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The Champion, Thursday, June 11 - 17, 2015
EDUCATION
PAGE 18A
Decatur man recognized as honor graduate
by Ashley Oglesby
ashley@dekalbchamp.com
The University of Geor
gia (UGA) recognized 15
first honor graduates during
its spring Commencement
ceremonies May 8 at Sanford
Stadium, including Joseph
Sharp from Decatur.
The honor gradu
ates were recognized for
maintaining a 4.0 cumula
tive grade point average
throughout their under
graduate studies, as well as
in all college-level transfer
work attempted prior to or
following enrollment at the
university.
UGA President Jere W.
Morehead said, “We com
mend these graduates for
their high standards of per
sonal excellence and for their
outstanding achievements as
students of the University of
Georgia.”
“We wish them well as
they pursue their varied in
terests,” he said.
Sharp received his bach
elor s degree in biology-psy
chology from the Franklin
College of Arts and Sciences.
“It was an honor to sit in
the front row at graduation
and be recognized in front of
my class. It was much more
rewarding to see my parents
stand up in Sanford Stadium
and be recognized by the
15,000 plus students, family
and friends in the stadium,”
Sharp said.
He added, “I worked
hard to maintain grades
was devoting themselves to
community involvement,
triple majoring, diving into
extra-curricular activities,
or working two-jobs to pay
their way through school, I
have always been motivated
by my peers.”
Sharp was born in Co
lumbia, Mo., but moved to
Decatur a day after his first
birthday.
While attending Lake
side High School, Sharp also
took dual enrollment classes
at Georgia Perimeter College
and became eligible for the
HOPE scholarship.
He said he’s “tried to
adopt the long-term view
See Graduate on page 19A
DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,2016
Wednesday, June 17,2015
TIME LOCATION
7:00 p.m. J. David Williamson Board Room
Administrative & Instructional Complex
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd.
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Citizens interested in reviewing a detailed copy of the program
based budget may do so by visiting the DeKalb County School
District website at www.dekalb.kl2.ga.us.
FOR INFORMATION, CALL THE OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT 678-676-0069.
Joseph Sharp at the Crossroads community health center in South
Africa.
DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
2 nd PUBLIC
MILLAGE RATE HEARING
Wednesday, June 17,2015
TIME LOCATION
11:30 a.m. J. David Williamson Board Room
Administrative & Instructional Complex
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd.
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Citizens interested in reviewing a detailed copy of the program
based budget may do so by visiting the DeKalb County School
District website at www.dekalb.kl2.ga.us.
FOR INFORMATION, CALL THE OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT 678-676-0133.
Sharp
but it is important to rec
ognize that grades are not
everything. Every student
in Stanford Stadium excels
at something and deserves
recognition. Whether it
NOTICE
The Board of Education of the City of Decatur does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the
Board Room of the Central Office at 125 Electric Avenue, Decatur, Georgia on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 6:30 PM
and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest
and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2015 TAX DIGEST AND FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
PROPOSED
Fiscal Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Assessment Ratio
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
REAL PROPERTY
1,157,883,900
1,149,844,600
1,168,366,733
1,168,516,565
1,326,224,078
1,593,248,082
PERSONAL PROPERTY
20,069,600
21,146,700
22,174,136
23,211,680
22,086,973
23,091,526
PUBLIC UTILITIES
11,673,700
18,933,750
14,297,200
14,639,953
15,152,714
15,236,377
MOTOR VEHICLE
46,119,000
46,119,000
49,311,000
52,979,900
47,331,663
35,521,588
GROSS DIGEST
1,235,746,200
1,236,044,050
1,254,149,069
1,259,348,098
1,410,795,427
1,667,097,573
LESS M&O EXEMPTIONS
63,620,529
65,428,635
65,244,138
66,558,918
65,278,363
64,916,277
NET M&O DIGEST
1,172,125,671
1,170,615,415
1,188,904,931
1,192,789,180
1,345,517,064
1,602,181,296
GROSS M&O MILLAGE
19.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.50
19.50
LESS ROLLBACKS
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
NET M&O MILLAGE
19.90
20.90
20.90
20.90
20.50
19.50
NET TAXES LEVIED
$23,325,301
$24,465,862
$24,848,113
$24,929,294
$27,583,100
$31,242,535
NET TAXES $ INCREASE
($201,631)
$1,140,561
$382,251
$81,181
$2,653,806
$3,659,435
NET TAXES % INCREASE
-0.86%
4.89%
1.56%
0.33%
10.65%
13.27%