Friday, May 18, 2012
Carnival, silent auction and more
The Briar Vista Elementary School PTA is hosting the annual Spring Fling this Saturday, May 19. The event will feature a one-mile fun run for the kids, carnival with games and attractions and a silent auction with great stuff from local businesses. All residents are invited to participate. Kids that are not enrolled are welcome to participate in the fun run and Kid’s Carnival. Briar Vista is one of three public elementary schools in Georgia that offers a choice between Traditional and Montessori classrooms. If you go: Spring Fling, Saturday, May 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Briar Vista Elementary School, 1131 Briar Vista Terrace NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324 Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
APS seeks to close an anticipated gap of $47 million.
The Atlanta Public Schools is holding a series of public meetings this month to discuss the proposed 2012-13 budget of $564.8 million. The Board of Education, which gave preliminary approval on the proposed budget May 14, must give final approval at its June 4 meeting. The district aims to close a $47 million shortfall by axing 475 jobs — including teachers — closing seven schools, reorganizing departments and dropping those adminstrators and classroom instructors involved in the cheating scandal under the watch of former schools superintendent Beverly Hall. Other initiatives the district says will reduce costs include: The meetings, which all start at 6 p.m. are scheduled for: Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A peek at some Grady High School news
Grady High School’s graduation is set for Thursday, May 24 at the Atlanta Civic Center. The Class of 2012 valedictorian is Julia Rapoport, and the salutatorian is Shaun Kleber. The STAR student with highest SAT score is Benjamin Dean. See here for more graduation information and don’t forget to congratulate your graduate on Patch here. And for a plethora of student accomplishments, check out the Grady Brag sheet here. _______ Grady is still in need of volunteers for Senior Field Day on Wednesday, May 16, and Beach Day on Friday, May 18. Please contact Brandi Sabb at bsabb@atlanta.k12.ga.us or Willie Vincent at wmvincent@atlanta.k12.ga.us if you can assist. _______ The Nominations Committee has submitted its Final Report to the Grady PTSA …
Watch from volunteers setting out the chairs to the new grads tossing their caps all in just two minutes in this time-lapse video.
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Tuesday, May 15
About 15,000 students, parents, family members, faculty and staff filled Emory University for the 167th Commencement ceremonies. Watch from volunteers setting out the chairs to the new grads tossing their caps all in just two minutes in this time-lapse video. Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't get much better than that.
Monday, May 14, 2012
DeKalb All Star Game set for Saturday, May 19
Members of the boys and girls Druid Hills High School soccer teams were selected to play in the Inside the Perimeter DeKalb All Star Game. Students selected include Indigo Gordon, Jane Neiswander, Haley Landis, Heather Mase, Daniel Samuel, Sol Samuel, Jesus Perez, Julian Rugel and Austin Weatherly. Both the girls and boys all star games are set for Saturday, May 19, at Silverbacks Park, 3200 Atlanta Silverbacks Way in Tucker. The girls will take the field at 11 a.m. followed by the boys at 12:30 p.m. Admission to the game is $10. Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't get much better than that.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Pythons defeat Hebron Christian
The Paideia School Pythons defeated Hebron Christian Academy 5-1 Friday night in the Class A boys state soccer quarterfinals. Paideia knocked off Hebron in front of a home crowd at Python Park in Avondale Estates, securing a Final Four berth and drawing one step closer to uncharted territory: a state championship. The Pythons had been absent from the second round of the playoffs since 2008, but advanced the the final four in 2011. Paideia will face Atlanta International School in the final four on Tuesday, May 15. The winner of the game will compete for the Class A state title. Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't get much better than that.
Graduation 2012 is a big deal. Congratulate your graduate on these pages and then share with family and friends.
Hundreds of thousands of students, many from the local area, will be graduating in the next few weeks. Do you have someone special you want to congratulate for this achievement? If you have a friend or family member graduating from high school or college this year, you can post the announcement on Patch and share the news with family and friends. To post a free announcement, click here. Once you have signed in, select "graduation" in the category drop down box. Enter the graduate's name, school and any other details you'd like to share. Directly below the "description" box, you'll see an "Upload photos and videos" button. If you'd like your announcement featured on the VaHi Patch home page, be sure to add a photo or video. Only …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Pythons host Hebron Friday
The Paideia School Pythons will play Hebron Christian Academy on Friday in the second round of the boys soccer state playoff tournament. Paideia advanced to the Elite 8 of tournament play with a decisive 6-1 victory over Mt. Paran on Tuesday. Paideia lost to The Walker School Wolverines in the final four of the tournament last season. If you go: Paideia hosts Hebron Christian Academy, Friday, May 11 at 5 p.m. at Python Park, 1201 Clarendon Ave, Avondale Estates Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't get much better than that.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Lady Pythons fall 15-5 in semifinals
The Paideia School girls’ ultimate team lost to Amherst in the semifinals of the Amherst tournament on Sunday, May 6. The Pythons fell 15-5 to Amherst at the 21st Annual Amherst Invitational, one of the most competitive high school competitions in the country. Both the Amherst girls and boys team went on to win the tournament. The Paideia boys’ team lost to Amherst 15-6 in pool play. The Pythons had defeated Amherst just two weeks prior at home. The Amherst tournament marks the end of the season for both Paideia teams. Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't get much better than that.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Grady ranked No. 19 in the state
U.S. News and World Report ranked Grady High School among America’s best high schools in a report released this week. Grady was ranked No. 19 in the state of Georgia and No. 1,204 in the nation. Students from Virginia-Highland, Poncey-Highland, Morningside, Midtown, Inman Park, Candler Park and Old Fourth Ward, among many other Northeast Atlanta neighborhoods attend the award-winning high school. Read more on the U.S. News website. Come join the rest of the VaHi-Druid Hills Patch fans on Facebook! It's Patch and Facebook together. Doesn't get much better than that.
Mike Mike
12:09 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Sarah, try and process what I am about to write through that tiny little brain of yours; and really try to understand the important details before posting another idiotic reply. The horrible calls against AIS, were coincidentally, at critical moments that literally handed goals to Paideia. Paideia should work on actually scoring goals without the ref's help. That would improve their chances of … more ›