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In the Neighborhood: Jaquez Dominican Hair Salon

Maybe you have a special event coming up, or you are just ready for a new look? In need of something drastically different or even a miracle to be worked on your hair? Look no further; the answer to all your problems resides in a salon on Old Norcross...

Galactic Quest: A Place for True Believers

In the world we live today, businesses play a major role. Gwinnett County is no exception, as it is home to a wide variety of establishments. In some way or form, these companies were able to define who we are as people as we find ways of discovering ourselves. Galactic...

Listening with Empathy

Anthony Dramis is an Algebra 1 teacher at Richard Hull Middle School. He was named Hull Middle School's Teacher of the Year and was a summit finalist for Gwinnett's Teacher of the Year. Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Management, a...

The Wind that Fills Their Sails

Robert Arrington is a third grade teacher at Parsons Elementary school. He has been a pillar of GCPS for almost 18 years. Mr. Arrington graduated from Claremont Mckenna University with a B.A. in History Literature. He was born in Virginia, but constantly moved around due to the fact that...

GA-PCOM Plans December Information Session and January Open House

Prospective students are invited to attend an Information Session at Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 from 3 - 4 p.m. Admissions representatives will be available to discuss the college's masters' and doctoral degree programs. The programs include the doctor of osteopathic...

Learning a Second Language Can Open Endless Doors

Middle school is a time where students start to find their interests and their passions. Students further develop their curiosity as they excitedly wait for high school. Whether they are interested in science, dance, or history, these interests will follow them to ninth grade and will shape four very...

Ms. McClellan Has a Passion for Music

Ms. McClellan is an amazing cellist and a proud orchestra conductor at Richard Hull Middle School in Suwanee. She ignites the passion in students by rewarding her students with yarn strings tied to their bows for doing well on playing tests. As a teacher she takes on a unique...

Ms. Amy Stewart Always Goes the Extra Mile

It's a Tuesday afternoon, and one seventh-grade classroom is abuzz with bright laughter and chatter. Students are eagerly scrawling thoughts across their papers and weaving creativity into each and every one of their sentences. They're enraptured by the world of words around them because of one teacher: Ms. Amy...

Creating the Foundation for a Strong Work Ethic, One...

Peggy Hernandez is a second grade teacher at Rock Springs Elementary School. Mrs. Hernandez studied at the University of North Dakota, far away from Suwanee, Georgia. Despite this fact, she still ended up becoming a teacher in Gwinnett County Public Schools. I was born and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia, I...

Instilling a Passion for Learning

Ms. Leigh Ann Gaskins is a fifth grade teacher at B.B. Harris Elementary School, which is named after Nancy Harris' (mayor of Duluth) father. Ms. Gaskins received both her Bachelor's' and Master's degrees from Valdosta State University. After college, she taught at Oakcliff Elementary School for a year then...

In the Neighborhood: Jaquez Dominican Hair Salon

Maybe you have a special event coming up, or you are just ready for a new look? In need of something drastically different or even a miracle to be worked on your hair? Look no further; the answer to all your problems resides in a salon on Old Norcross...

Galactic Quest: A Place for True Believers

In the world we live today, businesses play a major role. Gwinnett County is no exception, as it is home to a wide variety of establishments. In some way or form, these companies were able to define who we are as people as we find ways of discovering ourselves. Galactic...

Listening with Empathy

Anthony Dramis is an Algebra 1 teacher at Richard Hull Middle School. He was named Hull Middle School's Teacher of the Year and was a summit finalist for Gwinnett's Teacher of the Year. Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Management, a...

The Wind that Fills Their Sails

Robert Arrington is a third grade teacher at Parsons Elementary school. He has been a pillar of GCPS for almost 18 years. Mr. Arrington graduated from Claremont Mckenna University with a B.A. in History Literature. He was born in Virginia, but constantly moved around due to the fact that...

GA-PCOM Plans December Information Session and January Open House

Prospective students are invited to attend an Information Session at Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 from 3 - 4 p.m. Admissions representatives will be available to discuss the college's masters' and doctoral degree programs. The programs include the doctor of osteopathic...

Learning a Second Language Can Open Endless Doors

Middle school is a time where students start to find their interests and their passions. Students further develop their curiosity as they excitedly wait for high school. Whether they are interested in science, dance, or history, these interests will follow them to ninth grade and will shape four very...

Ms. McClellan Has a Passion for Music

Ms. McClellan is an amazing cellist and a proud orchestra conductor at Richard Hull Middle School in Suwanee. She ignites the passion in students by rewarding her students with yarn strings tied to their bows for doing well on playing tests. As a teacher she takes on a unique...

Ms. Amy Stewart Always Goes the Extra Mile

It's a Tuesday afternoon, and one seventh-grade classroom is abuzz with bright laughter and chatter. Students are eagerly scrawling thoughts across their papers and weaving creativity into each and every one of their sentences. They're enraptured by the world of words around them because of one teacher: Ms. Amy...

Creating the Foundation for a Strong Work Ethic, One...

Peggy Hernandez is a second grade teacher at Rock Springs Elementary School. Mrs. Hernandez studied at the University of North Dakota, far away from Suwanee, Georgia. Despite this fact, she still ended up becoming a teacher in Gwinnett County Public Schools. I was born and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia, I...

Instilling a Passion for Learning

Ms. Leigh Ann Gaskins is a fifth grade teacher at B.B. Harris Elementary School, which is named after Nancy Harris' (mayor of Duluth) father. Ms. Gaskins received both her Bachelor's' and Master's degrees from Valdosta State University. After college, she taught at Oakcliff Elementary School for a year then...