Gwinnett Daily Post

GOOD NEWS: Local students get national scholarships

Several national corporations have awarded three Gwinnett County Public Schools students scholarships for their hard work and success.

Alleged victim: Relationship with teacher consensual

Thomas Grimshaw, a math teacher at Lawrenceville's Mountain View High School, was arrested Wednesday, accused of having inappropriate contact with a student. Initial police reports were vague, saying only that the school's principal had begun "investigating a possible sexual assault incident" that occurred on campus.

Shiloh Middle wins customer service award

Four Georgia schools were selected as the 2013 winners of the Georgia Department of Education's Family-Friendly Partnrship School Award. Among them: Shiloh Middle School in Snellville.

Students with good behavior rewarded with 'Lunch-A-Palooza'

Couch Middle School students "caught being good" during the school year got rewarded with a cookout Friday as part of the inaugural Lunch-A-Palooza.

Two principals named at local schools

Two veteran Gwinnett County school principals have been appointed to lead new schools as current pricnipals retire at the end of the school year.

Few arrive for first GCPS budget public hearing

Less than a dozen people were in attendance during a public hearing Thursday to discuss Gwinnett County Public Schools' Fiscal Year 2014 budget.

Math teacher charged with sexual assault

A math teacher from Mountain View High School has resigned following an alleged inappropriate relationship with a student and a sexual assault charge.

Wesleyan School continues to grow

In a $16.4 million campaign to raise funds for expansions, the push has thus far been fruitful at Wesleyan School. Construction crews are currently on campus moving dirt to make way for the improvements.

GCPS, Buford outperform state average on assessment

Gwinnett County Public Schools and Buford City Schools beat statewide averages in a new statewide accountability system that measures schools and districts based on achievement, progress and achievement gap.

12 students named Gates Millennium Scholars

Officials with the Gates Millennium Scholars Program recently announced the largest group of Gwinnett County Public Schools recipients to date.

GCPS holds budget hearing Thursday

A meeting Thursday at district headquarters offer the public an opportunity to chime in on a proposed $1.7 billion budget for the Gwinnett County Public Schools' Fiscal Year 2014 budget.

School lunch menus for week of May 6

The following is the Gwinnett County Public Schools lunch menu for the week of May 6.

GOOD NEWS: Auto services students take home state honors

Four students of Maxwell High School of Technology recently fared well at the State Auto Skills Competition.

Unique events bring camaraderie to Relay fundraising

The teams at or near the top of the fundraising list in the Gwinnett County Relay for Life competition use unique and varied examples of events to generate more donations. They range from tricycle races, to pancake breakasts, talent shows and even a neon "reverse" prom.

'Lost Boy' speaks to Parkview class

LILBURN - History came alive Friday morning for hundreds of Parkview 10th-graders as they heard from one of the original Lost Boys of Sudan, King Deng.. The students are reading "They Poured Fire On Us From the Sky," a memoir of the lost boys of Sunday.. "I wanted my