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"Once
a Raider, Always a Raider"
A commemorative Raider Brick will make a great holiday gift for your child, a coach or a teacher you would like to recognize.
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All proceeds will benefit Class Size Reduction at Walton High School.
Do you have a business that could donate an item for the auction?
Do you have a vacation home, sports or concert tickets that you could donate? Would your neighborhood put together a basket to auction?
If so, please click here for sponsorship information.
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Go to www.waltonhighschoolfoundation.org or Mail a check made out to the Walton High School Foundation 1590 Bill Murdock Road Marietta, GA 30062 |
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The "Say 'Yes!' To An iPad In Every Classroom" Campaign A Big Success!!
The Foundation is excited to announce that we were able to purchase another 20 iPads, which now provides an iPad in Every Classroom at Walton. It is because or your continued generosity and the support of community members like Zeal and CCA and B Publishing that we were able to complete this portion of our campaign.
A few of the teachers and staff will be trading up their current iPads for the news ones, so their old iPads will be used as loaners during school hours for student check-out starting in January. We would like to complete our campaign by purchasing another 20 iPads to serve as additional loaners to students during key classroom presentations and testing.
If you have a used iPad that you would like to donate for student-use, please contact us. The more students who are able to participate in the One-To-One program, the more successful the initiative will be.
Many parents have asked about working together to secure the best price for their iPads. We think this is a great idea and encourage neighborhoods, clubs and/or friend groups to work together to negotiate the best deal. The Foundation will pass along any sales of which we are aware, such as this Black Friday deal.
To learn more about refurbished and warranted iPads, with a 10% discount for Walton students, please visit Experimac in Sandy Springs. |
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Thank you to everyone who attended last week's Education Forum. We also want to express our gratitude to Dr. Dana Rickman, Principal Judy McNeill, Mr. Drew Adams, Ms. Tina Link and Mr. John Palmer for updating parents on the current education funding changes in Georgia and Cobb County.
The answers to the questions asked in the 11/3 "411" are as follows:
1. Do you know how many teachers Walton High School has lost since 2008?
A: Walton has lost 19 teachers since 2008. In addition, we have lost .5 counselors and 2 custodians.
2. Do you know how many more students are in a freshman language arts class in 2015 vs. 2008?
A: The average class size in 2008 for a writing class was 21 students. The average class size for that same class in 2015 is 28 students.
3. Do you know the impact a larger class size can have on a student?
A: Students do not get to spend as much time with a teacher if there are too many students in a class. In addition, students do not get an opportunity to have as many class discussions, writing assignments and detailed feedback from teachers. Walton teachers have seen a drop in the quality of writing in College Prep classes over the last couple of years. The cumulative effects of the reduced interaction can be significant over a short period of time, but can be catastrophic over a student's K-12 education.
4. Do you know the changes in instruction the teachers have had to make to accommodate a larger class size?
A: Teachers have had to reduce writing assignments because they do not have the time to properly grade the papers. In addition, science labs have had to be cut because it is simply not safe to conduct some of the experiments in a crowded classroom. Because the classrooms are crowded, interactive discussions have to be limited to classrooms where there is room for students to move.
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Health & Wellness Update
In an effort to keep our students and faculty healthy, we will be passing out FREE hand sanitizers to the students during lunch periods on 12/2. We hope this initiative will help keep our school community well during end-of-semester testing and finals.
We are also so excited to announce that the Clorox Co. has agreed to donate TWO palates of Clorox wipes to the Foundation's Health & Wellness Committee. We will be distributing these wipes to every classroom to use as needed throughout the cold and flu season. We would also like to coordinate student volunteers to clean desks twice a week during the winter months to ensure we eliminate as many germs as possible.
If you would like to volunteer for this effort and/or coordinate the student volunteers, please contact the Foundation at hillsinga@yahoo.com.
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LAST CALL TO ORDER SURVIVAL KITS!
Want to help your student survive exam time? Order your Survival Kit by Friday, November 20 by clicking here. The kit this semester will include one-of-a-kind Walton key chains, lip balm and other fun surprises.
All BASIC and COMPLETE Foundation Sponsors will automatically receive one survival kit per semester. For your convenience, inspirational notes will be provided in each kit.
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Sign Up Challenge To Help Increase Faculty Grants
The Faculty Grants Committee was able to make various purchases for the teachers with the money that was earned from the Kroger/Publix Rewards Program. To see pictures of some of the items purchased in October, please click here. To view a video of students using the new calligraphy sets in Ms. Zhang's Chinese class, please click on this link..
Your participation in the Kroger & Publix Reward Programs truly makes a difference. It is easy and it is FREE!
We currently have 177 households participating in the program. Please help us double our Faculty Grant program by linking your Kroger card to WHSF. Please click here to sign up for Kroger Rewards and/or stop by the front desk to pick up a Publix key dangler.
For every 100 new families who register their cards, the Walton Faculty Grant program will receive $100!
Please sign up TODAY!! Thank you for your support!
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SPOTTED - ANOTHER FOUNDATION SUPPORTER!
Is this your car? Please contact the Foundation
Thank you for supporting the Walton High School Foundation and displaying your car magnet with pride!
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THANK YOU, BBQ1!
We would like to thank BBQ1 for providing the teachers and staff with BBQ sandwiches and sides during WEB on 11/11. Teachers were able to stop by and pick up a hot lunch during their short lunch break. It was a wonderful and much appreciated treat!
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Academic Planning in Naviance
Part 8 of a series,
"Naviance Tips for using Family Connections"
This week we will look at the Academic Planning features under the COURSES tab where students review the course descriptions of all the courses offered at Walton. Open the WHS Academic Catalog to get started. Courses that appeal to them can be saved on their "Interesting Courses List" for further exploration. The students will work with their counselor to develop a master plan of coursework that will assure success in the major and career they have selected to pursue. Once a student has completed their master schedule, they can scan this plan in the College Power Score section. This score indicates how well the coursework on the student's master plan meets the rigor requirements of Highly Selective Colleges. This score serves as a guide to selecting courses at Walton that correlate with the student's career aspirations.
Students can set goals, make up to-do lists, and view tasks assigned to them by their counselors in the MY PLANNER sections. And, in the ABOUT ME tab, students can review the lists of possible careers and colleges they are considering, keep a journal, start developing a portfolio and create a resume using a great resume building tool. This tab also holds their student profile, account info, and their test scores for PSAT, SAT, ACT, SATII, AP and many other assessments that are reported to the school. From keeping up with their weekly assignments to planning for college applications and job opportunities, students can use this feature to organize their life!
Questions or Comments? whsnaviance@gmail.com
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Walton High School Foundation
1590 Bill Murdock Road
Marietta, Georgia 30062
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