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Tips on paying for college

DULUTH — Ante Williams has one reason why high school students should encourage their parents to finish this year’s taxes: Financial aid.

Deadlines for some col-leges and universities pri-ority financial aid appli-cations are at the end of

February or early March. And tax forms are needed to determine eligibility. Williams works for the Georgia Student Finance Commission, and remind-ed students recently at a Duluth High College and Career Night that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, scholarship deadlines are fast approaching.

While his organiza-tion’s website, gacol-

lege411.org, has plenty of resources for scholarship options, Williams encour-aged students to think creatively for scholar-ships. Start looking at Coca-Cola or Xerox, or other major companies that offer scholarships.

Look in local com-munities where in Gwin-nett, for example, sev-eral electric membership corporations that offer scholarships.

“Look at different scholarships outside of what you see on the screen,” Williams said. “Start looking at things that relate to your own interests, or your own characteristics.”

If you’re 4-foot-11 or shorter, there are scholar-ships, Williams said. A Duct Tape scholarship is also out there.

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COLLEGE READY?

Seasoned parents: Start application process early on

Leigh Ann Sweney has one word to describe the college application pro-cess: Overwhelming.

“It’s almost like a little part-time job for a period of time,” said Sweney, co-president of the Duluth High PTSA, whose chil-dren, Caroline and Jack, are a college freshman and a high school sophomore. “It’s very much like apply-ing for a job. You want to stand out, you want to go for the acceptances, and then choose.”

When the family planned for Caroline, a Duluth High alumnus and student at Georgia College and State University, Leigh Ann said they focused on her major of study, costs of schools where she would be accepted, enrollment and distance from home.

“There’s so much out there, it’s easy to get lost,” Leigh Ann said. “I made a plan, and worked the plan. It’s very time-consuming, and there’s really no way around it.”

That plan was to finish testing by the end of her junior year, have applica-tions out by August or September trying for early acceptances by Christmas of the senior year, and to apply for scholarships in January and February.

Leigh Ann’s husband, Chip, added that taking initiative with schools’ ad-missions personnel helped

the process.“Following up with

them, showing them you’re really interested in their school, you care,” Chip said. “It sort of sets you apart that a student’s taking initiative.”

While a traditional four-year college degree is not for everyone, and the path to a doctorate is not required, or even desired in some cases, Jessica Smith encourages high school students to achieve some type of certification or degree after high school.

“You do really want to get something done after high school,” said Smith, a counselor at Duluth High. “The more education you obtain, it does correlate to a couple of things. One, it’s a higher earning potential, and the other is less likeli-hood of unemployment.”

A large majority of jobs continue to need at least some type of skilled training, especially by when current high school students will be graduating or entering the workforce.

“There really is a plan for every single student, and as long as you have an idea of what you want to do, we can help you find the appropriate course of study,” Smith said.

For every job where a doctoral or advanced degree was required, there would be two jobs where just a four-year degree was required, and seven jobs


HOW WHEN

Ante Williams of the Georgia Student Finance Commission speaks to a crowd of students and parents recently at Duluth High about options to pay for college. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

Beyond loans: Don’t overlook niche scholarships

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Applywhere technical or spe-cific training is all that’s needed, Smith said.

Whatever path a student chooses, or sets a goal to achieve, the process begins from the first day as a freshman in high school. Earning a high grade-point average starts when high school does, and Smith stressed that’s one reason for students to choose an appropriate curriculum. A selective university, for ex-ample, requires more hon-ors or Advanced Placement classes on a transcript.

“Their GPA calcula-tion starts from Day 1,” she said. “I hear this a lot in the counseling office, ‘What do I have to do to get my GPA to jump a full percentage point?’ It’s really too late to do that in your senior year.”

As sophomores, students take the PSAT and begin to pursue volunteering and extra-curricular activities to bolster a college appli-cation resume.

As juniors, college visits begin and the first official SAT and ACT exams are taken, along with any test

preparation classes and program research for a spe-cific post-secondary path.

As seniors, Smith encourages students to make a list in early fall of potential college choices to apply, while early deci-sion applications come in November and December. Simultaneously, writing es-says and securing letters of recommendations are also underway.

Scholarship deadlines don’t come until spring of the senior year, but Smith said it’s never too early to apply.

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PayEven social media plat-

forms offer opportunities.“YouTube has scholar-

ships; there are schol-arships out there for students to make videos,” he said. “I know you like Instagram, I know you like Facebook, I know you like Twitter, students if you’re looking at your parents like you don’t, please stop lying to your-self. There are scholar-ships there for those, you just need to start using your resources.”

Best ways to saveCoverdell Education

Savings Account: A savings account that is set up to pay the qualified education expenses of a designated beneficiary. Contributions to a Coverdell ESA are not deductible, but amounts deposited in the account grow tax free until distributed. Generally, the maximum contribution per year, per child is $2,000.

529 Plans: A plan operated by a state or educational institution, with tax advantages and potentially other incen-tives to make it easier to save for college and other post-secondary training for a child or grandchild. Earnings are not sub-

ject to federal tax and generally not subject to state tax when used for the qualified education expenses of the desig-nated beneficiary, such as tuition, fees, books, as well as room and board. Contributions to a 529 plan, however, are not tax

deductible.These distribution of

these plans also include the cost of the purchase of any computer technol-ogy, related equipment and/or related services such as Internet access. The technology, equip-ment or services qualify if they are used by the ben-eficiary of the plan and the beneficiary’s family during any of the years the beneficiary is enrolled at an eligible educational institution.

Scholarships Hope Scholarship:

Students are eligible if they have a 3.0 high school GPA and cer-tain rigor requirements. Students graduating after

May 1 must have two full credits in advanced math, advanced science, advanced foreign lan-guage, advanced place-ment in core subjects, international baccalaure-ate in core subjects, or dual credit enrollment in core subjects taken at an eligible post-secondary institution. Students graduating after May 1, 2016, must have three of those credits, and students graduating after May 1, 2017, must have four full credits.

The Hope awards a portion of standard tuition at a public institu-tion and $1,910 per full-time semester at a private institution, or $1,274

per quarter at a private institution.

Zell Miller Schol-arship: Students are eligible if they meet rigor requirements and are a designated valedictorian or salutatorian, or they must have a 3.7 high school GPA in core cur-riculum courses and a 1,200 combined score on the SAT or 26 composite score on the ACT.

The Zell Miller Schol-arship awards full stan-dard tuition at a public institution, or $2,110 per semester or $1,407 per quarter full time at a private institution.

Sources: IRS, Georgia Student Finance Commis-sion

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Duluth High Principal Anthony Smith speaks to a crowd of students and parents recently at Duluth High during a College and Career Night. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

spotlight on educationMergers dominate headlines on statewide education

State higher education news this year has been dominated by mergers as officials look to cut costs and combine resources.

The largest and most recent came early last month when it was announced that Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College would merge after the Uni-versity System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a proposal.

GPC will be renamed Georgia State University following approval of the consolidation timeline by the board of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The Board of Regents is scheduled to approve the new institution in January. Current GSU President Mark Becker will serve as the president of the new institution.

Board of Regents Chan-cellor Hank Huckaby recom-mended the consolidation of the two schools in order to improve student success, according to a released state-ment from the BOR.

“Georgia State is a rec-ognized national leader in improving student retention

and graduation rates and will be able to apply its best practices,” Huckaby said in a press release. “Combining these attributes with Georgia Perimeter College’s leader-ship in providing access to students across the metro area presents a major op-portunity to improve student success.”

Board of Regents member Dean Alford said that the consolidation was approved in the interest of students, and 44 percent of GPC stu-dents said their first choice in a school would be Georgia State.

When combined, the two institutions will have an enrollment of more than 53,000 students, making it the largest university in the state after the consolidation. The consolidation would eventually mean that students may earn four-year degrees at current GPC locations.

Some GSU students have met the consolidation with resistance after its student-operated radio station, WRAS FM 88.5, was sold to Georgia Public Broadcast-ing last year. Some students have questioned whether the consolidation is proposed solely for financial interests.

Classes begin this fall after Kennesaw,

Southern Poly mergerA merger of Kennesaw

State University and South-ern Polytechnic State Uni-versity means the number of institutions in the Univer-sity System of Georgia is reduced from 31 to 30.

The new Kennesaw State will operate as a fully con-solidated institution when classes begin this fall. With an expected student enroll-ment of 32,000, Kennesaw State will be one of the 50 largest public universities in the country. The new consolidated university will maintain campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta, the current sites of Kennesaw State and Southern Poly-technic State, respectively. The institution will have 13 colleges.

“This is a historic moment for both institutions, for all the people who have worked so hard to bring consolida-tion about, and especially for all current and future stu-dents, faculty and staff of the new Kennesaw State,” said Daniel S. Papp, president of the consolidated University.

The consolidation plans, first announced in Novem-ber 2013, were given the green light from accreditors in December. The merger is expected to expand the school’s academic and research mission with new academic programs to better serve students.

“Our consolidation of institutions has been about serving our students bet-ter by expanding access, broadening programs and reinvesting resources for the benefit of our students,” University System Chancel-lor Hank Huckaby said in a press release. “As with past consolidations, our goal with the new Kennesaw State University is to continue to broaden opportunities for more students and to do so more efficiently.”

Enrollment dropping at 15 Georgia colleges,

universitiesLast month, before a joint

meeting of the House and Senate appropriations com-mittees, Chancellor Hank Huckaby offered a stark warning. Fifteen colleges and universities across the state have recorded a notable drop in enrollment that’s ranged from 7.65 percent to more than 30 percent.

Huckaby explained that the competition for students is so “fierce” that’s he has “grave concerns” about how the schools can recover.

Many of the schools are outside metro Atlanta, and they include Armstrong State University (7.65 percent), Bainbridge State College (33.89 percent), College of Coastal Georgia (13.41 percent), Darton State Col-

lege (12.09 percent) and East Georgia State University (15.28 percent).

State and federal policy changes and the University System Board of Regents’ no longer accepting two remedial courses are often cited as the main reasons behind the declines.

“That was a big deal. It really changed our structure in the first couple of years, as far as the number of students we were admitting,” Clayton Daniels, assistant vice president for enrollment management at the College of Coastal Georgia in Bruns-wick, was quoted as saying by the Morris News Service.

Officials at East Georgia State College saw it coming but were still surprised by its magnitude.

Changes in admission requirements were designed to weed out students who weren’t prepared for college-level work.

The stricter standards and tougher financial conditions coincide with a long-term decline in the population of most south Georgia counties.

“The pie is not getting much larger for high school students,” Daniels said. “… The challenge is getting much harder for all of us.”

Huckaby told the legisla-tive budget writers that the system is shifting its formula

for determining how much money each school gets from one based on enroll-ment to one factored on student performance, namely graduation and retention.

Huckaby endorses a plan outlined by Gov. Nathan Deal and lawmakers that said the goal should be to prepare more workers, not just employ more faculty and staff.

Interim presidents at Dalton State, Georgia

SouthwesternMargaret Venable recently

took over as interim presi-dent of Dalton State College.

Venable previously served as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Gor-don State College. President John Schwenn retired at the end of 2014.

In November, Charles Patterson was named interim president of Georgia South-western State University.

