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Stimulus-funded projects await governor’s green light By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

More than $26.7 million for roads and bridge improvements in DeKalb County are awaiting the nod from Gov. Sonny Perdue to get federal economic-stimulus funds. The projects, which were approved Thursday by the Georgia Department of Transportation board, are among $31.9 million in projects that made the cut in the portions of DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnett Counties that make up the 4th Congressional District. Rockdale County is to get $4.2 million in road and bridge projects and Gwinnett County, $1 million. Robert L. Brown, the district’s representative on the GDOT board, said all of the projects are shovel-ready and can be started the moment the funds are available. He says he feels good about Robert Brown the projects slated for phase one funding. “I thought that any money that we could get to put people to work and catch up on maintenance is good,” Brown said. “If we don’t do maintenance now, it is going to cost

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Funds from the economic stimulus package could be used to jumpstart the $8.3 million enhancement of Memorial Drive between Mountain Drive (above) and Candler Road.

us more down the road.” Brown stressed that even though the GDOT board approved the projects, they must be certified by Perdue to get funding. Georgia is expecting $931 million from The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act but it has

$2.1 billion in eligible projects. President Barack Obama pushed for the $787 billion economic stimulus package that was passed by Congress on March 3. It is part of a nationwide effort to create 3.5 million jobs over the next two years, jumpstart growth and transform

the economy. Georgia will get more than $1 billion in infrastructure spending, including the $931 million for highways and bridges, $136 million for transit, $66 million for clean water projects and $7 million for fixed-guideway modernization.

Statewide, the funds are to yield 106,000 jobs. The 4th District’s share of that is 7,900. Phase one projects are considered ready for construction within 120 days. There is another list for phase two projects that will be ready for construction a year out. The bulk of DeKalb’s 13 phase one projects are for road enhancements and maintenance. It includes the $8.3 million enhancement to Memorial Drive between Candler Road and Mountain Drive, which is located between the county jail and the DeKalb Juvenile Court. Memorial Drive also has two other projects for $3 million on the list. Hairston Road is slated for $887,568 in ATMS/ITS improvements, and $2.1 million in traffic signal upgrades at 21 locations across the county made the list that is on its way to Perdue. A phase three project – the South River Bike and Pedestrian Trail, which will cost $570,000 to build, is also on the list. Brown said Perdue will verify that the list of projects approved by the Transportation Board meet the federal guidelines for funding. “We won’t know until he has signed off on it,” Brown said. McKenzie Jackson contributed to this report.

Second draft of plans for Hidden Hills Overlay District ready for review By McKenzie Jackson

Greater Hidden Hills community residents and business owners have until March 25 to review and suggest changes to the second draft report of the Greater Hidden Hills Overlay District. The 267-page report details how an overlay district could turn the four-square-mile area into a live, work and play district with investment potential. The report is available at www.co.dekalb. ga.us/planning/pdf/overlay/hiddenHillsStudy.pdf. Residents have been working on the Greater Hidden Hills Overlay Study since December 2007. The second draft of the report was completed March 11 with updated foreclosure information, census data, history, concept plan and the overlay district’s goals and strategies. Jan Costello, coordinator of the Overlay Committee, says the 15 neighborhoods making up the overlay district are home to aging infrastructures, rampant foreclosures, declining housing stock, and other economic troubles. “We are surrounded by com-

Jan Costello (left) and Pauline Dailey envision good things for the Hidden Hills Overlay District, which includes the closed Hidden Hills Golf Club.

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mercial districts that are not only eyesores, they are dead,” she said. “We have a lot of commercial buildings that are not used. We see the overlay as being an economic tool that other communities have used to revitalize commercial districts.” The Greater Hidden Hills area is bounded by Redan Road, Panola Road, Covington Highway and South Hairston Road. It has more than 5,000 homes, the closed Hidden Hills golf course and multiple

businesses dominated by fast food restaurants and grocery stores. To help fund the study, Costello said the planning department submitted an application March 6 for an Atlanta Regional Commission Community Choices Grant. “If we receive the grant, the ARC will help us in the drafting of the overlay zoning code,” she said. The ARC is expected to award the grants by the end of the month.

