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SCHOOL AND DISTRICT OFFICES
CLOSED FOR WINTER HOLIDAY |
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 All Marietta City Schools, central
administrative offices, including the Department of
Special Services, Transportation and Food Service
offices close for the Winter Holiday beginning
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 through Friday, Jan. 1, 2010.
Regular operation hours resume at these locations,
Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Classes end (end of 1st semester)
at all Marietta City schools Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 and
begin Wednesday, Jan. 6,
2010. |
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LATEST HEADLINES |
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12/18
District Hosts Swearing-In Ceremony School
Board Members - Jan.
3
Marietta
City Schools hosts a Swearing-In Ceremony and Reception,
Jan. 3, 2010, at 6 p.m. for new and current members of
the Board of Education of the City of
Marietta. Justice P. Harris Hines will
perform the board Swearing-In Ceremony. The ceremony,
followed by a reception, at the MCS Administrative
Offices located at 250 Howard Street in Marietta is open
to the public. More»
12/16 MCS Earns State
Recognition - Meeting State Performance
Goals For Students With
Disabilities
Marietta
City Schools (MCS) has earned two awards from the
Georgia Department of Education's Division for Special
Education Services and the Georgia Council for
Administrators of Special Education. More»
12/16 Board Approves 2010-2011 School
Calendar
The
Board of Education of the City of Marietta approved the
2010-2011 school
calendar at their Dec. 15 meeting. The
2010-2011 school calendar begins school Thursday, Aug.
12, 2010. The board approved the calendar in a vote of
7:0.  2010-2011 School Calendar
12/11 Marietta High School Named Among
Best
U.S. News & World Report's Annual
List
 Marietta High
School (MHS) was
recently included in U.S. News & World Report's
annual list of the best
high schools in the country. Of the 21,786 public high
schools examined by U.S. News and its partner in the
project, School Evaluation Services, the magazine named
MHS a bronze medal winner. More»
12/09 Elementary School Bus Safety
Partnership Program Announced
 The new Elementary School Bus Safety Partnership
Program takes effect Jan. 6, 2010. Schools
will send information to elementary households the week
of Dec. 14, 2009. School bus drivers will provide copies
of the Bus Safety Partnership agreement to students on
Jan. 6, 2010, and elementary households will have one
week to review the document and return the signed
agreement to their school bus driver. For more
information, contact MCS transportation at
770.429.3110. |
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS |
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Open Application Period
- Elementary Choice Academies Program, Nov. 9, 2009 -
Jan. 15, 2010  Interested Marietta
City residents wishing to apply for the MCS Choice Academies program for
2010-2011 must submit the appropriate documentation
between Nov. 9, 2009 and Jan. 15, 2010. The Choice
Academies application deadline is Jan. 15, 2010. More» |
| BOARD NOTES |
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School Board Monthly
Newsletter
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| EMPLOYEE OF THE
MONTH |
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 Ms. Tamie
Clark teaches third grade and also serves
as a special education inclusion teacher at Sawyer Road Elementary. She
is an advisory member of the Principal's Cabinet, and is
part of the leadership team that helped the school
become an International Baccalaureate World
School. Ms. Clark was recently nominated an 11Alive
Class Act Teacher for her creative classroom instruction
methods blending art and drama to make learning fun. View
Video |
| STUDENT OF THE
MONTH |
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 Alex
Garrett is an 8th grade student at Marietta Middle School. She
is an exceptional student who always strives to do her
best and excels at what she attempts. She has numerous
academic achievements and her two best qualities are
that she is empathetic, she is always willing to go out
of her way to help others, and she is one of the most
gracious persons you would ever meet. Alex is also
actively involved in the MMS Beta Club and in a number
of other school
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| MHS COURTYARD
CAMPAIGN |
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MHS Preserve the Pride
Courtyard Campaign
 Help Marietta High School, one brick at a
time! For $50, you can engrave the name of a Marietta
High School alumnus in history on a paver of the
new school courtyard. Order today and help Preserve the
Pride, visit www.bricksrus.com/order/mhs to place
your order online. Each brick paver can be engraved with
the full name (and maiden name) of a graduate and the
Class of ____. For example: Leigh Beggs Colburn, Class
of 1983. |
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MARIETTA READS! NEWS |
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 2009-2010 Medallion Winners
Burruss Hosts Marietta Reads! Read-In,
Dec. 11
 A.