Patterson previously served as Georgia Southern University’s vice president for research and economic development and dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies. He also serves as chair of the Georgia Southern Univer-sity Research and Service Foundation.

Patterson took over for Kendall Blanchard, who re-tired at the end of December.


Gwinnett Tech among fastest growing two-year public colleges

Gwinnett Technical College isn’t only growing campuses. It’s one of the fastest-growing schools of its kind by enrollment, too.

In a December report by the publication Community College Week, Gwinnett

Tech ranked 10th in the group of two-year public schools with enrollment between 5,000 and 9,999.

The rankings, published in a special report, com-pared the percent change in headcount from fall 2012 to fall 2013 using U.S. Depart-ment of Education data. For that time period, Gwinnett

Tech’s enrollment increased 7.5 percent, from 6,682 to 7,180.

“Our ranking reflects the vital role that technical education plays in preparing students for an in-demand and rewarding career. Help-ing our students advance their careers, succeed in the workforce and improve

their lives through a college education is always our top priority,” President D. Glen Cannon said in a press release. “We’re constantly working to improve student success, provide leading-edge training for emerging fields, and meet the work-force needs of business and industry in our region.”

Now completing its 30th year, Gwinnett Tech serves about 18,000 students annu-ally through college credit, adult education and con-tinuing education classes. The college continues in a growth mode with the cur-rent construction of a new campus in Alpharetta, at Ga. Highway 400 and Old

Milton Parkway.Classes are expected to

begin there in January.At the Gwinnett cam-

pus in Lawrenceville, the college’s One Stop Student Services Center is being redesigned and expanded to provide enhanced advise-ment and service to stu-dents.


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Becoming more common, Advanced Placement classes challenge students

DULUTH — Being admitted to a well-known in-state school not only requires a high grade-point average, students these days must add credit in several Advanced Place-ment classes.

This year’s freshman class at Georgia Tech had credit from an average of seven AP classes out of high school, Duluth High Principal Anthony Smith said.

“You could have a 4.0 and not even get looked at,” he said.

At Duluth, the number of students taking AP classes has grown steadily in recent years. In 2001, social studies department chair and gifted program coordinator Geri Flanary said she taught 38 students in an AP human geogra-phy class. Two years ago, before she moved to AP world history, she had close to 160 students enrolled. And those students aren’t just taking one class.

The class of 2014 had 571 students take 1,098 AP exams, and 86 were AP scholars meaning they scored a three or higher (on a five-point scale) on three or more exams. Across Gwinnett County Schools, those Duluth students aren’t alone. The class of 2014 saw 5,033 seniors take 12,010 Advanced Placement courses during their career.

“Over time, the diver-sity of our school has increased,” Flanary said. “We’ve made a concerted effort to go out and pull in students for the program.”

Duluth teachers use a software program called AP Potential that measures students’ performance on the PSAT and predicts pos-sible success on AP exams. Teachers use that informa-tion to encourage students to enroll in AP classes.

“Based on what you’ve done, we think you can do this,” Flanary said. “We reach out to them, we don’t wait for them to come to us. Because of that, our AP numbers have skyrocketed, and we’ve maintained our success and our commit-ment to kids regardless of how many kids are in the program.”

Earning credit on an AP exam enhances students’ applications for college admissions, placement and scholarships, and in some cases earns the student col-lege credit.

“It definitely prepares them more,” Duluth High teacher Gregg Tavani said. “It looks good on their re-sume for college admission, but it definitely prepares

them. (Colleges) want students that have a solid foundation who can do well and stay in their college and go on to be future leaders in the community. I think students want to be chal-lenged at a younger age so they can be more successful at the next level.”

Teachers explain the benefits of the program during College and Career Nights, offer chances to meet the teacher and during advisement time throughout the school day. Students are often overcome by fear, and Flanary said teachers try to show students that they can, in fact, succeed in a class.

“If you aren’t chal-lenged, you can’t grow,” Flanary said. “You can’t change unless you’re chal-lenged. This is a chance for you to change and grow in a positive way by stepping out.”

Alex Broomfield, a senior at Duluth, told stu-dents and parents about the benefits he’s received by taking eight AP classes in his career. Broomfield will enroll in the Coast Guard Academy this fall, and he said the challenges offered

by AP classes and the Coast Guard have paral-lels. Inspired by a cousin, the Coast Guard has been a lifelong goal for Broom-field.

“I wanted to do ev-erything I could to make myself a prime candidate for it,” he said. “So I was taking the most rigorous courses I could, and when I had the opportunity to take AP classes, I took full advantage of that, so I could put that on college applications.”

Broomfield’s pitch to parents and younger peers is the skills developed by AP classes will stick with you beyond high school and college. Work ethic, responsibility and leader-ship are three things that are prime character traits for employability.

“The mindset of chal-lenging yourself is some-thing that will last with you forever,” he said. “Even though it might seem kind of intimidating, taking a risk, putting yourself out there and just trying some-thing harder, even if it’s one at a time is definitely better than not.”


‘It definitely prepares them’

Above left, at Duluth High, Kirsten Lombardo leads an AP U.S. History class as students discuss compulsory military service. Above right, Duluth High student Ethan Minter takes an AP World History test. (Special Photos) Below left, Duluth High gifted program coordinator Geri Flanary speaks to students and parents about the school’s Advanced Placement program during a recent College and Career Night at the school. Below right, Alex Broomfield, a Duluth High senior who will join the Coast Guard Academy this fall, speaks at a recent College and Career Night at his school. Broomfield has taken eight Advanced Placement classes during high school. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

At Duluth High, students Madison Richardson, left, and Margaux Ratcliffe work to solve a puzzle in AP World History. (Special Photo)


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Colleges struggle with financial pressure in today’s buyer’s market

The U.S. higher educa-tion sector is bracing for another difficult year in 2015 as colleges and universities face a tug-of-war to balance tuition affordability with rising costs.

A new report from Standard & Poor’s Rat-ings Services found that while American students still want to attend post-secondary education, they are demanding better value for their tuition dollars. As a result, the not-for-profit higher education environment has become a more com-petitive buyer’s market, forcing universities to

discount tuition despite growing costs.

“This competitive landscape is beneficial to students but financially challenging for colleges,” S&P analyst Jessica Mat-sumori said. “Institutions face an expensive contest to attract and retain the best students.”

Instead of dormitories with shared rooms and bathrooms located down the hall, students now expect living quarters with private rooms and more amenities. Basic gyms or swimming pools are being converted at many colleges to state-of-the-art recreation centers with extra touches, such as climbing walls, the rat-

ing agency found.While costs tick up,

colleges and universities are finding it difficult to hike tuition or raise revenues in other ways. In 2014, the ratio of downgrades to upgrades increased for the fourth consecutive year.

The result could be a management shake-up at some schools.

“We expect to see a growing number of leadership changes due to both the aging of current senior leadership teams and strategic changes that may require different expertise and skills than an institution’s current management possesses,” Matsumori said.

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Gwinnett Braves award $1K grant to Path Project

The Path Project has been awarded the Gwin-nett Braves’ $1,000 Janu-ary grant. The “I Have A Dream” themed grant is aimed at funding an organization that grants wishes, dreams and op-portunities for the youth, elderly, injured or sick.

The Path Project offers academic, social and spir-itual development for at-risk youth living in mo-bile home communities in

Gwinnett and surround-ing counties. The non-profit organization works to help those students close the achievement gap, graduate from high school, become produc-tive members of society and find the right path for their lives. The outreach ministry operates five community centers in five mobile home parks, serv-ing approximately 450 children each week. The $1,000 grant awarded by the Gwinnett Braves will be used for literacy and educational enrichment

through field trips and the purchase of books and school supplies.

For more informa-tion about the Gwinnett Braves Grant Program, call Community Rela-tions Coordinator Alison Atkins at 678-277-0346.

Richard Pope completes GPSTC course

Officer Richard Pope of the Suwanee Police Department completed a DUI Detection and Stan-

dardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor course taught by Georgia Police Academy Division of Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.

Students successfully completing this 40-hour course become Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council cer-tified to teach the D.U.I. Detection and Stan-dardized Field Sobriety Testing course on a local, state and national level. As a prerequisite for the course, officers must have complete a National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration certifi-cation course in Stan-dardized Field Sobriety Testing.

Funding for this pro-gram has been provided by the State of Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

FUNdraising offered at Coolray Field

Gwinnett Braves is offering FUNdraising opportunities for those

looking to raise funds for their organization.

Participants will be able to raise money by working at the conces-sion stands at Coolray Field. Professional Sports Catering is looking for groups to staff conces-sions for the 2015 season.

For more information, call 678-277-0382.

Gwinnett Gab appears in the Thursday and Sun-day editions of the Gwin-nett Daily Post. To submit an item to Gwinnett Gab, email [email protected].

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PET OF THE WEEK

The GA SPCA in Suwanee’s Pet of the Week in need of a good home is Edwina, who is looking for a nice window to sit in and a loving lap in the evening.

Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mon-days through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www.georgiaspca.org.

Billy and Clydine Upchurch of Snellville recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Dec. 23, 1954, in Lawrenceville.

They have two children; Joy Bryan and husband Robbie Bryan, Melanie Gay Henkle and husband Jeff Henkle. They also have 6 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

They celebrated with a family gathering in their honor at their daughter’s home.

Upchurch 60th

Billy and Clydine Upchurch

Kathryn Louise Durfee and Joseph Hoffman III were married Jan. 4 at Little Gardens in Lil-burn. Minister Jeremiah Okeef West officiated the ceremony.

The bride is the daugh-ter of Lisa Coppi Durfee of Atlanta and the late Dale Alden Durfee. She is a 2005 graduate of The Westminster Schools and a 2009 honors gradu-ate of the University of Georgia. She is employed with The Animation Col-laborative as Director of Operations.

The groom is the son of Joseph and Susan Hoffman of Grayson. He is a 2005 graduate of Grayson High School and

a 2010 graduate of the University of Georgia. He is employed as a Sysco marketing associate.

Kaitlin Felipe of Deca-tur served as the maid of honor.

Bridesmaids were Isabel Harding of Atlanta and Jenny Helton of Den-ver, Colo.

Alex Duran of Atlanta served as the best man.

Groomsmen were Clay-ton Hoffman of Athens, David Epstein of Cincin-nati, Ohio, Cory Helton of Denver and James Roper and Robert Durfee, both of Atlanta.

While planning a hon-eymoon to Iceland in July the couple resides in San Francisco.

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Riverside Elementary students visit Gold DomeRiverside Elementary

students recently made a field trip to the Gold Dome to see government in action first hand, a trip the school annually makes with third-graders.

Teacher Lynne Franks said the students study democracy, branches of government and levels of government. Rep. David Clark, who represents the Suwanee area that Riverside serves, helped out with the tour and students taking a picture with Gov. Nathan Deal.

“Our goal is for our students to become active citizens and understand the democratic process,” Franks said. “We love going to the Capitol because kids don’t usually go with their parents, so it is a fun day, and also a great learning experience for them to see their legislators in action.”

On the day of their visit, Franks said it was crowded so the kids got to see the “people’s house” in action.

