Last evening, our Juniorettes girls joined the DWC group and showcased their impressive work in serving our community for SY2025-26. Their performance was outstanding, from crafting the slides and dividing the presentation to delivering it flawlessly. Notably, this year, half of our members are seniors who skillfully balance academics, life, and work. Some are taking 4-5 AP classes and still dedicate time to community service. After leaving the DWC meeting room, we immediatel

This traffic issue has existed for a long time and still the problem is not solved. Below is what I spoke in front of the school board about the graduation drive traffic issue. I added couple edits after talking with Gainesville school board representative Jen Wall and Gainesville board of supervisor George Steward. Good evening, members of the Board and Superintendent Dr. McDade. My name is Yubo Zhang, my address is on file. I am the parent of two students at Battlefield

Dr. Lily Chen is a faculty member at North Carolina Central University and the Executive Director of UCA WAVES, a collaborative promoting youth mental health in Asian-American communities. Born in Canton, China, she immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1980s as a nursing student. Her advocacy is rooted in two main experiences: witnessing her father’s political persecution in China, and realizing as a nurse and mother that she lacked formal mental health education, which was abs