Costello said residents want businesses that offer professional services, high-end sit-down restaurants within walking distances, and that they have the income to support those services. “When you look at the demographic section of the report you will see that the average education in our greater area is higher than the county norm and there is enough income there to support higher qualities of business,” she said. “You

might stop at the Starbucks on the way to the grocery store or the print shop on your way back and pick up something for your business. There would be a synergy there.” With an overlay district, Costello said the community could set design requirements for new buildings and control the types of businesses that come to area, and be on the lookout for too much duplication. She said that limiting duplication will help businesses grow. “That makes it better for the business that are there,” she said. “Suddenly they don’t have to compete with five more auto parts stores or five more beauty shops.” Pauline Dailey, the Hidden Hills Civic Association’s president, says she envisions a variety of shops and neighbors who own their own homes and care for them. “We want an area with people making sure this is a safe place for our children and that we have more activities for our children,” said Dailey, a decade-long resident of Hidden Hills. For more information, contact Jan Costello at hhcamail@yahoo. com or 770-815-0105.

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“We currently have an influx of business that are leaving more than an influx of businesses that are coming.”

Lithonians pick Franklin, Jackson for council Top Dem to be in Rockdale Advertising consultant Al Franklin and attorney Deborah Jackson are the newest members of the Lithonia City Council. The two were the top vote getters among the four candidates in the March 17 special election, which attracted only 124 or 11.8 percent of the city’s 1,050 voters. Franklin and Jackson will be sworn in and take their seat at the city council’s March 23 work session. Franklin got 70 or 32 percent of the votes. Jackson got 58 or 26.5 percent of the vote. Only one vote separated Jackson from third-place finisher William “Rick” Dodd. Tax examiner Tabitha Wingo got 34 or 15. 5 percent of the votes. Franklin, 32, and Jackson, 56, will fill the unexpired terms of former council members Tonya

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Peterson and Linda Pruett. Peterson is now the city’s mayor and Pruett resigned her seat in December. This was Jackson’s second run for a Lithonia elected office. She ran for mayor in the November 2008 special election to replace former Mayor Joyce McKibben. She and Franklin will seek election to full four-year terms in November. They join Doreen Carter, Kathleen deCocq and Marcus Lloyd on the council.

At a March 12 candidate forum at Exousia Church, both told the 30 people in attendance that they are change agents. Franklin, who has lived in the city for two years, called himself a “small town guy” and said he wants to help attract and keep businesses in the city. “We currently have an influx of business that are leaving more than an influx of businesses that are coming,” he said. “We have to find a solution to keep the businesses that we have.” Jackson, who moved to the city in 2006, says she is excited about Lithonia. “I have a history of continuing to be involved in the city,” she said. “I worked for the city even before I lived here.”

the November 2008 presJane Kidd, chairperidential election. It also son of the Georgia Demelected African-Ameriocratic Party, will be cans to county positions the guest speaker at the as county chairman and Rockdale County DemoCEO, clerk of court and cratic Party’s March 28 county commissioner. committee meeting at Candidates for the Johnson Park Recreation Jane Kidd county party posts must Center. indicate the interest in Kidd, a state representative from Clarke County, will writing to Elaine Davis-Nickens, speak about Democratic Party ini- Rockdale Democratic Party acting tiatives and policies at the 9 a.m. chair, P.O. Box 81404, Conyers, GA meeting. The Rockdale party will 30013 or email RockdaleDems@ also elect its chairman and secre- bellsouth.net. The Johnson Park Recreation tary during the meeting. Rockdale County went major- Center is at 1781 Ebenezer Road ity Democratic for the first time in S.W. in Conyers.

Hairston Library to close for expansion The Hairston Crossing Library in Stone Mountain will close on April 2 for more than a year so that it can be expanded. The construction will more than quadruple the branch’s size from 4,000 to 18,000 square feet. It is projected to reopen in mid2010. The branch is one of 11 county libraries being expanded or built with $54.5 million in bond funds approved by voters in November 2005. New branches under construction include the Ellenwood, Northeast Plaza and Stonecrest libraries. Branches due for expan-

sion are the Embry Hills, Northlake Barbara Loar, Salem-Panola and Brookhaven libraries. Hairston Crossing Library currently houses a 10,000-volume collection, a children’s area, 13 computers for public use, and 20 parking spots. When the expansion is complete, it will have a 53,000-volume collection, a youth and teen services areas, audiovisual collection areas, and a magazine collection area. It will also have a 100-seat meeting room, a 12-seat conference room, six-seat study/tutor room, 38 computers for public use, and a

computer lab with 12 computers. There will also be self-checkout stations and 90 parking spaces. C.D. Moody Construction is building the library. During its closure, patrons can use the Covington Library, 3500 Covington Hwy., Stone MountainSue Kellogg Library, 952 Leon St., Stone Mountain; Redan-Trotti Library, 1569 Wellborn Road, Lithonia; and Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur. For more information, visit www.dekalblibrary.org or call 404370-8450.