Maxwell takes home SkillsUSA awards

Maxwell High School of Technology students took home some hardware at a recent region competition. The school also celebrated SkillsUSA Week.

Principal Jeff Hall said all of the students who com-peted represented Maxwell with their professionalism and talent. Several students who were recognized for outstanding achievement in leadership or skills:

• First place for T-Shirt Design: Gabby Bloomfield.

• Third place for Esthet-ics: Elizabeth Fortenberry and her model, Ravyn

Alford.• Second place for Braid-

ing, Adeajah Cargill, and for Cosmetology, Diana Carlos.

• First place in Adver-tising Design, Sydney Freeman; Automotive Refinishing, Bryant Amaya; Collision Repair, Joel Leyva; Early Childhood Education, Ashley Palo-mino; Job Demonstration, Tyler McCalpine; Masonry, Kelvin Bonilla; Welding, Jacob Berch; Welding Fabrication, Zane Maddox, Tanner Pace, Ben Ross and Ana Cabrera.

All students who won first and second place at region will advance to state.

Peachtree Ridge senior named volunteer award

finalistJack Griffin, a senior at

Peachtree Ridge High, was recently named a finalist for The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volun-teerism. Griffin founded FoodFinderGA.org, a web site that quickly searches and identifies soup kitchens, food banks, churches and other free food resources available to families in his county who are food-insecure.

Griffin raised $6,000 to fund the construction of the site with an IndieGoGo campaign, built and main-tains the site’s database of 167 public schools and 97 food resources and hopes to take the site nationwide sometime this year.

Daughters of the American Revolution

essay winnersDuluth’s William Day

Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently awarded bronze medals to three American History Essay Contest win-ners: Vani Senthil, a Duluth Middle eighth-grader; Eli Shoaf, a Crews Middle seventh-grader; and Nuha Omar, a Winn Holt Elemen-

tary fifth-grader.The theme was “A

Child’s Journey Through Ellis Island.” The students received framed certifi-cates with their medals and enjoyed refreshments, including a patriotic cake in their honor.

The NSDAR American History Essay Contest is held annually and is open to public, private, or home schooled students in grades 5-12. The William Day Chapter primarily the Du-luth school clusters.

Wing, Murphy to serve on Gov. Deal’s education

advisory boardsKerensa Wing, Principal

at Collins Hill High School and Mary Kay Murphy, GCPS School Board Chair-

woman, have been named to serve on one of Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Advisory Boards.

Wing will serve on the Principals’ Advisory Board and Murphy will serve on the School Board Mem-bers’ Advisory Board. These Boards will meet with the governor and his staff over the next year to provide input on education policy issues facing the state.Buice principal receives

School Library Advocate Award

Kim Holland, principal at Buice School, is the recipient of the 2015 GCPS School Library Advocate Award. Holland was nomi-nated by Karen Willingham,

media specialist at Buice.This award honors

administrators outside the library profession who have made worthy contributions to the operations of effec-tive library services in their school and to advancing the role of the school library in the educational program. As a recipient of the GCPS School Library Advocate Award, Holland will be nominated by the district for the Distinguished School Administrators Award sponsored by the Ameri-can Association of School Librarians.

Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

Third-grad-ers from Riverside Elemen-tary recently visited the Gold Dome and posed for a picture with Gov. Deal, Rep. David Clark and teach-ers Lynne Franks and Ginger Cox. (Special Photo)

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RESTAURANT SCORESRestaurant, Address ................................................. ScoreOh My Samgyupsal3585 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Duluth ......................... 80Mackenzie’s Restaurant and Tap Room4790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Berkeley Lake ............. 96La Fuente Mexican Restaurant5045 Singleton Road, Norcross ...................................... 90Polos Taqueria2449 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville ................... 100Waffle House772 Dacula Road, Dacula ............................................... 91Man Hong Chinese1291 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee ............................. 44Cafe Restaurant Dominicano4650 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross ................................ 84Super Hibachi1630 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth ..................................... 91Green Tomato256 Gwinnett Drive, Lawrenceville .................................. 96Chef Chang2645 North Berkeley Lake Road, Duluth ........................ 82Flava103 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suwanee ................. 92Raku550 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth ....................................... 93Marlow’s Tavern3333 Buford Drive, Buford .............................................. 84McDonald’s2101 Duluth Highway, Duluth .......................................... 96Greek Island Grille3320 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suwanee ............... 95Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburger4840 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville ......................... 90Big Daddy Que2950 Rosebud Road, Loganville ..................................... 100Church’s Chicken6111 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross .................. 87Waffle House545 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suwanee ....................... 88Dolmen Bar B Que1611 Satellite Blvd., Duluth ............................................. 92

The Gwinnett Council for Seniors, a nonprofit organization, is seeking volunteers to staff the office located at 186 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville. The office is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers usually staff the office one day per month, providing assistance for call-ins or walk-ins. The Council is an advocate for seniors in the commu-nity, helping to provide resource information to those in need. We are “Seniors Helping Seniors.”

Those interested should contact the office at 770-822-5147 and leave a message for MaryAnn the GCFS Information Center Director.

Chivalry might not be dead, but it certainly seems to be on life support

Last week we took my daughter and her family to a popular restaurant, where we encountered a 20-minute wait and a full lobby. Many patrons sat on benches provided for that purpose, including several able-bodied men.

My daughter is vis-ibly pregnant and has an active 15-month-old, who of course chose that mo-ment to demand Mommy. So there she stood, belly protruding, holding a squirming toddler — and not one of the men offered his seat or even glanced in her direction.

Fortunately, grandpa (that’s me) succeeded in coaxing the little tyke away, and eventually a couple got up when their table was called, so my daughter was finally able to sit down. But I couldn’t help wondering: What’s wrong with those guys?

Has chivalry gone com-pletely out of style? Are boys no longer taught good manners? Or have we simply become so self-absorbed that we fail to notice the plight of those around us?

Whatever the case, I would suggest that the world is a better place when we as men resolve to serve others, especially women, and encourage our sons to do the same.

To some, that might seem sexist. But with date rape and domestic violence becoming in-creasingly commonplace,

we could do far worse than teach boys to treat women with respect.

Here are some specific gentlemanly behaviors we need to embrace and model for our sons:

Don’t just sit there. As my story illustrates, too many men seem con-tent to relax in comfort while a young mother wrestles with a small child or an elderly lady leans on her cane.

That must stop. In a public setting, a man should always offer his seat to a woman. She might not accept, which is her prerogative, but he should at least offer.

Hold the door. We don’t hold doors for women because they can’t do it themselves. We do so as a sign of respect.

If you’re too self-conscious or afraid some women might take of-fense, then just hold the door for anyone, male or female, who happens to be close behind you.

Carry that weight. I cringe whenever I see a woman carrying a heavy box or several bags of

groceries, or a young mother with a baby carri-er in one hand and a tod-dler in the other — while a bunch of men stand there doing nothing.

It’s not that women aren’t capable of fending for themselves. They just shouldn’t have to. Offer-ing a helping hand might require some courage — what if they think you’re a creeper? — but it’s the right thing to do.

Remember, the way we as men behave toward women in public is an ex-tension of how we think about them in private. If we truly value women, we will treat them with respect and deference — and if we consistently treat them that way, we’ll find it much harder to objectify them or regard them as inferior.

Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon. Email Rob at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @FamilyManRob.

Rob Jenkins

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTuesday

Big daddy’s pizza; black bean empana-das; deli fresh subs; PBJ’wich; mellow yellow corn; farm fresh produce

WednesdayMozzarella sticks; oven

roasted chicken; veg-etarian burger; signature salads; PBJ’wich; roasted zucchini; farm fresh produce

ThursdaySeasoned baked wings;

old world lasagna; lasa-gna marinara; deli fresh subs; PBJ’wich; local green beans; farm fresh produce

FridayPancakes and sausage;

poppin’ shrimp poppers; yogurt basket; pinwheels; PBJ’wich; hashbrown sticks; farm fresh pro-duce

MIDDLE SCHOOLTuesday

Spicy chicken sammie; calzone dippers; vegetar-ian burger; deli fresh subs; signature salads; PBJ’wich; farm fresh produce

WednesdayOven breaded chicken;

mini corn dogs; cheese quesadilla; homestyle sammies; signature sal-ads; PBJ’wich; farm fresh

produceThursday

Tex-mex nachos; coun-try style steak sammie; mexi bean pizza; wrap n’ roll wraps; signature salads; PBJ’wich; farm fresh produce

FridayChicken & waffles;

catch of the day; yogurt muffin basket; deli fresh subs; signature salads; PBJ’wich; farm fresh produce

HIGH SCHOOLTuesday

Chicken tenders; big daddy’s pizza; Gwinnett’s best burger; empanadas; deli fresh subs; signature

salad; fiesta burritoWednesday

Oven roasted chicken; stuffed crust pizza; ulti-mate hot dog bar; vege-tarian burger; wrap n’ roll wraps; signature salad; quesadilla pizza

ThursdaySpeciality flatbreads,

big daddy’s pizza; Asian wings; cheesy grilled cheese, deli fresh subs; signature salad; Asian rice bowl

FridayBrunch 4 lunch; big

daddy’s pizza; seafood basket; black bean burger; homestyle sam-mie; signature salad; cuban sub

To some, (chivalry) might seem

sexist. But with date rape and domestic violence becoming increasingly com-monplace, we could do far worse than teach boys to treat women with respect.”

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AUBURNDr. Seuss celebration

coming to libraryThe Auburn Public Library

will host a Read Across America Dr. Seuss Celebra-tion on Monday, March 2.

The event, held from 4 to 7 p.m., will offer those who drop in the opportunity to watch Dr. Seuss videos, take pictures in a photo booth, make special crafts and eat cake.

The Auburn Public Library is located at 24 5th St.

BARROW COUNTYCERT team members

honoredThe Barrow County Com-

munity Emergency Response Team recently honored its members for their volunteer work serving the community.

In 2014, CERT team vol-unteers put in 836 volunteer hours, supported 11 commu-nity events and helped with one special project, officials said. Among those honored for their “outstanding level of participation” were Carol Goodnight, Brian Keener, Connie Keener, Fern Oakes, Vance Oakes, Steven South-erland, Mike Wilson and Michael Wolcott.

CERT volunteers work special events and occasion-ally assist first responders. During last winter’s ice storm, Barrow CERT members helped support the county’s emergency operations center.

For more information on the CERT program, visit bar-rowcert.org.

BERKELEY LAKEElementary celebrates

young authors competition winners

Berkeley Lake Elementary recently celebrated its win-ners for third grade through fifth grade in the Young Geor-gia Authors Writing Competi-tion. Third-grader Meredith Santoso, fourth-grader Veda Khieu and fifth-grader Sylvia Chan each were honored. Berkeley Lake plans to ex-pand its entries next year to include kindergarten through second grade.

BRASELTONTown honored at Georgia

Main Street luncheonThe town of Braselton

was recently honored at the annual Georgia Main Street luncheon.

Braselton was one of 17 communities “that are gradu-ating from the Georgia Main Street start-up program in 2015 to receive the national designation of a Classic Main Street Community,” officials said. The town entered the program in 2014 and, over 14 months, worked with the Office of Downtown Develop-ment at the Georgia Depart-ment of Community Affairs. Officials attended “downtown development trainings, community visioning ses-sions and capacity building activities.”

