Marietta City Schools Awarded Fruit, Vegetable Grants

Dunleith Elementary, Hickory Hills Elementary and Sawyer Road Elementary are the recipients of one-year grants awarded by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.

Three Marietta City schools are the recipients of one-year grants awarded by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). The grants to Dunleith, Hickory Hills and Sawyer Road Elementary are valued at over $91,000. “These Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants are part of the USDA Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). Dunleith Elementary will receive $32,181, Hickory Hills Elementary will receive $22,872, and Sawyer Road Elementary will receive $36,035 from the grant,” said Cindy Culver, Marietta City Schools Director of School Nutrition. “Grant allocations are based on student enrollment at qualifying schools.” Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grants allow school systems to provide…

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Marietta Schools Celebrate Awards, Scholarships, Music, Dance

The Marietta School Foundation Gala at the Strand Theatre featured performances by students and celebrated the schools and award recipients.

Students, faculty, family and friends, and community leaders were present at the Marietta Schools Foundation Awards Gala Thursday at the Strand Theatre. Performances included: Scholarships were presented to the following Marietta High School students: Admiral Jim Ellis received the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. He is a 1965 graduate of Marietta High School. After graduating high school, Ellis attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, which he graduated in 1969 with a degree in aerospace engineering. Ellis completed a master’s degree in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech in 1970. He also earned a master’s degree in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida while in flight training in Pensacola. He was in the Navy …

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Marietta Students Win Authors Competition

Eleven Marietta City Schools students were named system winners of the 2011-2012 Young Georgia Authors Competition.

Eleven Marietta City Schools students were named system winners of the 2011-2012 Young Georgia Authors Competition. “Congratulations to all the students competing in this year’s writing contest. Their entries were well-written, organized, and enjoyable to read,” said Dr. Debra McCracken, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, in a press release. Marietta City School 2011-2012 Young Georgia Authors winners include: The Georgia Department of Education selects from among system winners for the Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) district competition that includes entries from other area school systems. RESA district winners advance to the statewide competition. Keep up with Marietta news by subscribing to our free …

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Administration Changes at Sawyer Road Elementary

Sawyer Road Elementary will get a new principal and assistant principal and Marietta City Schools will have a new director of Elementary Curriculum and Instruction, K-12 Programs, on May 1.

The Marietta Board of Education is making changes at Sawyer Road Elementary. Debbie Burley, assistant principal at Sawyer Road, was named  interim principal at the school. Burley replaces Jill Sims, who is the current principal and newly named director of Elementary Curriculum & Instruction, K-12 Programs. Susan Graves, Title I Teacher/Coach, International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Coordinator at Sawyer Road, was named interim assistant principal. Graves, Burley and Simms officially assume their new posts May 1. “Debbie has worked closely over the past five years alongside Principal Jill Sims to foster student achievement within the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program at Sawyer Road,” said Dr. Emily Lembeck, …

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Celebrate Dr. Seuss and Read

Friday is Read Across America Day, and Marietta City Schools are celebrating with an array of activities. Check it out and tell us what your favorite book is!

Marietta City Schools elementary grade students will join millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the fifteenth annual National Education Association's Read Across America Day, March 2. NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. “In the spirit of supporting the Marietta Reads! literacy initiative, we encourage adults in our community to read to a child in commemoration of Dr. Seuss's birthday,” said Dr. Debra McCracken, MCS Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, in a press release. MCS Read Across America Activities A.L. Burruss Elementary …

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Nine Marietta City Schools Earn Distinction

The Marietta schools were recognized for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress at least three years in a row.

The Georgia Department of Education named nine Marietta City schools 2011 Title I Distinguished Schools. The nine are among 824 Georgia Title I Distinguished Schools recognized by the state for achieving Adequate Yearly Progress at least three years in a row. “We are very proud to add Marietta Sixth Grade Academy and Marietta High School to the list of Title I Distinguished Schools this year,” said Dr. Emily Lembeck, Marietta City Schools Superintendent, in a press release. “This is quite an achievement when you consider that the accountability bar has continued to rise each year making it increasingly more difficult for schools to achieve AYP.” Marietta City Schools 2011-2012 Title I Distinguished Schools:

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