Riverside Military Academy

The Best for Boys for 109 Years!

Since 1907 Riverside Military Academy has remained the nation’s preeminent military college preparatory academy educating young men in grades 7 -12.

The 2016-17 Corps of Cadets consists of over 500 cadets from 26 countries and 30 states. Call today to schedule your personal tour of our beautiful 206-acre campus.

 Year-round enrollment

 10:1 cadet/teacher ratio

 AP/Honors Programs

 12 varsity sports

 Performing and visual arts programs

 SACS/SAIS Accredited

 Worldwide alumni networking

 U.S. Service Academy Prep Program this is studying the classics.

Sydney became the first recipient of the Governor’s Honors Scholarship for Mays High School in a core area of study in Agriculture Science. Because of Sydney’s science project, which proved that greenhouse aquaponics is nutritionally and environmentally superior to other forms of plant growth, Mays High School was able to grow herbs to serve in recipes at all Atlanta Public Schools cafeterias. Sydney is also District Student Wellness Ambassador for Atlanta Public Schools, the spokeswoman for the Mays High Urban Agriculture Club, and is a young entrepreneur, creating her own business called Kole’s Bowtique in which she designs and creates hair bows, cheer bows, and bow ties.

Jasper and Djourdan began a summer camp program using Ultimate Frisbee as a way to motivate and inspire physical fitness in underprivileged children in rural Brazil. The friends have been busy raising money to expand the program this summer. Djourdan says: “This summer camp has blossomed from just a plan on paper into an achievable goal that is backed by a legitimate nonprofit foundation. Thanks to the support of the people who believe in our cause and trust our ability to make this dream of ours into something real, we have acquired a third of the $7,000 we need and are ever so close to achieving and spreading our dreams.” If you would like to contribute to the summer camp, visit mygivingpoint.org/project/ultimate-frisbee-rural-brazil or gofundme. com/2t47xwc. The young men have also volunteered at Habitat for Humanity Re-Store and the Atlanta Humane Society, among others.

This is Jewish Education meets the British Invasion. This is Calculus in the morning and coding in the afternoon. This is reading the Talmud and reflecting upon it in yoga class. This is the result of twenty years of thinking outside the box.

This is not your typical high school. this is weber.

For more information, call (404) 917-2500 x117 or visit us at WeberSchool.org.

The son of Vernard Kennedy Sr. and Tezra Holmes, the Carver senior has dedicated himself to solving the negative perception of Black males in Atlanta. As a L.E.A.D. (Launch, Expose, Advise, Direct) Ambassador, Vernard works with the nonprofit to empower at-risk students. He has completed over 300 hours of service to the community since the 9th grade. Vernard said working on L.E.A.D.’s annual Celebrity Baseball Tournament at Turner Field was a memorable moment. “It was great to learn more about baseball as a kid and now I have the responsibility of facilitating the event and teaching the kids. It shows me that when you have an opportunity you have to come back and share it with the youth like it was passed to you. It definitely brings back memories, because that was when baseball started for me. If it wasn’t for that clinic, I don’t think I would have had the opportunity to become a L.E.A.D. Ambassador and to receive the various opportunities that I presently have.”

Haley has volunteered for Project Open Hand, Kashi International, Hands on Atlanta and, at age 8, began spending time with the elderly through the senior ministry at her church. As a young entrepreneur, Haley created her own soup company, making the soup from scratch, marketing and delivering it. She is currently working on a project to make quilts for the homeless. After college, where she wants to study public health, she wants to be in the Peace Corps and eventually work for the United Nations. “I want to be a part of improving people’s lives around the globe. I don’t desire to make money; I need to make change. There isn’t enough of that in the world.”

In the summer of 2015, John created a sandwich ministry to serve lunches to poor children in the South Fulton area of Atlanta who would normally rely on lunches supplied by the public school system. He brought together his friends and classmates every Thursday night to prepare the lunches, and then Friday mornings he would deliver the lunches to the children enrolled in the summer sandwich program known as Smart Lunch Smart Kid. “I created my summer sandwich ministry so that my school community could work with me to fight hunger on a grander scale,” John says. “I am so grateful I had the opportunity to found and coordinate this sandwich ministry through my school because by the end of the summer my classmates and friends enabled me to produce and distribute almost 3,000 lunches to the children in the Smart Lunch Smart Kid program.”

