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11/17 SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT OFFICES
CLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS  All Marietta City schools
close for the Thanksgiving Holiday from Monday,
Nov. 23 through Friday, Nov. 27. Classes end at
all district schools Friday, Nov. 20 and resume Monday,
Nov. 30, 2009.
Marietta City Schools' central
administrative offices, including the Department of
Special Services, Transportation and Food Service
offices will close for the Thanksgiving Holiday from
Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
Regular operation hours resume at these
locations, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. More»
11/3 DISTRICT ANNOUNCES
APPLICATION WINDOW ELEMENTARY CHOICE ACADEMIES
PROGRAM
 Marietta City Schools
(MCS) today announced the open application period for
its elementary schools Choice Academies program for
2010-2011. Interested Marietta City residents wishing to
apply for the MCS Choice Academies program must
submit the appropriate documentation between Nov. 9,
2009 and Jan. 15, 2010. The Choice Academies
application deadline is Jan. 15, 2010. More» |
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ELIE KIHONIA, MASTER
DRUM CLASS
AT BURRUSS, NOV. 20
Master
Drummer, Elie
Kihonia will hold a master drum class with the A.L.
Burruss Unity Drummers, on Nov. 20 at 9:45 a.m. in the
A.L.
Burruss Elementary music room. Unity Drummers,
organized by Burruss 1st grade teacher Wendy Campagna,
will perform with Elie Kihonia on Sat., Nov. 21 at the
Wilson Student Center Theater at Southern Polytechnic
State University at 6 p.m.
MHS HOSTS IB ORIENTATION
FOR 8TH
GRADERS, DEC. 1  Marietta High School (MHS) will host
an International Baccalaureate (IB) Orientation for 8th
graders at 7 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2009. All rising 9th
grade middle school students interested in applying to
the IB
Diploma Program should attend. For more information,
contact Debbie Woolard or Carolyn Worthy at 770.428.2631
ext. 3061. The application deadline for 8th graders is
Jan. 12, 2010. Marietta City residents and non-residents
interested in the IB Diploma Program can apply from
Nov.19, 2009 to Jan. 12, 2010.
 Event Flier
SAWYER ROAD HOSTS BARNES
AND NOBLE BOOK FAIR, DEC.
5 Mark your
calendar for the Sawyer Road Elementary Barnes and
Noble Book Fair, Saturday, Dec 5. Bring your Holiday
shopping list and support the gift of literacy!
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SCHOOL BOARD
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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| EMPLOYEE OF THE
MONTH |
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 Tanya
Griggs, a teacher at the Marietta Performance Learning Center
(PLC) at Woods-Wilkins is an inspiration to her students
as well as her colleagues. Tanya builds relationships
with her students that go beyond the classroom and
therefore brings out the best in event the most
reluctant learners. Tanya was recently recognized as an
11Alive Class Act Teacher for her
ability to inspire teens others might write off. Her
students describe her as a great teacher and a great
friend, and as someone that they can depend
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| STUDENT OF THE
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 Likeam
Wise is a junior at Marietta High School. He is a model
of exceptional leadership to his peers, and his teachers
describe him as responsible and dependable. Likeam is on
the school football team; he also leads his own band,
serves on school improvement committees, and recently
served as the MHS student representative on the
district's strategic planning team. This year, Likeam is
the Secretary and Treasurer of a newly established male
academic leadership program at the high school called
GENTS and he is slated to be President of GENTS next
year. |
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MARIETTA READS! NEWS |
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MARIETTA READS! SCHOLASTIC
BOOK FAIR, DEC. 1-4  Marietta City Schools
(MCS) education partner Scholastic Book Fairs will host
a book fair at the MCS central office located at 250
Howard Street in Marietta from Dec. 1-4. The book fair
benefits Marietta Reads! Book Fair hours
are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ROTARY CLUB OF MARIETTA
READS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, NOV. 17 -
19  Rotary Club of Marietta
members visit Marietta City elementary schools to read
Crazy Hair Day to 2nd graders in support of Marietta Reads! Rotarians also
donate copies of the book to the students.
Park
Street photos
MARIETTA READS! PARTNERS WITH MELLOW
MUSHROOM FOR MONTHLY SPIRIT
NIGHTS
Beginning
in November, Mellow Mushroom Kennesaw will host Marietta Reads! Spirit Nights
on the second Tuesday of each month, with a portion of
proceeds to benefit Marietta Reads!
Marietta Reads! Spirit Night will be
held Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 3 p.m. to close.
The initiative includes both dine-in and take-out
orders. Mellow Mushroom Kennesaw is located at 1133
Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA
30144.
