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Former Atlanta Falcon LB and new Pace Academy Head Football Coach Sean Weatherspoon joined The Locker Room and talked about the Pace Academy program, mentoring young men in the world of high school football, his personal experience at the NFL Combine, what the Falcons should do in the draft and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Sharman White joins The Basketball Podcast to share insights into high school coaching - culture, strategies, and success.Overall, in 24 seasons as a high school head coach, White has compiled a 522-122 (.810) record. Sharman has been a staple at USA Basketball since 2014 having been a part of 5 gold medal teams including 3 as head coach. White recently completed his sixth season as head boys basketball coach as well as the associate director of athletics at Pace Academy. As the head coach at Pace Academy, White recently picked up his 500th victory and has won six straight state championships. Prior to Pace Academy, White was an assistant coach at Georgia State University for two seasons (2016-18), where he helped the team to a 44-24 record, including a 24-11 campaign and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017-18. Before Georgia State, White was a high school coach for 20 seasons (1996-16). Eleven of those seasons (2005-16) were as the boys head coach and athletic director at Miller Grove High School in Lithonia, Georgia. At Miller Grove, White compiled a 268-60 record, including six-straight state championships.The 2014 USA Today All-USA Coach of the Year, White guided Miller Grove to the 2009-2012 Georgia Class 4A titles and the 2013 and 2014 Georgia Class 5A championships. His final season at Miller Grove in 2015-16 was one of his most impressive, as his team finished 31-3 and earned a bid to the Dick's National's tournament. He was named the 2016 National High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year. He was recognized by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club and Georgia Sports Writers Association as the 2013 Georgia Coach of the Year, as the 2013 Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class 5A Coach of the Year, the Georgia Class 4A Coach of the Year three times (2010-12) and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Class 4A Coach of the Year in 2010, 2011 and 2012.White has also been head coach of the McDonald's All American Game and head coach of the Nike Hoop Summit USA team. Sharman has been a staple at USA Basketball since 2014. While being selected as an assistant coach with USA Basketball, White helped capture a Gold Medal for USA Basketball at the 2015 and 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championships. In March of 2021, White was named the Head Coach for the Nike Hoop Summit Team. In the summer of 2021 White took the command as the Head Coach for the USA Basketball Junior National Team U16 team and led them to a Gold Medal victory over Argentina in Xalapa, Mexico.In the summer of 2022, White led the USA Basketball U17 team to a FIBA World Cup Championship and Gold Medal in Malaga, Spain. The following summer, Whitesteered the USA Basketball Junior National Team U16 group to a gold medal in the FIBA Americas U16 Qualifier Tournament. This past summer, White helped the USA secure their seventh consecutive FIBA World Cup Championship with a gold medal performance in Istanbul, Turkey. It gave the USAB Junior National Team a record of 51-0 in the FIBA World Cup competitions.