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Terrorism (as defined by Webster dictionary): the use of terror, violence, or threats of violence to intimidate or frighten a people into submission. Now is the time to expand this definition from physical violence and threats to financial violence and threat. We should call this term “economic terrorism” and the people who cause such fear – economic terrorist. One need only look at today’s chaotic financial meltdown in America to see what we are talking about. The American financial system is broken and the flood of greed will not allow sufficient truth to glue it back together again. With unemployment claims that exceed 5 million, the American public has a new form of terrorism to fear. Nothing inflicts fear and terror into the average American like the threat of losing one’s job, home, saving, retirement, and/or investments. However, the challenging question is who can and should be correctly identified as domestic economic terrorists? Former Secretary of the Treasury, Henry M. Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke are two names that come to mind. Paulson and Bernanke used fear to get the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and the American

“The American people should demand that Congress ask for a forensic audit of the first $350 billion used in the bailout to show where our money went.” Viola Davis, Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter

public to authorize a $700 billion dollar bailout for financial institutions without conditions. According to the article titled, “Bailout 20 Blues,” in the November 2008 issue of Forbes magazine, Paulson and Bernanke accomplished the bailout funding despite stating: “We see no serious spillover to banks of thrift institutions from the problems in the subprime market,” said Ben Bernanke in May 2007. “I don’t see (subprime mortgage market troubles) imposing a serious problem,” said Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson in April 2007. How could the American public trust these two men to come up with a solution when they refused to make the banks tell what they did with the first $350 billion? Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke need to be prosecuted. What happened to the first $350 billion dollars used in the bailout? Most of us know that it is the money many elected officials don’t

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want the American taxpayer to talk about. We American taxpayers have been hoodwinked and bamboozled. We fell for the bait and switch. We were told the original purpose for the $700 billion bailout was to save the banks and help homeowners, which would stop the flood of foreclosures. What a lie. Remember Luke-5:37 – “no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.” The American people should demand that Congress ask for a forensic audit of the first $350 billion used in the bailout to show where our money went. We need to use the IRS and FBI to search out fraud and corruption within our financial system. We need to identify the companies that have off shore accounts that do not pay taxes in America, yet received taxpayers’ money in the bailout. President Barack Obama should

establish a new commission of experts that the American public would trust such as Dylan Ratigan and Harry Markopolos under the justice department to demonstrate accountability. This country will not bounce back financially until banks that received taxpayer dollars stop forecloses and renegotiate the homeowners’ mortgages. This country will not bounce back from economic terrorism until the American people can again trust our government regulators. Greedy CEOs must be put in jail once fraud and corruption is proven. “We The People” under the United State Constitution of America are the government. It is our votes that hire the elected officials and our tax dollars that pay their salaries and fund their budgets. Remember, taxpayers and voters are the employers. Elected officials are the employees. There is no separation between the people and their government. If we are to save this country from destruction, “We the People” must reclaim our government to ensure a republic future for our children. Viola Davis is the founder of Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter. She lives in Stone Mountain. Ruby BozemanDavis assisted with this article.

Health careers on agenda A7 Expo gathers camp operators A3 B3 High school and college students can in one venue

Advertising consultant Al Franklin and attorney Deborah Jackson are the newest members of the Lithonia City Council.

learn about nursing and health careers on March 27 at Georgia Perimeter College’s Clarkston campus.

Top Dem to be in Rockdale A3 Meeting to focus on McNair cluster schools A8 Jane Kidd, chairperson of the Georgia Democratic Party, will be the guest speaker at the Rockdale County Democratic Party’s March 28 committee meeting.

Parents can get updates on their children’s education at the McNair cluster Community Meeting on March 26.

Fair draws nearly 1,000 job Seminar offers educational seekers A5 tools for parents A8 These days, when there is a whiff of a job anywhere, job hunters swarm. Wednesday was no different and close to 1,000 men and women descended on the Military Edge National Job Fair in downtown Decatur.

A conference at Cedar Grove Elementary School will arm parents with information on improving their children’s education, repairing their credit and taking charge of their health.

Every year, dozens of operators of summer camps gather at the Mall of Stonecrest for the annual Summer Camp Expo to share with area parents their offerings for the 11 weeks that children are out of school.

Dance companies will show what their campers do B5 Dance camps are popular choices for kids who want to explore the discipline or hone their skills.

Young poet to perform

When India Chapman gets in front of a microphone, everyone listens. Though she is only 11 years old, when she recites her original poem “I Won’t Stop,” her passion and determination are hard to miss.

