North Cobb Christian to Present 'Willy Wonka' Tonight, Saturday
There will be three performances this weekend.
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Senate Committee Endorses Tax Credit Transparency Bill
The committee's vote comes weeks after an Atlanta education policy group suggested some scholarship money was used at two North Cobb religious schools that ban gay, lesbian and bisexual students.
The Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee on Monday unanimously endorsed legislation intended to strengthen a state tax credit scholarship program that has been the target of weeks of criticism. Senate Bill 243 now goes to the Senate for a full vote. If passed, it would "give preferences to students with financial needs," according to a copy of the legislation available on the Georgia General Assembly's website. The committee's vote comes weeks after an Atlanta education policy group suggested in a January report that some scholarship money generated through the tax credit program had been used at religious schools that ban gay, lesbian and bisexual students, including North Cobb Christian School and Shiloh Hills Christian School. …
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Faith First Georgia: Report Promotes Anti-Choice Agenda
Student scholarship organizations "do not receive a single penny of Georgia tax funds," an official said.
Weeks after an Atlanta education policy group suggested that some scholarship money generated through a Georgia tax credit program had been used at religious schools that ban gay, lesbian and bisexual students, a student scholarship organization this week issued its own report. Faith First Georgia in Marietta operates the SSO that makes it possible for needy students to attend Shiloh Hills Christian School, one of two North Cobb schools mentioned in the January 2013 report from the Southern Education Foundation. North Cobb Christian School was the other one. In a statement distributed this week, Faith First Georgia chief legal officer Jonathan Crumly Sr. said that the foundation "misstates the law and misleads the public to promote its …
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Opinion: Southern Education Foundation Misstates Source of Funding
The Atlanta education policy group last month questioned public funding for religious schools that ban gay, lesbian and bisexual students.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Report: Acworth School That Bans Gays Receives State Funding
Schools that "exclude, condemn, and demonize students for who they are and who they accept in their lives" should not receive public funds, according to a report from an Atlanta education policy group.
Some scholarship money generated through a Georgia tax credit program has been used at religious schools that ban gay, lesbian and bisexual students, according to a report released this month. Two of the schools mentioned in the report from the Southern Education Foundation, an Atlanta education policy group, are in North Cobb. At Shiloh Hills Christian School in Kennesaw, the standard of conduct policy is clear. A student who says “I am gay,” “I am a homosexual” or “I like boys” will be expelled. "We are who we are," administrator John Ward said Tuesday afternoon. "We're very open about who we are. There's nothing secret about who we are and what we stand for." And North Cobb Christian School in Acworth "reserves the right to refuse …
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Anon30101
2:57 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
It's not "private" if it is receiving PUBLIC funds. more ›
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
North Cobb Christian to Offer Driving Course
The course will be offered during winter break in partnership with the Safe America Foundation.
Monday, May 28, 2012
NCCS Commencement Honors Graduates
The graduation ceremony was held Friday evening at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta.
"Pomp and Circumstance" was in the air Friday night as faculty, staff, students and their families gathered at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta for the North Cobb Christian School Class of 2012 Commencement festivities. The Kennesaw school's Symphonic Orchestra played and students sang as Head of School Todd Clingman and Upper School Principal Megan Strange gave awards and handed out diplomas. The Valedictorian is Allison Templeton with a 4.28 GPA, and she will be attending Clemson University. Salutorian is Emily Bless with a 4.16 GPA, and she will be attending Mercer University. The Commencement speaker was Dr. Georgia Purdom, Ph.D. and a member of the Creation Research Society.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Need to Know: Big Shanty Festival 2012
Will you have a booth at this weekend's festival? Tell us in the comments.
An expected 60,000 to 70,000 visitors will fill the streets of downtown Kennesaw this weekend for the city's 36th annual Big Shanty Festival. Festivities will include an opening parade, a flash mob performance, food vendors, more than 250 booths featuring homemade crafts, and live entertainment on two stages. The Big Shanty Festival is a collaborative effort between the city, the Kennesaw Business Association, JRM Management and an extensive team of individuals, businesses and organizations. This year's festival is presented by Superior Plumbing. As one of north Georgia's largest events, the Big Shanty Festival has grown since its humble beginnings in 1975. According to Robert Jones of the Kennesaw Historical Society, the event was …
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Gaetana Pipia
11:27 am on Monday, April 23, 2012
Who attended the Big Shanty Festival? What a wonderful weekend! We'll have more stories, video and photos from the festival posted throughout today, so be sure to check back in with Patch. more ›
Sunday, February 26, 2012
N. Cobb Christian's Perfection Spoiled
St. Francis ends the Eagles' season in the first round of the GHSA playoffs, while Mount Paran reaches Round 2.
Take your pick of which tweet summed up North Cobb Christian's stunning 65-63 home loss to St. Francis in the first round of the Georgia High School Association's Class A boys basketball playoffs Saturday night: Perhaps North Cobb Christian, ranked No. 1 in Georgia in Class A, was looking ahead to an expected second-round game against second-ranked Whitefield, the team that knocked the Eagles out of the playoffs last year. Perhaps the Eagles had a letdown after completing an undefeated regular season with a Region 6-A championship win over crosstown rival Mount Paran Christian. Perhaps the regular-season schedule wasn’t rough enough to prepare the Eagles for tournament pressure. Perhaps St. Francis played its best game of the season. Or …
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Donna Espy-Rypel
11:03 am on Monday, February 27, 2012
I think two things happened to NCCS Saturday night -- they were looking ahead to playing Whitefield this week, and St. Francis played the game of their lives...very sad to get knocked out in the first round after a perfect season...but great season anyways, guys! Just goes to show you that, on any given day... more ›
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Allatoona Sweeps State Tourney Games
North Cobb and Harrison win road games to start the girls playoffs.
This year’s Georgia High School Association AAAAA girls basketball tournament started out just like last year’s—with Region 4-AAAAA dominating. Meanwhile, the AAA tournament started even better than it did last year for Allatoona as both the girls and boys won during a home doubleheader Friday night. In 2011, the Lady Buccaneers dropped their opening game at Columbia, 58-35, but playing in front of the friendly Acworth crowd as the Region 7-AAA champs Friday, they beat the Gainesville Lady Red Elephants, 54-45. Elise Spann led Allatoona with 26 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, when the Lady Bucs used an 8-0 run to break open a tie game, The Marietta Daily Journal reported. They’ll stay at home to play Columbus, a 63-55 winner …
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GA citizen & taxpayer
9:24 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I omitted a quotation mark. Above should read: Here's a disturbing quote from a 2011 letter by Jonathan Crumly: "I assisted in drafting this bill and it incorporates many of the positive changes we sought to make in 2009. One of the key new improvements is immediately increasing the tax credit cap to $62,500,000 for 2011. But that’s not the best part – every year we reach 90% of the cap, the law … more ›