Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Update on Mascot & Colors
Last night Dr. Spurka met with 40 student representatives to develop the list of official mascots and color combinations that all our students will vote on. The students on the committee were from the following schools: Cogburn Woods Elementary, Birmingham Falls Elementary, Alpharetta Elementary, Summit Hill Elementary, Hopewell Middle School, Northwestern Middle School, Alpharetta High School and Milton High School. The final choices for the new high school’s official mascot are: The Broncos, The Bears, or The Jaguars. The final choices for the official school colors are: Navy Blue and White, Navy Blue, Caroline Blue, and White, or Navy Blue, Orange, and White.
Dr. Spurka, the principal of our new high school on Bethany Bend, is excited to invite you to help select the new high school’s official mascot and colors. All students who live within the new high school’s attendance zone will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Spurka and vote for the official mascot and colors for the new high school.
All students, elementary through high school, are welcome to stop by Northwestern MS on Wednesday, November 2nd from 6:00 to 7:30 or Hopewell MS on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:00 to 7:30. While our school board is currently working on the school name, Dr. Spurka is excited to work with all his future students to give the school its official mascot and colors.
Dr. Spurka, the principal of our new high school on Bethany Bend, is excited to invite you to help select the new high school’s official mascot and colors. All students who live within the new high school’s attendance zone will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Spurka and vote for the official mascot and colors for the new high school.
All students, elementary through high school, are welcome to stop by Northwestern MS on Wednesday, November 2nd from 6:00 to 7:30 or Hopewell MS on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:00 to 7:30. While our school board is currently working on the school name, Dr. Spurka is excited to work with all his future students to give the school its official mascot and colors.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Updated Welcome Video from Dr. Spurka
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page or go here to watch the new video from Dr. Spurka.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Calling All Bethany Bend Students!
Dr. Spurka, the principal of our new high school on Bethany Bend, is excited to invite you to help select the new high school’s official mascot and colors. All students who live within the new high school’s attendance zone will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Spurka and vote for the official mascot and colors for the new high school.
All students, elementary through high school, are welcome to stop by Northwestern MS on Wednesday, November 2nd from 6:00 to 7:30 or Hopewell MS on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:00 to 7:30. While our school board is currently working on the school name, Dr. Spurka is excited to work with all his future students to give the school its official mascot and colors.
All students, elementary through high school, are welcome to stop by Northwestern MS on Wednesday, November 2nd from 6:00 to 7:30 or Hopewell MS on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:00 to 7:30. While our school board is currently working on the school name, Dr. Spurka is excited to work with all his future students to give the school its official mascot and colors.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Information on SPLOST IV
As you may know, SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) is a five-year, one-penny sales tax that has funded millions of dollars of improvements to our school system. The current SPLOST expires this March, which means Fulton County voters must decide whether to extend it for another five years. The issue will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 8.
For more information on the SPLOST, visit http://www.fultonschools.org/SPLOST4/
For more information on the SPLOST, visit http://www.fultonschools.org/SPLOST4/
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Naming Committee Update
I would like to personally thank the hard work of the members of our Naming Committee who recently recommended two names to our Board of Education last Wednesday. Like the new schools that opened before us, we followed Fulton County School Board Policy FDC – Naming of Facilities – to ensure we had representation from the communities we will serve. The naming committee was made up of 24 parents and students that represent our new school’s attendance zone as well as representatives from the historical society and the Milton City Council. Committee members worked with their communities to be sure that their input was received and shared back with the committee at-large.
It is important to understand that the committee’s recommendations were recommendations and no action will be taken for at least one month while the school board hears from the community and gets feedback. The Fulton County Board of Education is scheduled to vote on our high school’s official name on November 15. Here are two names that the committee recommended to our school board:
Cambridge High School
The committee felt it was important to select a name for our new school that honors the history of the area and at the same time would be inclusive and unifying for the students in the newly created attendance zone. The name "Cambridge" has prestige, but it also has a deeper meaning for our school. The "C" in Cambridge is in honor of the Cogburn family, the original owners of the school site. The "A" represents the students coming from Alpharetta High School; the "M" represents the students coming from Milton High School. The "bridge" is both metaphorical and physical. It represents all of the students coming together to form a new school community as well as representing the 126-foot bridge on the property, a defining feature of the school site.
Providence High School
The committee felt it was important to select a name for our new school that honors the history of the area. The community of Providence was established around Providence Church. The main mail in Milton County ran from Roswell to Cumming and went right through the community of Providence. Providence was an agricultural community up until post World War II. Providence High School would represent the Providence Community.
It is important to understand that the committee’s recommendations were recommendations and no action will be taken for at least one month while the school board hears from the community and gets feedback. The Fulton County Board of Education is scheduled to vote on our high school’s official name on November 15. Here are two names that the committee recommended to our school board:
Cambridge High School
The committee felt it was important to select a name for our new school that honors the history of the area and at the same time would be inclusive and unifying for the students in the newly created attendance zone. The name "Cambridge" has prestige, but it also has a deeper meaning for our school. The "C" in Cambridge is in honor of the Cogburn family, the original owners of the school site. The "A" represents the students coming from Alpharetta High School; the "M" represents the students coming from Milton High School. The "bridge" is both metaphorical and physical. It represents all of the students coming together to form a new school community as well as representing the 126-foot bridge on the property, a defining feature of the school site.
Providence High School
The committee felt it was important to select a name for our new school that honors the history of the area. The community of Providence was established around Providence Church. The main mail in Milton County ran from Roswell to Cumming and went right through the community of Providence. Providence was an agricultural community up until post World War II. Providence High School would represent the Providence Community.
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