“BackPack Snacks” feed children in need

Hull Middle School has partnered with Sugarloaf United Methodist Church to help feed children in need. Every Friday school administrators distribute “Backpack Snacks” provided by their partner to homeless students who attend the school....

Academy Sports donates 50 bikes to Britt Elementary Students

Academy Sports and Outdoor in Snellville made some Britt Elementary School students very happy by donating 50 brand new Huffy Bicycles and helmets, (25 girlsÂ’ and 25 boysÂ’ bicycles). The lucky students learned about...

Four GCPS students play Carnegie Hall

Four GCPS students played at Carnegie Hall Sunday. Brookwood High School Students Evan Butterworth, Eunice Choi, and Ruby Lee, as well as Zander Sugarman, a student at Mountain View High School, took part in...

A North Gwinnett Middle School student won first place in Water Essay Contest

A North Gwinnett Middle School student won first place in the 14th Annual Middle School Water Essay Contest sponsored by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District. Colton Woodring, a seventh-grader from North Gwinnett...

North Gwinnett High School’s Mary Troung won first place in the Advocacy Poster Design Contest for her poster titled “Art Matters.” Troung, who is a senior, earned a $300 gift certificate from Nasco Arts...

Three time Olympic Gold Medalist Gail Devers speaks at Ivy Creek Elementary

Three time Olympic Gold Medalist Gail Devers was the featured speaker at Ivy Creek Elementary SchoolÂ’s 3rd Leadership Academy. Devers talked to students from Ivy Creek and Patrick elementary schools about the importance of...

GCPS names its top counselors of the year

As part of National School Counseling Week, GCPS named its top counselors of the year and honored those who support counselors. This year’s winners include: 2016 Gwinnett County Elementary School Counselor of the Year— Amy...

Dyer Elementary School students to perform for former President Jimmy Carter

The Dyer Elementary School Chorus and Advanced Percussion Ensemble played for former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Roselyn Carter Thursday, February 11, at the Carter Center. The students performed “Let Us Seed...

Lanier Middle School to use grant to build outdoor garden

Lanier Middle School students will roll up their sleeves and build an outdoor garden using among other things, recycled containers. The supplies for the project were funded by a Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC)...

Best of Gwinnett 2015: Weddings & Events

You only live once. Make every event one to remember. Is it a special event? Well, arenÂ’t they all special when youÂ’re doing the planning? Your wedding. Your daughterÂ’s wedding. The stockholders meeting. Your bossÂ’s...