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A local accountant claims that Atlanta Public Schools spends too much paying top administrators, compared with school districts in the rest of metro Atlanta. Forensic Accountant Jarod Apperson said a reordering of priorities could reduce class sizes and boost student achievement across the district. Apperson on May 9 presented his findings to a receptive audience at the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods meeting. Apperson urged residents to become more involved with APS as it crafts its budget for Fiscal Year 2014, which begins July 1. The proposed general fund budget is $615 million. APS is looking for ways to fix a projected $60.9 million budget gap in Fiscal 2014. Apperson said parents should scrutinize where the school system spends money. In Fiscal 2013, the current budget year, APS had a $574 million general fund budget. Apperson drew his conclusions by studying the actual expenditures from Fiscal 2012, saying he preferred to use numbers from a completed budget year. Budgets are estimates, and spending can vary depending on the circumstances. Buckhead parents are organizing to create a charter school called Atlanta Classical Academy, and there’s still a lingering distrust of APS after an overhaul of leadership at North Atlanta High. Apperson gained notoriety during that scandal after he provided data refuting many claims made about North Atlanta used to justify the leadership changes. He currently has a blog, called “Grading Atlanta,” where he writes about APS finances. Apperson told the BCN that parents could get more bang for their buck if APS would reduce expenses elsewhere. “It’s not unreasonable, with the amount of money we have, to expect we would have class sizes extremely low,” Apperson said, saying class size ratios could be as low as 16 students to a class from kindergarten through high school. In the 2012-2013 school year, APS class sizes were set at 26 students per class in the first through third grade, 33 students per class in fourth through eighth grade, and 35 in ninth through 12th grade, according to the “Talk Up APS” blog.
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Apperson said APS spending patterns are out of line with other metro Atlanta school districts. Atlanta Schools’ central office employs 61 administrators making $100,000 a year or more, Apperson said. Other districts like Clayton, Henry, Forsyth and Cherokee on average pay nine to 21 central office staff with six-figure salaries, Apperson said. The school system also spends the lowest percent of its budget on teacher salaries in the metro area, a number which should not be confused with the average teacher salary. “Because we have so much more money, our additional portion of money is disproportionately going to things other than teachers,” he said. For example, APS spends 30 percent of its budget on outside vendors – such as consultants and software purchases – while the other metro systems spend 20 percent, on average. Apperson said parents should demand the budget process begin earlier in the year, and request a denial of a waiver to increase class sizes. “All of this goes into what priorities we want to set as a system and how we think we can best raise student achievement,” Apperson said. “There doesn’t seem to be a consensus about how we get there.”
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ChristChurch Presbyterian soon will break ground on a new sanctuary at 1740 Peachtree Street in Buckhead. Unlike a traditional Southern or Gothic worship building, the new church will feature a modern design that will incorporate much of an existing office building on the site. The design is intended to complement its urban setting, the church said in a press release. “We are outgrowing our current facility and cannot adequately expand our congregation and reach our city without additional space where we can worship and meet together, invite people to join us and provide gathering spaces for youth, classes, meals, counseling and ministry work,” Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Paul Gardner said in the release. New York-based architecture firm Gertler & Wente Architects is serving as lead designer and architect of record, and Atlanta-based Tunnell-SpanglerWalsh & Associates is the local architect, the church said. Work on the new church is set to begin in June. Construction is expected to last about 18 months. Four years ago, the congregation purchased a three-story office building at the corner of Peachtree and 25th streets, just a few blocks from the church’s current location, and began the process of clarifying what they wanted to do with the site. Church members agreed they wanted to incorporate as much of the existing building as possible into a new facility, rather than destroy it. “We researched and interviewed a number of architecture firms,” said Carter Reames, chairman of Christ-
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kinfolk there,” Martin said. “My family has a long association with the whole neighborhood. It just sort of solidified the area we lived in, and made it more interesting for me to get into the history of Pine Hills.” Martin is the historian of the Pine Hills neighborhood, and has spent many years researching the history of his family, the Goodwins, who have lived since the 1800s in the area that now is Brookhaven. The Pine Hills subdivision sits on the line separating Fulton and DeKalb counties, with some of the homes in the Buckhead community of the city of Atlanta and some in Brookhaven. “That’s one of the things that makes Pine Hills unique,” Martin said. “Our community has to be active in four jurisdictions, with the creation of Brookhaven.” His wife, Virve Martin, said that activism has kept their neighborhood the quiet, shaded community that it is. Neighbors have worked hard to fend off developers who have eyed their property, with its easy highway access and proximity to Lenox Mall. “There have been so many zoning meetings our community has attended over the past 30 years. That’s why we’re still residential,” Virve Martin said. The vibrancy of the neighborhood can be seen in the mix of old and new homes, said Melissa Chevalier, who moved to Pine Hills after she got married seven years ago. “It’s a transitional community,” Chevalier said. “There’s some ranch [houses]
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date unimpaired by the existing longterm lease.” Atlanta International School is an International Baccalaureate school. All schools in APS’ North Atlanta cluster are IB schools. IB is a diploma program for students that many see as beneficial for college applications. The IB program approaches education with a multicultural and global world view. An email from parents at Sarah Smith Elementary said that the $2.5 million portion of the sale for in-kind services would be related to the Atlanta Public School IB programs. Sarah Smith parents believe the in-kind services would be used to benefit other clusters besides North Atlanta. “We believe the value of the services is greatly inflated,” the Sarah Smith email said. “The IB accreditation body, International Baccalaureate Organiza-
tion (IBO), only recognizes IBO authorized training. We believe IBO.org and CASIE.org are the only authorized trainers.” The current parcel includes both AIS and Garden Hills Elementary. The Fulton County Tax Assessor estimated the total value of the entire parcel to be $11.3 million, including the value of the buildings. APS Property Manager Carla Pennyman said the parcel would be divided and the portion containing the International School would be 9.2 acres. Pennyman indicated in her email that the school would be sold to AIS. AIS said it would release a comment about the potential sale on May 17. APS is crafting its Fiscal Year 2014 budget and is looking for ways to make up a $60.9 million shortfall. The AIS sale would be one of several options, including pulling $20 million out of the school system’s reserve accounts.
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hunger doesn’t take a summer break What does summer mean to you? For me, as a child, it was early morning swim practices, family trips to faraway places, camp, time with friends, and freedom. I was blessed; summer was a gift. As a teen, I was a counselor for middle school students in a downtown housing project. Somehow, I ended up leading, well, the discipline problems. This group of boys, whose eyes were pools of mistrust and anger mixed with flecks of a longing to be known, would stare, unblinking, daring me to walk away. But, I was young and stubborn so I stared back, unwilling to back down. It was not the plan, but after a week or so, they chose me to be their counselor. For four summers we shared the gift of summer. We were at camp during the week, and on weekends I would drive them to faraway places to bake cookies, swim in the lake, and eat. They would beg for the buffet at the Golden Corral. Back then, I actually had to look it up in the phone book, unfold the map and follow the gridlines until I found it. We would pile into my car and head for a distant strip mall where they would eat and eat and, you guessed it, eat. Now I work for a nonprofit with a food pantry, and I am no longer that naïve girl driving to the suburbs for yeast rolls and roast beef. Now I know that it wasn’t just a special treat. Now I know that “my” boys were hungry. In Georgia, more than 700,000 children are food insecure (Feeding America), meaning their access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources. In Atlanta Public Schools, 75 percent of students receive a free or reduced-price lunch (Georgia Department of Education.)
To the editor: “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” Aldo Leopold Back in the 1920’s and 1930’s, esteemed conservationist and environmentalist Aldo Leopold was advocating for a common-sense management of wildlife communities and the subsequent relationship of man to the natural world; his beliefs are as relevant today as they were before. In the present, mass land development creeps beyond the cities’ limits and results in fragmented areas. When development occurs without measured consideration of infrastructure capacities, transportation options and quality of life considerations, damage is caused resulting in loss of character and use of the area. JLB Partners and Core Property Development has a proposal known as The Gateway (referred to as SSG) in the works; the plan removes two aging apartment complexes near the intersections of Roswell Road, Wieuca Road and Windsor Parkway. In the proposal’s current revised version, the plan is to replace 436 units with 700 on its 21.3 acre site, to increase
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For these families, summer is not a gift; it is a daily struggle to provide, complicated by the extra expenses of childcare, transportation and more meals to put on the table. Summer is the great divide, when givers are distracted by the magic of these 76 days, but families in need are struggling to simply keep afloat. Low-income families DuDley K. b. need Buckhead Christian Ministry’s food pantry to be full, but in fRaNKliN 2012, the average number of bags BuCKheaD donated between June and SeptemChRistian MinistRy ber was 37 percent lower than the rest of the year. At BCM, we give about 1,500 bags of groceries each month, and last year, we spent about $59,000 to keep our pantry stocked. The summer slowdown accounted for more than half of this spending. This matters because with that money, we could have prevented more than 100 people from becoming homeless, and 80 percent of them would have been children. What does summer mean to you? I hope it means lifelong memories and as many meals as you can eat. And, I hope that as you and your family enjoy the gift of summer, you will give a little bit of it away by donating to the food pantry at Buckhead Christian Ministry. Dudley K. B. Franklin is development director for Buckhead Christian Ministry.
