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West looks toward next season | IB
Summer
means
school
for some
About 300 students
expected next week
By Jennifer Semi
IsamNjforsyttinews com
For about 300 Forsyth County students,
summer break ends a week alter it began
Summer school begins Monday. With new
options this year, however, taking classes
over the summer may not be "as bleak of a
prospect as some teenagers fear.
“The programs have been very, very suc¬
cessful." said Nita Ciiddish. the school sys¬
tem's curriculum coordinator “We've been
proud of what our teachers have been able to
do And so far. parents and students have
been very pleased with what we've been able
to offer.”
Those offerings feature three programs,
including the system's new iAchieve Virtual
Academy, where students can take courses
online for full credit. It's the first time the
academy has been offered for summer
school. Giddish said.
"It's an option for siudents who work well
in that environment and don't have the trans¬
portation, or they’re working full time or
they 've got other things in their schedule,"
she said.
“Wc also have some students who travel,
such as some who are going to stay with their
other parent during the summer "
The main summer school is through the
Academy # Night. which offers a range of
courses m math, science, social studies and
literature As the name suggests, courses are
offered only in the evenings, from 4:45 to
6:30 p.m. or from 6:45 to 8:30 p m.
But that's the preference, said Brad Smith,
principal of the Academies of Creative
Education.
"A couple years ago, we tried offering it
during the day as well," he said. “Well over
the majority of people requested the evening
sessions, so we kind of just did away with the
day and nobody has complained "
Smith is overseeing both the iAchieve and
Academy#Night summer programs, both of
which use online cumculums. The differ¬
ence. he said, is iAchieve students don't have
to be in the classroom
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Authorities looking into
reports of dangerous 0 dogs °
By Alyssa LaRen/ie
alarenzie@forsythnew$ com
Recent animal attacks have residents
near Whitmire Road in northwestern
Forsyth concerned about the effective¬
ness of rules for dogs deemed danger¬
ous.
The situation, however, has present¬
ed a challenge for the Forsyth County
Sheriffs Office animal control unit,
which hasn't been able to determine il
any violations actually occurred
Citing the ongoing investigation.
Alan Seabolt with the sheriff's office
declined to comment on what hap
pened at a meeting scheduled
Wednesday between animal control
and the owner.
According to Lt David Waters w ith
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animal control, the owner has lour
Rottweilers Just two ol those, howev
er. were classified as dangerous alter a
horse attack a few months ago He did
not have the ow ner's name.
“Those dogs have a tendency to look
a lot alike." Waters said. “The problem
is we've got neighbors in there saying
they saw these two dogs, but there's
actually four
"We re trying to determine which
two dogs are they, because we don't
know and neither does the complain
ant
The situation frustrates resident
Kate O'Connor, who said the
Whitmire Road area continues to be
troubled by what she says arc ihe
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Monk visiting local retreat
Wil! s P end moi,|h
meeting, teaching
By Alyssa LaRen/ie
alarenzin'S'forsythnews com
A Tibetan Buddhist monk will arrive
in Forsyth County on Saturday for a
monthlong visit offering his services to
the community.
Ten /111 Lama Sherpa will stay at the
NaMcstoy Farm, a nonprofit center for
retreat and meditation in northwestern
Forsyth
Nancy Amestoy. owner of the farm,
said Sherpa has been traveling the U S
teaching usui reiki healing and
Buddhist meditation and philosophy.
She explained reiki healing as a
somewhat meditative state where
trained healers use their hands to trans
mu energy
I he practice, Amestoy said, is “a
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reiki to more than 450 students
Sherpa will lx- available to meet with
people at the NaMcstoy Farm this
month through appointments lot mdi
viduals or groups or at scheduled
events.
"Any wav that he can serve, lie's
come to impart some of the Tibetan
Buddhist wisdom to our pari of the
world," she said. "II they pist want to
come here to the farm and w alk around
this beautiful property and spend time
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used at schools and
clinics, in c1u ding
Harvard University
In the past 10 years.
Sherpa has given aiki
to more than 5.500
and has
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