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November 25, 2015 | forsythherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 18, No. 47
Forsyth County Schools’ Reflections winners announced By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com
DICK WORKMAN
Katherine Sulky grins beside her winning photograph.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — About 100 students from various Forsyth County Schools celebrated their winning PTA Reflections contest entries Nov. 16 at Riverwatch Middle School. Reflections, a national arts recognition and achievement program, invites students to submit original work to be judged in six categories — visual arts, photography, literature, music composition, dance and videography — according to Dick Workman, president of the Forsyth County Council of PTAs. This year’s Reflections theme was “Let your imagination fly.” Schools decide at the start of each year if they want to participate in the PTA program,
students turn in their work mid-fall, then professional judges select the winners. “Potentially there could be 120 number-one and numbertwo winners for the county,” Workman said. “Over 1,000 entries were submitted from the schools this year. The chosen entries will go on to the state competition. When the state gets it, it doesn’t matter if an entry was placed as a one or two at a council level. All entries are now at an equal footing.” The number of entries has stayed at around 1,000 for the past few years, he said, which could be attributed to many factors. “From the kids’ point of view, there’s a possibility of fame, notoriety, a certificate, a ribbon, having your name
See REFLECTIONS, Page 26
Forsyth ranks high on Ga. Milestones results By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Schools ranked among the highest in the state on the Georgia Milestones test, coming in fourth overall. One school was No. 1 in Georgia while eight others scored in the top 10. All schools in the county were ranked. The elementary school results, which were released recently, put Big Creek Elementary third in the state (average score 99.57), Daves Creek Elementary fourth (99.54), Sharon Elementary fifth (99.47), Brookwood El-
ementary sixth (99.32) and Johns Creek Elementary seventh (99.28). For middle schools, South Forsyth Middle was ranked first in the state (99.63), Riverwatch Middle was second (99.33) and WOODS Vickery Creek Middle was ranked 10th (98.32). As for high schools, Lambert High was the only Forsyth school in the top
See MILESTONES, Page 31
... Georgia Milestones sets higher standards for our students and evens the playing field with the rest of the nation – and that’s essential if our students are going to succeed in college and their chosen careers, both of which are nationally competitive arenas....” RICHARD WOODS State School Superintendent
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