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the building’s height from two stories to six stories, to create 1,484 parking spaces including two parking decks and to have 90,000 square feet of commercial/retail and 30,000 square feet of offices. Inherent to this proposal, traffic will significantly increase in the affected area. According to traffic studies, SSG will generate 8,900 to 10,700 daily vehicular trips on nearby streets. Roswell Road, Windsor Parkway and Wieuca Roads are already clogged. Studies indicate a 22.5 percent increase on Roswell Road at West Wieuca. To make traffic matters worse, the plan results in the proposed realignment of Windsor Parkway at Roswell into a possible five-lane intersection at a cost of over $4.4 million benefiting JLB’s apartment community entrance in order to have a traffic light. The price tag for Windsor Parkway would then have to be picked up by taxpayer money. Notwithstanding the increased traffic and probable property value diminishment to single-family homes in the
surrounding neighborhoods, a worse effect is to the impact to the suburban character of the area and the likelihood for future similar development. City Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny has expressed opinions on the proposal saying that residents want a “balanced” development that will be a gateway from Atlanta into Sandy Springs. She said the current proposal doesn’t come close to achieving harmony with the neighborhoods. “It’s going to require millions of public sector improvements offsite to allow that kind of density,” she said. “It’s way over the top.” At this very important juncture, we should be thinking about what kind of vision we would like to see for the Roswell Road corridor. Land-use planning should make areas more beneficial, more attractive, less congested and more respectful of available land. Leopold remains a voice for land use. Are we to heed Leopold’s comments regarding living in a community that we respect and love or are we to be driven by developers’ needs for land as a commodity. Sandy Springs has a suburban character. My preference is for a community of homes, apartments, retail and commercial uses that respect the character of the area in which we live. . . not a hodgepodge of overly dense developments. Nancy Hamburger BH
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Lovett headmaster examines Abraham Lincoln’s faith and the Gettysburg Address, two of Lincoln’s best-known statements of public policy, reach their 150th anniversaries this year, helping Around renew interTown est in writings and speechJOE EARLE es by the self-taught frontier lawyer who became a focus of national debate over slavery. “He was such an unusual character,” Peebles said. “He taught himself Euclidean geometry! He taught himself how to survey.” And as Peebles sees it, Lincoln thought hard and deep about religion. Faith was important to him. “I think it helped to shape his character,” Peebles said. “I think it helped to shape some pretty significant policies.” Growing up on the edge of the country, Lincoln “was steeped in the hard-shell, predestination, Baptist tradition,” Peebles said. “But he really rebelled against that. By the Joe Earle standards of his day, he was pretty eclectic.” Billy Peebles, headmaster of The The war seems to have chalLovett School, studies history, and is lenged Lincoln’s faith, Peebles fascinated by Abraham Lincoln. said. At times, Lincoln appears to have been a skeptic, Peebles American history. He led the northern said, but, just weeks before the president’s states to victory in the Civil War, a conassassination, he delivers his second inauflict that – partly through his words – regural address, which contains more than a made the country and the way we think half-dozen direct references to God. about it. In times of both war and peace, many The war also changed Lincoln. The politicians come to believe that God is ways he changed are part of what interon their side. Lincoln “never fell victim ests Peebles. to that kind of self-righteousness,” PeePeebles studies history. In his first bles said. years as a teacher, he said, he started Instead, he articulated a belief that reading Lincoln’s writings. The young the Civil War “was so horrific because historian grew fascinated with the dead God was holding the whole country acpresident’s thoughts about God and recountable for slavery,” Peebles said. Even ligion. “He had a very nuanced faith,” the winners would lose. Peebles said. As he discussed Lincoln’s thoughts, On May 28, Peebles will present a Peebles turned to the bookshelves linpublic talk on Lincoln’s faith. His lecing a wall in his office at Lovett. They ture, titled “Abraham Lincoln: How His were filled with volumes on Lincoln and Faith Shaped Policy,” is scheduled to on the Civil War. He pulled down one begin at 7 p.m. at the Atlanta History book he had found particularly useful. Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, and The title: “Abraham Lincoln, from Skepis sponsored by the center and the Bucktic to Prophet.” “That’s a great descriphead Heritage Society. Admission is free tion, right there,” Peebles said. for members of either group, but tickets In Lincoln’s writings, Peebles found a cost $15 for others. man “wrestling with himself” over religion This year has been sort of a “Year of and moral thinking as he tried to make Lincoln” in popular culture. Daniel Daysense of the horrors he saw all around him Lewis won an Oscar portraying Linas the nation fought its Civil War. coln in a blockbuster movie. (“I thought “There’s a lot of self-reflection,” Peeit was great,” Peebles said of the movbles said. “That’s unusual for anybody, ie.) The Emancipation Proclamation much less a president.”
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Volunteers Hart Cobb, left, of Dunwoody United Methodist Church, and Bruce Richards of Temple Sinai, unload beds to be used by homeless families housed by Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb.
Local congregations provide housing for homeless families By Joe Earle
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Penina Richards brought flowers. It Through the Family Promise projust happened to be Mother’s Day, and gram, member congregations provide she thought a few vases filled with litplaces where up to four homeless famtle roses, colored pink or peach or red, ilies can live for a week. The host conwould brighten these gregation supplies makeshift bedrooms volunteers who sleep Do you know an organization or and make them feel a over, provide meals bit more welcoming. and otherwise supindividual making a difference “These women port the families durin our community? Email coming in are mothing that week. The editor@reporternewspapers.net ers,” she said. “I’m families move from delighted to be here facility to facility, for them on Mother’s Day.” spending one week at one congregaRichards and her daughter, 17-yeartion, then moving on to another. old Marley, planned to stay the night “The tenets of our faith tell us to along with the four other families that care for those who are marginalized in were scheduled to arrive that aftersociety,” said Rabbi Bradley Levenberg noon. As they awaited their guests, the of Temple Sinai, who chairs the local Richards – Penina, her husband, Bruce, Family Promise board. “This is a great and Marley – spent the warm Sunopportunity for us to live our faith.” day afternoon turnThe original Faming a group of reliily Promise program gious classrooms at started about 25 Temple Sinai in Sanyears ago in New Jer“Why do this? There’s a dy Springs into bedsey, Levenberg said. need for it. There are rooms. The interfaith orgaFor the next week, nization now claims families out there.” four of those bedabout 181 affiliatrooms would provide ed networks in 41 temporary homes for states, with 150,000 – bill hardison four homeless famvolunteers working executive director, Family ilies. “This room is in more than 5,000 promise their room for the congregations, acweek,” Penina said as cording to the Famshe moved in boxes ily Promise website. holding one family’s Networks have belongings. been established in communities large The Richards had volunteered to and small. About a dozen now operhelp set up the rooms and meet the ate in Georgia, said Bill Hardison, exfamilies as members of Family Promecutive director of Family Promise of ise of North Fulton/DeKalb, a new North Fulton/DeKalb. program organized by a dozen churchA representative of the nationes and synagogues spread across Sanal group came to the north metro area dy Springs, Dunwoody, Buckhead, Roabout 18 months ago, Levenberg said, swell and Alpharetta. and started meeting with representa-
Making a Difference From left, Penina and Marley Richards turn a classroom at Temple Sinai in Sandy Springs into a temporary home for a homeless family. Right, Family Promise Executive Director Bill Hardison.
