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Lorraine Elementary's 'Pick of the Pride' students of the month in August 2010

Lorraine Elementary's 'Pick of the Pride' students of the month in August 2010
The following students were named as Lorraine Elementary School's "Pick of the Pride" from their class for the month of August for exemplifying positive behavior such as respectfulness, obedience, kindness, and good attitude,
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RCPS Supt. King named as finalist for Supt. of the Year
The Georgia Schools Superintendent Association announced the four finalists for 2011 Superintendent of the Year, including Rockdale County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Samuel King. This is King's third time as a finalist for the award. The winner will be named in December.

DeKalb Tech signs agreement with RCPS to build small business careers
DeKalb Tech signs agreement with RCPS to build small business careers
DeKalb Technical College announced agreement with five school districts, including Rockdale County Public Schools, that would help high school and college students in studying small business development.
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A head start: Dual enrollment gives high schoolers a taste of college
A head start: Dual enrollment gives high schoolers a taste of college
More high school students in Newton County are learning the benefits of Dual Enrollment (DE) programs offered at Georgia Perimeter College.
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DeKalb Tech celebrates fifth class of Law Enforcement Academy grads
DeKalb Tech celebrates fifth class of Law Enforcement Academy grads
DeKalb Technical College celebrated the graduation of its fifth class from the Law Enforcement Academy on Friday. Instructor Beverly Thomas said all the graduates were top notch candidates for law enforcement personnel. "I'd hire any one of them." (Left to right) back row - B. Hornbuckle, J. Morgan, J. Williams, M. Kwiatkowski, S. Holland, J. Mateling. Front row - F. Quattlebaum, J. Nguyen, E. Mayo, S. Fulghum, W. Webb, J. Bugg, A. Owens
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GPC chosen for national community college initiative
Georgia Perimeter College is one of twelve community colleges nationwide chosen by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to take the lead in a new initiative funded by MetLife Foundation as part of their commitment to improving the success of community college students. The aim of the new initiative, "Developing a Community College Student Roadmap: From Entrance to Engagement in Educational Achievement and Success," is to create programs of academic support that teach students how ...




Rockdale subgroups score above national subgroups on ACT
Rockdale County Public School students overall scored slightly below the national average on the ACT test last year, but subgroups, such as black, white and Hispanic students, scored higher than the national average.

Memorial Middle students recognized by Duke University
Memorial Middle students recognized by Duke University
Nine students were recognized for academic achievement by Duke University. The students, from Memorial Middle School, had already taken the SAT or ACT and were invited to Duke's Honor Academy for math or University Academy for math, science and language arts. Students in the top 95 percent earn state recognition and are named to Duke's national Talent Search List. The students are: Ashley Hong and Kaitlin Moore, University Academy Jeff Bang, Sidney Billingsley and Jalen ...
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Magnet grad named to BusinessWeek list
Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology alum Jodie Wu and her company, Global Cycle Solutions, was recently named in BusinessWeek as one of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs for 2010 for their devices, which harness the power generated by pedaling bicycles in developing countries.

Local student performs on America's Got Talent
Local student performs on America's Got Talent
A local student put her talent on display in front of a national TV audience Tuesday night. Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology junior Janki Patel will be performing with her dance group, the Kruti Dance Academy, based in Norcross, as part of tonight's semifinal episode of "America's Got Talent." The show aired live from Las Vegas at 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. on NBC and viewers can reportedly vote by text or online by going ...
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Magnet School wins national service award
The Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology has been awarded the prestigious DifferenceMaker award by the Alliance for Student Activities for being the top community service high school in the United States.




Teens make their voices heard in debates
Teens and their ideas were in the spotlight when teens, tweens and adults gathered together July 27 to let their voices be heard at the Good News Teen Debate at the Boys and Girls Club in Conyers. Panelists such as Janice Morris, Christila Milner, Donald Ferguson and Josie Dean posed questions and listened while the teens said what was on their minds.




