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SEE REMODEL ON PAGE 9 The club’s partnership with Aaron’s to renovate the teen center began five years ago with a $3 million grant Aaron’s established to support
communities throughout the United States.
Two students examine the new laptops. The teen center received five flat screen televisions and four laptops. The teen center received new video gaming systems,
including a Nintendo Switch.
One student cried tears of joy over the renovation and new items. Students begin to play with the new Xbox video game system.
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electronics, games, a piano and a ballet bar. I’m the executive director here at the Jones Boys They feel at home, so they have a home away
Samuel L. Jones Boys & Girls Club Executive & Girls and they told me it would be an honor to from home.”
Director John Strong said the partnership be able to do my club, and I said it would be an Strong said it’s exciting to see the reactions of
with Aaron’s to renovate the teen center began honor to have them do our club. the teens.
five years ago with a $3 million grant Aaron’s “I sat in this area for two days and wrote “It’s just going to bring a whole different level
established to support communities throughout the down what I wanted to do to make this happen for of self-esteem, a sense of belonging, [as well as]
United States. teens,” Strong said. “It was a great experience and recruitment—having more teens come to the club
“I was working in the teen center at Warren to see it come together this perfectly really blows because I believe it’s going to create a buzz in
Boys & Girls Club [in Atlanta] at the start of my mind.” the community,” he said. “We’re really looking
this partnership,” Strong said. “I met with a When the renovated center was unveiled, teen forward to this being part of a big movement in
couple of their top officials, and they drilled me members of the Samuel L. Jones walked in with the community for teens.”
with questions for about three hours about why shocked, surprised and happy faces. Some even Strong said he hopes more renovations and
should they give money to Boys & Girls Club, cried tears of joy. Jemiah Fields, an 18-year-old repairs are done to the building
why should they partner with us, and different senior at DeKalb School of the Arts said it feels “I’m hoping that this will ignite the rest of the
questions about what we will do with the funding great and empowering to see the renovated teen club getting repainted, new floors and different
and things of that nature.” center. things of that nature because this building is
Since then, Aaron’s has helped remodel Boys “I’m moving on, but I know that the teens here kind of old,” he said. “So, we do need a couple
& Girls clubs across the country. are going to take good care of it,” said Fields, who of upgrades and I’m hoping that this will be the
“So, this is actually the last one that they’ll is graduating this month. “I know that the younger beginning in fueling the rest of the upgrades for
do as part of the partnership,” Strong said. “Now, kids are going to come in and enjoy this space. the rest of the club.”
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TENNIS TRACK
Marist girls won their 22nd tennis state title in program history. Photo from Marist
Athletics
Dunwoody girls won their third track and field state title in program history after winning the Class AAAAAA title. Photo provided
by DeKalb County School District Athletics Department
Chamblee boys, Marist girls BY CARLA PARKER the discus throw (144-02). consecutive state title in the
take home state tennis titles Carla@dekalbchamp.com
St. Pius X won the
state title with 81 points,
beating runner-up Chapel
800-meter run (2:15.86)
and finished second in the
1,600-meter run (5:08.12).
DeKalb County had Hill by nine points. Senior Freshman Rasunek Tyler-
BY CARLA PARKER more success at the state Matthew Harris defended Thompson finished second
Carla@dekalbchamp.com track and field meet May his 2018 title in the long in the 100-meter hurdles and
9-11. jump (23-06.50); he also fourth in the long jump, and
Two more DeKalb County tennis teams were crowned Dunwoody girls won the 300-meter hurdles the 4x100-meter relay team
champions May 7. won their third state (37.39) and finished second finished second.
Chamblee boys’ tennis team won the Class AAAAA title in program history in the 110-meter hurdles Marist girls finished
state title and Marist girls won the Class AAAA state title. after winning the Class (14.31). Senior Tanner fourth with 42 points in
Chamblee defeated Grady 3-0 at Piedmont Park, and Marist AAAAAA title in Duffin defended his 2018 Class AAAA, and Cedar
beat North Oconee 3-2 on its home tennis courts. Carrollton, and St. Pius state title in the discus throw Grove girls fourth with
Freshman Andrew Pietkiewicz gave the Chamblee X boys won their second with a throw of 187-01, and 55 points in Class AAA.
