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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS
Sunday, November 6,2022 FORSYTHNEWS.COM
Forsyth
By Sabrina Kerns
skerns@forsythnews.com
Forsyth County students once again
earned the highest average ACT scores
among metro Atlanta counties and
large school districts in Georgia this
year, according to scores recently
released by the Georgia Department of
Education.
With an average composite score of
24.8, Forsyth County Schools ranked
No. 1 in all Georgia districts that test
ed more than 190 students. The dis
trict ranked second overall in the state
just behind City Schools of Decatur
with a 25.4.
bests metro Atlanta on ACT
The 1,650 students in FCS’ Class of
2022 who tested beat out state and
national averages, ranking 3.2 points
above the state’s average composite
score of 21.6 and 5 points above the
nation’s score of 19.8.
Three of Forsyth’s high schools also
ranked in the top 10 high schools in
the state for highest overall scores.
Alliance Academy of Innovation is
third in the state with an average com
posite score of 26.4 followed by
Fambert in fourth with 26.3 and South
Forsyth in sixth with 25.5.
“Our teachers and staff continue to
excel in preparing our students for col-
lege and career success,”
Average composite
scores broken down
by school:
■ Alliance Academy for
Innovation — 26.4
■ Lambert — 26.3
■ South Forsyth — 25.5
■ Denmark — 24.7
■ West Forsyth — 23.7
■ Forsyth Central
- 23.3
■ North Forsyth — 22.1
Superintendent Dr. Jeff Bearden said.
“We congratulate our schools on this
success and look forward to continu
ing to provide a safe, connected and
thriving community for all.”
FCN file photo
Forsyth County Schools ranked No. 1 in aver
age ACT scores in all Georgia districts that test
ed more than 190 students.
Funeral set for
student killed
in car wreck
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
Information on the funeral arrangements for a
Forsyth County teen killed in a wreck this week
has been released.
Funeral services will be held for Arden Kristina
Rasmussen, 16, of Cumming, on Sunday, Nov. 6
at 10 a.m. at the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home
Chapel, located at 125 Parks Road, Hindman,
Kentucky, according to the funeral home’s web
site. Burial will follow at the Short-Slone
Cemetery in Gamer, Kentucky.
A visitation will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 from
5-9 p.m., with a service starting at 6 p.m.
Rasmussen died in a single-vehicle wreck the
morning of Tuesday, Nov. 1 on Mullinax Road
near Windy Hill Road. She was a student at the
Alliance Academy for Innovation.
In her obituary, Rasmussen was described as
“an extremely talented artistic young lady.”
“She had such a compassionate soul,” the obit
uary said. “She had wisdom that usually comes
with maturity, but even at her young age, she
taught us all so much. We love her so, and she
will be dearly missed.”
She is survived by her parents- Kenneth and
Anglea Slone Rasmussen; grandparents- Dana
Slone and Jacquelyne Rasmussen; brother- Kaleb
Rasmussen; and sisters- Alyssa Rasmussen and
Kassidy Rasmussen.
New no turn
sign installed
downtown
By Kelly Whitmire
kwh itm i re@f o rsyth news.com
The Georgia Department of Transportation has
approved a change to a downtown Cumming inter
section.
In a news release, city of Cumming officials said
a new “No Feft Turn” sign has been installed on
West Courthouse Square at the intersection with
West Maple Street in downtown Cumming, mean
ing drivers on West Courthouse will have to con
tinue straight through the intersection.
“Mayor [Troy] Brumbalow said he has been in
discussions with GDOT concerning the ‘No Feft
Turn’ sign at this intersection for more than a year
See Sign 12A
A much needed addition
Photos by Sabrina Kerns Forsyth County News
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for what will be a
27,300-square-foot expansion of an academic building on campus.
The University of North Georgia
broke ground on an upcoming addi
tion to its Cumming campus on
Thursday, Nov. 3, inviting local and
state officials to celebrate the begin
nings of construction.
Ft. Gov. Geoff Duncan, state Sen.
Steve Gooch, Cumming Mayor
Troy Brumbalow and others joined
UNG President Bonita Jacobs in
welcoming the community to the
groundbreaking ceremony and cele-
brating what will be a
27,300-square-foot expansion of an
academic building on campus.
“When we opened this campus 10
years ago, we had the support of
community leaders in Cumming and
throughout the county,” Jacobs said.
“Today, the campus serves more
than 1,000 students, but we have a
demand that there be more opportu
nities.
“This expansion will enable us to
See UNG 12A MayorTroy Brumbalow speaks during the ceremony.
UNG breaks ground on Cumming campus expansion
By Sabrina Kerns
skerns@forsythnews.com
Nov. rezoning requests scheduled for public hearing
ByAshlyn Yule
ayule@forsythnews.com
Mixed-use developments and industri
al warehouses are among the requests to
rezone property around the county. Here
are just a few scheduled for public hear
ing before the planning commission.
Residents are encouraged to attend to
voice concerns, opinions and questions.
The public hearings will take place on
Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the county’s admin
istration building at 110 East Main St. in
Cumming.
Planning commissioners will recom
mend approval, denial or approval with
conditions. The Forsyth County Board
of Commissioners has final say over
whether a rezoning request is approved
or denied.
Fowler Hill Road mixed-use
development
Request:To rezone approximately
140 acres from agricultural (A1),
neighborhood shopping (NS) and
single-family residential restricted
districts (R2R) to master planned dis
trict (MPD) for 250 residential lots
and 228 attached residential units
with a density of 3.4 units per acre.
Also proposing commercial build
ings totaling 63,650 square feet with
294 parking spaces.
Variances: Reduce the commercial
component from 15% to 5.4% and
increase the percentage of total resi
dential units for townhomes from
30% to 50%.
Location: District 3; 170 Fowler Hill
Road in Alpharetta.
Other information: County plan
ning staff is non-supportive due to
the variances requested and "lack of
integration of land uses."
Keith Bridge Road mixed-use
development
Request:To rezone approximately
73 acres from commercial business
(CBD) and agricultural districts (A1)
to master planned district (MPD) for
60 residential lots, 69 attached resi
dential units and 295 apartments
with a density of 5.8 units per acre.
Also proposing commercial build-
See Rezoning 12A
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