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Area schools named among best in state SAMANTHA SHROYER/HERALD

Cambridge High School (above) and Milton High School were each recently ranked in the top-25 schools in Georgia in the U.S. News and World Report’s “2021 Best High Schools.” The rankings are based on several factors, including college readiness, math and reading performance and graduation rates. Read more, Page 4.

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Forged check cashed in Milton man’s name MILTON, Ga. — A Milton man showed up at the Police Department April 21 to report a fraudulent $4,750 check had been cashed in his name.

The man said the check was cashed as a mobile deposit at a BB&T bank April 17and made out to “Jeff Rose.” The victim showed police one of his actual checks, which had slight variations from the fake one that had been cashed. His name was also misspelled on the fake check.

Police track down person using work site dumpster MILTON, Ga. — Police were dispatched to Hopewell Road after contractors complained of trash being illegally dumped in the area April 19.

The owner of Diemer’s Concrete Construction Company was performing work on a home and told officers someone was unloading garbage in the dumpster his construction team was using. Police traced the illegal trash to a 64-year-old Alpharetta woman who admitted to offloading the refuse.

She agreed to pay any fees the construction company incurred for her trash.

PUBLIC SAFETY time around March 22, and she didn’t notice any items missing until April 16. She said her garage door was open when a team of maintenance workers performed work on apartment garage units in March. She suspected the workers may have stolen the items, but officers reached out to the maintenance company and learned that workers hadn’t serviced her unit since 2018, according to company records.

Atlanta man charged with assaulting nurse

ROSWELL, Ga. — Police were dispatched to North Fulton Hospital April 24 following reports that an enraged patient had choked a male nurse.

Hospital staff said Adolfo Anthony Burleson, 32, had to be restrained to a hospital bed and sedated after he allegedly became unruly, then assaulted and choked a nurse who had tried to calm him. The Atlanta man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault along with making terroristic threats and acts.

Police said paramedics earlier had rushed Burleson to the hospital from a hotel. At the hospital he began yelling demands from his room and creating a scene. Burleson allegedly punched a nurse in the head and wrapped his arms around the nurse’s throat. The nurse was able to fight Burleson off. Another male nurse and security guards then restrained Burleson, who told one of the security guards he wanted to “Cut open his belly and eat his heart.” According to police, Burleson also threatened to kill the nurse that he’d attacked.

Burleson was criminally trespassed from the hospital.

Police investigate burglary Video games, Apple items at apartment garage unit removed from apartment MILTON, Ga. — A resident at the Camden Deerfield Apartments along Deer Point Court reported that her garage had been burglarized April 22.

The victim claimed $3,659 worth of tools, furniture and dishes were stolen from her garage unit. She suspected the theft happened some-

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police responded to a break-in at an apartment along Summerwood Lane where electronics were reportedly stolen April 23.

The victims said they returned home from vacation and found a PlayStation 4, Apple MacBook Air, speakers and an Apple MacBook Pro missing from their

bedroom.

The stolen items were valued at a combined $4,500, according to police.

One of the victims told police none of the valuables in the roommate’s room were touched, and said she found that suspicious, according to an arrest report.

Dacula man dies in crash near elementary school

ROSWELL, Ga. — A Dacula man died April 21 after suffering a medical episode while driving along Alpharetta Street and crashing into a light pole, according to several people who witnessed the wreck.

John Allen Grzymkowski, 63, died shortly after he was transported to North Fulton Hospital.

The crash occurred near Vickery Mill Elementary School just before 11:30 a.m. Witnesses told police they saw Grzymkowski’s 2012 Hyundai Genesis swerve off-road near the school entrance and strike a curb, utility box and small light pole before coming to rest in a grass field. One Alpharetta man broke out the passenger window to unlock the door and began performing CPR on Grzymkowski. Another bystander said it appeared the man had a heart attack or stroke, police indicated.

Man wounded in shooting at Seven Pines apartments

ROSWELL, Ga. — Officers responded to a shooting at the Seven Pines Apartment Homes along Treeridge Parkway and found a man wounded April 25.

The victim was lying in a breezeway of the apartment complex with a gunshot to the abdomen when police arrived, according to a daily shift report.

The victim was taken to North Fulton Hospital to be treated.

Officers detained the man’s girlfriend after she was located in the parking lot. Detectives responded to investigate the shooting. It was not clear if charges had been filed against any suspects.

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Deerfield Parkway poised for growth, redevelopment

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Deerfield Parkway area of Milton could be on the edge of a major development boom and could play host to region’s next large mixed-use development. Meanwhile, developments in the city’s most densely built node are primed for a possible refresh.