These religious congregations are members of Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb:
tives of religious groups to convince them a local network was needed. The local congregations agreed. The group hired Hardison in January and hosted its first family in February. “Why do this? There’s a need for it,” Hardison said. “There are families out there.” “The basic premise is to solve homelessness one community at a time,” said Jenny Carter, director of finance at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, who volunteers with Family Promise. Hardison works out of an office in the basement of St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody, where the program keeps a day room for the families. The room contains toys for young children, a waiting area, and a computer room adults can use to look for jobs. The church also provides showers and a washer and dryer the families can use. One thing that separates Family Promise from other homeless programs is that the program provides temporary housing for families, including fathers, mothers and children, representatives said. “It’s an amazing thing to keep families together,” Penina Richards said as she rolled beds into classrooms that soon would become bedrooms. The program also sets no age limit on the hosts, Levenberg said. That meant his daughter, Ilana, could stay over with him when he helped chaperone the first Family Promise family to stay at Temple Sinai. “It was wonderful to be able to bring my daughter to do this with me,” he said. “The conversations afterward have power to be truly impactful. When we were going to sleep that night, she said, ‘They don’t look like poor people.’ We got into a tremendous conversation about what poor people look like. It helped her to understand her preconceived notions of who homeless people are.” When the families were at Dun-
woody United Methodist, Carter felt sort of like they were guests in her own home. In fact, she found herself helping one of the children prepare a book report that was due at school the following morning. “She got 100 on it,” Carter said. “She made sure to tell me the next night.”
Alpharetta Presbyterian Church Dunwoody United Methodist Church Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church Kingswood United Methodist Church Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church Northminster Presbyterian Church Roswell Presbyterian Church Roswell United Methodist Church St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church Temple Beth Tikvah Temple Sinai Source: Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb
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Church summer mission trips: See the world while helping out By Melissa Weinman and Hilary Butschek A trip can change a life, but a mission trip sometimes can change a community. Many local churches take mission trips in the summer. During the trips, church members volunteer their time helping people in another part of the country or world. Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church in Sandy Springs schedules an annual mission trip to Zambia. Eight to 12 members of the church, both high school students and adults, visit Zambia each year. “My first time going was in the summer of 2011, with my wife,” Rev. Joe B. Martin IV said. “Our lives were changed by that trip more than anything since becoming parents, from seeing the poverty and seeing the community in Zambia where everyone seems to put everyone else first.” Schools, Martin said, are a cherished part of life for Zambian children, one that not everyone has the privilege to take part in. One of the most surprising sights Martin recalls was “seeing children that sit beneath the windows of the school to hear what the teacher is saying.” This year, the group will make the trip in mid-July for 2 1/2 weeks. They travel to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, to volunteer to work in the schools. “We visit the schools and play with kids,” said Barbara Hughes, a member of the church who has visited Zambia 15 times. “We usually spend two to three days with arts and crafts. When that’s all over, they know that someone cares about them.” Every visit is different. Taking a trip to see far away “neighbors,” as Martin called the Zambians, benefits both the visitors and the visited. The importance of going on mission trips for the congregation, Martin said, is to build mutually-beneficial relationships.
A group from Dunwoody United Methodist Church has traveled to Brazil for a mission trip each summer since 2001 to build a summer camp for children.
“Our congregation motto is ‘We are blessed to be a blessing,’” Martin said. “We receive from these people, from their stories, a new spirit. We easily gain more from
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them than they get from us materially.” A couple of years ago, the church brought computers to the children in Zambia. “Now our students are Skyping with the students over there,” Hughes said. The group watched the first class of graduating Faith Works high school students, 43 in all, dance onto the stage to receive their diplomas. Other churches also head to faraway places. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, for instance, has taken a trip to Brazil each summer since 2001. Dick Murphy, head of international missions, said church members have been working to build a summer camp for impoverished children in a village outside Rio de Janeiro. Murphy said the day camp is a way to “get them out of the hot city and into the mountains, where it’s cooler, to enjoy nature and get them away from the drugs and violence of the favelas,” Murphy said, using the Portugese term for slums. Dunwoody United Methodist Church has worked with a small Methodist congregation in the village of Sacra Familia during their trips. “It’s a pretty rich history we have. We have gotten very close to a lot of the community people of Sacra Familia,” Murphy said. Murphy said the church is lucky to have been able to establish such a longstanding partnership in Brazil. “I think it takes a special situation to create that kind of longevity and connection,” he said. This year, 17 people will be travel to Brazil from July 4 to July 15. Murphy said the purpose of mission trips is both faith- and volunteer-based. “The purpose there is to go out and to engage in other cultures and to share,
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obviously, your love of Christ with them,” Murphy said. “We don’t go as evangelism, we go as a construction group to offer help to those who don’t have it or need it.” But he said the advantage of traveling to a different country is that volunteers are able to learn about differ-
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ent cultures. “It also allows Americans to experience life in another country,” Murphy said. “It’s different than being a tourist, where you stay in nice places and see the highlights and move on. This is an enormous cultural exchange experience and it changes your life completely.”
Another church in Sandy Springs lic Church in Brookhaven will take 25 aims to make the lives of others better middle-school students on a five-day over the summer, but it doesn’t have to excursion to various charities in the Atgo as far to do it. North Springs United lanta area. Methodist Church will travel to Nash“We feel like at about that age group ville, Tenn., in July to take part in the they are thinking a lot about themCenter for Student Missions program. selves,” Joy Baljet, a parent volunteer “We will learn about the city — who leads the group, said. “We just the unique issues and problems peowanted to show them that God has beple face, and what God is doing in the stowed all of these gifts for them, and city,” Leah Gaughan, director of youth they should share those.” ministry at the church, said in an email. Throughout the week, the stuThe students then dents will visit Setake part in activities nior Connections specific to that city. in Chamblee to pre“Helping others and pare food for Meals “Our congregation giving back is what on Wheels and The motto is ‘We are blessed Elaine Clark Cenour calling from Jesus is all about,” ter for Exceptional to be a blessing.’” Gaughan said. “So Children, where they we are committed to will participate in acloving our neighbor tivities with disabled – Rev. Joe B. Martin IV in any way we can.” Mount Vernon children. Presbyterian Church This year the The group will group will include also go to the Shrine seven young people of the Immacuand four adults who late Conception will collaborate with in downtown Atlocal ministries to serve the city. lanta to prepare and hand out about “These ministry sites will be work500 lunches to the homeless, and visit ing at a local, client choice food pantry, Buckhead Christian Ministry to work gardening on an urban farm and volunin its food pantry. teering at a homeless shelter and soup In any place, the mission is the same kitchen,” Gaughan said. — learn from giving. For a project even closer to home, “It’s win-win, both ways,” Hughes Our Lady of the Assumption Cathosaid.
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History Center adds to its gardens with a new ‘front door’ By Tom Oder The Atlanta History Center is getting a new front door. This door, however, won’t replace the one at McElreath Hall, the center’s main building, which houses a treasure trove of Atlanta’s historical records. This new entrance will be at the corner of Slaton Drive and West Paces Ferry Road. The center is building a new pedestrian and garden entrance to its 33-acre forested campus at one of Buckhead’s busiest intersections. The new garden will be called Veterans Park to honor America’s servicemen and servicewomen. Veterans Park will open to the public during a Memorial Day weekend program called Military Timeline. Set for Saturday, May 25, from 11 a.m. 4 p.m., the program will feature patriotic and family-oriented activities. Admission is free for visitors with a military ID and to History Center members. Nonmembers can attend as part of the cost of general admission to the History Center. The History Center will formally dedicate Veterans Park in a public ceremony on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, at 5 p.m. The new park will replace the green space that had been at the Slaton Drive and West Paces Ferry Road intersection
since 2000. That space, called Veterans Plaza, honored veterans of the Vietnam War. Veterans Park will honor men and women who served in World Wars I and II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, and recent conflicts such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq. Larger than the original park, Veterans Park will include a walled contemplative garden, a water feature, a seating area, and stations where visitors can use QR codes on mobile phones to hear oral histories of veterans. “With the redesign of Veterans Park, we are trying to become more accessible and relevant to nearby residents and visitors,” said Jackson McQuigg, vice president of properties for the History Center. In addition to being a new entrance, McQuigg said History Center officials are encouraging people who live and work nearby to bring their lunch to the park on a regular basis and enjoy the new space. “Access to Veterans Park will be free and it will have free wi-fi,” McQuigg emphasized. “People can even park in the History Center parking deck and walk to Veterans Park. The History Center parking,” he added with a chuckle, “is also free.”
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Veterans Park will honor those who served in both World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam wars, and recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will include a walled, contemplative garden, a water feature, seating area and other ammenities.
