The Kiwanis Club of North Gwinnett will present its 16th Annual father-daughter Valentine Dance in early February. The dance usually fills to capacity, so order your tickets early.
This magical evening will be held at the Braselton Civic Center on February 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. and on February 8 at two times, from 5-7 p.m. and from 8 to 10 p.m. Couples should wear dressy/semi formal outfits.
The cost in all the dances is $100 per couple, with $10 each additional daughter. Click the links below to purchase tickets and for more information:
- Tickets: https://www.bigtickets.com/events/ngkc/fdd2025/
- Website: https://www.northgwinnettkiwanis.com/father-daughter-dance
GGC’s 2024 graduates to hear Hendrickson
Before the Class of 2024 celebrates their graduation from Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) on December 14, they hear the keynote speaker, Nicole Love Hendrickson, chairwoman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Hendrickson was first elected chairwoman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in 2020. This month she won re-election to a second term, to start in January. She oversees a budget of more than $2.5 billion and 6,500 full and part time county employees. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, and a master’s in social work from the University of Georgia. She lives in Lilburn with her husband and son.
House majority leader again
Efstration
The Georgia House of Representatives Republican Caucus re-elected State Representative Chuck Efstration (R-Mulberry) as House Majority Leader for the 2025-2026 legislative term on November 12.
He has held this position for two years. He has now served 11 years as a member of the House.
Green Youth Advisory Council announces new members
On the front row are Julia Yoon, Rianne De Los Santos, Asma Naviwala and Jasmine Osorio-Antonio.In the second row are Jennifer Le, Vicky Li, Serena Pradhan, Tanya Nguyen, Falyssa Ly, Eshani Sharma and Nafissa Jannat, while the third row consists of Yusuf Naviwala, Minchan Lee, Aryan Pathak, Samuel Bredland, Sonia Charaniya and Brian Le.
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful is announcing high school students who will be in the community-focused nonprofit’s flagship youth program for the coming year, the Green Youth Advisory Council.
Schelly Marlatt, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful executive director, points out that there are in the 2024-25 program 27 students from 13 high schools across Gwinnett County plus welcoming back 12 members from previous GYAC groups.”
Those student members for the coming year are:
- Samuel Bredland, a sophomore from Central Gwinnett High School.
- Sonia Charaniya, a senior from Brookwood High School.
- Rianne De Los Santos, a returning member and senior from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
- Ananya Desai, a junior from Peachtree Ridge High School.
- Asha El, a returning member and junior from Norcross High School.
- Violet Fung, a returning member and Junior from Peachtree Ridge High School.
- Kelly Ho, a junior from Peachtree Ridge High School.
- Nafisa Jannat, a junior from Brookwood High School.
- Brian Le, a junior from Brookwood High School.
- Jennifer Le, a junior from Meadowcreek High School.
- Minchan Lee, a returning member and junior from Mill Creek High School.
- Vicky Li, a sophomore from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
- Falyssa Ly, a junior from Paul Duke STEM.
- Asma Naviwala, a freshman from Parkview High School.
- Yusuf Naviwala, a returning member and sophomore from Parkview High School.
- Tanya Nguyen, a senior from South Gwinnett High School.
- Jasmine Osorio-Antonio, a junior from McClure High School.
- Krish Pate, a junior from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
- Aryan Pathak, a sophomore from McClure High School.
- Mrinali Pathak, a returning member and senior from North Gwinnett High School.
- Serena Pradhan, returning member and senior from Parkview High School.
- Dev Shah, a returning member and junior from North Gwinnett High School.
- Eshani Sharma, a returning member and senior from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
- Allison Shin, a returning member and junior from Mill Creek High School.
- Shivali Singh, a returning member and senior from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
- Elizabeth Woo, a junior from Mill Creek High School.
- Julia Yoon, a returning member and sophomore from Buford High School.
EMC grants $33,038 to Bright Ideas of teachers
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation has awarded 12 Gwinnett County middle schools with $33,038 in Bright Ideas grant funds for 21 innovative classroom projects.
Gwinnett County middle school Bright Ideas grant winning teachers are:
Berkmar Middle School: Abby Paul, $1,620, Tracking Heat Transfer with Digital Precision.
Coleman Middle School: Ashley Johnson, $570, Collaborative Logos: Music Technology and Visual Arts; and Kayoung Mullins, $1,475, Coding Robotic Dogs.
Creekland Middle School: Yolanda Rivera-Suarez, $1,934, Applied Physical Science Using Sensors.
Dacula Middle School: Marissa Brown, $2,000, Electromagnetic Force and Motion;
and Kizzy Parker, $331, Design Your Own Stadium.
Duluth Middle School: Josey Jiminez, $1,980, Symphonic Success.
Hull Middle School: Michelle Morgan, $2,000, Coding Curiosity.
Jones Middle School: Amy Gardner, $1,400, LCD Writing Tablets for Math Engagement; and Beverly Johnson, $621, Seeds of Change.
McConnell Middle School: Karmorreya Brown, $2,000, Interdisciplinary Agriculture in Sustainable Farming.
Radloff Middle School: Craig Schultz, $1,963, Engineering Makerspace.
Richards Middle School: Melissa Ferreira, $1,998, Interdisciplinary Coding Through Robots; Ginomol Mathai, $849, Finch Robot Flock; Claire Putnam, $1,874, Heat Safe Materials in Playground Design; and Emily Smith, $1,940, Force and Motion Through Maze Design.
Sweetwater Middle School: Dana Harrell, $1,917, Virtual Piano Project; and Tracy LeSueur, $2,000, Reading in all Language.
Twin Rivers Middle School: Ahra Bae, $1,740, The Air We Breathe; Andrew Cox, $1,526, Physics Lab on Wheels; and Yoalnda Letman, $1,300, Maglov Cars.
FODAC donates items for senior veterans
On Veterans Day, the First Senior Center of Georgia, located on Oakbrook Parkway in Norcross, hosted a special event to support its senior community, many of whom are veterans who have resettled in the U.S. through the Special Release Reeducation Center Detainee Resettlement Program. This event honored their contributions and recognized their journeys. Thanks to a donation from Friends of Disabled Adults and Children of Stone Mountain, the center distributed essential mobility aids, including wheelchairs, walkers, and canes, to seniors in need. From left are South Vietnan veterans Muoi Vo, Kim Hoanh Nguyen, Tin Nguyen, Que Anh Ha and Tuyet Loan Huynh. Standing behind them are Chris Brand, president/CEO of FODAC, Von Tran, founder of First Senior Center of Georgia, and Emory Morsberger, executive director of Gateway85 CID.
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