The LEGO Discovery Center in Atlanta is reopening after a $5 million renovation and Joseph Satizabal, a seven-year-old from Dacula, will serve as one of the attraction's Mini Model Builders. Joseph was selected from among many LEGO enthusiasts who participated in a contest to find the first team of young advisors for the center. The Mini Model Builders will be the first to test and advise the team on how to make a visit to the center an even more awesome experience. Joseph is a LEGO enthusiast who prefers to do solo work on his LEGO sets. For the competition, he created a robot that he could move the hands, head, and legs.
Jason Hutto values living and working among artists, as he believes it greatly influences his work. Though originally seeking a high-paying job in marketing, Hutto changed his major to drawing and painting after developing an interest in fine art. He currently works in retail management at Galactic Quest, a comic book store in Buford, which he considers a form of selling art. Hutto joined Tannery Row Artist Colony last fall after learning about it from family members and finding an open studio. He believes being part of a peer group is important to his work as an artist.
Brookwood’s Alexis Scoggins celebrated reaching the 100-goal mark for her career Thursday in the Broncos’ 30-0 win over Norcross in girls lacrosse.
Scoggins had six goals, three assists and nine draw controls in the victory, while Zoe Calendine had five goals and one assist. Calendine reached the 50-goal mark for her career. In other girls’ lacrosse news, Collins Hill kept its unbeaten season going with a 13-1 victory at Dacula on Thursday.
The Eagles are now 11-0 on the season. And Peachtree Ridge edged Parkview 14-13 on Thursday. Parkview was led by Kayanna Bowden, who had seven draw controls and three caused turnovers, Megan Trammell with four goals, Sofie Garrett with three goals, Dayanara Enriquez and Brieanna Becker, who each had great defensive performances.
Legislation aimed at moving ahead with Georgia’s medical marijuana program cleared a Senate committee, but with significant changes from a bill the House passed. The Senate committee scrapped a provision from the House bill that called for increasing the number of medical cannabis production licenses the state awards to 15, which would have let nine companies that filed lawsuits after they were denied licenses a new opportunity to compete. The Senate committee instead instructed the agriculture department to examine how the commission has handled its duties and make recommendations by December 1 that may or may not include abolishing it.
Gwinnett County Public Schools recognized 27 high school students for their achievements in the Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education Student of the Year awards. Abigail Donkor of Paul Duke STEM High School won the overall prize and received a $1,500 scholarship. The honorees were selected from a group of high-performing students who had submitted a resume, a teacher recommendation, information on their participation in a Career and Technical Student Organization, community service, and an essay. The selection process also involved an interview with a panel of judges made up of business and industry leaders. For a full list of honorees from each school, please head over to Gwinnett Daily Post dot com.
Two bipartisan bills proposing referendums on homestead exemptions for Gwinnett County property owners are heading to the Georgia Senate after being passed by the state's House of Representatives. The first bill proposes doubling the homestead exemption for schools portion of property tax bills from $4,000 to $8,000, while the second bill calls for an additional $2,000 exemption on school taxes for public servants such as police officers, teachers, hospital workers, and active-duty military personnel. If passed by the Senate, the referendum would appear on next year's primary ballot in May 2024. The bills have both Republican and Democratic sponsors.
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