CINS Awards Grants to Grady, Inman, SPARK

Posted on April 25, 2014 by John Becker

Congratulations to Grady High School, Inman Middle School, and Springdale Park Elementary School for being among those awarded grants by the Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools. A complete list of this year’s award winners follows.

If you want to learn more, you’re invited to attend the CINS Grant Showcase on Wednesday April 30, 2014 at 6:30 PM at Hope-Hill Elementary School. There will be a special performance from Hope-Hill’s Pre-K class, and grant recipients will make brief presentations on their projects.

2014 Grant Awardees

Instructional Personal Access Device Strategies (IPADS): Centennial Place Elementary
Connecting to Literacy in a Technological Age: Hope-Hill Elementary
For the Love of (Leveled) Reading: Intown Academy
Yoga in the Classroom: Mary Lin Elementary
Study Island: Mary Lin Elementary
“There’s an App for That”: Mary Lin Elementary
“So You Think You Can Cluck?”: Morningside Elementary
SPARK science kits: Springdale Park Elementary
Study Island: Inman Middle School
Epson Document Camera: Inman Middle School
Tracking the Rotational Rate of the Sun: Grady High School

CINS (Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Kay Stephenson

Upcoming CINS (Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools) Meetings

What: APS’ Human Resources – Hiring, Staffing, Leveling and Professional Development

When: December 12, 2012 – Noon

Where: Springdale Park Elementary School, 1246 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30306

What: 2013 Legislative Agenda for Education

When: January 16, 2013 – 7:00 pm

Where: Centennial Place Elementary School, 531 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30313

Voice – Spring 1991

Posted on February 1, 1991 by Kay Stephenson

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Download PDF (part 2, pages 11–20, 5.0 MB)

In part one:
– A VaHi pioneer (Richard C. Todd) and his legacy to this neighborhood, by Jeni Evans
– Franklin Garrett speaks at March meeting. He will be presenting a history of the Virginia-Highland neighborhood.
– Being a security-conscious neighbor, by Ken Lavine, VHCA public safety co-chair
– Grady students speak out: Essays by Grady 9th and 10th graders on homelessness, war and other current issues
– The VOICE – ten years ago, by Beth Marks
– Variances and how to get one, by Steve Jagger
– Inman Middle School, by Ellen England and Janice Giddens
– New playhouse at library
– Good neighbor policy, by Kathy Couch
– St. Patrick’s Day 5K race, by Doug Sligh
– About the Ponce de Leon Task Force survey

In part two:
– Ponce de Leon Task Force survey form
– Inman wants more tutors
– CINS awards mini-grants to area teachers, by Laurie Del Martin
– Grady High School news, by Laurie Del Martin
– Help support CINS when you get your emmision test
– Top sellers at Morningside Elementary gift wrap sale
– And the pick-up goes on…recycling in 1991! By Nan Hunter
– Help for the Highland homeowner, by Virginia Temple
– Be on the lookout for the “ACORN” man!

Voice – Winter 1990

Posted on November 1, 1990 by Kay Stephenson

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– Neighbor profile: Foot patrolman Officer Chris Clark, by Beth Marks
– Ponce de Leon task force to speak at December meeting
– Historic preservation presentation update, by Burn Sears
– Front porch living, by Yvette Weatherly
– Holiday entertaining like a pro, by Shelley Pedersen, director of catering at Murphy’s
– Historic designation – what is means to you
– John Howell Park update (by Jerry Bright) and events (by the L.A.M.P. project)
– Historic designation survey form
– Outline of City zoning preservation ordinance
– Council of Intown Neighborhoods and Schools (CINS), by Barbara Van Dyke
– Grady students to author VOICE articles
– Morningside Elementary volunteers
– Inman needs tutors too
– Recycling, it’s habit forming, by Nan Hunter
– The road that was almost built (Georgia 400/I-485), by Warren Pritchard with Charles Longley
– Building permits, by Steve Jagger
– Ponce de Leon Task Force gains momentum in reaching for a consensus
– Interview with Chief Eldrin Bell, by V. Evans
– Personal safety (reprinted from ProTech Security Systems newsletter)

Voice – Summer 1990

Posted on May 1, 1990 by Kay Stephenson

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– Meet with the Police about forming a PAC (Partnership against Crime)
– Neighbor profile: Joyce Gross, VHCAA head of public safety
– The VOICE says fight crime
– VOICE mission statement
– Summerfest 1990
– Preservation update, by Nina Gentry
– Council of Intown Neighbors and Schools (CINS), by Barbara Van Dyke
– Ponce de Leon taskforce, by Susan Carroll
– VaHi’s annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K Road Race
– The Voice wants to announce the results of your efforts to thwart crime (streets with neighborhood watches)
-Things are picking up: the sequel (recycling), by Nan Hunter
– VaHi color: Mark Draper and Mother’s Tire Company, by Warren Pritchard
– The YWCA comes to VaHi
– What VaHi merchants are doing to deter crime

Voice – Spring 1990

Posted on February 1, 1990 by Kay Stephenson

– Preservationists Karin Huebner (Urban Design Atlanta) and Ann Farrisee (Atlanta Preservation Center) to speak March 7th
– Profile of Nyna Gentry, chairman VHCA Preservation Committee and St. Charles Greenwood rep
– The VOICE says “Preservation”
– VaHi: Atlanta’s bungalow neighborhood, by Tim Crimmins
– More of everything at the new VaHi library, by Kathy Couch
– Support your neighborhood schools – CINS, by Barbara Van Dyke
– John Howell Park, by Jerry Bright: sidewalk replacement
– VaHi’s annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K Road Race
– Things are picking up (recycling), by Nan Hunter
– Volleyball, heads up!
– A letter from Rep. Jim Martin (on privacy, abortion, state budget)
– No parking? By Burn Sears
– Crime stats for VaHi (beat 610)

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Voice – Winter 1989

Posted on November 1, 1989 by Kay Stephenson

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– Adair Ave. residents led by Nan Hunter help raise awareness of recycling
– Voice starts publishing again after two year hiatus
– Council of Intown neighborhoods and schools (CINS), by Barbara Van Dyke
– First annual VaHi Christmas 5K run
– Update on John Howell Park: parkland dedicated, within City parks system, plan being developed
– Preserving VaHi’s character; possible historic district designation
– Wanted: nosy neighbors: neighborhood watch, SCGNA enters into PAC with police Zone
– Report from Highland View neighborhood watch