Gwinnett Online Campus Extends Registration Period

The GCPS online charter school, Gwinnett Online Campus, has extended registration until July 14. Registration is being held Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Read more about this online program at the Gwinnett Online Campus website.

In order to register students accompanied by their parents are required to attend registration in person at the Gwinnett Online Campus located at 2595 Beaver Ruin Road in Norcross during the above registration period. This year, the school will be open for students in grades 9-12. Students do not have to be enrolled in a Gwinnett County School to register, but they must show proof of residency in the county school district.

Students enrolled in this program will be expected to log into class daily and will need a computer and Internet access to complete requirements. Students will communicate with educators daily via email, phone, discussion boards, virtual classrooms and other web 2.0 tools.

In College News:

Congratulations to the following Dacula area students who were recently named to the Dean’s List or President’s List at their prospective colleges and universities. Great job!

Samford University Dean’s List:

• Lindsay R. Baker
• Caroline N. Gorgoglione
• Lydia A. Holland
• Allison L. Klaubert

Wofford College Dean’s List:

• Michael Calvin Cantrell
• Emily Grace Kubal 

Mercer University:

• Heather C. Beaumont: Dean's List of the College of Continuing and Professional Studies.
• Samantha E. Criswell: Dean's List of the College of Liberal Arts.
• Michael Allmon: Dean's List of the College of Liberal Arts.
• Ashley N. Martone: Dean's List of the College of Liberal Arts.
• Abigail L. Howd:  President's List of the College of Liberal Arts.
• Kevin Clay Roberts: President's List of the School of Engineering.
• Samonia M. Sanders:  President's List of the Tift College of Education.

Congratulations to the following Georgia College and State University graduates:

• James Flemming: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Georgia College and State University
• Timothy Andrzejewski: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
• Madeline Balmes: Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing
• Danielle Cline: Bachelor of Arts in English
• Caitlin Connolly: Bachelor of Arts in English
• Brittany Durkee: Bachelor of Arts in Art
• Anna Flowers: Bachelor of Science in Special Ed.
• Samantha Lamphier: Bachelor of Science in Health Education

In local school news:

• Thirty high school students from Gwinnett County have advanced to the national technology finals in Dallas, Tex. Hugh Cathey from Archer High School is competing in the area of Engineering: CAD 3D Design.

• The GCPS system has released the results of the 2010-2011 CRCT test taken by students in the third through eighth grade back in April. The Gwinnett County students mean scores are above state average in all content areas at all grade levels. Great job students!

• Gwinnett Technical College is the only southeastern school to be chosen to host a bioscience educators training workshop. Gwinnett Tech partnered with Dolan DNA Learning Center, Bio-Link and twelve other community colleges across the country and hosted a week-long workshop on bioscience education for upper level high school and college educators. The workshop “Genomic Approaches in Biosciences” took place on the Gwinnett Tech campus from June 20 -24. Educators attending this workshop are now equipped with the latest knowledge and techniques from this field.

• The University of Georgia held an open house for UGA's Trial Gardens on Saturday. This event included guided tours with UGA horticulturist Allan Armitage, plant sales, heirloom tomato tasting, and book sales and signings.