Name: Christopher Jones, 17  School: Sophomore, Grady High School Accomplishment: He began developing iPhone applications for Apple when he was 16, and now, he has had three apps accepted by Apple and put in the iTunes store.  He is very persistent about learning programming language and is currently working on a new social network idea. Everything he has learned about programming has been self-taught either by reading or internet learning.  He's developed apps such as Brainzapp, iKnowTech and iZounds. His other passion is lighting and sound, and he is a DJ who produces quite shows with …

Six players on the Druid Hills High School varsity baseball team were named to all-county and all-star teams this week. The Druid Hills High School baseball field was also voted as the field of the year by DeKalb County coaches.  2nd Team All-County James Ridgway as a pitcher Manny Zaldivar as an infielder  Honorable Mention All-County Max Bowen Michael Frechette D. J. Stokes  Selected to the DeKalb County All-Star Team for Juniors Max Bowen Foster Thomason  Selected to the DeKalb County All-Star Team for Seniors James Ridgway D. J. Stokes Manny Zaldivar

Name: Allie Schneider School: Inman Middle School Accomplishment: I Art Midtown winner Allie won 1st place in the I Art Midtown competition for her photograph, “Evening at the Fox.” The photo is currently displayed at The Peachtree Club and will also be displayed at YesHome.

Fernbank Elementary School Chess Club, Fernbank Elementary School Accomplishment: Both the K-3 and K-5 teams from Fernbank won the regional tournament last month and will compete in the state championships next Saturday, March 19. Anand Srinivasan and Arjun Srinivasan both had perfect records. K-3 participants: Andrew Miller, Ted Shepherd, Eunsu Hur, Thomas Sudlow, Aditya Ramesh, James Hardy, Drego Beckwith, Charlie Reid, Anish Kumar, Robert Benfield, Sam Cohen, Alexander Jovanovic, Ethan Shi, Samuel Williams, Paloma DiDia, Jamie Orson, Sean Walsh, Harrison Reeves, Sanjeev Anand, Jinwoo Park…

Name: Sonny Romeo, 14 years old School: Grady High School Accomplishment: Sonny serves as an Assistant Instructor at the Atlanta Kick Karate Studio where he achieved his black belt. He is also a charter member of the Special Team Of Role Models (STORM) team and was named as team captain due to his dedication and enthusiasm. Sonny was selected by his middle school Principal to serve as a student member of the Design Team for the APS Transformation of Grady High School. Sonny has been active in Student Government and Jr. Beta Club and currently serves as a Student Ambassador for “High Schools …