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The Link: Support for Students Beyond Their Academics  

By Sarah Meiselman, Mairen Brown, and Evyn Firestone The Link recently opened in February 2023 here at North Springs. The Fulton County district has created this community resource center at three schools.  The official district name for it is the S.A.F.E. Center, which stands for Student and Family Engagement Center. The goal behind the centers is to create a one-stop shop of resources for students … Continue reading The Link: Support for Students Beyond Their Academics  

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North Springs Experiments with End of Fall Semester Schedule  

By Sarah Meiselman The new Fulton County grading policy has changed the way the semester averages are calculated for students. As the end of the semester draws nearer, students and teachers can see that it has also changed the way North Springs High School closes off the year.   As seen in the schedule above, Monday December 5th will be a regular B Day. Tuesday December … Continue reading North Springs Experiments with End of Fall Semester Schedule  

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Fulton County’s New Grading Policy: Is this the right step?

By Sarah Meiselman Fulton County has issued a new grading policy for the 2022-2023 school year, but as a student, I wanted to know if it really fixed anything. Its goal is to make academic grades across schools in the county express the same amount of mastery of material if the percentage the students earned is the same. In other words, a student with an … Continue reading Fulton County’s New Grading Policy: Is this the right step?

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North Springs Introduces Course Registration for 2022-2023 School Year

North Springs High School has introduced course registration for the 2022-2023 calendar year! This allows you to get ahead and begin the steps for the next year early, register with the link below! https://www.fultonschools.org/domain/8131 Continue reading North Springs Introduces Course Registration for 2022-2023 School Year

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OPINION: Should 1 semester of PE and Health be required to graduate?

In order to graduate and get your diploma, it is required that you have taken at least one semester of health and one semester of Physical Education. I personally do not agree with this requirement. In middle school, students take a semester of PE and Health each year, therefore I do not find it necessary to repeat it in High School. Many students take AP … Continue reading OPINION: Should 1 semester of PE and Health be required to graduate?

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A new school for North Springs?

With around 100 parents, community members, staff and students in the North Springs media center tonight, May 19th, Patrick Burke, Chief Of Operations in Fulton County, came to talk about the possibility of a new school for North Springs. Burke started off the evening with a presentation about capital improvements not just at North Springs, but across Fulton County. Burke explained how schools are evaluated … Continue reading A new school for North Springs?

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School system decides to open on March 13

In an email to parents on Tuesday, March 3rd, Superintendent of Fulton County Robert Avossa said that the previously marked “Teacher Work Day” on March 13th would now become a regular school day. This is what he said: Dear Parents, Friday, March 13, will be used as a make-up day due to the school cancellations in February. The 2014-2015 calendar designated March 13, previously a … Continue reading School system decides to open on March 13

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