ATLANTA -- Georgia Connections Academy (GACA) has announced that Heather Robinson has been appointed as principal for the new statewide virtual charter school.

GACA is the state's first full-time virtual character school and will serve students in grades K-12 from across Georgia.

The school was recently approved by the Georgia Charter School Commission. Enrollment began on Friday, Apr.

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. -- The Paulding County School District is among 388 public school districts in the nation being honored by the College Board with a place on its Advanced Placement (AP) Achievement List.

This distinction is given to school districts that open AP classroom doors to a significantly larger pool of students while maintaining or improving the percentage of students earning "passing" scores of 3 or higher on national AP exams.

"It is a tremendous honor for the Paulding County School District to be recognized by the College Board for our efforts to engage more students to the rigor of AP courses and exams," said Superintendent Cliff Cole.

MARIETTA, Ga. -- The Chattahoochee Tech Golden Eagles' club cheerleading squad has flown away with a second place finish in its first competition.

The cheerleaders competed in the Level 6 division at the Spirit Unlimited competition on Saturday, Mar. 12 at the Georgia State University Sports Arena.

Over 35 squads from around the state competed across all six levels.

The CTC cheerleaders put on a two-and-a-half minute routine in front of 1,500 spectators in one of the day's last performances.

"It was really high energy pretty much the whole time," said Audra Tillman, head coach of the Golden Eagles. "Of course, for us, it was our first competition, so we were just really, really excited. So when we went out on the court, I don't think I really remember anything.