Forsyth Herald - October 20, 2022

Road projects touted at summit

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Less than a mile from the nearly completed Ga. 400 and Ga. 369 interchange, hundreds of business and government leaders gathered at Browns Bridge Church for the 2022 Forsyth County Transportation Summit Oct. 13.

Hosted each year by the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce to update the community on transportation projects in the region and discuss vital road proj ects funded by local tax dollars, the 2022 was a smashing success with nearly sold-

out attendance, local officials said.

“Forsyth County has grown vastly over the last decade and the County has matched that progression with improve ments to our infrastructure that ad dress not only Forsyth’s residents today but Forsyth residents of tomorrow and beyond,” Forsyth County Manager Kevin Tanner said.

Participants got an inside look at the major projects shaping Forsyth County today and heard a panel discussion with Forsyth County Commission Chair man Alfred John, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell Mc Murry, District 11 state Rep. Rick Jaspers,

and Former Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Carter Patterson.

Panelists talked about the demands on state and local infrastructure, invest ments made to roadways like Ga. 9 and Ga. 400, and many other topics.

Forsyth County and the Chamber of Commerce also presented McMurry with the inaugural Champion of Transporta tion Award for his many years of service to the state and region.

“Quite a surprise, but it’s really been an honor to work with so many great people,” McMurry said. “It’s truly part nerships and people that make things happen.”

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County denies rezoning bid for property in Cumming

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County has denied a developer’s re quest to allow the City of Cumming to rezone county-owned property in the city’s downtown for construction of a mixed-use development.

County commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 11 to deny the proposal, citing Cumming’s recent history of annexing property from county control, then altering its zon ing to allow for higher density or other uses that run contrary to the county’s original land-use plan.

The proposal, pitched by the For syth County Development Authority and Atlanta-based Inline Communi ties, called for a 20,000 square foot mixed-use development on 43.5 acres off Veterans Memorial Boulevard. The proposal would have included more than 400 units of mixed residential housing.

As owners of the property, Forsyth County has final say in what the land can be used for before the Cum ming City Council could consider the rezoning.

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A panel of state and local officials led a discussion updating the public on the future of North Georgia transportation projects during the 2022 Forsyth County Transportation Summit, held Oct. 13 at Browns Bridge Church. From left, Georgia Transporta tion Alliance Executive Director Seth Millican, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry, Forsyth County Chairman Alfred John, Former Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Carter Patterson and District 11 state Rep. Rick Jasperse

Graduation rates climb upward in metro schools

By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA — Graduation rates for counties in north Metro Atlanta are on the rise, according to data re leased by the Georgia Department of Education Oct. 6.

Data for Georgia’s high-school graduation rate in 2022 shows that many north metro school districts, including Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Gwinnett counties, experienced significant graduation rate increases com pared to 2021, mirroring the rise seen at the state level.

Georgia’s statewide graduation rate rose from 83. 7 percent in 2021 to 84.2 percent in 2022 — an all-time high since Georgia began using the graduation rate calculation required by federal law, state officials said.

Of the major Metro Atlanta counties, Fulton reported the largest increase to its graduation rate, with an in crease from 87.7 percent in 2021 to 89.3 percent in 2022.

“We are so proud of our incredible students, teach ers and administrators who have pulled through two extremely challenging years showing tenacity in the face of uncertainty,” Fulton County Superintendent Mike Looney said. “Fulton County Schools continues

Graduation rates

Here’s how major metro-Atlanta counties did in 2022:

Statewide – 0.5 percent increase – 84.2 gradua tion rate

Cobb County – 0.2 percent increase – 87.4 graduation rate

DeKalb County – 0.8 percent increase – 76.2 graduation rate

Forsyth County – 0 percent increase – 96.4 graduation rate

Fulton County – 1.6 percent increase – 87.7 graduation rate

Gwinnett County – 0.7 percent increase – 83.2 graduation rate

to concentrate our efforts on recovery and progress with the goal of graduation always in our sights.”

Forsyth County’s graduation rate held steady in 2022. However, system officials said the district has held a 96 percent graduation rate, one of the high est in the state, for three consecutive years.

“Teachers and students who persevered through the challenges of the last several years deserve credit for Georgia’s graduation rate increasing and other recent positive indicators, like Georgia stu dents beating the SAT national average once again,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “I commend Georgia’s educators and the class of 2022 and am confident we will continue to see improve ments as we expand opportunities for students and invest in the academic recovery of our state.”

