This sounds awesome.

From the latest Decatur edTV newletter…

Decatur, GA Mayor Bill Floyd tops a growing list of local celebrity contestants who will face a team of Glennwood Academy 5th graders in the Decatur ED TV presentation of “r YOU Smarter Than a Glennwood 5th Grader?”  The fun kicks off at 7pm on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at the Decatur High School Performing Arts Center.  Your ticket will help the current 5th grade class to give a Legacy Gift to the new 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue set to open in August 2011.  Adult admission: $10 Students over 14: $5.

Tickets can be purchased online HERE.

Andrea Berry’s Decatur EdTV has some dang good coverage of the recent groundbreaking at Decatur’s soon-to-be 4/5 5th Avenue Academy.

CSD Fifth Avenue Academy Groundbreaking from Decatur EDtv on Vimeo.

Great video Andrea!

Andrea Berry at Decatur edTV hits one out of the park with two portraits of families who were recently homeless and send their kids to the City Schools of Decatur.

View the video here.  Quite a moving segment.

There’s an awful lot of good that goes on in this city that we don’t hear about nearly enough.

Don’t forget about Decatur edTV’s School Board Candidate Forum tonight from 6:30p-8:50p at Westchester!  All the school board candidates will be there!  David Hughes and Lew Lefton will moderate the event.  Here’s the schedule from Decatur edTV’s website…

Program:

6:30 pm to 7:20 pm

Doors will open at 6:20 PM to allow those interested in attending the District 1, Post A Candidate Forum to be seated.

7:30 pm to 8:20 pm

Doors will reopen promptly at 7:20 PM to allow those interested in attending the At-Large Candidate Forum to be seated.

8:30 pm to 8:50 pm

Doors will reopen promptly at 8:20 PM to allow those interested in attending the District 2, Post A Q&A Session since there is only the incumbent on the slate.