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Impossible Things

While most students were delighted by the recent snowfall in Georgia, the students in Troupe 6163, North Gwinnett High School's student theater troupe, were dismayed. These passionate high school students, or the North Gwinnett Players, as they affectionately call themselves, had a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella planned...

A New Foundation: Roberts Elementary

Roberts Elementary is the newest addition to the North Gwinnett district bringing over 800 students together with its mantra for Knowledge, Leadership, Service and Community. Roberts Elementary opened its gates to students in the fall of 2010 and included a large variety of children from different schools and backgrounds making...

“I Like the Connection You Make in a Classroom,...

Amanda Flanter believes in connections. That is, connecting with every single student in her Fourth Grade class at Level Creek Elementary School on both an educational and personal level. Flanter describes this method of teaching as: "I like finding ways to connect with kids and see them actually figure...

Friends Bar and Grill: Supporting the Community and Celebrating...

Friends American Bar and Grill is a locally owned restaurant chain founded right here in Suwanee, Georgia. Although Friends now has multiple locations across the Atlanta metro area, it had humble beginnings in 2010 when it was started by Ray Stanjevich and Suzanne Cartwright. Since 2010, Friends has expanded...

Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader?

At the moment that I was standing in a third-grade classroom for the first time in nine years, not one of the kids made a sound. Then again, they had been finishing their math tests in the last few minutes before recess started. After recess ended and the first...

Inspiring a New Generation of Performers: Traci Davison

Traci Davison is as kind as she is tenacious as she alone heads the theater department at North Gwinnett Middle School. With last year's production of Peter Pan Jr. winning Outstanding Performance at the Junior Theater Festival, Davison demands that her students "trust that the director knows the strengths...

Kelly Lorenz Wants a Unique Understanding of Every Student

Dr. Kelly Lorenz teaches Social Studies at North Gwinnett Middle School. Dr. Lorenz was born in Texas, but she moved to Missouri as a young girl and grew up there. Dr. Lorenz studied at the University of North West Missouri and, although originally a Spanish major, chose to dual...

Mr. J is a World Traveler

In the eight years since North Gwinnett Middle School first opened, there has only been one teacher who has climbed Kilimanjaro, visited six different continents, and has a virtual mini-museum in his classroom. However, to Scott Johnson, commonly referred to as "Mr. J", from the wooden cane from Oman...

Kevin Blankenship: The People’s Teacher

On Wednesday, October 18, Kevin Blankenship arrived in a crowded school gym to hundreds of students, regardless of their graduation year, screaming his name and pulling out their phones to document his every move. Never one to disappoint a crowd, he proceeded to parade around in a cape while...

The Legacy of North Gwinnett High School

North Gwinnett High School was established in 1958 in a cotton field between Suwanee and Sugar Hill in order to unite two cities together. True to its word, North Gwinnett continues to unite over 2,000 students on the basis of its pride and leadership. Today, North Gwinnett exhibits world-class excellence...
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Impossible Things

While most students were delighted by the recent snowfall in Georgia, the students in Troupe 6163, North Gwinnett High School's student theater troupe, were dismayed. These passionate high school students, or the North Gwinnett Players, as they affectionately call themselves, had a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella planned...

A New Foundation: Roberts Elementary

Roberts Elementary is the newest addition to the North Gwinnett district bringing over 800 students together with its mantra for Knowledge, Leadership, Service and Community. Roberts Elementary opened its gates to students in the fall of 2010 and included a large variety of children from different schools and backgrounds making...

“I Like the Connection You Make in a Classroom,...

Amanda Flanter believes in connections. That is, connecting with every single student in her Fourth Grade class at Level Creek Elementary School on both an educational and personal level. Flanter describes this method of teaching as: "I like finding ways to connect with kids and see them actually figure...

Friends Bar and Grill: Supporting the Community and Celebrating...

Friends American Bar and Grill is a locally owned restaurant chain founded right here in Suwanee, Georgia. Although Friends now has multiple locations across the Atlanta metro area, it had humble beginnings in 2010 when it was started by Ray Stanjevich and Suzanne Cartwright. Since 2010, Friends has expanded...

Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader?

At the moment that I was standing in a third-grade classroom for the first time in nine years, not one of the kids made a sound. Then again, they had been finishing their math tests in the last few minutes before recess started. After recess ended and the first...

Inspiring a New Generation of Performers: Traci Davison

Traci Davison is as kind as she is tenacious as she alone heads the theater department at North Gwinnett Middle School. With last year's production of Peter Pan Jr. winning Outstanding Performance at the Junior Theater Festival, Davison demands that her students "trust that the director knows the strengths...

Kelly Lorenz Wants a Unique Understanding of Every Student

Dr. Kelly Lorenz teaches Social Studies at North Gwinnett Middle School. Dr. Lorenz was born in Texas, but she moved to Missouri as a young girl and grew up there. Dr. Lorenz studied at the University of North West Missouri and, although originally a Spanish major, chose to dual...

Mr. J is a World Traveler

In the eight years since North Gwinnett Middle School first opened, there has only been one teacher who has climbed Kilimanjaro, visited six different continents, and has a virtual mini-museum in his classroom. However, to Scott Johnson, commonly referred to as "Mr. J", from the wooden cane from Oman...

Kevin Blankenship: The People’s Teacher

On Wednesday, October 18, Kevin Blankenship arrived in a crowded school gym to hundreds of students, regardless of their graduation year, screaming his name and pulling out their phones to document his every move. Never one to disappoint a crowd, he proceeded to parade around in a cape while...

The Legacy of North Gwinnett High School

North Gwinnett High School was established in 1958 in a cotton field between Suwanee and Sugar Hill in order to unite two cities together. True to its word, North Gwinnett continues to unite over 2,000 students on the basis of its pride and leadership. Today, North Gwinnett exhibits world-class excellence...