Green will replace Dr. Shannon Adams, who is retiring July 1. Green was one of two finalists for the position, with the other being Dale Gaddis, area superintendent of Cobb County Schools.

Prior to tacking the job of principal of James Clemens High, Green served as Area Superintendent of Gwinnett County Schools. He also spent time as Principal of North Gwinnett High School, Associate Principal of Brookwood High School and Assistant Principal at Berkmar High School.

Green also taught and coached at Meadowcreek High in Gwinnett and Tucker High in Dekalb County. Green holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Georgia, a Masters in Mathematics Education from Georgia State University and a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Tennesse, Chattanooga.

This is a developing story. Check back to ClickThePaper.com for more information on Green and for more coverage of the hire.

Over a year ago, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Y-Club met to begin planning an event that they hoped would putJacksonCountyon the map for community spirit.

Kyle Daniel, JCCHS football captain and President of the FCA, opened the concert with remarks and a prayer. Christian musicians the Jefferson Highway Band, Britt Jones and Johnny Diaz took the stage to honor the coach who coached not too long ago on the very same field.

Proceeds from the concert were placed in a fund for Evan Conway, the 2-year-old son of Joel Conway who lost his life last year to a tragic vehicle accident.

Ron Prescott, FCA Adviser, presented Evan with a football autographed by Johnny Diaz and David Green.

“During one memorable conversation with Coach Conway, he said, ‘I love football and I love coaching students but that boy (pointing to Evan) means more than everything else in this world,’” rememberedPrescott.

Coach Conway’s father spoke on the family’s behalf.

“If there was one thing I could urge you to do, it would be not only to tell the people you love that you love them everyday but also do what you can to show them. Thanks to all of you, Evans’ future is in good shape and we cannot thank you enough.”

David Green, former quarterback for theUniversityofGeorgia, gave a testimonial to the students highlighting his experiences as an athlete and Christian. Shaun Alexander, former running back for the Seattle Seahawks and teammate of Green, played a pivotal role in his walk with Christ.

Now on the Gwinnett FCA Board, Green uses his testimony to minister to young athletes all over the southeast.

“I have seen and been around men who had all the possessions and money to make them happy but they were broken inside. There is a void in our heart that only God can fill and it is amazing the peace you can find when you welcome him into your heart,” he professed.

A good time and fellowship was had by all ages at the Field of Vision Concert in honor of Coach Conway. This event was just the beginning for the vision that the JCCHS FCA has forJacksonCounty. In the hopes of making this an annual tradition, they aim to put the county on the map for a place of community love for the Lord.

All photos by Ramona Grace Evans -The Paper

The Squillace family with Family Feud host Steve Harvey when the show was filmed last August. Left to right: Jay Squillace, Lori Parker, Jennifer Squillace, host Steve Harvey, Elayne Squillace and Stan Squillace. For The Paper

The Squillace family of Hoschton will appear on television May 21-23 as competitors on the game show, Family Feud.

Stan Squillace said his family was one of only six Atlanta families selected to appear on the show from the 200 families that showed up for tryouts. Along with his wife Elayne, son Jay, daughter-in-law Jennifer and daughter Lori Parker, Stan the experience was “great fun.”

Was the appearance on the game show profitable for the family?

“We were just lucky to be on,” said Stand, who says to tune in on Peachtree TV at noon and 12:30 p.m. weekdays. The family will be seeing the show for the first time when they watch the program which features Steve Harvey as host.

The shows were videotaped last August and the daily taping lasted from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to get the family’s segment shot.

“It was a neat experience,” said Stan.

This was the family’s first game show appearance.

Planned production dates for “The Wizard of Oz” will be mid July with Jay Holl and Jennifer Dolezal as directors.

Want to get involved with the production even if you don’t want to take the stage? Volunteer opportunities are available. Call 706-367-5714, email info@jeffersoncommunitytheatre.com or visit www.jeffersoncommunitytheatre.com or find us on Facebook.

Mill Creek junior outfielder Bryan Hudson squares up on a pitch during Game 1 of the state quarterfinal series with Camden County. Mill Creek swept the Wildcats to advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history. Graham Robson/The Paper

It took an extra day, but the Mill Creek baseball team now knows where the road to a potential state championship will take them next.

Parkview, the defending Class AAAAA champ, took care of Hillgrove 8-5 Wednesday night in a deciding Game 3 of the state quarterfinal match-up. It was a rematch of the 2011 championship series.

The Panthers (27-6) will now host Mill Creek, which swept Camden County Tuesday, in the Final Four next week beginning with a double-header Monday.

Mill Creek had to wait to see the outcome of the Hillgrove-Parkview series to know its next opponent, but knew that its first trip to the state semifinals was going to be a road series. All three schools were No. 1 seeds from their respective regions, but the Hillgrove-Parkview portion of the bracket holds the ‘H’ rule for the semifinals.

If Mill Creek were to win the semifinal series with Parkview, the Hawks will host the state championship series – holding the ‘H’ rule for that round. Brookwood took all three games to eliminate Harrison, but advanced with a 12-4 win Wednesday and will face Grayson in the other semifinal match-up, making the Final Four an all-Gwinnett County affair.

Monday will mark second meeting this season between Mill Creek and Parkview, with the Panthers winning 10-3 early in the season on March 2.

The defending state champion Panthers come into the series with only six losses this season, four of which are attributed to No. 3 starting pitcher Mac Marshall.

Marshall is a University of Georgia commit but entered Game 3 with Hillgrove with a 1-4 record and a 5.53 ERA. He delivered in what was the most important game for Parkview to date, going 4 1/3 innings. Marshall’s losses this season have come against Cartersville, Columbus and Brookwood – all of which advanced to at least the quarterfinals in their respective classification. His fourth loss came against Harvard Westlake High, a nationally ranked program from California.

Parkview battled back in the Hillgrove series after dropping Game 1 of the series 6-3. The loss was the first of the season for pitcher Matt Olson (11-1), a Vanderbilt signee. Olson helped the Panthers force a Game 3 when he hit a two-run homer to break a 1-1 tie in Game 2, as Parkview went on to win 4-1.

Besides Olson and Marshall, Parkview’s other pitcher – No. 2 starter Jesse Foster – comes into the series with an unblemished 10-0 record. Foster, a Chattahoochee Valley Junior College (Ala.) signee, got his tenth win this season in Game 2 against Hillgrove, despite allowing seven hits.

The Mill Creek team the Panthers will face will likely be much different than the one they saw on March 2, the Hawks’ third game of the season after losing 12 seniors to graduation the season prior. Despite only one returning starting pitcher (junior Cody Pugh) and only a few position players that saw substantial, if any, playing time last season, Mill Creek has beaten the odds and compiled a 24-9 record and repeated as the Region 7-AAAAA champion.

Besides Pugh (10-1), the Hawks are led on the mound by fellow junior Shane Seckinger, who is also 10-1 on the year. Offensively, seniors Dillion Kokinos and Nick Tillman have delivered this postseason, along with juniors Bryan Hudson, Brandon Harmon and Tyler Boldt. Sophomore Logan Moseley has also came through with timely hitting in the playoffs.

The double-header Monday is set for a first-pitch of 4:30 p.m. with Game 2 to follow. The “if-game” will be Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Game 1 prospective pitching match-up will be between Olson and Pugh, with Foster facing off against Seckinger in Game 2. The prospective “if-game” match-up will be between Marshall and senior right-hander Kane Fraser.

Below are photos from the Mill Creek’s quarterfinal series with Camden County. Click the “i” symbol in the top right corner of the slideshow for more information about each photo.

All photos by Graham Robson – The Paper