“The new garden is in keeping with the History Center’s vision that gardens featuring native plants are as much a part of the state’s history as the manuscripts, maps and photographs in its research center,” said center spokesperson Leigh Massey. The center offers 22 acres with five featured gardens, woodlands and nature trails that showcase the state’s horticultural history. The most popular of the gardens, the
Smith Family Gardens, should be in glorious bloom Memorial Day weekend, said Sarah Roberts, the History Center’s historic gardens curator. This garden features an 1860s farm setting with flower and vegetable gardens, a slave’s garden, a fruit orchard and field crop area. Some farm animals are back after being away for several years. There are four sheep, including two lambs, a rooster and chickens that will help bring the farm experience alive.
out & about A stroller and wheelchair accessible trail leads to the other gardens: the quarry garden that features the state champion Franklin Tree (the largest Franklinia altamaha in cultivation in Georgia), long extinct in the wild; the lavish gardens of boxwoods and roses at the 1920s Swan House; the rhododendron garden featuring shade-loving plants that thrive in Atlanta; and the Asian-American garden of Japanese maples that is remarkable in any season but bursts with color in the fall. Even with all the beautiful, rare and endangered plants to see in the gardens, one of the delights in strolling through the towering urban forest and listening to birds sing in the canopy is what visitors don’t see and hear. It doesn’t take long to forget that Buckhead’s office towers, glitzy shopping, dining spots and traffic on Peachtree and Roswell roads are located only several blocks away.
The Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road 404-814-4000 www.atlantahistorycenter.com Hours of Operation: Museum Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday: Noon - 5:30 p.m. Gardens and grounds close at 5:15 p.m. Swan House and Smith Family House tours Guided tours are scheduled by onsite admissions staff at time of arrival. Space is limited. For groups of 10 or more, call 404-814-4062. All tour times subject to change without notice. Swan House Monday - Saturday: 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Smith Family Farm Monday - Saturday: 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Kenan Research Center Wednesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday Tuesday: Closed Holidays: The History Center and Kenan Research Center are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The History Center is open from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day.
Gardens and trails showcasing the Atlanta region’s horticultural history are among the main attractions at the Atlanta History Center. The trails are designed for stroller and wheelchair use, though access may be limited in places.
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Like John Snellings at Lenbrook. Lenbrook resident John Snellings is one jazzy guy: he proficiently plays the tenor saxophone with a popular local trio. What’s more, he regularly takes lessons! “I want to keep improving,” says John. Lenbrook is home to so many interesting people, like John. It’s a unique community that gives its residents opportunities to enrich themselves and grow. Lenbrook offers a wellness-focused lifestyle with on-site classes, dances, engaging speakers and entertainment…like smooth, weekly performances by John Snellings!
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This 3-acre garden shelters one of Georgia’s most comprehensive collections of native plants (almost 600 species). A pond and bog garden in the center of the quarry provides a habitat for unusual species, such as carnivorous plants and wild orchids, and a variety of birds and woodland creatures. If you’re lucky, perhaps the lady slipper orchids will be in bloom during your visit.
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A fenced vegetable garden, a plot devoted to corn and cotton, old-fashioned flowers, a farm house, slave quarters and a swept-dirt yard will take visitors back in time to see what life was like in 1860s Georgia. The children won’t want to miss the sheep.
Cherry Sims Asian-American Garden
Asian plants and their American counterparts co-mingle under towering trees in this informal woodland setting. Many plants will be familiar to visitors because they often are the backbone of Atlanta-area gardens. The most familiar plants will be Japanese maples and hydrangeas. The 18th century-inspired landscape of this elegant and historic house features a pair of cloverleaf pools, cascading fountains, a terraced lawn and roses tumbling over a stone retaining wall. Bring your camera; the Swan House Garden is one of the most photographed sites in Atlanta.
Frank A. Smith Rhododendron Garden
Gardeners who have shaded landscapes will find inspiration in this garden. They will see how an abundance of shade-loving rhododendrons, small flowering trees, eclectic ground covers and giant elephant ears can flourish in shady spots. An intimate pond and a dry stream offer added reasons to linger in this garden, especially on a warm day.
Swan Woods Trail
Vestiges of terraced cotton fields abandoned a century ago are still visible along this trail through 10 acres of robust urban forest. Wildlife sightings will reward the watchful. Fern lovers will want to put Fern Circle on their don’t-miss list. It includes a collection of fern species and wildflowers native to the Georgia Piedmont. Also situated on the Swan Woods Trail is the Garden for Peace, part of an international gardens network dedicated to promoting peace.
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This trail links the gardens, grounds and historic houses. It was designed for families, and introduces children to weather, trees, plants, landscape and animals that are common to the Georgia region. Seven interactive discovery stations add to the learning experience. Be sure to spend some time at the overlook.
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Kids’ Fish! Saturday, May 25, 9-11 a.m. – Tom and Huck
didn’t use fancy fishing gear on the Mississippi, nor will you on the Chattahoochee River! The park provides “river cane” fishing poles with a cork bobber and a hook waiting to be baited. So swing that hook out into the water, relax and wait for the bites! Youngsters may catch catfish, bream or bass. Dress for the weather; wear comfortable clothes, shoes and favorite fishing hat. Don’t forget a snack, insect repellent, sunscreen, and a camera to record the moment. Drinking water and restrooms available. $3 daily pass; or $25 annual pass. Reservations required by calling 678538-1200 or visiting: http://www.nps.gov. 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Sandy Springs, 30350.
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Monday, May 20, 7 p.m. – Come celebrate
the international ambience with music and dance representing the Commonwealth countries, including Africa, India, The Caribbean, England, Scotland, Wales, and much more. Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Enjoy the Downton Abbey tea room; the Atholl Highlanders Pipes & Drums; lots of classic British cars; games and races; and a kids’ area, with magic, croquet, temporary tattoos, free balloons and more. $8. Kids under 14 years, free, for a limited time. To learn more, email: rgilbert@empire-events.net or visit: http://empire-events.net. Oglethorpe University, 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.
TAFEX Festival Sunday, May 26, 2-7 p.m. – TAFEX is the
annual African Experience Festival, a cultural display of live musical performances, fashion, African food, arts and crafts, games, kids’ area, and fun for the entire family. Free admission. Everyone is welcome. Come out and learn about African traditions and heritage at this one-day event! Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Register for your tickets at: www. tafexonline.com, and check on event updates and details. Call 877-436-3980 or email: tafex@apinke.com with questions.
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Vietnam Veterans Business Association announces the 2013 dedication of its Vietnam Memorial, this year honoring the memory of Major John L. Carroll, U.S. Air Force, a native of Dunwoody and a 1958 graduate of Marist School. Major Carroll made the ultimate sacrifice for his country in November 1972, and the public is invited to attend the ceremony. Free. A reception follows. Marist School’s Hughes Spaulding Stadium, 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. For more information, contact Alan Gravel at 404-535-4342 or via email: agravel@ wilocon.com. www.avvba.org.
Let’s Recycle Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m.3 p.m. – Keep Atlanta Beautiful
sponsors the Buckhead Community Recycling Center for those interested in recycling items. The Center is open the first Saturday of each month, and accepts electronics, Styrofoam and latex paint, and also offers paper shredding services. There is a $10 charge for televisions. Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, 2715 Peachtree Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30305. For more information about the acceptable items, go to: www.keepatlantabeautiful.org.
all the hard work of Franklin Pond Chamber Music’s “Fall Into Spring” coaches and students! Free and open to the public. Heritage Sandy Springs, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-2523479, email: franklinpondcm@mindspring.com or go to: http://franklinpond.org for more details.
Jazz by the Springs Sunday, June 2, 7 p.m. – Gwen Hughes & The Ret-
ro Jazz Kats heat up the stage at the upcoming Concerts by the Springs event. Free and open to the community. No pets. Picnic baskets, coolers and blankets are welcome; no outside tables. Additional food and beverages available for purchase. No smoking. Heritage Green, on the Sandy Springs Entertainment Lawn, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Questions? Visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org, call: 404-851-9111, ext. 4 or email: information@heritagesandysprings. org. To learn more about the band, go to: www.retrojazzkats.com.
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Jumping Dogs
Military Timeline
Monday, May 20, 7 p.m. – Dog trainer Len-
Saturday, May 25, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. – Spend a day in the company of veterans, and hear their stories of wartime through personal accounts and memorabilia. Living history interpreters represent soldiers of previous wars by showing authentic dress, equipment and vehicles. Appropriate for all ages. Program is free for Atlanta History Center members; included general admission for non-members. 130 W. Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-8144000 or go to: www.atlantahistorycenter.com for additional information.
nox Gavin instructs you on how to keep “Rover” from jumping on your guests and friends. Learn how to control this unwelcome behavior. $25. Contact St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church’s Pet Ministry at 404-228-0753 or by email: petministry@stmartins.org to find out more. 3110 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Brookhaven, 30319.
