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75 Days of Summer - A guide to summer fun in Forsyth County

75 Days of Summer - A guide to summer fun in Forsyth County
Things to do this Summer in Forsyth County GA 2013

Summer 2013 is {basically} officially here!!  Forsyth County schools will ring its final bell on Friday, May 24th.  And with the 2013-2014 school year not starting back until August 8th, we’ve got 75 days (assuming my counting is correct – ha!!) of summer!!

We've created a guide to hopefully serve as your unofficial “Summer Guide for 2013″.  We’ve pulled together a list of some really great things to do this summer in Forsyth County, GA – fun indoors, outdoors, special events, reading times, performances, movies & more!!  And I think you’ll be excited to see how many of them are FREE!  So be sure to look for the “FREE” symbol inside!

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Farmers Market to open in Forsyth County

Farmers Market to open in Forsyth County

It's time for the 2013 Brookwood Farmers’ Market!   This is a great outdoor market that brings locally, Georgia grown produce and goods to consumers!   Shop from fresh, locally grown produce, meat, eggs, bread, flowers, soaps, and so much more! 

Also very cool – most nights feature activities for the kids and even live music while you shop. 

Admission is free and the market is open to the general public.

 

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Strawberry picking season begins in Forsyth County

Strawberry picking season begins in Forsyth County
Strawberry Picking in Forsyth County

It’s time for the 2013 Strawberry picking season in Forsyth County!  And we’re super lucky to have a strawberry farm right in Cumming GA & Forsyth County!   I must admit I absolutely LOVE fresh strawberries so this time of year always makes me happy.

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Seed money advances GA-400, I-285 interchange project

ATLANTA -- More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta.

"I avoid it as much as I can," said Anna Trad of Cobb County. "I end up going a longer way to work just because you can sit there for quite a long time trying to get through it."

Political and engineering solutions have been equally slow. The intersection was a priority in the regional transportation SPLOST that voters turned down last summer.

So an incremental step toward improving that interchange got big-news treatment at the Capitol, when Governor Deal and fourteen other officials shared a podium to announcing that a community improvement district would contribute ten million dollars toward remaking 400 and 285.

"To me this is a catalyst to move things forward," said former DeKalb CEO Liane Levetan, a member of the Atlanta Regional Commission.

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USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Baseball Poll

ATLANTA -- This week's USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Baseball Poll is here in time for State Championship Weekend. Some of the state's best are done, but the team at the top will get to play for the crown.

The Milton Eagles are in the class AAAAAA final against neighborhood rival Roswell. Blessed Trinity is next while Walton, Starr's Mill and Loganville round out the top 5.

Parkview, Gainesville come in at 6 and 7, with new state class 1A Private champion Eagle's Landing Christian at 8. Marist and East Coweta complete the top 10.

The Metro Atlanta Super 25 polls are computer generated and produced by USA Today High School Sports exclusively for 11 Alive News and 11 Alive.Com.

USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Girls Lacrosse Poll

ATLANTA -- The latest USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Girls Lacrosse Poll is here. The state finals are all done and a familiar face tops our charts.

The Milton girls successfully defended their class AAAAAA championship and led our list - Lassiter, Walton, Centennial and Westminster made up the top 5.

Mill Creek, McIntosh, Alpharetta, Chattahoochee and Kell rounded out the top 10.

The Metro Atlanta Super 25 polls are computer generated and produced by USA Today High School Sports exclusively for 11Alive News and 11Alive.com

Formula: Graduation rate soars among Georgia high school students

Formula: Graduation rate soars among Georgia high school students

(WXIA) -- The number of students receiving diplomas is on a steady rise, as it jumped for a second time using a new formula.

For 2013, Matt Cardoza of the Georgia Department of Education reported, the graduation rate marked 67.4 percent in 2011, followed by 69.7 percent in 2012.  The new way to figure the graduation rate is based on the adjusted cohort rate, which is required by the U.S. Department of Education. 

The four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate defines the cohort based on when a student becomes a freshman, Cardoza said. The calculation takes the number of students who graduate within four years and includes adjustments for student transfers. 

"I am very pleased that our graduation rate continues to increase, no matter how it is calculated," State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge said. "While our graduation rate is still far too low and we have much progress to be made, we are moving in the right direction."