Marietta Reads! Annual Read-A-Thon Raises Over $8,000

Marietta Reads! recently completed its ninth annual Read-A-Thon fundraising program for Marietta City Schools elementary and Sixth Grade Academy students.

Washington Post: Marietta High Among Most Challenging Schools

The Washington Post recently ranked Marietta High School (MHS) among the nation's 1,900 top public high schools in its list of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools.”

Cobb School Board Adopts FY 2014 Budget

The $856.3 million budget approved Thursday includes 5 furlough days and 182 teacher cuts through attrition.

The Cobb Board of Education on Thursday approved a fiscal year 2014 budget that includes five furlough days for teachers and staff, a reduction of 182 teaching positions through attrition, a half-year step increase for employees and taking $41 million from reserves to reach a balance. After the board voted down three other budget proposals -- including an amended version of the tentative budget with a full-year step increase for Cobb County School District employees -- it went back to something it could pass. The $856.3 million budget, which takes effect July 1, is similar to the package that the board tentatively approved on April 29 and that closes a deficit of $86.4 million. Voting in favor the budget were board chairman Randy Scamihorn…

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Southern Poly to Offer New Degrees

Both have a focus on the environment.

Starting this fall, students who want focused training in the field of environmental engineering technology will no longer have to go outside of Georgia for that training. Southern Polytechnic State University will offer a new 123-credit hour program that qualifies students for a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering Technology. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on Tuesday approved Southern Poly's request to add two new, environmentally-focused degrees at the Marietta campus. "Environmental criteria are important aspects of all civil engineering activity in the present and foreseeable future," said Prof. Tim Zeigler, chair of the school's Department of Civil Engineering Technology. "As industry expands, …

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Cobb Teachers Sound Off on Budget

"You're going to destroy the county if you don't fix the problem," educators told school board members Wednesday.

Only a small handful of people turned out for a public hearing on the proposed Cobb County School District fiscal year 2014 budget Tuesday. But they packed a raw, emotional punch. Several teachers and coaches at East Cobb's Walton High School were especially vocal about budget proposals that they said would increase morale problems and stress levels that have been building up for several years. Among the proposals included in a tentatively adopted budget (see green column in attached PDF) include 182 teacher position cuts through attrition, a mid-year cost-of-living increase, higher insurance costs for teachers, larger classroom sizes and five furlough days. Those components are part of a budget plan that addresses an estimated deficit of…

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Washington Post: Marietta High Among Most Challenging Schools

The Washington Post recently ranked Marietta High School (MHS) among the nation's 1,900 top public high schools in its list of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools.”

The Washington Post recently ranked Marietta High School (MHS) among the nation's 1,900 top public high schools in its list of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools.” Only 9 percent of the approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools managed to earn placement on The Washington Post 2013 National High School Challenge Index. “We are honored that Marietta High School, for the third consecutive year, was included among the nation’s finest high schools recognized by The Washington Post,” said Emily Lembeck, Marietta City Schools Superintendent. “This year, Marietta High School, for the fourth running, was also named one of the best high schools in the nation in U.S.News & World Report’s annual list of the best high schools in the country…

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MCS School Bus ‘Roadeo’ Tests Driver Skills, Abilities

The annual Marietta City Schools (MCS) Bus “Roadeo” competition takes place on Wednesday and begins at Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics Company.

The annual Marietta City Schools (MCS) Bus “Roadeo” competition on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, begins at 9:30 a.m. at Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics Company located across from 625 South Cobb Drive in Marietta. The event concludes with an awards ceremony at the MCS Transportation depot located at 145 Dodd Street in Marietta. “This is a competitive activity that our school bus drivers look forward to every year because it provides a great way for drivers to hone those bus driving skills that are most useful when on a school bus route,” said Mark Lindstrom, MCS Transportation Director. “The competition stresses school bus safety and helps develop public awareness about the responsibilities and abilities needed to drive a school bus.” “This year, …

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