October 1, 2007
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Weekly Sports Calendar
TODAY! MONDAY, OCT. 1
5:00pm JV softball: GACS JV at Buford
TUESDAY, OCT. 2
Varsity cross country: GACS at Mountain Invitational; Unicoi State Park; Helen GA
6:00pm Varsity softball: GACS at Buford
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3
5:00pm Varsity softball: Pace Academy at GACS; Sandra Coan Field
THURSDAY, OCT. 4
TBA Varsity volleyball: Gwinnett County Championships at GACS; Bradford Gym
5:00pm Varsity softball: GACS at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
5:00pm JV football: Lovett JV at GACS; Spartan Stadium
5:00pm JV softball: GACS JV at Westminster
5:00pm Ninth grade football: GACS 9th grade at Lovett
FRIDAY, OCT. 5
TBD Varsity softball: 1st round of Region 6-AA Tourney at GACS; Alumni Night
7:30pm Varsity football: Lovett at GACS; Spartan Stadium
SATURDAY, OCT. 6
TBD Varsity softball: Second round of Region 6-AA Tournament at Buford
TBD Varsity volleyball: Gwinnett County Championship at Wesleyan
9:00am - 3:00pm Frog Hollow - GAC's fall festival sponsored by LACE
9:00am Seventh grade football: GACS 7th grade at Lovett
11:00am Eighth grade football: GACS 8th grade at Lovett
2:35pm JV competition cheerleading tournament at Duluth High School
3:30pm Varsity competition cheerleading tournament at Duluth High School
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SOFTBALL
Head coach Judy Tenney
#1 LADY SPARTANS REMAIN ATOP CLASS AA; REGION TOURNEY STARTS FRIDAY
Coach Tenney reports:
Congratulations to the Lady Spartan varsity softball team for defeating Wesleyan [last Monday] 9-1. Jessica Coan picked up the win, and the offensive assault was started by Mollie Mitchell in the first inning with an opposite field 2 run home run.
Jessica Coan has been chosen by the Emory Eastside Medical Center as the player of the week for Sept. 14. A plaque honoring her achievement will be placed in the lobby of the hospital.
GAC 4, Creekview 0
Sept. 27 Gwinnett Daily Post
Compiled by Ben Beitzel
CANTON - Reagan Page went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead GAC over Creekview 4-0 on Wednesday. Alex McDavid and Madeline Baker were each 1-for-3 with a run scored. Katie Petrino and Molly Mitchell each scored a run. Kelsey McDavid (5-1) allowed four hits and struck out four to get the shutout win for GAC (24-1-1).
CLASS AA SOFTBALL RANKINGS
1. Greater Atlanta Christian
2. Buford
3. Morgan County
4. North Oconee County
5. Berrien County
6. Savannah Christian
7. Cook County
8. LaFayette
9. Appling County
10. Vidalia
[Source: www.GaSports.com]
VARSITY SOFTBALL RECORD [24-1-1]
GACS 6-5 Forsyth Central
GACS 11-0 Central Gwinnett
GACS 15-0 Chamblee
GACS 1-0 Eastside
GACS 1-0 Oconee County
GACS 5-2 Peachtree Ridge
GACS 15-0 Cross Keys
GACS 1-0 Collins Hill
GACS 1-0 Avondale [forfeit]
GACS 1-0 Walton
SHAW TOURNAMENT
GACS 10-0 Columbus
GACS 4-1 Walton
GACS 12-0 Hardaway
GACS 2-0 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
GACS 3-1 Madison County [Shaw Tournament Championship game]
GACS 4-0 Decatur
GACS 15-0 Walker
BROOKWOOD INVITATIONAL
GACS 0-0 East Jackson [tie]
GACS 1-0 South Forsyth
GACS 1-0 Harrison
Diamond Medal Round
GACS 1-0 Kennesaw Mountain
GACS 2-0 Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
GACS 4-6 Buford
GACS 9-1 Wesleyan
GACS 4-0 Lovett
GACS 4-0 Creekview
VARSITY SOFTBALL SCHEDULE REMAINING
Oct. 2 GACS at Buford; 6:00pm
Oct. 3 Pace Academy at GACS; 5:00pm
Oct. 4 GACS at Holy Innocents; 5:00pm
REGION 6-AA TOURNAMENT
Oct. 5 First round of region at GACS
Oct. 6 Second round of region at Buford
Oct. 9 Region Tournament Semifinals at Pace/Lovett 3:00 & 4:30pm
Oct. 12 Region Finals at home of higher seeded team; TBA
GHSA SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT AT ALTO PARK; ROME GA
Oct. 19 First round of Sectional Tournament
Oct. 19 Second round of Sectional Tournament
Oct. 20 Third round of Sectional Tournament
GHSA STATE TOURNAMENT; COLUMBUS GA SOFTBALL COMPLEX
Oct. 25 First round of State Tournament
Oct. 25 Second round of State Tournament
Oct. 26 Third round of State Tournament
Oct. 27 Fourth round of State Tournament
Oct. 27 Championship game
VARSITY SOFTBALL ROSTER
Jessica Coan...Kelsey McDavid...Mollie Mitchell
Reagan Page...Mady Baker...Kamarin Moon…Cecelia Stephens
Carly Busbee...Chaney Means...Katie Petrino...Sarah Armstrong
Alex McDavid...Sarah Robinson...Christine Young
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VOLLEYBALL
Head coach Kristy Shelton
GACS HOSTS GWINNETT CO. CHAMPIONSHIPS THURSDAY
#1 Wesleyan beats #4-ranked GACS
NORCROSS - Wesleyan beat GAC 2-1 [25-14, 23-25, 25-10] and
improved its record to 32-6 on Thursday [in the Bradford Gym].
