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USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Boys Lacrosse Poll

ATLANTA-- With Championship Weekend upon us, the latest installment of the USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 High School Boys Lacrosse Poll arrives. Take a look at our final countdown before the new champions are crowned.

Lassiter Boys lead this week's list, with Centennial, Decatur, Milton, and Northview in the top 5.

Westminster, Lambert, Lovett, Chattahoochee, and Walton round out the top 10.

The Metro Atlanta Super 25 polls are computer generated and produced exclusively by USA Today High School Sports for 11Alive News and 11 Alive.Com   

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USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Baseball Poll

ATLANTA -- The latest edition of the USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Baseball Poll is here, just in time for Championship Week.

Loganville, and Gainesville lead this week's list. Milton, Blessed Trinity, and Walton complete the Top 5.

East Coweta, Parkview, Starr's Mill, East Paulding and McEachern round out this week's Top 10.

The Super 25 polls are computer generated and produced exclusively by USA Today High School Sports for 11Alive and 11Alive.com

 

Pike Nurseries thanks customers for playing in the dirt

Pike Nurseries thanks customers for playing in the dirt

ATLANTA -- Pike Nurseries are holding a customer appreciation event at all locations on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

To honor their local customers, Pike is hosting the event for free, which includes food, activities and prizes. To win prizes, scratch-off cards will be given to the first customers at each location. Pike will also offer a 20 percent discount on some products in the nurseries. 

From 11:00 - 1:00 that day, Pike will grill hot dogs for customers to enjoy, free of charge. 

In addition to the scratch-off cards, there will be a chance to win a one-night stay at Barnsley Gardens, and a VIP Package to a Braves game. 

For more information, including a list of Pike locations, visit Pike Nurseries online. 

 

Sisters to undergo double mastectomies

Sisters to undergo double mastectomies

ATLANTA -- The nation is still buzzing about Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy.

In a New York Times piece, the 37-year-old actress explained she spent the last three months undergoing and recovering from the procedure. She made her decision after testing positive for one of the BRCA genes.

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Two Atlanta sisters can relate all too well to Jolie's choice.

Amy Rice, a 21-year-old senior at Kennesaw State University, and her 24-year-old sister Lauren Rice Brewer, a University of Georgia graduate, tested positive for the same gene. Both young women will have double mastectomies this week.

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5 Cobb students named Gates Millennium Scholars

5 Cobb students named Gates Millennium Scholars

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Five high school seniors from Cobb County have received the 2013 Gates Millennium Scholarship.

The award, which covers four years' worth of tuition and fees for any college or university in the country, is awarded annually to some of the best and brightest minority students in the U.S. Money for the program comes from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Cobb County's Gates Millennium Scholars include:

Campbell HS
Queentela Benjamin

Kennesaw Mountain HS
Jayson Toweh

South Cobb HS
Brittany Davis
Halimo Hasaan
Nnennia Magazwu

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KSU dance department expands

KSU dance department expands

KENNESAW, Ga. -- The brand new Department of Dance at Kennesaw State University recently underwent its first expansion.

The new facilities include two studios, a classroom, a student lounge, faculty offices, costume and scene shops, and a storage area. The studios are equipped with state-of-the-art sprung floors and audio-visual equipment.

"It is exciting to now have facilities that will support our success and growth and provide a home for the department," Ivan Pulinkala, chair and founding director of the department, said in a statement. "(The Department of Dance) is now the largest dance program in Georgia and it has become a highly selective, high-demand program, with over 100 majors auditioning every year for approximately 25 available slots."

Now that the new facilities are ready, the department plans to add a master's degree program and seek accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Dance.

Ron Hart Named to Barron’s 2013 “Top 100 Financial Advisors”

Ron Hart Named to Barron’s 2013 “Top 100 Financial Advisors”

 

ATLANTA  – Morgan Stanley announced today that Ron Hart, a Managing Director, Wealth Advisor in the Firm’s Atlanta office, has been named to Barron’s annual list of America’s Top 100 Financial Advisors.

The “Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors” is a select group of individuals who are screened on a number of criteria. Among factors the survey takes into consideration are assets under management, revenue produced for the Firm and quality of service provided to clients. Investment performance is not an explicit criterion.