In this episode, we highlight the achievements of the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys (LIWOCA). Reed Smith partner Kendra Perkins Norwood is joined by LIWOCA's founder, Marian Cover Dockery, J.D., and vice president, Philippa Ellis, J.D., to discuss their efforts to support women of color in overcoming barriers within the legal profession. Marian shares insights into the challenges faced by women of color attorneys and the transformative impact LIWOCA has had over its 20-year history. From offering scholarships and hosting national conferences to fostering mentorship and professional growth, LIWOCA remains a beacon of empowerment and continues to drive change in the legal community. ----more---- Transcript: Intro: Welcome to the Reed Smith podcast, Inclusivity Included: Powerful Personal Stories. In each episode of this podcast, our guests will share their personal stories, passions, and challenges, past and present, all with a goal of bringing people together and learning more about others. You might be surprised by what we all have in common, inclusivity included.  Kendra: Hello, I am Kendra Perkins Norwood, a government contracts partner at Reed Smith LLP based in Washington, D.C., and I am elated to welcome you to this very special episode of the Inclusivity Included podcast. So this is a special series of Inclusivity Included, and it's dedicated to an organization that is very near and dear to my heart called the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys, otherwise known as LIWOCA. So Reed Smith was very gracious in agreeing to host and sponsor this LIWOCA series of Inclusivity Included. And as a Reed Smith partner and a member of the LIWOCA Board of Trustees, I could not be more proud to be a part of bringing this podcast to life. So thank you very much to Reed Smith for their generous support. Now, many of you may be wondering exactly what is LIWOCA. So it is an organization whose mission is to help women of color attorneys in law firms and corporate legal departments, develop skills to become leaders in the legal profession. LIWOCA is also dedicated to assisting law firms and corporations with retaining and promoting women of color attorneys. And last but not least, the organization is dedicated to fueling the pipeline of women of color attorneys through law school scholarships. Today, for our inaugural episode, we are so fortunate to have as our guests LIWOCA's founder, Marian Cover Dockery, as well as a longtime LIWOCA member, Philippa Ellis. So I would like to welcome you both to the podcast. We're so excited to have you here, and I will just turn the mic over to you for you two to get started.  Philippa: Thank you, Kendra. It is quite an honor to have this time with you, Marian, as CEO of Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys. And I am excited to talk to you about your role with starting Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys. I'll call it LIWOCA. You know, LIWOCA has awarded over $300,000 in scholarships to deserving law students, hosted 20 national networking conferences for women of color attorneys from across the nation. And the organization has provided a platform for not only professional networking, but also professional development and mentorship connections. So as we're approaching a big number, 20th anniversary, coming up on the April 23rd through 24th conference in 2025, Marian, take us back to the moment in time when you initially had the idea to launch LIWOCA.  Marian: Thank you. And I just want to say before I launch into that, I want to thank Reed Smith on behalf of LIWOCA for underwriting this and Kendra Norwood, partner at Reed Smith, and Rachel Patterson of ORC who facilitated this podcast. Let me go back to the American Bar Association conference in Chicago, which was 20 years ago, the Commission on Women in the Profession were holding a session, and the session focused on a report, a riveting report called Visible Invisibility. That report chronicled the and detailed the sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, racial discrimination, and disrespect that women of color all across the nation were experiencing in law firms. So after that report was read, a colleague of mine, Julia Doolin, and I went back to Atlanta and decided that we could do something about this. So my idea was to have an annual conference, bringing all of these talented women into one space and giving them support through sessions, panel discussions, also just keynote speakers who could impart their knowledge and advice regarding becoming successful in law firms. We had to figure out, first of all, how we were going to put this on because we had to have money. So luckily, I had two contacts who were CEOs. One who I'd worked with on the Pace Academy board, the CEO of Rooms to Go, and another who was the CEO of Darden Restaurants, who I'd met through one of my good friends. He was her brother-in-law. And I just sent both of them emails and told them what trying to do. And both sent big checks. And after that, we were on our way because posting those two companies as sponsors. All the Atlanta firms and other firms and companies followed. To put the program together, I just called friends and associates and really calls her friends and associates to work or serve on panels and to serve as keynote speakers. We had two keynote speakers that year. Chief Justice Leah Sears, who was the first African American to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court, and the youngest woman ever to serve on a state Supreme Court, and Judge Glenda Hatchett, the TV personality who was the former juvenile court judge. And we had a Fulton County. And we just had two great speakers. Glenda auctioned off one of her shoes, which launched an auction that we have an auction even today. But it's not her shoe. It's a quilt. We auction off quilts every year that O.V. Brantley, the former Fulton County attorney and DeKalb County attorney, donates to us every year. And that's how we got started. And we did that for two years, we were the Leadership Academy, and then we reincorporated as the Leadership Institute with a planning committee because it was too much work for a couple of people. And so here we are today.  Philippa: And 20 years later, Marian, you know, thinking about what you mentioned about Justice Sears being a first, you yourself have, you know, a checklist of firsts. You were the first woman and first diverse attorney in the legal department at FedEx. You were also the first African-American woman to serve in an executive management position at BP Oil. And those are just a couple of roles you held during your journey to serving as CEO of LIWOCA and at the same time you have an active labor and employment discrimination and wage and hour claims practice. You've practiced for 40 years and just looking at your trajectory and your journey in the legal profession, have you been able or do you feel you've been able to impart that type of support and meet your goals for the organization, as you mentioned, with a goal of supporting diverse women lawyers?  Marian: Absolutely. One of my goals for the annual conference was to bring experienced senior attorneys into a room with attorneys starting out who could impart their knowledge, their expertise, how to navigate racism and sexual harassment in the workplace without derailing your career. I've wanted more experienced attorneys to interface with the younger attorneys to give them informal mentoring. And we've done that. We've done that through just informally, but also we had some what we call speed mentoring sessions throughout the years. But more importantly, I don't think of it as a conference. I thought of it as an experience. It was so uplifting having all these wonderful, accomplished women in one room who were excited to see each other because so many of these women, as I was, are the only ones in their firm, maybe in their law firm, but maybe not in their section if they were in big law. Many women were unhappy with big law, and the study showed, Invisible Invisibility, showed that women of color were leaving the legal profession because they were so disillusioned and so disappointed and unhappy. But one of the goals was to present to them alternatives to working in big law. You could go to a smaller or mid-sized firm and be happier. You could go perhaps in-house or work in the government or work in nonprofits, but don't give up the practice of law because the social implications for that were just huge. And we put so many resources, money and time into going through law school and passing the bar and our hopes and dreams to give up the practice of law just because of bad experience at one firm was just something we didn't want people to consider.  Philippa: You know, Marian, you also, and just kind of thinking about all of the mentorship relationships that have been sparked from the LIWOCA conferences and all of the connections, you know, the legacy of LIWOCA is one of support. Sisterhood, professional sisterhood, and, you know, also the scholarships that have been provided to law students. Can you talk a little bit about how you decided to provide that support for law students, aspiring lawyers?  Marian: We decided to provide scholarships for lawless students, but that was only after we knew financially we could do so. We were a startup organization, and it was important for us to conserve our funds. So the idea for scholarships actually was Julia, who left the organization. And when we got to that point, I think it was maybe our third conference or maybe it was our second conference, we were able to offer some money. But running a business, you know, you want to have money in reserve. We were able to do that, but also what you were saying about the mentoring and support, the environment for leadership is one of support. It is one where people feel comfortable enough to walk up to you and say, at least many have just come up to me and ask a question, and they may have a problem. And I don't think all conferences create that atmosphere. I don't think all conferences create that environment where you feel that comfort level. So for me, I just felt so blessed to be able to meet women from all over the United States, women of color from all of the United States, who were successful, who were committed to their careers, and committed to reaching back and providing advice to younger attorneys who were starting their careers. Throughout sessions, I think we have been able to give support as well. It's important for our attorneys to take care of their physical health, their emotional health. I believe at that first conference, we had one young lady who was obviously suffering from depression. We need to learn how to manage our finances because many start with law firms making lots of money and they don't know how to manage it. And then if they get cut and they have to go to a job paying them less, they are faced with financial challenges. So that first conference, we had someone from one of the big financial firms give a presentation on that. And we have done that almost every year thereafter, how to invest in your retirement, how to have a rainy day fund, you know, live a little below your means. And once you get to the point where you have your savings and you can pay all your bills, we want you to start investing your money in addition to retirement for a rainy day.  Philippa: And those goals you've talked about have, you know, just as a conference attendee at that first conference, I remember learning so much that, you know, so many tools to place in my toolkit. And I know that others that I've heard over the years, how many other attendees say pretty much their cup is full when they attend a conference and they leave ready to tackle the profession, ready to tackle, you know, everything that all of the challenges that are placed before them, you know, in their in this legal profession. And just want to say to you, Marian, I agree with you that your goals have been met and just as someone who has attended every conference. And I'd like to hear from you on what you've had such wonderful conferences and I agree that they are truly an experience. So looking back, can you share some of the most memorable moments for you as the founder and CEO of LIWOCA, just reflecting over the past 20 years?  Marian: Oh, there's so many. One was the networking reception that LexisNexis sponsored. We had several of those receptions where we sat down at tables with our hors d'oeuvres and drinks and wrapped. Each person was asked to bring a book, age appropriate for a young woman, 10 to 14, 10 to 13 years old, and write a little note in the cover of the book. LexisNexis provided the gift wrap and the tape and the scissors. But while we were wrapping, and people wrapped more than one or two books, because LexisNexis also provided some extra books for people who may have forgotten to bring some. And while we were sitting there wrapping all those books, and we wrapped over 300 books that were donated to the Coretta Scott King Academy, and to Girls, Inc. But while we were wrapping those books, we also had conversations with attendees. We met attendees, we networked, and it was a true networking event. And it was fun. And we were at the same time doing something, you know, for charity. And then also, I remember some of our great speakers, the Honorable Vanessa Gilmore, who was the federal district judge at that time for the Southern District of Texas. She was so engaging and so funny, we couldn't get people out of the lunchroom. They continued asking questions. We were ringing the bell. I was trying to usher people out. And we were 30 minutes behind our next session. She was just that fantastic. Michele Coleman Mayes. She was the general counsel of Allstate. And she brought her mentee on the stage. And they engaged in a conversation. And she was really her sponsor. But that conversation was in a format that she created. It wasn't our idea, but it was a big hit because the attendees listening to that conversation were able to walk away with some ideas from that conversation. Also, Sandra Leung, who was the executive vice president and general counsel for Bristol Myers Squibb, she was just fantastic. I think everyone enjoyed her speech. She just gave so much good advice and talked about her career trajectory. And, of course, our first conference was actually my favorite conference because it was probably because it was the first and was like, oh, my God, it's a success, able to do this. It happened. Starting anything from scratch is hard work. And when you say, don't say you Marianne, but it was after, you know, that second year, it was a planning committee. And a lot of people, including you, contributed to making those conferences a success. There's no way year after year I could have done that by myself. Although I was conference president and conference chair for 10 years. And, you know, that is a heavy, that's a heavy burden to carry, but it was a labor of love. So those are some of the highlights of the conference and just mingling with people and meeting new people. I feel so fortunate to have met women of color attorneys from all over the country who I never would have met. And also a lot in Georgia. I never would have met you. Because we work in our silos unless we go to your reception or national conference and that's usually going to you're usually going to gravitate to those sessions in your specialty it's hard to meet new people so those are some of the the highlight for me.  Philippa: You know, LIWOCA has been so successful over these past 20 years. There's a steady flow of lawyers wanting to get involved with planning and those who attend. What else is there for Marian Cover Dockery to do? What do you envision as next steps for LIWOCA? What's on the horizon?  Marian: Well, one of the initiatives we've already started, and that's to have regional events. We had our first in Santa Monica this summer. Teresa Becerra, who's a partner at Spencer Fane, connected with me through one of our attendees, Rachel Patterson, who I guess she said, how can we do this? And I said, you tell me what you want me when you want to do it and I'll be there. And another attorney in Philadelphia, likewise, wants to have a networking reception or a reception actually to introduce LIWOCA to attorneys and partners who are unaware of the organization to help our organization grow. So in Santa Monica, there were eight to 10 attorneys, women of color. None of them had heard of LIWOCA. All of them were excited about it. All of them wanted to come next year and hopefully, you know, bring an associate from their firm. So I would like to see us grow, but I don't, you know, it's really not my decision. We have a board now. We have a planning committee. We were an executive committee. Personally, I don't want us to grow where we've got thousands of people if that were ever possible. I like the idea of having a manageable group of people because I think that the level of comfort for many of the attorneys who aren't real gregarious and outgoing to just approach someone and ask them for advice, I think it increases with a smaller, more comfortable number of attendees. I also would like to see us create a job board so that people know of job opportunities in the legal profession. I would also like a newsletter that would give the attendees an opportunity to submit articles that perhaps they have written or already published to help, you know, get the word out that, and also that's helpful for them if they are trying to develop business. So among our group of attendees, we have so many who are representing corporations like you, law firm, and someone may see an article and be impressed with it, and that might be an opportunity for the person who wrote the article for a future job opportunity. So those are some of the things I would like to see. This podcast is great. More marketing opportunities to get the word out about our organization. There's so much room for, you know, several of these types of organizations You cannot have too many And even though there are not a lot of women of color attorneys We are scattered all over the United States. And there is a critical mass that needs to be served. And just let me just say this, that you were talking about my past. My first job, legal job, was in a law firm where it was as a law clerk. And I was so disillusioned working in that job because one of the partners came on to me and I quit. And it was a small firm. It wasn't like it was a big firm and I could avoid this guy. And so when I heard that report, I understood how many of those women felt who left their law practice. Of course, I was just clerking in a law firm a second year, so that's not the same as having a permanent job where you're depending on that salary. But just think about, I mean, you know, I thought about that. I said, how horrible, all your hopes and dreams and your excitement and enthusiasm, you're going to practice law, you pass the bar, you're entering this firm, and you're faced with all these obstacles. So I think back 40-plus years when that happened, when I was in law school, and to think that it's still going on now is very disconcerting. But I believe that women are smarter now. They can be given tools and advice as to how to circumvent that. And, of course, we have sexual harassment laws. And, you know, most lawyers aren't going to sue a firm, but they have options. They have options to work in other places that are more friendly for women and that are really focused on promoting and elevating women.  Philippa: Definitely, the LIWOCA does serve as a place where women of lawyers can convene and share their journey, you know, obstacles, share their successes, you know, meet, find mentors and become mentors. I mean, you have just really filled an unmet need and so glad you attended that American Bar Association meeting where you learned of the Visible Invisibility Study. And, you know, as we close, you know, what would be your message to any woman of color or any supporter or ally who is contemplating getting involved with LIWOCA or attending a conference? What would be your message to them or what guidance would you provide?  Marian: Well, I would tell them to go to our website, leadingwomanofcolor.org, and register for our next conference and tell their friends about it. I would also say if you've already attended a conference and you'd like to get involved, email our administrator at info@leadingwomanofcolor.org. Sue Ann Daniel will put you in touch with whoever is the president at that time. This year, our president is Gillian Crowl. So, you know, there's always room for help. And if you don't have time to work on a planning committee as a member, because it is a lot of work, we don't want to sugarcoat it. It's a lot of work. You can't practice law and then be involved in 10 other things and then this. Be smart about how you want to contribute. You can contribute to LIWOCA, as I said, by donating, sending an article to us, and, you know, we'll put it in a newsletter or sending your job openings, and we'll put it on a job board. That is the advice I would give to anyone who's interested. And then when they come to the conference, I would seek out a planning committee member and ask them what was involved. But don't get involved just to put it on your resume. You have to be committed because it is a time commitment. It's work. It's work. And let me just add this. It's a lot less work now that we have an administrator because we didn't always have an administrator. And our administrator is fantastic because she's also technologically adapted to doing everything. She has skills that we appreciate. And she is organized and she's worked on these conferences enough to know what has to be done.  Philippa: Well, Marian, as we close, I would like to repeat that email is info@leadingwomenofcolor.org. Marian Cover Dockery, founder and CEO of LIWOCA, thank you so much for your commitment to improving the profession, for helping others, for providing encouragement, support, financial support even for the law school scholars. Thank you for your legacy of excellence. Just thank you.  Marian: Well, thank you, Philippa, and thank you for all that you have done over the years to help make the organization a success as our vice chair.  Kendra: Wow, what a fantastic first episode of our podcast, and how amazing has it been to hear from both of you about all these wonderful memories of such a tremendous organization and one that I'm very, very proud to be affiliated with. So thank you both for your time, for all your efforts over the years, and we look forward to seeing another set of special guests on the very next episode of Inclusivity Included, the LIWOCA edition. Thanks so much.  Outro: Inclusivity Included is a Reed Smith production. Our producers are Ali McCardell and Shannon Ryan. You can find our podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, reedsmith.com, and our social media accounts.  Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes. It does not constitute legal advice and is not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to suggest or establish standards of care applicable to particular lawyers in any given situation. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Any views, opinions, or comments made by any external guest speaker are not to be attributed to Reed Smith LLP or its individual lawyers.  All rights reserved.  Transcript is auto-generated.