Teen Drivers Wednesday, May 22, 6 p.m. – This free, two-
hour class helps parents and their new (or soon to be) teen drivers ages 14-16, learn what they need to do during the 40 hours of supervised practice driving time required by Georgia law. This program addresses driver attitude, knowledge and behavior of both the parent and the new teen driver. Topics include: motor vehicle crashes; understanding the licensing process and driving laws; coaching a new teen driver. A parent must accompany each teen. Advance registration necessary. 7840 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350. For more information or a registration form, email: sandyspringsteeens@gmail. com or call 770-551-3291.
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Martial Arts Tuesday, May 28, 5 p.m. – Martial arts in-
structor Michael Issa discusses the history and benefits of martial arts. He also will give a demonstration and short lesson. Free and open to all. For adults, 18 and older. A screening of the martial arts film “Hero,” staring Jet Li, follows, from 6-7:45 p.m. Dunwoody Public Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For more details, call 770-512-4640.
Floral Design
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Thursday, May 23, 2-3 p.m. – Learn basic flo-
Wednesday, May 29, 1-2 p.m. – Nia blends the fun and funk of dance, the precision and power of yoga and martial arts, the focus of T’ai Chi, and the peace and calm of meditation to achieve overall fitness and self-healing - for body, mind and soul. Invite your “inner dancer” to come out to play, and let every cell of your body feel the joy in Nia and in life. Free and open to Cancer Support Community members. RSVP required to 404-843-1880. 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Bldg C, Suite 225, Atlanta, 30342. To become a member or to find out more, visit: www.cscatlanta.org.
ral design and arrangements for the home and special occasions. Bring your own materials, i.e., flowers, containers, moss, floral foam, etc. The instructor will only have limited supplies. Free and open to the public. Appropriate for seniors, 55 and older. Dunwoody Public Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For more information, call 770-512-4640.
Carving a Niche Thursday, May 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Wood-
carver Jerry Johnson has been honing his craft for more than 11 years. He demonstrates his skill and discusses the art of wood carving in support of the exhibit “Wit in Wood: The Folk Art of Moses Robinson” now at the Heritage Sandy Springs Museum. Open to all. Free; donations encouraged. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, NE, Sandy Springs, 30328. For additional information, call 404-851-9111 x 2, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org or go to: www.heritagesandysprings.org.
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Genetic Testing Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – What’s in your genes? The Marcus Jewish Community Center - Zaban Park offers genetic counseling and screenings for Jewish genetic diseases (JGDs). Free and open to the community. For more information contact Sandra Bass at 678-812-3798 or via email: sandra.bass@atlantajcc.org. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.
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Charity Fund 5K Saturday, May 25, 8-10 a.m. – The Chari-
ty Benevolent Fund Health, Wellness, & Memorial 5K Run/Walk gets under way at Chastain Park. The event promotes health and wellness in our communities, and salutes veterans for their service. $15; $20 on race day. Check-in at 7 a.m.; 5K Run/Walk starts at 8 a.m. Register at http://fundab.org. 4469 Stella Dr., NW, Atlanta, 30327. Email: cbf@fundab.org or call 478-986-4908 to find out more.
Relay for Life
Friday, May 31-June 1, 6 p.m.-6 a.m. – Join
the American Cancer Society in creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays by participating in the Relay For® Life of Vinings-Smyrna. Overnight community fundraising walk, where teams of people walk, camp out around a track. Food, games and activities. Live entertainment starts at 6 p.m. and runs until closing ceremony at 5:50 a.m., June 1. The Lovett School football field, 4075 Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30327. To register or learn more, visit: www.relayforlife.org.
Possum Trot 10K Saturday, June 1, 7 a.m. – The 35th annual Possum Trot 10K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run gets under way, benefiting the Chattahoochee Nature Center. The fast and flat course goes along the Chattahoochee River in Roswell, on a smooth, certified path allowing runners to get in condition for the 2013 Peachtree Road Race as well as qualify. Register online at www.active.com, in person at Big Peach Running Company stores or mail to CNC: 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. $28 by May 30; onsite registration, $35 for 10K and $15 for Fun Run. Fun Run begins at 7 a.m. the 10K at 7:30 a.m. Registration limited to 1,500. Call 770-9922055 x 226 for additional information.
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Soccer is all about teamwork
What sport inspires you the most?
By Emma McCabe The reason I play soccer is – and always has been – the team aspect. When you’re on a team with so many other girls who share the same passion as you, it’s easy to form inseparable bonds. Those bonds last even after you stop playing together. Playing soccer has taught me lifelong skills that I can put to use on and off the field. You have to learn to work with others, to push yourself, and to always give it everything you’ve got. Soccer also helps to focus in the classroom, which has really paid off for me. When you and your team succeed, you are reminded why you work so hard and spend so much time playing. This year, my Riverwood International Charter High School team was 10-0 in the region, and region champions for the second time in school history. We faced adversity head-on and really learned to work together, especially when it became essential at game time. Another reason I am passionate about the sport is because it reminds me to focus on where I want
Spring is at hand. Summer is close behind. And as the days grow longer and warmer, it’s time to head outside and engage in some healthy play. In short, it’s a good time to pick a sport and to take a run at it. But how can we decide which sport to tackle this summer? We decided a good way to survey the field of play would be to check in with some of the athletes among our high school interns. They attend various high schools in Reporter Newspaper communities. They eagerly pursue sports activities, both in and out of school, and dedicate hours of hard work to their chosen sports. The games they pursue vary widely, from the traditional sport of soccer to the very untraditional game of Quidditch, which it appears has moved from bookbound fantasy to scuff-kneed reality. We asked our young writers to explain why they gravitated to a particular sport. Here’s what they had to say.
to take my life. I always know that no matter what’s currently going on in my life, once I step on the field and feel the support of my teammates, I can forget everything and focus solely on the game. Sometimes during the season, when I feel it’s too hard to balance everything, I need to be reminded why I work so hard for the game. When I step on the field and play with passion and dedication, I feel so alive and confident in what I’m doing. Probably of the best life lessons soccer has taught me is to do everything with confidence because you’ll be more likely to succeed. This season, we’ve been inspired by a quote from soccer star Mia Hamm: “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back…Play for her. And the girl next to her.” Emma McCabe is a student at Riverwood International Charter High School.
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Emma McCabe, right, says soccer has taught her lifelong skills she can put to use on and off the field.
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I started swimming the summer after sixth grade for the Chastain Tidal Waves, but stopped soon after. I swam a little in school for my Physical Education class and then on the beach in the summers, but I didn’t join a swim team again until this year for the Atlanta International School Eagles. I decided to join the swim team for a new challenge. I wanted to try somespecial thing new and do Felipa Schmidt swims the 100-meter freestyle my best to succeed. for the first time, during the Madeline Jude This spark of inBrown Invitational at Emory University. terest came from watching professional swimmers race for the gold medready to swim and kept telling myself to al in the London Summer Olympics in at least try it and have fun with it. 2012. I realized that I wanted to swim My time at the end was not someagain, not just for fun but also with a thing amazing. I ended up second to last team. I wanted that family feeling that I in my heat, but I was happy with the saw on the TV screen. So, I joined the fact that I pulled through and finished swim team at my school in 11th grade. the race. I was nervous before every practice By the end of the season, I improved and I always wondered if joining the my time by roughly 4 seconds in the swim team was the right thing to do. I 100-meter freestyle and 5 seconds in got my answer once I went to my first 50-meter freestyle. I was proud of myself swim meet. that I stayed with something until the I felt the rush of swimming a 50-meend and that I succeed at a new activity. ter freestyle race and then a 4x100 freeThe atmosphere of swim events was style relay. Afterward, I felt great, like I an adrenaline and to be a part of saferush • gentle • thorough had undertaken a challenge. I went to that rush was even better. I won the the meets and swam 50-meter freestyle school award for “Most Improved and 100-meter freestyle as my events, Swimmer” after the season ended and improving my time little by little. also grew closer to my teammates. During a meet at the Cumming AthI will definitely return to swimming letic Center, I swam the 100-meter next year for another season and maybe breast stroke, an event that I had neveven improve my times. er participated in before. I was extremely nervous and was not very comfortable Felipa Schmidt is a student at Atlanta with the stroke. But I still found myself International School. MicroSeal of Atlanta
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Cheerleading does more than just raise spirits By Stacy Bubes Cheerleading has been a been the previous year. But I dream of mine for as long as I grew to enjoy it more and more can remember. My older sister every year. My hard work paid was a cheerleader. Upon accepoff, and I was a member of the tance at Holy Innocents’ Episcobasketball squad throughout all pal School, I knew that I wantof high school. ed to be one too. I did not realize Cheerleaders have many jobs. how big of First, we are a role cheertreated the leading would same as all play in my other sports high school “The friends and memories teams. We experience. have practice that I made as a result I tried every day of of this sport will always out during the week, two be a part of who I am.” the spring of of which we eighth grade. work out with Many were the school – stacy bubes experienced trainer. We in the sport, holy innocents’ cheerleader travel to The while others University of were just as Georgia for new as I was. a three-day Tryout week was stressful and insummer camp. timidating. We learned a dance, Our main goal is to cheer for cheer, and chant, all of which we the players, and raise the spirpracticed throughout the week. it level among the school comThen, on Friday, we were sent munity. Throughout the season, into the gym in groups of three we make signs to hang around to perform what we had learned the school, give out stickers, and for judges. cheer at carpool on game day Each year, tryouts proved to mornings. be just as stressful as they had While we cheer at all games,
home and away, Winterfest is the biggest event of the season. The week consists of a hallway-decorating contest between grades, as well as various dressup days. There is a theme, which changes every year. The captains and seniors of the squad create the Winterfest routine, which we perform during an all-school pep rally as well as during halftime of the Varsity Boys Basketball game. The cheerleaders work on this routine for about two months. This performance defines our squad for the year. Not only does it reveal how physically challenging our stunts are, or how high we can jump, but it also shows our ability to work together and improve throughout the years. I was voted captain of our Varsity Basketball Cheerleading Squad this year. Being selected by my peers made me realize how much this sport meant to me. The friends and memories that I made as a result of this sport will always be a part of who I am. Stacy Bubes is a student at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School.
