Neighborhood Cleanup – Save The Date 4/13/2013 Going along with the “broken windows” theory of crime prevention (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory ) our Keep Virginia Highland Beautiful group, an off-shoot of the Safety Team initiative – will be leading a neighborhood-wide cleanup session Saturday 4/13. Read the details at https://vahi.org/Keep-vahi-beautiful-group-sets-date-for-spring-clean-up-seeks-volunteers. If you would like to join the Team St. Charles…
By: Nicole Foerschler Horn There are several changes being proposed as well as updates for schools within the Grady Cluster. Following is a summary: Significant Changes Proposed for Springdale Park Elementary (SPARK) Ending Spark’s Extended Day SPARK is one of a handful of schools with 30 minutes of additional instructional time. APS is considering ending…
30th Anniversary Festival Set for June 1&2! In 1983, MASH ended an 11-year, 251-episode TV run, Vanessa Williams became the first African-American to be crowned Miss America and McDonalds introduced the McNugget. Did you know ‘83 was also the year a group of Virginia-Highland merchants – led by late Atkins Park owner Warren Bruno –…
According to VaHi Patch, Karen Wilksa, an 8th grader who recently transferred to Inman Middle School from Finland, won second place in the multimedia category at the State Technology Fair. Karen created her project – which explains mathematical functions by using photo drawings, text, and a voice-over – in math class. Max Nevins, an Inman 7th grader,…
By: John Wolfinger APD’s 2012 Crime Report The Atlanta Police Foundation now has a link on their site to this report. Go to http://www.atlantapolicefoundation.org/ and click on “2012 Crime Report” on the right hand side of the page. Citizens Police Acadamies You now have two of these informative sessions to choose from this spring. APD’s academy starts…