[Gwinnett Daily Post]
AA/A VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS
1. Wesleyan
2. Lovett
3. Holy Innocents
4. Greater Atlanta Christian School
5. Savannah Country Day
6. Landmark Christian Academy
7. Walker
8. Savannah Christian
9. North Oconee
10. Eagles Landing Christian Academy
[Source: www.GaSports.com]
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL RECORD [24-7]
GACS 2-1 Brookwood
GACS 2-0 Collins Hill
GACS 2-0 Riverwood
GACS 2-0 Pace Academy
GACS 2-0 Providence Christian
GACS 2-0 South Gwinnett
GACS 2-1 Grayson
GACS 0-2 Norcross
GACS 2-0 Berkmar
GACS 2-0 Parkview
GACS 2-0 Brookwood
GACS 2-0 Dunwoody
GACS 0-2 Landmark Christian
GACS 2-1 Eagles Landing Christian
GACS 0-2 Holy Innocents
GACS 0-2 Savannah Country Day
GACS 2-0 Hardaway
GACS 2-0 Central Gwinnett
GACS 2-0 West Hall
GACS 2-0 LaFayette
GACS 2-0 Cartersville
GACS 2-0 Prince Avenue Christian School
GACS 2-0 Harris County
GACS 0-2 South Forsyth
GACS 0-3 Marist
GACS 2-0 Decatur
GACS 2-0 Avondale
GACS 2-0 Hebron
GACS 2-0 Cross Keys [forfeit]
GACS 2-0 Buford
GACS 1-2 Wesleyan
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
Oct. 4 Gwinnett County Championships at GACS
Oct. 6 Gwinnett County Championships at Wesleyan
Oct. 9 Blessed Trinity at GACS 5:00pm; Oconee County 7:00pm
Oct. 13 & 16 Area Tournament at GACS
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ROSTER
#2 Katie Rowell - Sr. Captain
#3 Katie Stevens - Soph.
#5 Briana Jordan - Soph.
#6 Alex Shelton - Sr. Captain
#8 Megan Rosburg - Fr.
#9 Elizabeth McMurray - Jr.
#11 Anjelica Wilcox - Jr.
#12 Amanda Komisarow - Soph.
#14 Caroline Vick - Sr. Captain
#15 Sam Vining - Jr.
#20 Ainsley Sutton - Sr. Captain
Alex Pan – manager
Evan Turner – manager
Visit the volleyball team website at
http://tiger.greateratlantachristian.org/sites/dir/athletics/team/vball/default.aspx
