Monday, August 13, 2012
District 3 Gwinnett Board of Education candidate Jen Falk will present a showing of award-winning movie 'Bully' at AMC Theater at Discover Mills and program at Red Clay Theatre in Duluth.
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Monday, August 13, 2012
There will be a showing of the award-winning movie “Bully” at the AMC Theater at Discover Mills in Lawrencevllle at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. Jen Falk, a candidate for the District 3 post on the Gwinnett Board of Education, procured the film for the showing in Gwinnett County. “Ninety-seven percent of middle school students say they have been bullied while online, and 1 out of 4 teens are bullied every day,” said Falk in a press release. She announced the film as part of a series of events she is sponsoring to raise awareness about bullying and preventing it. “The film ‘Bully’ is an eye-opening documentary-style account of how widespread bullying is, and I along with others in the community wanted to raise public awareness and create …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Ryan Ward of Norcross High joins the pool of 16 recipients from Gwinnett County Public Schools.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Norcross High 2012 graduate Ryan C. Ward has joined the pool of Gwinnett County Public Schools recipients of the 2012 National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship. Ward, along with two other GCPS graduates, recently learned that their prospective colleges have selected them to receive between $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study. Approximately 2,000 students throughout the nation were named this week as NMCS Scholarship winners, according to a press release. Thirteen other Gwinnett students were named scholarship winners last spring. According to a press release, Ward plans to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology with a probable career field in business. Ward was among one of seven semifinalists from …
Monday, July 16, 2012
The grocery store is serving as a drop-off site for essential school supplies for homeless children in metro Atlanta during its two-week ‘Back 2 School’ campaign.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Norcross-area Kroger stores are collecting book bags and school supplies for homeless children in metro Atlanta. Kroger’s Atlanta Division, in partnership with the Children’s Restoration Network and WSB-TV, is conducting its 18th annual “Back 2 School” campaign July 16 through July 28. During the two-week drive, 125 Kroger stores will serve as school supply drop-off sites to benefit metro Atlanta children. The Children Restoration Network’s Back 2 School program will distribute the book bags and school supplies to homeless children. CRN works with about 120 shelters and group homes that house more than 4,000 youth a year. “Children’s Restoration Network provides hope and support to families in our community as they work toward ending the …