Vietnam Veterans chapter celebrates 13-year anniversary

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Cumming chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America recently celebrated its 13th anniversary.

At a meeting of the veterans group held on Oct. 4, members heard from organization founder Billy Darby, who served as its first president in 2009.

“Darby, and his wife Cathy, set up a table at the Cumming Fairgrounds to hand out information and gauge interest in establishing a chapter in our communi ty,” spokesman Marty Farrell said. “They soon signed up the requisite minimum of 25 members and were awarded a charter by the national organization.”

From the initial 25 members, Darby and other leaders have grown the local group to a following of over 200 regular members and associates.

The Cumming chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America support veterans in need and homeless veterans throughout North Georgia. It also supports the Place of Forsyth and other charitable organizations and provides annual scholarships for local graduates.

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Forsyth County women win state tennis tourney

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A group of nine Forsyth County women recently returned from a costal Georgia tennis tournament as state champions.

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density on this project,” Forsyth Com mission Chairman Alfred John said. “I don’t think there’s any blame here, a proposal was brought forward, and we made a decision on it.”

Forsyth County Attorney Ken Jarrard said the Forsyth County Development Authority was working to advertise local economic opportunities and bring new business to the county.

District 3 Commissioner Todd Levent said with the county’s past positions on developments and annexations in the city of Cumming, allowing the proposal to move forward would reflect negatively on them.

“If we sit here and want to judge the City of Cumming when they do a project like this, and they annex something in … to do the same thing we yell at them for. The hypocrisy of it, I can’t live with,” he said.

Levent also said he believes the de velopment authority should only pres ent the commissioners with commercial projects in the future, not residential.

“If they can’t get the right dollar figure by doing commercial stuff,” he said. “I would like for our staff to look at this, reassess this and see if the county should just hold on to this for other uses in the future that may be very valuable.”

Jarrard said that in the future the development authority should be given more direction on the projects they should pursue.

courts at Central Park off Keith Bridge Road in Forsyth County, competed at the 65 and older U.S. Tennis Association 3.5 level during the state championships on Skidway Island in southeast Georgia.

“We’ve denied it, that’s fine,” Jarrard said. “I do think that maybe a couple of you need to engage with our develop ment authority peers in a dialogue on what this board would consider to be acceptable. Because right now they’re going to be rudderless.”

Paddleboard rental agreement

Commissioners also approved an agreement allowing a private company to operate paddleboard rentals at three Forsyth County parks.

Forsyth County Natural Resources Manager Matthew Pate said that begin ning in May, Burton Outdoor Adventures of Johns Creek will rent paddleboards and kayaks at Shady Grove Campground, Charleston Park and Young Deer Park.

Pate said Forsyth County has been looking into a project like this for several years but hasn’t had the manpower to do it internally.

“This is the way to pull the services in through a third party and the county gets a commission off of it,” he said.

Burton will operate rentals at the three parks between May and October each year, and the county will receive a commission of $5 per rental, he said.

The proposal was unanimously ap proved.

“I’m always for a public-private partnership,” Levent said. “Where we don’t have resources and we don’t spend taxpayer money and make it more about a ‘pay to play’ program where these folks will be paying to be out there.”

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Tournament champions include, from left: Nancy Gravitt, Vickie Andreaus, Pam Hatch, Carol Kimbell, team captain Barbara Hendricks, Patsy Kilmartin, Pam McBride, Phyllis Case and Clarice Doernte

Fall events headed to Cumming this weekend

CUMMING, Ga. — Cumming and For syth County will host a series of daylong “Fall Fun” events at the Cumming Center, with candy, costumes and plenty of fun this weekend.

Cumming officials said the 2022 Fall Fun Day will begin at 10 a.m. on Satur day, Oct. 22 with the inaugural Seasonal Pop-Up Market at the Cumming City Center. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Seasonal Pop-Up Market will offer local vendors and makers, live music, crafts, cupcake decorating, and an “old-fash ioned” pie-eating contest presented by

Mary Lucille’s Bakery, Restaurant & Tea Room.

The Cumming Farmers Market will run from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. due to the Seasonal Pop-Up Market.

The Fall Fun Day will continue at 6 p.m. with a Public Safety Trunk or Treat event hosted by the Forsyth County Fire Department, and Lantern Parade hosted by the American Cancer Society.

During the Trunk or Treat event, kids and family can have fun while learning about Halloween safety, includ ing costume safety, pedestrian safety,

stranger danger, stop-drop-roll demon strations and more

“Trunk or Treat is a fun event and is also an opportunity to share important safety information surrounding Hal loween activities,” Fire Chief Barry Head said. “The fire department looks forward to Trunk or Treat every year and takes a great deal of pride in the safety educa tion that is provided to the community.”

Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes, and admission for the event is one unopened bag of candy per family.

The Lantern Parade will begin at 6

p.m. at the City Center’s water tower. Families are encouraged to make their own lantern ahead of time to be judged by a panel at 6:30. Lanterns should have no open flames or candles, city of ficials said.

Families can also purchase a floating lantern in honor or memory of a can cer survivor from the American Cancer Society at the event or by emailing rena. pendley@cancer.org. Floating lanterns will be released on the Cumming City Center pond at the event.

No Longer Bound Thrift set to open in Johns Creek

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A new 20,000-square-foot No Longer Bound thrift location will open in Johns Creek in January with proceeds going toward the organization’s 12-month residential treat ment program for men battling addiction.

Based in Cumming, No Longer Bound has been serving Metro Atlanta and beyond for 31 years, providing long-term, residential, Christ-centered treatment that is affordable — made possible by thrift store revenue and the local community.

Overdose death is the number one cause of death for Americans under 50. The state of Georgia saw a 38 percent increase in overdose deaths last year, and Johns Creek is feeling the impact.

No Longer Bound’s three thrift stores — in Woodstock, Dawsonville and Cumming — have played a significant role in creating the organization’s affordable model of care.

“We’re focused on saving lives at No Longer Bound,” said Ben Tison, execu tive director. “Because our thrift stores generate 35 percent of the revenue we

need to provide men a whole year of care, it’s possible for everyone to get involved. When you donate your items or shop in one of our stores, literally, you’re saving lives.”

As a nonprofit, No Longer Bound is 40 percent self-sustained through intake fees and revenue from its thrift stores and Cars4Recovery. The other 60 percent of revenue comes from the grants, foundations and generous indi viduals in the community.

In preparation for opening the new

store, No Longer Bound Thrift will be accepting clothing, household items, toys, decor and small electronics starting in November.

They will also be hiring full-time and part-time processing associates. For questions, contact johnscreek thrift@nolongerbound.com.

If you would like more informa tion about NLB Thrift Johns Creek, contact Carol Smith at carol.smith@ nolongerbound.com or (678) 6791179.

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New York artist to repurpose Rogers Bridge steel

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — New York-based artist Ilan Averbuch has been selected to repurpose the historic Rogers Bridge steel for public art to celebrate the con nection between two communities.

The Johns Creek City Council chose Averbuch for the large commission art piece at its Oct. 3 meeting. The pro posed sculpture will measure approxi mately 18 feet tall by 34 feet long by 12 feet deep.

The City Council set aside $50,000 of Tourism Product Development funds for the project, and Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann secured $150,000 in Fulton County’s fiscal year 2022 budget. Over the summer, the City Council set aside an additional $50,000 for smaller art commissions.

Averbuch said in a phone interview Oct. 5 he spent a significant amount of time reading about the history of the area, the cities of Johns Creek and Du luth and all the players involved before submitting a proposal. What makes this project fun, he said, is getting to sort of relive the history of what happened.

“There is a lot of room for interpre tation,” Averbuch said. “I’m sure that everybody that sees it will see something slightly different. But, if you look at it from the front, you will see this bridge in the background crossing over the new bridge. I want it to be a celebratory piece … that represents the effort of different groups of people on both sides of that big arc.”

The steel pin truss bridge was built in 1912 to span the Chattahoochee River, linking what is now Johns Creek to Du luth. It was named after the Rogers family, who operated a ferry system that trans ported cotton over the river. Abandoned in the 1960s, the crossing fell into disrepair.

After years of partnerships and planning, in November 2019, the Johns Creek City Council approved an inter governmental agreement with Duluth, Fulton County and Gwinnett County to replace the bridge and allow visitors to traverse from Rogers Bridge Park in Duluth to the future Cauley Creek Park in Johns Creek.

In their unanimous approval, the City Council expressed excitement about re-establishing pedestrian and cycling connectivity across the Chattahoochee River. The groundbreaking was held on March 29, 2021, followed by countless

work session discussions to determine how Johns Creek could reuse its half of the salvaged material, or approximately 5 tons of steel, to speak to its historical significance.

The City Council ultimately signed an agreement with the Fulton County Department of Arts and Culture on April 25 to coordinate the process to call for artists and review submissions for com mission artworks.

