"CATS" member Francisco Escovar, a sophomore at Cross Keys picks up as firefighter Pete Erickson, a member of DeKalb Fire Station Number Two on Dresden in Brookhaven watches. DeKalb firefighters were on hand to make sure everyone was safe, and out of the water.
From left: State Rep. Mike Jacobs, R-Brookhaven, Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson, DeKalb County Board of Education Member Karen Carter, DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Michael Thurmond, Chamblee Charter High School Principal Rochelle Lowery, and DeKalb County Board of Education Member Marshall Orson cut a ribbon to mark the opening of the new school building for Chamblee Charter High School Jan. 22
During a recess at the March 12, 2012 DeKalb County Board of Education meeting, Board Chairman Eugene Walker and Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson listen as Board Attorney Bill Wildman, left, and Director of Facilities and Planning Dan Drake, right, discuss a plan to move sales tax money to avoid cutting school construction projects.
DeKalb County Board of Education members listen during a March 8 meeting about cuts to a list of projects funded by sales tax money. From left to right; Board Chairman Eugene Walker; Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson; and BOE Secretary Margaret Francois