BECOME A
MARIETTA READS! SPONSOR
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. |
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MARIETTA METRO ROTARY
DICTIONARY
DONATION AT DUNLEITH AND WEST SIDE,
NOV. 17 & 19 As part of its Dictionary
Project, the Rotary Club of Marietta Metro gave new
dictionaries to Dunleith Elementary and West
Side Elementary third-graders. The gift of
dictionaries was very much appreciated by the students
and teachers. Thank you, Rotarians!
MHS FBLA SUPPORTS MUST
MINISTRIES, NOV. 13 Students in Marietta High School's Future
Business Leaders of America (FBLA) recently collected
over 250 food items as a donation to MUST Ministries for
families in need during this holiday season.
 WEST SIDE TREATS FOR TROOPS, NOV.
13West
Side Elementary students recently joined forces with
Operation Stars & Stripes, Inc. to collect Halloween
candy treats for our Troops. Operation Stars &
Stripes is an all volunteer non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting America's military and their
families.
MCAA CULINARY CLUB
TRAVELS
NATIONWIDE, FALL 2009
 Students in the new MCAA Culinary Club led by Chef Dean
Berthelot, the executive chef at Ray's in the City, are
"traveling" throughout the United States and learning
about and preparing foods from particular regions.
Students enjoy learning skills of food preparation and
cooking from an expert and sampling the many fine dishes
they create. Photos»
 DUNLEITH "HAT DAY" FOR
UNITED WAY, NOV. 6Students and
staff at Dunleith Elementary recently donated
$1 to the United Way for the opportunity to wear their
hats. The Hat Day for United Way fundraising effort will
help better the lives of all in Cobb County, especially
those recently hit by the flooding that took place in
September.
MCAA HOSTS 5TH ANNUAL
STUDENT CAREER DAY,
NOV. 6  Marietta Center for
Advanced Academics recently hosted its 5th
Annual Student Career Day. Fifth graders prepared
resumes and participated in mock interviews, and 3rd and
4th graders toured the displays and interviewed
companies to gain awareness about career opportunities.
Thirty four companies participated, including Lockheed
Martin, MUST Ministries, Georgia Aquarium,
and WellStar among others. Photos»
BURRUSS SGT HOSTS
PUMPKINS
AND A PARADE, OCT. 31  The A.L.
Burruss Elementary School Governance Team (SGT)
recently sponsored Pumpkins and a Parade at Laurel Park.
Dad's were wrapped as mummies, ate sugar covered donuts
from a string, played tape-the-nose-on-the-pumpkin, and
carved pumpkins. Photos»
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE
SCHOOLS:
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Sealed bids for 3COM Network Hardware and
related items - Marietta City Schools are being
accepted by the Board of Education until 1 p.m.
(EST) on December 1, 2009. Request for
Proposal
Sealed bids for Construction Management
Firms for the modification and renovation of Marietta
Sixth Grade Academy are being accepted by the
Board of Education until 2 p.m. (EST) on December 2,
2009. Request for Proposal
Sealed bids for Visitor Identification and
Management Systems - Marietta City Schools are being
accepted by the Board of Education until 1 p.m.
(EST) on December 9, 2009. Request for
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| PARTNERS IN ACTION ACROSS
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DISTRICT WELCOMES TWO
NEW PARTNERS AT LARGE, NOV.
17
 Marietta City Schools
welcomed new Partners at Large (PAL) at the Nov.
17 school board meeting: Dave & Busters and Mellow
Mushroom. Both PALs will sponsor and support a number of
district and school activities. Dave & Busters will
provide gift cards as part of their teacher recognition
effort and Mellow Mushroom will host Spirit Nights! In
support of Marietta
Reads!
LOCKHEED WELCOMES
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION, NOV.
17
 Lockheed
Elementary hosted a signing ceremony to
welcome its Partners in Education. Second grade students
sang for the Partners and two fifth grade students,
Malik and Raven read poems. Partners in Education represented at
the event were: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Chick-fil-A at East Lake, East Cobb
YMCA, Life College, Lockheed Martin, and Marietta
Martial Arts. Photos» |
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WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SCHOOL
SAFETY?
Just click on the School Safety link under Parent
Resources to learn more about ongoing school safety
initiatives around Marietta City
Schools.
IMMUNIZATION RULES FOR KINDERGARTEN AND
SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS
All children entering
kindergarten or sixth grade on or after July 1,
2007 are required to meet the following new Georgia
immunization requirements:
 New Requirements
Vaccinate
your children early and beat the back to school
rush!
H1N1 FLU: GENERAL
INFORMATION
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| Upcoming Events |
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 Nov.
23-27 - Thanksgiving Break
- Nov. 25-27 - MCS Administrative
Offices Closed, Thanksgiving
Break
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It is the policy of the Board of Education of the City of
Marietta not to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race,
color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability
or any other legally protected status in its educational
programs, activities or employment practices.
Marietta City Schools
250 Howard Street, Marietta GA 30060
Phone: (770) 422-3500
Fax: (770) 425-4095
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