by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 10, 2023 | Community, Education
Countywide initiative encourages parents, caregivers to get kids school ready as early as birth. Everyone pretty much believes in the adage that it’s never too late to learn. But a Gwinnett County Public Schools initiative has made it a mission to encourage parents,...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 7, 2023 | Education
At the first joint “hackathon” between the telecom giant and the technology incubator, participants devised applications aimed at quality-of-life issues. Many of us who are probably just tech-savvy enough to set a password for our streaming services might not...
by SWG Staff | Feb 6, 2023 | Education, Feature
The Southwest Gwinnett Chamber (SWGC) held its February 2023 First Friday Breakfast at the Hilton in Peachtree Corners. The monthly breakfast is the organization’s signature monthly networking event for local business professionals. SWGC Board Member William...
by Glenn Boylan | Jan 23, 2023 | Education
“It has really changed my life.” That’s how Duluth resident Cinthia Sanchez described the Surgical Technology degree she obtained at Gwinnett Technical College. “I struggled for so long trying to find somewhere to go,” Sanchez said. “I’m so happy I found this...
by SWG Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Doing Good, Education, Feature
For the past six years, Pinecrest Academy in Cumming, Ga. has hosted the annual “Elves for Shelves” food drive. The service initiative began years prior but gained momentum in 2017 when the lower, middle and high schools began competing to see who could stock the most...
by Courtesy of Elliott Brack's Gwinnett Forum | Dec 21, 2022 | Education
Geana Angus, 25, of Lawrenceville says she was introverted and shy growing up in Jamaica, so her journey to becoming the senior class speaker at her graduation from Georgia Gwinnett College this week might seem unlikely, but sometimes people can surprise themselves....
