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Press Release Archives
2009-2010
- March 12, 2010 - Marietta School Board Proclaims April Alcohol Awareness Month
- March 12, 2010 - Young Georgia Authors’ 2010 District Winners Announced
- March 11, 2010 - Hickory Hills Students Nominated National Young Scholars Program
- March 2, 2010 - Board Names Scott Burton New Head Coach Marietta High School Blue Devils Football
- February 26, 2010 - Marietta City School Social Workers Celebrate National School Social Work Week, Feb. 28 - Mar. 6
- February 23, 2010 - Sawyer Road Elementary Selected To Participate Alliance Theatre Institute for Educators and Teaching Artists
- February 19, 2010 - Four Marietta City Students Among
Georgia PTA Reflections Winners
- February 18, 2010 - High School Senior Earns Boys & Girls Clubs Ada Lee Correll Community Spirit Award
- February 18, 2010 - Superintendent Hosts "Coffee Talk" – Mar. 4
- February 11, 2010 - High School FBLA Chapter Earns 17 Awards Annual Region 9 Leadership Conference
- February 9, 2010 - Two Marietta High School Students Win Video Award
- February 4, 2010 - Outstanding High School Senior Recognized Georgia Society of CPAs Honors Luncheon
- February 3, 2010 - Middle School Hosts Bunce Island Traveling Museum Exhibit, Feb. 2-5
- February 3, 2010 - District Elementary Choice Academies Random Drawing Scheduled – Feb. 10
- February 1, 2010 - Dunleith Elementary School Uses Audiobooks Motivates Readers, Develops Language Proficiency
- January 28, 2010 - System-Wide Kindergarten Registration, Feb. 8-12, 2010
- January 25, 2010 - Sawyer Road Student Selected Poster Child Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, Inc.
- January 22, 2010 - Marietta Blue Devils Head Football Coach Friday Richards Announces Retirement
- January 22, 2010 - Elementary, Sixth and Middle Grades Students Set To Compete – MCS Annual Spelling Bee
- January 21, 2010 - Sawyer Road Elementary School Science Educator Awarded $4,300 Lowes Grant
- January 14, 2010 - MCAA Earns Platinum Award - Outstanding Student Achievement
- January 12, 2010 - Sawyer Road Elementary -- First Semester Winner
District "Save-A-Watt" Energy Conservation Contest
- January 5, 2010 - "Superintendent Saturday" Community Dialogue – Jan. 16
- December 21, 2009 - District Announces New Three-Year Strategic Plan
- December 18, 2009 - District Hosts Swearing-In Ceremony School Board Members – Jan. 3
- December 18, 2009 - Schools, District Offices Closed Winter Holiday, Dec. 23 – Jan. 1
- December 17, 2009 - Marietta City Schools Earn State Recognition - Meeting State Performance Goals For Students With Disabilities
- December 11, 2009 - Marietta High School Named Among Best U.S. News & World Report's Annual List
- December 7, 2009 - School District Recognizes Service Of Three Retiring School Board Members
- December 4, 2009 - District Magnet Program Education Partner - Georgia Aquarium Hosts Aqua "Tech" Symposium – May 2, 2010
- December 2, 2009 - Middle School Band Solo & Ensemble Performance Earn Superior Ratings
- December 1, 2009 - Marietta City Outpaces State and Metro Scores 2009 Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT)
- November 20, 2009 - ITBS Scores Above National Average In 4th Grade, Slightly Lower In 7th Grade
- November 17, 2009 - Schools and District Offices Close Thanksgiving Holidays
- November 13, 2009 - School Board Recertifies GSBA Compliance Board of Distinction and Standards for Local Boards
- November 11, 2009 - Superintendent Hosts “Coffee Talk” – Nov. 16
- November 10, 2009 - Marietta City Schools Is Top 10 Winner NSBA Digital School Districts Survey
- November 6, 2009 - School Governance Teams/Sawyer School Council
Solicit Input – Proposed 2010-2011 School Calendars
- November 4, 2009 - State Names Marietta Title I Distinguished School District
- November 4, 2009 - District Salutes School Psychologists
- November 3, 2009 - District Announces Application Window Elementary Choice Academies Program
- November 2, 2009 - Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Students Selected for Statewide Honor Chorus
- October 30, 2009 - Elementary Choice Academies Information Forum – Nov. 5
- October 29, 2009 - Superintendent Hosts “Community Connections” Pleasant Grove Baptist Church – Nov. 9
- October 26, 2009 -
Marietta High School Senior Named Semifinalist 2010 National Achievement® Scholarship Program
- October 23, 2009 - West Side Elementary Goes Batty