The city’s Community Development department has been engaged with developers and current owners of business complexes in the area as it charts a path forward for the area. A highlight of those discussions has been the possible development of a 38-acre tract of land sandwiched between Deerfield Parkway and Ga. 9. The site includes the Fry’s Electronics that is now out of business.

Community Development Director Bob Buscemi said there is a push among the city and the site’s owners to create a mixeduse development on the property, one that could rival already established complexes like Avalon in Alpharetta or Halcyon in Forsyth County.

Buscemi recently showcased a concept

of what such a development could look like to the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee that is drafting Milton’s long-term blueprint for development and city goals.

“We are having ongoing, positive conversations regarding the development and redevelopment of that 38-acre parcel,” Buscemi told the Herald. “There are studies being done for a master plan for that area that could lead to a special live, work and play environment that could include a hotel, movie theaters, amphitheaters, public art, restaurants and the like. We’d expect such a development should also be accessible and attractive to younger residents looking for that more urban lifestyle.”

Avalon and Halcyon has shown that such mixed-use developments can prosper in the area, and Buscemi is confident a similar development would be successful in Milton.

“Generally, we believe large mixed-use developments like these could thrive in Milton,” he said. North Fulton has the labor base for businesses such as financial institutions, technology companies, law firms, and such that we believe could love to call Milton home, both during and

after work.”

In his presentation to the CPAC, Buscemi said the project could include a central commercial “spine,” a parking structure, greenspaces, amenities like an amphitheater and a mixture of homes, from singlefamily detached homes and apartments.

He added the architecture would still be consistent with the city’s rural character.

Meanwhile, the Kohl’s/Target shopping center just across Webb Road could also be redeveloped. In talks with the owners of the development, Busecmi said there is a proposal to create mixed-use buildings with retail on the ground floor and residences above, greenspaces, a parking structure and a boutique hotel between the two major retailers.

Buscemi said a boutique hotel would be greatly beneficial to the city’s tax base.

Milton currently has just one hotel within its borders.

Buscemi also forecasts the potential buildout of a 10-acre property between Deerfield, Ga. 9 and the Avensong neighborhood. The current concept shows a fully commercial site with a parking structure shielded by retailers with buffers to adja-

cent homes. Buscemi said at 10-acres, the site could be fully self-supported without residential uses.

The Deerfield Parkway area is of distinct interest to developers, Buscemi said, because it is the city’s eastern gateway, its access to Ga. 9 and Ga. 400 and other amenities in the area, like Avalon and the Big Creek Greenway.

“People who live here also can enjoy terrific schools, restaurants and places where they can get necessities,” he said.

“Yet, Deerfield is special in that you can have all these great things, then, two miles away, drive through bucolic settings with picturesque horse farms and overhanging trees. There are few places, if any, in metro Atlanta or even the country that can offer that.”

To anchor these new and refreshed developments, Milton is attempting to woo a Fortune 500 company into calling the city home, Buscemi said.

“In addition to any new businesses and/or development coming in, there’s a lot in the works to improve the Deerfield area,” he said. “Critical transportation projects, like the widening of Ga. 9, Morris Road, and Ga. 400, the McGinnis Ferry interchange, as well as a concerted efforts to bolster walkability…are already in the works. The City is excited to see these improvements come to fruition, then to build off them to making Deerfield an even more accessible on foot and by car.”

U.S. News ranks North Fulton high schools among the best

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — High schools in the North Fulton region claimed top spots nationally and statewide on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of “2021 Best High Schools.”

In its annual ranking, the magazine reviewed data from nearly 24,000 public high schools across the country and ranked approximately 18,000. The publication has compiled the annual list since 1985 using a range of factors including college readiness, math and reading performance and graduation rates.

Among the 500 top-ranked U.S high schools, Northview High led the Fulton County School System ranking 280th, followed by Chattahoochee at 327, Alpharetta at 401 and Cambridge at 456. Just out of the top 500 was Johns Creek High School at 594, with Milton at 656, Roswell at 775 and Centennial at 1,953.

Placement on the U.S. News annual list is a recognition of strong schools with a culture and climate that supports academics, said Cliff Jones, the district’s chief academic officer.

“Kudos to the staffs and students of the recognized schools,” Jones said. “This list signals to our communities that the overall

FCS K-12 academic program offers a nationally recognized rigorous and relevant learning environment for students.”

This year’s list of best high schools was based on data received from the 2018-19 school year.

Statewide, all eight traditional high schools in the North Fulton region were ranked among the top 50 out of the state’s 426 high schools. That ties Fulton County Schools with the Gwinnett and Cobb County school systems for the most schools from one district in the top 50.

