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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 Weather High Low 76/63 Access local news online at ForsythNews.com