- October 21, 2009 - Marietta High School Commended Students 2010 National Merit® Scholarship Program
- October 16, 2009 - Sixth Grade Academy Named Cobb Chamber 2009 Outstanding Partners In Education
- October 13, 2009 - Sixth Grade Academy Welcomes Three New Partners In Education
- October 12, 2009 - District Safe Schools Partnership With Marietta Police Department Yields Grant Valued At $499k
- October 9, 2009 - Superintendent Speaks To Marietta Business Association
- October 9, 2009 - Sawyer Elementary Student Places 3rd - Division I 2009 Georgia School Bus Safety Poster Contest
- October 7, 2009 - Burruss Teacher Selected To Attend Page Teacher Academy
- October 5, 2009 - MCAA Earns Five State Superintendent’s Distinguished Achievement Awards - CRCT
- October 1, 2009 - Marietta Middle School Meets AYP Standards, High School Exceeds State Graduation Rate
- October 1, 2009 - Marietta City Schools Educator And Benefactor, Marcella Wilkins Dies
- September 28, 2009 - District Partners With Marietta Power And Water To “Save-A-Watt”
- September 24, 2009 - MCAA Teacher Selected To Attend PAGE Teacher Academy
- September 23, 2009 - Superintendent Hosts “Community Connections” For Parents/Community
- September 22, 2009 -
Hickory Hills Elementary Named MIENC Learning Laboratory School
- September 15, 2009 -
Superintendent Hosts "Community Connections" For Parents/Community
- September 10, 2009 - Marietta Reads! 7th Annual Event On The Square, Sept. 26
- September 9, 2009 - Sixth Annual Marietta Athletic Hall Of Fame Honors Inductees – Sept. 18
- September 8, 2009 - A. L. Burruss Achieves Green School Status
- September 4, 2009 -
Superintendent And High School Principal Selected To Serve On Governor’s Committees
- August 28, 2009 - Marietta City Schools Supports GEMA Ready Georgia Initiative
- August 25, 2009 - Marietta Average SAT® Scores Exceed Both State And National Mean In All Areas Tested
- August 25, 2009 -
Marietta Teachers Of The Year Recognized At Blue Devils Football Home Season Opener
- August 24, 2009 -
Park Street Elementary Receives First Book Grant
- August 19, 2009 -
Marietta High School ACT Scores Outpace State And National Averages
- August 18, 2009 - District Hosts Community Engagement Strategic Planning Forum – Mms, Aug. 25
- August 17, 2009 - School Board Members Training Ensures Educational Quality
- August 13, 2009 - Blue Devil Marching Band Twirler Places In Top 10 At AYOP - Nationals
- August 12, 2009 -
Board Names New Head Baseball Coach At Marietta High School
- August 11, 2009 -
Educators Use Summer Break To Hone And Improve Skills
- August 7, 2009 -
Lockheed And Park Street Elementary Schools Awarded USDA Fresh Fruits And Vegetable Grants
- August 4, 2009 -
High School Grad Competes In North American Entrepreneurship Competition
- August 3, 2009 -
Park Street Elementary Awarded $1,000 Target® Grant
- July 29, 2009 -
Sawyer Road Elementary Awarded Georgia Council For The Arts Grant
- July 22, 2009 -
Air Force Junior Rotc (AFJROTC) Cadets Earn Cadet Leadership School Awards
- July 14, 2009 -
Marietta Schools District Meets NCLB AYP Standards
- July 9, 2009 -
District Awarded U.S. Department Of Education Libraries And Reading Grant
- July 8, 2009 -
District Millage Rate Holds Steady For 8th Consecutive Year
- July 7, 2009 -
Pre-Registration And School Pre-Opening Activities - Dates Set
2008-2009
- June 24, 2009 - Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) Cadets Capture Summer Leadership School Awards
- June 3, 2009 - High School Student Named State Winner - Young Georgia Authors’
- June 2, 2009 - Sixth Grade Academy New Lab Facilities Funded by Lockheed Martin Ed Partnership
- June 1, 2009 - MHS Graduate Earns Appointment to United States Air Force Academy
- May 29, 2009 - Energy Conservation - Summer Hours at Most District Facilities and Central Office
- May 28, 2009 - Two Marietta City Teachers Named Master Teacher by Governor
- May 27, 2009 - High School Junior to Attend Summer Leadership Programs at Morehouse College and Georgia Tech
- May 26, 2009 - Marietta Students Outpace State, Post Gains on State Graduation Test
- May 22, 2009 - MCAA Student Teams Place 1st and 3rd at Elementary State Science Olympiad
- May 21, 2009 - Park Street Students Receive President’s Education Awards
- May 19, 2009 - Board Names New Head Basketball Coach at Marietta High School
- May 18, 2009 - Park Street Achieves Green School Gold Status
