A work of art created by Paige Short, an 11th grader at North Gwinnett High School, has been selected to be featured as the Youth Art Month (YAM) Georgia Flag for the National Art Educators Association (NAEA) conference in Chicago, IL. Her design will be printed on the flag that will hang in the Youth Art Museum in Chicago.

Central Gwinnett High School has started a new Teacher for a Day program. The program will place the school’s Fine Arts Advisory Board Members with one of the school’s Fine Arts teachers for the day, allowing them to engage with students and observe the programs. The experience will allow board members to develop a connection with and an appreciation...

Meadowcreek High School recently finished updating its media center to accommodate 21st century learners. The renovations include four glass study rooms, two collaboration stations, a glass enclosed instructional area, and new furniture. The library also now has node chairs that allow students to work cooperatively in groups. “Students love the space and many have told me that it makes them...

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. This sack is filled with snacks that students can eat over the weekend. The program at Hull Middle School began about two months ago, but...

Academy Sports and Outdoor in Snellville made some Britt Elementary School students very happy by donating 50 brand new Huffy Bicycles and helmets, (25 girls’ and 25 boys’ bicycles). The lucky students learned about their prizes as they heard their names called on the “Britt Morning Show” during a live drawing.

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 the 2016 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. The performance series challenges elite students to perform at their very best. Students rehearsed and...

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 Middle School, received a $400 prize. The essay contest has challenged thousands of middle school students to think about conservation and protection of water resources...

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 & Crafts, and her teacher, Yvette Kim, received a 1-year subscription to Davis Digital Art Images. Additionally, Troung’s work will be published in the March...

Three time Olympic Gold Medalist Gail Devers was the featured speaker at Ivy Creek Elementary School’s 3rd Leadership Academy. Devers talked to students from Ivy Creek and Patrick elementary schools about the importance of becoming a leader. “Gail's message was about the importance of learning to lead yourself. She shared her journey from elementary school through the Olympics which...

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 O’Neal of Alcova Elementary 2016 Gwinnett County Middle School Counselor of the Year— Rachel Kusher of Five Forks Middle 2016 Gwinnett County Secondary School Counselor...