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Johns Creek resident Karyn Greer, anchor of CBS 46 News, delivers opening remarks July 9 at a citywide “listening session” held at Johns Creek High School. While scores of residents tuned in to a streaming broadcast, about 50 people attended in person to discuss race relations in the city’s police department. Read more, Page 11 2020

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Johns Creek set to hash out 2021 spending plan

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Following a path of financial carnage trod by neighboring cities in June, the Johns Creek City Council is set to take up the issue of spending for 2021.

So far, neighboring cities of Alpharetta and Roswell have passed budgets for their new fiscal year, which began July1. Both cities ended up holding or trimming expenses in anticipation of falling sales tax revenues as a result of the soured economy. Alpharetta’s usually harmonious City Council fought for three weeks to get a compromise on its budget at the last minute.

Johns Creek has until late September to work out details of its spending plan, but it has already plugged in some safeguards.

Mayor Mike Bodker’s proposed 2021 budget calls for $59 million in spending, down 6 percent from the current year’s budget. The decrease is partly a reflection of anticipated declines in sales tax revenue of about 2 percent.

Property tax revenues are expected to come in flat with little increase.

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Fulton County honored for modernization of HR and IT departments FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Government received honors from the National Association of Counties in 2020, recognizing two departments for their efforts to upgrade and modernize the services provided to residents.

“Congratulations to the Fulton County staffers for once again standing out among their peers nationally,” Fulton County District 4 Commissioner Natalie Hall said. “These honors point to the spirit of innovation among team members focused on making county operations much more efficient.”

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• $500,000 for new sidewalk and trail additions. Based on staff prioritizations, the first area eligible for improvements would be a trail on the north side of Rivermont Parkway from Yukon Drive to Barnwell Road. Other projects will be completed as long as the budgeted funding lasts.

The city has a separate fund to pay for care and maintenance of existing infrastructure, roads and fire stations.

With close to $10 million to spend, the list of projects will be subject to debate in council meetings through the summer.

Some of the items up for discussion include concrete repairs for sidewalks, fire station improvements, pavement marking and restriping, a proposed expenditure of $3 million for road resurfacing, and another $1.2 million for park maintenance.

The mayor’s 2021 budget does not anticipate an increase in the city’s property tax rate, which is currently set at 3.986 mills. Under this rate, residents pay about $4 for every $1,000 of their property’s taxable value.

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Human Resources was also lauded for its recent implementation of the Success Factors program which seeks to standardize performance management throughout the county. The program, implemented this year, allows department heads to develop and communicate goals aligned with the county’s Strategic Priorities and support the achievement of departmental key performance indicators.

Human Resources’ efforts also included the “5 Star Customer Care Program.” The educational and career enhancement effort implemented by the department’s learning and development team hopes to improve customer service training for all county agencies. The program has measurable results, including cost savings of $1,050,000 for continued delivery, enhanced employee productivity, improved customer service with an issue resolution rate of 97 percent and created better interdepartmental cooperation among 40 entities.

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Testing sites increase, but access can be tricky

By PATRICK FOX and JOE PARKER pat@appenmediagroup.com joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Testing for COVID-19 has expanded throughout the region with public and private organizations providing screenings for the virus.

Many testing sites are free, and most others accept insurance or self-pay at reduced rates.

Still, testing can be tricky.

Some sites are booked to overflowing, and you may find getting an appointment difficult.

Or, you can suffer the fate of Elisabeth Landry of Dunwoody.

Landry, 82, was set to have back surgery July 9, so she took the initiative to get tested beforehand. But, after seven weeks and numerous attempts, she and her husband have failed.

On May 20, Landry made an appointment and was tested at a local church facility and said the process “worked very well.” However, three weeks passed, and she still had not received the results.

Landry said “in her frustration,” she reached out to Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch, who put her in contact with a nurse heading the testing site. Landry was told there was no record of her results.

She made another appointment on June 19 at the same facility, but after arriving with her husband, she was informed testing was no longer available.

Landry and her husband used the Dekalb County Health Department’s website to find another testing site, she said.

But her frustrations continued when she showed up to a Norcross clinic and discovered that site had also ceased testing. Landry said another testing site along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard had such an extensive line, she was told she could not be tested that day.

As a last resort, she contacted her internist at Emory St. Joseph’s and was

Testing locations Here is a list of organizations and agencies that have announced drivethru sites for COVID-19 testing. Please check the website or call to confirm availability.

