ATLANTA -- Can you believe it’s just a few short weeks before the school bus will be rounding the block again?

Act Together Ministries needs your help to collect school supplies for children in need in five north metro counties: Forsyth, N Fulton, Cobb, Cherokee, and Gwinnett. With your help, we will set up our 4th annual school supply “store” that allows children the opportunity to shop for their own school supplies. The children love picking out their favorite color backpack, selecting pencils with a preferred cartoon character, and getting the exact items listed on their school supply list. Parents in our program contribute $5 toward the event so that they have the honor of taking ownership. No one wants to wait in a hand out line and be labeled “Needy.” In addition to receiving school supplies, the children get haircuts, medical/dental screening, lunch, and enjoy crafts, games and other fun activities.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Five students at three Gwinnett County high schools earned perfect scores on the 2012 National Latin Exam.

More than 130,000 students nationwide took the test, which assesses students' understanding of Latin.

The five "perfect" Gwinnett students achieved the distinction of Perfect Paper at the levels on which they were tested.

Three of those students attend North Gwinnett High School:

* Ho Lim Lee, 12th grade
Perfect Paper, Level 4 Poetry

* Josh O'Shields, 11th grade
Perfect Paper, Level 3 Poetry

* Angela Park, 10th grade
Perfect Paper, Level 2

The other two students are Sergio Parra, a 10th grader at Mill Creek High School (Perfect Paper, Level 2), and Kevin Kuonqui, an 11th grader at Mountain View High School (Perfect Paper, Level 1).

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Gwinnett County Public Schools is among 176 school districts nationwide to be named a 2012 Best Community for Music Education in America.

The honor, which is given annually by the National Association of Music Merchants, chooses school districts based on their music curriculum, programs and public support.

About 99,000 Gwinnett students were enrolled in music education courses during the past school year. All of the county's traditional schools -- 77 elementary, 26 middle and 18 high -- offer some type of music education course and/or program.

Additionally, more than 250 Gwinnett County educators are certified to teach music.

Learn more about the Best Communities for Music Education in America program and survey.