A desire for learning is instilled at a young age. Mrs. Smith is currently a teacher at Brookwood Elementary, where she teaches and inspires 4th graders. Her passion for children encouraged her to seek a job centered around children, and while she intended to be a pediatric, she soon...
Dr. Lauren Phillips is the Gwinnett School of Science, Math and Technology's (GSMST) new art teacher! It is also her first year teaching high school art. For the past eighteen years, Dr. Phillips has been teaching art at elementary schools. She taught at Norcross Elementary for eleven years and...
Three short years ago, Lanier High School began the transition from a standard high school to one with academies. This allowed and encouraged students to hone their talents and interests, incorporating what they love into their learning.
Dr. Kyle Jones, Lanier's Academy Coach, explains that when the academy model was...
GSMST is an amazing school that has many wonderful programs. One of their most immersive, rewarding programs is the Senior Capstone Experience or SCE. The Senior Capstone Experience is a graduation requirement that all Seniors undergo.
To get a better understanding of just how immersive the SCE program is, I...
When Cathy MacLean, best known by her students as Senora MacLean, was 13 years old, her family moved to Puerto Rico for her father's job. In Puerto Rico, her love for Spanish was able to flourish to what it is today. Her love for the language and culture inspired...
Dr. Rhonda Rackley has received numerous accolades and degrees: Bachelor of Science from Oral Roberts University, Master's Degree of Science from the University of West Georgia, Education Specialist degree from Georgia State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. She first began teaching 9th grade Physical Science...
Berkmar Middle School was built in June 2004, on land that was once a family farm. The school opened for the first time for the school year of August 2004-2005. Berkmar Middle was built to be the solution to the overcrowded halls at Sweetwater Middle School.
Berkmar has been around...
Dozens of middle school students in Gwinnett County are a step closer to an affordable college education. Thursday, November 2, at 9:15 a.m., Bernard Watson, the founder and President of the S.T.E.P.P. (Success Through Education Preparation and Perseverance), Foundation, will launch the Barbra Watson-Riley Striving Students Scholarship Program at...
Yvonne Antinazi, owner of the North Georgia Academy of Dance, describes the goal of her dance school as making dance available to all.
It's the kind of thing you hear from business leaders, who don't necessarily take a lot of direct action to make it happen. Not so for Yvonne.
"We...
A desire for learning is instilled at a young age. Mrs. Smith is currently a teacher at Brookwood Elementary, where she teaches and inspires 4th graders. Her passion for children encouraged her to seek a job centered around children, and while she intended to be a pediatric, she soon...
Dr. Lauren Phillips is the Gwinnett School of Science, Math and Technology's (GSMST) new art teacher! It is also her first year teaching high school art. For the past eighteen years, Dr. Phillips has been teaching art at elementary schools. She taught at Norcross Elementary for eleven years and...
Three short years ago, Lanier High School began the transition from a standard high school to one with academies. This allowed and encouraged students to hone their talents and interests, incorporating what they love into their learning.
Dr. Kyle Jones, Lanier's Academy Coach, explains that when the academy model was...
GSMST is an amazing school that has many wonderful programs. One of their most immersive, rewarding programs is the Senior Capstone Experience or SCE. The Senior Capstone Experience is a graduation requirement that all Seniors undergo.
To get a better understanding of just how immersive the SCE program is, I...
When Cathy MacLean, best known by her students as Senora MacLean, was 13 years old, her family moved to Puerto Rico for her father's job. In Puerto Rico, her love for Spanish was able to flourish to what it is today. Her love for the language and culture inspired...
Dr. Rhonda Rackley has received numerous accolades and degrees: Bachelor of Science from Oral Roberts University, Master's Degree of Science from the University of West Georgia, Education Specialist degree from Georgia State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. She first began teaching 9th grade Physical Science...
Berkmar Middle School was built in June 2004, on land that was once a family farm. The school opened for the first time for the school year of August 2004-2005. Berkmar Middle was built to be the solution to the overcrowded halls at Sweetwater Middle School.
Berkmar has been around...
Dozens of middle school students in Gwinnett County are a step closer to an affordable college education. Thursday, November 2, at 9:15 a.m., Bernard Watson, the founder and President of the S.T.E.P.P. (Success Through Education Preparation and Perseverance), Foundation, will launch the Barbra Watson-Riley Striving Students Scholarship Program at...
Yvonne Antinazi, owner of the North Georgia Academy of Dance, describes the goal of her dance school as making dance available to all.
It's the kind of thing you hear from business leaders, who don't necessarily take a lot of direct action to make it happen. Not so for Yvonne.
"We...
