🌱 Patch AM: How a Dacula PE teacher turns Bible stories into hands-on adventures

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Dacula PE teacher turns Bible stories into hands-on adventures

Also on today's calendar: Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Christian Teacher of the Year: 'Thanks for the adventure!' Nick Casson incorporates biblical accounts into special education science, gym classes (heartlandernews.com) — A Dacula-based special education teacher at Lions Learning Academy is being honored nationally for creatively blending Bible stories with physical education and STEM lessons for local students with special needs. His classes build arks, reenact Jericho, and even lead school-wide events, helping grow a small Dacula campus that now serves dozens of families and plans future expansion.
   

📸 Around Dacula

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dacula

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Howl-O-Weenie: Dachshund Festival →
  Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
Sunday September 27
• Africa Sunday at McKendree UMC →
  McKendree United Methodist Church, 1570 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Lawrenceville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• V Volleyball vs. Collins Hill
  Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
  5:00 pm
• V Softball vs. Mill Creek
  Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• JV Football @ Meadowcreek
  Meadowcreek High School, 4455 Steve Reynolds Blvd, Norcross
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• V Softball vs. Buford
  Dacula High Softball Complex, 45 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• V Football vs. Discovery
  Dacula High School, 123 Broad St, Dacula
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 25
• Network Barrow
  The Barrow County Chamber of Commerce, 6 Porter Street, Winder
  9:00 am
• LITTLES BOOK CLUB →
  Little Way Coworking, 248 N. Clayton St., Lawrenceville
  10:30 am
• Yoga in the Park →
  Alexander Park, 800 Old Snellville Hwy, Lawrenceville
  11:00 am
• Braselton Weekly Summer Farmers Market →
  Braselton Town Green, Braselton
  4:00 pm
• It's Up To You! Academy Spotlight Awards →
  Lawrenceville Arts Center, 125 N Clayton Street, Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm
• Lawrenceville Ghost Tours →
  Aurora Theatre, 136 E Pike Street, Lawrenceville
  7:30 pm
• Enchanted Living Room Open Mic →
  Painting with a Twist, 178 Crogan Street, Lawrenceville
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Found a lost dog named Yukon in Dacula.
  He is a type of husky. Please contact me if yours. Took to vet and read his chip, owners were called at the vet but did not answer. (Nextdoor Apalachee River Cl)

• Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Dacula. Apply here.
• Manpower posted a job opening for Mechanical Assembler in Lawrenceville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dacula here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lawrenceville

• 1025 Bullpen Blfs, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (redfin.com)
• Northside Hospital Expands Network in Georgia with Two Acquisitions (levinassociates.com)
• 3 pop-ups that function as real-time test kitchens (ajc.com)

Grayson

• 6-foot-3 DB de-commits ahead of Alabama official visit (yardbarker.com)

Ok Dacula! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I for 1. (Thank you Bill L. for sending it in!)
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