The state’s highest-ranked school was Gwinnett School of Mathematics and Science.

While the national rankings have been compiled for 35 years, U.S. News significantly changed the criteria in 2019 to open the survey to more schools, including charter and magnet schools.

Prior to 2019, only about 14 percent of the nation’s public high schools were evaluated, based primarily on performance and participation in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.

Today, any public high school with at least 15 students is eligible.

A statement from U.S. News noted the

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2021 Best High Schools ranking for (North) Fulton County Schools High School Score Georgia Ranking National Ranking Northview 98.43 8 280 Chattahoochee 98.17 9 327 Alpharetta 97.75 13 401 Cambridge 97.45 16 456 Johns Creek 96.67 19 594 Milton 96.33 21 656 Roswell 95.66 27 775 Centennial 89.06 47 1953 Indicators used to rank ‘2021 Best High Schools’ College readiness - Proportion of 12th grade students who took and earned a qualifying score on AP and/or IB exams.

College curriculum breadth – Proportion of 12th grade students who took and earned a qualifying score on AP and/or IB exams in multiple content areas.

Math and reading proficiency – Performance on state-required tests. In Georgia the study looked at results from the End of Course tests from the Georgia Milestones Assessments.

Math and reading performance – Whether performance on state assessments exceeded expectations given the school’s proportion of underserved students.

Underserved student performance – Based on how Black, Hispanic and lowincome students performed on state assessments compared with those who are not underserved in the state.

Graduation rate – Proportion of students who entered ninth grade in 20152016 and graduated four years later.

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Fulton County Schools nearing end of 5-year capital plan

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The Fulton County School System is entering the final year of its fiveyear building program in better shape financially and operationally than expected.

“What a climb we’ve had and we’re almost at the top,” said Louis Mosley, interim director of operations for the district.

“The good news is I have a message of promises made and promises delivered.”

Under Capital Plan 2022 which kicked off in June 2017, Mosely said 88 of the district’s 105 schools will have been “touched” in some way, either through building upgrades, technology improvements, safety equipment or combinations of all.

The $980 million capital plan is funded primarily through the 1-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, which was renewed by voters for a fourth time in June 2017 and runs through June 2022. The current SPLOST was initially projected to raise $940 million over the five-year period.

Within Capital Plan 2022, the North Fulton region saw the construction of two new schools, Innovation Academy in Alpharetta and the replacement of Crabapple Middle School in Roswell. Both are set to open to students this fall.

Other construction projects in the region include renovations or additions at five area high schools, redesigned media centers at nine middle schools, and playground upgrades at three elementary schools.

Older schools also received roof replacements and fire alarm upgrades, which Mosley said is critical in keeping everything inside the building in optimal condition.

“Quite a bit of the work is what people cannot see, [because] it’s the infrastructure behind the scenes,” Mosley said. “But these are key components of maintaining your facility and protecting investments.”

The pandemic hit the construction industry hard, with projects put on hold initially, then gradually reopening with a tighter labor pool, new safety precautions and social distance mandates that slowed progress and increased budgets.

Mosley said the district had budgeted a 5 percent overage in the construction budget, but during the pandemic the costs rose in some areas up to 15 percent.

Careful planning and budgeting by district planners, along with an unexpected rise in revenues, helped weather the storm.

“COVID-19 had a really strong impact on what have we done, [and required] significant fiscal oversight responsibilities,” Mosley said. “So, kudos to everybody in

the planning phase because through that we’ve been able to be more successful.”

In addition to construction projects, Capital Plan 2022 also includes upgrades and enhancements to technology, safety and security and transportation initiatives.

Technology upgrades kicked into high gear last spring when the system went to remote instruction because of the pandemic. While many students already had school-issued devices, the district had to ensure all students had access.

“Technology touches everything in the district,” Mosley said. “It wasn’t always that way, but it is that way now and will continue to be that way.”

The focus was on security and stability of the network, and more than tripling the capacity of the bandwidth to support an all-virtual learning environment.

Capital Plan 2022 also includes security camera upgrades in all schools. Already, 77 schools have been retrofitted, with the remaining schools slated for completion next year. Cameras will also be installed in school buses, which are increasingly transitioning to propane fuel as opposed to diesel.

Voters will be asked to renew sales tax Since first approved by Fulton County voters in in 1997, the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax has raised nearly $2.5 billion for the Fulton County School System. The money collected has allowed the system to fund capital programs without borrowing money.

In January, the Fulton County School System was able to pay off its last remaining bond, which was issued in 1998.

