The

Panther Athletic Booster Club is paving the way

for students to leave behind a permanent

remembrance of their years at Starr's Mill High

School with an innovative bricklaying project.

In

a project initiated by Starr's Mill parent and

Panther booster Emmanuel Bashakes, the bricks

will be laid at the entrance to the new stadium,

expected to be under construction by the end of

May. "It's the perfect lead-in to the

stadium," Bashakes said.

Money

raised from the sale of an anticipated 1,800

bricks is earmarked for paying off $130,000 in

start-up expenses incurred by the school's

athletic department. Bashakes envisions the

bricks as a legacy-building opportunity for

students.

The

bricks sell for $20 and provide two lines of 14

characters per line. Names of teachers,

administrators, club members or family members

also can be inscribed on the cinnamon color

bricks provided by Georgia Marble.

Bashakes

said this will be an ongoing project, with

additional bricking done later to link the

stadium and adjacent athletic fields to be built.

"We want to get programs in place that will

eventually get the athletic department to be

self-supporting," he explained. Bashakes

said he will oversee the brick project for the

next six years until it "grows its own

feet."

Order

forms can be obtained from the office at Starr's

Mill, the Board of Education office and Bashakes

(770- 631-0682). All forms must be received by

May 30.

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