Pinecrest Academy seniors Gabby Elias, Wendy Oshinski and Andy Rodriguez, have been named Commended Students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
For the second year Forsyth County Schools’ students have topped the state for graduation rates among Georgia’s 20 largest school districts with 90.3%. This is a 0.8% increase from the district’s 2013 graduation rate. The state’s 2014 graduation rate is 72.5%. “We are excited to see our overall graduation rate increase to above 90%,” stated Jeff […]
Siemens Industry, an international company with a location in Alpharetta, has a long-standing tradition of working with Forsyth County Schools. Recently, Siemens partnered with Lambert High School by donating an all-electric van to the school. This van will benefit the engineering, robotics, and science departments. Through Siemens’ donation, students involved in the Engineering Pathway and […]
Congratulations to the North Forsyth High School Raider Marching Band for outstanding performances in competitions on Saturday, Oct.11 and Saturday, Oct. 18. At the Blue Ridge Mountain Marching Festival (October 11) the group earned the following awards: Superior Rating for Band Excellent Rating for Guard Superior Rating for Percussion Superior Rating for Drum Majors 2nd […]
Forsyth County Schools recognizes the following achievements: Golden Radish Award – Sharon Elementary Georgia Best Practice Award/USDA SE Regional Award – Sharon Elementary & FCSS Georgia Music Educators Association Middle School Exemplary Performance Award – South Forsyth Middle School National Yearbook Program of Excellence Award – South Forsyth Middle School Employee of the Month Award […]
Forsyth County Schools is seeking online input of the 2015-16 calendar. FCS is accepting online input until Nov. 3. The final calendar will be approved by the Board of Educatiaon on Nov. 20.CLICK HERE 2015-16 Draft Calendar. CLICK HERE to provide input on the 2015-16 draft calendar. Notes about the 2015-16 draft calendar: School beginning Thursday, […]
October 15 and 16 are Early Release Days for Parent Conferences for students K-8. A Pre K-12 Student Wellness Expo will be held these days from 3-6 pm, which will include a Flu Shot and Flu Mist Clinic, and a Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Expo. For more information, locations and directions visit www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/flu
Forsyth County Schools is seeking a name for Middle School #10, projected opening 2016, located at 625 James Road, Alpharetta (one block south of McFarland Road off of Union Hill Road). CLICK HERE for the three recommendations from the School Naming Committee. Please select your number one choice by Friday, October 10. A recommended name will be […]
The Cardinal Newman Society recently released its list of high schools recognized by the Catholic Education Honor Roll as 2014 Schools of Excellence (formerly Top 50 Catholic High School), and the high school at Pinecrest Academy, a private PreK-12 Catholic School in Cumming, GA, was selected for this designation for the eighth consecutive year. Since […]