ALPHARETTA Peachtree Immediate Care 10905 Haynes Bridge Road Drive-thru testing by appointment; accepts most insurances Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., 7 days a week Call: 770-343-9898 Visit: peachtreemed.com/drive-thrucovid-19-testing Fulton County Health Services Building 4700 North Point Parkway Free drive-thru testing by appointment Call: 404-657-2700 Hours: Weekdays 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-noon Visit: dph.georgia.gov/locations/ health-services-building MILTON Piedmont Urgent Care by WellStreet 13081 Ga. 9 Drive-thru by appointment; accepts most insurances Hours: Weekdays 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Call:770-521-6690 Visit: wellstreet.com/office-locations/ milton-urgent-care DUNWOODY CVS Health 1610 Mt. Vernon Road, Suite 100 Free drive-thru testing by appointment Call: 770-671-2797 Visit: cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid19-testing

told the hospital did not have the supplies to test her, Landry said.

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“I am fairly active and have contacts who could help me, but can you imagine someone living by themselves who does not drive trying to figure this out for themselves — impossible,” Landry said.

With the current state of affairs, it pays to confirm appointments online.

To help alleviate the strain on the system, some organizations have introduced one-day or special testing sites, but, in some cases, test supplies run out quickly.

The City of Roswell, partnering with the Fulton County Health Department, planned two days of testing at City Hall July 7-8. The site closed after the first day.

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Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, left, and Commissioner Bob Ellis stand near the registration entry for the new COVID-19 testing site in Alpharetta in April.

Call: 770-510-1850 Visit: peachtreemed.com/drive-thrucovid-19-testing Walgreens 11710 Alpharetta Highway Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days a week Call: 770-754-0141 Drive-thru testing by appointment; free to those who meet high-risk criteria walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/ testing?ext=gmb CVS 11710 Alpharetta Highway Free drive-thru by appointment cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing

This weekend, St. James UMC will be offering drive-thru testing for COVID-19 on July 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its church on Webb Bridge Road. Tests offered include COVID-19 and/or rapid pathogen panel. Results will be provided within 3 days. The church says no one will be turned away, but they are asking visitors to bring their insurance cards and state issued ID. Because the demand for testing has increased along with the growth in positive results, most testing sites require appointments.

The best source for updated information on testing is through the Georgia Department of Public Health website, dph.georgia.gov. You can also check with your local health department or pharmacy.

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Hospitals say plans in place to meet increased patient load Healthcare officials say strategies have improved since pandemic first hit

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — While Georgia braces for what some term a “second wave” of COVID-19, healthcare officials say the first wave never really ended, and now, the rate of infections is increasing.

“The numbers in our state are going up,” said Dr. Danny Branstetter, medical director of Infection Prevention at Wellstar Health System. “Certainly we have access to more tests than we did before, but this is not a sheer volume of test explanation.”

As the largest health system in Georgia with 11 in-patient hospitals, Wellstar has a key position to track statewide trends.

Branstetter said that at the end of April, Georgia recorded a COVID infection rate of BRANSTETTER four positives for every 100 tests administered. That rate is now at around 11.

The higher infection rate is not nationwide, he said. The state of New York has also increased testing, but its infection rate is going down, he said.

“We never went down to no community spread, so this is still part of the first wave of infection that we’re dealing with,” Branstetter said.

Those between the ages of 18-30 are showing the highest rate of infection.

And while younger age groups generally do not require intensive hospitalization, conditions can arise where serious treatment is necessary.

“They can be just as sick as anyone,” Branstetter said. “The most severe complications I worry about are stroke and heart attacks, even in people with no risk factors. That’s due to a clotting phenomenon that we see with this disease process.”

Not only that, but many people — even the young — don’t realize they are at increased risk, Branstetter said. That’s because people are not visiting their doctors for regular screenings that detect diabetes, stroke and heart attack risk.

He said people need to be comfortable visiting their doctors and seek hospital care for serious ailments.

“It is safe to seek medical care,” Branstetter said.

Dr. Karim Godamunne, chief medical officer at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, said COVID hospitalizations are increasing.

“Very early on, we were very assertive as a team here at North Fulton in preparations, making sure we had the ability to expand our capacity in terms of caring for patients,” he said.

Those preparations have been refined at all levels, with hospitals touching base regularly across the system to share data and alert others to any shortages in resources, Godamunne said.

Branstetter said Wellstar has a fivephase program to allow for increased capacity should the need arise. Each phase represents adjustments that will increase resources and capacity to accommodate any surges in patient admittance.

“We’re not needing that yet, but we’re prepared in case that demand shows itself,” he said.

Innovation surges with pandemic Lynn Jackson, CEO and administrator at Northside Hospital Forsyth, said she is seeing a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 positive patients at all Northside hospitals.

“Our numbers are continuing to rise,” she said. “All of us, at all the hospitals, are continuously monitoring our volume, and we’re looking at what’s happening across the state and across our system.”

