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From: "Barney Atwater" <bsatwater@hotmail.com>
Date:  Wed, 11 May 2005 11:10:52 -0400

>>>Spartan Booster #260
>>>May 11, 2005
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>>Sports calendar

Today! Wednesday, May 11
3:30pm College Signing Party; Student-Family Center

Thursday, May 12
Varsity boys track & field: Class AA State Meet; Jefferson GA

Friday, May 13
Varsity boys track & field: Class AA State Meet; Jefferson GA
4:00pm Varsity baseball: GACS at Calhoun; doubleheader; first round of Class
AA State Tournament
6:00pm Varsity/JV football: Red & White spring game; Spartan Stadium

Saturday, May 14
Varsity boys track & field: Class AA State Meet; Jefferson GA
10:45am Varsity boys tennis: Class AA State Tournament semifinals; Stone
Mountain Tennis Center
2:00pm Varsity baseball, if third game necessary: GACS at Calhoun; first
round of Class AA State Tournament

Monday, May 16
6:30pm Annual Spartan Booster Club meeting; Spartan Stadium; home locker
room
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>You're invited to the COLLEGE SIGNING PARTY for seven senior athletes
>today, May 11, at 3:30pm in the commons area of the Family-Student Center.
>The student-athletes who will be honored are:

Ashley Andrews - Gulf Coast Community College
Nick Davidson - Maryville College
Maggie French - Miami University (Ohio)
Katie French - Yale University
Chris Gilbert - Lenoir-Rhyne College
Stasia Kelly-Taylor - Baylor University
Doug Vaughn - University of Mississippi

>>GOLF

>GAC girls finish fourth at state golf tourney
May 10, 2005 Gwinnett Daily Post

RUTLEDGE — The Greater Atlanta Christian girls tied for fourth place in the
Class AA state tournament on Monday at The Creek at Hard Labor. The Spartans
shot a team score of 184, tying with Morgan County, while Pierce County won
the title with a score of 173.

Katie Tufts placed ninth individually with an 89 and teammate Rebekah Osteen
tied for 14th with a 95. Calhoun’s Jayne Curtis won the individual title
with a 75.

>GAC boy golfers finish seventh at State
May 10, 2005 Gwinnett Daily Post

VIDALIA — Led by Chris Gilbert’s 78, the Greater Atlanta Christian boys
finished seventh at the Class AA state tournament on Monday at Rocky Creek
Golf Club.

David Thompson added an 80, Ben Hailey shot 81 and Pavli Potparic shot 83
for the Spartans, who had a team score of 322.

Savannah Christian won the tournament with a score of 299 as Brian Harmon
earned low medalist honors by shooting 66.

AJC reports:
• Class AA: Pierce County shot a 173 to edge Calhoun by a stroke at The
Creek at Hard Labor Golf Course in Rutledge. Camille Lesseig had an 86 and
Victoria Bennett shot 87 for Pierce. Calhoun's Jayne Curtis was medalist
with a 75.

• Class AA: Savannah Christian won for the seventh time in eight seasons, as
Georgia signee Brian Harman shot an 8-under 66 at Rocky Creek Golf Club.
Chase McFarland added a 73, as Savannah Christian posted a 299 and beat
Vidalia by eight strokes. Calhoun was third with a 309. Vidalia was led by
Eli Hart with a 75.

>>TENNIS

>Spartan boys advance to the State semifinals

Coach Dana Davis reports:
Our girls’ tennis team lost a hard fought match to Darlington on Monday
afternoon. Our girls had an incredible season, finishing as region champs
and an 18-5 record.

Our guys defeated Darlington on Monday by the score of 3-1. The guys now
advance
to the semi-finals at Stone Mountain on Saturday. Congratulations!

>Gwinnett Daily Post report:
GAC boys 3, Darlington 2
NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian advanced to the Class AA state
semifinals on Monday by defeating Darlington 3-2.

The Spartans (18-4) got wins from Chad Day at No. 3 singles and also got
victories from the No. 1 doubles team of Dillon Loyd and Jesse Kent and from
the No. 2 team of Michael Hutchinson and Kyle Walker.

>AJC report: GAC tops Darlington

Greater Atlanta Christian beat Darlington 3-1 Monday in the quarterfinals of
the Class AA state tournament.

Winners for the Spartans (18-4) were Chad Day in singles, and the doubles
teams of Jesse Kent/Dillon Loyd and Michael Hutchinson/Kyle Walter.

BOYS VARSITY TENNIS TEAM
Clark, Chris
Day, Chad
Deal, Mason
Foster, Chris
Haberstroh, Billy
Hutchinson, Michael
Kelley, Grant
Kent, Jesse
Loyd, Dillon
Lumsden, Justin
Meyer, Andrew
Meyer, Grayson
Powell, Nathan
Travers, Patrick
Vaughn, Doug
Walker, Kyle
Young, Michael

>Darlington girls 3, GAC 0
NORCROSS — Darlington ended Greater Atlanta Christian’s season on Monday,
defeating the host Spartans 3-0 in the Class AA state quarterfinals. GAC
finishes the season with a record of 18-5.
[Gwinnett Daily Post]

AJC report by Robert Naddra:
Greater Atlanta Christian ended its season with a 3-0 loss to Darlington in
the Class AA quarterfinals. The Spartans (18-5) were Region 8-AA champions.

