How the JA Discovery Center is helping local students learn about finance and careers - Gainesville Times

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How the JA Discovery Center is helping local students learn about finance and careers

Gainesville Middle School seventh-grader Emily Martinez and Dr. Hannah Reaune talk Monday, April 8, 2019, about their recent trip to the new Junior Achievement Discovery Center in Forsyth County. The Discovery Center allows middle school students from all over North Georgia learn financial literacy skills at an elaborate 25,000-square-foot facility on the campus of the Alliance Academy for Innovation. - photo by Scott Rogers

04132019 DISCOVERY 4.jpg — Gainesville Middle School seventh-grader Emily Martinez and Dr. Hannah Reaune talk Monday, April 8, 2019, about their recent trip to the new Junior Achievement Discovery Center in Forsyth County. The Discovery Center allows middle school students from all over North Georgia learn financial literacy skills at an elaborate 25,000-square-foot facility on the campus of the Alliance Academy for Innovation. - photo by Scott Rogers

Joshua Silavent

Published: Apr 18, 2019, 7:09 PM

Emily Martinez, a Gainesville Middle School student, is learning a lot about the real world even though she’s just a seventh-grader.

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College rowing teams from around the country can be seen on Lake Lanier this week. Here’s why

College rowers from around North America spend their spring breaks training on Lake Lanier Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Many of the teams have come to Lake Lanier to spend time on the course which will play host to the John Ferriss Regatta this month and the NCAA Championships next year. - photo by Scott Rogers

03132025 ROWING 3.jpg — College rowers from around North America spend their spring breaks training on Lake Lanier Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Many of the teams have come to Lake Lanier to spend time on the course which will play host to the John Ferriss Regatta this month and the NCAA Championships next year. - photo by Scott Rogers

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Updated: Mar 12, 2025, 5:25 PM

Published: Mar 12, 2025, 4:48 PM

The public is welcome to watch the training sessions as colleges prepare for a regatta.

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