infocus Expanding Educational Opportunities
PHOTO: Steve Gullick
PHOTO: Courtesy of Brandon Hall School
In the spirit of giving back to the community, Georgia’s Own Credit Union (www.georgiasown.org) awarded scholarships of $1,750 to Miles Martin and Mendez Dion Elder, Jr., participants in the L.E.A.D. Ambassadors program, at Turner Field in June. In other education news, Brandon Hall School (www.brandonhall.org) recently announced a partnership with Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School (below) that will allow students to achieve a dual diploma in both China and the U.S. Congratulations to all!
Turn up the Volume After a six-year absence, Music Midtown, Atlanta’s premier music festival, returned in 2011 as a starstudded one-day event. The response was so overwhelming that this year’s festival has expanded to two days, with a lineup of heavy hitters that includes Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters (pictured), Florence + the Machine, the Avett Brothers, T.I., Ludacris, Garbage and Adam Ant, among others. Sept. 21 and 22 at the Meadow at Piedmont Park. www.musicmidtown.com.
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