According to city records, 37 artists from across the United States submitted responses. The selection panel then indi vidually scored submittals and convened on June 16 to solidify a short list of four candidates. Mayor John Bradberry and Councilman Dilip Tunki served as repre sentatives on the selection panel.

In his proposal, Averbuch wrote that he envisions a sculpture called “The Bridge,” which will take the shape of two groups of abstract steel figures carrying a colossal stone arch made of granite recycled from old curbstone. Both recycled materials are “emblematic of transformation: in life and in time and form,” he stated.

“The proximity of the sculpture to the river acknowledges the history of the communities who have benefited from a life near the water,” Averbuch wrote. “The nearness to the county line which is marked by the river also symbolizes the connection of separate communities.”

Born in Israel, Averbuch later moved to New York and has been an artist since 1982. His work knows no boundar ies, appearing in Canada, Europe and India. His latest piece is at Golden Spike National Park in Utah. It commemorates those who built the world’s first trans

continental railroad.

Averbuch said he used to make more pieces for galleries and museums, but he transitioned to large-scale outdoor sculptures about 15 years ago, because he enjoyed that it emphasized the his tory and place of a piece.

“A tree that is planted behind my sculpture matters, you know, or what you feel with it being beside the river,” Averbuch said. “The arch, for example, will create what will look like a portal and serve as a bridge for us between something new and something old, so it kind of plays with time. It makes it less about me and more about something greater.”

Averbuch said he also began work ing with recycled stone after moving to New York. At the time, New York City kept digging up Second Avenue, leaving behind what looked like an archeological site. Because it was granite and the city didn’t know what to do with it, Averbuch said he made it his mission to “go and save those stones.” Some of that recycled stone will also be used for the Rogers Bridge art piece.

“It’s a bit of history from New York,” Averbuch said. “Of course, I don’t leave the stone as is, but I do try very hard to leave some of the old surface to show that it used to be something else at one point.”

Averbuch said he will spend a couple days in Georgia cutting up some of the Rogers Bridge steel before shipping it to his studio in New York. The piece is expected to be completed in nine months.

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Lauren Sok was a preteen when she knew she wanted to go into physical therapy. At age 12, she broke her elbow. To this day, she can’t fully bend her arm due to a botched physical therapy experience.

Sok, who owns Functionize Health & Physical Therapy in Decatur and Dunwoody, might just fit the stereotype of someone who would own a physical therapy clinic. With a pixie cut, athletic attire and a powerful stance and voice that fill up a room, despite short stat ure, Sok said her childhood injury and resulting physical therapy experience launched her on a path to becoming a physical therapist.

She decided she never wanted some one to go to physical therapy and not meet their goals. Nor did she want someone to go through the same pain of rehabbing something, like she did with her elbow.

After high school, Sok went straight into a physical therapy fast-track mas ter’s program, earning her degree in 2000. Since then, she’s earned certifica tions in Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Trigger Point Dry Needling, Women’s Health and Stott Pilates.

Functionize first opened in Decatur in 2015. And in March, Sok opened a second location in Dunwoody on Nan dina Lane. Sok’s business idea was sparked by frustrations in her 16 years of partnering with traditional physical therapy companies, where one-on-one with clients wasn’t the norm.

Before opening Functionize, she began doing concierge physical therapy. She recalled going door-to-door around Atlanta, carrying her table and a bag of

supplies that she would use to treat peo ple. When Sok built a sizable client base, she branched out with an established clinic to treat the “everyday athlete.”

Sok said a big misconception about physical therapy is that it’s just for injuries.

“We believe if you have a body, you’re an athlete,” Sok said. “Just like every athlete should perform at a high level, so should you — whether you like doing cross stitching or cross fitting or cross country. You can do the whole thing. We just have to help you get there.”

Well-rounded care

While Functionize focuses on physi cal therapy, Sok approaches her work by accounting for all four pillars of healthy living and thriving: exercise, nutrition, sleep and relaxation.

There’s five physical therapists onstaff, including Sok, in addition to a nutritionist who clients can see virtually. Staff also regularly work with functional medicine doctors to provide additional insight into client care. If the Function ize team concludes that a client needs

more attention in a certain area, they refer out to specialists, like orthopedists or psychologists.

At Functionize, physical therapy encompasses a wide range of specialties, like postpartum and pelvic therapy, dry needling, temporomandibular joint dis orders (TMJ) and vestibular rehabilita tion. Staff also uses the Redcord Neurac system, which helps restore proper alignment and muscular control.

