Virtual Meet-and-Greet with DeKalb County School District Superintendent

Join Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch for a Virtual Meet-and-Greet with DeKalb County School District Superintendent Cheryl Watson-Harris at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 13. Watch and listen using Zoom or Facebook Live to learn more about back-to-school plans, virtual learning, safety protocols and more. Email questions in advance before 8/12 to communications@dunwoodyga.gov. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85392976766Read More »

TAKE STEPS FOR THE HIKES FOR HEALTH CHALLENGE

Dunwoody, GA— The Dunwoody Nature Center is proud to be one of the ten organizations that have joined forces with national recreation retailer REI for a social media campaign encouraging the public to hike, walk, or jog ten trails in their ten greenspaces over the next ten months. Get ready to put on your athletic shoes for the Hikes for Health Challenge.… Read More »

DFC fencers named to All-Academic Team

Congratulations to all our Dunwoody Fencing Club athletes who were named to the 2019-2020 USA Fencing All-Academic team!

Our fencing club is one of only 14 clubs in the nation boasting 10 or more USA Fencing All-Academic Team members

Our All-Academic Team members are:
Canyon Aplin
Sara Gelber
Madeline Janowski
Jonathan Kopel
Megan Murphy
Riley O’Connor
Lucas Orthous
Dhilan Paramesh
Makalyn Price
Jeffrey Berkowitz
Claira Dixon
Austin Jordan
Drew Walker

Fencers who earned a 3.85 GPA qualified for the First Team with fencers earning from 3.4 – 3.84 claiming Second Team honors… Read More »

Troy’s Burger Corner: The Vortex’s Pickle Rick Burger

Hope everyone has been remaining safe and healthy during these tough times! This past week I had dinner at The Vortex in Midtown. This has been a long awaited spot for me considering their 21 and over rule, so safe to say I was a little more excited to try this place than others. Being a huge Rick and Morty fan (adult cartoon show), my eyes were immediately drawn to the “Pickle Rick” burger.… Read More »

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PCMS Virtual Schedule

We are pleased to share the preliminary PCMS virtual schedule for students! While there are still more details to follow concerning the logistics of each day, we hope this will help families plan for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

  • Wednesdays will be dedicated for teacher planning, student conferencing (tutoring, intervention, support, small groups), parent conferencing/workshops, and IEP/504 meetings.
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DeKalb Has Cancelled Middle School Sports – Will High School Sports be next?

by Audra H Anders for The Aha! Connection

As the mom of two boys who were very active in high school sports (baseball, football and basketball),  I’m concerned for the high school athletes of today.  Keep in mind, sports are entirely optional for both students and coaches. Nobody is forcing them to participate.  Kids/parents who aren’t comfortable with sports can opt out…or never join the team in the first place.… Read More »

Remote Learning Teacher/Tutor Available

Hi there!

I am a Master’s of Education student and am currently in my last semester of my online degree. As I will only officially be done with my Master’s degree in December, I am currently seeking to assist students as a Remote Learning Teacher/Tutor. I have experience student teaching at the high school level in the public school system and have tutored/nannied children from ages 4 up to 15 years old for many years.… Read More »

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Contact:

Emilie Vainer
e.vainer@yahoo.com

TRAVEL TUESDAY with Danielle – 3 Options for Local RV Rentals + Travel Poll

by Danielle Garrett of PlanIt Itineraries for The Aha! Connection

RV rentals have skyrocketed due to Covid. Renting an RV is not just a drive across country experience. This is a great adventure for a family, a couple or friends to enjoy the outdoors and explore the Southeast! Make sure to research the RV parks well for great reviews on their amenities and surrounding area!… Read More »

You can benefit from our 2020-2021 Education Guide

Whoa – So much has changed from the beginning of the 2019 school year. The pandemic has REALLY affected how we think about education. Parents are trying to find programs with good virtual learning track records to replace/enhance public school distance learning objectives. Several parents are encouraging meaningful gap years for college aged kids to avoid expensive tuition for virtual learning.… Read More »

Sunset Sessions Presents Flannel Nation and Davis & The Love at Park Tavern:

Located conveniently on the Atlanta BeltLine, Park Tavern in Piedmont Park is the place to be every Sunday during Sunset Sessions powered by herMustache, a popular free, alternative music series featuring some of today’s most buzz-worthy artists. This Sunday, August 2nd beginning at 7:30 p.m., music-lovers can dance the night away with the sounds of Flannel Nation, a 90’s grudge tribute band, and Davis & The Love, a high- energy band that combines elements of Motown and soulful inspiration of today’s modern pop landscape.… Read More »

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(404) 249-0001

Dunwoody Diablos 15U-16U Travel Baseball Tryouts

The Dunwoody Diablos will be holding tryouts for two of their travel baseball teams on during August.

– 15U: August 4th (5-7:30 p.m.)
– 16U: August 4th (5-7:30 p.m.) & August 11th (6-8 p.m.)

Tryouts will be held at the Brook Run Park Baseball Fields.

The teams are coached by professional baseball coaches with years of experience in high school and college baseball.… Read More »

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Contact:

Tom Bass
tommbass11@gmail.com