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Students build, race electric cars at Cumming competition By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Electric cars zoomed by on a track May 9 at the Lanier Tech Conference Center, but this was no ordinary car race.
The second annual Electrathon America Rally, hosted by Forsyth County Schools (FCS) and Siemens, brought out four of the five Forsyth County high schools to test their electric cars against other schools. West Forsyth High School was the only Forsyth school that did not participate. Students, parents, teachers and car racing enthusiasts gathered to watch the cars that students built go around the track. The objective was the same for all cars, said David Johnson, engineering teacher at Forsyth Central High School (FCHS). The
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Four out of five Forsyth County high schools participated in the race.
Lambert, West near top among state high schools Also earned national ranking By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two Forsyth County high schools were near the top of a recent ranking of schools in Georgia published May 12 by U.S. News & World Report. South Forsyth High School (SFHS) was ranked 15th in the state and 408th
We are working hard in our high schools to prepare our students to be college and career ready, and this recognition affirms it by considering results on statewide assessments, as well as AP and IB exams.” Dr. Jeff Bearden Forsyth Superintendent in the nation. Lambert High School (LHS) ranked No. 18 in the state and 479 nationally.
“We congratulate the students and staff at SFHS and LHS for earning a spot on this prestigious list,”
said Forsyth Superintendent Dr. Jeff Bearden. “We are working hard in our high schools to prepare our students to be college and career ready, and this recognition affirms it by considering results on statewide assessments, as well as AP and IB exams. Also, having the highest graduation rate out of Georgia’s 15 largest school districts the past two years has shown that we are making progress.” The schools were ranked based on college readiness, mathematics and
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