Atlanta Intown’s 20 Under 20!

We Applaud Lovett’s

• Full immersion preschool and dual immersion primary programs in French, German and Spanish

• International Baccalaureate curriculum, 3-year-olds—grade 12

• Innovative design technology core classes

• A welcoming community with local roots and global reach, composed of families from over 90 countries.

Christopher Weaver ‘17 www.lovett.org

OPEN HOUSE: Spotlight on the Upper School Wednesday, January 25, 6:30 pm, Grades 9–12

The daughter of Jan and Lever Stewart, Reed has volunteered with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Horizons Atlanta, Camp Kudzu, Rustic Pathways, Jubilee Kids Inc., Childspring International and Forging Futures. Reed says: “One of my most memorable moments while volunteering for the diabetes community is seeing the impact these organizations have on kids from all over Georgia. I love watching a camper give insulin or count carbs for the first time on their own, or to see a Holy Innocents’ student smile because so many people in their community came out to support them at the JDRF Walk. Whether it is watching a child in Haiti create a piece of art for the first time or a Horizons student swim on their own after a summer of hard work, it’s the small impact you have made on even just one person that is the best part about volunteering.”

Atalented writer, visual artist and dancer, Allie has taken her passions and used them to give back to her school and the community. She served as managing editor for the acclaimed school newspaper, The Southerner, and she led an effort to get the first dance class on the curriculum at Grady. When there was no money for a staff dance instructor, Allie worked with a faculty facilitator to teach the class as a dance instructor herself for the full year. “While most of my students may not continue with dance, my year as an instructor made me value the small gains. I think affecting even just a few students means I’ve made a difference in my school,” she says. Allie also gives back to the community through the Grady Educational Enhancement Club, where she provides peer tutoring and essay reading services, at Fernbank Museum of Natural History, and the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and Dance Foundry, participating in free community dance performances and fundraisers for the arts.

We say “Thank You!” for donating: 242 Jackets, 29 Hats, 16 Gloves, 13 Scarves, 3 pairs of new Shoes and even 2 Jeans!

Because of YOU we are able to help people in need and keep them warm!

McNeer Offered for $179,000

Under Contract

Reynoldstown: 990 Manigault Street S.E. 3BR • 2BA

Advisor: Lynda Cox Offered for $409,000

Virginia

Advisors: M. Gaddy & M. Robertson Offered for $599,900

Under Contract

Thank you for your overwhelming support for our Toys for Tots campaign!

Our boxes were overflowing!

Decatur: 1279 Thomas Road 4BR • 3BA

Advisor: Quinn Arnau Offered for $499,000

Morningside:

Poncey

Advisor: Nancy H. Guss Offered for $899,000

New Listing

Morningside:

Advisor: Ken Altshuler Offered for $980,000

During his junior year, Christopher created the nonprofit, American Heroes for Hire, which serves to help veterans find jobs in the metro area. From networking to fundraising, and from partnering with local veterans’ support organizations to planning events, Christopher is working to give back to the men and women who served America. He recalled helping a homeless veteran find a job: “He had worked odd jobs throughout his life and all he was looking for was some kind of mailroom type position. We were able to pass his information along to a company hosting the event for consideration. This great desire for even the simplest job has taught me to never take anything for granted.”

Both Priya and Sally have a passion for helping underprivileged families and children in the city. Priya, moved by the plight of burn victims, interviewed burn specialists, doctors, and scientists to create a new treatment method using placental stem cells. She then worked with attorneys to file a patent, with which she and friends started REGEN LLC,

Asenior at The Weber School, Rose has volunteered with a dozen local nonprofits including the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PCAN), AntiDefamation League, Atlanta Community Food Bank, Genesis Homeless Shelter and with the AIDS Walk and Hunger Walk. For the past three years Rose has been the number one fundraiser for PCAN in the state, raising $25,000 just this year with her team (Team Lala –named after her late grandmother). Rose says: “My grandmother is the person who taught me what it means to be truly selfless and to give to those you may not even know. She taught me to keep a smile on my face even in the toughest situations and that life is full of beauty. She was the most giving person I have ever met and as a result I won’t stop fighting until there is a cure for this horrible disease.”

