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🌱 How Delta’s $35,000 grant could shape East Point students’ futures
East Point, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readHello East Point! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Delta’s $35,000 grant could shape East Point students’ futures
Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 95, low: 73.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 94 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kipp Atlanta Schools receives $35,000 from Delta for career readiness (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Students at KIPP charter schools in East Point will see expanded college and career readiness programs thanks to a new $35,000 grant from Delta Air Lines. The funding supports KIPP Forward advising and the Best of KIPP enrichment series, helping local scholars explore careers, gain real-world experience, and celebrate academic and creative achievements alongside peers in Atlanta. 
📸 Around East Point
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park →
Marietta Square, 99 S Park Square NE, Marietta
10:00 am
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
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Gary Clark Jr. →
The Eastern, 777 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta
8:00 pm -
Curriculum Night 2026
Columbia Middle School
4:30 pm -
Kennesaw State University Visit
Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
8:55 am -
Academic Partnership Night
Alpharetta Elementary School Alpharetta, GA 30009
5:00 pm -
Georgia Institute of Technology Visit
Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
8:55 am -
Asynchronous Curriculum Night
Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
6:00 pm -
FCS Board Work Session
Asa G. Hilliard North Learning Center
12:30 pm -
IA College & Career Fair
Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
📣 East Point Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Mayor and Council Regular Session Meeting →
Hapeville Calendar, 700 Doug Davis Drive, Hapeville
6:00 pm -
Softball: Long MS vs Hollis MS
Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta, GA 30354
5:30 pm -
Recycling Collection Schedule →
Hapeville Calendar Hapeville, GA 30354
7:00 am -
Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers →
Hapeville Calendar, 680 South Central Avenue, Hapeville
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Man the people on this app can be real aggressive..
I get that pets have feelings as well I totally understand..but yall ? What if a person really falls on hard times and can’t afford to take care of… (Nextdoor Parkside at Camp Creek) - Movers needed to move two couches down my very steep narrow hill to the side of the street for East Point bulk pick up.
Please have references I can contact or please refer someone you have worked with before. (Nextdoor Villages East Point)
🗞 Nearby News
College Park
- Hungry Goats Help Uncover Historic Black Cemetery in Georgia (nbcpalmsprings.com)
- Fulton County free weddings relaunch Sept. 4 in College Park (fox5atlanta.com)
- College Park BIDA names sole finalist for executive director (news-daily.com)
Hapeville
- Pittman's Pocket HBCU True Freshman Watchlist: The Next Generation Is Here (nfldraftdiamonds.com)
- 'Love & Hip Hop' Sidney Starr: Prosecutors Want to Keep Teen Accuser's Sex History in Court (tmz.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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