Helping Mamas is working to deliver 200,000 diapers, wipes and feminine hygiene products to help families in South Georgia communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. Jamie Lackey, the founder of the nonprofit baby supply bank, discusses details about a diaper drive drop-off event that's happening on Saturday, October 5, from 9 a.m. to noon at Pace Academy in Atlanta. Plus, more than 45,000 Dockworkers from Texas up to Maine are on strike. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association are demanding higher pay and job protection from automation by the shipping companies that employ them. We hear from John Haber, the strategic channel partner at Transportation Insight, about how the strike could impact the economy and disrupt the supply chain. Lastly, data suggests Americans received 15 billion political text messages in 2022. More are expected for this year's presidential election, but not all of them are legit. Arun Rai, a business professor at Georgia State University and a member of Georgia's AI Advisory Council, discusses the dangers and risks of political misinformation and how it can spread through multiple channels, including text messages, emails and robocalls. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sharman White - Head Boys Coach at Pace Academy & USA Basketball Coach

Sharman White - Head Boys Coach at Pace Academy & USA Basketball Coach

Sharman White - Head Boys Coach at Pace Academy & USA Basketball Coach

Sharman White - Head Boys Coach at Pace Academy & USA Basketball Coach

Sharman White - Head Boys Coach at Pace Academy & USA Basketball Coach

Pace Academy HC Sharman White recently completed a great stretch of basketball, coaching the McDonald's All-American game, helping lead the USA Basketball Minicamp in Phoenix, and then coaching the USA Team at Nike Hoop Summit in Portland. He sat down with me to provide details on all of those events, while also touching on some other broad topics concerning grassroots basketball.

Sharman White, Head basketball coach of Pace Academy joins Sam and Greg

Pace Academy, Head Coach; 2023 Class 4A State Champions; 10x State of Georgia High School Champions; USA Basketball U17 National Team Head Men's Coach; Georgia High School Regional 6AA Championship (2022); Won back-to-back (2019 and 2020) Georgia High School State Championships, in 3A and 2A divisions respectively, with a combined record of 56-6; Named Head Coach of NIKE Hoops Summit Team (2020 & 2021); 2014 USA TODAY All-USA Coach of the Year (at Miller Grove High School, GA); 5x Georgia High School State Champions at Miller Grove High School (2009-2012 Georgia Class 4A and 2013 and 2014 Georgia Class 5A titles); 2016 National High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year; 2013 Georgia Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year and Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Class 5A Coach of the Year; 3x Georgia Class 4A Coach of the Year and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Class 4A Coach of the Year (in 2010, 2011 and 2012) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-furtado/support