The 1-cent tax is added to transactions in Fulton County and is a source of revenue that school officials say is funded by both residents and non-residents.

“The value [of SPLOST] means the burden of keeping up the school district does not fall solely on homeowners,” said Julia Bernath, president of the Fulton County School Board. “Anyone who chooses to shop in Fulton County is supporting our schools.”

Voters have approved the renewal of the SPLOST four times to continue funding the list of education projects contained within the capital programs. Only projects presented under the SPLOST referendum to the voters can be funded with its proceeds.

The Fulton County School System is expected to ask voters next year to renew SPLOST for Capital Plan 2027.

Earlier this year, the district completed an intensive facilities assessment to determine the priority of projects and an overall budget which will be presented to voters for approval.

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Georgia schools prepare for high stakes testing

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — The chaos created by COVID-19 may have a silver lining for students dreading the annual Georgia Milestones tests, as well as for schools which feared the impact of low scores on their academic reputation.

Last month the U.S. Department of Education approved Georgia’s request to waive the annual accountability requirements, which is the annual school “report card” known as the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI).

A key piece of the CCRPI is student performance on the annual Georgia Milestones assessments. Under federal law, all states must administer an annual assessment of student achievement.

The federal government did not waive Georgia’s request to pause the assessments this year; a decision which disappointed state leaders.

“Our students and teachers have worked incredibly hard during this unprecedented time and school systems should not be punished for an unexpected school year,” Gov. Brian Kemp said.

“We will be using test scores as a way to help our students, not as a punitive measure.”

Traditionally the high-stakes tests

count for 20 percent of the final grade in tested high school subjects, and are a key factor in retention and promotion of students in lower grades. This year the End of Course tests in high school will count for a minimum of 0.1 percent of the final grade.

State School Superintendent Richard Woods said schools can use other measures to determine retention and promotion in elementary and middle schools.

“Classroom teachers and administrators can hopefully get some relief since the test results of students this year will be used purely as a gauge of student learning rather than an [overall school] score,” Woods said.

Although some districts are adding more weight to the End of Course tests to incentivize students to take the tests more seriously, Fulton County Schools will follow the state’s lead. “[We are] observing the state’s minimum requirement for the weight of EOCs on a student grade,” said Cliff Jones, chief academic officer for the district. “We are administering the milestones during the school day to faceto-face and for remote students who choose to come into school.”

He said individual schools are work-

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Convention bureaus team up to promote craft brewery trail NORTH ATLANTA, Ga. — The destination marketing organizations behind Visit Roswell, Awesome Alpharetta and Visit Sandy Springs have announced the launch of the Topside Tap Trail.

The brewery trail includes seven branded breweries in metro Atlanta’s “topside,” in the cities of Roswell, Alpharetta and Sandy Springs. The trail was created to recognize North Fulton county’s craft beer culture.

Along the trail, beer lovers will find five taprooms and three full-service restaurants offering handcrafted beers brewed on site.

Topside Trail breweries include: Roswell From The Earth Brewing Company, the first brewpub in Roswell, featuring locally sourced cuisine, world-class beer, and craft cocktails in a fun, easygoing environment. The brewpub offers 10-12 house beers, 4-6 rotating local/ regional drafts and a non-alcoholic root beer. The kitchen features chef-driven seasonal fare at a reasonable price.

Gate City Brewing, Roswell’s first brewing company, is located in Ro-

swell’s Historic District. The name is rooted in neighboring Atlanta’s historical moniker as the “Gate City of the New South,” due to its reputation as a hub for culture, commerce and transportation. Gate City offers a large taproom filled with highboys, a long bar, and soft seating, with several garage doors that open to outdoor space with tons of picnic tables and a separate private event space.

Variant Brewing Company employs a collaborative approach and passion for the art of the brewing process to create experiential blends for the occasional beer drinker and craft beer enthusiast. Matt Curling, owner and brewmaster, says the focus is on variety. Variant features a taproom style environment with bar, highboys and tables, as well as a large brick outdoor patio.

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Community gathering planned to encourage dialog with police

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — As policing dominates national issues relating to law enforcement and race, a local woman has set out to create a dialogue between local officials and the community she hopes will foster positive conversations and build a better sense of community.

Alpharetta’s Sierra Toler has organized the “Alpharetta and Milton Community Conversation” event scheduled for May 13 at St. James United Methodist Church, which will allow North Fulton residents to connect with local leaders.

A panel of local elected officials, police personnel and church leaders will take questions from the community relating to policing and how it relates to larger issues, including race. The panel will include Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin, Alpharetta Public Safety Director John Robison, Milton Police Chief Rich Austin, the Rev. Gregory Williams of St. James United Methodist Church and the Rev. Reginald Simmons of St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church.