- May 12, 2009 - MHS Air Force Junior ROTC Unit Earns Distinguished Unit Award with “Merit”
- May 7, 2009 - Sawyer Road Student Attends People to People World Leadership Forum
- May 6, 2009 - District Tops State, Metro Percentages Georgia Fifth Grade Writing Test
- May 4, 2009 - District Salutes Teachers National Teacher Day, May 5
- April 29, 2009 - Magnet Program and Community Partners Present Aqua “TECH” Symposium, May 6
- April 28, 2009 - Marietta High School Alumni Society Names McAfee 2009 Distinguished Alumnus
- April 28, 2009 - Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Hosts Blue Devil Day, Apr. 30
- April 24, 2009 - "Superintendent Saturday" Community Dialogue-May 2
- April 21, 2009 - Annual Schools Bus “Roadeo” Tests Drivers' Skills and Abilities, Apr. 30
- April 20, 2009 - System-Wide Kindergarten Registration, April 29 – May 1
- April 17, 2009 - Marietta High School Senior Wins National Achievement® Scholarship
- April 16, 2009 - Young Georgia Authors’ District Winners Announced
- April 15, 2009 - Ten Marietta Middle School Students Earn State Recognition – Duke TIP
- April 14, 2009 - High School Junior Selected to Attend Trent Lott Summer Leadership Institute
- April 6, 2009 - High School Student Selected to Attend National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC)
- April 3, 2009 - Schools/Administrative Offices Closed for Spring Break, Apr. 6 - 10
- April 1, 2009 - High School Student Selected as Governor's Honors Finalist
- March 31, 2009 - Sixth Grade Academy and Partners in Education Sponsor the “Are you Smarter Than a 6th Grader….Jeopardy-style”
- March 30, 2009 - Sixth Grade Academy Student Earns Seat at People to People World Leadership Forum
- March 25, 2009 - Eighth Graders Meet and Exceed Standards on State Writing Test
- March 25, 2009 - Sixth Grade Academy Student Places 3rd at 48th Annual Georgia Statewide Spelling Bee
- March 24, 2009 - Marietta High School Chapter Places Second at Jobs for Georgia Graduates State Competition
- March 23, 2009 - Correction: Grades 3, 5, 8 and High School Summer School Programs
- March 19, 2009 - Grades 3, 5, 8 and High School Summer School Programs
- March 18, 2009 - High School Earns Recognition for Yearbook Excellence
- March 17, 2009 - Marietta and Cobb High School Students Compete in Public Speaking Contest, Mar. 24
- March 16, 2009 - School Board Proclaims April Alcohol Awareness Month
- March 13, 2009 -Two High School Air Force Junior ROTC Cadets Selected for Summer Honors Camp
- March 11, 2009 - Hickory Hills One of Eight Metro Schools Selected for YAWAC smART stART Program
- March 10, 2009 - MSGA Children’s Bilingual Theater Partner to Produce “Esperanza Rising”
- March 9, 2009 - Twelve Marietta Students Among Top Georgia PTA Reflections Winners
- March 6, 2009 - Superintendent Hosts “Coffee Talk” Community Dialogue, Mar. 19
- March 5, 2009 - Special Week Salutes Georgia's School Boards
- March 4, 2009 - Georgia Supreme Court Justice P. Harris Hines to Visit A.L. Burruss Elementary School
- March 3, 2009 - High School Students Complete Model Atlanta Regional Commission - Youth Leadership Program
- March 2, 2009 - School Social Workers Celebrate National School Social Work Week
- February 27, 2009 - Marietta Students Celebrate Read Across America Day, March 2
- February 27, 2009 - Park Street Achieves Green School Status
- February 26, 2009 - District Magnet Students Benefit from Georgia Aquarium Partnership
- February 19, 2009 - Hickory Hills Partners for Corporate Arts Program
- February 17, 2009 - Marietta High School FBLA Chapter Earns Nine Awards - Region 9 Leadership Conference
- February 13, 2009 - Marietta Students Place 1st and 2nd at Cobb-Paulding Regional Science Fair
- February 12, 2009 - Magnet, Sixth Grade and Middle School Students Place in Top Three at Tech Fair
- February 11, 2009 - MCAA Hosts 3rd Annual Digital Science Fair
- February 9, 2009 - District Measures Customer Service Excellence with New Web-Based Customer Feedback Tool
- February 5, 2009 - High School Students Win State German Convention Competition
- February 3, 2009 - Schools Observe PTA National Take Your Family to School Week
- January 29, 2009 - District Announces Elementary Choice Academies Random Selection Process
- January 26, 2009 - High School Named Better Mornings Atlanta's “Cool School” of the Week
- January 22, 2009 - School Board to Attend Training and Planning Retreat
- January 21, 2009 - High School to Host the "Looking Toward the Future Transition Conference"