BUFORDBusiness alliance to host

monthly meetingThe Buford Business

Alliance will host its monthly “Networking Over Breakfast” meeting from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

The event, held at the SpringHill Suites located at 3250 Buford Drive, will offer BBA members and guests the opportunity to network, exchange cards and intro-duce their businesses. The format will include 30 minutes of open networking, a five-minute presentation by a BBA member and an opportunity to go around the room and offer everyone 30 seconds to introduce their business.

DACULAMayor observing Read Across America Day

Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks plans to visit Alcova Elementary School for Na-tional Read Across America Day.

The holiday, also known as Dr. Seuss Day, is March 2.

In observance, the mayor will read to students at the school from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., ac-cording to the city.

Founded in 1997, the Read Across America cam-paign is aimed at motivating children to read and creating lifelong readers.

DULUTHHarris Elementary to host

STEAM nightA workshop that focuses

on science, technology, engineering and math will be held at Harris Elementary from 6 to 6:45 p.m. on Thurs-day. School officials said they focus on these areas together not only because the skills and knowledge in each discipline are essential for student success, but also because these fields are deeply intertwined in the real world and in how students learn most effectively.

They call STEAM an interdisciplinary and applied approach that is coupled with hands-on, problem-based learning. At this workshop parents will learn about and experience the STEAM initiative. For more informa-tion, contact Donna Power at 770-232-3244.

GRAYSONLibrary to host Pete the Cat

partyThe Grayson branch of

the Gwinnett County Public Library will celebrate with sto-ries, activities and a special craft dedicated to everyone’s favorite cat. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on Tues-day and is for children ages three and up. The branch is located at 700 Grayson Parkway.

LAWRENCEVILLE Spring Green Festival set

for March 28 at fairgroundsThe Spring Green Festival,

put on by Heart of Gwinnett, will be held on March 28 at the Gwinnett County Fair-grounds. Previously held in downtown Lawrenceville, the event is moving because the fairgrounds offer more room for parking and vendors.

The event, whose proceeds go wo Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity, is cur-rently looking for vendors and volunteers. Vendor booths cost $100. For more information, email [email protected].

LILBURNCity to take input on park

A 30-day public input period for improvements to a Lilburn park kicks off Feb. 23.

The city has begun a master planning process for Lilburn City Park and the Camp Creek Greenway. The Department of Planning and Economic Development is creating an online survey to gather public input.

The input period will start Feb. 23, with a presenta-tion at the mayor’s town hall meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 76 Main St. After the meet-ing, the survey is planned to be available online.

LOGANVILLEGrayson Tech to have open

houseThe Grayson Technical

Education Program will host an open house from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Students and parents can tour the building and learn about the programs that are available. Current sophomores and ju-

niors are eligible to apply for the 2015-2016 school year.

Visit www.graysontech.org for more information.

Programs include ad-vanced engineering, com-mercial photography, culinary arts, digital media, it and network systems, law and justice, audio engineering, music technology, sports medicine, TV & video produc-tion and veterinary science.

NORCROSSHigh school foundation

awards grantsThe Norcross High School

Foundation for Excellence recently awarded $21,500 in teacher grants and instruc-tional funds.

“This is another example of how our community supports excellence in our school,” ex-plained Principal Will Bishop. “We appreciate the generos-ity of the foundation and our community. The support we receive is tremendous.”

The contributions from par-ents, faculty, alumni, resident and the business commu-nity went to 29 teachers in 9 departments. With the funds, students will be afforded ad-ditional opportunities with vital resources teachers choose to enhance learning.

PEACHTREE CORNERSDr. Seuss birthday bash

plannedA birthday party for Dr.

Seuss is set for Feb. 27 at the Peachtree Corners public library.

Children ages 3 and up are invited to come celebrate the beloved children’s author at 11 a.m. with stories and activities.

The library is located at

5570 Spalding Drive.

SNELLVILLE‘Visions’ sought for city’s

futureA series of “visioning”

meetings have been sched-uled by the Snellville Urban Redevelopment Agency to gauge residents’ vision of the city’s town center. City of-ficials are urging residents to attend the meeting and share their opinions, according to a news release.

Dubbed the “Snellville Visioning Sessions,” the meetings will poll residents on the 2011 Towne Center Plan, the recently announced Wisteria Pop-up Marketplace and community unity concept “Generation Merge,” which calls for different generations to work together to make Snellville a better place.

The meetings are:— 6 to 8 p.m., Feb. 19 at

South Gwinnett High School, 2288 East Main St.

— 6 to 8 p.m., March 12 at Brookwood High School, 1255 Dogwood Road

— 6 to 8 p.m., March 19 at the Briscoe Park offices, 2500 Sawyer Parkway in the Betty McMichael Room.

SUGAR HILLCity touts intern program,

looks for moreAt the end of 2014, the city

of Sugar Hill brought on six in-terns to assist with tasks sup-porting the community. Their efforts have included commu-nity outreach, 3-D modeling, and researching and planning for a mobile app.

The city currently has volunteer positions available in “several key areas.” For more information, contact

Megan Carnell at [email protected] or 770-945-6716.

SUWANEERide along with one of

Suwanee’s finestSuwanee’s latest Citizens

Police Academy, which offers residents a better under-standing of the day-to-day functions of police officers as well as an opportunity to patrol Suwanee’s streets alongside an officer, is ac-cepting applications.

The next academy will be offered Monday evenings March 9 through May 11. Classes will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Suwanee Po-lice Training Center at 2966 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.

Notarized applications are due Feb. 27. Guidelines and applications are available at suwanee.com.

The academy offers class-room training and hands-on experiences in crime scene processing, traffic stops, building searches, crime pre-vention, and narcotics identi-fication and provides an un-derstanding of the risks and responsibilities of officers. The program is designed to open and maintain communi-cation between citizens and the police department.

Classes are free and open to the public, but space is limited and preference is given to Suwanee residents or those who work in the city of Suwanee. A criminal and driver history background is required for all applicants. For additional information, contact Theresa Miranda at [email protected] or 770-904-7669.

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G-Braves host weekly ‘Sunday Supper’

The Gwinnett Braves host a weekly Sunday supper for the community, but with a twist. The “Sunday Supper” event combines the tradition of gathering with friends and family to enjoy a Sunday meal together with a recent culinary trend, food trucks.

Every Sunday during the Gwinnett Braves’ off sea-son, food trucks such as Fry Guy, On Tapa the World, the Buford-based Mac the Cheese Truck and more park at Cool-ray Field to offer a variety of cuisines. Guests are able to choose their fare before sitting down at the outdoor picnic seating area to enjoy. The “Sunday Supper” Food Trucks event was started in the fall of 2013 with Coolray Field chosen as the venue due to its convenient location near

the Mall of Georgia and local churches.

“The Sunday Supper is a great example of how Coolray Field and its surrounding area can be utilized for other func-tions besides baseball,” Gwin-

nett Braves General Manager North Johnson said. “Each Sunday in the offseason, we bring in some of Atlanta’s best, most unique food trucks to serve the citizens of Gwin-nett County. The best part for

us is that we use our portion of the proceeds to give back to the community through our Gwinnett Braves Foundation.”

The Gwinnett Braves Foundation operates under the Atlanta Braves Foundation and is the nonprofit arm of the team that actively supports community organizations and their programs.

“Sunday Supper” Food Trucks at Coolray Field is open from noon to 5 p.m. each Sunday during the Gwinnett Braves’ offseason from Sep-tember through March. There are typically three to five food trucks located in the north parking lot of Coolray Field, 2500 Buford Drive in Law-renceville.

For the most up-to-date information on the Sunday Supper, visit Mac the Cheese Truck’s Facebook page at facebook.com/macthecheese-truck.

“Sunday Supper” Food Trucks event at Coolray Field is open from noon to 5 p.m. each Sunday during the Gwinnett Braves’ offseason from September through March. (Special Photos: Andrea Roa)

By Katie Morris

[email protected]

Guests are able to choose their fare from a selection of food trucks before sitting down and enjoying at the outdoor picnic seating area during “Sunday Supper” Food Trucks at Coolray Field.


Grocery store a fine spot for a nice conversationIt is, I believe, a dis-

tinct and unique trait of the South the way we carry on long conversa-tions with people we are passing in the loaf bread section of the grocery store or in the checkout line.

In other places, where I’ve traveled and shopped, people don’t take up with complete strangers to discuss which fabric softener is best or how mayonnaise has tripled in price in the past handful of years or pontificate on why pimentos are not located on the same aisle as the pickles or olives. They should be. At least that’s what I and a stranger-friend decided the other day.

“Oughta put things where they make sense,” he said. And I agreed.

“After all,” he continued, “if the grocery store folks used their common sense then the rest of us with common sense would know where to find ’em so we wouldn’t have to hunt somebody down and ask.”

He shook his head in aggravation. “It would save all of us a bunch of time.”

Down South, the most entertaining of conversa-tions is liable to spring forth over the virtues of

frying bologna or how paprika is an under-appreciated seasoning, a spice that is capable of so much more than just decorating deviled eggs. I’ve noticed when I grocery shop in Los Angeles that people keep their eyes to themselves and their thoughts far from the reach of anyone close by who is pushing a cart. That’s right. In L.A., they have “carts.” No one there ever heard of a “buggy” in a food store.

My husband’s one of those sorts who likes to keep his eyes to hisself, buy what he wants and get out.

“Really?” he asked the other day as he tagged behind me in the produce section. “Do you really think she’s interested that you cut up kale with kitchen shears?”

“Kale is a new-fangled vegetable to many,” I replied, plucking four slightly green bananas from a bunch of seven. “It’s bitter and that’s why most people won’t eat it. You have to cut it small. And if it’s eaten raw, it needs a sweet dressing with it.”

“I know. I heard you tell her all that. Good gracious. The way you people in the South carry on in the grocery store…” He grinned. Though such openness isn’t bred in him, he’s coming to enjoy it. Or perhaps it’s tolerance.

One day, in the bakery section, we encountered the same man a couple of times. As I selected hard rolls, he pushed his buggy around me and said, “I’m sorry. I just keep circlin’ y’all.”

I laughed. “Like a coyote. You’re going in circles.”

He stopped, folded his arms and sighed heavily. “Coyotes. Boy, I’m tellin’ you, they’re getting bad.” Then he commenced to tell a story of how he’d been seeing them off and on for quite a spell at his house but they had never bothered anything. Not that he knowed of, anyway. But a few days earlier, one grabbed his cat. “I saw her up there in the tall grass and, sud-denly, the grass started shaking. I run up there and one of ’em had hold of her. Dropped her when he seen me. Didn’t hurt her too bad but she’s got a place on her back that I’m havin’ to doctor.”

While my husband watched in astonishment and listened wordlessly,

I offered a couple of my own coyote stories. That’s what Southerners do. We respond with a story.

A week later, I ran by the grocery to pick up a few things including a package of individual coconut pies. The woman in the check-out line in front turned and studied the package.

“Those look good,” she remarked. She continued reading the package. “Whew, that’s a lot of calories.” She read a bit more. “Hmm, a lot of sodium. Are you sure you want that much sodium?”