Toler was spurred to action with police-related shootings and the recent trail of Derek Chauvin dominating national news cycles.

“I’m really fearful that with everyone consuming all of this…that kind of weariness between the police and community was going to get larger,” she said.

“The more we see these police-involved shootings on a national level, that’s really shaping people’s fears. And I would love to nip this in the bud before, God forbid, something happens here.”

The initial step of that process, Toler said, is the community engaging with local leaders.

“I can’t name anyone on the Alpharetta or Milton police force, and it might be the same on their end,” she said. “We don’t know each other, and the first step of trust is having a conversation and meeting one another. That’s really the goal of this meeting, just expressing what their concerns or fears may be and for there to be some open and productive dialogue.”

Part of that process is including a range of officials and leaders in the area.

“I think it all works together,” Toler said. “There has to be a sort of dance between elected officials, the police and public safety, and the church. What is the church’s role in fostering positive community and police relationships, what is the mayor’s role in ensuring there is trust on both sides, and what are police doing to ensure there is no

bias in their policing? I think they all have to work together for people to feel safter and understood.”

Toler said she does not want talks to be political or divisive, rather, the event should foster a productive dialogue.

“Walking away from the event, I hope that at least one less person can be fearful of police, and that at least one more police officer will know…that’s Joe’s son from up the road,” she said. “Just understanding we’re all people, all living in the same neighborhoods and want to make a great home for our families.”

In a statement made to Milton Police’s Facebook page, Chief Austin encouraged residents to attend the event.

“It is crucial for the police to hear from our residents, just as it’s important for us to share important information with you all,” Austin wrote. “Productive dialogue opportunities such as this can help us all learn, engage and ensure that we move together in a direction that benefits everyone in our great community.”

The event will take place outdoors at St. James, 3000 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

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North Fulton Chamber launches 2021 mentorship match program ROSWELL, Ga. — The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce has launched a Mentor Match Program geared to pair its NextGen Connects young professionals with high-level professionals from a range of commercial, nonprofit and government backgrounds.

Under the Mentor Match Program, professional mentors will team with young professionals by advising and offering a firsthand look at business operations in the area.

“I am thrilled to be part of the inaugural NextGen Connects Mentor Match program,” said Jon-Paul Croom, president, Wellstar North Fulton Hospital.

“The GNFCC has long served as the premier catalyst for connecting leaders in North Fulton. I appreciate the opportunity to mentor an emerging leader and help make those connections that will serve our community in the future.”

The Grater North Fulton Chamber has retooled operations since the outbreak of the COVID19 pandemic.

As soon as fears prompted businesses to close their doors, the chamber assembled a series of business workshops online free to members and nonmembers. The topics were timely, dealing with topics like financing, securing Payroll Protection Program assistance and how to promote consumer confidence. One event featured a town hall with all five mayors from major North Fulton cities.

The Chamber also teamed with economic development heads from four cities to survey local businesses about conditions, layoffs and sentiment. It also formed its own Economic Recovery Task Force made up of public and private leaders from throughout North Fulton.

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Mentors and mentees for the 2021 Greater North Fulton Chamber’s Mentor Match Program were announced in March at the Phase Events Center. connects 13 pairings announced in March 18 at the Chairman’s Circle and Next Gen Connects event at Phase Events Center.

The match pairings include: • James Connelly, concierge physical therapist/ owner, Results Rehab • John Herbert, managing partner, Herbert Legal Group, LLC • Chris DiCarlo, benefits consultant, Snellings Walters Insurance Agency • Greg Garmon, senior VP Media & Entertainment, Diversified • Ivanna Evans, bookkeeper, LogicSpeak Cheryl Blazej, managing partner, Blazej Accounting & Bookkeeping • Sam Farmer, commercial real estate broker, DTSpade • Jon-Paul Croom, CEO, Wellstar North

Fulton Hospital • Andrew Garmon, training director, Chick-fil-A • Travis Turner, director, Business Development E-Commerce & Supply Chain, Hire Dynamics • Ayanna Hawkins, marketing director, Phase Family Learning Center • Lisa McGuire, business growth advisor & marketing consultant, Lisa McGuire Co. • Christopher Henderson, senior personal financial representative, LGE Community Credit Union • Harvey Snider, senior VP, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. • Russ Kanner, assurance manager, Smith and Howard, PC • Brian Whelan, senior VP, Atlantic Capital Bank

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Girl Scout cookie sales crumble during pandemic JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta are calling on the community to open their wallets and their mouths to help with a cookie surplus created by pandemic-depressed sales.

