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Missed this Week's Announcements?
WaltonHS eBlast News 8/27/2014
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Everything's Coming up "Roses" for the Marching Band!
The Tournament of Roses President and First Lady, Richard and Kimberly Chinen, visited the Walton Marching Raider Band at the Band's annual Dress Rehearsal on 8/16.
They formally welcomed Walton as one of only twenty marching bands chosen to make the historic 5.5-mile journey down Pasadena's Colorado Boulevard on New Year's Day, 2015! In addition to marching in the parade route, all of the participating bands will perform their marching shows at the Tournament of Roses Bandfest. The Walton Band plans to perform "Compass Rose" to mark their third appearance in the Tournament of Roses parade!
The selection process for the Parade began two years ago and is based on musicianship, marching ability, uniqueness and entertainment value. This highly coveted invitation rewards the countless hours of work and the obvious dedication to excellence on the part of the students, the directors and the Band Booster Club. While the band practices daily until late in the evening to prefect their program this fall, parents are busy supporting the WMRB in every facet imaginable from fundraising for the trip to laundering the uniforms between performances! The WHS Band plans several fundraisers throughout the year, including their annual Garage Sale and Taste of East Cobb. The band members will sell citrus fruit in October and the Fall Recycling day is set for November 8.
During the 2013 marching season, the Raider Band competed to a Grand Champion finish at the Orlando Timber Creek Marching Arts Festival and the Greater Atlanta Marching Festival. They also finished as a Finalist at the Bands of America Super Regional Competition. In addition, many of its members participate in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Georgian Music Educators District Honor Bands, Georgia All- State Bands and the Governors Honors Programs in Music.
Support your Band! Order some oranges, recycle that old paint, and watch the Parade on New Year's Day!
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The Fight Against Childhood Cancer:
Walton Makes it Personal
Childhood cancer. It is indiscriminate. It isn't bound by politics or religion or wealth or education. It sparks a deep fear in the heart of every parent that hears the phrase. It causes great suffering and sorrow. But, out of that pain, hope and resilience and determination can grow. Then committed individuals can decide to make a difference, band together and ultimately change the world for a child.
Walton's story began nine years ago with William, a WHS student who loved baseball and the Auburn WarEagles. William's battle against a brain tumor almost took his life his junior year. Desperate to help, his coaches and family friends asked his mom what they could do for William. She replied, "Raise money for childhood cancer research and then fund the best research wherever it may be." The Rally Foundation was born that September day.
With 46 children diagnosed each school day and only 4% of the federal cancer research budget allocated to childhood cancer research, the need to raise funds and direct them to promising research quickly became apparent. The facts show that childhood cancers are different from adult cancers. And, chemotherapy that can save an adult can also have lasting, devastating side-effects in growing children. Treatments designed for children, targeting childhood cancers and avoiding the negative impacts on their overall health, must be developed. As their support grew, the Rally Foundation moved from its East Cobb founder's kitchen table to offices that direct fundraising nation-wide. To date, Rally has given over $5.25 million in research grants, funding 75 cutting edge projects and fellows across the country.
One of these projects is "Ryder's Research" which is currently in its testing phase at Children's Hospital Seattle. Ryder is the daughter of Walton graduates, Jonna and Tim (also a former WHS Coach). She was diagnosed with a brain tumor before she was 2 and was forced to undergo chemo treatments developed for an adult because there was no alternative available. Ryder and her family started raising money to fund research several years ago because she wanted to help find a better chemotherapy treatment for other kids with brain tumors. Ryder loves lacrosse and her older sister is a member of the Lady Raiders Lacrosse team. Once again, a group of determined individuals decided to make a difference, and Rally in the Valley became a reality.
This annual Lady Raiders fundraiser is a unique 7 v 7 lacrosse tournament that continues to grow in its efforts to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer and to push for change by giving a portion of the proceeds from this event to "Ryder's Research". The Tournament will be held on Sept. 6 & 7 in Raider Valley and the public is invited to attend and cheer on the teams as they click sticks to "shoot out cancer"!
