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EDUCATION BRIEFS
Thirteen rising Lovett School seniors
completed a week-long medical
program/internship over the summer.
Students were able to tour facilities, have
career panel and Q&A sessions with
health care professionals, and shadow
doctors from various fields, including: cardiology, anesthesiology, pediatrics, orthopaedics,
sports medicine, dermatology, dermapathology, radiology, oncology, ophthalmology, plastic
surgery and physicians assistant.
Jessie Hadley, center, was named
Safe Routes to School Champion of the Year.
The Hope Hill Elementary School Old Fourth Ward 5K was
held in June to raise awareness and funds to create a PTA. The
event was supported by Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall,
Google Fiber and MailChimp, among many others.
Qwantayvious Stiggers
KIPP Metro Adanta Schools is the first tenant at the new Russell Center for Innovation
& Entrepreneurship (RCIE). Currently still in the development stages for a Summer 2017
opening, RCIE will house a 40,000-square foot world-class small business center located
in Castleberry Hill. RCIE will be a collaborative, co-working space for entrepreneurs that
connects a customized curriculum and corporate experience. QZ]
Rivers Academy private school has
opened a second campus for grades 5-12
at 1934 Cliff Valley Way. The campus
includes a two-story building, a 200-
seat theater and an outdoor classroom
for a combined space of 20,000 square
feet. For more information, visit
riversacademy. com.
The Temple’s Weinberg Early Learning
Center has appointed two new co
directors, Annetta Kornblum and Mindy Rivers Academy
Pincus. Between the two, they have 60
years of working in secular, public, private, Jewish and preschool education.
The Arby’s Foundation helped at-risk children in Atlanta receive free meals through its
successful “School’s Out, Food’s In” program over the summer. As part of the initiative,
public school children who rely on meal assistance during the school year received meal
cards to redeem for 10 free Arby’s kids meals throughout the summer.
Winona Park Elementary School
parent Jessie Hadley has been
named the Safe Routes to School
Champion of the Year. Hadley
worked to increase the numbers of
walkers and bikers at the Decatur
school.
Dr. Doug Ander at Emory Medical
School explains some medical
procedures typically performed in
the Emergency Room. Back row,
from left, Lisette Cushing, Adam
Achecar and Kirby Ellis. Front
row, from left, Melissa Ige, Torrey
Centeno and Claire Dame.
Nearly 50 students from Black
Girls Code attended Google’s
Made With Code at Cartoon
Network over the summer.
The students were taught
about coding through The Powerpuff Girls-themed project with the help of Google and
Cartoon Network staff. Today, only 0.4 percent of female college freshmen plan to major
in Computer Science. Google’s Made with Code initiative was created to change that by
inspiring girls to discover that code can help them pursue their interests and goals.
B.E.S.T. Academy 2016 valedictorian (and INtown 20 Under 20
honoree) Qwantayvious Stiggers secured more than $830,000
in scholarships. Stiggers was selected to be the first student for
the Black & Abroad Student Ambassador Program due to his
determination to make an impact in the world. Stiggers is also
the recipient of the first Empower Initiative Scholarship, 2016
Emerging Leaders Scholarship, an International Science Fair
finalist, the Atlanta Public Schools Top Scientist and a recipient of a
prestigious internship at Georgia Tech’s Project ENGAGES, where
he researched the regeneration of articular cartilage. He is attending
the University of Michigan in the fall to study mechanical
engineering with aspirations of becoming an orthopedic surgeon.
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NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
Each January, we feature students from
Intown’s public schools, private schools
and colleges who have given back to their
community in a significant way. Over the
last seven years, we’ve featured students
who have created their own nonprofits,
have given up summer vacation to work
domestically and abroad to help the less
fortunate and one even helped build a
library by collecting books.
The 9th annual 20 Under 20 will appear
in our January 2017 issue and we are now
seeking nominations of students ages 19 and
younger who have committed themselves
to service to the community. Nominations
are welcome from teachers, counselors,
administrators, parents, siblings, fellow
students or community leaders. Here’s the
information we need:
• Nominator (name, relationship to
nominee and contact information)
• Nominee (Name, age, grade, school,
parent or guardian names, contact
information)
• Characteristics and service: Please
provide a paragraph describing why
this nominee deserves recognition.
Include service projects, goals, interests
and areas of interest to help illustrate
your point.
The deadline for nominations is
Nov. 4. Please email your
nominations to editor Collin Kelley at
collin@atlantaintownpaper.com. 03
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