When annual cookie sales began in January, COVID-19 cases were surging to new peaks, and many troop leaders and their Scouts did not feel safe selling the treats in-person, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta CEO Amy Dosik said.

While sales were offered online, the warehouse still has roughly 720,000 boxes of cookies left unsold.

“We’ve sold a little more than two and a half million boxes this year,” Dosik said.

This is a marked decline from their typical four million boxes per year average.”

Dosik said they anticipated lower sales this year, “but what we didn’t anticipate was the severity of that winter spike in COVID cases. That, I think, really made many of our troops hesitant to do any sort of in-person cookie activity.”

Many troops opted out of cookie sales entirely, said Two Bridges Service Unit Director and Troop Leader Keri Michaelis. When she’s not leading her own troop

of seventh-grade Girl Scouts in Johns Creek, she’s aiding other troop leaders in the area. Michaelis attributes the lack of participation to pandemic burnout.

“I think parents are overwhelmed, kids are overwhelmed, and they just didn’t want something additional to participate in if it was truly optional,” Michaelis said.

Only about 80 percent of Michaelis’ troop participated in sales this year, but they still had no trouble reaching their goal.

“I think because there was an increased demand and a decreased supply, in terms of the number of girls selling and the number of troops selling, there was a greater opportunity for more sales,” Michaelis said.

And although this year’s sales required new initiatives, Michaelis’ girls decided to view it as an exercise in creativity and business acumen.

Her daughter Nora almost tripled her sales from previous years by filling the vacuum and learned a lot in the process.

“She’s learning skills about marketing and communication and entrepreneurship as a seventh grader, and I love that for her,” Michaelis said.

The troop heeded guidance from the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta on how to

do in-person booth sales safely. They used social media to get the word out, created a drive-thru cookie booth and implemented contactless delivery.

“It was really pretty easy,” Michaelis said. “I’m very proud of how we all pivoted in a pandemic to still keep cookie sales going. So much of what we do, we rely on cookie season financially, so to just opt-out entirely was not something we wanted to do.”

Money from cookie sales stays local and is, “the biggest source of powering girl adventures,” Dosik said.

At the troop level, the money goes toward funding merit badges, camps and service projects. At the council level, funds provide Scouts in need with financial assistance and camp upkeep.

For Michaelis’ troop, money generated through cookie season is being saved for a trip to Washington D.C. that was postponed due to COVID-19.

Dosik and the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta still hope to sell the remaining boxes through their online platform: showmethecookies.com.

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Selling the remaining cookies in their warehouse is imperative for continuing their work in the community, Dosik said.

For Michaelis and her troop, overcoming the hurdles of selling cookies in a pandemic served as an important learning experience.

“I think there are things we’ve learned from this that we will carry forward,” Michaelis said.

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Cambridge baseball shows support for Purple Pansies MILTON, Ga. — Cambridge baseball recently suited up for a good cause to support a local non-profit group. The Bears donned purple socks and special jerseys during its April 19 game in support of Purple Pansies, a non-profit created in 2008 to raise funds to save lives and end pancreatic cancer.

“Cambridge baseball is proud to partner with Purple Pansies and wear purple to help support the fight to end pancreatic cancer,” varsity head coach Evan Tieles said. “I think bringing awareness to a cause like pancreatic cancer is just a necessary course of action. It helps bring information to people that may not be aware, and with any cancer, early prevention is the key to helping to save lives.

Purple is a color that stands out, and the fact that it’s different than our team col-

Schools: Continued from Page 4 publication “wanted to greatly expand the number of schools that are evaluated so that there is broader differentiation among all high schools, not just those that are top performing.”

Also gone are the familiar gold, silver and bronze medal categories for schools.

Instead, U.S. News numerically ranks the top 75 percent of the schools nationally, and it lists the bottom 25 percent alphabetically along with the ranking range.

Schools are now assigned a 0-100 percentile scoring system. Top-ranked Northview High School with a score of 98.43 indicates that fewer than 2 percent of all schools nationally scored higher.

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ors, it makes people wonder why we wore purple and the meaning behind it, which in the end helps spread awareness.”

Maria Fundora, who also threw out the first pitch at the Bears’ April 19 game, founded Purple Pansies following her mother’s death from pancreatic cancer. She felt called to raise awareness and crucial research dollars for this chronically underfunded but deadly cancer.

To date, Purple Pansies has raised more than $3 million to fund research and aid affected families.