- January 15, 2009 - District Earns State Recognition - Improves Performance of Students with Disabilities
- January 14, 2009 - District's New Charter Systems Brochure and Video Now Available
- January 13, 2009 - System-Wide Kindergarten Registration, January 26-30
- January 13, 2009 - MCAA Signs Two New Partners in Education
- January 12, 2009 - Students Set to Compete During Annual District Spelling Bee
- January 9, 2009 - District Hosts Second Annual Ed-Tech Conference
- January 8, 2009 - Sixth Grade Academy and Lockheed Martin Forge Innovative Educational Partnership
- January 7, 2009 - Public Review of Mathematics Learning Resource Materials
- January 6, 2009 - High School Students Win Annual Holiday Greeting Card Design Contest
- December 19, 2008 - Schools and District Offices Closed for Winter Holiday
- December 19, 2008 - Marietta High School “Preserve the Pride” Courtyard Campaign
- December 18, 2008 - Burruss Student Wins Marietta Reads! “Outrageous Reader” Contest
- December 18, 2008 - Park Street & Sawyer Road Receive Humble Hearts Holiday Book Donation
- December 17, 2008 - Park Street, WellStar Kennestone and Barnes & Noble Partner for Literacy
- December 16, 2008 - District Meeting for Parents of Students with Disabilities
- December 15, 2008 - Marietta Teacher Achieves National Board Certification
- December 12, 2008 - Marietta ITBS Scores Above National Averages in Fourth Grade, Below in Seventh
- December 8, 2008 - High School Air Force Junior ROTC Exceeds Standards – Unit Evaluation
- December 5, 2008 - Sixth Grade Academy Hosts Arts and Academic Student Showcase
- December 4, 2008 - Park Street Students Place First 2008 Drug Free Me Mural Contest
- December 3, 2008 - MHS IB Students Outpace International Peers on Five of Six Subject Areas Tested
- December 2, 2008 - Marietta City Schools Hosts Information Session for Elementary Choice Academies
- December 1, 2008 - Hickory Hills Signs New Partner in Education—The Manely Firm, PC
- November 25, 2008 - High School Student Achieves 300 Point Gain on SAT Prep Test – PROJECT 2400 Helps
- November 24, 2008 - Marietta Middle School Students Selected for GMEA All State Chorus
- November 21, 2008 - Schools and District Offices Close for Thanksgiving Holidays
- November 21, 2008 - Marietta High School Senior Named Semifinalists National Achievement Scholarship Program
- November 20, 2008 - Marietta Center Awarded Platinum Status for Student Achievement
- November 19, 2008 - Seven Marietta Schools Named 2008 Title I Distinguished Schools
- November 18, 2008 - Marietta Senior Selected Semifinalist 2009 National Merit® Scholarship Program
- November 17, 2008 - Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Signs Six New Partners in Education
- November 14, 2008 - Two Marietta Students Win Bronze 2008 Mimms Oratorical Competition
- November 14, 2008 - Park Street 2nd Grade Students Adopt-a-Grandparent Program
- November 13, 2008 - Marietta Seniors Named Outstanding Participants 2009 National Achievement® Scholarship Program
- November 13, 2008 - Marietta Teacher Recipient of GAHPERD Acknowledgement Award
- November 12, 2008 - Marietta Exceeds State and Metro Scores 2008 Georgia High School Writing Test
- November 12, 2008 - Special Week Honors School Psychologists
- November 10, 2008 - School Governance Teams to Solicit Input Regarding Proposed 2009-2010 School Calendars
- November 7, 2008 - Commended High School Students in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program
- November 6, 2008 - Park Street Partners Buy a Book to Support Read for the Record
- October 30, 2008 - Marietta Top Ten Winners Tech-Savvy School Boards
- October 28, 2008 - District Opens Application Window for Elementary Choice Academies
- October 23, 2008 - “Superintendent Saturday” Community Dialogue, Nov. 8
- October 22, 2008 - Marietta YELLS – Youth Mentorship Program Partners Bigs with Littles
- October 20, 2008 - District Launches National Parental Involvement Campaign
- October 16, 2008 - Marietta High School Student Earns Spot on ASO Talent Development Program
- October 16, 2008 - MCAA Teams with SPSU on Oceanography Educational Game Design Project
- October 15, 2008 - Hickory Hills Educator to Receive Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award
- October 14, 2008 - Sixth Grade Academy Teacher Gets a Lesson in Weightlessness
- October 13, 2008 - Park Street Elementary Awarded $2,500 Target® Grant