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! The Lady Raiders would like you to consider getting involved in the fight against this disease that robs our children of their health and childhood. Ryder's mom put it this way, "Hope is in the future-the research, the treatments with fewer long-term side effects , and ultimately, a cure. We must ban together and RALLY this research on for children everywhere." To learn more about the research and to donate to this cause, click on the Rally button.
Be sure to donate in Honor of Ryder and 
add, "Walton Raider: Making this Fight PERSONAL" in the Comments section! Together, we can create a happy ending for this Walton Story, a cure for Childhood Cancer!
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Need Help Picking the RIGHT College?
The College Corner offers information sessions with college admission office representatives from schools throughout the country. These representatives hold group information sessions that are about 30 minutes in length and are usually held in the Guidance Department. The sessions are only for juniors and seniors (no parents) who are interested in learning more about the college. The majority of the visits are scheduled in September and October although there are a few who visit in the spring.
Each week a "green sheet" is updated with the names and dates of college representatives who are visiting Walton High School and are posted in junior and senior homerooms. The visits are also on the morning announcements and are posted outside the Guidance Department doors. The information can also be found by clicking here: WHS WEBSITE. If there is a session scheduled that a student would like to attend, the student must sign up online at this website by noon the day before the visit. After registering, the student will need to come to The College Corner the morning of the visit to pick up a pass. The student must bring the pass to their teacher to sign before they can be excused from class. It is always at the discretion of the teacher whether a student is able to leave class and students may not be allowed to miss a test, quiz or lab.
The PROBE College Fair, sponsored by WHS and the PTSA, offers another opportunity to meet with college representatives. The Fair will be held on 9/23 at North Point Mall. For details, a link to pre-register for the Fair and a list of colleges that will be represented, click PROBE COLLEGE FAIR.
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Robert Louis Stevenson once said, "Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was."
This year, the PTSA Health and Wellness Committee will be sharing research, tips, and practical suggestions to cultivate and maintain a healthy balance in mind, body and spirit. Good health is about more than diet and exercise. It is about adapting a lifestyle and making health building choices each day. Some people think that they have to be perfect or they shouldn't even try at all. They may be waiting for the ideal situation to begin...after the Holidays, when they lose 10 lbs., when there isn't so much pressure at work, or some other version of "LATER".
But, there are many, simple practices we can incorporate in our daily lives to get fit, happy and healthy, right now! Here are a few suggestions. Pick one or two and implement them TODAY. Add a couple more next week and another the week after that. Before you know it, you will be much closer to where you want to be when you finally get there! And, you will have developed some healthful habits along the way!
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LEARN SOMETHING NEW:
Challenge your mind! Pick up a new hobby, read a thought provoking book, research a topic of interest to you and share your knowledge with someone else. Become a life-long learner!
GET A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES OF MODERATE TO INTENSE EXERCISE DAILY:
30 min is even better! And spend a few minutes each morning stretching.
Read the labels and keep processed products with chemicals you can't pronounce out of your cart and your body. And, add more fruits and vegetables to your diet.
Take a walk, do some gardening, have a picnic. Nature is good for you!
GIVE TO YOUR TIME AND TALENTS:
Give to a cause that is meaningful to you.
GET ENOUGH SLEEP EACH NIGHT:
Rest rejuvenates your mind, body and spirit. Try for at least 7 hrs/night.
BE KIND:
Be kind to as many people, in as many ways as you can. Each day. Don't forget to be kind to yourself.
Breathe deeply and reflect for a few moments several times during your day.
Make time each day to spend making your soul happy. Art, music, reading, crafts, cooking, connecting with friends, ________(you fill in the blank.)
PRACTICE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE:
Make a list of your top ten reasons to be grateful and review it often.
For more inspiration and practical tips to make your BODY, MIND, and SPIRIT STRONG, please visit our Pinterest page.
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