🌱 Patch AM: How did Dunwoody High and Elementary really rank this year?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Dunwoody High and Elementary really rank this year?
• How Ashford Dunwoody once sat at the edge of a vast farm

Also on today's calendar: When Rivers Meet - The Black and Jewish Origins of America's Sound and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
• Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Four DeKalb high schools ranked among top 100 in Georgia (decaturish.com) — Families in Dunwoody will want to note that Dunwoody High slipped to No. 132 statewide while Dunwoody Elementary ranked No. 45 in new U.S. News & World Report rankings. DeKalb still placed four high schools and six elementary schools in Georgia's top tiers, highlighting both strong magnet programs and shifting performance at several neighborhood campuses.
   

• Past Tense: The Sandy Springs home of John and Margaret Ball (appenmedia.com) — A local family's 19th-century farm once stretched from today's GA 400 to the Mount Vernon and Ashford Dunwoody intersection, tying Dunwoody's roads to Sandy Springs' rural past. Their story includes hand-built homes, mule-powered sorghum making, and self-sufficient farming on land now occupied by Big Trees Forest Preserve and nearby neighborhoods.
   

📸 Around Dunwoody

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dunwoody

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• When Rivers Meet - The Black and Jewish Origins of America's Sound →
  Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St, Roswell
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Dunwoody Library -
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Curriculum Night
  Dunwoody Elementary School Atlanta, GA 30338
  5:00 pm
• 🌸🌿 Inner Engineering In-Person program in Tucker GA, from August 27th to 30th 2026 🥁 →
  Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta, 5331 Royal Woods Pkwy, Tucker
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Beyond Juicery + Eatery Grand Opening in Dunwoody →
  5482 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody
  11:00 am
Monday August 31
• Art Exhibit
  Dunwoody Library -
  10:00 am
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Dunwoody Library -
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Paint & Sip - Book Bags
  Dunwoody Library -
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• September Master Gardener Talk: Compost Tea →
  Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
  11:00 am
Friday September 18
• FLASHBACK! 80s 90s + Disco BLOCK Party →
  Bar{n} booze {n} bites, 5521 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• đAM Intramurals: Volleyballđ(Gym)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  8:15 am
• Babbling Babies Storytime
  Doraville Library -
  10:30 am
• Fall cheer tryouts
  Summerour Middle School Norcross, GA 30071
  4:15 pm
• De la Idea a La Accion: Primeros Pasos para Emprender un Negocio 03-26 →
  Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia Este curso es virtual via Zoom
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Norm's Tasting Notes: J Lohr Riverstone Chardonnay —Norm Bentley Read on Patch

• Here I am again.
  This time I have a plumber recommendation request. My grandson just dropped an object into the drain and there's no way to retrieve it. Pls let me… (Nextdoor Mt. Vernon Way)

🗞 Nearby News

Sandy Springs

• Allen Stone and Nicotine Dolls to headline Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• 📚 Book it (roughdraftatlanta.com)
• 13 New (& Coming Soon) Restaurants Across Georgia (businessdebut.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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