Keheley Elementary School alumni Pawan Jada and his mother, Bala, place ceramic shapes on the entrance pillars Sunday.
Keheley Elementary School alumni Pawan Jada and his mother, Bala, place ceramic shapes on the entrance pillars Sunday.
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Community creates mosaic for Keheley Elementary
by Megan Thornton
12:07 AM, Monday, May 20
Over the past couple of weekends, the east Cobb elementary school invited students, teachers and parents to have a hand in the masterpiece. The design covers six columns at the school’s main entrance and serves as an artistic finish to more than $...

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