Kids get sealant to fight tooth decay

Oratorical contest brings A6 speaking skills to forefront A8 Ask the right questions for safe camp experience B8 Dozens of students at Rockbridge EleFour students in grades five to 12 talked

mentary School in Stone Mountain now have a silent cavity fight protecting their teeth.

their way to trophies at the 100 Black Men of DeKalb County’s third annual Leadership Academy Youth Oratorical Competition.

When school lets out for the summer, East Metro kids will have their pick of dozens of day camps to keep them busy and engaged until the new school year.

Friends support each other in Walk Georgia program A7 Titles lend credence to rep as Gardening camp offers kids basketball dynasty A9 For the next 36 days, Yolanda Moore will outdoor fun B10 For the third time in four years, the high go to WalkGeorgia.com to track her daily walks and three to four visits to the gym each.

school basketball season ended with three DeKalb teams wearing state title crowns.

This summer, kids can be couch potatoes or spend time growing the real thing.

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Finance

“The more [employers] there are, the bigger the lines are and the harder it is to get to see them.” Hundreds of men and women descended on the Military Edge National Job Fair, which was geared mostly toward people looking for careers with the U.S. government and military.

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Fair draws nearly 1,000 job seekers By McKenzie Jackson

These days, when there is a whiff of a job anywhere, job hunters swarm. Wednesday was no different and close to 1,000 men and women descended on the Military Edge National Job Fair at the Holiday Inn Express in downtown Decatur. The job fair, which was geared mostly toward people looking for careers with the U.S. government and military, attracted 11 employers including the Air Force Reserves, U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Private sector firms like T-Mobile and Mary Kay also showed up, along with college recruiters from Phoenix and DeVry universities. Lithonia resident James Wilkes had hoped for more employers but counted his blessings anyway. “The more [employers] there are, the bigger the lines are and the harder it is to get to see them,” said Wilkes, who has been unemployed for almost a year. He was one of hundreds who lined up in the hotel’s hallways awaiting the start of the the job fair, held in the ballroom. He is searching for a career in counseling. “I got one pretty strong prospect,” said Wilkes, 58. “They took my resume and said

they would be calling back. Others told me to go online.” Forty-six-year-old Deirish Kellyword traveled from Cobb County to attend the job fair. “I’m looking for anything, social service, mail, mailroom, warehouse,” she said. “I’ve done a lot of different stuff.” Cathy Harden, who lost her job two years ago, says the constant layoffs worry her. “It’s been bad for me,” she said. “I’m unemployed and I need a job.” DeKalb’s jobless rate reached a 36-year high of 8.5 percent in January with more than 32,900 county residents out of work. Nikkia Harden, an operations manager with Military Edge, which connects individuals with military backgrounds with companies nationwide, said the turnout is a sign of the times. Harden said she is hoping President Barack Obama can change things quickly. “I have faith in Obama,” she said. “Obama is going to make it better.” Kellyword, who has a job working in the stockroom of a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Cobb County, said she is felt blessed to have some income coming in. “By the grace of God, I’m not frustrated,” she said. “ I thank God for the little money I make working at night.”

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Rockbridge Elementary students got tooth sealant as part of Georgia Perimeter College’s Seal Georgia Initiative.

Kids get sealant to fight tooth decay Dozens of students at Rockbridge Elementary School in Stone Mountain now have a silent cavity fight protecting their teeth. At the Feb. 20 event, 45 students got 220 sealants along with information on oral health and overall wellness from Georgia Perimeter College’s Seal Georgia 2009 initiative and the DeKalb County Board of Health. Sealant is a plastic material that flows into the pits of a back tooth, sealing it from decay. In the five years after its application, sealant reduces the number of new cavities by 60 percent. During the event at the Dunwoody campus, the student watched videos, visited the tooth fairy and got toothbrushes and other gifts. Good oral hygiene is important because the first signs of many diseases usually appear in the mouth. Regular dental visits can promote both a healthy mouth and a

healthy body. Periodontal disease has been linked to diabetes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory infections. Also, early signs of varicella (chickenpox), herpes simplex and HIV, as well as vitamin deficiencies, can be first noted in and around the oral cavity. Regular dental visits can result in the early detection of these conditions. Seal Georgia 2009 is part of a national effort against the epidemic of untreated oral disease among disadvantaged children. It focuses on oral health education, preventive care and provides dental sealants to lowincome children who lack access to care. For information about the DeKalb Board of Health’s dental services, contact the Clifton Springs Health Center at 404244-4410; East DeKalb Health Center at 770-484-2623; Kirkwood Health Center at 404-370-4640; Central DeKalb Health Center at 404-508-7890; or North DeKalb Health Center at 770-454-1144, ext. 4341.