MDJ Script/ Top Stories for August 1st Tuesday Publish Date: July 31 Monday   Commercial: Henssler :15   From the Henssler Financial Studio, Welcome to the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast Today is Tuesday July 29th and happy 61st birthday to actor Wesley Snipes ***Snipes*** I'm Dan Radcliffe and here are the stories Cobb is talking about, presented by Credit of Georgia 1. 1991 California cold case reopened after retired Marietta pastor's arrest 2. Marietta weighs renewal of tax-sharing agreement with Cobb Galleria authority 3. And a Cobb, Marietta schools see mixed results on statewide test   All of this and more is coming up on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. Commercial : CU of GA   STORY 1: 91   After the arrest of an 83-year-old retired minister in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Pennsylvania almost 50 years ago, investigators in California reopened a cold case involving a 4-year-old girl who went missing in 1991. David George Zandstra, the accused, admitted to the crime after evidence of sexual misconduct was presented. Investigators are looking into possible connections between the two cases, separated by 16 years and multiple states, to see if there might be a pattern of similar crimes. The Christian Reformed Church in North America, where Zandstra served as a minister, has also initiated its own investigation.....................……... Read more about this at mdjonline.com   Story 2: galleria   The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, which manages the Cobb Galleria Centre and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, has renewed 30-year tax revenue-sharing agreements with several cities, but the city of Marietta is yet to reach an agreement. The authority seeks a steady revenue stream to fund a $150-170 million redevelopment. Marietta's hotel-motel tax revenue contributes to the authority's revenue, but some officials are questioning the continuation of the subsidy for three more decades. The authority argues that it has a significant economic and philanthropic impact, generating billions in economic impact and supporting jobs. Marietta's City Council plans to discuss the matter further in a special meeting on August 9.   Story 3: test   The 2022-2023 Georgia Milestones test scores show that Marietta City Schools saw significant improvements in reading across most grade levels, particularly in third-grade reading with a 20-point increase. This improvement is attributed to the Literacy and Justice for All program. However, the average score for high schoolers in algebra saw a 23-point drop since last year. In contrast, Cobb County School District's scores remained relatively steady or slightly dropped, with some grade levels showing declines in reading. Marietta outperformed the state in various categories but fell short in some subjects. Statewide, there were improvements in student scores on most assessments compared to the previous year. Efforts to improve reading outcomes include expanding tutoring programs through Georgia Virtual Learning and partnering with AmeriCorps.   we'll be right back   Break: ESOG – Elon – Dayco   STORY 4: college   Rob Garcia III has been appointed to lead the Marietta College and Career Academy in Marietta City Schools. The academy offers unique pathways for students to gain hands-on experience in various industries and develop skills for high-paying jobs. Garcia's aim is to connect local businesses with the academy to build curriculum according to their needs, offer internships and apprenticeships, and ensure students are prepared for the workforce. The academy spans the entirety of Marietta High School, and its success is driven by partnerships with local industries. Garcia's return to his hometown is seen as a significant asset to the community.   STORY 5: 6 holocaust   Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann shared his story during a three-day symposium off Marietta Square hosted by Zachor Shoah, Inc., a nonprofit combating Holocaust denial and distortion. Born in 1939 in Czernowitz, Bukovina, Steigmann and his family were imprisoned in the Mogilev-Podolsky labor camp in Transnistria. He survived medical experiments, starvation, and death marches during the Holocaust. Steigmann emphasized the importance of education to prevent hate, bigotry, and genocide, urging people to be vigilant against hate groups and propaganda. The symposium aimed to promote Holocaust education and raise awareness about the dangers of antisemitism and discrimination.   Story 6: jackson   Republican Cobb County Tax Commissioner Carla Jackson, the first Black tax commissioner in Cobb County's history, is switching to the Democratic Party ahead of next year's election. She has been reelected twice as a Republican but will now seek reelection as a Democrat. Jackson cited the changes in the Republican Party since 2016 as her reason for the switch and mentioned that her beliefs and values as a Black woman are in direct opposition to GOP actions regarding race, voting rights, gender, and the environment. The Cobb Democratic Committee welcomed her to the party.   We'll be back in a moment   Break: Drake- Ingles 7- JRM   Story 7: foti   The Walton Raiders achieved their 23rd overall state title in girls' tennis, winning the Georgia state playoffs under coach Anthony Foti's leadership. Foti was named the 2023 Cobb County Girls Tennis Coach of the Year. The team faced tough opponents, including state champions Northview, Pace Academy, and Marist, to prepare for the championship match against North Gwinnett. Led by Notre Dame commit Hayden Mulberry, who displayed dominant play, Walton secured a decisive victory in the final. The team will face new challenges next season with the graduation of seven seniors but remains confident in maintaining their high level of performance.   Story 8: santanna   The Dillon Santana of Mount Paran Christian had a remarkable comeback story in tennis. Despite facing setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a wrist injury, he played consistently as the No. 1 singles player and led his team to its first-ever state championship. Santana's performance earned him the title of 2023 Cobb County Boys Tennis Player of the Year. Motivated by past missed opportunities, he fought hard in every match, and the culmination of his efforts led to an emotional victory. Santana will continue his tennis journey at Georgia College and State University.   Story 9: rhodes   Cody Rhodes, a professional wrestler, reminisces about his WWE career, starting in Detroit in 2007 when he inducted his father, Dusty Rhodes, into the WWE Hall of Fame. Rhodes, a Cobb Native and Lassiter alum, later debuted in WWE, left in 2016 to join the independent circuit, co-founded All Elite Wrestling, and returned to WWE in 2022. Rhodes aims to win the WWE heavyweight title, a dream that eluded his father. Despite challenges and emotions, he remains focused on his goal and cherishes his Detroit connection through his wife's family. Cody Rhodes is set to wrestle Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.     We're back with final thoughts after this     Break: UMC 15 – Henssler 60 Signoff- Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Marietta Daily Journal podcast. Read more about all our stories, and get other great content at MDJonline.com. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. 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Matt Dreier and Kristen Braia are the cofounders of a new Acton Academy affiliate microschool, Pace Academy, in North Chesterfield, Virginia, about 10 miles outside of Richmond.  Matt retired from a 20-year career in the US Marine Corps and began pursuing his interest in education. He earned a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and then teamed up with his niece, Kristen, a mom and successful entrepreneur, to launch their microschool. When Pace Academy opens this fall, it will join approximately 300 other microschools in the fast-growing Acton Academy network, and will be one of six Acton affiliate microschools in Virginia. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.

Selena is now the Head coach at Pace Academy (private school) and the Atlanta Vipers 10U team. While playing at A&M she was a 4yr starter, captain of the team, A&M Female Athlete of the Year, All-American honors, Big 12 Conference POY, Big 12 First team All-Conference (4yrs) and finished her college softball career as the Texas A&M all-time leader in RBI's and home runs. While playing at A&M she also played for the USA National team. After she had a professional career with two different NPF teams, as she was selected to the All-star team each year. Had a few coaching jobs as Head coach at Trinity University and Assistant coach at Sam Houston St. She was later inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame. You will definetly hear her passion for the game on this episode. Hope ya'll enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farron-levi/support

Hey y'all! We are back after a week off! Life & work got in the way last week for Kevin & Merritt, but they are back with a special guest! This week they had on former WVU Women's Basketball player & current Girl's Basketball Coach at Pace Academy, Christal Caldwell. Enjoy as we all dive into WVU basketball and get to know Christal even more!      #themanlymusings #podcast #themanlymusingspodcast #westvirginiauniversity #womensbasketball #virginiatech #paceacademy #sportstalk

In the 2nd hour of today's Steakhouse, we spend it with Sharman White, head coach of Pace Academy talking about his 10 state titles, his college coaching career, overtime elite, and what needs to happen for in-state teams to recruit well in Georgia. 

Pace Academy Head Basketball Coach Sharman White joins the show to give all the details about the "Playing for a Change" Basketball Classic

Sam & Greg return to Saturday mornings and the guys kick the show off with there biggest moments from the past week, including the Hawks win over the Hornets on Friday night. Pace Academy HS Basketball Coach Sharman White joins the show to preview the huge event they are hosting at Pace Academy

