At this year's

session of Boys State, Roswell High student Alex Gill was elected as governor

and Centennial High student James Gibson was elected lieutenant governor.

Milton High student John Schippert and Evan Wilson from Roswell High were

named as Georgia's two senators to Boys Nation, conducted this summer

in Washington, D.C.

At Boys Nation,

Wilson was elected president. The two senators to Girls Nation also are

from Fulton Katrina Marshall, Roswell High, and Dana Worley, Milton High.

The board also presented Fulton County residents Ramon and Rosanna Bassett

with a certificate of appreciation for their work in coordinating the

Boys State program with the American Legion.

For the second

consecutive year, Fulton County has been named one of the 100 Best Communities

in the Nation for music education. Harry Bergwall, a member of the American

Music Conference, presented a plaque to music coordinator Jay Wucher in

recognition of the honor.

A program

in place at Creekside High called Project Wisdom received a National School

of Character Promising Practices Award. Accepting the board's congratulations

were Principal Steve Schyck, assistant Principal Jeff Hughes, and counselor

Alan Hogan.

For the fifth

consecutive year, the budget department received the Distinguished Budget

Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association.

Department

team members are Jean Sina, Marrietta Jackson-Carter, Jennifer Banks,

Celia Briggs, Wilhelmina Fowlkes and Venice Hall.

Mountain Park

Elementary teacher Katie Searcy was one of 25 educators nationally selected

to participate in the NASA Educational Workshop in July. Searcy met with

NASA scientists, engineers and technicians and learned ways to integrate

the national standards in mathematics, science, geography and technology.

The board

received an update on the 1999-2001 technology services plan.

Attendance

zones for the new high school opening on Parsons Road received approval.

The school, opening in 2002-2003, relieves overcrowding at Chattahoochee

and Milton high schools.

The board

received an update on the reapportionment process currently under discussion

Requests for

a telecommunications lease at Haynes Bridge Middle and utility easement

relocation at Brookview Elementary received approval.

The Capital

Programs Board Action Report, including the Preston Ridge high school

site, Paul D. West Middle School replacement site, and needs assessment

items at Tri-Cities and Banneker school clusters, was approved, along

with the monthly purchasing report.

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