“I was so proud to see these athletes be champions to end cancer,” Fundora said. “I feel like we are planting seeds into the hearts of youth to get involved with nonprofit work.”

For more information on the group, visit purplepansies.org. rankings because most do not administer statewide accountability tests, such as the Georgia Milestones Assessments, which are federally mandated for public schools.

Georgia’s percentage of schools in the top 25 percentile of the nation puts it closer to the top of the list than the bottom. Georgia is ranked 21st out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., with nearly 25 percent of its 426 public high schools ranked in the top 25 percent nationally.

Among Southern states, Georgia is behind only Florida, which is ranked 6th in the nation with 36 percent of its high schools in the top 25th percentile. Topping the list of 50 is Massachusetts with nearly half its high schools making the top 25 percent. At the bottom is Maine, which researchers noted did not provide sufficient test scores to be adequately evaluated.

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Duffy Center expands charity’s outreach to those in need

By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Community Charities extended its outreach April 13 with the opening of the two-story Barbara Duffy Center in Roswell.

The new building will house administrative offices and boost capacity for childcare, education and workforce readiness programs.

Adding a second building to the campus will free up space to extend food pantry and clothing assistance operations in the main center.

Barbara Duffy, the namesake for the building, served as NFCC’s first full-time Executive Director for 29 years until she retired in 2019. She began as a volunteer at the Community Clothes Closet, providing apparel, household goods and furniture to those in need in the years before creation of the NFCC in 1983. From 1980 to 1990, she held a volunteer chairman position. She was a member of the first elected school board in Fulton County in 1984 and served as the board’s vice president in 1988. Her community service also included service as a Girl Scout leader and charter member of the North Fulton Chemical People organization, a group focused on adolescent substance abuse.

“What I want you to remember is that every individual (and) family who walked in our door was treated with dignity and respect,” Duffy said in the dedication speech. “I was just so proud to watch how this staff pivoted and continued to help and made it possible for more and more families to reach out to get help that they needed.”

NFCC assisted 8,454 North Fulton residents last year, distributing $1.4 million in direct assistance to keep families in their homes — a 56 percent increase from the prior year.

In all, 584 adults participated in

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The new Barbara Duffy Center on the Roswell campus of North Fulton Community Charities provides added space for families to become self-sufficient during times of need.

English as a second language, General Educational Development exam preparation and other educational programs. Food was provided 17,543 times.

The charity also offers a path to self-sufficiency through money management and tax preparation programs.

The Duffy Center was made possible by a three-year, $6.2 million capital campaign called “Growing with Purpose.” The campaign was about $30,000 shy of its $6.2 million goal on opening day.

“For the first time, our families will have a place to seek both financial assistance and the tools needed to help them learn skills and connect them to services to work towards financial stability,” NFCC Executive Director Holly York said. “This center doubles our classroom and technology lab

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The new Barbara Duffy Center in Roswell will allow greater expansion of the North Fulton Community Charities food pantry in the main building. capacity to help families increase their workforce readiness, which is especially important in a post-pandemic economy.”

More information about North Fulton Community Charities and hours of operation can be obtained from the web address, nfcchelp.org.

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Jekyll Brewing, Alpharetta’s first brewery, honors Georgia’s first brewery which opened on Jekyll Island in 1738.

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How to navigate roundabouts in North Fulton/Forsyth County Roundabouts have been cropping all over North Fulton and Forsyth County over the last decade, and if local road plans are any suggestion, we will all be traversing many more in the years ahead.

JOE PARKER Traffic circles can Editor be a bit daunting for joe@appenmedia.com those unaccustomed to using them, so I’ve put together a “how to” on, well, how to traverse local roundabouts based on how people actually do so here. This will help you tackle those supposedly intimidating asphalt monsters with ease.

Note, this article is sarcastic. Should you find yourself nodding sagely at any of the advice below, know that you have caused your otherwise sensible, calm neighbors to wonder what your head would look like on a spike.

Always come to a complete stop before entering a roundabout: Oh sure, so-called traffic experts and those with an IQ in double digits will tell you that the roundabout is an amazing tool for eliminating “always stop” situations like stop signs or traffic lights, but you should always come to an abrupt stop before entering any roundabout. This will allow you plenty of time, a suggestion is waiting at least two full minutes, to assess that there is not another single car within a 1-mile radius of traffic circle, before entering.

You should never exceed the speed of smell through a roundabout: Ever notice how you don’t see a posted speed limit inside a roundabout? That’s because they should only be traversed at a speed comparable to the movement of tectonic plates.