There are no shortages of beds or staff, Jackson said, but the hospital system has plans in place to handle increases in patient volume.

The unique thing about the coronavirus, she said, is its duration.

“This has been a fairly long pandemic to work our way through,” she said.

“This prolonged period of wax and wane is definitely not something that was predicted, but we certainly planned for it.”

Jackson said the initial threat in March of hospitals being overwhelmed prompted Northside to devise strategies to deal with surges.

“The fact that it didn’t quite happen as predicted was probably good for us on the one hand, because we were planning kind of on the catastrophic side,” she said. “I think it’s made us better prepared now.”

One positive that has come from the unified effort among healthcare providers, she said, is a focus on innovation.

“I think on the care side of things, seeing innovation happening this quickly in healthcare is a little bit unprecedented,” she said. “It’s been very refreshing

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Local man named Emory Johns Creek Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer of the Year

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A longtime volunteer was recently honored for his contributions at Emory Johns Creek Hospital.

“I don’t do volunteer work for getting an award,” said Ted Lynam, the 2020 Volunteer of the Year. “It’s an honor.”

Lynam has been volunteering at the hospital for 10 years after the first-hand experience he had with the care and dedication of its staff.

In 2009, Lynam spent a week in the hospital following an operation on a blood clot.

LYNAM “They took such great care of me, and a friend of mine was head of the Emory Johns Creek Hospital Auxiliary [nonprofit organization],” Lynam said. “That’s where it all started.”

The volunteer work quickly became a passion for Lynam, who went from volunteering for a couple of hours a week to becoming the treasurer of the

Auxiliary, where he took over operations of the hospital’s gift shop.

At first, Lynam said, the gift shop was in dire need of some changes.

“It was not a very well-run gift shop,” Lynam said. “We went from an $80,000 business to a $200,000 business last year. It became a very nice gift shop, and a lot of the credit goes to the president.

He brought in retail experience, and I brought in some financial experience.”

All of the profits from the Auxiliary go to the hospital, community and scholarships for medical students as well as hospital employees for specialized courses.

Lynam increased his commitment after he retired at age 66.

“I don’t look at retirement as sitting back, playing golf all of the time or going to the beach,” Lynam said. “I keep active every day of the week. That way, I don’t think about getting older.”

Outside of volunteering, Lynam stays active at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, where he is involved in multiple committees and subcommittees.

“I try to contribute to the life that goes forward,” Lynam said. “I’ve got 10 grandkids, and I would like to see them enjoy the same kind of life that I’ve had. In doing that, you stay involved.”

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Fulton chairman urges use of facemasks

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — In light of rising COVID-19 cases in the area, Fulton County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts is urging all residents to follow CDC guidelines, including wearing facemasks in public.

Pitts issued the statement July 6, which included a plea for residents to practice social distancing and wash their hands regularly.

“While I am not empowered to mandate the use of facial coverings across Fulton County, I am convinced that at this juncture it is an absolute necessity to do so,” Pitts said. “It is the wise thing to do, smart thing to do, and the moral thing to do.”

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Fulton County has been rising rapidly over the past few weeks, according to Dr. Lynn Paxton, District Health

Director for the Fulton County Board of Health.

“We are now entering an accelerated phase of the epidemic,” Paxton said.

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted legislation last month requiring visitors in all Fulton County facilities to wear facemasks.

“As elected officials, we should set the example and lead by deed and not word,” Pitts said. “As such I am asking all elected officials in Fulton County to encourage their constituents to comply with the guidelines.”

While local city governments are not currently able to require facemasks, several are encouraging residents to follow health and safety guidelines.

“We can all play a part in getting Fulton County back to health,” Pitts said.

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Alpharetta welcomes new fragrance bar business

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Atlanta-area residents have a new place to explore and find personalized fragrances.

INDIEHOUSE, a modern fragrance bar, recently opened its doors in Downtown Alpharetta. It provides interactive experiences for shoppers with a custom mixing bar, DIY workshops and retail space with 42 independent brands, with prices ranging from $29-$575. And for anyone having difficulty choosing one fragrance, the store offers a “Flirt Before You Commit” program for visitors to try out three scents at home before buying a full-size bottle.

INDIEHOUSE was started by Milton resident and brand development executive Carrie Hadley after she was inspired by her experiences with fragrances in Southern France and Los Angeles. She said back home in the Atlantaarea, she ran into trouble trying to find more niche and artisan brands.

HADLEY “I started to realize that what the world needed was not another fragrance brand, but rather, a better way to experience the many amazing independent brands already available on the market,” Hadley said. “I figured if I could bring together the best in clean fragrance then offer the opportunity to try your hand at creating your own, it would be a win for customers, not to mention a fun evening out.”

