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Austin Elementary School noted for academic record
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More than 200 people gather in front of Dunwoody’s Brook Run Park Veterans Memorial May 26 to commemorate fallen heroes during the city’s annual Memorial Day ceremony. Dunwoody Police Chief Mike Carlson said attendance for the ceremony has climbed each year since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dunwoody honors fallen heroes By HAYDEN SUMLIN | hayden@appenmedia.com
U.S. Air Force Maj. Rick Scheff, a Dunwoody native and decorated F-16 fighter pilot, shares the tradition of roll call May 26 during his Memorial Day address in front of the Brook Run Park Vietnam War Memorial.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — U.S. Air Force Maj. Rick Scheff, a Dunwoody native and decorated F-16 fighter pilot, told the Dunwoody community that service is the price of citizenship. More than 200 people gathered at the Brook Run Park Veterans Memorial May 26 at 10 a.m. to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States. “Memorial Day is a day to honor and remember those who served this country, specifically those who gave their lives in support of this country,” Scheff said, who has more than 1,000 flight hours and more than 300 combat hours in missions across Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
See MEMORIAL, Page 17
DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement awarded Austin Elementary School the 2024 Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS) Platinum Award in the Highest Performing category The prestigious recognition places one of Dunwoody’s elementary schools among the top 1 percent in the state for academic achievement over the past three years. Out of thousands of public schools across Georgia, only 120 schools were recognized in the Highest Performing category in 2024. Austin Elementary is set to receive the Platinum Award, the highest tier. Austin Elementary School is within the DeKalb County School District, located at 5321 Roberts drive next to the Dunwoody Nature Center. The Georgia Department of Education also requires schools to maintain an overall College and Career Ready Performance Index score of 90 or above for three consecutive years. The index measures how well schools are performing in content mastery, student attendance and preparation for higher education.
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Austin Elementary received an award from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, recognizing the school as among the top 1 percent in the state.
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