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CROSS COUNTRY
Head coach Brad Kinser
SPARTANS RUN AT UNICOI STATE PARK TOMORROW
CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER
SENIORS
Austin Sullivan.....Jenna Hoglund.....David Paris
Austin Collins.....Ben Golden.....Alex Snead
JUNIORS
Nathaniel Einfeldt.....Lauren Fountain.....Travis Elrod
Caleb Townsend.....Tyler Bello.....Michael Ray
SOPHOMORES
Hunter Greene.....Madeline Barker.....Chip Glaser
Carter Asef.....Brad Bazemore.....Stephen Grum...Nick Chizek
FRESHMEN
Trevor Buce.....Lyndsey Kytle.....Lauren Kestor
Sophia Artusa.....Kathryn Bello
AA GIRLS RANKINGS
1. Lovett
2. Pace Academy
3. Wesleyan
4. Holy Innocents
5. Walker
6. Darlington
7. Bleckley Co.
8. Greater Atlanta Christian
9. North Oconee
10. Rockmart
AA BOYS RANKINGS
1. Wesleyan
2. Lovett
3. Rockmart
4. Pace
5. Creekview
6. Greater Atlanta Christian
7. Buford
8. Bleckley Co.
9. Pike County
10. North Oconee
[Source: http://ga.milesplit.us/articles/14877]
VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE
DATE / DAY____________MEET_____________LOCATION
Oct. 2 Tues. Mountain Invitational at Unicoi State Park; Helen GA
Oct. 9 Tues. Wesleyan Meet at Wesleyan School
Oct. 20 Sat. Coach Wood Invitational at Gainesville College
Oct. 27 Sat. Last Chance Invitational at Carrollton GA
Nov. 1 Thurs. Region Meet; Our Lady ofMercy School; Fairburn GA
Nov. 10 Sat. AA State Meet at Carrollton GA
Visit the cross country team website at
http://tiger.greateratlantachristian.org/sites/dir/athletics/team/CC/default.aspx
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FOOTBALL
Head coach Jimmy Chupp
SPARTANS DROP FROM AA TOP 10 AFTER BUFORD LOSS;
GAC BATTLES LOVETT NEXT FOR REGION RUNNERS-UP
SPOT AND PLAYOFF HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
BUFORD 42-7 GACS
By Brandon Brigman, Staff Writer
Sept. 29 Gwinnett Daily Post
BUFORD - What was supposed to be Buford's biggest challenge of the regular season ended just like the previous four games for the Wolves - a blowout win.
Fourth-ranked Greater Atlanta Christian hung with the mighty Wolves for the first half, but No. 2 Buford took advantage of some big plays in the second half to coast to a 42-7 victory at Tom Riden Stadium.
"I never thought it would end up like this," Buford quarterback Twoey Hosch said. "This is always a rivalry game. We knew they would bring it the whole game and it would be a four-quarter game. It was a lot closer than the score was."
Buford (5-0, 3-0 in Region 6-AA) led 14-7 at the half and on its second possession of the third quarter used a 10-yard TD pass from Hosch to Kody Case to make it 21-7.
On the next offensive play, GAC's Christian Robinson fumbled the ball and Dallas Lee recovered at the Spartans' 7. Two plays later, Demetris Murray scored his second touchdown to put the game out of reach.
"That was a big deal and got the ball rolling for us," Buford head coach Jess Simpson said of the fumble recovery. "I really thought we missed some opportunities in the first half and sort of shot ourselves in the foot. I was really excited the way we were able to come back in the third quarter."
Alex Hunt added another score on the Wolves' next possession in the fourth on a 35-yard TD run down the right sideline.
Even when GAC (4-1, 2-1) had the Wolves backed up the Spartans still couldn't stop them. On second and 12 from the Buford 10, Hosch hit Melvin Harris in stride for a 90-yard touchdown pass for the final score to make it 42-7.
"We had some good things going, but the wheels just came off in the third quarter," GAC head coach Jimmy Chupp said. "They're a really good football team and you can't let them get any breaks."
After not completing a pass in the first quarter, Hosch finished 4 of 7 for 130 yards and two TD passes.
"They've got a great team and played great defense every year," Simpson said. "We sort of found our niche in the second half and throwing the ball and we took it from there."
Friday was the fourth straight game that Buford has scored 40 or more points this season.
"We made some mistakes in the first half," said Omar Hunter, who had four tackles. "I knew if we stuck with our game plan in the second half we could have a score like that."
JayTee Swanson led the Buford defense with eight tackles and Case had an interception and two tackles.
After Buford stopped GAC on its second possession of the game, Cody Getz gave the Wolves good field position with a 30-yard punt return to the GAC 25.
Four plays later, Murray (16 carries, 61 yards) outraced the Spartans' defense to the left sideline for a 5-yard score. The PAT was no good and Buford led 6-0 with 4:49 left in the first quarter.
GAC responded with a 42-yard pass from Colton Chapple to Robinson, who also had seven tackles on defense, on third down to spark the Spartans offense. Matt Cape (13 carries, 40 yards) picked up another first down on a 9-yard run and the Spartans used a QB sneak on fourth down to keep the chains moving.