Sometimes, the conver-sations can go too far.

Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of There’s A Better Day A-Comin’. Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her weekly newsletter.

Ronda Rich

Your company’s culture matters more than goalsWhat’s the culture of

your organization? Is it an environment where things get done on time, every time? Or are deadlines more flexible? Do you believe in having fun, or is it more serious?

Every organization has a culture, so does every family. Culture is the, usually, unspoken beliefs about how things work around here.

Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats strat-egy for breakfast.”

Culture is often what enables or prevents an organization from achiev-ing goals.

For example, if an organization sets a goal to increase on time deliver-ies, but the culture toler-ates excuses, it’s unlikely

that the team will achieve the goal. The company can provide incentives, and it may drive a short-term spike, but in the end, the culture will ultimately prevail.

Why does this happen?It’s a case of implicit

versus explicit. Most leaders are explicit about goals, they write them

down, share them and measure against them. But when it comes to culture, it’s more implicit. We assume people should just “know” how to behave.

In my work with top-tier organizations, and my personal study of high-achieving, happy families, I consistently observe that success is directly con-nected to a leader’s ability to be explicit about their culture.

Here are three ways you can fast track your team, be they your coworkers or your kids, to a culture of success.

1. Name and claim your own true and noble purpose

This is not the goal you want to achieve or the rev-enue you want to attain.

A Noble Purpose is about the effect you want to have on your constituents, and the concept applies to any endeavor, including families.

For example, early in our parenting journey, my husband and I decided that the higher purpose of our parenting was to raise future leaders who would make a difference in the world. I didn’t become a Tiger mom. In fact, just the opposite. The goal wasn’t to have them win every competition or get the highest score on every test. It was to provide them with a mental con-struct that would enable them to make good deci-sions, harness their own unique talents, and have a positive effect on the world.

Clarity of purpose keeps your culture focused on the right end game.

2. Establish clear, con-

cise valuesOne of our clients,

G Adventures, liter-ally wears their values to work. The global leader in Adventure travel, G as they refer to them-selves, prints their five core values on T-shirts that team members wear to work. Values like “We Love Changing People’s Lives” and “Embrace the Bizarre” communicate what’s important to their business.

G Adventures founder, Bruce Poon Tip, was intentional about work-ing with his team to craft values that are simple and easily understood across multiple cultures. They didn’t settle for generic language like, we’re customer-centric, or be a team player. Instead they narrowed it down to five core values that speak to their competitive differ-entiation, and the pas-

sion they want to evoke from team members and ultimately customers. This provides performers with a framework for mak-ing decisions and setting goals.

3. Focus on behavior first, outcomes second

When a manager says “Great sale,” or a teacher says, “You got them all right,” the performer doesn’t know how to repli-cate those results. When you say, “You studied well in advance, you made note cards, you focused on the higher concept items,” the performer knows how to do it again.

Goals are what you want to do. Culture is a critical element of how you get there. Be inten-tional and explicit about both.

Lisa McLeod is the author of the bestseller “Selling with Noble Pur-pose.”

Year of the Goat no kidding matter for local inventor

Gung Hay Fat Choy! That’s the Chinese New Year greeting for “May you come into good for-tune.”

I think there was some good fortune here for me since the Year of the Goat starts on Feb. 19 and I didn’t have to root around for column fodder.

The first person who came to mind was Car-lyen Cumbie, known as the Goat Man. His goats that graze on his five-acre spread are legendary in Lilburn. But goats are hardly what keep Cumbie busy.

Cumbie, an Alabama farm boy, left home at age 16 in 1949 to seek his fortune in Atlanta where he started working as a plumber. Fifty-four years later he retired as Super-visor of Plumbing at the Center for Disease Control to follow his dream of working full time as an inventor.

For years, Cumbie made miniatures of farm wag-ons and tools. His little American buggy, with an authentic spring mecha-nism took first place at the 2005 Gwinnett County Fair and he received a pat-ent for a lock he designed for a retainer pin in a miniature tractor. But his real passion is inventing

devices for people with disabilities.

“When I see people that’s struggling to do something, I want to do what I can to help out,” he said. “A Vietnam vet told me how it’s impossible to wheel a chair and hold an umbrella at the same time, so I invented an umbrella holder for his wheelchair.”

Cumbie, a longtime member of the Inventors Association of Geor-gia, has received CDC’s Contributor to Disabilities Awareness Award and is recognized by Leaders in American Innovation.

And yes, back to those goats. I asked him if that was some sort of side business.

“Oh, no,” he said, “The only reason they’re there is to keep the yard clean. They do a real good job.”

Well, that in itself is in-novative thinking. Cumbie has been employing his

goats that way for decades. But now there’s a new trend in the construction industry to herd goats onto a vacant lot and let them chew off all the vegetation before the building begins. In fact, my great nephew Thomas is working his way through college as a goat herder for Get Your Goat Rentals. The owner, Michael Swanson, said, “It’s just starting to catch on. We started with a few goats in 2009 and now we have 100.”

Swanson’s “chew crew” has eaten its way across Gwinnett from Lilburn to Peachtree Corners. He said that in addition to working for food, his goats “volunteer” their time clearing off the graves of veterans in local cemeteries.

But getting back to the Cumbies, this year on Dec. 31 Carlyen and his wife Cora will cel-ebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. OK, do the math. With 60 being a multiple of 12, yes, you got it! They were married in the Year of the Goat. And it’s obvious that they both came into very good fortune!

Susan Larson is a writer from Lilburn. Email her at [email protected].

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SUNDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 15, 20157 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos (N) ’ (CC) The Bachelor “Chris Tells All” (N) ’ (CC) The Bachelor (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming)CBS 60 Minutes (N) ’ (CC) (:01) Undercover Boss “Peavey Electronics” (N) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (N) (CC) (DVS) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (N) (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming)CW (Local Programming)FOX Mulaney (N) (CC) The Simpsons ’ The Simpsons (N) ’ Brooklyn Nine-Nine (N) Family Guy (N) ’ Bob’s Burgers (N) ’ (Local Programming)NBC SNL 40th Red Carpet Special (N) ’ (CC) Saturday Night Live “SNL 40th Anniversary Special” Forty years of “Saturday Night Live.” (N) ’ (Live) (CC) (Local Programming)PBS (Local Programming) The Great British Baking Show (N) ’ (CC) Masterpiece Classic (N) ’ (CC) (DVS) Masterpiece Mystery! A murder in London. (N) (Local Programming)

WATL ››› “Any Given Sunday” (1999, Drama) Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid. 11Alive News at 10PM Cougar Town ’ (CC) Unsealed: Alien Files Unsealed: Alien FilesWPBA The Civil War “Valley of the Shadow of Death -- 1864; Most Hallowed Ground -- 1864” A contrast of Grant and Lee. (CC) The Civil War “War Is All Hell -- 1865; The Better Angels of Our Nature -- 1865” Lee surrenders; Lincoln is assassinated.WPCH The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) ››‡ “The Mist” (2007, Horror) Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden. The Closer (CC)A&E Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) (:01) Storage Wars ’ (:31) Storage Wars ’ (:02) Storage Wars ’ (:32) Storage Wars ’AMC (6:00) ››› “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) (CC) The Walking Dead (CC) The Walking Dead The group feels beaten. (N) (:01) Talking Dead Guests discuss “Them.” (N) The Walking Dead The group feels beaten. (CC)

BRAVO The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta (N) Thicker Than Water Ben celebrates a big night. The Real Housewives of Atlanta What Happens Fashion Queens (N)CNN Miles O’Brien: A Life Lost & Found The Sixties The Sixties The Sixties The Sixties

COMD (6:54) South Park (CC) (:26) South Park (CC) (7:58) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) ››› “The Hangover” (2009, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis. (CC) (:15) Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff (CC)DSC To Be Announced Alaska: The Last Frontier Exposed (N) ’ (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Will Winter Come?” Alaskan Bush People: Off the Grid (N) ’ (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Will Winter Come?”

ESPN (6:00) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) The Little Master (N) 30 for 30 (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)ESPN2 Women’s College Gymnastics Missouri at Florida. (Taped) The Little Master (N) Sport Science (N) World of X Games (N)E! TV Total Divas “Insecurity Breach 3” Total Divas Nattie is has to to work with TJ. Total Divas “All Hail Brie Bode” (N) Christina Milian Total Divas “All Hail Brie Bode” Christina MilianFAM (6:00) ››‡ “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (2010, Romance) Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson. ››› “The Hunger Games” (2012, Science Fiction) Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth.FNC FOX Report (N) FOX News Special FOX News Special Stossel FOX News Special

FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games “Cart to Table” Guy’s Grocery Games (N) Worst Cooks in America “Final Food Fight” (N) Cutthroat Kitchen (N) Cutthroat Kitchen “Two Chefs in a Pod”FSSO World Poker Tour: Season 12 World Poker Tour: Season 13 UFC Unleashed (N) World Poker Tour: Season 12 World Poker Tour: Season 13

FX (5:30) ››› “Thor” (2011) Chris Hemsworth. ››› “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011, Action) Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan. ››› “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011) Chris Evans.HALL (6:00) “So You Said Yes” (2015) Kellie Martin. “All of My Heart” (2015, Romance) Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, Ed Asner. (CC) “Recipe for Love” (2014, Romance) Danielle Panabaker, Shawn Roberts, Pascale Hutton. (CC)HGTV House Hunters (CC) House Hunters (CC) Beachfront Bargain Beachfront Bargain Caribbean Life (N) (CC) Caribbean Life (N) (CC) Island Life (N) (CC) Island Life (N) (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’lHIST Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Ax Men Shelby’s boat is in need of repair. (CC) Ax Men Shelby is wants to upgrade his empire. (:03) Legend of the Superstition Mountains (N) (:03) Appalachian Outlaws “Eye for an Eye” ’LIFE ››‡ “Tyler Perry’s the Family That Preys” (2008, Drama) Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard. (CC) ››‡ “Madea’s Family Reunion” (2006, Comedy) Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood. (CC) (:02) “Tyler Perry’s the Family That Preys” (CC)NICK ›› “Aliens in the Attic” (2009, Science Fiction) Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler. Premiere. ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends “The One in Barbados” ’ (CC)TBS (5:30) ››› “Knocked Up” (2007) Seth Rogen. ››‡ “Meet the Fockers” (2004, Comedy) Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman. (DVS) ››‡ “Meet the Fockers” (2004) Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller. (DVS)TCM (6:00) ›››‡ “Key Largo” (1948) (CC) (DVS) ›››› “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957, War) William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa. (CC) ›››‡ “The Defiant Ones” (1958) (CC)TNT NBA Tip-Off (N) (Live) (CC) 2015 NBA All-Star Game The NBA’s midseason showcase featuring 24 of the league’s brightest stars. (N) (Live) (CC) 2015 NBA All-Star Game (CC)

TVLAND The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’USA Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Informed” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Serial rapist. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Cage” (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Authority” ››› “Independence Day” (1996) Will Smith.

MONDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 16, 20157 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

ABC (Local Programming) The Bachelor (N) ’ (CC) (:01) Castle “Reckoning” (N) (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live (N)CBS (Local Programming) 2 Broke Girls (N) (CC) Mike & Molly (N) (CC) Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life -- An All-Star Grammy Salute (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Late Show LettermanCW (Local Programming) The Originals “I Love You, Goodbye” (N) (CC) Jane the Virgin Jane questions Rafael’s actions. (Local Programming)FOX (Local Programming) Gotham An attack occurs at the circus. (N) ’ Sleepy Hollow “Awakening” (N) ’ (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming)NBC (Local Programming) The Celebrity Apprentice (Season Finale) The winner is announced. (N) ’ (Live) (CC) (:01) State of Affairs Charlie quits the CIA. (N) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. FallonPBS (Local Programming) Antiques Roadshow “Bismarck” (N) (CC) Antiques Roadshow “San Diego” (CC) Independent Lens The work of black photographers. (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming)

WATL Wheel of Fortune (N) The Andy Griffith Show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Swing” ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Lunacy” ’ 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town ’ (CC)WPBA (:01) Masterpiece Classic ’ (CC) (DVS) Inspector Morse (Part 2 of 2) (CC) Foyle’s War “War Games” ’ (Part 2 of 2) (CC) The Doctor Blake Mysteries (:01) Masterpiece Mystery! ’ (CC) (DVS)WPCH The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC)A&E The First 48 Miami shooting; fatal stabbing. (CC) The First 48 ’ (CC) Dead Man Talking (N) ’ (Part 1 of 2) (CC) Dead Man Talking (N) ’ (Part 2 of 2) (CC) (:02) Nightwatch ’ (CC)AMC (5:30) ›› Lake Placid ››‡ “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004, Action) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm. (CC) Better Call Saul A dangerous client’s innocence. (:04) Better Call Saul “Nacho” (CC)

BRAVO Vanderpump Rules “Judgement Day” Vanderpump Rules “For Better or Worse” Vanderpump Rules “Ring on a String” (N) Friends to Lovers? (N) What Happens Vanderpump RulesCNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Tonight

COMD Drunk History (CC) Drunk History (CC) Drunk History (CC) Drunk History (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) Daily Show The Nightly ShowDSC Street Outlaws A demolition derby. ’ (CC) Street Outlaws: Full Throttle (N) ’ (CC) Street Outlaws The season winds down. (N) ’ Fat N’ Furious: Rolling Thunder “Episode 8” ’ Street Outlaws The season winds down. (CC)

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FOOD Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Kids Baking Championship “Stuffed Puffs” (N) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, DriveFSSO UFC Reloaded “UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort” Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort. World Poker Tour: Season 12 World Poker Tour: Season 13

FX ›› “Taken 2” (2012, Action) Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC)HALL The Waltons Jim-Bob graduates at top of class. The Waltons Harley is accused of escaping jail. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle “Siblings” The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC)HGTV House Hunters (CC) House Hunters (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Ellen’s Design Challenge (N) (CC) House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l Love It or List It “YJ & Michael” (CC)HIST Swamp People “Bounty on the Bayou” ’ (CC) Swamp People “Gator Gridlock” ’ (CC) Swamp People A life threatening decision. (N) (:03) Appalachian Outlaws “Payback” (N) (CC) (:03) Mississippi Men “Mud and Money” (CC)LIFE Little Women: LA “A Little Fired Up” (CC) Little Women: LA “Stage Fight” (CC) Little Women: LA “The Ex-Files” (CC) (:02) Little Women: LA “Pain in the Butt” (CC) (:02) Big Women: Big Love “The F Word” (CC)NICK “Splitting Adam” (2015, Comedy) Jace Norman, Isabella Moner, Jack Griffo. Premiere. ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC)TBS Seinfeld “The Fix-Up” Seinfeld “The Limo” Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) American Dad ’ (CC) American Dad ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (CC)TCM (4:30) ››› “Nicholas and Alexandra” (1971) ›››‡ “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959, Crime Drama) James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara. (CC) ›››‡ “Pillow Talk” (1959) Rock Hudson.TNT Supernatural “Supernatural” fan convention. ’ Supernatural “The French Mistake” ’ (CC) Supernatural “Hunteri Heroici” ’ (CC) Supernatural Famous supernaturalists. ’ (CC) Bones “The Twist in the Twister” ’ (CC)

TVLAND Walker, Texas Ranger ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’USA Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) WWE Monday Night RAW (N) ’ (Live) (CC) Chrisley Knows Best (:35) Sirens

TUESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 17, 20157 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

ABC (Local Programming) Fresh Off the Boat (N) Repeat After Me (N) Marvel’s Agent Carter “Snafu” (N) ’ (CC) Countdown to the Oscars: 15 Movies That (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’CBS (Local Programming) NCIS An explosion rocks a summit on terror. (N) NCIS: New Orleans “Le Carnivale de la Mort” (:01) Person of Interest “Q & A” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Late Show LettermanCW (Local Programming) The Flash Barry gets info about time travel. (N) Supernatural Rowena and Crowley grow closer. (Local Programming)FOX (Local Programming) MasterChef Preparing 20 creme brulees. (N) ’ New Girl “Oregon” (N) The Mindy Project (N) (Local Programming)NBC (Local Programming) Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation Marry Me “Dead Me” About a Boy (N) ’ Chicago Fire Temporary chief fills in for Boden. (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. FallonPBS (Local Programming) Genealogy Roadshow (N) ’ (CC) The Italian Americans “La Famiglia; Becoming Americans” Italians put down roots in U.S. (N) (Local Programming)

WATL Wheel of Fortune (N) The Andy Griffith Show Law & Order: Criminal Intent “Art” ’ (CC) Law & Order: Criminal Intent “The Faithful” ’ 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town “Walls” Cougar Town ’ (CC)WPBA Secrets of the Dead “Lost in the Amazon” ’ Wild Australasia “Southern Seas” ’ (CC) Wild Australasia “Gum Tree Country” ’ (CC) Great Continental Railway Journeys ’ (CC) Black in Latin America ’ (CC) (DVS)WPCH The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Pilot” Family Guy (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC)A&E Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars (N) (CC) (:01) Shipping Wars (N) (:31) Shipping Wars (N) (:02) Storage Wars ’ (:32) Storage Wars ’AMC (5:00) ››› “Air Force One” (1997) (CC) ››› “Casino Royale” (2006, Action) Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen. (CC) ››‡ “Van Helsing” (2004) Hugh Jackman.

BRAVO The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (N) Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (N) What Happens Real HousewivesCNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Special Report (N) CNN Tonight (N) (Live) Anderson Cooper 360 (CC)

COMD South Park (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) Tosh.0 (N) (CC) Kroll Show (N) Daily Show The Nightly ShowDSC To Be Announced Amish Mafia: The Devil’s Cut “The Return” (N) Amish Mafia Levi is called to return home. (N) Big Giant Swords “Episode 6” (N) (CC) Amish Mafia Levi is called to return home. (CC)

ESPN College Basketball Kentucky at Tennessee. Thompson-Boling Arena. (N) (Live) College Basketball Michigan State at Michigan. From Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)ESPN2 College Basketball Baylor at Texas Tech. From United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. College Basketball Texas at Oklahoma. From the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. (N) (Live) Basketball SportsCenter FeaturedE! TV E! News (N) Fashion Police “New York Fashion Week” ››‡ “The Princess Diaries” (2001, Comedy) Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo. E! News (N)FAM Pretty Little Liars “Out, Dammed Spot” ’ (CC) Pretty Little Liars “Pretty Isn’t the Point” (N) ’ Switched at Birth “Fog and Storm and Rain” (N) Pretty Little Liars “Pretty Isn’t the Point” (CC) The 700 Club ’ (CC)FNC On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC)

FOOD Chopped Competitors from different countries. Chopped First round, a pre-cooked protein. Chopped Banana blossoms; a stinky ingredient. Chopped Reality stars battle for charity. (N) Chopped Ingredients that are hard to identify.FSSO World Poker Tour: Season 13 UFC Unleashed World Extreme Games West Coast Customs World Poker Tour: Season 13

FX (6:30) ›››‡ “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012, Docudrama) Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton. Justified Ava makes a drastic decision. (N) Justified Ava makes a drastic decision.HALL The Waltons Word comes of German surrender. The Waltons Cindy sees apparitions of Ben. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC)HGTV Beachfront Bargain Beachfront Bargain Fixer Upper The impending arrival of their baby. Fixer Upper (N) (CC) House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l Fixer Upper (CC)HIST Counting Cars ’ (CC) Counting Cars ’ (CC) Counting Cars ’ (CC) Counting Cars ’ (CC) Counting Cars ’ (CC) Counting Cars ’ (CC) Counting Cars ’ (CC) Counting Cars ’ (CC) (:08) Counting Cars ’ (:35) Counting Cars ’LIFE Dance Moms The ALDC arrives in Los Angeles. Dance Moms (N) (CC) Dance Moms (N) (Part 1 of 2) (CC) (:02) Child Genius (N) (CC) (:02) Dance Moms (Part 1 of 2) (CC)NICK (6:00) “Splitting Adam” (2015) Jace Norman. ’ Full House ’ (CC) Full House (CC) Full House (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC)TBS Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Keys” The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Cougar Town (N) (CC) Conan (N)TCM (6:00) ›››‡ “Bullitt” (1968) (CC) ›››› “Ben-Hur” (1959, Historical Drama) Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd. An enslaved Judean prince meets his Roman betrayer, a former friend, in a chariot race. (CC) (DVS)TNT Rizzoli & Isles “If You Can’t Stand the Heat” Rizzoli & Isles “Burden of Proof” (CC) Rizzoli & Isles Jane jumps from a bridge. (N) Perception Pierce suffers a traumatic injury. (N) Rizzoli & Isles Jane jumps from a bridge. (CC)

TVLAND Walker, Texas Ranger ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’USA Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Snatched” 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show “Closing Night” (N) (Live) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC)

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ABC (Local Programming) The Middle (N) ’ (CC) The Goldbergs (N) (CC) Modern Family (N) (CC) (:31) blackish (N) (CC) Nashville Rayna discovers Jeff’s plan. (N) (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’CBS (Local Programming) The Mentalist “Brown Shag Carpet; White Orchids” (Series Finale) (N) ’ (CC) Stalker “Fun and Games” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Late Show LettermanCW (Local Programming) Arrow Malcolm puts Oliver and Thea in danger. The 100 Clarke questions Lexa’s decisions. (N) (Local Programming)FOX (Local Programming) American Idol “Showcase No. 1” (N) ’ (CC) (:01) Empire “Our Dancing Days” (N) (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming)NBC (Local Programming) The Mysteries of Laura (N) ’ (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (N) ’ Chicago PD “What Do You Do” (N) (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. FallonPBS (Local Programming) Nature Cameras reveal details about owls. (N) NOVA A city of stone. (N) ’ (CC) (DVS) Earth: A New Wild Restoring the oceans. (N) ’ (Local Programming)

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BRAVO Best New Restaurant Vanderpump Rules “For Better or Worse” Vanderpump Rules “Ring on a String” Best New Restaurant (N) What Happens Housewives/Atl.CNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown “The Bronx” CNN Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 (CC)

COMD Broad City Workaholics (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) Workaholics (N) (CC) Broad City (N) Daily Show The Nightly ShowDSC To Be Announced Dual Survival: Untamed (N) ’ (CC) Dual Survival A black water swamp in Georgia. Fire in the Hole “Pressure Cooker” (N) ’ (CC) Dual Survival A black water swamp in Georgia.

ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) College Basketball North Carolina at Duke. From Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) College Basketball UCLA at Arizona State. From Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. (N) (CC) Basketball 30 for 30 (CC)E! TV E! News (N) Total Divas “Insecurity Breach 3” Total Divas Nattie is has to to work with TJ. Total Divas “All Hail Brie Bode” E! News (N)FAM Melissa & Joey (CC) Melissa & Joey (CC) Melissa & Joey (N) ’ Baby Daddy (N) (CC) ››‡ “Liar Liar” (1997, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly. The 700 Club ’ (CC)FNC On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC)

FOOD Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Mystery Diners Mystery Diners Mystery Diners Mystery Diners (N) Restaurant: Impossible “Game Over” (N) Diners, Drive Diners, DriveFSSO College Basketball Virginia Tech at Miami. From BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla. (N) College Hockey Miami (Ohio) at Western Michigan. From the Lawson Ice Arena and Gabel Natatorium in Kalamazoo, Mich. UFC Ultimate Insider

FX ››› “The Bourne Legacy” (2012, Action) Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton. The Americans Philip faces a moral dilemma. The Americans Philip faces a moral dilemma.HALL The Waltons John has bad news about Olivia. The Waltons Jason reopens the Dew Drop Inn. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle “The Bee” The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC)HGTV Property Brothers “Sandy & Susy” (CC) Property Brothers Newlyweds’ long wish list. Property Brothers “Andrew & Sarah” (N) (CC) House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l Property Brothers “Maria & Dave” (CC)HIST American Pickers “Pam’s Labyrinth” ’ (CC) American Pickers ’ (CC) American Pickers (N) ’ (CC) (:03) Mississippi Men (N) ’ (CC) (:10) Legend of the Superstition Mountains (CC)LIFE Little Women: LA “The Ex-Files” (CC) Little Women: LA Lila throws a cocktail party. Little Women: LA “Into the Woods” (N) (CC) (:02) Big Women: Big Love “Big in the City” (N) (:02) Little Women: LA “Into the Woods” (CC)NICK (6:00) ›› “Aliens in the Attic” (2009) ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC)TBS Seinfeld “The Pitch” Seinfeld “The Ticket” The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (N)TCM (4:15) ››› “The Greatest Story Ever Told” ›››› “The Apartment” (1960, Comedy-Drama) Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine. (CC) (:15) ›››› “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962, Drama) Gregory Peck, Mary Badham. (CC) (DVS)TNT Supernatural “Pac-Man Fever” ’ (CC) Grimm A friend of Hank’s asks for help. ’ (CC) Grimm Nick discovers a dangerous disease. ’ Grimm A wesen church is robbed. ’ (CC) Grimm Angelina comes to town with bad news.

TVLAND Walker, Texas Ranger ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’USA NCIS Tony searches for answers. ’ (CC) (DVS) NCIS The Secretary of Navy is bugged. ’ NCIS McGee’s girlfriend asks for help. ’ Suits Mike takes on a humanitarian case. (N) (:01) Sirens (:31) Sirens

THURSDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 19, 20157 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

ABC (Local Programming) Grey’s Anatomy Richard feels manipulated. (N) Scandal “The Lawn Chair” (N) ’ (CC) How to Get Away With Murder (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’CBS (Local Programming) The Big Bang Theory The Odd Couple (N) Two and a Half Men (Series Finale) (N) ’ (CC) Elementary A killer leaves cash on his victims. (Local Programming) Late Show LettermanCW (Local Programming) The Vampire Diaries “Let Her Go” (N) ’ (CC) Reign Mary’s mother returns with news. (N) (CC) (Local Programming)FOX (Local Programming) American Idol “Showcase No. 2” (N) ’ (CC) Backstrom “Bogeyman” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming)NBC (Local Programming) The Slap (N) ’ (CC) The Blacklist “The Kenyon Family” (N) ’ (CC) Allegiance Katya discovers a dangerous secret. (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. FallonPBS (Local Programming) The This Old House Hour (N) ’ (CC) Masterpiece Mystery! A murder in London. (CC) Antiques Roadshow “Bismarck” (CC) (Local Programming)

WATL Wheel of Fortune (N) The Andy Griffith Show The Mentalist “Aingavite Baa” ’ (CC) The Mentalist “Blood Money” ’ (CC) 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town ’ (CC)WPBA The Forgotten Plague: American Experience ’ The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Roosevelt wins re-election. ’ (Part 7 of 7) (CC) (DVS) JFK: Breaking the News ’ (CC) Lyndon B. Johnson -- Succeeding Kennedy ’WPCH The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Mango” Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC)A&E The First 48 A young mother is gunned down. The First 48 A good Samaritan is gunned down. After the First 48 “Cold Justice” (N) ’ (CC) (:01) Nightwatch (N) ’ (CC) (:02) Nightwatch ’ (CC)AMC (4:30) ›››‡ “Gladiator” (2000) (CC) ›››‡ “Jurassic Park” (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum. (CC) ››‡ “Jurassic Park III” (2001) Sam Neill.

BRAVO The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Millionaire Matchmaker (N) ’ What Happens MatchmakerCNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man (N) CNN Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 (CC)

COMD South Park (CC) South Park “Marjorine” Key & Peele (CC) Key & Peele (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) The Comedy Central Roast “Charlie Sheen” Actor Charlie Sheen. (CC) Daily Show The Nightly ShowDSC To Be Announced Alaska: The Last Frontier “Fall Bear Fall” (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier “Snowy Roundup” Alaska: The Last Frontier “Will Winter Come?” To Be Announced

ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Basketball The Fab Five (CC)E! TV E! News (N) Fashion Week Who Wore It Better? Christina Milian Christina Milian Christina Milian Christina Milian E! News (N)FAM (6:30) ››› “Matilda” (1996, Comedy) Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito. ››‡ “Jumanji” (1995, Fantasy) Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst. The 700 Club ’ (CC)FNC On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC)

FOOD Chopped A deaf chef enters the competition. Chopped “Chocolate Rush!” Chopped Canada “How About Them Apples!” Beat Bobby Flay Duff Till Dawn (N) Cutthroat Kitchen “Baby Got Backpack”FSSO Women’s College Basketball Notre Dame at Georgia Tech. From McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. UFC Unleashed Sports Unlimited World Poker Tour: Season 13

FX ›››‡ “Marvel’s the Avengers” (2012, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo. Archer “Nellis” (N) Archer “Sitting” Archer “Nellis” › Jack and Jill (2011)HALL The Waltons Baldwins find grandfather’s still. The Waltons Jason and Jody hire a singer. (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC)HGTV Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Rehab Addict (CC) Rehab Addict (CC) Rehab Addict (N) (CC) Rehab Addict (CC) House Hunters (N) (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’lHIST Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars “RC/DC” Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars (N) ’ (CC) Pawn Stars (N) ’ (CC) Vikings Ragnar and Lagertha’s fleets depart. (:03) Vikings “Mercenary” ’ (CC)LIFE Project Runway All Stars (CC) Project Runway All Stars The winner is chosen. Project Runway All Stars “Season 4 Reunion” (:02) Little Women: LA “Pain in the Butt” (CC) (:02) Little Women: LA “Into the Woods” (CC)NICK SpongeBob SpongeBob Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC)TBS Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (N)TCM (4:45) ›››› “Judgment at Nuremberg” (CC) “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love” (:45) ›››‡ “The Sand Pebbles” (1966, Adventure) Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen. Premiere.TNT Castle A half-naked body is found in a park. ’ NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Oklahoma City Thunder. From Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. (N) (CC) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Clippers. (N) (CC)

TVLAND Walker, Texas Ranger ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’USA Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Solitary” ’ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC)

FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 20, 20157 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

ABC (Local Programming) Last Man Standing (N) (:31) Cristela (N) (CC) Shark Tank A scholarship app; micro-loans. (N) (:01) 20/20 ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’CBS (Local Programming) Undercover Boss “Vivint” (N) (CC) Hawaii Five-0 A serial arsonist targets couples. Blue Bloods “Only in New York” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Late Show LettermanCW (Local Programming) Hart of Dixie “Alabama Boys” (N) ’ (CC) Whose Line Is It? Whose Line Is It? (Local Programming)FOX (Local Programming) World’s Funniest Fails (N) ’ (CC) Glee New Directions members make plans. (N) (Local Programming)NBC (Local Programming) Saturday Night Live “SNL 40th Anniversary Special” Forty years of “Saturday Night Live.” ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. FallonPBS (Local Programming) Washington Week Charlie Rose American Masters Legacy of playwright August Wilson. (N) ’ (CC) Becoming an Artist ’ (Local Programming)

WATL Wheel of Fortune (N) The Andy Griffith Show Bones Brennan wakes up bloodied and beaten. Bones A bone-smuggling ring is uncovered. (CC) 11Alive Trending at 10 (N) Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cougar Town ’ (CC)WPBA The Return of Sherlock Holmes ’ (CC) Death in Paradise The murder of a bird-watcher. New Tricks Murder case. ’ (CC) Scott & Bailey The new sergeant’s first case. ’ Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ’ (CC)WPCH The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Glasses” Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC)A&E Criminal Minds “Alchemy” ’ (CC) (DVS) Criminal Minds “Nanny Dearest” ’ (CC) (DVS) Criminal Minds “No. 6” ’ (CC) (DVS) Criminal Minds A series of deaths in Manhattan. (:01) Criminal Minds “The Replicator” ’AMC (5:00) ›››‡ “Jurassic Park” (1993) (CC) ››‡ “Jurassic Park III” (2001, Adventure) Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni. (CC) (:01) ›› “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (2010, Horror) Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara.