Functionize therapists also help cli ents within different performance areas, providing general performance assess ments, clinical Pilates and assessments for swimming and golf.

A mainstay at Functionize is its run ning assessments. With the clinic’s Fit Run Shop, Functionize combines the ex pertise of Pose-certified physical therapists and the newest footwear technology from Atlanta-based Big Peach Running Co.

An avid runner, Drew Whitcomb wanted to address hamstring and ankle pain he’d been experiencing. Friends suggested he see a running-specialized physical therapist.

So, Whitcomb sought care from Functionize after hearing Sok and Jake Reynolds, another physical therapist on staff, on a podcast with Big Peach. Whit comb is also the COO and co-founder of a WearTesters, a running shoe review website, and has worked in the running industry for years.

He said his running form has improved after each Functionize visit, documenting the difference in pictures from past races.

“It’s been a process, but every time I’m just feeling better and better,” Whit comb said.

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Lauren Sok, owner of Functionize Health & Physical Therapy, stands next to her business sign at the Dunwoody location Oct. 11. Sok started her physical therapy business in Decatur in 2015, then expanded to Dunwoody this year.

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For Sok, one important feature of Functionize is its cash-based system, which avoids the pitfalls associated with insurance companies.

The Functionize website explains the cash-based model and its benefits.

“In our 25+ years of combined experi ence, third-party payers pressuring for fast diagnosis, insisting on canned treat ments, and obstructing the therapy we want to provide often hurts the patient’s progress.”

Sok said insurance companies typically require patients to visit prac titioners two to three times a week, which calls for co-pays or full costs if deductibles aren’t met. Plus, in-network companies often entail a cookie-cutter approach filled with standard protocols that overlook individualized needs and goals, she said.

And when Sok worked with tradi tional companies, she typically tended to multiple people at the same time, people of different ages and with differ ent needs.

“I always said it was like daycare,” Sok said. “You were keeping people occupied basically, and not thinking through it.”

Whitcomb, who has seen many physi

A painting that asks “Are you living your dream or are you still dreaming of living?” hangs in an empty backroom behind the group exercise studio. Functionize Owner Lauren Sok said the painting was an important piece of inspiration for starting her business.

cal therapists over the years, said Func tionize is different from all the others.

“[With] every other physical therapist, you go in there for an hour, and you usually are sharing the time with at least

one other patient, where they’re bounc ing back and forth between you and that other patient,” Whitcomb said. “That’s been my experience with every single physical therapy place I’ve been to, but then with Functionize, you’re not.”

He also said treatment at Functionize is not much more expensive than other companies, where you have multiple co-pays.

Sok said the average cost per visit, and there’s usually around 10 per client, runs from $200 to $249.

But clients have the option to submit the itemized bill to insurance for reim bursement.

Building a health community

Sok is focused on building commu nity in Dunwoody. During a tour of the facility Oct. 11, Sok talked about the room behind the group exercise studio. She plans to lease it as a coffee shop, to bring community through coffee.

The room is empty, save for a colorful art piece hanging on the wall that asks, “Are you living your dream or still dream ing of living?” Sok saw the painting before she started her business and said it’s a big part of her inspiration. She wrote about the painting for one of her newslet ters, which she writes regularly.

“It was like the light bulb moment,” she said. “Like, okay, ‘This bright, color ful painting is telling you something. I’m ready to start living my dream.’”

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Some of Sok’s clients are members of Run the Wood, a local running group that meets on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Sok, who lives in Dunwoody, formed the group last year after observing many solo runners in the Dunwoody community.

“People always say, ‘The hardest part is an adult is making friends.’”

Allison Thornton, another Function ize client, said she’s been a part of the group since it started.

“I know some friendships have formed out of that group,” Thornton said.

Thornton sought treatment from the Functionize team this year for hip and shoulder pain. Because she’s had im provement over the course of her visits, Thornton goes sporadically, as needed. Her husband and daughter also go to Functionize.

Thornton has also used the small group exercise classes offered at Func tionalize.

She attended the Strength Founda tions group exercise class, led by Jesse Brown, a physical therapist on staff. She has also attended Sok’s Mat Pilates class.

“Between those two classes, I just feel like I’m overall stronger, maybe more than I have been in my whole life,” Thornton said.

For more information about Func tionize, visit functionizehealth.com or call (404) 907-4196.