The next play Chapple threw a fade pass to Julian Horton at the front of the end zone and the sophomore made a leading catch for the touchdown. After Robert Boccolucci's PAT was good, GAC led 7-6 with 13 seconds left in the period.
It was the first time this season that Buford trailed at the end of a quarter.
Chapple finished the night 10 of 22 for 139 yards, one TD and one INT.
Horton was Chapple's main receiver with five catches for 74 yards.
Buford wasn't down for long though. The Wolves responded with a 10-play, 61-yard scoring drive capped off by a 5-yard TD run by Getz (eight carries, 71 yards).
After Murray's two-point conversion was good, Buford led 14-7 at the half and never trailed again in the game.
GAC's Ben Donald had seven tackles and Luke Davis had six stops.
SCORING SUMMARY
GACS 7 0 0 0 7
Buford 6 8 14 14 42
FIRST QUARTER
Buford: Demetris Murray 4 run (Kick failed) 4:49
GAC: Julian Horton 17 pass from Colton Chapple (Robert Bocculucci) :13
SECOND QUARTER
Buford: Cody Getz 5 run (Murray two-point conversion) 6:40
THIRD QUARTER
Buford: Kody Case 15 pass from Twoey Hosch (Alex Campos kick) 4:45
Buford: Murray 4 run (Lawson McGlon kick) 3:54
FOURTH QUARTER
Buford: Alex Hunt 35 run (Daniel Villafuerte kick) 11:24
Buford: Melvin Harris 90 pass from Hosch (McGlon kick) 9:03
Game Statistics
GACS Buford
First Downs 7 5
Rushes-yards 30-103 38-230
Passing yards 139 130
Comp-Att-Int 10-22-1 4-7-0
Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-1
Penalties-yards 4-23 9-90
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - GAC: Matt Cape 13-40; Ben Donald 9-28; Stephen Atwater 4-20;
Colton Chapple 2-4; Christian Robinson 2-(-6). Buford: Demetris Murray
16-61; Cody Getz 8-71; Alex Hunt 5-53; Twoey Hosch 5-37; Sterling Bell
2-5; Jessel Curry 2-3
PASSING - GAC: Colton Chapple 10-22-1, 139. Buford: Twoey Hosch 4-7-0, 130.
RECEIVING - GAC: Julian Horton 5-74; Christian Robinson 1-42; Ryan
Robinson 1-10; Mark Knauss 1-10; Ben Donald 1-5; Stephen Atwater 1-(-1).
Buford: Melvin Harris 3-115; Kody Case 1-15.
BUFORD PICKS UP STEAM; PASTES GAC
By David Purdum
Sept. 29 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mash the gas.
That was the rallying call for the Buford seniors heading into Friday's clash with region rival Greater Atlanta Christian.
No. 1 Buford waited until the second half to mash the gas, but when they did, it was all over.
The Wolves (5-0, 3-0) handed the No. 8-ranked Spartans a 42-7 defeat at Tom Riden Field.
After a sluggish first half, the Wolves assumed control in the second half. They scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions to put the game away.
Quarterback Twoey Hosch, who struggled in the first half, found his rhythm in the second. Hosch completed all four of his second-half attempts, including for two touchdowns.
Cody Case and Melvin Harris each caught touchdowns from Hosch, who finished 4 of 7 for 114 yards.
Demetris Murray and Alex Hunt ran for second-half touchdowns. Murray finished with 71 yards on 16 carries. Hunt had 47 yards, highlighted by his tackle-breaking 30-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter.
Buford jumped on top 6-0
on Demetris Murray's 5-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter.
GAC (4-1, 2-1) answered on the ensuing drive on a 17-yard pass from Colton Chapple to Julian Horton.
Cody Getz's 5-yard run late in the second quarter gave the Wolves a 14-7 halftime lead.
Thanks to some booming punts by Alex Campos and some nifty punt returns by Getz, Buford won the field-position battle.
The Spartans started seven drives inside their own 20 and had difficulty sustaining drives against the hard-hitting Buford defense.
"We've talked about finishing, putting the nail in the coffin all season," said Buford linebacker T.J. Pridemore. "And tonight we did that."
In contrast, Buford started inside Spartan territory twice in the decisive second half and ended with an average starting field position around midfield.
Buford has won 43 consecutive region games in a Class AA.
GAC quarterback Colton Chapple completed 10-21 passes for 154 yards.
