Coweta County

officials are set to unveil today a unique partnership between the Coweta

County School System and Hollywood.

During a 9

a.m. press conference, state Senator Mitch Seabaugh and other officials

will announce the county's Central Education Center is expanding its educational

mission to Riverwood Studios in Senoia, just across Line Creek from southern

Peachtree City.

Riverwood president

Scott Tigchlearr wants to make it clear, though, that the focus is not

in creating the next Steven Spielberg.

"We're

not training kids for a career in Hollywood," he said.

Instead, CEC

will lease 60,000 square feet at the studio to teach its classes in an

industrial setting.

"Classes

that are already being taught, such as construction and welding, will

now be taught at the studio instead of in a classroom. It's like if you

took the robotics class they teach and held it at Yamaha," he said.

The other 60,000

square feet at the studio will still be used for moviemaking, and students

may have an opportunity to experience some interaction with some of Hollywood's

dream makers.

"They

already have a film and video class at CEC, so they will have an opportunity

to possibly view a hands-on experience in the movie business," said

Tigchlearr.

of their classes to the Senoia studio, CEC will now have more space at

their Newnan campus to expand their offerings.

"With

a tight budget, it's a unique way to get more space without building a

new school," he added.

Coweta County

Commissioner Vernon "Mutt" Hunter is thrilled to see the expansion

of Central.

"It's

a great thing for the county. I met with the people at the studio last

week, and I'm fully supportive of their efforts," Hunter said.

Central Education

Center opened in 2000 as a unique partnership between industry and government.

The center

offers high school classes along with technical programs from Carroll

Tech.

Coweta's three

public high schools feed students into the center, which also offers continuing

education programs, along with an evening high school.

Movies that

have been filmed in part at Riverwood include "Fried Green Tomatoes,"

"Freejack," "The War," "Andersonville" and

"Consenting Adults."