From the DeKalb Public Library website…

You can be one of the first to have your own collector series, limited-edition Pete the Cat library card for a $20.00 donation to the DeKalb Library Foundation. Stop by when the Library launches its Pete the Cat Card on Saturday, September 1 in the lobby of the Decatur Library, 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Have your photo taken with Pete the Cat creator James Dean, have him sign your card and show your support for the Library. Even if you can’t attend this special event, you can still get the special card at any DeKalb County Public Library branch beginning September 1. For more information, visit the Library Foundation page or call 404.370.8450, ext. 2238.

Chris writes in…

For years, after a hard rain, water flowed down the steep cliff in the eastern part of the cemetery like a waterfall. The new curbing, along with road grading, should redirect the water north towards Glenlake Park.

Principal Dianna Herron-Watson sent out this letter to parents yesterday…

Dear Glennwood Families,

First, I’d like to thank each of you for such a supportive and positive beginning of school. You have our students coming to school prepared to learn by being rested, on time and with positive learning attitudes! Our staff will continue to practice and develop routines and procedures to ensure we maximize learning time throughout the year.

On Monday, August 20th, Glennwood will make a slight change in our start and end times. This small shift will make a huge impact, ensuring CSD transportation runs more efficiently. Effective on Monday, Glennwood school hours will be changed to 8:00 AM -2:30 PM, a 10 minute adjustment.

We already open our doors and begin serving breakfast at 7:30 AM and this won’t change. Our established morning routines will stay the same. This change in schedule means that students will now move to their classes with staff assistance at 7:50 AM. All students should be in their classrooms ready to learn at 8:00 AM and students not in their classrooms at that time will be considered tardy.

Afternoons will be handled with the same routines. Here is our new bell schedule:

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