BUFORD 42, GAC 7
GAC 7 0 0 0 — 7
Buford 6 8 14 14 — 42
B — Demetris Murray 4 run (kick failed)
G — Julian Horton 17 pass from Colton Chapple (Robert Boccolucci kick)
B — Cody Getz 5 run (Murray run)
B —Cody Case 15 pass from Twoey Hosch (Lawson McGlon kick)
B — Murray 5 run (McGlon kick)
B — Alex Hunt 30 run (Daniel Villafuerte kick)
B — Melvin Harris 75 pass from Hosch (McGlon kick)
Congratulations to Spartan football players Mark Knauss, Ben Donald, Patrick Hartman, Taylor Boone, Matt Cape, Sam Kessler, Colton Chapple, and Christian Robinson for being on last week's Honor Roll[Cross Keys game].
GAC'S FIRST EVER WIN OVER BUFORD IN 1997 LIFTED PROGRAM
By Will Hammock, Sports Editor
Sept. 27 Gwinnett Daily Post
Ten years ago yesterday, the Greater Atlanta Christian football program was still in its growing stages, nearly as green as I was as a young reporter.
As the new kid at the Daily Post, I rarely got to cover our Game of the Week but the more experienced guys decided to give me a feature game, Buford at GAC. Their reasoning: No way GAC would beat Buford, so they wouldn't miss an exciting game.
They couldn't believe me when I came back and told them GAC won 21-20. Other people around the state probably did a doubletake when they read that score, too, no doubt surprised that the fledgling Spartans had defeated a power like Buford.
But that's just what happened on Sept. 26, 1997, when seven-year-old GAC made the first game in its new stadium memorable from the start. It was only the program's fourth year under veteran coach Jim Lofton, who had a good feeling before kickoff.
"I looked up in the sky before the game and there was a huge double rainbow," Lofton said. "I said to (then Buford coach) Dexter (Wood), 'That's a sign.' Now when I see him I say, 'Dexter, I'm looking for a rainbow.'"
Lofton might not have felt so good after the game's opening play, a GAC fumble that resulted in a Buford touchdown. But the coach's young program had an experienced upper class, and the kids didn't panic. It might have seemed like Buford was on the way to a big win - the Wolves won 40-21 the year before - but instead GAC took control.
The Spartans led throughout until another late fumble allowed Buford to go back on top. In need of a late winning drive, they got it from senior quarterback Stanford Phillips.
Phillips led the march with a long pass to tight end David Ellis, now a lay coach at GAC along with Phillips, and then a game-winning TD pass to William "Andy" Andrews on a hitch-and-go route in the corner of the end zone.
The QB didn't go to his favorite receiver in crunch time because Nathan Burton, a future player at Georgia Tech, was covered all night by future UGA and NFL cornerback Tim Wansley. Lofton said he saw that, so he sent Burton on fly patterns all night to wear out Wansley, who also was Buford's QB.
"I threw away from Wansley all game," Phillips said. "I threw his way maybe twice. I threw to Andy Andrews and my tight ends mainly."
The strategy worked as unranked GAC pulled off a milestone upset that sparked an 11-1 season and a region championship. Some people around the state might not have been familiar with the Norcross private school as a football power, but things were about to change.
"I think everybody in the county and probably the state thought we'd do the same thing against Buford as we did before, we'd be overmatched and outmanned," Phillips said.
Instead they won and they haven't missed the playoffs since. Lofton and his successor, Jimmy Chupp, have built the Spartans into one of Class AA's most formidable football programs.
And one of the building blocks was a win over Buford in 1997.
"That was one of the crucial games of our moving in the right direction," Lofton said. "It was like the first time we beat Bowdon, we showed people state wide we weren't the same little team. To be able to compete with Buford, I think it was a statement."