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS TEAM
Ball, Christina
Conley, Christie
Couch, Christy
Crawford, Lauren
Greenwood, Caroline
Lewis, Brooke
Rising, Abby
Sanders, Chelsea
Witwer, Abbey

On May 13-14, the State Tennis Semifinals and Finals will be held for both
boys and girls for all classifications at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center.
[reprinted from www.ghsa.net]

The order of competition is as follows:

Friday, May 13, Class AAAA and AAAAA:
9:00 a.m. - Class AAAAA girls and boys report to site
10:00 a.m. - Class AAAA girls report to site
10:45 a.m. - Class AAAA boys report to site

Saturday, May 14, Class A, AA, and AAA:
9:00 a.m. - Class A girls and boys report to site
10:00 a.m. - Class AA girls report to site
10:45 a.m. - Class AA boys report to site - GAC boys play
11:30 a.m. - Class AAA girls report to site
12:30 p.m. - class AAA boys report to site

>>TRACK & FIELD

>GACS BOYS TRACK & FIELD TEAM AT STATE
Michael Hughes
Chris Langley
Will Funderburg
Meko McCray.
Nathaniel Brown
Hunter Treadaway
Phillip Mitchum
Justin Schneider

>Schedule for Boys' All-Classification State Meet

SESSION 1 – Thursday, May 12 – All Field Events and 1600 Meter Run Finals

12:00 noon Thursday
Pole Vault  AAAAA & AAAA
High Jump AAA & AA
Shot Put AAAAA & AAAA
Discus AAA & AA
Long Jump AA & A
Triple Jump  AAA

2:00pm Thursday
Shot Put AAA & AA
Discus AAAAA & A
Long Jump AAAA
Triple Jump AAAAA & A

2:30pm Thursday
Pole Vault AA & A
High Jump AAAAA & AAAA

4:00pm Thursday
Shot Put A
Discus AAAA
Long Jump AAA
Triple Jump AA & AAAA

5:00 p.m.
Pole Vault AAA
High Jump A

6:00 p.m.
Long Jump AAAAA

7:30pm 1600 Meter Run FINALS – All Classes
Running Order:  A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

SESSION II – Friday, May 13
Qualifying Heats for Running Events – All Classifications
The order of running in each event will be:  A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

12:00 noon 400 Meter Relay
12.55 p.m.  400 Meter Dash
1:45 p.m. 100 Meter Dash
2:35 p.m. 110 Meter High Hurdles
3:25 p.m. 800 Meter Run
4:30 p.m. 200 Meter Dash
5:20 p.m. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
6:25 p.m. 3200 Meter Run – FINALS
7:40 p.m. 1600 Meter Relay

SESSION III – Saturday, May 14
Finals for Running Events – All Classifications
The order of running in each event will be: A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA

12:00 noon Opening Ceremonies
12.45 p.m. 400 Meter Relay
1:15 p.m. 400 Meter Dash
1:45 p.m. 100 Meter Dash
2:20 p.m. 100 Meter High Hurdles
2:55 p.m. 800 Meter Run
3:30 p.m. 200 Meter Dash
4:05 p.m. 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
4:45 p.m. 1600 Meter Relay
5:20 p.m.  Presentation of Trophies

>>SOCCER

>Gwinnett Goal Club names All-County teams
May 10, 2005 Gwinnett Daily Post

The Gwinnett Goal Club has named its All-County teams and Scholar-Athletes
to be honored in a May 18 banquet at Norcross High School. The team is voted
on by the county’s soccer coaches.
The players of the year and coaches of the year aren’t released until the
club’s banquet.
The Class AA/A players honored by the club are listed below:

Class AA/A Girls All-County
• GAC: Jennifer Johnson, Kristen Crute
• Buford: Sarah Eck
• Hebron: Sydney Couch
• Providence: Elizabeth Franklin, Lizzie Hamersly, Leigha Terry
• Wesleyan: Kasey Kaspar, Sarah Moye, Kelly Hall, Mamie McIntosh

Class AA/A Boys All-County
• GAC: Sam Arthur, Michael Deming, Matt Frederickson, Danny Irizarry
• Buford: Abel Martinez, Misael Martinez, Edgar Arroyo
• Providence: Stephen Murray, Jonathan Hull
• Wesleyan: Alan Pryor, Peter Karempelis

Class AA/A Scholar-Athletes
• GAC: Gillian Potts, Cole Holman
• Buford: Morgan White, David Arroyo
• Hebron: Amy Herald
• Providence: Elyse Hall, Aaron Farmer
• Wesleyan: Sarah Bentsen, Alan Pryor

>>BASEBALL

GAC parent Mark Wood reports on the Spartan team website
http://eteamz.active.com/GACSpartanBaseball/

Playoff Game Times
The Spartans will travel to Calhoun Friday to take on the Yellow Jackets in
the first round of the state playoffs. Friday will be a double header, with
the first game scheduled to start at 4:00 and game 2 to follow immediately
after. If necessary, game 3 will be played on Saturday @ 2:00.