The Georgia Department of Transportation 2022 triennial safety audit of MARTA “finds a strong commitment to safety and no major safety gaps or concerns,” according to a news release. The audit examined MARTA's heavy and light rail departments including operations and maintenance, training and communications, and equipment, structures, and signals. As required by the Federal Transit Administration, MARTA maintains and regularly updates an agency safety plan and that plan, along with authority safety procedures and practices are audited every three years through GDOT's State Safety Oversight program. This year's findings show a significant improvement in safety practices in all areas, with only 20 deficiencies and 16 areas of concern identified, compared to close to 100 such findings during the previous audit in 2019. A deficiency is defined as an item that doesn't meet the established safety criteria; an area of concern partially meets those criteria. MARTA will review the audit findings this month and generate a corrective action plan for each item needing attention.  Despite a strong showing in favor of the change, Juneteenth and Veterans Day will not be added to the Sandy Springs Holiday Calendar in 2023. Adoption of the 2023 city calendar was originally proposed on November 15, but the matter was deferred after significant public comment in favor of the addition of Juneteenth and Veterans Day. Mayor and council revisited the discussion at the December 6 meeting. Human Resources Director Jennifer Emery presented two options for the 2023 Holiday Calendar. The first being to add one floating holiday in recognition of Juneteenth and Veterans Day. The floating holiday must be taken within the calendar year. The second option was to make no changes and keep the calendar as it. Mayor Rusty Paul and city council members chose to keep the originally proposed 10 holidays and the floating holiday option. Many residents, once again, spoke in favor of the Juneteenth addition. Councilperson Melody Kelley spoke to the importance of adding Juneteenth, presenting both a factual and personal perspective. According to Kelley, 73% of Georgia cities have adopted Juneteenth and 87% have adopted Veterans Day as a city holiday. The cities include Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon-Bibb, Savannah, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Warner Robins, Albany, Alpharetta, Marietta and Stonecrest. Kelley also shared memories of her grandfather, who helped raise her, correlating personal memories with the importance of Juneteenth. Michael Pauken has been named Interim Executive Director of the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs and will join the team this month. Pauken has served as General Manager/Executive Director of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, Illinois, since 2002. The North Shore Center is a 65,000 square foot, two theater complex containing a total of 1,185 seats. The Center has two resident theater companies and partners with several other organizations. More than 400 events and performances are held at the Center in a typical year. During his time at the Center, Pauken brought programming in-house and presented more than 475 international touring and Chicago-based artists including Al Jarreau, Art Garfunkel, Boz Scaggs, Clint Black, Ed Asner, Graham Nash, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, and the Indigo Girls, to name only a few. A number of Pace Academy and Lovett players were among those selected to the All-Region 5AAAA football team. Leading the way among the local contingent was Pace Academy junior wide receiver Terrence Kiel II, who was named a co-offensive player of the year, along with Hampton senior quarterback Conner Tolley. Four Pace players were selected to the First Team Offense — senior offensive lineman and South Carolina commitment Trovon Baugh, senior quarterback Conner Phelan, senior wide receiver Kendall Evans and sophomore wide receiver Cooper Williams. Lovett junior defensive lineman Christian Bell, senior defensive lineman Noah Claxton, senior linebacker Hayden Bernard, junior linebacker Michael Dollar and senior defensive back Anderson Beavor were named to the First Team defense. Pace junior defensive lineman Hevin Brown-Shuler and senior defensive back Davis Rice were also named to the Second Team defense. Lovett sophomore kicker/punter Conner Deviney was a First Team special teams selection. The Second Team offense included a couple of Lovett players — sophomore running back Kalil Townes and junior wide receiver Luke Wallace — along with Pace Academy senior offensive lineman Kylen Shields. Pace senior linebacker Frank Caldwell III and Lovett sophomore Talen Frett were named to the Second Team defense, while Pace senior kicker/punter Andrew Swann was a Second Team special teams selection. For a full list of players, please go to the Northside Neighbor website. More than 200 students at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School see the world through new lenses thanks to Sandy Springs Rotary Club and Vision to Learn. The Sandy Springs Rotary Club partnered with Los Angeles-based nonprofit Vision to Learn to provide prescription lenses to nearly 1/3 of students at the middle school during the first phase of distribution. In total, Sandy Springs Rotary Club has purchased more than 800 pairs of glasses for Sandy Springs students. Club members and volunteers spent the mornings of December 7 and 8 handing out glasses to students at Sandy Springs Charter Middle School. Students were briefed on how to take care of their glasses and when to wear them. Vision to Learn was founded in 2012 by Austin Beutner in Northridge, California. He saw the need once he found out that so many students in the Los Angeles area were struggling in school, partly due to not being able to see the board or read clearly. The idea was to bring a vision clinic to the kids (at schools or Boys and Girls Clubs) to access whether they needed glasses and then to provide the proper glasses for them to be able to see and do better in school. As of 2022, Vision to Learn has visited 5000 schools and Boys and Girls Clubs and has provided 350,000 children with glasses. They currently have 50 mobile clinics and over 200 employees working for them.  A large contingent of football players from Marist, North Atlanta, Riverwood and St. Pius X have been honored for their accomplishments on the gridiron in the 2022 season with their selection to the All-Region 4AAAAAA team. North Atlanta won two of the three top awards, with senior quarterback Trey Lennon selected as offensive player of the year and Jamie Aull as coach of the year. St. Pius X senior defensive back Jack Tchienchou was named defensive player of the year. Marist had four players named on offense — junior running back Joseph Pizzo and senior offensive linemen Peyton Lamb, Kevin McDonald and Drew Prieto. Riverwood had three players on offense — senior tight end Levi Linowes, senior running back Walter Evans and sophomore offensive lineman Sean Poret. North Atlanta featured two offensive players — senior wide receiver Jamie O'Kelley and senior offensive lineman Tyree Myles — while St. Pius offensive lineman Jack Woods was the only other local player named to the team on offense. Marist had three of its players selected on defense — junior defensive lineman Luke Harpring, junior defensive back Casey Comerford and senior linebacker Colin Hare, while North Atlanta also featured three defensive players — sophomore defensive lineman Chase Linton, junior defensive back Xaden Benson and junior linebacker Connor Hughes. For a full list of players, please go to the Northside Neighbor website.

Go Inside the Play Call with Shawn and this week's guest, Chris Slade, a former NFL athlete and current head coach at Pace Academy! Slade discusses his early start in sports and how he worked his way up to playing at UVA before being drafted by the Patriots. During his time in the NFL, he played in a Super Bowl, and he recounts his experiences and the unique opportunity he had to call the coin toss. They finish by discussing his time as a high school football coach and the impact he is able to have on his student-athletes, watching them grow and succeed over the course of four years. $10 for 10 Years: bit.ly/3BUEBkS Sign up to stay connected through our newsletter: bit.ly/3qSbqsx Follow us on social media: @OrangeArrowPA

Jada Coggins is the Head J.V. Girls Basketball Coach at Pace Academy, Georgia, where she started an AAU team called the AE5 College Park Rimrockers. Her program focuses on education, basketball and mental fortitude. While in High School Jada earned honorable mention status by the Georgia Sports Writers Association for the Class AAAAA in 2013-14, tabbed to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's All- Metro Southside Second Team, garnered All Region honors named to the 2015 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings/ESPN Watch list. She was the Lady Wildcats all-time leading scorer and rebounder, scoring 1000 plus points and was the first Lady Wildcat to sign a Division 1 scholarship to Jacksonville State University (JSU). After her sophomore year, due to an injury, she returned home to Georgia State University where she was given the chance to handle some “unfinished business”. She completed an internship with the #1 Hip-Hop radio station in Atlanta, Hot 107.9, and with Georgia State's Athletic Dept., serving as an in-game social media host. She also assisted as Head Varsity coach at Whitewater during her Junior and senior years in college. After graduating in May of 2019 from Georgia State University, Jada returned to become the sponsored Ford Keys In game host for football games during the Panther's 2019 season. After her injury at JSU, Jada experienced a lot of emotions that caused her to question her identity. She uses her current position as coach to empower young athletes to find healthy balance in their lives through education, sports and mental health. Jada is a young woman with intense dedication, commitment and resilience. She is building a legacy for young athletes to rise in the face of adversity. Basketball became a way of life for Jada, pushing her in all aspects. Connect with Jada on LinkedIn, Twitter. About Sivonnia DeBarros Sivonnia DeBarros – the Protector of Athletes – is a first-generation lawyer and law business owner, a woman in business, and a former track and field Division-I College athlete. DeBarros is passionate about helping athletes in business protect their brands through collaborative partnerships, education and support necessary to carry them to the next level. DeBarros's practice areas are Business, Employment, Sports, and Entertainment. Learn more about her services at www.prosportlawyer.com and www.sldebarros.com. Are you seeking additional support to help you overcome issues with self-identity and confidence that's having a large impact on your business? Join the Athletes Making Moves Course now to get started. Additional Resources: What Are You Sporting About? Book Athletes Making Moves Book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/waysa/support

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Episode 80: Daddy Drinking Culture with Daniel Patterson In episode 80 of the Sober Vibes podcast, Courtney Andersen talks with Daniel Patterson about the Daddy Drinking culture! Yes, it is real just like the Mommy Wine culture. Daniel shares his story of addiction and recovery.  Daniel Patterson has over twenty years of experience in the field of secondary education. Holding a Master's Degree in Teaching and an Administrative Services Credential, Daniel has served as a classroom English teacher, a student council director, a varsity tennis coach, and an assistant principal. Daniel currently serves as the Director of Education for two therapeutic schools: Visions Day School and PACE Academy.  During his tenure, Daniel has earned recognitions such as Teacher of the Year (2012), Administrator of the Year (2016), as well as the PTA Honorary Service Award (2012, 2016), and City of Newport Beach Mayor's Proclamation (2017) for his work in education.  Daniel is the author of The Assertive Parent (2018) and RECOVER[edu] (2020) and SOBERTUNITY (late 2022), and has contributed to publications such as The HuffPost, Thrive Global, MSNBC, NBC News, ABC, Fox News, and The LA Times, among others.  Thank you for listening. To Rate, Review, and Subscribe to the Sober Vibes Podcast. Thank you to our Sponsors! ORGANIFI! Click here to shop supplements and save 20% on all items at checkout using code "sobervibes" Greens and Gold are a must. LIVED! Click here to download the LIVED APP for free and start listening to courses, motivation, and support. Learn from the best you have done it and show you what's possible living a life without alcohol. To Connect with Courtney: Instagram  1:1 Free Consult Sober Focus Program  30 Day Sober Not Boring Calendar  The Ultimate Guide to Sobriety To Connect with Daniel: Website Instagram  Tik Tok    

