Building a Better Way...The Long Forum
Brett Harte, Project Administrator

Despite the rain and cold weather the past couple of months, The Long Forum is on schedule.  When you enter the front of our campus and view the construction site, structural steel is being erected and the building is beginning to take shape.

One of the initiatives of this project from the onset was to incorporate principles for design, construction and operation for sustainable green buildings through the Leed (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System.  Read more...

Oxendine Reports on Georgia's Storm Damage - Calls Students to Action
Jill Morris, Director of Community Relations

In the immediate aftermath of the weekend storms that hit Georgia, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine spoke to GAC Junior High and Senior High students about the tornado damage that plowed through Georgia.  “All of us have been told that there is a God who loves us….I saw THAT God this weekend,” said Mr. Oxendine.   Read more...

20th Annual Dwight Love Math Tournament at GAC
Suzanne Landreth, Academic Team Co-President

The Dwight Love Math Tournament was held on the GAC campus, Saturday, March 15th.  This annual tournament is dedicated in memory of the life-long work of Dr. Dwight Love, a beloved math teacher at GAC who passed away in 2001.  This year the tournament celebrated a very special 20th anniversary.    Read more...

Jimmy Chupp Recognized at State Capitol

On March 19th, former GAC head football coach, Jimmy Chupp, was invited to the Georgia State Capitol.  During the legislative council session he was presented with a Resolution of Appreciation for his outstanding commitment to coaching in Georgia. Jimmy Chupp (center) pictured with his family and Dr. David Fincher (left), Chancellor Jesse Long (right), and State Representative Clay Cox.  Click here for a larger image.

An Opportunity to Get Ahead
Dr. Sandy Spiceland, Academic Dean

GAC is offering two courses in summer school 2008.  Senior High students will have an opportunity to take the first semester of World History or the first semester of US History beginning in June.   In the summer of 2009, students can take the second semester of World History or US History.   Read more...

Spanish Teachers Plan Trip to Spain
Dr. Sandy Spiceland, Academic Dean

Spanish teachers Melaney Cost and Lana Garner, working with Dr. Spiceland, have planned a tour of Spain for May 27-June 4, 2009.  All GAC students, families, and friends are welcome.  You do not have to be a Spanish student or speak Spanish to be a part of the trip.  This tour is a part of the Study Abroad program at GAC, so students can earn elective credit for this trip.    Read more...

A National Junior Honor Society Call to Leadership
Jill Morris, Director of Community Relations

On Thursday, February 28, the GAC Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society held its formal induction ceremony for new members.  Brittany Arnold (pictured), President of the GAC Chapter of NJHS, spoke regarding leadership - its responsibilities, challenges and opportunities.  Brittany referenced author and leadership expert John Maxwell, saying, “‘True leaders don’t only know and go the way, but they are required to show the way, which I believe means to help others become leaders also’.”   Read more...

Experiential Social Studies
Jill Morris, Directory of Community Relations

Students in the 4th grade recreated pioneer life as part of an “experiential” social studies project.  Children in the 1800s played with what they could find to make into toys; hopscotch etched into the dirt, pick-up sticks made from straw, or using tin plates as punch art.  Dolls were hand-crafted from cornhusks.  Quilting and basket weaving were necessary tasks of the day, rather than hobbies one enrolls in after school.  Read more...

Adapting to Students' Interest
Norma Miller, Elementary Principal

Differentiated instruction is a teaching philosophy based on the premise teachers should adapt instruction to student differences, according to author Carol Ann Tomlinson in her book The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners.   Read more...

GAC #1 in Georgia for Jump Rope for Heart
Jill Morris, Director of Community Relations

If you didn’t have a rope in hand, you missed the fun!  Single jumpers, double jumpers, three at a time, GAC students were jumping for the heart and from the heart.  Each year, Elementary students at GAC participate in Jump Rope for Heart, a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.  Read more...

Village News
Rhonda Hawkins, Early Childhood Principal

A host of celebrities roamed the campus during Read Across America Week.  Little Red Riding Hood, Fancy Nancy, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Officer Buckle, Pippi Longstocking, Curious George, the Man in the Big Yellow Hat…and many more book celebrities were spotted in the Village.  Read more...

2008-09 School Year

August 7 - Registration Day
August 11 - First Day of Classes
September 1 - Labor Day - Campus closed
September 22 - Student Holiday - Teacher Professional Day
November 3 - Student Holiday - Teacher Professional Day
November 4 - National Election Day - Student & Faculty Holiday
November 26-28 - Thanksgiving Student Holiday
December 17-19 - Final Exams - Early Dismissal
December 22-January 5 - Christmas Holidays

January 6 - Classes Resume - Semester 2 Starts
January 19 - MLK Day - Campus Closed
February 13-17 - Winter Break
April 3 - Grandparents' Day - Early Dismissal
April 6-10 - Spring Break
April 24 - Student Holiday - Teacher Professional Day
May 19-21 - Final Exams - Early Dismissal
May 21 - Last Day of Classes - Commencement