2009-10 School Year Fulton County Georgia
First Semester

• Aug. 10 – First Day of School
• Sept. 7 – Labor Day Holiday
• Sept. 16 – Early Release (Half Day for Students)
• Oct. 9 – Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)
• Oct. 14 – Early Release (Half Day for Students)
• Nov. 18 – Early Release (Half Day for Students)
• Nov. 25-27 – Thanksgiving Holidays
• Dec. 18 – End of First Semester

Second Semester

• Jan. 5 – First Day of Second Semester
• Jan. 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
• Feb. 12 – School Closed (Student/Teacher Holiday)
• Feb. 15 – Presidents Day Holiday
• Feb. 24 – Early Release (Half Day for Students)
• March 12 – Student Holiday (Teacher Workday)
• Teacher Workday (students off)
• March 24 – Early Release (Half Day for Students)
• April 5-9 – Spring Break
• May 21 – Last Day of School

The Alpharetta and Johns Creek Area 2009-2010 school zone maps have now been released by the Fulton County Board of Education. You can view the district maps in PDF format for North Fulton County High Schools, the maps for the North Fulton County Middle Schools and the maps for the Alpharetta and Johns Creek Area Elementary Schools here on AlphaHomes.com. Individual maps for every elementary school, middle school and high school in the North Fulton County area are also available.

School starts on August 10th this year. Student holidays for the first semester fall on September 1st (Labor Day), November 4th (Election Day), November 26-28 (Thanksgiving Holiday) and December 22-January 2 (Winter Holiday).

Teacher Workdays (when students are out of school) are on October 10th and January 5th. Early release days include: September 17th, October 15th, and November 19th. The second semester of the year begins on January 6th.

Enjoy the few remaining days of summer vacation!

There are several updates for the local school system as the new year begins. Among them are new principals and construction projects.

New School Principals

• Elyse Halverson Arnett at Barnwell Elementary School
• Ronald “Tracy” Trussell at Birmingham Falls Elementary School
• George Freiberger at Crabapple Crossing Elementary School
• Matt Rogers at Creek View Elementary School
• Buck Greene at Johns Creek High School
• Pam Spalla at Northview High School

School Construction Projects

There is a new 320,855-square-foot high school (Johns Creek High School) with over 90 classrooms and an enrollment capacity of 1900 on State Bridge Road.

Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek Georgia

A new elementary school (Birmingham Falls Elementary School) on Birmingham Highway in Milton claims the title of the northern-most school in the district. It serves K-5th grades and is a 116,284-square-foot building with 54 classrooms and an 850 student capacity.

Additionally, Findley Oaks Elementary School just had a new roof installed and several of the schools are getting safety, security and comfort updates (digital security, fire alarms and outdoor canopies). For a more extensive list of these school improvements, visit the Fulton County Schools website.

Sandra Gifford

Education is the cornerstone of any community’s future. While local government attends to the infrastructure to serve our people and the legislators craft laws to protect them, Sandra Gifford and her peers are educating and preparing the next generation of local leaders. Ms. Gifford has been a teacher for 23 years and is currently teaching 2nd grade Ocee Elementary and has been at Ocee since it opened in 2000. Previously, she substituted for five years at other Fulton Schools, so she is familiar with a number of schools in the district.

What do you enjoy most about teaching at Ocee Elementary?
I enjoy working with such a dedicated group of teachers. The facility itself is a beautiful, well designed location for educating children.

What are some of North Fulton District’s strong points?
The North Fulton Schools still have a band and orchestra program that starts when the children are young and I believe this type of training is important to a well-rounded education. Other schools have phased these programs out. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to the Chattahoochee Boys Basketball team!

The varsity Chattahoochee boys basketball team won second place in the regional tournament this past weekend. They beat the powerhouse Wheeler high team in the semi-finals (game photos) and then suffered a heartbreaking loss in overtime to the Centennial High Knights in the championship game.

Come and support the team as they enter the state playoffs with a home game at Chattahoochee this Saturday February 24th at 7:30pm.

Check back here Monday for (game photos) photos of the game. All the best, Jeff