- October 10, 2008 - District Schools to Vote in Student Mock Elections
- October 8, 2008 - High School Hosts PROBE College Fair
- October 7, 2008 - Lockheed Elementary Earns Target® Take Charge Donations
- October 3, 2008 - District Web Site Adds Bookmarking and Sharing Feature to Online News Releases
- October 2, 2008 - Lockheed Elementary Awarded $39,500 USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant
- October 1, 2008 - Two High School Educators Named Yale Award Winners
- September 30, 2008 - Burruss Elementary Meets AYP Standards, High School Tops State Graduation Rate
- September 30, 2008 - High School Student Named to State Superintendent's Student Advisory Council
- September 29, 2008 - Park Street Students Win Annual Marietta Power/Water Contest
- September 25, 2008 - Fifth Annual Marietta Athletic Hall of Fame Honors Inductees
- September 24, 2008 - A.L. Burruss Teacher to Serve on Georgia Book Awards Committee
- September 22, 2008 - Park Street Hosts Community Fair
- September 19, 2008 - MCAA Awarded for Achievement, Earns Six Distinguished Achievement Awards
- September 18, 2008 - Park Street and High School Receive First Book Grants
- September 18, 2008 - Marietta Reads! Sixth Annual Event on the Square
- September 17, 2008 - Marietta High School Alumni Society Names Colburn Distinguished Alumnus
- September 12, 2008 - Georgia Supreme Court Justice Harold Melton to Speaker at Marietta High School
- September 11, 2008 - A.L. Burruss Elementary Celebrates National Anthem Day 2008
- September 8, 2008 - Superintendent Hosts "Community Connections"-Casa Mia, Franklin Road
- September 5, 2008 - Teachers of the Year Recognition at Blue Devil Football Home Season Opener
- September 4, 2008 - Superintendent Hosts "Coffee Talk" Community Dialogue
- September 2, 2008 - Superintendent Hosts "Community Connections" Information Session
- August
29, 2008 - Marietta City Schools Supports GEMA Ready Georgia Initiative
- August
27, 2008 - Superintendent Speaks to Marietta Business Association
- August
26, 2008 - College Board Data Inaccuracies Hamper School District's
Reporting of SAT Scores
- August
19, 2008 - Superintendent Hosts "Community Connections"
Information Session
- August
15, 2008 - Local School Board Training Ensures Educational
Quality
- August
13, 2008 - Board Appoints New School Principal at Lockheed
Elementary School
- August
13, 2008 - High School ACT Scores Outpace State, On Par with
National Averages
- August
8, 2008 - MCAA PTSA Recognized as “Model PTA”
by Georgia PTA
- July
31, 2008 - High School Student Serves as Junior Achievement
International Ambassador
- July
30, 2008 - Two High School Air Force Junior ROTC Cadets Selected
for Honors Camps
- July
28, 2008 - District Transportation Technician Places Third
at Georgia Technician Competition
- July
25, 2008 - Seven of Eight Elementary Schools Meet AYP Standards
- July
21, 2008 - High School Students Selected to Attend Georgia
Boys State Program
- July
17, 2008 - High School Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) Cadets
Capture "Unit of Excellence Award"
- July
15, 2008 - Middle School Earns ”Top School” Recognition
from March of Dimes
- July
10, 2008 - District Unveils Redesigned Web Site Rich Media
and Web 2.0 Compliant Features
- July
9, 2008 - District Millage Rate Holds Steady for 7th Consecutive
Year
- July
7, 2008 - High School Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) Earns
Summer Leadership School Awards
- July
3, 2008 - Marietta Senior Wins AIA High School Student Design
Competition
- July
2, 2008 - Student Pre-Registration, Open House and Parent/Student
Orientation Dates Set
2007-2008
- June
19, 2008 - District Educators Cite Many Positives in Teacher
Quality Working Conditions Survey
- June
17, 2008 - Marietta Schools Foundation Awards High School
Students Scholarships
- June
12, 2008 - State School Board Approves District Charter System
Status
- June
11, 2008 - School Board Approves SPLOST III Resolution
- June
10, 2008 - High School Students to Attend Model Atlanta Regional
Commission - Youth Leadership Program
- June
9, 2008 - Marietta Students Keep Pace, Post Gains on New State
Graduation Test
- June
5, 2008 - Four Marietta Elementary Schools Awarded Picturing
America Grants
- May
28, 2008 - Sixth Grade Academy Students to Attend People to
People World Leadership Forum
- May
23, 2008 - Two Marietta Students Named State Winners - 2008
