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Heroes Project 2022: Sandra Strickland

There is a moment that repeats itself in the lives of people all over the world. It’s a moment that divides time – cutting a clear path that creates two distinct portions of one’s life: the time before and the time after it occurred. 

Days in Destin: My Family Vacation at the Beach

Written by Jaiden Arada, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Senior at Cherokee Bluff High School My family is known for taking beach vacations. There was one year where we took five in one year! There is something at the...

Mother Says: Expect Nothing to Gain Everything

Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST) Expectations are a concept that we as humans place a lot of stock in when we do something. Anything, even...

Addressing Inequity in the Fight Against Cancer: Free Resources...

Cancer impacts everyone, but it doesn’t impact everyone equally. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working to ensure everyone has a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat and survive cancer. No one should be disadvantaged in their fight against cancer because...

Leaders & Legends: Nick Masino

Ask Nick Masino about the importance of human connection. Masino – a man to whom conversation seems as natural as the next breath, who strings words together with effortless aplomb, who assembles spoken sentences and paragraphs, hands gesturing in vigorous punctuation all the while...

Tabletop Games: A Gateway to Another World

Written by Micah Xu, Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST) In a world of instant gratification in our entertainment and flashy, over-the-top video games, there is a certain element of imagination that is hard to...

Heroes Project 2022: Another Generation of Courageous Stories!

For over a decade, we’ve brought the incredible stories behind local cancer fighters, survivors and their families to light. It’s that time of year again to welcome a new set of Heroes and share their amazing stories and the things they’ve learned along the way. It’s all...

Celebrating Black History Month: Black History in Gwinnett

From emancipation to desegregation to the Civil Rights Movement – giving rise to leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. – it’s impossible to talk American Black history without understanding its significance in the Peach State. While many widely known figures, events and landmarks originated...

Why We Still Need Feminism: From the Lens of...

Written by Jaiden Arada, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Senior at Cherokee Bluff High School As a person in society, I am treated a certain way. Whether it is the way I carry myself or the way I act,...

Ryan Freels: Storyteller, Tech Guy, Dungeon Master, Friend

Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST) Meet Ryan Freels, the man who inspired his friends to better themselves and those around them by running a simple...

Heroes Project 2022: Sandra Strickland

There is a moment that repeats itself in the lives of people all over the world. It’s a moment that divides time – cutting a clear path that creates two distinct portions of one’s life: the time before and the time after it occurred. 

Days in Destin: My Family Vacation at the Beach

Written by Jaiden Arada, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Senior at Cherokee Bluff High School My family is known for taking beach vacations. There was one year where we took five in one year! There is something at the...

Mother Says: Expect Nothing to Gain Everything

Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST) Expectations are a concept that we as humans place a lot of stock in when we do something. Anything, even...

Addressing Inequity in the Fight Against Cancer: Free Resources...

Cancer impacts everyone, but it doesn’t impact everyone equally. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working to ensure everyone has a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat and survive cancer. No one should be disadvantaged in their fight against cancer because...

Leaders & Legends: Nick Masino

Ask Nick Masino about the importance of human connection. Masino – a man to whom conversation seems as natural as the next breath, who strings words together with effortless aplomb, who assembles spoken sentences and paragraphs, hands gesturing in vigorous punctuation all the while...

Tabletop Games: A Gateway to Another World

Written by Micah Xu, Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST) In a world of instant gratification in our entertainment and flashy, over-the-top video games, there is a certain element of imagination that is hard to...

Heroes Project 2022: Another Generation of Courageous Stories!

For over a decade, we’ve brought the incredible stories behind local cancer fighters, survivors and their families to light. It’s that time of year again to welcome a new set of Heroes and share their amazing stories and the things they’ve learned along the way. It’s all...

Celebrating Black History Month: Black History in Gwinnett

From emancipation to desegregation to the Civil Rights Movement – giving rise to leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. – it’s impossible to talk American Black history without understanding its significance in the Peach State. While many widely known figures, events and landmarks originated...

Why We Still Need Feminism: From the Lens of...

Written by Jaiden Arada, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Senior at Cherokee Bluff High School As a person in society, I am treated a certain way. Whether it is the way I carry myself or the way I act,...

Ryan Freels: Storyteller, Tech Guy, Dungeon Master, Friend

Written by Micah Xu, Converge multimedia journalism intern and Junior at Gwinnett School of Math, Science & Technology (GSMST) Meet Ryan Freels, the man who inspired his friends to better themselves and those around them by running a simple...