Veterans Get Job Search Boost at Galleria

1. The is hosting a Veterans Career Fair and Diversity Job Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. For information about the job fair, which will be in the open gallery near Jocks & Jills, visit www.employmentseeker.net/North_Cobb.html, call 866-714-4270 or send an e-mail to info@employmentseeker.net.

2. State Schools Superintendent Dr. John Barge recently announced the 2010 roster of Georgia Schools of Excellence in Student Achievement and among them: the . It was also one of only 11 schools statewide to also be recognzied as a Top 10 Percent school.

3. also earned some major recognition recently when, for the second consecutive year, it was named an Advanced Placement (AP) Access and Support School and is included among the 350 AP Honor Schools in Georgia.

4. In other Marietta City Schools news, , , , , , and elementary schools all earned recognition as Georgia Department of Education 2010-2011 Title I Distinguished Schools. The seven are among 868 Georgia Title I Distinguished Schools recognized by the state for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) at least three years in a row. For the third consecutive year, the Marietta Center for Advanced Academics earned a platinum award for outstanding student achievement–highest performance, while Sawyer Road Elementary earned a silver award for outstanding student achievement–greatest gains.

5. Today is Mule Day. For the folks in Columbia, Tenn., it's perhaps the most important day of the year since that city claims to be the Mule Capital of the World. Here in Marietta and Cobb County, well you probably already know that boondoggle of a story.