Young Georgia Authors
- May
22, 2008 - Energy Conservation - Summer Hours at Most District
Facilities/Central Office
- May
22, 2008 - Marietta High School Selected for Stop on GPEE
16th Annual Bus Trip
- May
21, 2008 - High School Student National 2008 PTA Reflections
Award of Excellence Winner
- May
20, 2008 - Lockheed Elementary Junior Achievement Day
- May
19, 2008 - Central Registration Accepting Appointments Beginning
July 9
- May
19, 2008 - Belly Dance Classes at the Marietta Community School
- May
16, 2008 - Board Appoints New Principal at West Side Elementary
School
- May
16, 2008 - New Assistant Principal Named at Marietta Sixth
Grade Academy
- May
14, 2008 - Marietta Reads! Top Readers at Scholastic Book
Fairs
- May
13, 2008 - Marietta Reads! 4th Annual Read-A-Thon Raises Over
$4,500
- May
13, 2008 - Middle School Student Excels on Annual National
Spanish Exam
- May
12, 2008 - High School Student Among 100 Selected for CNN’s
21st Century Leaders Program
- May
12, 2008 - Two High School Students Earn 2007-08 GSPA Awards
- May
9, 2008 - School District Achieves International Baccalaureate
(IB) World School Status
- May
9, 2008 - MCAA Hosts 3rd Annual Student Career Day and Mock
Job Fair
- May
8, 2008 - District Earns Six Georgia School Nutrition Association
Awards
- May
7, 2008 - MHS Air Force Junior ROTC Unit Earns 2007-2008 Distinguished
Unit Award
- May
6, 2008 - Grades K-4, 5-8 and 9-12 Summer School Programs
- May
6, 2008 - Middle School Student Awarded Friends of the Bard
Scholarship
- May
1, 2008 - High School Wrestling Coach to Receive Lifetime
Service Award
- April
30, 2008 - Marietta Sixth Grade Academy Hosts Blue Devil Day,
May 6
- April
29, 2008 - Marietta Fifth Graders Surpass State and Metro
Scores, Show Gains on Writing Test
- April
28, 2008 - Eleven Middle School Students Earned State Recognition
- Duke TIP
- April
25, 2008 - Sawyer Road Conversion Charter Implementation Grant
Approved
- April
23, 2008 - Annual School Bus “Roadeo” Tests Driver’s
Skills and Abilities
- April
23, 2008 - Sixth Grade Academy Awarded $93,592 - Title IID
T3 Grant by State
- April
21, 2008 - High School Student Places First 2008 Georgia PTA
Reflections Contest
- April
18, 2008 - Superintendent Saturday Community Dialogue
- April
18, 2008 - District Schools Host Global Youth Service Day
Events
- April
17, 2008 - Public Review of Mathematics Learning Resource
Materials
- April
16, 2008 - Board Appoints New District Director of School
Improvement
- April
16, 2008 - Board Appoints New School Principal at Marietta
Center for Advanced Academics
- April
16, 2008 - Board Names New Principals at Marietta Sixth Grade
Academy and Middle School
- April
16, 2008 - Young Georgia Authors’ System Winners Announced
- April
15, 2008 - Marietta Counselor Named CSCA High School Counselor
of the Year
- April
4, 2008 -Schools/Administrative Offices Closed for Spring
Break, Apr. 7-11
- April
3, 2008 - MCAA Teams Up with Southern Polytechnic State University
- April
2, 2008 - West Side SPLOSTII Renovations Complete School Host
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
- April
1, 2008 - High School Students Selected as Governor's Honors
Finalists
- March
27, 2008 - System-Wide Kindergarten Registration, April 14-18
- March
21, 2008 - High School Senior Awarded Cobb Swim Coaches Scholarship
- March
21, 2008 - High School Senior Receives Sport of Champions
Award
- March
20, 2008 - Eighth Graders Make Significant Gains on State
Writing Test
- March
17, 2008 - MHS Band Director Selected for National Music Performance
Assessment Symposium
- March
14, 2008 - High School Advanced Mixed Choir and Symphonic
Band Earn Superior Ratings
- March
13, 2008 - Sawyer Road Junior Beta Club Raises Funds for Student
Memorial
- March
12, 2008 - Special Week Honors Georgia's School Board
- March
12, 2008 - District Teams Up with Phi Delta Kappa to Walk
for Education
- March
11, 2008 - District Sixth Annual Spectrum Visual and Performing
Arts Show
- March
10, 2008 - School Board Proclaims April Alcohol Awareness
Month
- March
6, 2008 - Marietta High School Student Receives Class Act
Teen Award
- March
5, 2008 - School Social Workers Celebrate National School
Social Work Week
- March
4, 2008 - High School Students Win Emory Goizueta Business
Case Competition
- March
4, 2008 - Marietta Students Named 2008 Finalists Marel Brown
Creative Writing Program
- March
3, 2008 - MCAA Receives $2,000 Best Buy Teach Award
- February