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Upper school counseling services – an intentional balancing act

Brought to you by - King’s Ridge Christian School

At times students can become singleminded, focusing only on academics. While good grades are certainly an important goal for every student and a key to college admissions, grade point averages should not define students nor consume every waking hour. A life filled only with textbooks, essays, and stan dardized tests is not spiritually mean ingful, socially purposeful, or physically healthy. As a college preparatory school, King’s Ridge Christian School strives to provide students with rigorous academic preparation as well as social, spiritual, and physical fulfillment, which are all necessary for college and life beyond.

Research supports this call for stu dents to live a balanced life. According to the Johns Hopkins Student Assistance Program, “Students often prioritize aca

demics at the expense of personal factors, including relationships and exercise. This can lead to a decline in academic performance, as general health and well-being are critical to optimal academic func tioning.” (2020). Per haps most surprising is that college admissions departments tell counselors that a high school resume filled only with academic accolades is not what they seek in applicants.

The Upper School counseling depart ment at KRCS intentionally focuses on developing the whole child; one who successfully balances academics, extracurricular interests, the arts, athletic pursuits, and a spiritual relationship with Christ. Through one-on-one meetings, small group advisement lessons, large

and daily informal settings, counselors seek to know each of the students as indi viduals through their unique talents, aspi rations, struggles, and strengths. Coun selors act as guides, encouraging students to build resiliency, self-confidence, and

for success in college and beyond.

The KRCS counseling team truly be lieves that the well-balanced student is best prepared to live out the King’s Ridge mission: “equipping students to know, to serve, and to believe”.

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A letter to students

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1. You are awesome. Be confident in who you are. I promise you’ll meet people who are smarter than you, and that’s OK. You don’t have to be the smartest person—oddly enough, sometimes being the smartest person is difficult. I also promise that you will be smarter than most. Enjoy that; while being smart isn’t everything, it is defi nitely something. Be confident in your intelligence, but not arrogant. I’ve found that, most of the time, being arrogant backfires on you. That leads into point two…

2. Sometimes it takes more courage and intelligence to be silent than to speak. It took me a long time to un derstand and respect silence. I’m still learning that it’s a mark of maturity and, most of the time, intelligence. Also, respect everyone’s differences and challenge yourself to learn about them.

3. Never stop learning. I don’t mean that in a teacher way, I mean it in a learning life sort of way. You are con stantly growing, maturing, and devel oping, so enjoy it. Life is a condition to which no one is immune. We learn something every day.

Our taste in music, food, TV, and the people we surround ourselves with evolves. It’s natural for these prefer ences to change. I wasted a lot of time trying to be someone I wasn’t because I thought I was supposed to be someone else.

To complete number three, you need to invest in number four…

4. Spend time with yourself. Since you’ve been in my class, I’ve learned how amazing you are each in your own way. If you sit and spend time with you, I think you’ll feel the same way. I’m such a people person, but some times the best thing is time alone with great music, a book, TV, or whatever. As cheesy as this sounds, be your own best friend. The sooner you learn that all of your faults and idiosyncra sies are what make you awesome, the sooner you will be a better person and enjoy life so much more. That leads to number five…

5. Everyone has faults. With the advent of social media, I sometimes find myself comparing my faults with everyone else’s highlights. Scrolling through your Twitter feed (or Snapchat or Tik Tok), you see people lauding their

accomplishments, great times, and great friends. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this, as long as you understand that what you see on social media is an incomplete picture. If you compare all of your faults to those highlights, you may feel a bit inadequate. Everyone has faults, so embrace yours. Grow from them and know that they add to what makes you, you. And remember, you’re awe some.

6. Surround yourself with people who love you and think you’re great (but also who know and accept your faults). You need this. If someone won’t accept you for who you are, ask yourself if you really need that rela tionship (be it friends or more).

7. Smile. Every day. I’m not getting into the psychology of it all, but it could pos sibly make you happier and healthier. It works. Trust me.

8. Don’t trust people just because they say, “trust me.” Still...

9. Trust people. It’s endearing. I know this is very contradictory, but it’s true. Even though “trust me” should raise flags, trusting people means you are human and we all need people we can trust.

10. I’ve saved one of the most impor tant tips for last: Be happy. Genuinely happy.

Choose a profession that pays the bills and makes you want to go to work most days. You won’t be happy every day. You will have bad days, weeks and maybe even months, but you’ll be gener ally happy. Money will not, in the end, make you happy.

One of the greatest pieces of advice my dad ever gave me was to make great memories. Good and bad, and all kinds in between, they are all part of our life.

So, make them good ones and remember that you are part of other’s memories so make sure they are posi tive, too.

