Hall school board offers update on renovations, learning commons
The Hall County Board of Education on Monday discussed progress on the renovations to area schools.
The board approved purchases going toward Phase II of learning commons renovations, which is set to be completed this summer prior to preplanning, with Phase III set for summer 2022 and Phase IV in summer 2024.
The renovations aim to modernize and expand current media centers, with Phase II consisting of six schools: Chestatee High School, East Hall Middle School, Lula Elementary School, Martin Elementary School, Mt. Vernon Exploratory School and Sugar Hill Elementary School.
Each learning commons includes a dedicated makers space for students to create. The spaces have different functionality depending on the school, with uses like storytime and independent reading areas, video and podcast production space and collaboration areas.
Some local fire stations received early Christmas gifts thanks to the efforts of 11-year-old Sugar Hill resident Sophia Tiborczszeghi.
Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services officials said the Junior Girl Scout donated pet oxygen mask kits to five fire stations in the Sugar Hill, Buford and Suwanee areas.
Sophia, a fifth grade-student at Sugar Hill Elementary School, raised $425 to purchase and donate the masks.
âI hope my efforts will highlight the importance of having the appropriate equipment to save our beloved pets in case of a fire,â she said.
Sophia, along with her family, visited Fire Station 24, located across from the Mall of Georgia, to present the mask kits to firefighters earlier this month. The kits were purchased from WagâN O2 Fur Life, an organization which aims to place kits in every Fire and Emergency Services department in the United States. Each kit features three mask sizes with tubing to provide supplemental oxygen during respiratory comp
Junior Girl Scout donates pet oxygen mask kits to GA fire stations
GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post ) Some local fire stations received early Christmas gifts thanks to the efforts of 11-year-old Sugar Hill resident Sophia Tiborczszeghi.
Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services officials said the Junior Girl Scout donated pet oxygen mask kits to five fire stations in the Sugar Hill, Buford and Suwanee areas.
Sophia, a fifth grade-student at Sugar Hill Elementary School, raised $425 to purchase and donate the masks.
“I hope my efforts will highlight the importance of having the appropriate equipment to save our beloved pets in case of a fire,” she said.
By Curt Yeomans
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The developer said Cantina Loca is expected to enhance the environment at Broadstone. The restaurant will have âupscale Mexican dishesâ as well as cocktails on its menu.
It is also expected to have a large patio designed to accommodate various weather conditions, such as fans to keep customers cool in the summer, electric heaters to keep them warm in colder months and roll down covers to protect the dinners from wind and rain.
The restaurant already has a website set up at www.cantina-loca.com as well as Facebook and Instagram pages. It can be found at @cantinalocatl on Facebook and @cantina loca on Instagram.
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