Be Somebody Savings Program
Encouraging students to reach their fullest potential, earning up to $1,000 at graduation for meeting annual milestones
Students can earn $250 each academic year by completing these milestones...
| Freshman | YouScience |
| Sophomore | MYP Service/Personal Project and PSAT |
| Junior | Financial Literacy Course |
| Senior | FAFSA or ASVAB, College/Career Advisement |
And by meeting these annual standards for academics, discipline, and attendance
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Academics: Students must complete the four high school EOC exams in Algebra, Literature and Composition II, United States History, and Biology, and they must be on track to graduate.
- Discipline: Students cannot have OSS or ISS in a given year to be eligible for that year's incentive.
- Attendance: Students must have six or fewer unexcused absences in a given year to be eligible for that year's incentive.
Student Enrollment in the Be Somebody Savings Program
- Every student is eligible upon enrollment at Marietta High School, no matter the year of enrollment, starting with the Class of 2029.
- Students and guardians must sign a Release for Information Sharing and Checkpoint Verification Agreement.
- Student qualifications are monitored by staff at Marietta High School and Marietta City Schools Central Office.
Thanks to our Donors
- Albert Barnes
- Randall Webb
- Dawn Campbell
- Charles Crittenden
- Martha Tuck
- Michael Shirley
- Stephan Nelson
- Jeff Picken
- Erin Mitchell Richeson
- Thomas Martin
- Douglas Pisik
- Harry Price
- Jongyoon Suk
- Chris Leggett
- William Santangelo
- Katarzyna Glab
- Charlie Zhong
- Reed Weigle
- Thomas Gose
- Richard Buss
- Daniel Timko
- William Poston
- Christopher Poston
- Chris Gruehn
- Eric Darby
- Bhasakr Bhavsar
- Stephen Watts
- Michael Foushee
- Paul Gilreath
- Prasad Valiveti
- Blair Yenowine
- Rachel Walker
- Lori Masielle
- William Etheredge
- Christopher Ellison
- Marion Savic
- Chaitanya Kancharana
- Stephen Watts
- Eric Darby
- Abhijeet Rajput
- Marcus Ertlschweiger
- Kaltoum DeFazio
- Mandy Ramer
- Olutunde Osofisan
- Kristen Sewell
- Jesse Weber
- David Scavone
- Jonalyn Suplito
- Teaira Harris
- Keyanna White
- Brian McGinnis
- Joel Larsgaard
- Simeon Brown
- Robert Holmes
- Kelly Herrero
- Tommy Carthers
- Bhaskar Bhavsar
- Jordana Freitas
- Tracey Marino
- Justin O’Dell
- Karen Hynninen
- Walter Helms
- Aaron Marino
- John Branham
- DeAndre Howard
- Otis Wilson
- Raymond Tumlin
- Jeff Picken
- S A WHITE OIL CO INC
- E DENNIS AIR CONDITIONING INC
- Navigation Consulting LLC
- O'Dell & O'Neal, PC
- M. Chase Swanson, P.C.
Why did we establish the program?
Research shows that students with even small savings accounts are four times more likely to graduate from high school. It is our hope that the Be Somebody Savings program will help boost graduation rates, empower students, and make financial literacy and preparedness part of their educational journey. This incentive program will be available to students at Marietta High School, starting with the Class of 2029, who must meet certain annual checkpoints in grades 9-12. In return, the Cobb Community Foundation will grant up to $1,000 to each qualifying student upon graduation. These funds are intended to assist with college, career, or life expenses. More details will be shared via email with the 9th grade class and their families.
How can I contribute to the program?
Funding for the Be Somebody Savings Program comes primarily from the PEACH Education Tax Credit Program. If you know you will owe Georgia taxes, it’s simple to apply: you fill out an application online, indicate that you want to purchase tax credits to benefit Marietta City Schools, mail in payment for the portion of your state tax liability you wish to redirect, and then claim the credit when you file your taxes the following year.
If you don’t want to purchase tax credits, you also can give online directly to the Be Somebody Savings Fund at the Cobb Community Foundation.
Still have questions?
More information can be found here: https://cobbfoundation.org/2025/05/22/support-marietta-students-with-the-be-somebody-savings-program/