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INDIEHOUSE in Downtown Alpharetta allows visitors to explore and personalize their own fragrances. brought its own set of challenges.

INDIEHOUSE is implementing several measures for added health and safety of its customers and employees.

The company is requiring guests to use hands sanitizer before entering, taking temperatures and asking guests to maintain 6 feet of social distancing. It also has a medical-grade carbon filter air purifier running continuously, and employees are regularly cleaning frequently touched surfaces.

“The whole point of this business is to bring people together, to encourage strangers to interact and become friends,” Hadley said. “You can imagine how our whole team has been hard at work preparing to preserve the integrity of the experience for customers while keeping everyone safe.”

Only six guests maximum are allowed per workshop schedule to comply with the guidelines. Curbside pickup and free shipping are also available for online orders.

INDIEHOUSE’s fragrance bar setup allows customers to choose their own adventure with six curated scent categories to start with, ranging from modern romantic and sporty chic to fresh minimalist and 100 percent botanical.

“Fragrance has this amazing magical ability to bring people together because it can be so personal and inviting,” Hadley said. “It’s the spark that can start conversations.”

The store only carries brands that adhere to European Union laws and International Fragrance Association standards on clean ingredients, both synthetic and essential oil.

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Milton’s Lockwood to serve as GMA regional president MILTON, Ga. — Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood was elected July 2 to serve as a regional president with the Georgia Municipal Association, a state organization that represents all of Georgia’s 538 cities.

Lockwood will oversee the North Region of District 3 which includes Milton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Mountain Park and all Cherokee County municipalities. Lockwood will also serve on LOCKWOOD the GMA’s 66-member Board of Directors.

“It’s an honor to represent our region as part of the Georgia Municipal Association,” Lockwood said. “It’s valuable, too, for the City of Milton to have a seat at the table, especially in these unique and challenging times.”

In his position, Lockwood will serve as liaison between his region’s cities and the GMA, a non-profit that provides legislative advocacy, consultation and services to its member cities. Lockwood’s term with the GMA is two years, but he must be an elected official to serve in the capacity. His final term as Milton’s Mayor will end January 2022.

He will attend GMA-sponsored events, advocate for common legislative priorities, promote GMA programs and represent cities within the North Region of District 3.

Lockwood was elected as Milton’s first mayor after the city was incorporated in 2006 and has held the office since.

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High school students launch nonprofit to distribute supplies throughout state

Innovation Academy to host remote learning this year

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STEM high school set to open in 2021

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Covid Care, a nonprofit launched by Johns Creek High School students, is working to help individuals and homeless shelters in need of supplies because of COVID-19.

Made up of 10 rising seniors, Covid Care has partnered with student volunteer organizations across Georgia to assemble and distribute supplies throughout Metro Atlanta.

“We’re a new and young organization, but we want to be the ones that inspire youth and others across the community to really get out there and make an impact,” Covid Care President Eric Chang said. “Instead of panicking or worrying, we should take this as an opportunity to further ourselves and the community around us.”

People in need of supplies can visit the organization’s website, covidcarega.org.

There, they can fill out a form, and the team at Covid Care will deliver supplies.

The care packages include homemade masks, hand sanitizer, soap, gloves, wipes and a guide to preventing the spread of COVID-19. In addition to these care packages, Covid Care donates canned food to

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Philip Kim, a member of the Covid Care team, assembles a care package for delivery to those in need.

the shelters they work with.

Art He, vice president and associate director of Covid Care, said it can be challenging to get together as a group to assemble and distribute the care packages when they must also be mindful of social distancing.

In order to have an even larger impact and move forward with the organization, Covid Care has partnered with Skyscend and created Covid Care USA which will create branches of Covid Care across the country and will be run in part by the leadership team of Covid Care Georgia.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The latest addition to Fulton County Schools’ portfolio of instruction is nearly complete in downtown Alpharetta, with doors to the Innovation Academy opening to staff — but not students — in the coming weeks.

The planned STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) high school will open as the interim base of operations for individual remote learning in August. The move is in anticipation that a significant number of students will resume the school year learning from home because of the COVID-19 threat.

Principal Tim Duncan said individual remote learning elementary and middle school teachers will begin instruction on Aug. 17, the first day of school for all students. Next August, the school will open for its original mission, serving as STEM magnet high

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About Innovation Academy Innovation Academy is a STEM magnet school offering Technology, Healthcare and Engineering pathways in a high-tech, project-based environment. Georgia Tech and corporate partners are assisting in developing a curriculum focused on preparing students for post-secondary paths, including college and workforce readiness.

Innovation Academy will accept applications for incoming 9th and 10th graders for the 2021-22 school year beginning Oct. 15 through Dec. 20. Enrollment is open to all students. Students will be notified of acceptance beginning Jan. 15, 2021.