Undocumented students to attend Ga. public colleges
The state Board of Regents announced Wednesday that of 50,000 new students stepping into Georgia's public colleges this fall, 242, or less than half of one percent, are undocumented. The preliminary numbers were released by the regents' Residency Verification Committee, which Chancellor Erroll Davis created this summer to make sure students are being charged the correct tuition rate. Students outside of the state and country must pay out-of-state tuition.




Rockdale Magnet honored with community service award
Rockdale Magnet students proved last year they not only excel in science and math, but also in giving back to the community.

Sims Elementary hosts carnival
Sims Elementary hosts carnival
Sims Elementary School celebrated the return of school with its first Back to School Carnival on July 30.
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Clayton State grad studies open house Aug. 10
The Clayton State University School of Graduate Studies will hold an open house on Tuesday, Aug. 10. The open house will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in room 101 of the University's Harry S. Downs Center on the main campus in Morrow.




BOE raises millage rate
The Rockdale County Public Schools Board of Education voted to raise the school portion of the property tax by about 2 mills, from 21 mills to 22.99 mills on, as part of the $126 million budget passed earlier this year.




Governor orders more budget cuts to university system
Local K-12 schools may be safe for the time being, but Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has ordered another 4 percent spending cut to the state’s university system beginning in August.




School board to vote on millage rate today
The Rockdale County Public Schools Board of Election is looking at raising the millage rate to 22.99 mills from 21 mills on the school portion of the property tax.

DeKalb Tech graduates 991 students
DeKalb Tech graduates 991 students
DeKalb Technical College held its 2010 commencement ceremony at Mount Carmel Christian Church in Stone Mountain July 17 as 991 students qualified to receive either their Associates of Applied Science Degree or their diploma.
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Georgia a finalist in second round of 'Race to the Top' grants
Georgia was selected as one of 19 finalists by the U.S. Department of Education for the second round of federal “Race to the Top” stimulus grants. Georgia stands to receive up to $400 million over four years to implement its plan if selected. Rockdale County Public Schools is one of the 26 school districts signed up as partners to implement Race to the Top if granted.




Highest Aspirations assembly highlights RCPS achievements
Rockdale County Public Schools kicked off the start of the staff year with the return of the Highest Aspirations awards assembly on Friday.




No back to school sales tax break this year
 Parents won’t see the back-to-school tax break that has driven summer retail sales for eight years in a row, although some stores are offering discounts to make up for it. The state’s sales tax holiday, which eliminated taxes on school supplies, clothes and computers during the first weekend in August, was canceled this year because of state revenue problems.




Scholarship fund could assist with private schooling
Parents interested in sending their children to private schools but who cannot afford the cost may be able to quality for a student scholarship through the Apogee Georgia School Choice Scholarship Fund. There are currently 84 private schools in the state that partner with the fund, including Woodlee's Christian Academy in nearby Covington and Piedmont Academy in Monticello.

NASA comes to Conyers Middle
NASA comes to Conyers Middle
On Wednesday, Conyers Middle School hosted VIP guests from far, far away - astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker from the 24th Crew fielded questions during a live downlink from the International Space Station. Afterwards, NASA's Dr. Jan Corbin was on hand at CMS for additional inquiries here on Earth. "It's a big deal, and they should be very proud that they have it[NASA's Explorer Schools Program]...only 10-15 schools are chosen nationally ...
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All RCPS schools make AYP
Rockdale County Public Schools made Adequate Yearly Progress for the fifth consecutive year and each individual school made AYP, according to preliminary AYP results released today.




News You Can Use: School registration
Summer vacation is winding down to a close for Rockdale County Public School students and school will be back in session at each campus on Thursday, July 29. Here are a few reminders to make the first day of school a success.

Open Campus teacher heads to Washington for C-SPAN conference
Open Campus teacher heads to Washington for C-SPAN conference
A Rockdale County teacher will be spending a few days in the nation's capitol, courtesy of C-SPAN.
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Making college dreams a reality with AVID
Rockdale County teachers will take part in a special institute next week for a program designed to help disadvantaged kids realize their goals of attending college.







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