Bulldogs their first game point of the match after beating consecutive title and fifth he broke the state record in Marist was led by Kathleen
Grady senior Josh Wolfe 2-0 (6-2, 6-1) in No. 1 singles. overall after winning the the shot put (66-10.50). Maley, who finished third
Sophomore Hap Howell gave Chamblee its second point Class AAAA state title in Junior Jared Williams in the 1,600-meter run and
of the match with a 2-0 (6-2, 6-3) win over Grady’s Jack Albany. finished second in the 3,200-meter run.
Stegelman in No. 3 singles. Dunwoody Lady 200-meter dash (21.54) and St. Pius’ Maggie
Senior Carter DiFonzo and freshman Bryce Starks Wildcats edged out third in the 400-meter dash Yankovich won gold in
clinched the state title for Chamblee with a 2-0 (6-2, 6-1) Cambridge 50 points to (48.78). St. Pius 4x100- the Class AAAA girls’
victory in No. 1 doubles. The win gave Chamblee a sweep 47.50 points to claim the meter relay team finished 1,600-meter run (5:02.89).
in the Class AAAAA state championships as Chamblee title. They were led by second (42.27). Cedar Grove’s Aubrey
girls won the state title on May 4. senior Jahvene Waldner, Senior Rowan Wiley Guyden led the team with
The state title was the second for Chamblee boys in who medaled in three and junior Jack Voss added a first-place finish in the
program history. Their first championship came in 1998. events. She finished second to St. Pius’ point total 100-meter dash (12.05)
Marist’s state title win was its 22nd in program history in the 300-meter hurdles after finishing sixth and and second-place finish in
and first since 2014. Marist was tied 1-1 with North Oconee and third in the 100-meter seventh respectively in the the 200-meter dash. Senior
before the match was rained out on May 4. hurdles (14.68) and high 1,600-meter run, and senior Antania Swain finished
Marist went up 1-0 after a victory in No. 2 doubles by jump (5-04.00). Nicolas Fontova finished second in the discus throw.
senior Dylan Elledge and junior Katie Gerrick. North Junior Ariel Lawrence fifth in the 3,200-meter run. In the boys Class
Oconee tied the match before play was suspended. The two finished second in the triple Miller Grove girls AAAAA meet, Arabia
teams were tied 2-2 during the conclusion of the match jump (39.03.00) and third in finished second in the Class Mountain junior Jordan
before freshman Anya Nelson clinched the state title for the long jump (19-01.00), AAAAA state meet with Barrow won gold in the
Marist after a victory in No. 1 singles. and sophomore Janae 43 points, falling to Buford boys’ 200-meter dash
Paideia boys fell 3-0 to Stratford Academy in the Class Profit won gold in the shot (72 points). Senior Emoni (21.49).
A-Private championship. put (43-09.25) and bronze in Coleman won her third
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oceans. The class also studied
alternatives to single-use
plastic items─reusable water
bottles and recycling.
In 2050, there will be
more trash in the water than
fish and other inhabitants
in the water, according to
third grade student Jakayla
Crutchfield. During the
students’ presentation,
Crutchfield told her audience
that fish eating plastic can in
turn hurt humans who eat fish.
For the group, the
experience of their research
has become a life-changing
one. Thomas said that her
family now uses a water filter
instead of buying cases of
bottled water on a regular
basis. Delano Martin,
Thomas’ student, taught his
fellow church members about
plastic use as well. Martin’s
church now plans to clean
litter around its property.
Also, during the class’
research, the students
asked to visit a landfill and
offered to clean the roads
around them, the city of
Lithonia recognized their
efforts awarding the school
an “Adopt-A-Road” sign,
according to the school.
“I want to encourage
[them] to keep listening,
keeping changing and keep
learning,” said Corey Stegall,
Panola Way Elementary
School principal. “If [they]
make [themselves] a lifelong
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