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Bicycling leaders organize around road safety, charity By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
through sixth grade team and a seventh through ninth grade team. Students will interact with robotics teams from more than 400 public and private schools across Georgia. They will also interact with industry professionals and experts on the field of oceanography, using STEM skills to explore the theme of "life beneath the surface of the ocean.”
NORTH METRO ATLANTA — As a group of cyclists ride down Trinity Church Road, a driver in a lifted truck speeds past, waits for them at a stop sign, then floors it to produce black smoke as they near the four-way. That’s footage captured on Alpharetta resident Dan Stonaker’s bike camera, featured on his YouTube page. And, there’s more like it, showing either driver harassment or negligence toward his cycling group. In another clip, two cars speed past Stonaker’s group and return to the right lane before almost clipping oncoming traffic. According to data from the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration, there were 29 bicycle-related fatalities in 2022 in Georgia — up from the 15 deaths reported the year before. Footage from the front and rear camera on Stonaker’s bike, capturing tags, was used by local law enforcement last year to prosecute a driver who had run his truck into Stonaker’s cycling group at a high speed as they were riding along at about 20 to 30 mph. “What’s the difference between that and pointing a loaded gun?” Stonaker asked. Police revoked the driver’s license, mandated a defensive driving course, a hefty fine and sent them to jail for 10 days.
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Students in Pinecrest’s new Robotics Club learn about motion and mechanics in a hands-on lesson. The club will compete in the 2024-2025 school year.
Robotics Club focuses on collaboration By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Students in Pinecrest Academy’s new Robotics Club will learn the science of programming, mechanics and motion. Most importantly, they will learn the art of collaboration, said Carter Mayville, pre-K through eighth grade academic dean. “The best thing we can teach them is
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to work as a team, learn how to compromise and be proud of something they created,” Mayville said. The Catholic school is launching the new club into competitions this fall. Almost 20 students took part in training sessions this spring, learning the fundamentals behind making robots to prepare them for the school year. During the fall competition season, Pinecrest will field two teams, a fourth
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