District Offices, Schools ClosedLabor Day Holiday, Sept. 6
All Marietta City Schools' facilities and administrative offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 6 in observance of Labor Day. Classes resume Tuesday, Sept. 7. Have a safe and happy Holiday!
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09/02 MCS Superintendent Among Finalists GSSA 2011 Superintendent of the Year
Marietta City Schools (MCS) Superintendent, Dr. Emily Lembeck is among four finalists named by the Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) for 2011 Superintendent of the Year. Lembeck, also a finalist in 2010, was selected from among a field of twenty superintendents, three-fourths of them that were placed in nomination by members of their local boards of education. More»
Marietta High School (MHS) dance teacher Chiazor Nwabude will be among the honorees at the 2010 Flourish Awards presented by The Kennesaw State University College of the Arts at the Third Annual Flourish Luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 11:30 a.m. at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Other award recipients include Theatre in the Square of Marietta; Seth Hopkins, executive director the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville; and Lee Rhyant, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta. More»
Host Kennesaw State Teacher Candidates
Four Marietta City schools: A. L. Burruss Elementary, Hickory Hills Elementary, Sawyer Road Elementary and Park Street Elementary are collaborating with Kennesaw State University (KSU) to host a cohort of 27 teacher candidates. Each candidate completes a two semester, yearlong field experience that includes Teaching of Specific Skills (TOSS), a program focused on integrating technology for student learning. More»
The Marietta Sixth Grade Academy (MSGA) renovation project is now complete. This SPLOST3 project allocated approximately $6.9 million to improve MSGA, and the results are outstanding. The project was executed in two phases: Phase 1 (June – Sept. 2009), Phase 2 (Mar. – July 2010). Among the improvements are: remodeled gym and art areas (band room extended), updated ceilings, energy efficient lighting (automatically shuts off), new flooring (porcelain tile and carpet), renovated courtyards (poured with aggregate concrete), new HVAC systems, enhanced media center, expanded science labs, classroom upgrades, keyless entry system with video surveillance, roofing, painting, and replacement of electrical systems. View slideshow of completed projectUpcoming Events
Blue Devil Walk, Sept. 3Marietta High School (MHS) Blue Devils Football fans are invited to line up along Polk Street (starting at West Side Elementary) for the 1st annual Devil Walk, Friday, Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. Join in the celebration of Blue Devils Football 2010 and cheer for our team as we start this new tradition for all MHS Blue Devil Football home games!
MHS Lip Synching Contest, Sept. 4(VENUE CHANGE)
Marietta High School (MHS) will host a lip synching contest, in the school's Black Box Theater, at 7 p.m., Sept. 4 to raise funds for the MHS theatre program.
Linda Stouffer, news anchor at Channel 2 Action News will speak to Marietta High School (MHS) seniors at this year’s Senior assembly, Sept. 9 at 9 a.m. Stouffer comes to WSB-TV from the CNN Networks, where she worked for 12 years. As an anchor for CNN Headline News, Linda covered 9-11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, presidential elections, hurricanes Katrina and Rita and many other national and international news events. Marietta Blue Devils Live @ RTV/WSB-TV, Sept. 10Watch the Marietta High School Blue Devils on Sept. 10 as they take on McEachern. Channel 2 WSB-TV and PlayON! Sports will broadcast live high school football games to fans all over north Georgia. Games will air on Channel 2’s second digital channel, RTV at 7:30 p.m. and replay at 1 a.m. on Channel 2. RTV can be found on Comcast Cable channel 248 or Charter channel 127.
Recent Events
West Side, MSGA Students Visit Mayor, Aug. 19Marietta mayor Steve Tumlin recently ate lunch with several students from West Side Elementary and Marietta Sixth Grade Academy in his office and gave them a tour of City Hall and the fire and police departments so they could learn about Marietta's government, services and fun things to do the city offers. Photos»
Hannah, an A. L. Burruss Elementary student recently earned a gold medal with her relay team in the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) Junior Olympic National Championship in Sacramento, CA. Hannah started running track in 2009 and to date has earned 38 medals. She runs the 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter, 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter events, and excels in both individual track events as well as team relay events. What's happening at the schools:
Partners in Action Across MCS
Marietta PLC Welcomes Rotary - New Partner In Education, Aug. 6
The Marietta Performance Learning Center recently welcomed the Rotary Club of Marietta as a new Partner in Education. In 2009-10, the Rotary Club of Marietta worked very closely with the Marietta Performance Center by providing 45 job shadowing opportunities with businesses in the city of Marietta. This official partnership will further allow the two organizations more opportunities for community collaboration.
Pictured: Right to left: Rotary Club of Marietta Members Judge Adele Grubbs, Fred Saavedra, Brett Tyler, Tyler Driver and PLC Academic Coordinator, Tammie Roach
Marietta Reads! News
Marietta Reads! 8th Annual Event – Marietta Square, Sept. 25Marietta Reads!, the Marietta City Schools citywide effort to foster reading and literacy in the community, celebrates its eighth-year anniversary on Saturday, September 25, 2010 in Glover Park on Marietta Square from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Cobb Library Foundation presents Author, Terry Kay, on Saturday Oct. 2 at The Walker School. Kay, a 2009 recipient of the Governor's Award in the Humanities, and a 2006 inductee into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, is the author of ten published novels, including To Dance with the White Dog, as well as a book of essays and a children's book. Three of his novels have been produced as Hallmark Hall of Fame movies. 
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By becoming a Marietta Reads! sponsor, you can give the gift of reading to someone else. Your generous contributions will help purchase books, supplies, and other resources necessary for implementing sound literacy programs. Corporate/Business Sponsor opportunities Personal and Individual Sponsorship
For more information on becoming a sponsor, contact Dr. Debra Pickett at (770) 422-3500. Your support can make a difference.
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Avoid The Rush… Get Back-to-School Immunizations Today
Children entering kindergarten, or those who are new to Georgia this school year will need an Immunization Certificate, Georgia Form 3231 and a Dental, Vision and Hearing Form 3200. Additionally, children entering the 6th grade need two doses of chicken pox vaccine, if they have not had chicken pox disease and, two doses of MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella). Cobb & Douglas Public Health offer vaccines to protect children and prepare them for school. More»
Shoo the Flu... Parents: Give your kids a boost!
The 2009 H1N1 flu is still circulating. If you have a child 6 months to 9 years of age, please make sure he/she receives the second dose of the H1N1 vaccine.
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