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Residents raise issue of police diversity at Johns Creek listening session

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Johns Creek City Councilman John Bradberry responds to a resident’s question July 9 at a city “listening session” held at Johns Creek High School.

The event drew some 50 people, with scores of others tuning in online.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The fate of Police Chief Chris Byers and the police department’s handling of racial tensions and diversity were the chief topics residents raised July 9 at a public listening session hosted by Johns Creek city officials.

The event, held at the Johns Creek High School gymnasium, was initiated to promote open dialogue and civic engagement.

Roughly 50 residents and officials attended the meeting in person, while others tuned in to a live stream on Facebook.

Within 12 hours of the meeting, the city recorded more than 7,000 online views.

The discussion was led by CBS46 News anchor Karyn Greer. In her opening remarks, Greer outlined the intent behind the community discussion.

“I have lived in Johns Creek for 21 years now…I have watched this city grow,” Greer said. “In the business I’m in, I am seeing a lot of pain and a lot of hurt and a lot of turmoil right now…We want to respect everyone. Nothing is off limits…Let’s do this in a classy fashion so that we can help get some questions answered.”

One of the primary issues discussed was the police department’s standing with Chief Byers since he was placed on administrative leave in mid-June. The move

came after Byers had placed a controversial Facebook post concerning the Black Lives Matter movement. In the post, Byers stated his personal opinions on the movement before criticizing church leaders for creating a disconnection between the public and local law enforcement.

Police Maj. John Clifton assured residents that Byers’ post was the chief’s own personal opinions.

“I just want people to understand that in no way, shape, or form is what he [Byers] put on the Facebook page a reflection of how all of the police officers in Johns Creek feel or think,” Clifton said.

The post has since been deleted and the city is wrapping up a formal investigation.

Mayor Mike Bodker offered an update.

“In this case, a very unfortunate situation happened,” Bodker said. “Regardless of the intention, the delivery was… inexcusable. The city absolutely has a responsibility to investigate fully each and every concern…The investigation on that particular issue has come to a close. It is my expectation that we will have a written report delivered to the City Manager [Ed Densmore] who has the ultimate authority to hire or fire the police chief.”

Those in attendance were provided a packet of information displaying a

percentage breakdown of the different races represented within the city’s police department. The packet also detailed the training process for each new officer and community engagement opportunities for citizens to communicate with police officials moving forward.

Throughout the meeting, residents were given the opportunity to ask direct questions to city officials. Some of the questions asked for further details on police training and the racial makeup of the force.

While most expressed that they were not anti-police, they said they would like to see an increase in racial diversity in the department.

City Manager Ed Densmore expressed his hope for new police applicants to be representative of all different races and cultures during a time like this.

Before the meeting adjourned, the mayor thanked all those for participating and said he intends to continue holding similar events to improve dialogue between residents and their elected officials.

“I appreciate us all having a real dialogue,” Bodker said. “This is uncomfortable. There’s nothing comfortable about talking about race relations…there’s nothing comfortable about raising an issue where a police officer may or may not have acted in our community’s best interests.”

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Whatever comes our way, the learning will continue Brought to you by – Marcia Prewitt Spiller Senior VP for Academic and Student Life at Woodward Academy The saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention. And so it was, in mid-March, when the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent, that so many schools learned all at once how to move entire educational operations to a remote learning model.

Our technology leaders and teachers moved both swiftly and smartly to innovate new models of connection and learning. Video classes, of course, were a staple of this. But the efforts stretched far beyond that, taking the constraints of this new model not as a limitation but as an impetus to be as creative as possible.

There were choir recitals held via Zoom, workout challenges held remotely among student athletes, and art collaborations created online. Students continued to learn and grow and, most importantly, to remain a part of the Woodward community—a community dedicated to excellence in all endeavors, to building character in students, and to providing opportunity for all our students.

As this situation arose, classes at different levels created individual plans for remote learning that catered to the specific needs of their populations, as well as adapting to the needs of individual students and families.

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While some schools are still debating whether to go ahead this fall semester with a full, in-person reopening, parents who wish to keep their children at home also have the option to do so with new, enhanced remote learning resources in place. And while our hope is that in-person classes will continue without interruption, we also know that a government-mandated closure is a possibility.

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In younger grades, students often have daily assignments and weekly recorded sessions mixed with live video sessions. In-person connection is particularly important to maintain the student-centered, social and emotional focused standards of being a responsive classroom school.

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Teaching the way a student learns “If a student can’t learn the way we teach…we should teach the way a student can learn.”

