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Student Leadership Johns Creek announced its high school students have won the Secretary of State Ambassadors State Championship for the third consecutive year April 28. The nine winning students will be honored at a luncheon May 18.
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Visitors head to the Cheeley Garden at the Secret Gardens of the Johns Creek Community May 6. The sixth garden on the tour is owned by Sam Medlock, whose grandfather Robert David Medlock ran the ferry at the Medlock Bridge location.
Garden tour lends beauty to easy stroll JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Dozens of Johns Creek residents toured seven gardens in the city to enjoy sunny weather, art, landscaping and nature at the Secret Gardens of the Johns Creek Community tour May 6. The tour, hosted by Johns Creek Beautification, featured 31 musicians and artists, six private home gardens and a stop at the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve.
Metalworks sculptor Eric Strauss offers an information table for guests at the Secret Gardens of the Johns Creek Community tour May 6. Strauss was the creator of the “Entwined Strength” horse sculpture at the roundabout at the intersection of Boles and Bell roads.
The Miller Garden features a landscaped waterfall, a wooden bridge and a gazebo at the Secret Gardens of the Johns Creek Community tour May 6. Six private home gardens were open to the public for the occasion.
Johns Creek students win state competition in civics participation JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Student Leadership Johns Creek announced its students won the annual Secretary of State Ambassadors State Championship competition for the fifth year April 28. The competition recognizes students in the 10th-12th grades for promoting civic engagement, voter registration and volunteering. The win marks Student Leadership Johns Creek’s fifth overall win and third consecutive victory. “Being a Secretary of State Ambassador isn’t just an honorable position,” student ambassador Tiffany Obasohan said. “It’s a challenging but rewarding opportunity to represent your peers, school, family and state while actively serving your community.”
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