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October 16, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 32, No. 41
4th Youth Day Parade damp but F-U-N
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Longtime Recreation and Parks Director Joe Glover is this year’s Frances McGahee Youth Day Parade grand marshal, saluting his 36 years with the city of Roswell. Some of his friends entered a float to thank Joe for his service. Oh well, at least they tried. See Page 34 for more about Youth Day Parade.
ROSWELL, Ga – The 64th annual Frances McGahee Youth Day Parade kicked off under threatening skies Saturday morning, Oct. 11, but it did not dampen anyone’s spirits. Dozens of floats and marchers thrilled the families who lined the parade route starting on Magnolia Street, down Canton Street and up Woodstock Road to the big celebration at Roswell Area Park. For the kids, it was better than trick or treating. After all, they only had to stand on the street and the candy came to them! Retiring Roswell Recreation and Parks Director Joe Glover was the parade marshal, celebrating his 36 years with the city of Roswell. — Hatcher Hurd
New look, same Six area schools ranked among state’s Top 20 for SAT achievement great content Fulton average holds steady while declines seen at state, national scores BY CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON - Northview High School in Johns Creek continues its hold on the top spot for SAT scores for Fulton County Schools, as well as among nearly all Georgia public high schools. Students at Northview had a test average of 1779, placing it second among nearly 450 public schools
across the state. Only the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology posted a higher average – an impressive 1912 out of a possible 2400 points. Northview, however, had nearly three times more students taking the SAT this year than the Gwinnett magnet school. Northview also had the state’s second highest average scores in math and critical
reading, behind only the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology. Among the 447 public high schools in Georgia, six North Fulton high schools ranked among the top 20 for SAT scores. In addition to Northview, those schools include Alpharetta High (1704), Johns Creek (1691), Chattahoochee (1680), Milton (1654) and Roswell (1653). Although it did not crack the top 20, Cambridge High posted a 1587 average – up
See SAT, Page 20
You’ve got to see the new website for the Revue and News. Well, in fact, we’ve redesigned all four of Appen Media Group’s newspaper websites, and it’s all because we want you — our readers — to have a web experience that’s easy, flawless and complete. That’s why our new site is faster, mobile and tablet friendly and less cluttered on a desktop view or your favorite handheld device. There’s also a feature that
ALDO NAHED
Managing Editor aldo@forsythherald.com
allows our readers to submit their news and photos directly to us. This marks a new chapter in our news organization’s 31-year history. Our new site
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