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Proposed changes to landmark golf course swing emotions BY JOE EARLE

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Scores of golfers and neighbors of the Bobby Jones Golf Course packed its clubhouse on April 27 to discuss changes proposed for the course. Opinions expressed during the gathering varied widely on what city officials should do with the 82-year-old Buckhead landmark named for the Atlanta golfing legend. “When you look at the history of this course, it’s a storied history,” said Herb McKoy of the Friends of Bobby Jones Golf Course Inc., which supports the course. “To destroy this course...” That’s what some golfers say they fear could happen to the city-owned course. The Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy has proposed a park improvement plan that calls for improvements to the golf course, the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center and other parts of the park. The conservancy’s draft master plan calls for rebuilding the golf course either as a shorter 18-hole course or a nine-hole, reversible course with a driving range.

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Sisters Elena Vega, left, and Olivia, interact with artwork made of felt, plastic straws and string during “The Art of Nature” outdoor exhibition at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve on April 26. Read related story and see additional photos on pages 20-21.

North Atlanta High School to host IB teacher training

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BY MATTHEW W. QUINN North Atlanta High School will host training for International Baccalaureate teachers as more Atlanta schools offer the IB curriculum. The Atlanta school system plans to join with the Center for Advancement and Study of International Education (CASIE) to provide the training at North Atlanta. The partnership, starting this summer, is expected to save Atlanta Public Schools more than $70,000 this year alone. Over the last 15 years, APS has sent thousands of teachers to IB training with CASIE. Now that APS plans to expand its IB program beyond the North Atlanta cluster to include the Jackson and Mays clusters, the number of schools offering the IB

program could go from 13 to as many as 30 in the next three to five years, school officials said. “The International Baccalaureate is an education system that provides end of high school exams with global standards, which are the same in every IB school around the world,” said CASIE Board Chairwoman Dr. Monique Seefried at an April 27 press conference announcing the new partnership. North Atlanta has offered the IB curriculum since 1982, and its IB diploma program is the oldest in the Southeast, according to the school’s website. IB functions as a whole integrated curriculum. Students SEE NORTH, PAGE 26

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