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Quidditch: A real sport for the real world By Blake Flournoy If you’ve paid much attention to the a group at Middlebury College in Vermedia world at any point between 1997 mont adapted the first draft of rules and 2011, chances are good that you from the book. The game’s rules are, know at least something about the Harand have always been, pretty simple. For ry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowstarters, each player must always have a ling, or the eight movie adaptations of broom between his or her legs. the novels. The “Golden And if you know Snitch” – a flying about Harry Potter, ball in the movies – you probably know is played by a per“If you were to ask at least something son. Seekers have to me why I love playing about Quidditch, “snatch” the Snitch the premier sport of Quidditch, I’d have to say by playing what is esthe wizarding world sentially the world’s that I love the insanity that the series takes most manic game of of the whole affair.” place in, with all of tag. its magic and flying The game was – blake flournoy brooms and golden a hit, and within riverwood international snitch snatching. weeks the rules were charter school student It may sound silly, spreading across colbut the sport is not lege campuses. Ever confined to the pagsince, the sport has es of fantasy books. Quidditch is a real blossomed into an international sensasport that you can play and it is played tion, to the point that there is an Interworldwide. Magic doesn’t have as great a national Quidditch Association (IQA) hand in the game’s procedures as much that handles the distribution of rules, as imagination and a drive to have fun organizes various national leagues (yes, do, but the game exists, and I, like quite there are international Quidditch World a few others, play it. Cups), and admits new teams. Believe it or not, the sport is more seTeams can be formed at the high rious than you would think. school and college levels, though there Real-world play began in 2005, when have been a few unofficial middle-school
teams. If you were to ask me why I love playing Quidditch, I’d have to say that I love the insanity of the whole affair. The game isn’t made to be serious. It’s made to be fun for all involved and to promote friendship between teams. At my first organized game, my team and I took a break between games to teach the elementary school kids in the audience how to play. And that special was shortly after Blake Flournoy shows off her Quidditch skills. befriending our opponents from the last round! Which is exactly why I love QuidIt’s a sight to see, Quidditch. Being ditch – it only makes sense while you’re on the field with friends, seeing your on the field playing it. Seeker zigzag through a nearby forest to try and catch a weaselly Snitch, gives me Blake Flournoy is a student at Rivera feeling of satisfaction I can’t easily dewood International Charter High School. scribe. www.ReporterNewspapers.net | May 17 – May 30, 2013 | 21
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Weber takes national championship for fourth time By Melissa Weinman
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The Weber School’s Moot Beit Din team has once again proved its scholarly prowess, using its knowledge of ancient Jewish law to win a national rabbinic mock trial competition. Weber beat 22 other teams from the United States and Canada to win this year’s national Moot Beit Din, held in Philadelphia April 18-21. But the Weber School is no stranger to victory. The school’s team has been the national champion four times over the past five years. The five-member team from Weber acts as a Moot Beit Din, or rabbinic court, and uses Jewish law, known as the Talmud, to come up with a solution to a dilemma. Though the answers come from ancient texts, the dilemmas deal with issues of modern relevance, such as bioethics, terrorism and Jewish-Christian relations, said Marc Levinthal, a teacher at Weber and the advisor for the Moot Beit Din. “We’re always concerned about bringing present-day relevance to the Talmud, which is 2,000 years old,” Levinthal said. “This is the epitome.” This year’s case involved the question
of whether a Jew could participate in a Catholic wedding. The team was given three months to develop a written opinion. Based upon their research, the students argued that the traditional law would allow for the individual to attend the wedding as an onlooker, but not as a bridesmaid. “You’re given no sources, just the case. We had to find our own sources,” said Daniel Gordon, a member of the team. “We wrote a 10-page argument, which took hours and hours.” The students put in a lot of work, researching, citing their sources, and ultimately writing their opinion. “We had a lot of after school meetings during first semester, Sunday meetings, lunch meetings,” said team member Daniela Friedman. “We went to our teacher’s house over winter break.” The research can be challenging, but the students said it encourages them to think critically to put together a strong argument. “A lot of times you find commentaries that oppose one another, so you have to decide how to value each one,” said Adina Karpugh. “I think a lot of us were
really surprised with our conclusion. I didn’t think we’d end up where we did.” Levinthal said the thing that makes the Moot Beit Din competitions so challenging is the material that the students have to sift through, which often is in a medieval Hebrew that can be difficult special to translate. And From left, Daniel Gordon, Adina Karpuj, Hillel Levinthal said the Brenner, Daniela Friedman and Ilan Palte, Talmud is not as members of the Weber School’s Moot Beit Din well-organized as team, which captured a national championship secular codes of for the fourth time in five years. law. “It often is not out there in black and “The difference white. They often have to see contradicbeing that lawyers practice in one juristions between rabbis. They have to analdiction, the codes of law are organized ogize,” Levinthal said. and indexed very well over a short peThough it’s a lot of extra work, the riod of time,” he said. “When you’re restudents on the team enjoy the chalsearching Jewish law, you’re researching lenge. voluminous texts over 2,000 years, of“It’s a serious commitment if you ten without any indexing, codification.” want to be part of it. But you end up And the students have to make deciloving it,” Gordon said. sions for themselves, he said.
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Abigail Van Horn Senior, The Lovett School If Abigail Van Horn asks if she shall “compare thee to a summer’s day,” it is not because of a yearning for the end of the school year. Instead, it is because she means business. At the end of April, Abigail placed as a semi-finalist in the 30th season of the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition after performing Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and a monologue from “Much Ado About Nothing.” She performed on the Vivian Beaumont stage at Lincoln Center. “Who gets to say that they performed on a Broadway stage when they were 18?” Abigail said of her experience. Abigail earned her chance to compete at the national level after becoming the first-ever Lovett student to win the Atlanta branch competition, which was judged by professional actors and actresses. She beat 28 other competitors, including the second place finisher, fellow Lovett student Bryony Berry. During her all-expenses-paid trip to New York City, Abigail got to see a modern rendition of “Julius Caesar,” sit in on a course at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and meet the nearly 60 other competitors from across the country and Mexico. Why does she study Shakespeare? “I like how complicated his characters are,” Abigail said. “We learned in school and in theater that a character really isn’t believable unless they are incredibly complex and insane, and I think he does a really good job of making characters like that.” Abigail also felt that the pieces she competed with were well-fitted to her
personality. “She has wonderful stage presence and confidence which translate beautifully in the characters she creates on the stage,” said her coach for the competition, Eric Brannen. Leading up to the nationals, Abigail practiced daily with Brannen, who joined her in New York. “Everybody was brilliant at what they did, and it was just really nice to be surrounded by that talent,” said Abigail of the competition. While the scope of her recent performance was new, she is no stranger to the stage, and has participated in many of Lovett’s school productions, from “The Sound of Music” to “My Fair Lady,” and has acted in a few commercials. The only drawback to Abigail’s trip was that she had to miss her regional golf tournament. Abigail is the Lovett girls’ golf team captain and has been on the varsity team throughout her four years of high school. In addition to golf and acting, Abigail is a cheerleader and enjoys singing. While her favorite subjects are Advanced Placement music theory, and astronomy and astrophysics, her passion still lies in acting. “I think that anytime you have a chance to perform, you should take it, because it really helps you grow as a person,” said Abigail.
