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Northview High School Ranks #1 in Atlanta

By Robert Strader on December 21st, 2011
Northview High School Ranks #1 in Atlanta
Parents with kids attending Northview High School will undoubtedly be happy to hear that Atlanta Magazine’s rankings of the Top Public High Schools in Atlanta ranked Northview at the top. No surprise as well is that North Atlanta High Schools (Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek and Marietta) performed very well and took quite a few of ... [Continue Reading]

Spurka Discusses Cambridge High School’s Offerings

By Robert Strader on November 18th, 2011
Spurka Discusses Cambridge High School’s Offerings
At a community meeting last night Dr. Spurka, Cambridge High Schools new principal, answered questions for interested parents in the area. Those parents have children trying to decide if they will stay at Milton High School or move to Cambridge. As you would imagine; sports, class offerings and AP courses were hot topics. Total enrollment ... [Continue Reading]

Meet Dr. Spurka: Principle of Bethany Bend High School

By Robert Strader on September 29th, 2011
Meet Dr. Spurka: Principle of Bethany Bend High School
I, along with a group of other interested parents, attended a community meet-and-greet with the new principle recently. Dr. Spurka is holding many of these meetings so he can get to know more of the parents in the area and so parents can get answers to questions or concerns they have about the new school. ... [Continue Reading]

A School By Any Other Name Is Still A School

By Robert Strader on September 28th, 2011
What do you think of this list of proposed names for the new Bethany Bend High School site? Do you see anything you like or do they all stink? You can email your suggestion here . Tonight the naming committee will narrow the list down to three and release those for further input: Bethany Bend ... [Continue Reading]

North Atlanta High Schools Dominate State SAT Scores

By Robert Strader on September 26th, 2011
North Atlanta High Schools Dominate State SAT Scores
North Fulton high schools were well represented in the most recent 2011 report of SAT scores in Georgia. Six Fulton County schools made the top 20 list in the state. While Fulton County Schools have done a great job with students I think what we really see is a clear indication of the level of ... [Continue Reading]

Milton High School Moves Up In Top High School Rankings

By Robert Strader on June 22nd, 2011
Milton High School Moves Up In Top High School Rankings
Newsweek came out with their annual ranking of top high schools nationally. This year they have revamped their methodology, resulting in some significant moves for some local high schools. You can see last years rankings here , and 2009 rankings here . New Methodology Because of the new methodology, Milton High School moved up the ... [Continue Reading]

Final School Map For Milton, Alpharetta and Roswell

By Robert Strader on June 15th, 2011
Final School Map For Milton, Alpharetta and Roswell
Last night the Fulton County School Board voted to approve the final version of the school redistricting map for North Fulton. There were no parents who showed up last night to make any further comments regarding this heated issue that left many in Roswell and Milton unhappy. Communities like Enniskerry , Taylor Glen , Richmond ... [Continue Reading]

Some Communities in Milton Get Thier Wish: Final Redistricting Proposal

By Robert Strader on May 9th, 2011
Some Communities in Milton Get Thier Wish: Final Redistricting Proposal
Some last minute changes to the final proposed redistricting map is out now and some communities in Milton have been able to enact some change. Whether or not this version gets approved without any revisions will remain to be seen but this version might satisfy most of the disgruntled parents along Birmingham Highway. Communities like ... [Continue Reading]

North Fulton Redistricting Continues to Heat Up

By Robert Strader on March 23rd, 2011
A group of citizens in North Fulton, called the Roswell Organizing Committee, released a press release today. Claiming the redistricting robs students of their time and heritage, the press release states the school board has “no compassion or common sense”. It goes on to say that “Bethany Bend will suck the guts and soul out ... [Continue Reading]

North Fulton High School Redistricting Round 2 – The High School Fracas in Milton

By Robert Strader on March 17th, 2011
I attended the second of three redistricting meetings for the new Bethany Bend High School last night. Edenwilde doesn’t want Milton. Lakeside at Ansley does but it would be a disaster for Litchfield. White Columns and Triple Crown can’t imagine going to Bethany Bend High School but don’t want Elkins Point to feed into Milton ... [Continue Reading]
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