Food Scores

MHS, Osborne, Sixth Grade Academy Get Food Inspections

Take a look at the restaurants inspected between March 6 and March 9 in Marietta, and tell us what you think of these scores.

Here are some Cobb County food service inspection scores, conducted by the Cobb & Douglas Public Health Department, for establishments in our community: Sixth Grade Academy 340 Aviation Rd. Score: 100 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 6, 2012 Osborne High School 2451 Favor Rd. Score: 100 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 8, 2012 Tower and Church Bistro 677 Church St. Score: 99 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 5, 2012 Waffle House 920 Cobb Pkwy S Score: 87 Grade:B Inspection Date: March 6, 2012 Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins 2475 Dallas Hwy, Suite 100 Score: 96 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 6, 2012 Krystal 3520 Barrett Pkwy Sw Score: 99 Grade: A Inspection Date: March 7, 2012 Marietta High School 1171 Whitlock Ave. Score: 100 Grade: A Inspection…

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Artists Among Us

Marietta Teacher Celebrates History, Music on Stage

Marietta Middle School teacher Kayce Grogan-Wallace stars in her fifth production at the Strand Theatre.

Kayce Grogan-Wallace, a native of Marietta and theater teacher at Marietta Middle School, starred in the Atlanta Lyric Theatre's production of Ain't Misbehavin' "It's one of the best musical reviews of all time," Grogan-Wallace said. "It's a great expression of the music of the late '20s." Ain't Misbehavin' is Grogan-Wallace's fifth show with the Atlanta Lyric Theatre. "It's an amazing experience," Grogan-Wallace said. "The Lyric always has great concepts, great visions, and the production always turns out wonderful." Grogan-Wallace played the part of a very matured woman who "has lived through a lot, seen a lot of things and has a relationship between two guys on the stage. It's a very broad character. "I'm a pretty big personality, but …

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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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Woman Believes in Her Students

Shayla Jones, the site coordinator at the Marietta Performance Learning Center, helps students at the non-traditional high school.

"All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them." The Magic Johnson quote is featured in the handbook for the Marietta Performance Learning Center, or MPLC, a small, non-traditional Marietta High School program geared towards students who are not succeeding in the traditional school setting. The motto could be used to describe the way Shayla Jones, the MPLC's site coordinator, operates. "She believes in the kids even when they don't believe in themselves," said Tammie Roach, principal at the MPLC. "Ms. Jones is a natural educator. She has a natural instinct when it comes to young people." PLCs serve as one of many dropout prevention strategies created by Communities in Schools, the oldest non-profit …

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Marietta Schools Annual Spelling Bee

Each year students from each MCS elementary school, the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy and the Marietta Middle School compete for an opportunity to represent the school district at the Georgia Association of Educators District 2 spelling competition.

   Marietta City Schools hosts its annual Spelling Bee, Friday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. at the MCS Administrative Offices located at 250 Howard St. The Marietta Education Association will once again sponsor the event. “Students competing in the annual Spelling Bee are very often our top readers, and research shows that a child that is an avid reader and writer typically has stronger spelling skills,” said Dr. Debra McCracken, Assistant Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction, in a press release. Each year students from each MCS elementary school, the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy and the Marietta Middle School compete for an opportunity to represent the school district at the Georgia Association of Educators District 2 spelling competition. The …

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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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Make a Choice with Marietta City Schools

Marietta City Schools are entering the fifth year of the Choice Academies program, which provides parents and guardians an opportunity to choose the elementary school best suited to their child’s talents and needs.

The open application period for the Marietta City Schools elementary Choice Academies program for 2012-2013 is Nov. 7 through Jan. 20. Choice provides parents and guardians an opportunity to choose the elementary school best suited to their child’s talents and needs. Space must be available at the school and within the grade level requested before a Choice request is eligible for approval. “We are entering the fifth year of the Choice Academies program, and we continue to see growing interest in each of our schools and the programs they offer,” said superintendent Dr. Emily Lembeck in a press release. “The Choice Academies program directly supports the district’s vision to be the school system of choice for families.” Interested residents …

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Evalyn

4:40 pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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Science Teachers Receive Awards

Four Marietta City Schools secondary science teachers are the recent recipients of Performance Incentive Awards valued at $4,000.

Thomas Monti (Marietta Middle School), Julie Schunck (Marietta Sixth Grade Academy), Celis Hartley-Lewis (Marietta High School) and Stephanie Howard (Marietta High School) are scheduled presenters at state superintendent John Barge’s 2011 Race to the Top Summit. The four Marietta City Schools secondary science teachers are the recent recipients of Performance Incentive Awards valued at $4,000. The summit is being held Monday and Tuesday at the University of Georgia Conference Center in Athens. The awards were presented by Marietta City Schools superintendent Dr. Emily Lembeck at the Aug. 16 Board of Education meeting. "The Performance Incentive Award is proof positive that each of these teachers has successfully demonstrated improved …

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Marietta Sixth Grade Gets Solar Energy System

Students will be able to monitor the solar panels through the internet and learn the principles of solar energy.

The Marietta Sixth Grade Academy is the recipient of a 5,000-watt solar energy system. The installation is the result of a joint effort between Marietta City Schools, Marietta Power and Water and Electric Cities of Georgia. Under the Renewable Energy Grant Program, Electric Cities of Georgia received $460,000 of economic stimulus money for solar system projects and awarded a portion of the grant money to Marietta Power and Water for the installation of one of the solar systems. Contributing one-third of the system's total cost, Marietta Power and Water selected Marietta Sixth Grade Academy as the recipient of the system. “Marietta Power and Water already partners with us on the Save-A-Watt energy conservation contest at our schools,” said …

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5 Things You Need to Know Today

Meetings, Restaurants, a Movie

Here's what you need to know before you leave home on Sept. 12 in Marietta.

1. Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 85 and calm winds, the National Weather Service says. 2. The Board of Education will host a public education information forum for the proposed Marietta High School auditorium construction project at 7 p.m. at Marietta Sixth Grade Academy. 3. City Council will hold an agenda work session from 5:15 to 8 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located on the lobby level of City Hall. 4. "The Blind Side" will be playing for $3 for Cobb residents and $4 for non-residents at the East Cobb Senior Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Ice cream and popcorn will be available. 5. The third annual Cobb County Restaurant Week continues through Saturday. Participating restaurants offer a three-course menu for $20 per person, …

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