Inaugural Duluth beerfest is June 1
The inaugural Brews and Tunes Festival is scheduled for June 1 in downtown Duluth.
GOOD NEWS: Students get start-up dollars
Snellville recently awarded start-up investment capital to several students for their businesses after hearing student presentations.
Mountain View celebrates 'first class' graduation
Graduates of Mountain View High School's Class of 2013 are the first group of students who have spent their entire four-year high school careers there. They graduated during a ceremony Friday afternoon at Gwinnett Center Arena.
One of nation's youngest doctors graduates in Suwanee
At age 22, Serennah Harding is one of the youngest doctors in the United States, according to officials with Georgia Campus -- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Wesleyan student competes next week in national bee
Meet Nicholas Poulos. He likes barbecue, hunting, fishing and soccer. He's also smart. Photographic-memory smart. He's headed to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington next week, where he'll do verbal battle with other state champions from around the country.
District's largest senior class graduates
Graduates of Brookwood High School received their diplomas during a ceremony at the school's stadium Wednesday night. With 810 graduating seniors, it was Gwinnett County Public Schools biggest commencement ceremony.
Students, teachers say goodbye for the summer
Teachers and students said goodbye for the summer on Wednesday.
GCPS students graduate from 21 different schools
Monday night marked the district's first graduation ceremony of the week, and there's seven more planned tonight all over Gwinnett County.
Phoenix High graduation packs arts center
Friends and family of more than 100 students from Phoenix High School cheered on their young graduates during a ceremony Monday night -- the local school district's first graduation of the year.
Grayson church hosts movie night
The Movie in the Park series kicks off June 7 with "Wreck It Ralph" at Grayson Community Park.
GOOD NEWS FROM SCHOOLS: National Merit Scholars announced
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced more than 15,000 finalists for its annual $2,500 award. Among them: about a dozen local students.
Local students share struggles, victories
Zachary Bellier and Naomi McAllister go to different schools. They have different friends. Different interests. They lead entirely different lives. But both have something in common: they have supportive families, a positive outlook and both have overcome personal obstacles as they prepare to graduate this week from Gwinnett County Public Schools.
Graduations begin for largest GCPS class ever
Twenty-one graduation ceremonies will take place throughout Gwinnett County Public Schools next week. MOre than 10,500 students will cross the stage to receive their high school diploma.
More than 270 graduate from GGC
Georgia Gwinnett College graduated more than 270 students Friday during its spring commencement.
School board plans millage rate hike
A unanimous vote at Thursday's board of education meeting meant formal approval of a $1.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2014. Officials also tentatively adopted a millage rate increase of 1.30 mills over the previous year's rate.
Four elementary school principals named
Four veteran educators were tapped to lead local elementary schools for the 2013-14 year during a Thursday board of education meeting.
Local running club keeps kids active
A group of more than 250 elementary school students from the Dacula area is spending the next several days in preparation for the Peachtree Jr. Road Road Race. It's one of several area races the Dacula Cluster Running Club will tackle this year in the name of fighting obesity and staying fit.
Former teacher of year balances job, triplets
One of the advantages to being the mother of triplets? Triple the Mother's Day Gifts. Pharr Elementary School teacher and 2012 districtwide teacher of the year Jennifer Dunn talks about balancing work and homelife with three six-year-olds in tow.
Gwinnett 4-H'ers sweep state competitions
Gwinnett County 4-H teams swept state events over the weekend.
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.
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.
Garden tours are May 18 in Duluth
A garden tour is scheduled for May 18 in Duluth, an event that will feature plantings by some of the city's best gardeners.
District holds kindergarten registration
Thousands of parents and students flocked to their local schools Thursday morning toting all the proper documentation to get their 4- and 5 year-olds registered for kindergarten.
Lake levels at highest point in years
Lake Lanier is at its highest in years, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could soon increase its water releases, marking the end of a period of planned water flow reductions from Buford Dam.
'Knight in the Garden' is Friday
Knight Elementary School is celebrating the opening of its new Outdoor Learning Project by inviting the community to attend a special ceremony Friday.
Celebrity chef visits Collins Hill
Celebrity chef and restaurater Hugh Acheson spoke Wednesday morning to a group of Collins Hill High School students. The "Top Chef" judge talked with the young people about the importance of finding an occupation you love.
College says farewell to Kaufman
The Georgia Gwinnett College community said farewell to founding president Daniel J. Kaufman Tuesday during a special event honoring the man.
Kindergarten registration is Thursday
On Thursday, Gwinnett County's 77 elementary schools will welcome the school district's Class of 2026 as it enrolls new kindergartners.
11 local schools top state's writing test list
Nearly a dozen Gwinnett County Public Schools recently made the state's list of 25 top performing middle schools on the eighth grade writing test.
Annual Grayson festival draws big crowd
Despite looming rain clouds, visitors packed a local park for the 34th annual Grayson Day Festival: a midspring outdoor extravaganza of music, food, games and good, old-fashioned family fun.
Teacher hopes to become 'King of Kong'
A 32-year-old Grayson High School teacher is setting out to break a million points on the classic arcade game Donkey Kong.
Hosts needed for foreign exchange students
A top academic German student will arrive soon in Hoschton to attend high school at Mill Creek High, where he will serve as an international youth ambassador for the 2013-14 year.
GOOD NEWS: Local students are National Achievement Scholars
Out of 800 students recently named National Achievement Scholars nationwide, 17 of them hail from Gwinnett County Public Schools.
Chamber honors small businesses with Pinnacle Awards
The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and sponsors honored local businessmen and women from around the county Friday during the Pinnacle Awards.
Hundreds show up for Relay cookout
Hundreds showed up Thursday for a Relay for Life fundraiser nearly two decades in the making.
Mom, daughter open consignment store
A local mother and daughter have opened a consignment shop in Suwanee.
Maxwell students headed to state auto competition
A group of auto services students from Maxwell High School of Technology were headed for a state competition Thursday to determine Georgia's top young auto technicians.
Young Duluth birder wins state competition
A young man from Gwinnett County just won the top prize for his division at the state Youth Birding Competition.
GCPS wins national 'green' award
Officials with Gwinnett County Public Schools learned this week that the district won the U.S. Department of Education's first-ever Sustainability Award.
Gwinnett school ranked No. 3 in nation, others top state list
One of Gwinnett County's own high schools was named the third best in the nation, according to a list released Tuesday by the U.S. News & World Report.
GOOD NEWS: Local student congratulated by Lt. Gov.
An eighth grade student from Hull Middle School has been recognized by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle for winning third place in his division for the 2013 Manufacturing Appreciation Week Student Design Contest.
Rainbow Village golf tourney is May 7
A golf tournament on May 7 at TPC Sugarloaf will raise money for Rainbow Village, a transitional housing community for homeless families with children.
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