A longtime administrator with the Gainesville City School System has been named the new President and CEO of Elachee Nature Science Center.
Sarah Bell, who currently serves as Deputy Superintendent with the Gainesville City School System, will take the reins from Andrea Timpone on May 1, 2021. I am honored to have been selected to lead this great organization,” said Bell in a statement released by Elachee s Board of Trustees. This community has afforded me so many opportunities and I’m excited to use the skills I have learned while also returning to my first love – science education.
Bell is a native of Gainesville, and she had worked for Gainesville City Schools for 29 years.
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation high school competition set for Feb. 16
The innovateUNG High School Pitch Challenge will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. Please preregister at http://cglink.me/r934372 to watch the event live.
More than a year ago, the University of North Georgia s (UNG) Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation devised a competition to help Forsyth County high school students flex their entrepreneurial muscles while being coached by UNG students.
Though the format has changed, the mission remains the same for the innovateUNG High School Pitch Challenge. This year s event will be held virtually at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 and those who would like to watch the free event should preregister. The teams and judges will each be in their own separate locations and video-conference in for the event.
By AccessWDUN staff
Brekelle Wilkes and Ivan Saunders (photo on the left) were the top spellers in the 2021 Hall County School District Spelling Bee; Saunders, a 5th grader, won the Jan. 27 competition among 34 spellers. Andrew Mady (photo on the right) from Gainesville Middle School won the Gainesville City School System Spelling Bee on Jan. 29.
Both the Hall County School District and the Gainesville City School System held their annual spelling bees this past week, and the top spellers in the two districts will now advance to the district competition.
Hall County s top speller for 2021 was Ivan Saunders, a 5th grader from World Language Academy Elementary School. After second place finisher Brekelle Wilkes stumbled on the word copse, Saunders correctly spelled the words scabbard and litany to take the competition. The Hall County bee, held on Jan. 27 at East Hall High School s Performing Arts Center, featured 34 students from 24 schools in the district. This year s
Official: System in deadly nitrogen leak recently installed
Investigations are ongoing into the cause of a deadly nitrogen leak that killed six workers and injured a dozen others at Foundation Food Group in Gainesville Thursday. According to Katherine Lemos, Chairman and Chief Executive of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, major portions of the plant’s liquid nitrogen interior and exterior systems were installed and commissioned in the past four to six weeks.
Chemical Safety Board investigators have been at the site since Thursday and have begun evaluating equipment that could have played a role in the leak. Lemos said the agency will not speculate on the cause of the leak, and that a full investigation could take several years.
The Gainesville City School System has partnered with the app Purposity in an effort to fulfill the essential needs of the community.
The app is designed to connect needs with generosity by sending weekly notifications to users about needs in the area. We are so excited about bringing Purposity to the Gainesville City School System. There are so many needs our students and families have during these turbulent times that go unmet, said Jarod Anderson, GCSS School Social Worker. There are also just as many people ready and willing to help but are not aware of the need or what they can do to help. Purposity helps address these challenges in a quick, easy, and efficient manner. It will greatly assist us in our efforts to remove barriers that impact student success inside and outside of the classroom setting.