On Feb. 11, Gwinnett County Public Schools completed the lottery drawing for placement in the freshman class of Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
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Tuesday, February 12
Gwinnett County Public Schools announced the results of a special lottery held for placement in the freshman class of the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology located in Lawrenceville. Of the 847 students who applied for the school, only 350 spots were available. The other 497 students were placed on a waiting list in the order they were drawn. Click here for lottery results. See also:
The city's latest art installation, "TalkTalkTalk," is a collection of whimsical sculptures made from salvaged AT&T telephones and their parts.
Do you remember a time without cell phones? Having a phone attached to a wall down the hall? If you do, you'll be in a state of nostalgia Sunday, Jan. 13, at the ribbon cutting for "TalkTalkTalk." The new outdoor exhibit, which is located in Heritage Park in Historic Downtown Norcross, is a collection of 15 whimsical and humorous sculptures made from old AT&T telephones and their parts, salvaged from a Cemetery Street home last year. "It's something to celebrate communication, to look back to a time when we used phones that were tethered to a wall," said Lori Sturgess, curator and creator of the exhibition and former Norcross Arts Center director. "That's something a whole generation of kids will never know." After saving the phones with …
