Carmel Donates to Nursing Home

1. Temperatures are slightly rising today with a high of 90 degrees and a low of 62, according to the National Weather Service. There is slight chance of rain tonight.

2. The 85th annual Cherokee County Fair opened Tuesday night. The gates will open again today at 3 p.m. You can view a video from last night's fun later today along with details about the fair.

3. We are seeking nominations for Whiz Kid and Athlete of the Week. Submit your nomination or email the information to lindsey.davidson@patch.com. about the nominations.

4. Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch is parnterning with GotoGrls to host the September #ChirpWdstck, a monthly Tweetup held in Downtown Woodstock. It will be at next week where anyone who comes to enjoy the good company will also get to taste a variety of free food from the restaurant. RSVP here.

5. The second grade at will participate in a Learn and Serve project this 2011-12 school year by partnering with the . Students will collect items to donate and make cards and crafts each month for the residents at the nursing home. 

Carmel currently holds the title from 2011‐13 as the Georgia State School of Character. Service Learning falls under the umbrella of Character Education and is a component of our Carmel program. Carmel ES students have been nationally recognized for their community service projects since the induction of Service Learning school‐wide in 2005. All teachers have been trained in Academic Service Learning and promote the ideas of service learning within the classroom curriculum. Community projects are chosen by students as a grade level with the teachers overseeing the production and implementation of the projects within the curriculum standards.