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McGinnis Woods implements advanced virtual learning technology Brought to you by – McGinnis Woods School

McGinnis Woods School, a private school in Forsyth County serving infants through 8th grade, has released its comprehensive plan for reopening in August.

McGinnis Woods will welcome students back to campus with safety measures in place, including temperature and wellness checks, physical separation, limited movement and frequent cleaning.

“The health and well-being of our students, staff and families is our top priority,” Principal Mary Johnson said.

“We have thoughtfully planned an environment and way of operating that allows our students to thrive while, at the same time, keeping them as safe and healthy as possible.”

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High Meadows School – Inspiring future global citizens and innovative leaders Brought to you by – High Meadows School There is no place like High Meadows School. Since 1973, High Meadows students in Pre-K through 8th grade have learned through experiential, immersive educational opportunities offered both in the school’s spacious, light-filled classrooms and across 42 acres of grassy fields and scenic woodlands. High Meadows School’s progressive curriculum is focused on developing future global citizens and innovative leaders who embrace challenge and think for themselves.

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Part 8: The first year of fatherhood It has been quite a while since I began my series doling out advice to dads to be with my breadth of knowledge on the subject (read: I’m still incompetent but have yet to cause serious harm to my one child).

JOE PARKER Recently, my little Editor joe@appenmediagroup.com bundle of joy turned a year old, meaning I now have an entire 365 days of fatherhood under my belt, and what has felt like about 365 minutes of sleep over the same amount of time. With that, I can now share what you, Mr. dad-to-be, can expect in the latter half of year one, where we last left off.

In the first six months, your baby is essentially a dozen or so pounds of disgusting wrapped in a cute package. Their only interests include eating, pooping, general babbling, making sure you only sleep in blocks of time usually reserved for describing how fast a car can go from 0 to 60 mph, and spitting up on every horizontal, and even vertical, surface in your home.

But in the latter six months of the first year, your baby will begin to develop a personality. They will be able to interact with you directly. They will begin actually communicating with you. They will begin to eat “real” food. They will also become mobile.

And on the subject of your baby becoming mobile, it is important to address an issue. Mainly, your chances of ever having another child.

You see, once your baby can roll about, kick, crawl, cruise along tables and perhaps even walk in the first year,

your ability to further reproduce, comes into serious jeopardy.

Should you want a second child, you should completely avoid your firstborn until they are fully stable on their feet — sometime around their graduation from high school — or invest in an athletic cup. I say this because in their first year, your child’s movements are anything but gentle and graceful. No, they are quick, violent, unexpected, and invariably aimed at your crotch. This is the lesserknown Big Bang Theory.

During this stage of your baby’s life, you will likely spend a lot of time whimpering and rolling about on the floor due to severe damage to your manhood, so you may miss that your little one has begun eating things that you would actually recognize as food.

You will also see the phenomenon that babies and hagfish have in common — the ability to take in nutrients through their skin. You will find there is no other explanation as to how your baby has ingested enough food to survive when nary a molecule of it actually gets into their mouth. It will, however, make its way into their hair, ear canals, nostrils, underchin, back of the knees, arm rolls, etc.

Speaking of food, you may have previously wondered how mankind came to realize what was edible to him and what was poisonous. The answer is simple — babies around a year of age put everything they can get their hands on, from lint to power cords to toys to objects and substances previously unknown to science, into their mouths.

During the latter stages of the first year, your baby will move beyond quiet babbles and into actual communication. Of course, this is mostly expressed through grunts and screams, but as a father you will learn what your baby needs based on their noises and expressions. Okay, not specifically what they want, but you will at least know they want something, and that’s about 90 percent of caring for a 1-year old.

The other 10 percent is being hit in the crotch.

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Where to start So, they want me to write a weekly column now. But there is a catch. It has to be about 500 words or less and it has to be every week.

I don’t think I have ever written anything that I felt worthy of RAY APPEN publishing in under Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmediagroup.com 1,000 words — usually closer to 1,300.

And now every week, like a real journalist? I don’t know about that.

My friend described this pandemic like sitting in the bleachers while “natural selection” performed live, before our very eyes. He has a PhD in forensic environmental something and has taught at FSU now since 1979 in his spare time.

Plus, he really doesn’t have a sense of humor at all. So, I guess he might actually mean what he said. Hmmm.

I talked to one of my oldest childhood friends for almost a couple hours this week. We sometimes go long periods of time — like a couple years or so — without communicating but that doesn’t matter. We always pick up within 5 seconds after one of us answers the next phone call. We went to boarding school together.

I’ve driven to all his funerals. I’m probably the only one. I’ve mediated — or tried to mediate one of those horrid family disputes over money between all his siblings — and failed, but I tried. I always will.