29, 2008 - Marietta Students Celebrate Read Across America
Day
- February
29, 2008 - Middle School Host Magnet Open House and Tour
- February
28, 2008 - Middle School Student Receives $2,500 “My
Future, My Choice, My Education” Award
- February
25, 2008 - West Side Students Participate in National African
American Read-In
- February
22, 2008 - High School Student and West Side Teacher - 2008
Star Program Honorees
- February
21, 2008 - Marietta Students Compete at Cobb Regional High
School Mock Trial Competition
- February
20, 2008 - High School Represented on Student Panel at Global
Language Convention
- February
15, 2008 - Schools Close for the President's Day Holiday/mid-Winter
Break
- February
14, 2008 - Burruss Elementary and MCAA Place at 4th Annual
Regional Reading Bowl
- February
12, 2008 - Distinguished Marietta High Alumna Northcutt Dies
at 103
- February
12, 2008 - Board Adoption of New Proposed K-12 Science Resources
- February
11, 2008 - High School 40-year Class Reunion Organizers Seek
to Locate Alumni
- February
7, 2008 -Sixth Grade Academy Open House and Tours
- February
6, 2008 - Sawyer Road Fifth Graders Work on Global Poverty
- February
5, 2008 - Sixth Grade Academy Glider Flight Day
- February
1, 2008 - Middle School Magnet Open House and Tours
- January
31, 2008 - District School Counselors Observe National School
Counseling Week
- January
30, 2008 - Public to Review New Proposed K-12 Science Learning
Resources
- January
29, 2008 - High School Students Win Third Annual Holiday Greeting
Card Design Contest
- January
25, 2008 - Sixth Grade Academy Parents Student Success Workshops
- January
23, 2008 - MCAA Wins Fourth Annual District Reading Bowl
- January
22, 2008 - Incredible Internet Author Speaks at High School
- Discusses Internet Safety
- January
17, 2008 - Elementary, Sixth and Middle Grades Set to Compete
During Annual District Spelling Bee
- January
11, 2008 - MCAA Hosts Annual Digital Science Fair
- January
10, 2008 - A.L. Burruss Elementary School Celebrates 20 Years
of Excellence
- January
9, 2008 - High School FBLA Chapter Earns Recognition at Fall
2007 Conference
- January
7, 2008 - District Approved by State Board for Charter System
Planning Grant
- January
4, 2008 - Sawyer Road Achieves International Baccalaureate
World School Status
- January
4, 2008 - District to Hold Second Charter System Public Hearings
and Information Sessions
- January
4, 2008 - School Board to Attend Training Retrea
- December 21, 2007 - High School Participates in the CyberTech Initiative at Kennesaw State University
- December 21, 2007 - Marietta Schools Foundation Receives $25,000 Math Endowment
- December 20, 2007 - Schools and District Offices Closed for Winter Holiday, Dec. 24 – Jan. 2
- December 20, 2007 - Marietta Tops State and Metro Scores 2007 Georgia High School Writing Test
- December 19, 2007 - High School Y.O.U.T.H. Program Receives United Way Grant
- December 18, 2007 - Park Street Winners of 2007 Learning for Life-Drug Free Me Mural Contest
- December 14, 2007 - Students Win a Room Makeover from TBS’s Movie and a Makeover
- December 13, 2007 - District Quality Project Assesses Working Conditions
- December 12, 2007 - A. L. Burruss “Hats On Day” Benefits Children with Cancer
- December 10, 2007 - Hickory Hills Grows Arts Support Signs New Partner in Education
- December 6, 2007 - Marietta ITBS Scores Above National Averages in Third and Fifth Grades
- December 6, 2007 - District to Hold Limited Redistricting Public Review and Information Session
- December 5, 2007 - District to Hold Charter System Public Hearings
- December 4, 2007 - Marietta Teacher Named 2007 Kennesaw State University Distinguished Alumni
- November 30, 2007 - District Prepares Elementary School Limited Redistricting Plan
- November 30, 2007 - Marietta Seniors Selected as Semifinalists of National Merit Scholarship Program
- November 29, 2007 - Hickory Hills Students Perform at Cobb 175th Birthday Celebration
- November 28, 2007 - District Launches $317K Grant Project
- November 27, 2007 - Students Win Silver and Gold at 2007 Cobb Boys & Girls Clubs - Mimms Oratorical Competition
- November 27, 2007 - Marietta State Teacher of the Year to Receive GSBA Award
- November 15, 2007 - Schools and District Offices Close for Thanksgiving Holidays
- November 14, 2007 - Board Solicits Parents/Guardians Input on Proposed 2008-09 and 2009-10 School Calendars
- November 14, 2007 - Marietta School Board Named 2007 GSBA School Board of Distinction