Every day, we talk to people about practice. And we explain that to become effective at communication, you have to work at becoming good at it. And we define mastery of a skill as those who become so good at a skill that you can count on their performance and outcome consistently. And once you begin to talk about performance and outcomes, it's easy to draw a parallel between mastery of a skill like communication and mastery of sports like the Olympics. And that's what we're going to do for you on this podcast:  connect the concepts of practice, mastery and outcomes. And accentuate the value of practice and the ultimate results of effort. Because that's what today's guest has achieved. Recently back from the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, Kenny Selmon represented the U.S. in the 400-meter hurdles. He began his track and field career just down the road at Pace Academy in Atlanta (where my claim to fame is that I overlapped in high school with him for one year!) and where he won the National Championship in the 400-meteres in 2014. Then he continued on to run hurdles at UNC, where he places 2nd in the NCCAA Division 1 National Championships in 2018 and set UNC's record for the 400-metres. After graduating from UNC, he won the 2018 USAF Outdoor Championships and the Athletics World Cup in London. And in 2021, he qualified for the 2021 U.S. Olympic Team. Tune in to see what Kenny shares with guest host Hurst Williamson about the Master of Skills.   Show Notes Mastery of a skill is an individual that becomes so good at a skill that you can count on their performance and outcome consistently. The podcast today will cover the practice, mastery, and outcome. Accentuate the value of practice and the ultimate results of the effort. Kenny Selmon, Olympic Athlete, USA What were some of the most difficult hurdles to overcome on the journey of being an Olympic Athlete? Covid Impact Lost sponsorship No access to tracks to train Unknow future of the Olympics What is the difference between intention and repetition behind the practice? How do you keep that intention when training? Know your ‘why”, understanding why you are doing it. Your “why” gives you the full vision and picture Know what you want even if you are struggling to find your “why” When you understand what you want it makes the steps to get there easier and will lead you to your “why” What is it like to consistently practice even when you've mastered the sport? How do you keep going? Every day you must perform at the highest level, even in practice. You don't know if it's going to work, all you have is faith and knowledge that your work will pay off. Have a coach that knows how to get you there Prepare for disrupters (rain, heat) Must always be ready to perform, there are no second chances What role does resilience play for the brand of an athlete? The importance of personal brand Book referenced at 14:56, Disrupted! How to Reset Your Brand & Your Career Genuine care to supporters – responding to text messages, listening, and understanding they are on the journey with you. Everybody is competing with the brand and the personality next to you, how to stand out? Understand that athletes are all people that have been given a gift. Always be a person first. It's not about standing out, it's understanding who the person is and being genuine. Be yourself. Is there a brand that stands out to you? (Kenny) “Brand” is connected to success Allyson Felix for her brand to work so must continue to do well, compete, and win. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson_Felix Companies look for candidates that can show discipline and focus behind their experience. What are the parallels for an Olympic athlete? Faith- What you can not see Knowledge – You know knows what it will take, they've been through it Delayed gratitude – Bad/hard days will be stacked up for one day of celebration All of those experiences connect Stoke – a free platform where people connect to chat about Live TV www.stokeapp.live Mission: Our mission is to virtually connect the existing communities that watch Live Sports, TV Shows, and more. We strive to create a fun and active social communication channel for Live TV that streamlines all the different conversations surrounding it. Viewers pulled into the stories of Olympic Athletes. How has working alongside other Olympic athletes changed your perspective of storytelling and personal narratives? They are all people and they have problems and lives, but their work is at a very high level. Understand they are all people at the end of the day. Favorite story from the Olympics Watching his coach live his dream Knowing all structures were built specifically for that event Organization and technological aspects of the event

The South Atlanta Hornets are in the driver's seat for a second straight Region 6-2A title after defeating No. 5 Lovett last week in their league opener. This week they play Pace Academy. Hornets coach Michael Woolridge, in his first year at South Atlanta after turning Class 4A's Hardaway around, comes on to discuss the season to date and more.

Stephen, a self-made entrepreneur living in Kershaw County area of South Carolina is settings the pace for working the most hours and jobs in a week! Stephen works both a full and part-time job, while owning multiple small businesses, including a successful local grocery and restaurant delivery service called Kershaw2Go. Stephen also assist multiple non-profits by serving on their boards as Chair. His current project is PACE Academy, a local public charter school which opened its doors just over a month ago. You can follow Stephen on his many adventures on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stevilgram/ If you live in Kershaw County, check out Kershaw2Go at https://www.kershaw2go.com or follow their many social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kershaw2Go Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kershaw2go/ If you have a student or know a child struggling with reading or dyslexia, visit PACE Academy: https://choosepace.org

Stephen, a self-made entrepreneur living in Kershaw County area of South Carolina is settings the pace for working the most hours and jobs in a week! Stephen works both a full and part-time job, while owning multiple small businesses, including a successful local grocery and restaurant delivery service called Kershaw2Go. Stephen also assist multiple non-profits by serving on their boards as Chair. His current project is PACE Academy, a local public charter school which opened its doors just over a month ago. You can follow Stephen on his many adventures on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stevilgram/ If you live in Kershaw County, check out Kershaw2Go at https://www.kershaw2go.com or follow their many social media channels: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kershaw2Go Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kershaw2go/ If you have a student or know a child struggling with reading or dyslexia, visit PACE Academy: https://choosepace.org

GHSA executive director Dr. Robin Hines, Buford football coach Bryant Appling, Pace Academy football coach Chris Slade and 247Sports recruiting analyst Rusty Mansell join to discuss "Name, image and likeness" and its trickle-down effect to the high school level.

Today on Pursuing Excellence I talked with Anna Bush, head volleyball coach at Pace Academy in Atlanta, GA!!

Kenny Selmon, who attended Pace Academy right here in Atlanta, is heading to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and joined Andy and Randy to talk about his journey! Selmon will be representing Team USA in the 400m hurdles! The guys ask him about his Olympic journey as well as the most important question: What's going down in the Olympic Village? Going for Gold and a wife! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode of The Jboy Show features former Pro Bowl NFL safety Chris Slade as he talks about his illustrious college and NFL career, his astronomical sack numbers in an era where teams weren't dropping back to pass as much, how the lessons of his career has shaped how he coaches his teams at Pace Academy and much more!Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

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Go Inside the Play Call with Shawn and this week’s guest, Chris Slade, a former NFL athlete and current head coach at Pace Academy! Slade discusses his early start in sports and how he worked his way up to playing at UVA before being drafted by the Patriots. During his time in the NFL, he played in a Super Bowl, and he recounts his experiences and the unique opportunity he had to call the coin toss. They finish by discussing his time as a high school football coach and the impact he is able to have on his student-athletes, watching them grow and succeed over the course of four years.

A special Class 2A championship preview episode featuring conversations with each championship team's coach — Pace Academy's Sharman White, Columbia's Dr. Phil McCary, Josey's Jawan Bailey and Fannin County's Ryan Chastain. Also joining are Wynston Wilcox of The Augusta Chronicle, Tim Towe of Fannin Rebel TV and Mark Brock of Dekalb Schools athletics.

