🌱 Druid Hills Educator Recognized + 4th Annual Lock-In For Life

Morning, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new copy of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily. Let's get this Tuesday started off right, with a quick dive into the most important things happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Warmer with periods of rain. High: 63 Low: 58.

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Here are the top three stories today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

1. Athletic Director Henrietta George, of Druid Hills High School, was named as the first-place winner of the Hidden Heroes educator award. The Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement's Hidden Heroes award recognizes educators and their commitments to their students and communities. Next week, the top three educators will be presented with cash prizes at their individual schools. (Decaturish.com)
2. The DeKalb County 100 Black Men and DeKalb County School District will partner to host the 4th Annual Lock-in For Life. The free event will be held on Friday, Dec. 9, and aims to promote healthy relationships among teen males in middle school and high school. The annual event will take place at Redan High School (5247 Redan Rd, Stone Mountain) from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. (Press Release Desk)
3. Full- and part-time job opportunities are available in the Decatur-Avondale Estates area. Available positions include service assistant, truck scale operator, CDL A truck driver, greeting card merchandiser, office coordinator, and more. More details about companies hiring in the area are available at the link. (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)

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Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• Business At Breakfast - Branding Essentials At DeKalb Chamber Of Commerce (10:00 AM)
• Debt Clinic At Decatur Library (5:30 PM)
• Friends Of Wesley Chapel At William C. Brown Library (7:00 PM)
• Holiday Concert Featuring Saxophonist Paul Edwards At Northlake-Barbara Loar Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you looking for the best neighborhood holiday light displays in the Atlanta area? Find a list of the brightest residential light attractions in the area at the link. (Axios)
• It's finals week! For all the students out there, the McCain Library at Agnes Scott College will be open until 1:00 a.m. Monday through Thursday during finals week. (McCain Library, Agnes Scott College via Facebook)

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Events:

• Minority Men's Health Program (December 8)
• Winter VibeZ: For all the Feelz (December 8)
• Jazz at the Ballroom Presents "HOLIDAY IN" (December 17)
• Grown N' Sexy House Party (December 17)
• Holidays on Stage and Screen (December 17)
• 2022 Holiday Basketball Camp (December 30)
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That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.