🌱 How did Druid Hills High stack up in Georgia’s new rankings?
Druid Hills, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Druid Hills! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Druid Hills High stack up in Georgia’s new rankings?
Also on today's calendar: Vegan Life Festival 2026 and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
- Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Four DeKalb high schools ranked among top 100 in Georgia (decaturish.com) — Druid Hills families will want to know that Druid Hills High School slipped in U.S. News’ new rankings, now listed 143rd in Georgia after falling out of the top 100. Four other DeKalb County high schools still made the statewide top 100, and several local elementary schools earned top-50 spots, highlighting strong magnet and neighborhood options around Druid Hills. 
📸 Around Druid Hills
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Upcoming Events in
Druid Hills
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★ Featured events ★
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Vegan Life Festival 2026 →
Life Space Hope and Wellness Center, 294 Hamilton E Holmes Dr NW, Atlanta
12:00 pm
Sunday August 30
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Other local events
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Curriculum Night
Fred a. Toomer Elementary School Atlanta, GA 30317
5:30 pm -
Principal's Coffee - August (Virtual) →
Mary Lin Elementary School https://us.list-manage.com/FC97u0SLIh3?e=d3a1a1907a&c2id=d9db1745c
8:15 am -
Back to School Night (Parents Only)
Mary Lin Elementary School Atlanta, GA 30307
5:30 pm -
Artist & Influence: An Oral History Interview with Clifton
Cherry Logan Emerson Concert Hall Emory Performing Arts Studio1804 N. Decatur Rd. NEAtlan
6:00 pm -
Cosmic Conversations
Fernbank Science Center , 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta, GA 30307\
7:00 pm -
Walk to School Day
Springdale Park Elementary School Atlanta, GA 30306
7:15 am -
Principal's Coffee Talk
Springdale Park Elementary School Cafeteria
7:45 am -
Student Studio: Stamp Making
Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Cir NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
1:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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đAM Intramurals: Volleyballđ(Gym)
Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
8:15 am -
Art Exhibit
DeKalb County Public Library Dunwoody Library -
10:00 am -
Learning Spaces
DeKalb County Public Library Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library -
10:00 am -
Babbling Babies Storytime
DeKalb County Public Library Doraville Library -
10:30 am
Monday August 24
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🗞 Nearby News
Decatur
- Decatur Book Festival returns Oct. 2-3 with over 80 authors (decaturish.com)
- Not cool: DeKalb police say men illegally dumped fridge (decaturish.com)
- Nike's One Piece Collection Transforms Imagination Into Motion for Adventurers Everywhere (nike.com)
Avondale Estates
- Avondale Estates preps for its first centennial celebration (decaturish.com)
- Pic(k) of the Week: Passion on the blossom (yoursforgoodfermentables.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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