What’s Next: Abigail plans to attend Pepperdine University in the fall. She hopes to continue acting and is interested in studying psychology or fashion design. This article was reported and written by Mollie Simon, a student at Chamblee Charter High School.
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Eukyung Yang Senior, Riverwood International Charter High School When Eukyung Yang, who also goes by Jennifer, was 10 years old, she moved from Korea to Florida. She didn’t know a single word of English. She turned to math. “When you don’t know English, numbers are the only things that make sense. It really is a universal language,” Eukyung said. Eukyung grew very comfortable with math throughout her schooling. When she moved from Florida to metro Atlanta and enrolled in Riverwood International Charter High, she expected to find a math club she could join upon arrival. To her surprise, Riverwood had no math club. So Eukyung took it upon herself to start one. It’s still going strong. And the club recently chose new officers, so it can continue after Eukyung graduates and moves on to college. Eukyung speculates that the International Baccalaureate Program focus at Riverwood explained the lack of a math club. Yet that same liberal-arts focus also contributed to her increased appreciation for the study of foreign languages in high school. As she mastered English, she also started to study French. “Although I started learning the language because it’s a requirement, it’s become a passion,” Eukyung said. “French has opened a lot of doors for me. I love that when you can communicate with a native, you immediately establish a sense of friendship and belonging.” Eukyung has also been active in community service work during her time in high school. For the past two years, she has been volunteering regularly at the Chastain Horse Park. Volunteers facilitate the therapeutic program, known as Equine Assisted Therapy, in which children with disabilities, the elderly, and people recovering from injuries ride horses with the help of volunteers like Eukyung. “I had never been in close contact with horses before, so it was a challenging, new experience,” said Eukyung. She has grown to love working with people there.
“My biggest motivation is the children,” Eukyung said. “It’s just so much fun to be around them and it gives a great feeling that you’ve helped someone that day. It gives another aspect to life.” Academics are a priority for Eukyung. Riverwood has been academically challenging for her, she said, but she is graduating as one of the Top Ten students in the Class of 2013. “At first, when they announced the Top Ten and my name was called, I didn’t believe it,” she said. “But as time went on, it began to sink in and I just became happier and happier.” It made all of the hard work worth it in the end. “High school is very demanding, and it requires a lot from me,” Eukyung said. “But since all of my friends go through it together, it’s really helped form close friendships.”
What’s Next: Eukyung still is deciding where she will attend college next year. She hopes to continue to study French and thinks a semester abroad is a must. She also hopes to continue to help at the Horse Park and venture into other community service opportunities while she’s in college. Elizabeth Wilkes, a student at North Springs Charter High, reported and wrote this article.
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The Georgia Department of Education has released new report cards on schools. Schools will no longer be measured by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Georgia has obtained a waiver from NCLB. The new system is known as the College and Career Ready Performance Index, or CCRPI. Under No Child, schools either made progress or they didn’t. It measured student achievement within different subgroups of students, like English as second language students or special education students. It also focused on English and math scores. CCRPI measures all students collectively across all subject areas.
The CCRPI score is calculated by adding the scores below it. Achievement is the base score, worth up to 70 points. Schools can receive up to 15 points for Progress and 15 points for reducing the Achievement Gap between student scores and the state average. Challenge points are like bonus points for schools with a large number of students who are impoverished. Challenge points are determined by adding the Performance Points with the Exceeding the Bar Point. Schools can earn up to 10 challenge points. Here is a list of schools in Buckhead and their CCRPI scores. All information is obtained from the state Department of Education website.
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City seeks suggestions on fixing false alarms ordinance By Dan Whisenhunt
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A top city official says alarms are causing real problems for Atlanta Police Officers and the city, overwhelming the courts and draining police resources. Deputy Chief Operating Officer Hans Utz told the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods on May 9 that the city is asking for input on an ordinance meant to reduce false alarm calls. The ordinance would require homeowners to register alarms, a provision that could prove controversial for people who don’t want their security information entered into a database. Utz said his appearance at the civic group wasn’t by coincidence, saying Buckhead generates many of the false alarms.
APD responded to 65,000 false alarm calls last year and 80 percent of those came from places with multiple alarms, Utz said. He said a police officer spends 20 minutes responding to each false alarm call. The high number of tickets and length of response means 12 full-time officers each year are tied up responding to these calls. The amount of false alarm citations police officers wrote to property owners overwhelmed the court system, Utz said. “We are obviously very keen to do something about this, but we’re very, very keen to do something about it in such a way that it doesn’t penalize people that are good actors on this,” Utz said.
Under the current city code, the fine for a first offense is $100 and the amount quickly escalates with subsequent offenses. Utz said the new ordinance would waive the first citation and the second if the offender takes a course about how to reduce false alarms. Subsequent violations would start hitting owners in the pocketbook. Utz said state law prohibits cities from regulating alarm companies, meaning the city can’t force the companies to disclose which homes have alarms installed. He said the city will ask property owners to voluntarily register their alarms at no cost. Utz said the city is hiring a Maryland-based contractor called Cry Wolf to implement its new false alarm ordinance, provided Atlanta City Council
passes the new regulations. Utz said the contractor would not be responsible for enforcing the ordinance and that Atlanta police officers would respond to all calls and write any citations. BCN member Gordon Certain asked Utz how the city will ensure that Cry Wolf intends to protect its list of homeowners who have registered their alarms. Utz said the company will have a financial incentive. Any breach of data will result in an immediate termination of the contract, he said. He said the city anticipates a sharp decrease in false alarm calls. “The first year we roll this out, we anticipate somewhere on the order of a 50 percent reduction,” he said. “ … Six more officers back out on the streets, basically.”
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Police Blotter From police reports dated through May 4. The following information was provided to the Buckhead Reporter by the Zone 2 precinct of the Atlanta Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.
HOM ICIDE 2000 block of Marietta Boulevard, NE – a homicide was reported on april 26. a man was seen inside the victim’s van hitting the victim with a hammer. The suspect then left the scene in a black Jeep cherokee with another man. The tag on the Jeep cherokee had been hidden by a towel or a T-shirt. The victim was transported to Grady Hospital where he died from his injuries. He suffered injuries to his head and chest, and had an apparent gunshot wound to his abdomen.
RA P E 2500 block of Pinetree Drive, NW – a rape at an apartment complex was reported on april 23. a woman said she was sexually assaulted by a neighbor of her ex-boyfriend after she willingly entered his residence for drinks. she said she began to feel dizzy after consuming the drinks and was assaulted by the man. she took a shower after the sexual assault and refused a report at the time. she later came forward about the incident and reported a previous incident involving the same man. Both times she willingly entered the suspect’s residence.
AS S A U LT 700 block of Miami Circle, NE –an aggravated assault was reported on april 21. a woman was out at a nightclub celebrating her birthday when she told her husband that her ex was going to be there to DJ, and they could go to another club. The husband did not want to go to another club. she said she asked him to dance, which he declined, so she danced with one of her friends. after she exited the dance floor, her husband became upset with her and threw a glass of water at her. in return, she threw a glass of water at him and missed. she went to the ladies’ room to dry off. He approached her and began yelling at her. 700 block of Sidney Marcus Boulevard, NE – an aggravated assault was reported on april 26. During the course of a physical altercation with her boyfriend, a woman cut
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him with a box cutter. The boyfriend had a three-inch cut to his left bicep and a twoinch cut to his left forearm. 3400 block of Lenox Road, NE – an aggravated assault was reported on april 27. a woman was in a dispute with her girlfriend. The victim said the suspect hit her on her head and arms, and also in the face with a pole. The suspect was not on the scene when police were called. 400 block of Lindbergh Place, NE – an aggravated assault was reported on april 27. a man said he was stabbed in his chest near his left breast. There was blood on the front door. sWaT responded to the location and deployed tear gas into the apartment. sWaT found the suspect in a rear bedroom with cuts to his wrists. He was transported to Grady Hospital before going to Fulton county Jail. The victim was transported to Grady as well.