I have to end this the way my mother ended most of our conversations when I was in high school and college. Make good choices. (I repeat this often to my own kids.)

Lori Fenzl, Upper School social studies teacher

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There is no place like High Meadows School. Since 1973, High Meadows stu dents in Pre-K through 8th grade have learned through experiential, immer sive educational opportunities offered both in the school’s spacious, lightfilled classrooms and across 42 acres of grassy fields and scenic woodlands. High Meadows School’s progressive cur riculum is focused on developing future global citizens and innovative leaders who embrace challenge and think for themselves.

High Meadows lower years class rooms offer low student-teacher ratios in which instruction emphasizes academic excellence, love of learning, critical thinking, and environmental and social responsibility. As a nationally recog nized and award-winning leader in pro gressive education, High Meadows is an

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When children graduate from High Meadows, they are empowered with a deep respect for international perspec tives, an intuitive understanding of life’s interconnectedness, and an exceedingly strong sense of self. Education is an expedition that starts from the moment we are born. When we teach children to be curious and inquiring at an early age,

we create within them a love of learn ing that lasts an entire lifetime. What is more important than that?

Come see how all this comes to life.

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Sowing the seeds of organic learning

Brought to you by – Johns Creek Mon tessori School of Georgia

Maria Montessori, Italy’s first woman doctor, invented a system of early child hood education based on her scientific observations of how the child constructs himself through interaction with his environment.

Her emphasis on the importance of the “prepared” environment created by the teacher offers the child the free dom to choose his work. This freedom - which is given when the child demon strates the responsibility to use it wisely - allows him to remain with an activity until its purpose is accomplished. Work ing without artificial timelines allows him to engage in the spontaneous repeti tion of a skill so that it is refined; this freedom also creates in him the ability to concentrate for long periods of time and to feel the satisfaction of mastery.

In a Montessori environment, the teacher serves as a guide rather than as a traditional instructor. She continually observes the child, using these observa tions to give the next lesson so that he steadily progresses.

The multi-aged classroom gives every child regular opportunities to be the

learner as well as the leader in the secu rity of a home-like environment which is cared for by everyone in it, teacher and student alike. The Montessori class room is ordered and beautiful, filled with materials that are aesthetically pleasing, materials which capture the imagination and assist in physical, academic and social development.

Montessori develops children who are responsible, creative, innovative, respectful and kind. Montessori chil dren are truly the citizens of the future, equipped to face challenges with confi dence and competence.

Located near the intersection of 141 and McGinnis Ferry Road in Johns Creek, Johns Creek Montessori School of Georgia provides excellence in Mon tessori education for infants, toddlers and children to six years old. JCMSOG provides an authentic Montessori environment, where each individual’s needs are respected, and everyone works together for the good of the community. The focus is always on helping the chil dren to develop themselves in a caring, peaceful environment. By helping chil dren to develop independence, we assist them in their physical and emotional development.  As their sense of security in their ability to care for themselves

and their environment grows, their brains have more energy or “bandwidth” for increased academic learning. Ad ditionally, this focus on development of muscular control is a first step in

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Accepting

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Those are the words of Mill Springs Academy’s founder, Tweetie L. Moore, and the words that Mill Springs adminis tration, faculty, and staff continue to live by today. Founded in 1981, Mill Springs provides a values-based college prepara tory program for students with ADHD and learning differences. Mill Springs’ school-wide Community Structure en courages students to participate in their own education by teaching self-advocacy, social problem-solving skills, and how to forge their own path. Our small class sizes allow teachers to provide each student with individualized instruction. Our highly skilled faculty and counselors provide academic rigor on all levels, from kindergarten through 12, in a supportive, nurturing environment.

Mill Springs Academy also offers students a wide variety of opportunities outside the core curriculum. Mill Springs’ fine arts program encourages students to explore their creativity through painting, sculpture, set design, music, performance, and more. Our robust athletic programs allow students to play at a competitive level

while building teamwork and confidence.

Mill Springs’ 85-acre Alpharetta campus includes indoor and outdoor classroom space, athletic facilities, and visual and performing arts facilities. We serve students from over 50 different zip codes in the Metro Atlanta area and provide four bus routes with ten stops in the morning and afternoon. To learn more about Mill Springs Academy, visit us at www.millsprings.org/visit.

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Get your shovel for the return of the Joros

If you’ve been out in the great wide world lately, you’ve probably noticed those shimmery gossamer webby things up there in the power lines. It seems like wherever there are two lines with a few feet of each other, there are also a whole bunch of webby things.

sions down to two. One down, 88 million to go.

