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An exemplary that make East Cobb a community we are so proud academic program commited to of. From the front covers that feature East Cobb excellence and a desire to help children “regular” residents doing special works to the pages become all God intends them to be. packed with extensive information about East Cobb events and East Cobbers—information you won’t find In addition to focusing on fluency in anywhere else—the EAST COBBER is a monthly reminder of all the good going core subjects, training in critical thinking on right here in our own backyard! and reasoning skills are also provided, as Despite the upheaval in the media industry due to economic challenges, well as Latin and Logic. Bible is taught the interplay between the printed and digital realms, and shifting media at all grade levels and students are preferences, the EAST COBBER continues to evolve, survive and thrive! Oh, for encouraged to explore their faith to grow my “good old days” of a 30-day production schedule for my print magazine. closer to Christ. Beyond its stellar aca- Nowadays, I manage eastcobber.com, oversee 16 blogs with a 24/7 news demic program, the Academy provides stream, e-mail a weekly electronic newsletter, push out posts for Facebook Fine Arts, servant leadership development, (please like us!), run promotional contests, tweet “tweets,” and am about to community service projects, clubs, and launch e-deals. All of these activities/services are still rooted in the original athletic programs. The competitive athletic mission statement of “building a sense of community in East Cobb County.” program provides championship programs EAST COBBER is no longer limited to the printed pages of this magazine. in basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, Because I receive so much information and want to do more for MY East cross-country, cheerleading, golf, and ten- Cobb, these new technologies allow me to share more grassroots information nis. The 44-acre campus features a state- with more people which better serves the community. of-the-art academic and athletic building I am also proud of producing the annual EAST COBBER Parade & featuring a one-on-one MacBook program, Festival—East Cobb’s only community-wide special event and, after 16 years, iPod, iPad, iTouch, and iMac labs, a a happy hometown tradition. Year after year of promoting East Cobb and suspended track, rock climbing wall, 15 presenting stories that may be considered hokey has, I believe, become very acres of green space and athletic fields as relevant and meaningful in these tabloid times. well an outdoor pond. I am flattered when people tell me they think the EAST COBBER is The Academy is accredited by published by a big media company with corporate offices and are taken the Southern Association of Colleges aback when I tell them I am the founder, editor and publisher of the EAST and Schools (SACS) and the Southern COBBER. I am proud of the quality publication I create every month (and Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). now the blogs and other social media) and equally proud that I am able to Mt. Bethel Christian Academy delivers an produce it out of my home office right here in East Cobb! I feel fortunate to exemplary program that produces have created this small business that allows me to use my professional skills, and serve my community.