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Georgia's new bell-to-bell phone ban for high schools takes effect in 2027-28, and Northview High School staff and students are already weighing what it means for their classrooms and safety.
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A new federal tax-credit scholarship program launching Jan. 1, 2027, could help Johns Creek families cover private school tuition, tutoring and other K-12 expenses. Georgia has opted in, and the public comment period on proposed rules closes Dec. 1.
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Fulton County Schools confirmed Oct. 7 that any school closure affecting Johns Creek campuses cannot take effect before August 2028, while attendance-boundary changes could start a year earlier in August 2027.
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All three Johns Creek-area high schools topped 98% graduation rates for the Class of 2026, led by Chattahoochee at 99.1%, as Fulton County Schools set a district-wide record of 93.44% for the sixth consecutive year.
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A Georgia House study committee visited Autrey Mill Middle School in Johns Creek on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to examine school accountability metrics and teacher workforce stability, with Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney briefing legislators.
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A drop of nearly 130 students forced Chattahoochee High School to reassign an English teacher and eliminate a counselor position three weeks into the fall semester, scrambling schedules for Johns Creek families.
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Ashrit Talluri, a 14-year-old freshman at Innovation Academy in Alpharetta, earned a perfect 1600 on the SAT in June after five months of preparation, and is now writing practice questions to help other students.
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Fulton County Schools promoted Erin Nusnbaum, a nearly 20-year district veteran, to Executive Director of the Office of the Superintendent.
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Northview High School's founding principal Peter Zervakos, who opened the Johns Creek campus in 2002 and died in 2013, built a Greek-themed culture of excellence that staff members who worked alongside him still carry forward 24 years later.
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Haynes Bridge Middle School teacher Lanae Dickstein earned the school's 2026-27 teacher of the year at Fulton County Schools' Legacy of Excellence Awards ceremony Sept. 16, where more than 200 educators from all 101 district schools were honored.
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Northview High School earned National Magnet Certification through Magnet Schools of America for its 3DE by Junior Achievement program, making it one of the first 3DE schools in the country to receive the designation.
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Johns Creek state Rep. Michelle Au will reintroduce firearm safe-storage and tax-credit bills in the next Georgia legislative session, calling the legislature's two-year silence on how the Apalachee High School shooter accessed the weapon a "conspicuous omission."
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The University System of Georgia now requires SAT or ACT scores for fall 2026 admission at seven public universities including UGA and Georgia Tech, putting new pressure on Johns Creek-area high schoolers whose school averages hover near the Zell Miller Scholarship threshold of 1,200.
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Eight Chattahoochee High School students spent four weeks at Georgia Southern University in June and July as part of the Governor's Honors Program, studying math, music, social studies and world languages.
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