I should have felt good about that, but I just kind of shrugged. I was, I knew, resigned to having to do it all again in a day or two. And that’s exactly what happened.

STEVE HUDSON Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net

Joro spider webs?

Yeah, those. They’re back!

Prime Joro season in this neck of the woods is usually August through Octo ber, and they’ve been turning up in lots of other places, too – some of them close to home. For instance, one delegation seems to favor the little nook between the corner of my house and the railing on the deck.

There was a big ol’ Joro spider out there a few days ago, but notice I said “was.” Durable though those Joros are, they’re no match for my ancient Sears and Roebuck shovel.

As yard tools go, that shovel is one of those enduring institutions ever. Sure, the business end is a little rusted, with some dings and dimples here and there, but that’s just how much-loved shov els usually are. Those blemishes could pour out the stories, too, if I only could remember what those stories are. For it’s an old shovel with a much-used wood handle polished by use so it’s smooth as the lid of a fine piano. Old things always have tales to tell.

Anyway, that shovel’s a great antiJoro weapons system, at least if the Joros are not too far off the ground. A single swashbuckling stroke through the air made short work of the web at the end of the deck, and then a second stroke (vertical, descending) reconfig ured the once-intimidating Joro spider who used to live there from three dimen

Somewhat more troublesome are the Joro webs that are higher off the ground and out of reach even of me and my shovel. For those, I’ve adopted the strategy of scouring the ground under the big oak tree for suitable throwing sticks which I pick up and heft in my hand and then launch with aboriginal accuracy (sometimes) into the sky in the general direction of whatever web I have targeted. This is not nearly as effective as it sounds, however, and it also puts nearby windows or small children at risk. Occasionally I get lucky, though, and anyway Ellie the Resident Mini Schnauzer thinks its all part of some grand game of fetch-the-stick, which she does with relish and glee – whether there happens to be a spider attached to the stick or not.

So what’s the deal with these Joro spiders anyway? You’ll recall from our previous chat on the subject that they seem to have first appeared in Georgia along the I-85 corridor in the area of Braselton and Hoschton. That’s home to many large distribution centers, and the feeling among those who know is that these spiders (or maybe their eggs) hitched a ride into our fair land aboard a crate, in some packing mate rial, or maybe even on a live plant.

But however they got here, it appears that they are here to stay. Fortunately, they are not a particular threat to people unless provoked in an up-close and personal way, though their long-term impact on ecosystems is not known for certain.

Clearly, what is needed is more info!

And so, possibly out of a vague sense of guilt over murdering that helpless spider whose only sin was to have taken

up residence on the corner of my deck, I decided to attempt to redeem myself by participating in something called Joro Watch. Joro Watch is a new website de veloped by a whole bunch of interested folks, among them the spiderists (is that a word? If not, it should be) at the Uni versity of Georgia as well as something called the Southern Integrated Pest Management Center. This I picture as a fortified bunker, possibly located deep inside Stone Mountain where even the most determined joro spider probably can’t get in. In my mind’s eye its walls are covered with high-tech maps and glowing computer screens and lots and lots of flickering numbers. One of those numbers just decreased by one, from 88,325,286 to 88,325,285. That was me and my shovel. It’s nice to be appreci ated.

But I digress. We were talking about Joro Watch, which lives at jorowatch. org.

Joro Watch is, according to the Interweb, “a monitoring program to collect data and better understand the current spread and distribution of joro spiders. You’ll like it for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is a map showing where the joro spiders have been showing up. The answer to that one, by the way, is mostly in Georgia, some in South Carolina, and a little bit in North Carolina and Ten nessee. There’s even one little tiny spot of green in Washington County, Okla. But if you live somewhere else and feel left out, don’t worry. It’s probably just a matter of time, and the map will help you know when it’s time to go dig out the old shovel.

Joro Watch really is kind of fun – and useful too. For example, it’ll help you figure out whether what you’re seeing is an honest-to-goodness Joro spider or one of its similar-looking cousins (such as our very own native yellow garden spiders). Adding your own observational data is easy, and there were even perks

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in the form of a chance to win custom Joro Watch stickers too in the recent Joro Spider Spotting Contest, which ended Oct 15. Citizen science like this is usually its own reward, but free stuff doesn’t hurt.

Anyway, I just completed my latest Joro spider sighting report. I got an official verification and a “Record ID” and everything. That’s pretty cool.

But wait. Is that another one on the other end of the deck?

Where did I put that shovel?

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