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Before the Georgia-Florida game, college football fans got to know one Vickery Creek Elementary teacher
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Vickery Creek Elementary School teacher Tamara Hales was recognized by the Southeastern Conference before the Georgia-Florida football game Oct. 27 for an essay written by one of her former students, Jenna Staiti, a University of Georgia women’s basketball player. - photo by Brian Paglia
Local high school basketball fans may know Jenna Staiti as perhaps the greatest talent to ever come out of Forsyth County. Staiti was a promising swimmer growing up, but her height prompted some to steer Staiti toward basketball going into high school. She blossomed at West Forsyth, eventually being named Miss Georgia Basketball in 2016 as the best girls player in the state.
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How local educators turned this elementary school into a winter wonderland
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On Wednesday morning, Whitlow Elementary School students arrived at school to find that administrators had been transformed into Christmas elves and their schoolyard had become a winter wonderland.
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