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Add Some Sweetness to Teacher Appreciation Week
Here are the things you need to know before heading out the door on April 28.
1. Weather. There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m. today, with mostly cloudy skies and then gradually become sunny, according to the National Weather Service. High temperature is near 70 degrees, with northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, and gusts as high as 20 mph. Mostly clear skies are in the forecast for tonight, with a low temp around 45 degrees. West wind is between 5 and 10 mph, with gust as high as 15 mph, according to the NWS.
2. In case you missed it. : Sixteen-year-old Caleb Keitt has his sights set high in the business world. Caleb led his first successful business venture selling a wireless, solar cell phone charger, and he's only 16-years-old. A junior at North Cobb Christian School, Caleb launched a business with several metro-Atlanta students involved in the Atlanta chapter of Junior Achievement.
3. Happening now. News from the PTSA: Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week and the Allatoona PTSA will be honoring teachers with a dessert day on Tuesday, May 3. The PTSA is in need of cakes, cookies, brownies and other dessert items. If you would like to donate any items for that day you can drop them off in the front office labeled PTSA that morning. Email Kelly Morrison at rhktmorrison@bellsouth.net if you would like to help.Β
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4. Ahead on Acworth Patch. Looking for open houses to tour this weekend? Check out our weekly House Hunt feature for the latest open houses listed around Acworth.
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5. What about April 28. On April 28, 1788, Maryland became the seventh state in the United States. On the same date in 2001, Millionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist.
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