BRAVO The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta ›› “Maid in Manhattan” (2002, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson. Maid in ManhattanCNN Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

COMD South Park “Butt Out” ››› “Hot Tub Time Machine” (2010, Comedy) John Cusack, Rob Corddry. (CC) (:45) ››› “Hot Tub Time Machine” (2010, Comedy) John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson. (CC)DSC Gold Rush Parker mines an island of paydirt. ’ Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “Rivers of Gold” (N) (CC) Gold Rush “Frozen Gold” (N) ’ (CC) Alaskan Bush People “Episode 8” (N) ’ (CC) Gold Rush “Frozen Gold” ’ (CC)

ESPN NBA Countdown (N) (Live) NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards. From Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. (N) (Live) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors. (N) (Live)ESPN2 College Basketball Cleveland State at Green Bay. From the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. (N) Boxing Friday Night Fights. Boxcino, heavyweight quarterfinals. From Verona, N.Y. (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)E! TV E! News (N) Total Divas Nattie is has to to work with TJ. Total Divas “All Hail Brie Bode” The Soup (N) (Live) The Soup E! News (N)FAM (6:00) ››‡ “Jumanji” (1995, Fantasy) Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt. ››› “The Goonies” (1985, Adventure) Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen. The 700 Club ’ (CC)FNC On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC)

FOOD Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive Diners, DriveFSSO World MMA Awards ’15 Boxing Golden Boy Live: Alan Sanchez vs. Ed Paredes. From Del Mar, Calif. UEFA Magazine Snow Motion (N) World Poker Tour: Season 13

FX (5:00) ›››‡ “Marvel’s the Avengers” ›› “Battleship” (2012, Science Fiction) Taylor Kitsch. An epic adventure unfolds across the high seas, as American sailors go to war against an army of invading aliens. ›› Battleship (2012)HALL The Waltons “The Victims” (CC) The Waltons John-Boy prepares a TV show. The Middle “Signals” The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC)HGTV Love It or List It, Too (CC) Love It or List It, Too “Violet & Rob” (CC) Love It or List It, Too (N) (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’lHIST American Pickers A fast-talking taxidermy deer. American Pickers “KISS and Sell” ’ (CC) ››› “Tombstone” (1942, Western) Richard Dix, Kent Taylor, Edgar Buchanan. ’ (CC) (:32) American PickersLIFE Bring It! (CC) Bring It! (CC) Bring It! (N) (CC) (:02) Preachers’ Daughters (N) (CC) (:02) Bring It! (CC)NICK (6:00) ›››› “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” ’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Teenage Mutant Ninja Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC)TBS Seinfeld “The Contest” Seinfeld “The Airport” The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory King of the Nerds “Nuclear Nerd Games” (N) ››‡ “Yes Man” (2008, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper. (DVS)TCM (5:45) ›››‡ “Cool Hand Luke” (1967) (CC) ›››› “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) Paul Newman, Robert Redford. (CC) ›››› “Planet of the Apes” (1968, Science Fiction) Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall. (CC)TNT Cold Justice A grandmother is burned to death. Cold Justice An older man is stabbed to death. ›‡ “Law Abiding Citizen” (2009, Suspense) Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler. (CC) (DVS) Cold Justice An older man is stabbed to death.

TVLAND Walker, Texas Ranger ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’USA Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family “Chirp” Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Sirens “Transcendual”

SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 21, 20157 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

ABC (Local Programming) Countdown to ›››‡ “The Social Network” (2010, Drama) Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake. ’ (Local Programming)CBS (Local Programming) Hawaii Five-0 “A’ohe Kahi e Pe’e Ai” ’ (CC) Scorpion Sylvester triggers an explosion. (CC) 48 Hours (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming)CW (Local Programming)FOX (Local Programming) Backstrom Investigating a serial arsonist. (CC) Daytona 500 Bash at the Beach (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Animation Domination High-Def ’ (CC)NBC (Local Programming) Dateline NBC ’ (CC) Saturday Night Live ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Saturday Night Live ’PBS (Local Programming) Austin City Limits Modern blues and soul. (CC) (Local Programming)

WATL Wheel of Fortune (CC) Jeopardy! ’ (CC) Conversations Across America Journey: 450 Years The Andy Griffith Show 11Alive News at 10PM Cougar Town ’ (CC) Cheaters (N) ’ (CC)WPBA Antiques Roadshow ’ (CC) Richard Pryor -- Icon ’ (CC) ›››‡ “Broadcast News” (1987, Romance-Comedy) William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter. Atlanta Shorts Ellen DeGeneres-MarkWPCH Community ’ (CC) Community ’ (CC) The Middle “Pilot” ’ The Middle ’ (CC) ›› “Bedtime Stories” (2008, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce. Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC)A&E Criminal Minds “Pleasure Is My Business” (CC) The First 48 A turf war results in two killings. ’ The First 48 A young father dies in a carjacking. (:01) The First 48 “Cold Betrayal” ’ (CC) (:02) The First 48 “The Hit List; Hand in Hand”AMC (5:00) ››› “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1976) ››‡ “Young Guns” (1988, Western) Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips. (CC) ››‡ “Young Guns II” (1990) Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland. (CC)

BRAVO Vanderpump Rules “For Better or Worse” Vanderpump Rules “Ring on a String” Bravo First Looks ›› “Bewitched” (2005, Romance-Comedy) Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine.CNN CNN Newsroom (N) Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man CNN Special Report CNN Special Report

COMD ›‡ “A Haunted House” (2013, Comedy) Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins. Premiere. (CC) Kevin Hart: I’m a Grown Little Man (CC) Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (CC) Kevin Hart Presents: Keith Robinson (N)DSC To Be Announced To Be Announced What Could Possibly Go Wrong? ’ (CC) To Be Announced

ESPN (6:00) College Basketball Auburn at Kentucky. College GameDay (N) (Live) (CC) College Basketball UCLA at Arizona. From McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, Ariz. (N) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC)ESPN2 College Basketball College Basketball Georgia at Alabama. From Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (N) (Live) College Basketball Gonzaga at St. Mary’s. From McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, Calif. (N) (Live)E! TV Total Divas “All Hail Brie Bode” ›› “Burlesque” (2010, Drama) Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane. ››› “Hairspray” (2007) John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes.FAM ››› “Despicable Me” (2010, Comedy) Voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand. ›››‡ “Wreck-It Ralph” (2012, Comedy) Voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman. Premiere. ››‡ “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”FNC FOX Report (N) FOX News Special Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) FOX News Special Red Eye

FOOD Chopped “Chopped Champions: Part 1” Chopped Peanut butter, jelly and squab entrees. Chopped Frog legs and gin entree. Chopped “Chopped Champions: Part 4” Chopped Sea snails in the basket.FSSO Women’s College Basketball World Poker Tour: Season 12 World Poker Tour: Season 13 Boxing Golden Boy Live: Alan Sanchez vs. Ed Paredes. From Del Mar, Calif.

FX (4:30) ›››‡ “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) Mike & Molly ’ (CC) ›››‡ “Avatar” (2009) Sam Worthington.HALL “For Better or for Worse” (2014, Romance-Comedy) Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields. (CC) “Second Chances” (2013, Romance) Alison Sweeney, Greg Vaughan, Ed Asner. (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC)HGTV Property Brothers “Belinda & Tiago” (CC) Property Brothers “Luca, Anne & Barbara” (CC) Property Brothers “Krista & Jennifer” (CC) House Hunters Renovation (N) (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’lHIST Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) (:31) Pawn Stars (CC) (:03) Vikings “Mercenary” ’ (CC)LIFE (6:00) “The Assault” (2014) Makenzie Vega. “Babysitter’s Black Book” (2015, Drama) Spencer Locke, Perry Reeves. Premiere. (CC) (:02) “The Girl He Met Online” (2014, Suspense) Yvonne Zima, Mary-Margaret Humes. (CC)NICK Henry Danger ’ (CC) Henry Danger ’ (CC) “Splitting Adam” (2015, Comedy) Jace Norman, Isabella Moner, Jack Griffo. ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC)TBS Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Cougar Town ’ (CC) King of the NerdsTCM (6:15) ›››‡ “The Producers” (1968) (CC) ›››› “Patton” (1970) George C. Scott. Flamboyant Gen. George S. Patton receives accolades and censure as he fights World War II. (CC) ››› “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” (1971) (CC)TNT (5:00) ››› “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003) ››‡ “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003, Science Fiction) Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss. (CC) (DVS) ››‡ “Event Horizon” (1997) Sam Neill (CC)

TVLAND Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Family Feud ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’USA ›››› “Glory” (1989, Historical Drama) Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman. Premiere. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ’ (CC) Law & Order: SVU

SUNDAY7 p.m. on ABC

America’s Funniest Home Videos

The series’ “25th Anniversary Celebration” is a big event, but viewers still can expect the trademark humor. Host Tom Bergeron — who’s nearing the end of his run on the show, by his own choice — revisits classic clips and welcomes celebrity guests including An-thony Anderson (“blackish”) and Cristela Alonzo (“Cristela”) to help mark the milestone. For any and all congratulations, though, appealing animals and cute kids remain elements of the hour.

bestbets8 p.m. on NBC

Saturday Night LiveAds are saying the “SNL 40th Anniversary Special” has been 40 years in the making ... and they aren’t kidding. Being shown live (appropriately) in the Eastern half of the country, the three-hour event is expect-ed to draw many cast members from different eras of the late-night comedy staple, with some of the most classic sketches from the four decades of exec-utive producer Lorne Michaels’ show presented again. The history of “Weekend Update” is sure to be traced.

MONDAY8 p.m. on NBC

The Celebrity ApprenticeOnly one person per season doesn’t hear the dreaded phrase, “You’re fired” — and that individual will be named by Donald Trump in “Live Finale: A New Celebrity Apprentice Is Crowned,” indeed presented live in the Eastern half of the country. Six of the contenders eliminated previously return to help the two finalists with the last challenge, which involves making an ad and selling va-cation packages. The victor’s

chosen charity will receive $250,000.

TUESDAY8:30 p.m. on ABCRepeat After Me

A segment of Ellen DeGeneres’ weekday talk show becomes its own program with the pre-miere of this series, a sort of “Candid Camera” in which celebrities are instructed via earpiece what to say to people they encounter ... thus, the “repeat after me” angle. Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Gold-bergs”) is the host, and the first celebrities put to the test here are Ellen Pompeo (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Taye Diggs (“Mur-

der in the First”) and Harry Connick Jr.

WEDNESDAY8 p.m. on CBSThe Mentalist

The mystery series ends its seven-season run with a two-hour finale that combines two episodes, “Brown Shag Carpet” and “White Orchids.” Co-star Robin Tunney says the curtain comes down in a way that will satisfy longtime viewers, and since she describes it as a “romantic comedy,” you can be sure it will involve sleuths Pat-rick Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon (Tunney) pivot-ally. Tim Kang and Rockmond Dunbar also star.

10 p.m. on FXThe Americans

Even as his friction with Eliza-beth (Keri Russell) escalates, Philip (Matthew Rhys) faces a moral dilemma while develop-ing an asset in the new episode “Dimebag.” Stan (Noah Em-merich), meanwhile, develops a theory that probably would have serious repercussions for national security, and Paige (Holly Taylor) makes a surpris-ing birthday wish.

THURSDAY8:30 p.m. on CBSThe Odd Couple

The classic Neil Simon story of relative slob Oscar and neatnik Felix — college roommates boarding together again after their respective marriages end — gets a new series workout with the premiere of this up-date, with Matthew Perry (also an executive producer of the show) and “Reno 911!” alum Thomas Lennon now in the re-spective parts. Wendell Pierce, Lindsay Sloane and Yvette Nicole Brown co-star. Leslie Bibb begins a recurring role in the “Pilot.”

FRIDAY8 p.m. on TNTCold Justice

In the new episode “The Re-cord Keeper,” Yolanda and Kelly travel to Bridgeport, W.Va., to reopen the cold case of an older man who was found beaten and stabbed to death back in 2006. It’ll be their first investigation in which their best witness may be the victim himself, since he faithfully kept a daily diary that may reveal some clues that point to the identity of his killer.

SATURDAY8 p.m. on ABC

Countdown to the Oscars: An Insider’s Guide

The night before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences bestows its annual honors, this special showcases many nominees. The candi-dates for best picture cover a wide range of stories, many of them true ones such as “Ameri-can Sniper” and “The Theory of Everything.” Their male stars, Bradley Cooper and Eddie Redmayne, are among those profiled. So are best actress contenders including Julianne Moore (“Still Alice”) and Rosa-mund Pike (“Gone Girl”).

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