Directions to Calhoun High School field:
Take I-285 West to I-75 North
Get off I-75 North at Exit 312 [GA Hwy 53] and turn left
Turn right on GA Hwy 136 Connector/S. River Street, and
go to field at 315 South River Street
Calhoun GA 30701

>>LACROSSE

For those interested in playing lacrosse for the next school year, there is
a meeting in G104 at 11:30 on Monday, May 16. You must be a rising 8th
grader to a rising 10th grader to attend the meeting.

>>SOFTBALL

Coach Judy Tenney reports:
All 6-11 grade who want to try out for the 2005 softball season must sign
the list on Coach Tenney's door in the Bible Building.  Try-outs will be
held May 25-26.  Check the softball calendar on the web site for specific
times.

>>FOOTBALL

The annual Red & White Spring Football Game will be played this Friday night
at 6:00pm at Spartan Stadium. Please come out and enjoy the fun. The
concession stand will be open.

>>SHAKESPEARE ON CAMPUS

The Kings’ Gate Theatre season ends this Thursday and Friday with the
Dramatic Arts
students' production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”  The play begins at
7:30pm, and
tickets are $5.00 each.  Come and finish the year with a fantasy and a
little romantic comedy.

>>A message from President David Fincher
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND NEW LEADERS AT GACS

One of my areas of focus in recent weeks/months has been to look at the
organizational structure of GACS.  It’s deserved that time for many reasons.
  So
I'm pleased to share an organizational change within Greater Atlanta
Christian
that's designed to make the school even stronger next year and beyond.

First, three new Vice Presidents will be on the scene, but in a sense, they
are
not new at all.  I have asked Senior High Principal Bill Burton to take on
the
new role of Administrative Vice President. Bill's strengths and love of GAC
are
widely known, and he will be working with me on a number of school
initiatives
that will help us all greatly.

In addition, two titles will change to more accurately reflect what
individuals are already doing:  Randall Jackson will be named Vice President
for Finance, and Jimmy Chupp Vice President for
Development.  I’m so pleased to have these three capable Christian men
leading.

Scott Harsh has accepted my request that he take on the role of GACS Senior
High
Principal, just the fourth Senior High Principal since the school began in
1968.
First as teacher, then as JH Assistant Principal, then Dean of Students,
Scott
has demonstrated a commitment to excellence and excitement that's unique. 
He
has wisdom and vision beyond his years, plus a passion for the mission of
GACS
that is encouraging to me.

Joining in two new roles (in lieu of the old role of Dean of Students) will
be
Dr. Betty Morris as Dean of Girls and Mr. Troy Bendickson as Dean of Boys. 
Both
will maintain a strong presence in the classroom, serving part-time as
teacher
and as dean. The gender focus of these two GAC veterans will bring a rich
new
dimension to GACS Senior High.  Both are known for their high standards,
love of
GAC students, and ability to inspire and lead.

Rhonda Hawkins moves from the role of Elementary Assistant Principal to
K-5th
Associate Principal. Rhonda’s leadership and positive impact is growing, and
this expanded assignment allows her the opportunity to shape more of Greater
Atlanta Christian.  Also, Mitchell Baker will expand his counseling services
to
include K-5th.

The strengths that have been there continue—Dr. Misty Overman, Mrs. Norma
Miller, Dr. Sandy Spiceland, and Mrs. Carole DeMonbreun.  So next year will
be a
time of both continuity and change.

I hope you share my excitement for the progress ahead for GACS.  Please be
praying for these new leaders and their growth ahead.  God has a plan for
Greater Atlanta Christian.  Thanks for your partnership in His plan.

>>GAC parent will appear at Gwinnett Arena

>Jeff Foxworthy brings show to arena
By JENNIFER BRETT
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

No one laughs at jokes poking fun at Northerners. Try saying something like,
"You might be a Yankee if your great-great-granddaddy helped burn Atlanta to
the ground" at the next cocktail party. You'll probably get silence.

But we Southerners are easy targets. We put couches and washing machines on
the porch and cars up on blocks in the yard. We brew moonshine in the tub
and bring pistols to family reunions. We want national holidays to
commemorate Elvis and Dale Earnhardt.

All right, maybe not. But comical Southern caricatures have provided great
material for Jeff Foxworthy, who turned his "You Might Be a Redneck" routine
into a multifaceted brand. When he picks on his native land, it's with love
— like gossiping about a wayward family member and then adding those three
sugarcoated words: "Bless her heart." The author of a slew of humorous
books, his "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" has been spun into "Blue Collar TV," a
show on the WB network.

Now the funny Southerner is coming to Gwinnett. Foxworthy will appear at 8
p.m. July 15 at the Gwinnett Arena. Tickets are $39.75 and are available at
www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster by phone at 404-249-6400 or at the
Gwinnett Center box office.

>Photo gallery in attached WORD document