our recent time there, the unthinkable happened: no air condition in July. While the county staff scrambled to repair, I thought about ancient times when there was poor air conditioning and cell phones were really large.
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