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October 1, 2015 | johnscreekherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 19, No. 39
Schultz steps down after decade on school board By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com
Nearly 2,400 people watch Drvin’ N’ Cryin’ at Newton Park during Johns Creek summer concert series.
Summer concert series ends on high note 2,400 attend Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ concert By JOE PARKER news@appenmedaigroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Around 2,400 people attended the final concert of the Johns Creek summer concert series featuring the band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ at Newton Park on Sept. 19. The summer concert series, which ran from June to September and was free of charge, showcased four concerts from four different bands including ’80s tribute bands The Molly Ringwalds and Electric Avenue, Billy Joel tribute band The Stranger, and Drivin’ N’ Cryin’. Atlanta-based Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ released their first al-
bum “Scarred But Smarter” in 1985 and their 1990 album, “Fly Me Courageous,” was certified gold. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ drew the biggest crowd in the two years Johns Creek has put on the summer concert series. According to Kirk Franz, recreation manager of Johns Creek Recreation and Parks Department, the crowd spilled outside of the amphitheater. “The last two concerts gave us a good feel for the limits of what our amphitheater can hold,” Franz said. “The turnout was a lot better than the first year.” The Stranger drew nearly as big a crowd as Drivin’ N’ Cryin ’— an estimated 2,200
people attended that show. This year, tables were available for rent at the concerts and were sold out for the final two shows of the series. The tables cost $200 to reserve and seated eight people. Franz said tables were used instead of rows of chairs to allow more room for dancing. In addition to the live music, food trucks, including King of Pops, provided attendees with munchies. Beer and wine were also available for purchase. Franz said the concert series has been “very successful” in its first two years and a push for a third year is underway. The concert series has been added to a proposed budget for next year and will need to be approved.
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Linda Schultz looks back over a decade spent on the Fulton County Board of Education, and realizes the reason that compelled her to run in the first place served as her guiding principal until she stepped down on Sept. 1. It was always about all the students, she said, and not just those who resided within District 1. Schultz said she came across campaign materials from her first election in 2004 inch which she wrote, “Our greatest challenge facing the school system is raising the achievement of ALL students. We must focus on the individual needs of each student, and give local schools the resources
and flexibility to address these needs.” At the time, divisions were apparent in a school system looked at as three separate factions – North Fulton, Sandy Springs and South Fulton – and a global approach was often lacking when it came to decision making. While issues remain, and likely always will, Fulton’s move to becoming a charter system has helped create a school system where decision making is mostly in the hands of parents, communities and local schools. “The decision to become a charter system really changed the mindset of the system to work towards this local flexibility,” said Schultz, who points to that process as what
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The Schultz family, from left, includes daughter-in-law Pamela and son Michael, husband Dutch, Linda, daughter-in-law Anna, son Matt, and granddaughter Jessica.
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