Katie Larson has achieved success in the water as an athlete at the University of Massachusetts and on the deck as head coach of the University of Florida women's collegiate club team. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, she started playing water polo in 9th grade at Pace Academy in Atlanta and immediately fell in love with the sport and played all four years, both at Pace and at the Dynamo Water Polo club team of Atlanta, and made the Honorable Mention All-American team her senior year. She then enrolled at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she walked on to the Division I varsity women's water polo team. She competed with UMass for three and a half years, during which time the team placed as high as Fifth in the nation, before returning to Atlanta to enroll in Graduate school and resume playing with the Dynamo team. Katie moved to Gainesville, FL, in 2004, and she began playing with the UF women's club team the next year. In 2007, she served as the volunteer assistant coach for UF, and in 2008 was given the honor of head coach. Larson, who led the Gators to the 2019 Women's National Collegiate Club Championship as Florida became the inaugural East Coast club team to win a National Championship in the sport of water polo, the 2018 and 2019 National Championship Coach of the Tournament has led Florida to become a dominant force in the ranks of club teams around the country. The 2018 Coach of the Tournament award for leading Florida to a Third Place finish Mt. Hood Community College prior to earning the 2019 honor for guiding the Gators to a 4-3 defeat of the University of California-Davis for the National Championship at the University of Notre Dame, has led the rise of Florida with fellow coach/husband Tim Larson. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwpa/support

Four-star Rivals100 class of 2022 prospect Josh Reed joins the 84th edition of the show. The Pace Academy junior is on the national #17-ranked Pace Academy high school basketball team. He's a rising star and likely to become a household name among hoops fans in the next year. Josh discusses his recent explosion on the recruiting trail, playing 1v1 against Matthew Cleveland (FSU signee, top 2021 prospect), and gives a recruiting update on the latest edition of the podcast. Recruiting Profile: https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2022/josh-reed-270023 Please follow the show on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter: @LukeWinstelShow. Music Credit: Downtown Funk! (www.earcandydigital.com) Thank you for supporting the podcast!

William Pitts (b. 1986) is a composer, conductor, and arranger from Atlanta. Growing up in Carrollton, Georgia, Pitts graduated summa cum laude from Emory University, where he studied saxophone, conducting, and composition. He has completed graduate study in Music at North Georgia University and the University of Michigan. Pitts most recently served as the Brass Arranger for the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Rockford, Illinois. As a member of the corps, Pitts served as a Conductor for three years (2005, 2007-2008). He was a finalist for DCI's Jim Jones Leadership Award all three years. In 2008, the Regiment took first place honors as World Champions at the Drum Corps International Finals. Will was also honored as Regiment's 2008 Mark Glasscoe Member of the Year. In addition to his role as arranger, he has also served on Regiment's management staff, and as the Brass Arranger and Composer for the Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. Pitts is active as a music designer, adjudicator, and instructor for high school band programs throughout the country. Marching ensembles performing his arrangements have been recognized as State Marching Band Finalists and Champions, along with Bands of America Regional Finalists, Regional Champions, and Grand National Finalists. His concert compositions and arrangements have been commissioned and performed across the world. He has written works for and been commissioned by the Boston Pops, the University of North Texas, the Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army, Wake Forest University, the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, the Atlanta Trumpet Ensemble, the Vega String Quartet, the Atlanta Saxophone Quartet, the Northwinds Symphonic Band, french hornist J.D. Shaw, tubist Christian Carichner, and numerous other high school and collegiate wind and chamber ensembles. He has also served as a production consultant and talent for Tom Blair, Inc., Drum Corps International, and MTV. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony Foundation. As a music educator, Pitts has served on the faculties of Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, and Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in instrumental music, conducting, and music theory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sketchbookpodcast/message

Topics include the Battle for Buckhead rivalry between Pace Academy and Lovett in boys basketball, the new (maybe?) direction the Falcons are headed in.

10.14.20 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Virginia extends voter registration; Michigan is one of the battleground states in play; SCOUTS allows the Trump administration to end the 2020 census. College students intentionally trying to contract COVID-19 to make money; Trump admin embraces COVID-19 herd immunity; Victims of sexual assault at Pace Academy file suit against the school; Tech Talk: Check out Smart T-shirts that use scannable QR codes; Did Ice Cube partner with Trump to develop the Platinum Plan? + Central Park Karen has been charged  Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered or via PayPal ☛https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered  #RolandMartinUnfiltered Partner: Ceek  Whether you're a music enthusiast or an ultra-base lover. CEEK's newly released headphones hear sound above, below and from multiple directions unlike traditional headphones where users only hear sound from left and right speakers. Be the first to own the world's first 4D, 360 Audio Headphones and mobile VR Headset. Check it out on www.ceek.com and use the promo code RMVIP2020  #RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chargers are off to another great start, and coach Gess talks about several of his team's top performers so far. He also looks ahead to the Pace Academy matchup.

In this Podcast, Dr. Crawford discusses the importance of Self-care. Dr. Crawford is a consulting psychologist to the Westminster Schools and to Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. From 2003 – 2008 he was the team psychologist for the Atlanta Hawks Basketball team. He continues to consult with professional athletes and professional sports organizations. He is regularly requested as a speaker to churches, parent groups, professional groups, organizations, and schools. He is the author of When Two Become Three: Nurturing Your Marriage After Baby Arrives published by Revell Books, The Obsessive-Compulsive Trap: Real Help for a Real Disorder published by Regal Books, the chapter The Importance of Father in The Complete Parenting Book published by Revell Books, the chapter Perfectionism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders in the book Caring for People God’s Way published by Thomas Nelson Publishers and many other articles on families and parenting. Dr. Crawford has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America, ABC’s World News This Morning, House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and he has made multiple appearances on CNN, CNN Headline News, and other local and national television and radio programs.

In Career 360, Howie Lim spoke to Wong Jian Chang from PACE Academy, Singapore Polytechnic and John Leong, Director of Temasek SkillsFuture Academy, Temasek Polytechnic about the SGUnited Skills programme, which offers full-time training opportunities to Singaporeans. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

2021 W Matthew Cleveland joined us for our first episode since June 4th to briefly discuss his recent Top 5 list of schools, his recent showing at The Opening on June 27th, and what he's been focusing on during the coronavirus pandemic. Cleveland has flown up the national rankings over the past year and showed last weekend why he may be due for another bump up into Top 10 territory.

Episode 9 of the Mother's Day edition of The Be More Today Show features Attorney Lauren Linder. Lauren Linder is Deputy General Counsel at Parallel (formerly Surterra Wellness). Previously, Lauren was Vice President and Associate General Counsel for The Weather Channel television network, where she advised all aspects of the business on a range of transactional, compliance, regulatory, and litigation matters. Prior to that, Lauren represented truTV and Turner Studios as counsel at Turner Broadcasting. Lauren started her career as an associate in the trademark and copyright practice at Kilpatrick Townsend.  An Atlanta native, Lauren graduated from Pace Academy.  She received her bachelor's degree from Brown University and her juris doctor from Duke University.  As a former educator, athlete, and dancer, Lauren's volunteerism reflects her passion for education and the arts. Lauren recently completed a term on the Advisory Board for the Alliance Theater. Lauren also recently served as a volunteer debate coach for KIPP WAYS Academy. Her educational volunteer efforts in Atlanta also include extensive work with the Atlanta Urban Debate League, and she has also participated in the Freedom Writers program at Booker T. Washington High School and Everybody Wins! at Hope-Hill Elementary. Lauren also served on the board of Central CSI, the non-profit arm of her childhood church in Vine City. She has also participated as a student, teacher, coach, and administrator in urban debate leagues around the country, including Atlanta, Baltimore, New York, and Providence. Lauren has been an active participant with LEAD Atlanta as an alumni volunteer since she was a participant in the 2015 class. She has also held several leadership roles with the Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition subsequent to being a member of the 2013 Project Understanding class. Lauren lives on the Westside of Atlanta with her husband Jonathan, their 2 year old twins, and their dog Shiva. Follow Lauren's story on Facebook at Lauren Linder Grunberg and Instagram @laurenlala. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/support

For Episode 9, we are joined by 2 guests- Greg Blythe and Tarrik Mabon, the co-founders of Inspire Atlanta. Along with the Inspire travel basketball program, Coach Mabon is the Head Coach at Mount Vernon Presbyterian, and Coach Blythe is an Associate Head Coach at Pace Academy. They spoke with us about their unique coaching paths so far, starting and building Inspire Atlanta, the CP3 Rising Stars Camp, and the outlook for their high school programs. Coach Mabon and Coach Blythe are tireless workers who do things the right way and have helped countless high school players through their coaching and mentorship.

In this episode we talk to Sharman White. Coach White has won 8 state championships in Georgia (7 at Miller Grove in 8 season, and last year at Pace Academy). He spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Georgia State University and is also the Head Coach of the U16 USA Men's Basketball National Team.