In college — he is a Gator — his hair was down to below his waist. He once shot a hole in the ceiling of his bedroom showing me one of his new dozens of guns. I don’t care for guns, no use for them. But that’s OK. He retired military — a colonel. Boy, they really must not have looked too deeply into his younger years. He doesn’t like Trump but supports him. He knows how I feel. It doesn’t matter though. We still talk. We still argue.

He calls the pandemic something “Malthusian.” I always did think he By use of this area, you could be exposed to COVID-19!

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This is that banner out front of our office which means we see the glass half full — always. read too much. Still do. He talks about “collateral damage” in that mater-of-fact tone. And when he does, I just look at him. He knows that.

So, I am at 355 words right now and still don’t know what point I am trying to make. Damn. This is not going to be easy. Make that 383.

My eccentric — age unknown but older than 75 — friend Virginia who lives in Vermont sometimes and other times at Dog Island, Boston, and Nova Scotia, and who plays the accordion, lives in a shack powered by solar hooked up to a dozen car batteries, and who swears we are toast, assures me that “bacteria shall inherit the earth and it’s almost time.” Then she trashes me and throws me under the truck for not being more “environmental” in my role as chief muckety-muck of the Dog Island Conservation District. I just look at her. She sees that and keeps talking anyway.

But we both know it’s OK. That’s what the sign hanging says in front of our office: “Its going to be OK.” The ride just may get a bit bumpy, nicht wahr?

So, I think I figured out how to do this….. I am going to use pictures instead of words!

There, I’m done. Just 30 words over.

No, make that 131 if you count the photo captions. See you next week.

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school for students seeking an option to the traditional high school environment.

Innovation Academy was planned to open for students this year but was delayed a year to refine its curriculum and coordinate its opening with a second STEM school in South Fulton.

Duncan said Innovation Academy will initially open to students in 9th and 10th grade. A grade level will be added each year until capacity of 1,600 students across all four grade levels is reached.

Last year, more than 1,000 parents and prospective students attended a series of community meetings in North Fulton to learn more about Innovation Academy. Duncan noted this was a strong sign of the need and interest for the STEM school in the area.

“Our innovative [concept], coupled with a strong staff and engaged partners will provide enriched learning experiences [to] truly prepare our students for high-demand careers,” Duncan said. “ I am fortunate be a part of such a transformative school.”

Innovation Academy is located on the same property as the old Milton High School on Milton Avenue, across the street from the historic Rest Haven Cemetery. Although all the old high school buildings were torn down, the athletic fields remain and will be available for community use. Innovation Academy will not offer organized sports through the Georgia High School Association.

The $60 million school is being funded through the Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax approved by voters in 2016.

Duncan said public tours of the school may be offered in September, depending on state and district guidance concerning COVID-19.

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NORTH METRO ATLANTA — North Fulton and Forsyth County swimmers were well represented on the 2019-20 National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association’s All-America list released July 6. The list honors the top 100 teams and individual swimmers based on their fastest time during the season in high school competition. Due to the coronavirus, some states did not hold or complete high school swim and dive seasons.

In boys competition, West Forsyth’s Jack Aikins proved to be one of the

top freestyle swimmers in the country.

Aikins earned GHSA state championship titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle in February, and his times were among the top five in the county. Aikins’ 43.27 in the 100-yard event was good for second fastest nationally, and his 19.74 in the 50-yard race was fourth fastest.

Aikins also led West Forsyth’s 200yard freestyle relay team to All-American status along with fellow junior Brett Sasser and sophomores Griffin Egolf and Owen Holland. The team also placed 13th nationally in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Several North Fulton boys relay teams were also named All-Americans.

Alpharetta’s Charles Lu, Nathan Jin, Phillip Kuznetsove and Jerry Wu earned a top-50 placement in the nation in the 400-yard freestyle relay, and Lu, Jin, Peter Meng and Liam Clarke were 76th in the 200-yard event.

Andrew Simmons, Jason Bao, Preston Browne and Jason Steel of Johns Creek earned the honors in the 200-yard medley relay. Bao, Steel, David His and Taylor Eaton were 77th nationally in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Simmons was 18th nationally in the 200-yard individual medley and 69th in the 100-yard backstroke. Lambert’s Daniel Gallagher also earned All-American honors in the same events, placing 42nd in the individual medley and 81st for his backstroke time.

Centennial’s Sebastian Sergile earned All-American status with a 1:39.98 in the 200-yard freestyle, good for 77th in the nation, and his 4:31.46 in the 500yard event earned him the 64th fastest time in the 2019-20 season.

The Cambridge girls swim and dive team earned its first team state championship in February, and several of its athletes were named All-Americans in the title pursuit.