- November 13, 2007 - Special Week to Honor School Psychologists
- November 12, 2007 - District Readies Charter Systems Planning Grant
- November 2, 2007 - Marietta Achieves Five-Year District Accreditation as a Quality School System
- November 2, 2007 - Superintendent Saturday Community Dialogue
- October 31, 2007 - Park Street, Hickory Hills Host National Science Center’s Mobile Discovery Center
- October 30, 2007 - Three Marietta Schools Earn State Student Achievement and Academic Improvement Awards
- October 25, 2007 - District to Host Choice Academies Program Information Session for Hispanic Community
- October 25, 2007 - High School Culinary Student Places 1st in State Culinary Arts Competition
- October 24, 2007 - High School Teacher Selected for 2007-2008 CTAE TALL Leadership Institute
- October 16, 2007 - High School Students Named to State Superintendent's Student Advisory Council
- October 15, 2007 - Marietta Among Top 10 Tech-Savvy School Boards
- October 12, 2007 - Marietta High School Alumni Society Names 2007 Distinguished Alumnus
- October 11, 2007 - Middle School Student Named State Winner Division III - 2007 Georgia School Bus Safety Week
- October 10, 2007 - Middle School Student Achieves Georgia Top 10 Ranking - National Spanish Examination
- October 4, 2007 - Park Street Students Named Winners of Marietta Power/Water Drawing Contest
- October 3, 2007 - Seven District Schools Named as 2007-2008 Title I Distinguished Schools
- October 2, 2007 - High School Celebrates Air Force Week Hosts "High School Drop-In"
- October 1, 2007 - Marietta Middle School Signs New Partner in Education
- September 27, 2007 - Fourth Annual Marietta Athletic Hall of Fame Honors Inductees
- September 24, 2007 - Middle School Offers Free Monthly Parent Workshop
- September 21, 2007 - District Announces Choice Academies Program at All Elementary Schools
- September 19, 2007 - High School Student Finishes Third in International Scholarship Competition
- September 14, 2007 - Marietta Reads! Fifth Annual Event on the Square
- September 12, 2007 - Middle School Students Benefit from New Job Shadow Program
- September 5, 2007 - Park Street, Sawyer Road Students Help Cagle Celebrate Panda Cub Birthday
- September 4, 2007 - MCS Announces More Web 2.0 Features
- August 31, 2007 - High School’s Student Resource Officer Named Georgia Peace Officer of the Year
- August 31, 2007 - Session to Help Hispanic Parents and Community Navigate School System
- August 30, 2007 - MCAA Signs Three New Partners in Education
- August 30, 2007 - High School Seeks Choral Alumni
- August 28, 2007 - High School Average SAT Scores Exceed Both State and National Mean in All Areas Tested
- August 27, 2007 - District Awarded $317K Grant from U.S. Department of Education
- August 24, 2007 - School Board Members Work to Ensure Educational Quality
- August 23, 2007 - Sawyer Road Elementary Receives Georgia Council for the Arts Grant
- August 22, 2007 - District Hosts First Annual K-12 Educator Conference
- August 21, 2007 - Hickory Hills Growing Support for the Arts Signs Two New Partners in Education
- August 20, 2007 - Marietta Transportation Technician Named State Technician of the Year
- August 17, 2007 - Lockheed Elementary School Leadership Academy Open House Event
- August 17, 2007 - High School Senior Earns Boy Scouts Eagle Scout Rank
- August 16, 2007 - Marietta High School Act Scores Best State and National Averages
- August 14, 2007 - High School Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) Unit Earns Summer Leadership School Awards
- August 13, 2007 - Board to Discuss Transportation Options for Choice Schools Program
- August 10, 2007 - Marietta Community School Awarded $140,000 Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Grant
- July 25, 2007 - Pre-opening (Open House) activities and Kindergarten Kruise
- July 19, 2007 - Student Pre-Registration Dates Set, Sixth Grade and Middle school
- July 13, 2007 - High School Educators Speak at Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education Conference
- July 12, 2007 - District Hosts Ribbon-cutting Ceremony of New Central Registration Offices
- July 9, 2007 - District Millage Rate Holds Steady for 6th Consecutive Year
- July 6, 2007 - All District Schools Meet AYP Standards
- July 2, 2007 - District Earns Georgia School Nutrition Association Awards
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