On March 22, World Water Day, the United Nations promotes conserving clean water for health, the environment, agriculture and energy. Worldwide, more than a billion people lack access to clean water. H20Conserve.org offers tips to conserve water and save money on large water bills. Here are some tips for saving water in the kitchen: n When washing dishes by hand, don’t leave the water running the whole time. If your sink has two basins, fill one with water for washing, and another with water for rinsing. If you only have one basin, lather up and scrub a bunch of dishes, then turn the water on to rinse them all at once. n When washing dishes by hand, use the least amount of detergent possible. This minimizes the water needed for rinsing. n Only run the dishwasher when it’s completely full. Scrape scraps dishes into the trash rather than rinsing. New dishwashers don’t even require pre-rinsed dishes. n Use the garbage disposal less and the garbage more – or even better, start composting. n Keep a bottle or pitcher of drinking water in the refrigerator instead of running tap water to cool it each time you want a drink. n Wash vegetables and fruits in a large bowl of water and scrub them with a vegetable

brush. Your faucet is not a power-washer. n Think ahead. Don’t use water to defrost frozen foods; instead, leave them in the fridge overnight to defrost. n Boil food in as little water as possible. You only need just enough to submerge your pasta and potatoes, and with less water you keep more flavor and nutrients in your veggies. n Use the water left over from boiling to water your plants. Just let it cool down first. n If you’re planning on steaming veggies to go along with rice, potatoes or pasta, put your vegetable steamer right on top of the starchy foods you’re boiling. This way you save water and space on your stove, and have fewer pots and pans to clean up afterwards. n Eat meat and dairy foods fewer times a day, or just in smaller portions. The amount of water used to produce animal products far exceeds the amount used for growing vegetables and grains. For example, in the United States it takes about 60 gallons of water to produce one pound of corn. When the corn is then fed to cattle, which also require water for drinking, cleaning and processing, it ends up taking over 1,500 gallons of water to produce a single pound of beef. The average American eats about 54 pounds of meat a year, about three times the international average. By eating less meat we can all help to conserve water.

You can help conserve water by the foods you chose to eat. It takes over 1,500 gallons of water to produce a single pound of beef. Tea or coffee? To make a cup of coffee, it takes about 37 gallons of water, including growing and processing the coffee beans.Tea only requires 8 gallons of water.

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Screenings to check ankle bone density Free ankle bone density screening will be available at the March 28 “Understanding Osteoporosis” event at DeKalb Medical’s Decatur campus. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become fragile and are more likely to break. If undiagnosed, the disease can progress painlessly until a bone breaks, typically in the hip, spine and wrist. Dr. Andrea Juliao, a Tuckerbased family doctor, will be the keynote speaker at the 10 a.m. to noon event in the Stubbs Auditorium. There will also be a demonstration of Dexa Scan, which measures bone density. Admission is free and lunch will be provided. DeKalb Medical is at 2665 North Decatur Road in Decatur. For more information or to register, call 404-501-9355.

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“We just want people to partner with us, move more and live more.... We just want people to get fit.”

Friends encourage and support each other in Walk Georgia program By McKenzie Jackson

For the next 36 days, Yolanda Moore will go to WalkGeorgia.com to track her daily walks and three to four visits to the gym each. And she won’t be alone. Through April 25, Moore and 49 other DeKalb County residents are recording the amount of time they are physically active each day. They are taking part in the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension’s Walk Georgia program. “I’m trying to lose weight,” said Moore, a program administrator. “In my family there has been a large number of cases of hypertension and diabetes and I’m trying to make sure I don’t get that.” She also wants to drop one dress size. At the end of the free program, UGA Cooperative Extension officials will add up the physical activity for each person and tell them the average amount of time they are physically active each day. Jessica Hill, the director of the DeKalb County Extension office, said WalkGeorgia.com was organized to help people get fit, develop healthy habits for physical activity and get their bodies moving. She said healthy activities include dancing, walking, jogging, lifting weights, gardening or playing sports or biking. “In looking at health rates, obesity and stuff like that, the Walk Georgia taskforce decided that this program would be a good way to

Jessica Hill (from left), Yolanda Moore, Bobbie Ethridge and Rubi Bennett-Mason are participating in the Walk Georgia Program. The women are among 49 DeKalb County residents who are participating in the Internetbased statewide initiative.

