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Cambridge equestrian team wins regionals Heads to zone competition in Savannah By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – The Cambridge High School equestrian team jumped a major hurdle March 22 – they won the regional championships. The nine girls, who train at the Pleasant Hill Farm on Bethany Way, Milton, won three of their five shows to claim the championship. They are one of 19 teams from other schools and barns that qualified for the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Region 4 show in Savannah April 11 and 13. Only one team will progress to the national competition in Massachusetts. “We are a very strong team,” said team coach Jana Chevalier. “Our team is only freshmen and sophomores. Going forward, we will be a strong team and well positioned for the next two years.” Three girls – Courtney Bailey, Taylor Chevalier and Allie Gauthier – qualified as individuals to progress. They also have a shot at moving on to the national competition if they do well. “The girls are fabulous,” said Chevalier. “They have a good shot at going to the nationals.”
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The Cambridge equestrian team members, from left, are, Alissa Garguilo, Izzy van Weegan, Rachel Lamp’l, Alison Balog, Courtney Bailey, Kaitlyn Garland, Allie Gauthier, Abby Bryan and Taylor Chevalier. With them is coach Jana Chevalier. The team won the regional championship March 22 and head to the next round in Savannah.
School board incumbents face scant opposition Only one of three open seats face challenge By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Two seats on the Fulton County Board of Education will remain unchanged for the next term as incumbents face no opposition in their North Fulton districts in the May 20 primary election. The new four-year
term on the school board begins Jan. 1, 2015. Qualifying for candidates ended two weeks ago with no challengers WITTSCHEN to the District 2 seat held by incumbent Katie Reeves (Milton-Alpharetta) or the District 5 seat held by Linda McCain (Johns Creek). Only incumbent Julia Bernath, whose district covers the
widest swath of North Fulton real estate from Sandy Springs to Johns Creek, will face a primary challenge from Kathleen “Kate” Wittschen of Roswell. Wittschen is a parent of two at Centennial High School and is seeking her first elected office. A native of Massachusetts, she has been involved in the PTA and has been an active volunteer in her children’s school since moving to Atlanta in 2000. She previously worked in
the marketing and communications industry. Wittschen said she is running to provide a “fresh perspective” to the school board after 14 years of representation by the incumbent. “As a parent with students currently in our public schools, I will identify creative solutions for lingering problems and bring a sense of urgency to resolving them,” said Wittschen. Bernath has been a member of the school board since 2000, and has served terms as
president and vice president of the school board. She is also the past president of the Georgia School Boards Association. During her tenure on the board, Bernath said she has focused on fiscal responsibility to allow Fulton Schools to weather the storm caused by the economic downturn. She believes the public’s support of four education tax initiatives (SPLOST) indicate their
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