Education Section
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District slips a spot in SAT rank South Forsyth High School again led Forsyth County Schools' SAT charge, while the district dropped one spot in the statewide rankings, figures released Tuesday show. |
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Students can buy school computers at discount Students who live in Forsyth County can get first crack at 1,000 used desktop computers the local school system is selling to make way for newer models. |
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District seeks help in funding fiber network The Forsyth County school system wants to beef up its fiber intake. But at an infrastructure cost of $13.6 million, the school district would like to share the benefits and the costs of such technology. Having its own dark fiber, or glass networking cable, would allow the system to control interconnectivity between its 18,000 computers countywide. Bailey Mitchell, the district's chief technology officer, has been pitching the idea to other entities that could gain from ... 
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School system tightens budget Fewer trips, supplies and employees are among the measures the Forsyth County school system is taking in the wake of a deepening budget shortfall. |
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Board balks at land grant request Forsyth County's government may have to negotiate with its school system for property to widen Castleberry Road. |
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Plan would put more fiber in schools The Forsyth County Development Authority learned Wednesday that the future is going dark. During a meeting Wednesday, the panel heard how dark fiber made of glass has replaced copper cable as the best way to maximize capacity, flexibility and speed in telecommunications infrastructure. The authority was not familiar with the technology. But Bailey Mitchell, chief technology officer for Forsyth County Schools, has been using it for a dozen years. Mitchell told the authority about a ... |
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Participants sought for Youth Leadership Forsyth Applications are being accepted for the Youth Leadership Forsyth class of 2009. The deadline to apply for the annual program, which is for high school juniors, is Sept. 2. Between 36-38 spots are available. Established in 2000, the program provides students from public, private and home schools an opportunity to meet their peers from across the county while developing lifelong leadership skills, service learning and a deeper understanding of their community. “Youth Leadership Forsyth is ... |
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March-A-Thon hits streets of south Forsyth The South Forsyth High School band is taking it to the streets from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday during its fourth annual March-A-Thon fundraiser. |
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Program heralds return to reading Using puppets, songs and movement, stories read to preschoolers transform from listening activities to interactive learning experiences through the Forsyth County Library's Welcome Back to Books program. |