get people to move,” she said. “We just want people to partner with us, move more and live more.” Hill says the program does not set goals for participants or hold them to a set number of hours. “We just want people to get fit,” she said. Moore’s team, the Georgia Steppers, are one of five DeKalb teams that have been working out together since March 1, is among hundreds of Walk Georgia teams statewide representing more than

2,000 people. The program has been under way in DeKalb County for a year and is currently in its third session. Moore said friends support each other by working in teams. “We can stay on top of one another and ask have, ‘Have you been walking today?’ or ‘Did you go out to the gym?’ ” she said. During the program’s second session, Moore said she did not work out as much as she should

Conference looks at Free diabetes health, nurse careers screens offered High school and college students can learn about nursing and health careers on March 27 at Georgia Perimeter College’s Clarkston campus. During the fourth annual Developing Diverse Caregivers Nursing and Health Careers Conference and Health Fair, participants hear from nursing students, working nurses, GPC nursing faculty and other healthcare professionals. Angela Bonet, who is coordinating the 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. conference, said there will also be workshops on diabetes, cancer and mental health and academic preparation. A number of health organizations will have booths. The conference will be in Building L. The Clarkston campus is at 555 North Indian Creek Drive. For more information or to register, visit www.gpc.edu/~gpcddc or call Al Wiseman at 678-891-3305.

Adults can get free screenings for diabetes at three Kaiser Permanente centers in DeKalb County on March 24 for Diabetes Alert Day. The screenings will be available at the Panola Center, 5440 Hillandale Drive in Lithonia, the Stonecrest Center, 8011 Mall Parkway in Lithonia and at the Crescent Center, 200 Crescent Centre Parkway in Tucker. Dr. Juanita Cone, Kaiser Permanent’s chief of Prevention and Health Promotion, said diabetes is on the increase because of the epidemic of obesity sweeping the state and country. The screen involves blood being drawn from a patient and tested for elevated blood glucose. For more information, call 404-869-5952.

because she didn’t have any teammates to motivate her. To keep participants motivated, WalkGeorgia sends out weekly newsletters with information on how to be physically active and healthy foods to eat. In its March 8 edition, participants got tips on caring for their feet, health information on tomatoes and a recipe on how to make healthy spaghetti sauce. It also listed Walk Georgia’s top performers.

“It’s all good information,” said Hill, who is also a program participant on the team Soccer Fans. Moore said she also sends out her own emails to team members. “I send out inspirational quotes and tell them not to forget to workout,” she said. “I just want to double what I did last year,” she said. For more information or registration, visit www.walkgeorgia.org or call 404-298-4080.

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“Unfortunately, there are too many students in the McNair Area who do not attend their neighborhood schools.”

Meeting to focus on McNair cluster schools of the Performing Arts and Parents can get upClifton elementary schools dates on their children’s and McNair middle and education at the Mchigh schools. Nair cluster Community The meeting is primarMeeting on March 26. ily for families living in District 3 School Greystone Park, Mark Trail, Board Sarah CopelinGresham Park, McAfee, Wood is hosting the 7 Fayetteville Road, East End p.m. meeting at McNair S. Copelin-Wood Crawford Lewis Eugene Walker Neighbors, Highland Park, Middle School. School Superintendent Dr. who do not attend their neighbor- Terry Mill, Eastland, Flat Shoals, Crawford Lewis and District 7 hood schools,” Wood said. “As we Whites Mill, Dawn Drive, East Lake school board members Eugene all are aware, Tilson Elementary Terrance, Second Avenue, Eastland/ Walker are expected to attend. School has already closed, due to Sky Haven and Glenwood. McNair Middle School is at Wood said she will encourage low enrollment.” parents who live in the district to Schools within the McNair clus- 2190 Wallingford Drive in Decakeep their children in the schools ter are McNair Discovery Learning tur. For more information, contact in District 3. Academy, Meadowview, Gresham “Unfortunately, there are too Park, Flat Shoals, Kelley Lake, Sky Sarah Copelin-Wood at copelin65@ many students in the McNair Area Haven, DeKalb Elementary School hotmail.com or 404-371-1490.

Seminar offers educational tools for parents A flight standards repA March 28 conference resentative of Western at Cedar Grove ElemenPacific Region Runway tary School will arm parSafety Program Office, ents with information on Foster teaches graduimproving their children’s ate and undergraduate education, repairing their courses in aviation safety, credit and taking charge management and aircraft of their health. maintenance. The “2009 Education Paul M. Foster There will be enterRejuvenation…Health & Wealth Conference” takes place tainment, door prizes and compli8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ellenwood mentary breakfast and lunch, and the school is offering free childcare school. Dr. Paul M. Foster, a children’s for children ages 4 to 12 with breakadvocate and adjunct professor fast, lunch and snacks. Principal Valerie D. Swinton at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, will be the guest said they are hosting the conference to fill a need in the community. speaker.