Do not enter a traffic circle if there is another car in it: Some people may argue that when a car is entering a roundabout on the opposite end of your entry point, you have time to go ahead and enter the traffic circle, especially considering their speed of travel means you could

likely roast a 20-pound turkey in the time it takes for them to reach your point in the circle. However, this is a common misconception. Only one car is permitted inside a traffic circle at any one time, so be sure to follow rule No. 1 and come to an abrupt stop at your entry point and wait until the circle is completely clear before entering.

Consider keeping bottled water and dehydrated meals in your car because this process could take hours. Also, ignore all those angry people behind you honking, yelling and waving their arms. They clearly don’t know how roundabouts work.

Only yield to traffic within the roundabout if you feel like it: If you do not come to a complete stop before entering a traffic circle, it’s best to not yield at all and charge through the roundabout without any concern for those who might already be traveling through it. They’ll stop.

Hopefully.

In dual-lane roundabouts, use whatever lane tickles your fancy: Disregard any notion that specific lanes in dual-lane roundabouts are for specific purposes, including through lanes or those used to exit at certain points. You should pick whatever lane you like — inside, outside, it doesn’t matter. That’s because if you get it wrong, you can always just switch lanes abruptly and without warning, never mind if other people happen to be driving in that other lane and you cause them to slam on the brakes or take evasion action. If you don’t feel confident enough to pick a specific lane, just use both. Drive your subcompact Toyota Corolla like it was an 18-wheeler.

It’s fine.

I hope these tips will help locals, and those moving to the area, understand how roundabouts are traversed in North Fulton and Forsyth County so they can start to view this type of intersection as the beautiful bit of engineering it is instead of some demonic, anxiety inducing traffic solution.

I leave you with one final tip, and this is a legitimate one — with more roundabouts cropping up in our area, be sure to always make sure your car insurance is up to date. You’re going to need it.

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Registration and warm-up will open at 8:30 a.m. The tournament will be a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m. with prizes, raffles and silent auction. The entry fee includes green fee, cart, range balls, box lunch and cookout to follow the tournament.

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Currently the assessments cannot be administered remotely, per federal guidelines. However, Woods said if online students decline to take the tests because of health and safety reasons they should not be required to do so and will not be penalized.

As Fulton County Schools deals with significant learning loss over the past year of education disruption, tests and other

and everything Optimists do is directed at making a difference in their lives,” Brenda Basey, chairperson of the golf tournament, said. “One of our major projects, the golf tournament raises funds for the fight against childhood cancer through Children’s Healthcare, along with Optimist Club children’s programs. We encourage golfers to sign up and join us. It’s fun, but most important, it supports our kids and our community.”

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A study of learning loss among elementary and middle school students conducted last summer registered up to two months of learning loss in just the first few months of the pandemic. Moving forward, the district is looking to gather even more data on where the loss is occurring and how to close the gaps.

“Fulton County Schools is working with our research partner Metro Atlanta Policy Lab for Education to determine the learning impact to our elementary and middle school students during the pandemic,” Jones said. “High school data will be reported out via credit acquisition, SAT, ACT and AP exam performance.”

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Thomas Andrew Hyatt, 72, of Milton, Georgia, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 23, 2021, after an extended illness.

Tom was born July 3, 1948, in Canton, GA., where he was active in scouting and earned the Eagle Scout rank. He graduated from the Darlington School and Georgia Tech. Later he earned his MBA in finance at Georgia State University, where he met his wife.

He was an Army veteran and served in Vietnam.

Tom was an accomplished amateur woodworker and a member of the Peach State Chapter of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM). He was also an avid gardener and skier, serving on the board of the Atlanta Ski Club. He was employed at Georgia Power Company and Southern Company Services for 39 years. Tom joined Alpharetta

Presbyterian Church in 1988, where he was ordained as an Elder and served on the finance committee.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Spurgeon E. Hyatt and Grace Lorentzson Hyatt, both of Canton.

Tom is survived by his wife of 35 years, Polly Roach Hyatt, a son, Benjamin Hyatt of Decatur, GA, daughter Zada Kathryn Hyatt of Columbia, S.C., brothers Kenneth Hyatt (Anne) of Tampa, FL, and Wayne Hyatt (Margaret Vick) of Tempe, AZ, plus a host of other relatives and his beloved dog, Jake.

In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Alpharetta Presbyterian Church or the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance.

A memorial by reservation only (770-751-0033) will be held at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church on Saturday, May 8 at 11 a.m., followed by an outdoor reception.

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Mary Blackstone, 91, of Milton, passed away April 15, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Betty Day, 88, of Alpharetta, away April 23, 2021.

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George Johnston, 75, of Alpharetta, passed away April 16, 2021.

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