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4100 block of Northside Parkway, NE – an aggravated assault at a construction site was reported on May 3. a man was stabbed in the stomach by a co-worker after a disagreement over flooring. They were pulled apart by several co-workers. The man realized he was stabbed by the suspect. The suspect fled the scene but was later contacted and agreed to come to the precinct. The suspect said the victim confronted him and became aggressive by chest bumping and pushing him with his hands. The suspect said he was grabbed by the victim and held against the wall with his hands over his head. The suspect said he was afraid of the victim due to his size. The suspect admitted to taking out a knife and cutting the victim in the side.
R O BBERY 3700 block of Roswell Road, NE – a commercial robbery was reported on april 21. Three suspects attempted to rob a restaurant with one firearm and one fake firearm. all three were arrested. 300 block of Pharr Road, NE – a pedestrian robbery was reported on april 26. a woman was dropping off her friend when a man approached the passenger-side door demanding that the victim hand over his wallet,
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public safety while two other men approached the driver’s side and demanded that she give them her phone. she handed over her phone, dropped her keys and ran off. she said one of the suspects had on an adidas jacket and pointed a gun to her chest. One suspect drove off in her Toyota corolla, and the other two suspects left in other vehicles. 800 block of W. Wesley Road, NE – a pedestrian robbery was reported on May 1. The victims initially were in a moving car. a small sUV hit their vehicle. When one victim got out to inspect the damage, he was robbed at gunpoint. Three suspects drove off.. a wallet and purse also were stolen.
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3200 block of Peachtree Road, NE – a commercial robbery was reported on May 2. a woman was buzzed inside a jewelry store by employees. she appeared nervous and continued to look over her shoulder. as she turned to leave, two or three men rushed in with handguns drawn. One employee said one of the men pointed a black-and-silver handgun at the employee’s face and robbed him of his belongings. a second suspect began demanding money from the register and insisting that the showcases be opened. The suspect took $2,500 from the cash register and $300 in a separate bag under the register. The suspect then picked a witness and demanded he take him to the safe. The witness was escorted to the rear of the business where the safe was opened. The suspect was given a box of jewelry from the safe. after being robbed, the victim said he ran from the business through an exit door on the side of the business. shortly afterward the victim saw the robber exit the same side door pointing a handgun in his direction. after the suspects exited the store they were seen jumping over a fence in the rear parking lot of the plaza. Two large mesh bags filled with jewelry were discovered in the rear of Martina Drive. a homeowner said she was watering her plants when she noticed a woman walking in her backyard toward her home. she asked her what she was doing and the woman would not reply. The woman discarded two blue latex gloves as she exited the backyard. The suspect’s vehicle and handgun were recovered in the 3300 block of peachtree Road. a sweatshirt and mesh bag of jewelry was recovered on Highland Drive. The suspects conversed in spanish while robbing the business.
BUR G LARY 1000 block of Collier Road, NW – a residential burglary was reported on april 22. an unknown suspect kicked in the back door to the residence and stole three purses and a small box of fake jewelry. 1700 block of Garrux Road, NW – a residential burglary was reported on april 23. someone used a red brick to break the window and enter the home. The thief stole an estimated $50,000 in jewelry.
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400 block of Armour Drive, NE – a residential burglary was reported on april 25. someone jimmied the patio door to a man’s home and stole his ipad, 25” TV, laptop, Guess watch, Michael Kors watch and silver Rolex watch. 1900 block of Monroe Drive, NE – a commercial burglary was reported on april 27. The reporting party said the alarm company notified him that there had been an entry motion alarm, and also that a side door had
been forced open. The man said that in the hallway, sitting on the floor next to the door, was a piece of an iphone charger and a tube of lip balm. He said earlier in the morning he confronted an intoxicated man and woman on the property. He said nothing was taken from the business. The woman suspect said she went inside the business to charge her cellphone. 700 block of Noble Creek Drive, NW – a residential burglary from an apartment was reported on april 27. someone pried open a front window to gain entry into the home. Thieves took a laptop, 24-inch monitor, pDa, Kindle Nook, custom-made desktop and compact. it is believed they left through the sunroom window.
LARCENY 3100 block of Peachtree Road, NE – a larceny was reported on april 21. Two women offered rides to two men who were walking down the street. One man and some of his friends got in the vehicle and were transported to a fastfood restaurant, where the two women asked if they could put their number in one man’s phone. in doing so the women drove off. The two suspects then went back to the other man and his friends, who were still walking, and asked if they could put their number in his phone. When they did, they took the phone and drove off.
3700 block of Stratford Road, NE – a larceny from a res-
idence was reported on april 21. a woman said she last saw her six pairs of earrings about a month ago, and just realized they were missing. she said the only people at the location were the cleaning crew. 900 block of Paces Ferry Road, NE – a larceny was reported on april 24. a man said he checked his mailbox and found a letter from his mother-in-law. The letter had been opened and a check had been removed. He said he had been expecting this letter since his mother-in-law sends it monthly to cover insurance for a vehicle. There was no damage to the mailbox. The check was in the amount of $222 and was made out to either him or his wife. 2100 block of Lakeshore Crossing, NE – a larceny was reported on april 26. a man met another man at a bar. The victim brought the man back to his apartment. The suspect gave the victim his license for no reason. When they arrived back at the apartment, the victim went to the restroom and when he came out, the man was gone. The victim’s wallet was disturbed and $200 in cash was missing. 1800 block of Howell Mill Road, NW – a larceny from a discount store was reported on april 27. The arrestee was seen on video selecting two air conditioning units, placing them in a shopping cart, and attempting to leave without paying. 2000 block of Bolton Road, NW – a larceny from a gas station was reported on april 29. a man went to the register with a case of beer in an attempt to pay for gas. When the credit card was declined, he walked out with the case of beer and got into a red vehicle. 1700 block of Howell Mill Road, NW – a larceny from a grocery store was reported on april 30. a woman selected two frozen pizzas and concealed them in her purse. she BH
public safety 1400 block of Howell Mill Road, NW – a larceny was reported on april 30. The victim said she fired an employee because she was caught stealing $35 dollars in cash from a purse. The victim said that the fired employee left the premises and then proceeded to enter the company’s website and social media pages and change information. The victim was told to take out warrants on the suspect in order to pursue criminal charges. 2900 block of Piedmont Road, NW – a larceny from a hotel was reported on May 2. a woman said she left her room, and when she returned, her dog was gone. she said her dog was a black-and-cream Rottweiler/Husky mix, approximately 60 lbs.
L A R CENY F ROM AUTO 1900 block of Walthall Drive, NE – a larceny from an auto was reported on april 21. a woman said she parked her vehicle in the lot where the park is located for about 30 minutes. she said she left her purse in plain sight on the driver’s seat and when she got back to the car, her front passenger window was shattered and her purse was taken.
1st block of Old Ivy Road, NE – a larceny from an auto was reported on april 25. an unknown suspect forced entry by busting the rear passenger window, taking two bags. One contained an ipad and ipod, and the other a computer. The victim said he received a phone call from an unknown number stating that they have his bags and they found them in a Dumpster. 2700 block of Ridgewood Road, NW – a larceny from an auto was reported on april 27. a man said a black chevrolet sedan passed slowly by his truck. The vehicle disappeared for a few minutes, and then circled back by the truck. He said a man jumped out of the vehicle and grabbed a stihl blower, valued at $500, from the bed and jumped back into the vehicle.
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3300 block of Peachtree Road, NE – an auto theft was reported on april 21. a suspect was seen sitting in the victim’s vehicle. When the victim yelled at him “Hey, that’s my car,” the suspect jumped out of the vehicle and ran toward lenox Road. 1800 block of Piedmont Avenue, NE – an auto theft was reported on april 22. a man said a scooter was dropped off and parked in the rear, and when he returned he noticed it was missing. cameras show two suspects at the location, with one man breaking the lock and the other man acting as a lookout. The scooter was found about 100 yards away, covered with a green blanket. As the officer was leaving the location he saw a man with the same identification as in the video, and he was immediately recognized as the suspect on camera. He was arrested. 2300 block of Peachtree Road, NE – an auto theft was reported on april 23. someone stole a man’s vehicle, after he left the keys in the cup holder. 3600 block of Randall Mill Road, NW – an auto theft was reported on april 23. someone stole the victim’s vehicle after the vehicle was left running with the keys in the ignition.
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300 block of Pharr Road, NE – a larceny from an auto was reported on May 1. someone shattered the vehicle’s window, and a cellphone, wine, and laundry basket with shoes and clothes were taken.
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