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| Bus Driver Appreciation Week - Oct. 21-25 |
On Oct. 21, the PTSA will host a luncheon to honor our 60 awesome and dedicated Walton Bus Drivers. During Bus Driver Appreciation Week, please ask your student to take a moment to thank their Bus Driver or even write him/her a note. They will love it! Did you know for every school bus on the road, that's 36 fewer cars clogging the morning commute? Thank you, Walton Bus Drivers for keeping our students safe and making a difference! URGENT NEED FOR ITEMS FOR LUNCHEON....To view the sign up page: CLICK HERE
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Hearing & Vision Screening is Tuesday October 22 & Wednesday October 23
Please WEAR your glasses or contacts to the Screening!
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| DROP/ADD FOR SPRING SEMESTER |
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Students will be given an opportunity to drop or add one-semester electives for spring semester on Monday and Tuesday, October 28 and 29 during lunch periods. Students will be able to pick up forms such as waivers, minimum day, tuition and flex schedule during that time. Additionally, teachers will verify the correct level placement in each year long academic course. All waiver forms are due by Friday, November 15th.
Students interested in taking an additional course should complete a tuition form and return it along with $300 to Mrs. Rose by November 15, 2013. Those who would like to be considered for flex schedule need to return the flex form by November 15, 2013. Students wanted to take a zero period course for tuition are given preference over flex schedule.
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All 10- 12th grade students, follow these directions to access your HOPE Scholarship Preliminary Report. This report will let you know if you are eligible for the HOPE Scholarship based on your current transcript. Remember that this current semester's grades will be used to determine final eligibility.
Go to www.gacollege411.org
If you don't have an account, you will need to create one first. Click Create an Account at the top right side of the screen and follow the steps below:
Select your grade level and click go
Enter your birth date
Click on the Find button to enter your school (be sure to select Walton High School)
Create an account name and password in this way: Username will be your COBB ID and Last Name but with no spaces (i.e., 1234567Smith) and password will be your date of birth in this format: 02132013
Enter your personal information
From the home page of www.gacollege411.org, click on Your HOPE GPA on the right hand side under Shortcuts. Follow the instructions and be sure to select Walton High School - Cobb. Your HOPE GPA will be displayed.
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To thank our teachers and staff for their hard work and all the extra time they give to our students, we will hold a celebration in their honor at the end of this month. We would like to give the teachers and staff some school supplies to show our appreciation. If you could help by contributing a school supply, please go to the sign up genius listed below. You can drop off your donation at the bin in the Walton front office during the week of October 21 - 25. Thank you!!
To sign up, go to:
CLICK HERE
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| National Art Honor Society |
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On October 29th from 6-8pm, National Art Honor Society will hold a fundraiser at Yogli Mogli. NAHS members will have their artwork on display at the frozen yogurt shop. A portion of the profits raised will go back to the club, so please come out and support our Visual Art students!
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Prior to the start of the 2013-2014 school year, the Cobb County School district approved the adoption of online student textbooks for the first three math courses offered at the high school level. These online resources are currently being used in Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry and Honors Advanced Algebra. With the online resources, students have access to a mathematics textbook, printed and interactive examples, online practice quizzes and links to video tutorials. Each student has been assigned a personal login and code to the online textbook for their course. These logins are provided by the teacher free of charge to each student enrolled in the course. The online resources are available to students for the entire school year. Should a student not have online access, there are CD Rom copies of the textbook available for checkout through the bookroom.
Many parents have expressed an interest in purchasing a print textbook for their student to use in conjunction with the online resources. The print textbook will have the same examples and assignments but will not include any of the interactive capabilities. These textbooks are available for purchase through Walton High School at a nominal cost. You may order as many copies of the book as you wish but are NOT required to order any at all. All assignments can be completed using the online textbook.
Order forms will be distributed in math classes on Tuesday, October 15th. If you wish to purchase a textbook, please complete the bottom portion of the form, make a check payable to Walton High School and return your order to your student's math teacher NO LATER than Friday, November 1st.
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| Message from the Media Center |
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From the Media Center - Check out any scary book in the month of October and be entered into a drawing to win the popular bestseller City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Happy Reading!
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| Media Center Needs Your Help!! |
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The Media Center needs your help on WEB days. Please consider signing up!
Responsibilities are to help with student sign-in/out on WEB days.
Time requirements are from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.
This may not seem like a very important role, but our media staff rely heavily on WEB volunteers. Our presence allows them to deal with other important responsibilities.
We need at least one volunteer, but would prefer two volunteers, per WEB day.
To sign up, go to:
CLICK HERE
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Accident Avoidance Workshops
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Driver trainin' the way it ought'a be!
Question: If there was a captivating program you could attend with your student, that would reduce the likelihood of them being involved in an accident by more than 75%, would you attend? And if so, how much would that be worth to you? How does less than ½ of your insurance deductible sound?
Yes, the Accident Avoidance Workshops is that program. Yes, it costs less than ½ of the typical $500 deductible. Yes, you can write a portion of it off on your taxes. Yes, both you AND your student will receive Defensive Driving Certificates, which has saved some families over $500 a year for 3 years running. But don't do it because of the money. Do it because your student can't be replaced.
The Workshops are coming right to Walton High School this November. Click here for more information and for a complete schedule, or call 770-262-7009. If you are ready to register you may click here.
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