Spartan Spam
Thursday, March 30, 2006
SPARTAN BOOSTER #321
March 30, 2006
Spring Break Edition
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_________________Sports Schedule including Spring Break_________________
The Spartan family is ready to "dive" into the dirt. Come to the Stadium
parking lot today, March 30th. The groundbreaking ceremony will be from
1:00-1:30 p.m. All swim team members and 1st-8th grade students will be
there!
If you are unable to attend, please continue to pray for the construction of
this building, our swim team and the many people that will benefit from this
addition. [AJC story below]
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TODAY! THURSDAY, MARCH 30
1:00pm Aquatics Center Groundbreaking Ceremony; Spartan Stadium Parking Lot
4:00pm Junior High track & field: GACS JH at GACS Invitational; Spartan
Stadium
5:00pm Varsity baseball: GACS at Union County; Blairsville GA
5:00pm Junior High girls soccer: GACS JH at Westminster
*****Postponed - 5:30pm JV baseball: GACS JV at Wesleyan*****
FRIDAY, MARCH 31
5:00pm JV baseball: Blessed Trinity JV at GACS
SATURDAY, APRIL 1
No games scheduled
MONDAY, APRIL 3
Varsity boys golf: GACS boys at Atlanta Athletic Club Invitational; Duluth
GA
5:30pm Varsity baseball: Wesleyan at GACS
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
No games scheduled
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
5:00pm Varsity baseball: GACS at Dawson County; Dawsonville GA
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
No games scheduled
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
Varsity boys golf: GACS at Indian Classic; Vidalia GA
5:30pm Varsity baseball: Lumpkin County at GACS
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
Varsity boys golf: GACS at Indian Classic; Vidalia GA
The Spartan Booster Club newsletter will resume on Monday, April 10.
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GAC TO GET ITS OWN AQUATICS CENTER
By Buddy Pinkston
Mar. 30 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greater Atlanta Christian will break ground at 1 p.m. today on a
$4.7-million aquatics center.
Construction of the 11-lane campus pool will remove the swim team's burden
of late-night practices miles from GAC's Norcross campus. For 11 years, the
Spartans have worked out during available times at SwimAtlanta, finishing
sessions as late as 9:30 p.m.
Coach Karen Blackman said the facility will encourage greater participation
and support for a program that has been competitive in the small-school
ranks.
"There have been a lot of our students who wanted to be in the program but
couldn't because of the horrible hours," she said. "It's a physical strain
and also an academic one when kids are getting home at 10:30."
GAC draws students from all over metro Atlanta, and Blackmon said some
swimmers live as far away as Jonesboro.
The chance to compete in front of classmates and other supportive fans also
will boost the program, Blackman said. She hopes construction is completed
in time for some meets there next season.
She sees it as a multi-use facility that will benefit faculty, other sports
teams' training and rehabilitation, and the school's summer camps."
"This building will promote what we stand for in terms of health and
wellnesss for our whole school," said Blackman, coach of the team from its
first full season in 1996.
GAC's girls team has placed in the top four of the state Class A-AAAA meet
four straight years.
The pool will be next to the football stadium on the 74-acre campus. The
architectural firm of Collins Cooper Carusi designed the building, and
contractor R.J. Griffin is handling construction.
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