On this episode; we sit down with Pace Academy founder Will Pace. Will is going to share with us how to start a gym and how to start a martial arts studio. The keys of how to market your gym and the tools and mindset necessary to overcome obstacles.

Show Notes: Currently changing his lifestyle of eating and exercise because of his obesity which he knew would eventually kill him Listened to the book "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins which motivated him to start changing his health Grew up on the streets of Brooklyn, NY and basketball was his first love in sports Knew that sports could be a way out but he also had the temptations of living a life on the streets Was mentored to leave Brooklyn to attend a military school in Virginia at 13-years old and immediately hated it trying to do anything to get expelled Made his way to Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA where he was convinced to play football and knew that if he didn't then he would return to living the streets After getting a scholarship to play at the University of South Carolina he knew he wanted to coach so he could help others as he had been helped Helped Pace Academy to their first state title in 2015 Even though he's a New York Knicks fan, he still believes that Michael Jordan is the GOAT Words of Wisdom from Kevin Johnson: “Continue to help others." To Subscribe to Rich Take On Sports YouTube Channel: Rich Take On Sports (http://www.youtube.com/richtakeonsportspodcast) To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Twitter: @richtakesports (https://twitter.com/richtakesports) To Follow Richmond Weaver on Twitter: @richmondweaver (https://twitter.com/richmondweaver) To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Instagram:  @richtakeonsports (https://www.instagram.com/richtakeonsports/?hl=en) To Follow Richmond Weaver on Instagram:  @richmondweaver93 (https://www.instagram.com/richmondweaver93/?hl=en) To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Facebook:  @richtakeonsports (https://www.facebook.com/richtakeonsports/?ref=bookmarks) Featured Image Photo Credit: Kevin Johnson

To kick off the second Team USA episode, one of the top players in the 2021 class in Jabari Smith Jr., came on to discuss his dominant showing at the Team USA minicamp where he began to have scouts like Evan Daniels label him as a future number one overall pick along with winning gold while in Brazil, his upcoming visits, the upcoming season at Sandy Creek High, playing for the Atlanta Celtics this past summer and so much more. Following the number one player in Georgia, comes one of Jabari's good friends in the number two ranked player from Georgia in Matthew Cleveland where he joins the show to discuss his Team USA experience, his most recent visits to Georgia Tech, NC State and Cal and what he likes about them, his upcoming high school season at Pace Academy, leading Team Hype this past summer, participating in the NBA Top 100 camp and so much more. Following the two Georgia stars, you get to hear from the second ranked player from Kansas after hearing from his teammate in Mark Mitchell (which you got to hear from in Episode 51) in Gradey Dick where he discusses participating in his third Team USA event, his recent visit to Nebraska, what getting his offer to Kansas meant to him, his upcoming sophomore season, playing for KC Run GMC this past summer, winning the Jr. NBA in 2018, the other sports that he loves and much more. To wrap up the episode, five star Shyheim Odom joins the show to discuss his recent transfer to top five ranked high school Sierra Canyon along with his Team USA experience, an update on his college offers, his thoughts on potentially going straight to the NBA out of High School and the fair pay to play act and so much more. This is a star studed group that you don't want to miss hearing from. Stay up to date on the Jr. Team USA episodes, upcoming series and other upcoming episodes and Zach's show The Break Down by following Zach Schumaker on Instagram and Twitter at Zach Schumaker. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/SchuZViews/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/SchuZViews/support

  Sharman White is the Boys’ Head Varsity Basketball Coach and associate director of athletics at Pace Academy in Georgia. White has been a high school coach for 20 seasons (1996-97 through 2015-16), and he owns a career high school head coaching record of 373-91 (.804 winning percentage). Eleven of those seasons (2005-06 to 2015-16) were as the head boys basketball coach and athletic director at Miller Grove High School in Lithonia, Georgia. At the helm of the Miller Grove, White went 268-60 record (.817), including six-straight state championships. The 2014 USA Today All-USA Coach of the Year, White guided Miller Grove to the 2009-2012 Georgia Class 4A titles and the 2013 and 2014 Georgia Class 5A championships. His final season at Miller Grove in 2015-16 was one of his most impressive, as his team finished 31-3 and earning a bid to the Dick’s National’s tournament, and he was named the 2016 National High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year. Prior to arriving at Miller Grove, White coached at Carver High School in Georgia. In his final season at Carver, he was named the 2004 Georgia Class 5AA Coach of the Year after leading his team to a regional title and the state championship game. Coach White left Miller Grove and spent two seasons as a Georgia State assistant coach (2016-17 to 2017-18), White helped the team to an 44-24 record (.647 winning percentage), including a 24-11 campaign and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017-18. Coach White served as a court coach at the 2018 USA Basketball Men’s U17 World Cup Team training camp. He was a gold-medal winning assistant coach for USA Basketball at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and he has been a coach at the 2014 and 2015 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team October Minicamps. Leave us a 5 star rating and review wherever you listen to the Hoop Heads Podcast, that helps other members of the basketball community just like you find our show. Be prepared to take some notes as you listen to this episode with Coach Sharman White from Pace Academy in the state of Georgia. Email – sharman.white@paceacademy.org Twitter – @coachswhite  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-furtado/support

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Friday Night Lights show highlighting players and coaches from high schools all over the country.  BEYOND FINDING THE RIGHT SCHOOL Student athletes not only want to get into a college or university, they also are looking for scholarship opportunities. Identifying student athletes that are capable of garnering scholarship opportunities isn't simple. In an arena of just over 7 million High School students athletes only 2% of those students will receive some level of scholarship.   In this competitive arena MYP2P is the first and only social network that brings coaches, players and pros together to help kids reach their goals and realize their dreams. We will work tirelessly to help make the connections and foster the athletic excellence that's required to get recognized by Colleges, Universities, Scouts and Coaches.

This episode of podmissum features Dr. Mark Crawford. Dr. Crawford is a partner in an outpatient practice in Atlanta, Georgia and is a consulting psychologist to The Westminster Schools and Pace Academy. He is also team psychologist for the Atlanta Hawks basketball team. Dr. Crawford has published many works on the psychological challenges facing adolescents, with topics including substance abuse, parent-child conflict, and the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. He has been a guest on Good Morning America, World News Now, House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and CNN Headline News. Dr. Crawford was invited to speak to the parents at Trinity on the morning of 19 November 2014. The title of Dr. Crawford’s talk is Parenting with Perspective: What is our Most Important Goal?   To listen to this episode Click on the "pod" icon in the upper left, to the left of the episode title. Click on the hyperlink below, to the right of the text "Direct Download." You may follow Podmissum On iTunes By clicking on the RSS icon at the bottom of the right column, below the word Syndication. iOS and Android App Purchase the app for iOS (download Podcast Box and purchase Podmissum in-app). Purchase the app for Android that you may download to your device.

Friday Night Lights show highlighting players and coaches from high schools all over the country.  BEYOND FINDING THE RIGHT SCHOOL Student athletes not only want to get into a college or university, they also are looking for scholarship opportunities. Identifying student athletes that are capable of garnering scholarship opportunities isn't simple. In an arena of just over 7 million High School students athletes only 2% of those students will receive some level of scholarship.   In this competitive arena MYP2P is the first and only social network that brings coaches, players and pros together to help kids reach their goals and realize their dreams. We will work tirelessly to help make the connections and foster the athletic excellence that's required to get recognized by Colleges, Universities, Scouts and Coaches.

In this documentary, "Linda Thornton: Seeking Sustainability, One Shrimp at a Time," a team of Pace University student filmmakers explore the life of a resilient, pioneering aquaculture entrepreneur as she pushes the frontiers of sustainable shrimp farming in Belize. This new short film, shot by a team of undergraduate and graduate students in Dr. Maria Luskay's award-winning "Producing the Documentary" course, explores the life of a resilient, pioneering aquaculture entrepreneur as she pushes the frontiers of sustainable shrimp farming in Belize. Helping with this year's production was New York Times Dot Earth blogger Andrew Revkin, Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding at the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies. This documentary won Best Shorts Competition for Best Short Documentary Award of Merit. For more on the making of the film, visit http://sustainableshrimp.blogspot.com.