With Homecoming and Halloween, October is a particularly meaningful time of year for the students of Peachtree Ridge High School. But alongside the dancing and candy galore, the Ridge Lions celebrate a community-wide battle against cancer with their own noteworthy "holiday": Ridge Run.
Held each October at Peachtree Ridge High School, Ridge Run is a 5K color run that aims...
Neil Penning has spent countless hours volunteering, building, and teaching in science classrooms across the county. A full-time student at Peachtree Ridge, his plate was already full but as a dedicated leader and engineer, there was always room for more. As a sophomore, Penning planned to create a robotics team from scratch with the help of fellow peers and...
Gabriela Maduro-Salvarrey is one of the finest students at Peachtree Ridge High School. She truly upholds Peachtree Ridge's motto of being "The Standard of Excellence." Gabi has persevered through some very tough times and is now one of the finest, smartest, and well known students at Peachtree Ridge High School.
Gabriela was born in Austell, Ga and moved to Knoxville,...
Micayla Aduhene comes from a culturally rich Ghanaian and Ivorian background. She resides with her parents and 4 enthusiastic siblings in a loving household. Along with having a perfect 4.0 GPA, Micayla successfully balances being involved in her community and school. Aduhene is on the PRHS dance team, an officer in PASA (Pan African Student Association) and Chickfila Leadership....
Nowhere is the term "fumble" more used than in football, and Peachtree Ridge has recently been experiencing a fumble in its record. However, the rough start has not discouraged our players, cheerleaders, and school spirit. Many cheering fans look forward to Friday Nights where the school spirit makes it hard to tell if the stadium lights are keeping the...
At Peachtree Ridge High School, there are numerous organizations and clubs that help serve the community. However, UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) is the ultimate student-led organization that strives to help fund developing countries as well as giving support for children in need of shelters and other necessities.
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to...
Junior at Mill Creek High, Chika Nowosu, represents the perfect teenage role model for children in our community, as well as the prime example of what every high school student and teacher admires. Chika displays attributes which allow her to be an excellent student, friend, leader, and athlete.
Chika has been on the varsity tennis team at Mill Creek since...
Current junior at Mill Creek High School, Grace Nebel, spends her time being a published author, participating her school's competition drama team, and volunteering.
The 16-year-old is 1 of 10 authors nationwide that contributed to an anthology of short stories titled, Twisted Fairy Tales. She worked with Alternate Ending Publications to get her individual piece, Cheap Thrills, published and sold...
On October 17, 2017, the Band and Chorus of GSMST will be hosting their first annual concert of the year. The theme of this concert is the Power of Two. Each piece of music played involves some form of repetition in the music, but varies by piece.
The Chorus and Band concerts are always something to look forward to. Anyone...
The stories that flooded the news of hatred and racism were devastating. In the light of the riots full of hatred that have created divisions, it has become even more essential for our community to come together as one. Being in a community means being able to say to someone, "I see you, and you see me." It also...