As the last of the merchandise was put on the shelves with the clock ticking down to the grand opening Friday of North Lake Square’s Academy Sports + Outdoors, the first customers to the store arrived Thursday. Exiting a familiar yellow school bus, 30 lucky children of the Boys & Girls Club of Hall County entered the store as part of a give-back program, with each child receiving a $100 gift card and an associate to help them spend it. “It’s really a touching event for our associates to be a part of, and as Academy that’s a great give-back that we like to bring to the community,” said Russ Hilsher, store director.