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The Education Budget Crisis -Be Informed!  Get Involved!

Information from Conquering the School House Squeeze held on 11/11 at Walton High School can be found in the links below.  We urge you to carefully review the following:

1.  Slides from GBPI's presentation:  CLICK HERE
2.  Handout from GBPI's presentation:  CLICK HERE
3.  Q&A from the meeting:  CLICK HERE
4.  Q&A from previous e-blasts: CLICK HERE
5.  Video of Ms. Claire Suggs, Senior Education Policy Analyst, GBPI: CLICK HERE
6.  Video of Ms. Judy McNeill, Principal of WHS:  CLICK HERE
7.  Video of Ms. Karen Hallacy, Legislative Chair of WHS PTSA, :  CLICK HERE
8.  Video of Live Q&A:  CLICK HERE

In addition, we encourage you to attend the following information sessions: 

ECCC PTA Educational Meeting

What Will the Budget Shortfall Mean to Your Student and Your School?

Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 9:30 am - 10:45 am 

East Side Elementary School, Media Room, 3850 Roswell Road, Marietta

 

Panel Members: 

Dr. Michael Hinojosa, Superintendent of the Cobb County School District

Mr. Randy Scamihorn, Cobb County Board of Education chair

Mr. Scott Sweeney, Cobb County Board of Education member 

Mr. David Banks, Cobb County Board of Education member  

 

Face It Cobb  (Funding Awareness Campaign for Education) & Empower Ed 

"Stop Putting Our Schools on Shoestring Budgets Campaign" 

Thursday, December 12, 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Infomart, 1582 Terrell Mill Road, SE

 

Speakers:

Claire Suggs, Senior Education Policy Analyst, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute

Hilda Wilkins, Retired Principal, Hightower Trail Middle School

Matt Jones, Empower Ed Co-Founder and President, EmpowerEd Georgia

 

FACE It Cobb, in partnership with EmpowerED Georgia Action, will launch the Stop Putting Our Schools on Shoestring Budgets Campaign to spread awareness of the urgent education funding issues.  Come learn about the issues and join the launch.

 
Finally, please mark your calendars for Walton's follow-up meeting on January 9th, 2014 at 7 pm.  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.
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 exams. If we end up having extra spaces, we will award those to the juniors via lottery.
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!!!!


One Opening Available for MED/VET Academy 
We currently have 17 Walton students registered for the St. George Medical School's MED/VET academy scheduled this summer (June 24-July 5) in Grenada.  Therefore, there is ONE opening available as we can take 18 students from Walton.  For information, contact Mrs. Cheshire at Janice.cheshire@cobbk12.org
Orchestra Concert  

Walton Orchestra concert is on Tuesday, December 3 at 7 PM.

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 

Survival Kits 

We need volunteers to Assemble and Deliver

Survival Kits

 

Assemble - Wednesday Dec. 11th 8:45-11am in the Media Center

Delivery - Thursday Dec. 12th 7-8:15 am

  

Please email Arzu Ozyazgan (arzugocmen@yahoo.com) if you can help.

 

You can still purchase your student's

survival kit until Dec. 9th.

 

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.