L. Burruss Elementary recently held a
school-wide Marietta Reads!
Read-In. Marietta Reads! mascot, Mari-Etta
stopped by some classrooms to read with children as they
celebrated a day of reading.
MSGA
Hosts Marietta
Reads!
Pancake Breakfast, Nov.
20
 Marietta Sixth Grade
Academy recently hosted a pancake
breakfast for students who earned 50 Marietta Reads!
Accelerated Reader (AR) points during the first quarter.
The event drew about 60 attendees, and everyone had a
great time.
Marietta
Reads! - Mellow Mushroom
Monthly Spirit
Nights
Mellow Mushroom Kennesaw hosts Marietta Reads! Spirit Nights
on the second Tuesday of each month, with a portion of
proceeds to benefit Marietta Reads! The
initiative includes both dine-in and take-out orders. In
2010, Marietta Reads! Spirit Nights will
be held Tuesday, Jan. 12, Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Apr. 13, and
May 11 from 3 p.m. to close. Mellow Mushroom Kennesaw is
located at 1133 Chastain Road in Kennesaw.
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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| RECENT EVENTS |
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Burruss
Drama Club
Performs
"Pinocchio", Dec.
11
 The A.
L. Burruss Drama Club recently performed
"Pinocchio" for the student assembly and also at the
Blackwell Playhouse. The Drama Club's next performance
will be The Wizard of Oz.
Sawyer
Road and MCAA Choruses
Underground
Atlanta, Dec.
9
 The Sawyer Road Elementary
Oceaneer Players Chorus and the Marietta Center for Advanced
Academics Chorus recently performed at
Underground Atlanta. Lunch and song, how fun!
Lockheed Polar Express Extravaganza, Dec.
9
 The Lockheed Elementary School media
center Polar Express Extravaganza provides students a
candy cane, a bell necklace, and a chance to learn about
Chris Van Allsburg's book Polar Express. Students also
complete extension activities in Reading and
Mathematics.
Hickory Hills Recognized -
100,000th ARTSBRIDGE Participant, Dec.
7
 In recognition of the
100,000 student attendee milestone, The Cobb
Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation will
provide Hickory Hills Elementary with
either an artist-in-residence for a week or for a day of
in-school assemblies. The school will also receive a 12"
X 12" paver that will be placed in the Cobb Energy
Performing Arts plaza with the following inscription:
"We salute Hickory Hills Elementary and our 100,000th
ARTSBRIDGE participant.
Burruss Kindergarten Thanksgiving
Celebration, Nov.
19
 A.L
Burruss Elementary kindergarten classes
recently performed their annual Thanksgiving program for
parents. The students sang several songs and afterwards,
parents enjoyed lunch with their child. A festive time
was had by all. Photos»
What's Happening at the
Schools:
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| PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Sealed bids for Gym Light Fixture Retrofit
are being accepted by the Board of Education
until 2 p.m. (EST) on January 7, 2010. - Gym Light
Fixture Retrofit Addendum # 1 issued December 9, 2009
available to interested vendors upon request. Request for
Proposal |
| PARENT TIPS |
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 Visit our Parent Resource
Center
Want to Learn 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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 Dec. 22
- End of 1st Semester
- Dec. 23 - Winter Break
Begins (MCS Closed)
- Jan. 3 - Board Swearing-In
Ceremony, 6 p.m.
- Jan. 4-5 - Professional Learning
(No school for students)
- Jan. 6 - School Resumes, students
return
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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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