VARSITY FOOTBALL RECORD [4-1]
GACS 14-7 Mary Persons HS
GACS 20-7 Greene County
GACS 45-7 Walker
GACS 41-8 Cross Keys
GACS 7-42 Buford
VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Oct. 5___LOVETT
Oct. 12__at Avondale (5:15pm at Hallford Stadium)
Oct. 19__WESLEYAN* (Spartan Spirit Night)
Oct. 26__Open Date
Nov. 2___at Decatur
Nov. 9___HOLY INNOCENTS (Senior Night)
Nov. 16__GHSA Playoffs begin
HOME GAMES
All games are at 7:30pm except Avondale (5:15pm)
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
CLASS AA RANKINGS
1. Buford (5-0)
2. Charlton County (3-0)
3. Fitzgerald (4-0)
4. Early County (5-0)
5. Dodge County (3-1)
6. Cook (3-1)
7. Savannah Christian (4-0)
8. Calhoun (4-1)
9. Laney (4-0)
10. Dublin (3-2)
Visit the football team website at
http://tiger.greateratlantachristian.org/sites/dir/athletics/team/football/default.aspx
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LACROSSE
Girls’ head coach Gerry Hill
Boys’ head coach Tim Ball
Any 8th-12th grade girl interested in playing lacrosse this spring needs to come by Coach Hill's room (L204) and sign the list on his door. There will be a meeting on Monday, October 15th at 3:15 in Coach Hill's room. The meeting will last about 30-45 minutes. Potential players also need to go to Coach Hill's team website and download the Commitment Packet, fill it out, and bring it to the meeting.
All boys, grades 8 – 12, planning on coming out for Lacrosse in the spring need to stop by Coach Ball’s room in the next 3 school days to fill out an information form and to get a letter pertaining to Off Season and Preseason training.
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WRESTLING
Coach Jeff Harsh
All boys (7th-12th grade) interested in wrestling this winter, new or returning,
need to e-mail Coach Jeff Harsh (jharsh@greateratlantachristian.org) about
their interest in joining the team and are required to attend a parent/wrestler
preseason dinner on Monday October 8th in the High School cafeteria at 7 pm.
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CHEERLEADING
CHEERLEADING COACHING STAFF
Jackie Bradley - Head coach
Alison Cape & Brett Lane - Varsity Football/Competition Community Coaches
Lauren Evans - Junior Varsity Competition Community Coach
Marci Knauss - Varsity Football Spirit Community Coach
Ellie Kenworthy - Junior Varsity Football and Varsity Basketball Spirit
Coach Stacy Guyse & JoAnn Waldrop - Junior High Football and Basketball Spirit
VARSITY FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS
Katie Andrews...Olivia Artusa...Meagan Barry...Mesha Byrd
Janie Collins...Landis Fraser...Brittany Frega...Alexis Garcia
Claire Goodson...Jordan Harvey...Kathleen Jackson...Sammi Lewis
Kara Maltby...Meredith Martin...Amy McMahon...Kim Padgett
Ashley Ramon...Lauren Reid...Lauren Sims...Lauren Thomas
Ashley Veasley...Katy Willoughby...Lauren Winston
VARSITY COMPETITION CHEERLEADERS
Shannon Alexander...Katie Andrews...Caroline Bond...Jordan Brooks
Paige Colgrove...Sammy Doris...Morgan Doyle...Claire Goodson
Esther Kim...Kara Maltby...Meredith Martin...Amy McMahon
Austie Montgomerie...Chanler Phelps...Lauren Sims
Ashleigh Veasley...Jenna Wood
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MARCHING SPARTAN BAND
Director Wesley York
Laura Blanton...Brandon Bradley...Sarah Brown
Hope Casey...Anna Cottle...Peter Cottle
Tim Craddock...Joseph Deedy...Lauren Dehnart
Chip Glaser...Max Gomas...Hunter Greene
Stephen Grum...Steven Hanna...Kristin Hansen
Callaway Johnson...Soyoung Kim...Joshua King
Matt Lee...Katie Light...Taylor Martin
Brandon Mauldin...Megan Maxfield...Sydney McCall
Abbi Mistretta...Justin Mohling...Annelise Nutt
Harry Park...Logan Ream...Craig Redmon...Kimberly Steele
Zachary Stephens...Bo Tullis...Michael Turner...Dorothy Wallis
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GHSA NEWS
Visit the website at http://www.ghsa.net/ to read
the October GHSA newsletter. Here's an excerpt from
Executive Director Ralph Swearngin:
Some Changes for Reclassification This Time Around
An Executive Director of another state high school association
was asked what he was most looking forward to in his retirement
and his answer was, “No more reclassification!”
It is just about that time again in Georgia when schools are
reclassified and placed in regions, and I understand his sentiments.
Reclassification procedures would be less volatile if there were
a consensus about the priorities in the process. There is general
agreement that schools should compete against schools of “comparable”
size. There is less agreement on what “comparable” means.
There is strong agreement that travel time and time out of school
for athletic events should be minimized, but many educators still
view reclassification with the focus on how much chance there is
to get to the playoffs. The task is to get the same number of
schools of nearly the same size in regions that require little
travel. That may be a hopeless task at this point.
