Category: Education

The Weber School has partnered with Los Niños Primero, which assists underserved Latino preschool children, helping raise funds for the program and collaborating with students. “The Weber School has become a tremendous partner to us in supporting our efforts year round and helping us deepen our ties to the Sandy Springs community,” Los Niños Primero Executive Director Maritza Morelli said in the release. Los Niños Primero was formed in 2001 by members of Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church to prepare preschoolers from the growing Latino population in Sandy Springs. Many Latino students who, according to national data, enter kindergarten already...

North Springs Charter High Principal Scott Hanson was honored as one of the principals of the year by the Fulton County School District. Hanson, who has been at North Springs since 2016, was chosen as the top principal in the Fulton’s Central Learning Community, which includes Sandy Springs, College Park, East Point and Hapeville. Principals in each of the four learning communities were chosen for “their exemplary work, leadership and excellence in the school community,” the press release said. “My vision going forward is to continue creating a school where all students can learn,” Hanson said in the release....

Four students at North Springs and Riverwood International charter high schools have received $2,500 scholarships from the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce’s Donna Mahaffey Scholarship Fund. The scholarships were awarded April 30 to two seniors at Riverwood International Charter School, Celia Soriano-Cadenas and Katherine Hernandez, and two at North Springs Charter High School, Stephanie Bullock and Destiny Adams. The Donna Mahaffey Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 by the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber board to provide financial support to local female high school graduates attending college. The funding has grown from previous years when the Chamber provided $1,000...