Through service, Holy Spirit Prep seeks to make its students magnanimous servant leaders, giving back to our local, regional, and global community - serving our neighbor in need, serving God, and changing the world for good.

Congratulations, John Arnold, on being named one of Atlanta’s 20 under 20!

Winter Open Houses

Preschool Sunday, January 29

Grades K-6 Monday, February 6

Grades 7-12 Sunday, January 29 of which she is now CEO. Priya says she intends to work over the next several years to develop and distribute her treatment to burn victims in countries around the world at an affordable price. As a member of the Buckhead Chapter of the National Charity League, Sally has completed more than 1,000 hours of service with various philanthropies. For the last four years, that service has earned her the U.S. Presidential Service Award, which requires at least 100 hours of philanthropic service per year. Most of her time is dedicated to the nonprofit Agape Youth and Family Center Atlanta, which empowers and supports underserved families in our community. Last summer Sally traveled to Thailand and Cambodia for four weeks, where she taught English and took care of elephants in an elephant sanctuary. While in Cambodia she worked with multiple NGOs that fight the corruption in the government and provide means of alternative therapy.

RSVP for Open Houses or weekly campus tours at holyspiritprep.org/visit.

Rylee and Kadi’s Shoebox Project became a school-wide event as students helped fill and decorate 1,000 shoeboxes with toiletries and other items for the needy. “I love the feeling I get knowing I helped someone, and possibly made their day,” Rylee says. “This project is super important to me, and getting to do it with my best friend means the world.” Kadi says watching a young student put so much into the filling and decorating of his shoebox gave her hope. “He had placed animal stickers in the shape of a heart, with hand-drawn butterflies surrounding it. I couldn’t help but smile at how much effort this small child had put into his box. He asked me if the person that was going to get his box would like it, and I was so awestruck by how much he cared I was rendered speechless. Seeing him care so much about the person receiving his box made my heart swell with joy; we were helping raise a new generation of volunteers.” Both students have also volunteered with United Way of Greater Atlanta and Atlanta Community Food Bank, among others.

Chris’ community service has focused on helping the homeless, including overnight volunteering at the Central Night Shelter in Downtown and assisting the cooks and staff to serve meals at the St. Francis Table soup kitchen. He has volunteered at the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Buckhead Christian Ministries, electronics recycling with St. James United Methodist Church and the Ronald McDonald House. He has also worked with the Museum of Design Atlanta, helping teach kids (including those with special needs) computer gaming and programming. Chris says one of his most memorable moments was getting to know the men at the Central Night Shelter. “I watched a football game and talked sports with them and then helped to make sack lunches for those going out the next day,” he says.

● confident, engaged learners.

● small groups of children working together and learning in new ways.

● smiles on our students’ faces.

● care in

● ince middle school, Sophie has participated in Creating Connected Communities (CCC), a leadership-training program for Jewish teens. The organization serves more than 20 homeless shelters throughout Atlanta and hosts Amy’s Holiday Party, an annual fundraiser for 800plus underprivileged children and their families. Sophie has served CCC as PR manager, event chair and now, vice president. She has also been involved in the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network since middle school, raising more than $3,000 and lobbying local senators for support. She is also involved with La Amistad, which provides academic and life enrichment programs for Latinos. For three years, Sophie has acted as Pace’s liaison with La Amistad, organizing volunteers, clothing drives and fundraisers, and tutoring underserved Hispanic students in core subjects. She worked as a summer camp counselor and interned with La Amistad this past summer. “The first day I went to La Amistad, I thought I had just signed up to be a tutor. But over the past three years, I have become so much more than a tutor to these kids, and they have become such a vital part of my life as well.”