In order to attack this task, several new wrinkles have been added
to the GHSA reclassification process...Here are some of the changes
that will be in effect from the fall of 2008 through the spring of 2010:
1. A public school’s FTE count for reclassification will be determined
by averaging the spring 2007 count and the fall 2007 count. These
numbers are expected to be released in late October. The GHSA member
private schools submitted their current FTE counts in early September.
If a new school is being built either in 2008 or 2009, the Superintendent
in that system has projected the enrollments for the new school and
for all existing schools affected by the opening of the new school
through the 2009-2010 school year.
2. All schools with an FTE count of 1,850 or more will be placed in
Class AAAAA All schools with an FTE count of 525 or less will be placed
in Class A. Schools with FTE counts of 526-1849 will be divided equally among Classes AAAA, AAA, and AA.
3. There will be two alignments in class A – one will be for football only,
and the other will be for all remaining activities.
The rationale for these changes in the reclassification process are:
1. The largest and smallest schools have the greatest disparity in school populations within that classification. Placing hard numbers instead of a fluctuating percentage number will help keep the population difference in check to some degree.
2. A major problem in Class A occurs when regions are made large enough to have a reasonable number of football-playing schools, and then a larger number of non-football playing schools have to be included for all other sports.
3. By the end of the 2008-2010 cycle, it is estimated that there will be 420 member schools. At the beginning of the 2006-2008 cycle, there were 394 member schools.
The population growth is not occurring uniformly across the state. This presents
problems with excess travel in order to play schools of comparable size.
There will be excitement off the playing fields as well as on those fields for the next few months.
– Ralph Swearngin, Executive Director
[reprinted from www.ghsa.net]
Catch all the weekly action, highlights and interviews on Prep Sports Plus which airs statewide on Georgia Public Broadcasting on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
The Georgia High School Association is a voluntary organization composed of over 400 public and private high schools. It strives to promote good sportsmanship and a cooperative spirit among its member schools. It endeavors to maintain high standards so that each pupil competing in each school is on the same basis. In the field of athletics its interest is the safety of the participants; it is on this principle that its athletic rules are based.
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COLLEGE RECRUITING OF GACS ATHLETES
GACS CLASS OF 2008
Jessica Coan________Georgia Tech____________softball
Reagan Page_________Georgetown University___softball
Christian Robinson__University of Georgia___football
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FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY: A YEAR LONG CELEBRATION
LEGACY….Learn it, Live it, Leave it
[reprinted from GACS MAGAZINE / Summer 2007]
October 5 - Alumni Night at GACS-Lovett varsity football game
November 20 - All school Thanksgiving Chapel
January 7-11, 2008 - Spiritual Emphasis Week
January 24-25, 27, 2008 - Homecoming musical
BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN,
with alumni and student cast;music and lyrics by Roger Miller
January 26, 2008
2:00pm Alumni Reception
3:00pm Homecoming Ceremony
4:00pm Varsity basketball games
7:30pm Alumni class reunions at Student-Family Center
May 2, 2008 - Celebration Dinner
May 8, 2008 - Closing ceremony of the 40th Year
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HIGHLIGHTS OF DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
PERFORMING ARTS
Don't miss this year's One-Act Competition Play as the GAC Kingsgate Theatre presents Anatomy of Gray - October 9th, 11th and 13th in the Williams Fine Arts Center – Clifton Jones Theatre.
Written by award-winning playwright, Jim Leonard, Jr., and set in Indiana during the late 1800s, Anatomy of Gray deals with death, loss, love, and healing in a unique coming-of-age story. Mr. Leonard describes his newest play as a "children's story for adults."
Performances Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday evenings are at 7:30pm. Tickets are available from Steffanie Garner. See it before the cast participates in the first competition of the season!
TRAIN THE TRAINER; THEN TRAIN YOUR TEENAGER!
Dear Parents:
Train the Trainer returns to Greater Atlanta Christian School
on Saturday, October 13; Register now!
As loving, caring parents we must realize that our children are being put in danger by an action that we encourage and provide. We are allowing more and more young people to get behind the wheel, only to realize that we may not be providing the proper knowledge and experience they need to keep themselves safe-and alive. The epidemic of inexperienced driving by our teens must be met with the same concern and prevention as drugs, alcohol or illegal activity.