Freshman Sophie Brison, sophomore Claire Kerber, junior Jayla Brown and senior Abigail Grottle were earned national recognition in the 200-yard medley relay with the 64th best time in the country.

Grottle was also an All-American in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle. Brison was in the top 40 in the nation in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley. The pair won four combined individual titles at the 2020 GHSA state meet.

Centennial also had two swimmers earn national honors. Junior Madeline Singletary was 65th in that nation in the 500 free and Katharine Ward was 49th in the 100 breast.

Johns Creek’s girls team was represented on the All-American list by Adeline Farrington. The senior capped off her high school career with the 13thfastest time in the nation in the 100yard breaststroke and was 70th in the individual medley.

Alpharetta’s Alicia Henry placed among the top swimmers in the nation in the 100-yard breaststroke. The junior’s time of 1:00.56 was fourth fastest among all high school girls swimmers and earned her the GHSA state title in February.

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Hospitals: Continued from Page 5 to see and it’s definitely helped us to better prepare for our patients, care for them better.”

Jackson said the best treatment is avoiding the virus in the first place.

“We’d love for them to wear a mask any time they’re around people,” she said. “If we want to go non-controversial, there’s no controversy about washing our hands and using hand sanitizer for sure.”

Emory reports growth in admissions Emory Johns Creek Hospital is also feeling the effects of the rise in infections.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 hospitalized patients has more than tripled in the past 14 days, according to Dr. Sujit Suchindran, epidemiologist for Emory Johns Creek Hospital.

“As of this week, we have surpassed our April records in COVID-19 patients needing ICU care and regular inpatient care,” he said. “We are carefully monitor-

ing our personal protective equipment, supplies and staffing needs during this surge to ensure we can continue to care for all patients safely.”

Suchindran said intense preparations during the initial surge helped the hospital SUCHINDRAN better prepare for the current situation. More protocols were in place for lab testing, patient management and protection of healthcare workers from exposure risk through appropriate personal protective equipment.

“We’ve learned a lot from the extensive research efforts which have led to changes in how we treat patients with medications like antivirals, steroids, and blood thinners,” Suchindran said. “We’ve also learned to be adaptable in the opening and closing of designated areas of the hospital for treatment of COVID-19 patients.”

He stressed that the spike in hospitalized patients and COVID-19 positive patients underscores the importance of continued personal safety protocols to Solution reduce the spread of the virus.

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“Even though we may feel tired of these efforts, they’re so critical in keeping our hospitals available to treat those who need it,” he said.

Fatigue remains an issue Even with protocols in place to handle a patient influx, there are rising concerns about fatigue among healthcare workers who have been stretched to the limits of endurance in some cases.

Tim Fischer, president of Jackson and Coker, a top healthcare staffing firm with nationwide reach based in Alpharetta, said the chaos from COVID-19 hasn’t let up since March.

“I think, for the most part, we have flattened the curve,” he said. “The goal was not to just stamp it out. I think everybody knew that wasn’t possible, and I’m not even sure that when we get a vaccine that that’s going to completely stop it.”

The challenge now, he said, is learning how to live in these uncertain times.

“That challenge is still there,” he said, “but I do think that the healthcare system is much better prepared than we were in mid-March. That’s why you’re seeing the mortality rates go down.

There’s not as many people in the ICU

right now as there have been. Honestly, the hospitals are just better prepared for it than they were four months ago.”

Fischer said he still worries about the toll the pandemic has taken on healthcare workers. Jackson and Coker surveyed some 600 physicians back in April that revealed fatigue as a major concern among those in the healthcare field.

“That was two months ago, so I would say it’s probably grown exponentially worse,” Fischer said. “So, yeah, we’re going to have a mental health problem.”

Fischer said he doesn’t think America will achieve any kind of normalcy until the population begins to trust its healthcare system. Many people now, he said, are fearful of going to their doctor for routine checkups or afraid to go to the hospital.

“The percentage of people who have heart attacks that go to the ER or to the doctor is down exponentially, but we know people are still having heart attacks,” he said. “If you have a heart attack, and you’re not going to the hospital out of fear of catching COVIID, I seriously doubt you’re going to go to a restaurant.”

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DEATH NOTICES James Edward Burke, 74, passed away June 24, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Paul W. Horton, 90, of Cumming, passed away July 4, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Freda Garmon, 89, of Alpharetta, passed away July 4, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Louis Kuntz, 79, of Roswell, passed away July 4, 2020.

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Charlene Llado, 67, of Roswell, passed away July 4, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

J. Rodney Hansard, 91, of Cumming, passed away July 2, 2020. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Owen Reese, Jr., 90, of Roswell, passed away July 6, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Hilda Mundth, 100, of Roswell, passed away July 1, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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