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Peachtree Ridge Honor Society Hosts Book Drive

At Peachtree Ridge High School, National English Honor Society (NEHS) has a unique tradition: the annual book drive, an initiative started in 2015 by Shreya Pabbaraju. The goal of the book drive is to collect new or gently used books to donate to Better World Books. The books are...

Five Lessons I Learned from Digital Learning Days

It is a truth universally acknowledged that any Gwinnett County student in possession of a sleep deficit and a heavy homework load must be in want of a snow day. For students in the South, snow doesn't just bring frigid temperatures, slippery driveways, and icy roads. Snow brings the promise...

Festival of Nations: Embracing the Cultural Diversity of Peachtree...

In a few days, the concrete columns and vacant grounds of Peachtree Ridge High School's commons will be transformed into pillars plastered with bright banners and floors filled with tiny trinkets of cultures hailing from around the world. Community members will gather in the auditorium to leave behind their...

Simply Done Doughnuts!

Gwinnett Magazine interns share what makes their personal “Best of Gwinnett” list – from Zarah Punjwani, Peachtree Ridge High School Located at Duluth's Parsons Alley, Simply Done Donuts make their cake-style donuts from scratch on and pile them up with your choice of toppings and icings. To further sweeten the...

Why Do You Relay?

The halls of North Gwinnett High School are buzzing as the school begins to introduce one of its biggest campaigns ever, Relay For Life. As many people know, Relay For Life is a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting funds to support research for cancer treatments. The Relay For Life campaign...

Do Gwinnett parents and students like digital learning?

The month of January was a bittersweet experience for many Gwinnett County students and parents. Due to the inclement weather making its way into the city, Gwinnett schools had no option but to close their doors for four days in the month of January. However, that didn't mean there was...

A Digital Solution to Stress

A Digital Learning Day comes with the fanfare of a regular snow day, and while each break from school is certainly memorable, a Digital Learning Day offers opportunities that a normal break cannot. With Digital Learning Days, I gained an appreciation for the behind-the-scenes planning and structuring of a conventional...

North Gwinnett High’s Science Olympiad Places 5th in Regional...

In early February, North Gwinnett's Science Olympiad team went to Georgia Tech as part of the 2018 Division C Regional Tournament, where with 21 people on two teams, 12 on the A team and 9 on the B team, they placed fifth in the region! Here's a brief introduction to...

My Digital Learning Day Experience

Living in Georgia for the past 10 years has taught me many truths, such as the fact that Chick-fil-A is one of the best restaurants known to man. Or that Atlanta and traffic are synonyms like Georgia weather and unexpected. But the most important truth is that snow only comes...

Water for Change

Sugar Hill Elementary School's Junior Beta chapter has initiated a fundraiser benefiting Water for South Sudan, hoping to earn at least $1,500 in donations to be used for the rehabilitation of existing wells and construction of additional ones. Water for South Sudan (WFSS), an organization geared toward providing both wells...

Peachtree Ridge Honor Society Hosts Book Drive

At Peachtree Ridge High School, National English Honor Society (NEHS) has a unique tradition: the annual book drive, an initiative started in 2015 by Shreya Pabbaraju. The goal of the book drive is to collect new or gently used books to donate to Better World Books. The books are...

Five Lessons I Learned from Digital Learning Days

It is a truth universally acknowledged that any Gwinnett County student in possession of a sleep deficit and a heavy homework load must be in want of a snow day. For students in the South, snow doesn't just bring frigid temperatures, slippery driveways, and icy roads. Snow brings the promise...

Festival of Nations: Embracing the Cultural Diversity of Peachtree...

In a few days, the concrete columns and vacant grounds of Peachtree Ridge High School's commons will be transformed into pillars plastered with bright banners and floors filled with tiny trinkets of cultures hailing from around the world. Community members will gather in the auditorium to leave behind their...

Simply Done Doughnuts!

Gwinnett Magazine interns share what makes their personal “Best of Gwinnett” list – from Zarah Punjwani, Peachtree Ridge High School Located at Duluth's Parsons Alley, Simply Done Donuts make their cake-style donuts from scratch on and pile them up with your choice of toppings and icings. To further sweeten the...

Why Do You Relay?

The halls of North Gwinnett High School are buzzing as the school begins to introduce one of its biggest campaigns ever, Relay For Life. As many people know, Relay For Life is a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting funds to support research for cancer treatments. The Relay For Life campaign...

Do Gwinnett parents and students like digital learning?

The month of January was a bittersweet experience for many Gwinnett County students and parents. Due to the inclement weather making its way into the city, Gwinnett schools had no option but to close their doors for four days in the month of January. However, that didn't mean there was...

A Digital Solution to Stress

A Digital Learning Day comes with the fanfare of a regular snow day, and while each break from school is certainly memorable, a Digital Learning Day offers opportunities that a normal break cannot. With Digital Learning Days, I gained an appreciation for the behind-the-scenes planning and structuring of a conventional...

North Gwinnett High’s Science Olympiad Places 5th in Regional...

In early February, North Gwinnett's Science Olympiad team went to Georgia Tech as part of the 2018 Division C Regional Tournament, where with 21 people on two teams, 12 on the A team and 9 on the B team, they placed fifth in the region! Here's a brief introduction to...

My Digital Learning Day Experience

Living in Georgia for the past 10 years has taught me many truths, such as the fact that Chick-fil-A is one of the best restaurants known to man. Or that Atlanta and traffic are synonyms like Georgia weather and unexpected. But the most important truth is that snow only comes...

Water for Change

Sugar Hill Elementary School's Junior Beta chapter has initiated a fundraiser benefiting Water for South Sudan, hoping to earn at least $1,500 in donations to be used for the rehabilitation of existing wells and construction of additional ones. Water for South Sudan (WFSS), an organization geared toward providing both wells...