Cause of death: An automobile crash
The reasons: Driver inexperience and youthful poor judgment
Greater Atlanta Christian School and the GACS Parent Teacher Organization hosted Train the Trainer in fall 2006 with great success. Since then, we have received many requests from parents to bring the program back for another year. We are excited to give you another opportunity to address teen driving safety, and we invite you to participate in Train the Trainer. Reece & Associates, a nationally recognized highway safety firm, and Porsche Cars North America are partnering to make available to parents at our school an innovative program to help us better educate and train our children to drive. Porsche is committed to keeping teens safe on the roadways and is offering this program at no cost to the parents.
The Train the Trainer program includes a classroom session and a hands-on driving and learning experience behind the wheel of a Porsche Cayenne SUV. Nationally recognized safety experts and members of the Georgia State Patrol teach the classroom portion. During the driving portion, professional drivers will demonstrate and train you in automotive-handling techniques that highlight safety and the importance of vehicle dynamics.
The three-hour Train the Trainer is open to parents of GACS students in the 8th to 12th grades. It will be held on October 13, 2007, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Space is limited, so please RSVP early. If needed, we will also open an afternoon session to be scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
To reserve your space, we have three options. To register online, please click here –when asked, create a new account. To register by fax, please fill out and return the attached response page. To register by phone, please call Christine Jordan at (404) 586-2100. There is no charge for this class.
Please note that this event is designed solely to train adults to be better teachers. Therefore, please do not bring your teenager to the event.
Sincerely,
Scott Harsh Kevin Langsett
SH Principal PTO President
TRAIN THE TRAINER REGISTRATION PAGE
Please fax this form to (404)586-2150,
or secure your space by contacting Christine Jordan
at (404) 586-2100 or cjordan@reeceassociates.com.
Subject: Train the Trainer Driving Program
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Greater Atlanta Christian School
[ ] Yes, I will attend the Train the Trainer Driving Program for Parents on
Saturday, October 13, 2007, at 9:00 a.m.
*Please arrive early, as this program will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.*
Participants’ space will be reserved in the 9:00 a.m. session on a first come first serve basis.
If the 9:00 a.m. session is full when we receive your registration form, you will automatically be
placed in the 1:30 p.m. session. We will notify you by e-mail alerting you for which session your
registration is confirmed.
PLEASE NOTE: Complete contact information is required for registration.
Name of Attendee #1:____________________________________________
Name of Attendee #2:____________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Phone Number:__________________________________________________
E-mail Address:__________________________________________________
Name, Age and Grade of my Child:_______________________________
This event is designed solely to train adults to be better teachers.
Therefore, please do not bring your teenager to the event.
During the program, each participant will have the opportunity to experience hands-on safety
instruction utilizing new Porsche vehicles. Please wear non-opened-toed shoes and bring
your valid drivers license.
*Seating is Limited for this Program.*
SCREAM-FREE PARENTING!#%&*
The PTO General Membership Meeting will be Thursday, October 25. Hal Runkel will be a guest speaker at the meeting in the Clif Jones Theatre. The schedule will be 8:15-8:30 PTO General Membership Meeting-State of the PTO and 8:30-9:30 Hal Runkel will speak. Hal Runkel was featured on the Today Show on NBC for the book he has written on scream-free parenting. The Spartan Store is working on a book signing. His book is currently the #2 parenting book on Amazon.com.
EXTRA SCHOOL HOLIDAY
The magazine sale reward day will be at the end of the Christmas holidays.
The inservice day has been moved from Thursday, January 3, to Friday, January 4.
Students will now return to classes for the second semester on Monday, January 7.
FREEBIE: Always low prices
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STOP THE PRESSES
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http://greateratlantachristian.org/cr/PressReleases.htm
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2007-08 SCHOOL CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
See the complete school calendar at
http://63.243.64.130:84/default/d01/08/2007?display=M&style=B&positioning=A
October 6 Frog Hollow - 9:00am to 3:00pm
November 5 Teacher/Professional Day (GISA Conference)
November 21-23 Thanksgiving holidays
December 19-21 JH/SH Final Exams (Noon Dismissal K-12)
December 24 – Jan. 4 Christmas holidays
January 7 Classes resume for second semester
January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (Campus Closed)
January 24-27 Homecoming – GAC 40th Anniversary Celebrations
February 15-19 Winter Break
March 21 Teacher/Professional Day (Good Friday)
April 4 Grandparents’ Day
April 7-11 Spring Break
April 25 Teacher/Professional Day (Jr/Sr Banquet)
May 20-22 JH/SH Final Exams (Noon Dismissal K-12)
May 22 Last Day of Classes
May 22 Senior High Commencement
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THE SPARTAN BOOSTER CLUB
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