🌱 Patch AM: How will new Dacula school boundaries reshape your child’s education?

Good day Dacula! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will new Dacula school boundaries reshape your child’s education?

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Eva R.!

Today's riddle: Last night I had a dream. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny and not as cool, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 60, low: 38.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• School board vows better communication after parent pushback to redistricting plans (wsbradio.com) — A new middle school opening in Dacula is driving major rezoning across Gwinnett, affecting thousands of students in the Dacula, Archer, and Grayson clusters. After strong parent pushback, school board leaders now promise clearer communication and a five‑year rezoning roadmap so families have more time to plan for future boundary changes.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Explore Braselton Trolley Tour
  The Mill , 16 Frances St , Braselton
  10:00 am
• Atlanta Christkindl Market
  Lawrenceville, GA Calendar , 210 Luckie Street , Lawrenceville
  11:00 am
• Holiday Open Studio with Special Guest: the Grinch — The Heirloom Sisters
  The Heirloom Sisters: Creative Makery and shop. Offering art parties, classes and workshops , 35 N Broad St Suite 105 , Winder
  3:00 pm
• Lawrenceville Lights
  United Methodist Church , 395 W Crogan St , Lawrenceville
  6:00 pm
• Dueling Pianos in Lawrenceville!
  Slow Pour Brewing Company , 407 N Clayton St , Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm
• Dueling Pianos at Slow Pour Brewing
  Slow Pour Brewing Company , 407 N Clayton St , Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Tea Under the Tree
  Versailles Restaurant & Bar , 100 Rue Charlemagne Dr , Braselton
  2:00 pm
• Santa’s Brunch in the Atrium
  100 Tour De France , Braselton
  2:30 pm
• Breakfast with Santa
  100 Tour De France , Braselton
  2:30 pm
• Gaming | Chess Club
  Gwinnett County Public Library - Grayson Branch , 700 Grayson Pkwy , Grayson
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is this anyone’s baby??
  Female found on Brooks Rd by Greeson Rd. Black collar no tag. She’s so sweet. (Nextdoor Harbins)
• A car hauler fire on I-85 Northbound at Jimmy Carter Blvd blocked three to four right lanes, but the fire is now out and only the right lane is blocked.
  5:27PM on Dec 18: A car hauler fire on I-85 northbound at Jimmy Carter Blvd is blocking 3 to 4 right lanes. (Nextdoor )

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Dacula. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Dacula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dacula here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lawrenceville

• AT&T Upgrades 5G and Fiber Networks in Lawrenceville (metroatlantaceo.com)
• These 7 GA Hospitals Are Ranked Among Best For Maternity Care (patch.com)
• Christkindl Market returns bigger than ever in Lawrenceville with new vendors, food and Ferris wheel (cbsnews.com)

Grayson

• Families in three Grayson cluster neighborhoods win redistricting fight (gwinnettdailypost.com)
• 20-year-old found guilty of RICO Act, sentenced to 80 years in prison for murder (11alive.com)
• Why Tyler Atkinson is The Sporting News 2025 High School Football Defensive Player of the Year (sportingnews.com)

Snellville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I dreamed I was swimming in a pool of orange soda, but it was just a Fanta-sea.
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