“We want to help parents and the community to learn and have the knowledge to help their children,” she said. The conference will include 15 presenters on everything from foreclosure prevention and test-taking skills for children to hypertension and prostate cancer. This is the second year of the conference. More than 250 people attended the first conference in 2008. Swinton says she is expecting a bigger crowd this year. The school is at 2330 River Road in Ellenwood. For more information, call 678874-3902.

Brandon Spears of North Atlanta High School won the Grade 8-12 Table Topics trophy. Tia Hollis of Champion Theme Middle School finished second.

Oratorical contest brings speaking skills to forefront Four students in grades five12 talked their way to trophies at the 100 Black Men of DeKalb County’s third annual Leadership Academy Youth Oratorical Competition on March 10 at McNair High School. They won from a field of 25 competitors in the table topics and speech contests. In the table topics contest, which measures extemporaneous speaking skills, Brandon Fountain from DeKalb Elementary School for the Arts at Hooper Alexander won for grades five-seven, and Nokori Murrell of Marbut Theme School came in second. Brandon Spears of North Atlanta High

student claim the prize for grades eight-12 and Tia Hollis of Champion Theme Middle School came in second. In the speech contest, Shamrock Middle School student Terrance McKenzie won the grades 7-8 trophy and Beja Turner of Champion Theme Middle School came in second. Druid Hills High School student Wesley Clark won for grades 10-12 and Tia Hollis came in second. The annual competition helps students hone their public speaking skills. The Dawnbreakers Toastmasters Club helped prepare the students for the contest.

DeKalb County School System Announces NCLB School Choice Spring Enrollment

March 30 – April 20, 2009 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM William Bradley Bryant Center 2652 Lawrenceville Highway Decatur, Georgia 30033

Students enrolled in the eligible schools listed which are identified as “Needs Improvement” are given the option to transfer to another public school in the district.

The following schools are eligible to exercise School Choice per NCLB: Oak View Elementary School Bethune Middle School Freedom Middle School McNair Middle School Stone Mountain Middle School Avondale High School Cedar Grove High School Clarkston High School Elizabeth Andrews Open Campus High School* Lithonia High School M. L. King. Jr. High School McNair High School Miller Grove High School Towers High School Destiny Academy of Excellence Eagle Woods School Shadow Rock Center: DeKalb/Rockdale Center * Denotes Non-Title I Schools

Call 678-676-0309 or 678-676-0381, Office of School Improvement, if you have questions

Third-grader Anthony Newson, Dr. Jonnell Henry, Clarence Van Lear and Mary Lyons during the presentation.

Students answer Obama’s call to serve Through the generosity of students at Chapel Hill Elementary school, the cupboards of the nonprofit Our House Inc. were stuffed last month with everything from baby wipes to paper towels and bleach. The students, ages 4-11 years, collected the items for Our House, which serves homeless children. The collection drive was part of their “We May Be Small, But Yes We Can Too” project to honor of President Obama’s call to service during Black History Month in February. They also studied the Swahili/Kwanzaa principle of Ujima, or collective works.

Dr. Noelle Henry, the school’s counselor, said the students were demonstrating how working together can accomplish a goal that enriches the lives of others. “Each child brought one small donation,” Henry said. “We then placed our items together to make a larger donation to the children of Our House. The students also brought in new and gently used baby clothes and a new car seat. Mary Lyons, Our House’s development director, received the donation on Feb. 27 during a Black History Month assembly at the school.

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We have just been totally consistent in basketball in winning year after year. I think people have to look at us a little bit.”

Triplicate titles lend credence to DeKalb’s rep as basketball dynasty By McKenzie Jackson

For the third time in four years, the high school basketball season ended with three DeKalb teams wearing state title crowns. Miller Grove’s boys, and Southwest DeKalb and Redan’s girls teams captured state titles on March 13 at the Gwinnett Arena. Miller Grove and Redan nabbed the first basketball titles in their schools’ history, while Southwest DeKalb’s Lady Panthers grabbed their second straight title. DeKalb just might be Title Town, USA. DeKalb Schools athletic director Ron Sebree said it is up to other people whether or not to say DeKalb is the best basketball county in the state. “If I say it, it’s called bragging,” he said Southwest DeKalb’s girls (above), Redan’s girls (below left) and Miller Grove’s boys celebrate with a laugh. “We have just been totally their state basketball championships at the Gwinnett Arena. consistent in basketball in winning year after year. I think people have to look at us a little bit and say, “Hmm they are doing something right with basketball.’” Last season, Columbia’s boys and Stephenson girls joined Southwest DeKalb in bringing home a title. Columbia, Dunwoody and Avondale won state titles in 2006. In 2007 only the Tucker boys, runner-ups this year, won a state championship.

