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[Aug. 1, 2005]

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[Aug. 1, 2005]

Tax-Free Weekend Makes Back-To-School Shopping Easier on Pocketbook
Back-to-school shopping might be a bit less painful to the wallet this year if you plan to hit the stores July 28-31, the days designated for tax-free shopping in Georgia. Clothing, computers and school supplies will be exempt from taxes during this upcoming four-day tax "holiday"...
[Jul. 24, 2005]

Spell Check Live: 2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee
Spelling bees are exciting and challenging for contestants striving to spell sometimes ridiculously long words and words that many of us have never heard of. Spell Check Live is particularly exciting, as it's a spelling bee for adults and benefits Forsyth County's Certified Literate Community Program...
[Jul. 20, 2005]

Back-To-School Expo (Yes, You Read It Right!) Set for July 16th
A-B-Cs, 1-2-3s and CRCTs will all be back in a flash, with just six weeks left of summer vacation for Forsyth County students. And with summer break almost halfway over (yikes!), it's probably not a bad idea to start thinking about the 2005-2006 school year. The Sawnee Center's Back To School Expo in July will help parents get back in gear and prepared for yet another school year...
[Jun. 23, 2005]

Summer Programs Continue Through July at Forsyth County Libraries
Summer fun continues at the Forsyth County Public Library, with new programs for various age groups each week...
[Jun. 21, 2005]

Georgia Youth Summit Gets Teens Involved
Funded by the Governor and General Assembly, the biennial Georgia Youth Summit is designed to equip our youth with the skills to become active within their local communities and to enhance youth-adult partnerships...
[Jun. 20, 2005]

Sawneee Primary Announces Science Fair Contest Winners
Winners of Sawnee Primary's first-ever Science Fair are selected and announced, and congratulations go out to all students who entered science projects into the competition...
[Jun. 8, 2005]

Save Our Youth -- Round 2
District 1 County Commissioner, Charles Laughinghouse, reports on the second in a series of three town hall meetings regarding teen driving and the recent tragic accidents involving several Forsyth County teens...
[Jun. 8, 2005]

H.E.R.O. Hopes To Establish Positive Relationship With School Board
H.E.R.O. Publicity Chair, Michelle Webster, asks group to stay on task and keep their mission statement in focus: Building and implementing a vision of what our public school system could be. In order to accomplish this, H.E.R.O. members need to keep open minds and establish a positive working relationship with the school board, particularly with regard to the newly imposed school start/end times...
[Jun. 7, 2005]

2005-06 School Calendar
Forsyth County Schools Start back on August 8th with new school hours. Click here for a printable calendar with official start and end times...
[Jun. 7, 2005]

Crayola® Hosts Cumming Abrakadoodle Owners
"Color me happy" was probably the likely response when Cumming-based Abrakadoodle owners Joan Harbin and Kelly Gifford recently won Top Producer awards at Abrakadoodle's First Annual Franchise Conference held in Pennsylvania in early May...
[May 31, 2005]

Forsyth County Schools Lead Way in Implementing 21st Century Classrooms
Learning in Forsyth County classrooms will be more exciting and interactive, thanks to the Promethean ACTIVboard interactive whiteboard technology, to be installed in 1,500 classrooms over the summer...
[May 27, 2005]

2005 Summer School Information for High School Students
The following is detailed summer school registration information for those high schoolers who will be attending summer school this year...
[May 23, 2005]