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****Conquering the School House Squeeze: Walton Cluster**
If you missed Conquering the School House Squeeze on 11/11 at Walton High School, then please be on the look out in upcoming e-blasts for copies of the following:  the slides of the presentation,  Q&A from the meeting, e-blast Q&A and a link to the video of the meeting.
 
Please mark your calendars for our follow-up meeting on January 9th, 2014.  We will be discussing what we can all do to highlight the importance of this issue to our public servants before the legislative session begins on January 13, 2014.
Walton Self-Defense Class 

***ATTENTION SENIOR GIRLS AND PARENTS***

Walton PTSA Sponsored

"FREE"

 

The Walton PTSA will again present the Max Defense's Personal Empowerment & Defense hands-on clinic. Currently enrolled Health students will participate in this clinic during Coach Amos' classes, with online students being able to participate for free in the Community Course. The PTSA is also offering a free clinic for Walton's Senior Girls - 

  

***Parents, please note: Studies show 1 in 4 girls in high school will face an aggressor, BUT 1 in 3 college women will face an aggressor***

  

Click on the links below for more information and the registration forms.

 

For Senior Girls Registration Form, CLICK HERE

 

Do you have a rising 9th grader? 

Join Us

November 21, 2013

6:30 p.m.

 

Walton High School's

Inaugural STEM Academy Night

Parents and rising 9th grade students are welcome to attend.

*** Please click on the link below to RSVP for the event.***

 

CLICK HERE  

  

 

Walton STEM Academy 

Meeting the Challenge of Excellence for the 21
st Century

 

 

The program will include curriculum information, eligibility criteria, and demonstrations highlighting each of Walton's STEM Academy areas of concentration:

 
Advanced Mathematics and Science
Engineering
Medicine 

 

More information about the STEM Academy can be found on our website at:  

http://waltonhigh.org/webpages/tlink/ 

 

 

 

The Great American Smoke-Out is on November 21st

 Life is so Beautiful - Stay Alive - Don't Smoke Cigarettes
 
Walton High School will once again team up with the American Cancer Society and the Cobb County Tobacco Public Health Educator to educate our students on the dangers of smoking and to hopefully discourage them from picking up the habit. This is a nationwide event and we are proud to present it to our students.

Please encourage your students to check out the displays which will be outside the Commons during their lunch periods on Thursday, November 21st.
We are having a t-shirt and i-tunes raffle for students willing to sign an anti-smoking pledge. 

If you would be willing to help with this event, please contact Nedia Hicks at [email protected] or SIGN UP HERE.

 
Letter Jacket Fitting on November 20 
Letter Jacket Fitting
Wednesday, Nov. 20th at 7:40am outside the Commons
Jackets will be back January 16th
Order Forms available in the front office
Collection for Family Promise of Cobb County 
Walton's Singer/Songwriter Club is collecting new towel sets and toiletries for Family Promise of Cobb County.  Family Promise provides housing, job training and placement for homeless families.  Place donated items in the collection bins at the front entrance of the school or bring to the chorus room.  Thank you!
Thanks for Giving 2013

Food Drive - November 4 - 20, 2013

 

Walton's Spanish and Interact Clubs are sponsoring a food drive to provide Thanksgiving dinner for needy families in Cobb County.

 

Bring one or more of the food items listed below and place in the collection box in your homeroom, in the barrels close to the front office or by the G-Hall entrance.

 

Donut breakfast will be awarded to the homeroom contributing the most items!

 

Dressing mix/gravy, cranberry sauce, canned or instant potatoes (sweet or white), canned green/yellow vegetables, non-refrigerated pie shell and pumpkin pie mix, dried or canned milk, roasting pan, dried beans, peanut butter, canned meat, tuna, or ham, rice, pasta, or cereal, soup, canned fruit

Place Your Yearbook Order Before the Price Goes UP!! 

You can access the website through the Walton homepage.  The "All Things Yearbook" link is on the left side of the homepage or click on the link below:

 

CLICK HERE 

Financial Aid Night
Learn about applying for financial aid at public and private institutions.  Presentation will include HOPE, the CSS Profile, and FAFSA information.

 

 Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:30 p.m.

Walton's Theater

 

 Speaker:

Mr. John Sisk,

Assistant Director Financial Aid, Emory University

Staff Holiday Luncheon

Calling all bakers...or anyone who loves to cook!  This year's holiday lunch is all about Italian!  Valentes of East Cobb is catering a wonderful Italian lunch and WE NEED YOU to help create a fabulous Italian dessert buffet!  To make it easy, I have attached links to 5 easy Italian desserts from Giada De Laurentis's recipes on FoodNetwork.com.  Please deliver all desserts by 9am Thursday, Dec. 12th to the Media Center.  Can't cook?  No worries.  We have a volunteer spot available for you!  Buone Vacanze!!!!


Senior Parking
We will begin accepting applications for 2nd semester SENIOR parking December 2nd-6th.  Any senior wanting to park on campus 2nd semester needs to turn in their form that week.  Decals will be available the week of final examsIf we end up having extra spaces, we will award those to the juniors via lottery.
Survival Kits 

.You can purchase your student's

survival kit until Dec. 2nd. 
 
Support Walton by supporting your student during finals!!!
 

$12.00/bag

If you purchase both semesters, the cost is $24/bag/student

(one bag delivered in the fall and one in the spring).

 

Your student will receive a personal note of encouragement from 
you in a gift bag full of delicious snacks, bottled water, and a 
Walton surprise!

  

To purchase please click the link below. 
 
 
 
Tennis Try-outs
There will be a tennis tryout information meeting for all athletes and their parents on Wednesday, December 4th, at 6:00 in the Commons.  The meeting is for all athletes trying out for Boys & Girls JV & Varsity Tennis in the spring.