Title defense The defending AAAA champion Lady Panthers knocked off previously undefeated Fayette County 59-46 to win the championship. It was the second consecutive year that the Lady Panthers (29-4) beat the Lady Tigers (31-1) in the championship. After graduating from last year’s team seven seniors who went on to play college basketball, Southwest DeKalb was underdog in the contest, but the Lady Panthers took

control early and never trailed after the first minute of the game. Junior forward Kayla Lewis led the Lady Panthers with 16 points.

No looking back Miller Grove’s Wolverines coasted to their AAAA boys title with 59-31victory over

2005, is the newest public school to win a boys state basketball title since RandolphClay High School in 1983. The Wolverines (27-3) were possibly the best team in Georgia throughout the entire season, despite losing their coach Sharmin White at the beginning of the year. Sebree said Miller Grove coach Eddie Johnson, who stepped in for White, did a fantastic job this season. “It’s been a rough year for them as far as the coaching change taking place,” he said. “But that young man, Coach Johnson, he stepped in there with class, he kept them disciplined and kept them hungry.” Wolverines star point guard Mfon Udofia led the team in scoring with 12 points.

Runaway win Redan’s 64-40 win over Marietta for the title was the Lady Raiders’ 21st blowout victory this season. Coach Rhonda Malone’s squad ran the table this year with an unblemished 27-0 record. The Lady Raiders are only the second team to go undefeated in Class AAAAA’s nine years of existence. Sebree said people don’t realize how successful Malone has been as Redan’s coach. “Finally accomplishing a state championship brings tears to my eyes,” he said. “The way she has done it…she has a clean program. She has those kids playing hard, disciplined; those kids are good students.” Redan dominated Marietta much like they did most of their opponents during the season and playoffs. They held a 17-point DeKalb and Region 6B rival Tucker. lead at halftime and led 53-23 with 1:13 left Miller Grove led 18-2 at the end of the in the third quarter. first quarter and never looked back. The lead Senior forward Quortni Fambor led grew to 32-18 at halftime. Redan with 18 points, including four threeMiller Grove, which opened in January pointers, and forward Nia Evans scored 17.

Georgia Perimeter College guard Anthony Miller was one of the highlights of Jaguars’ season that ended with a loss in the region tournament title game.

Parents of High School Seniors DeKalb County School System

Here is Another Chance! The Office of School Improvement, Stone Mountain High School and The DCBlazers Youth Organization Present

College Financial Aid Work Session for the FAFSA Form

Important Information Your FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) will be completed by the end of this work session. Parents and their HS senior students will be able to participate only if they have gone to the website www.pin.ed.gov, to apply for a Pin number so that the application can be electronically signed. It is absolutely necessary that this Pin number be obtained, at minimum, one week prior to the date of the work session. Parents (and students if applicable) must also bring their 2008 tax return and 2008 W2 form or their 2007 tax return and their 2008 W2 form.

GPC teams fall short in title quest For the first time in four years, neither the men’s or women’s basketball teams from Georgia Perimeter College made the “Big Dance.” The Jaguars (19-14) and Lady Jaguars (1-27) were both knocked off in the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association Region 17 Tournament in Americus. The last time the Jaguars did not make the National Junior College Athletics Association tournament was the 2004-05 season, while the Lady Jaguars last failed to make the tournament in the 2006-07 season. The national men’s and women’s tourna-

ments began on March 13 and 18. The Jaguars, the defending Region 17 tournament champs and the tournament’s No. 2 seed, lost 76-71 to No. 1 seeded South Georgia Technical College in the championship game on March 7. Sophomore guard Dexter Shaw led the Jaguars with 21 points, while sophomore Anthony Miller scored 11. South Georgia Technical College’s women’s team beat the Lady Jaguars 57-47 in the first round of the Region 17 tournament on Feb. 24. Freshman guard Temperance Jacobs led GPC with 16 points.

Saturday, March 28, 2009 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Stone Mountain High School 4555 Central Avenue Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Call to RSVP Anderia Russell at the Office of School Improvement 678-676-0312 or The DCBlazers at 770-322-5273

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