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Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States. With a 2010 estimated population of 420,003. Atlanta is the 40th largest city in the United States, and the 28-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area is the eighth largest such region in the United States, and the second largest in the Southeastern U.S., behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale, with more than 5,476,285 residents. The Atlanta Combined Statistical Area, home to 5,829,304 people, is the eighth largest in the country and the largest in the southeast. Atlanta is also the county seat of Fulton County and the fifth location for the seat of government of the state of Georgia. A small portion of the city of Atlanta corporate limits extends into DeKalb County. Residents of the city are known as Atlantans. Considered a top business city and transportation hub, Atlanta is the world headquarters of The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T Mobility, and Delta Air Lines. The surrounding area contains additional corporate headquarters, including Home Depot and UPS. Atlanta has the country's third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies along with Chicago and Minneapolis, although Home Depot, Newell Rubbermaid, and UPS are not located within city limits but are counted as being in the city, and more than 75 percent of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Atlanta metropolitan area has the tenth largest concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters tied with Boston, Cleveland, and Denver. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is located seven miles south of downtown Atlanta, is the world's busiest airport and the only major airport to serve the city. More about Atlanta... Roswell High School (RHS) is a public high school in Roswell, Georgia, U.S.A. that opened in 1949. It serves the entire city of Roswell west of Georgia 400 and the city of Mountain Park. It also serves small portions of Alpharetta and Milton. With a population of over of 2,530 students in the 2010–2011 school year, RHS is one of the largest schools in the Fulton County School System. Roswell High School neighbors both Fellowship Christian School and Blessed Trinity Catholic High School. It is also the second oldest of Fulton County's schools in the northern portion of the county opening between Milton High School, (1921) and Chattahoochee High School (1991). Roswell is currently on its third campus which opened in 1990. The current building is the oldest in use high school building in north Fulton. Roswell's standardized testing scores have exceeded the national and state averages and it has been named a national and Georgia school of excellence. For the 2005–2006 school year, Roswell's average SAT score was 1663 with the new SAT scoring system, which ranked Roswell third in the Fulton County School System and sixth in Metro Atlanta. Further, the school offers a highly diversified curriculum beyond the basics. The school offers students many extracurricular activities, including a variety of clubs. Some other activities meet as elective classes such as musical groups, drama and art. These classes are supplemented by after school rehearsals, meetings and outside concerts. Students also have the option to compete in the school's many athletic programs. Roswell is a member of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) and Region 6-AAAAA for athletic competition. The school's mascot is the Hornets and the colors are green, white and black. The school offers 16 different sports comprising 23 varsity level teams. Seven of the Roswell Hornet teams have won state championships, totaling 19 overall. The most championships won by a single team is seven, accomplished by the girls gymnastics program. Midtown Atlanta skyline from Clara Meer in Piedmont Park Credit: Daniel Mayer Midtown Atlanta skyline from Clara Meer in Piedmont Park. You are invited to participate in Atlanta task force, a task force dedicated to developing and improving articles about the Greater Atlanta area. Main projects Geography • Cities • North America • United States • Georgia (U.S. state) • Atlanta Related projects U.S. Roads • Education in Georgia • Georgia State Routes • Georgia Tech • South Georgia Miami • Jacksonville • New York City What are WikiProjects? Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism. A Baptist minister, King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he expanded American values to include the vision of a color blind society, and established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means. By the time of his death in 1968, he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and stopping the Vietnam War. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986. ...that, in 1973, a Learjet 24 crashed shortly after take-off from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport after striking birds which likely came from a landfill site adjacent to the runway? ...that the first modern time capsule was Thornwell Jacobs’ Crypt of Civilization at Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia, due to be opened May 28, 8113? ...that Holy Spirit College in Atlanta, Georgia, will admit its first class of full-time undergraduate students later this year? Featured articles 2 Featured lists 2 Good articles 2 Featured pictures 2 United States North America Georgia (U.S. state) Miami Boston Chicago New York City Greater Los Angeles San Diego County New Orleans Houston Pittsburgh Jacksonville