Spring Open House will take place on January 28th. Join us to walk through your child's schedule.  Schedules will be available in the atrium.  To help alleviate traffic issues, we will offer two identical sessions. One begins at 3:45 and one at 6:25.  We look forward to seeing everyone!

PTSA General Meeting:   Please plan to join the WHS PTSA at our General Meeting between the OPEN HOUSE Sessions at 5:30pm on Jan. 28th in the Theater!  Key-note speaker, Joe Gandolfo, draws on his years of experience as a counselor to thousands of teenagers and college students to give parents insight into what we can do to foster development of critical life skills and mindsets in our children.  Joe will be conducting a 3-part series of workshops for WHS students during the Winter Session of Raider's Choice Enrichment Program. His presentation to the parents during the General Meeting will highlight some of the information and techniques he will be sharing with the students so we can reinforce these concepts within our family.

RAIDERS' CHOICE Winter Session 2015 : 

FACT 1: WHS Students are incredibly busy.  

FACT 2: The information presented in the upcoming "Conquering the Myth" workshops can change their life...making them more resilient, giving them skills to manage stress, and showing how mindset impacts their happiness and success. Each workshop will be offered twice so students can pick the time that works with their schedule: 12:50 pm or 1:40 pm during WEB on Jan. 28. Feb. 4, and Feb. 11 in the Walton Theater.  It's free, it's convenient, and it can be life changing.  Please encourage your student to make the time to participate!

ECCC PTA Education Forum: Jan. 28th, 10:00-11:30 am, Mt. Bethel ES. Learn about current education issues (IE2, potential QBE revisions, etc.) and the impact of a high quality education on our students and community from these speakers: Int. Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, CCSD; Ms. Claire Suggs, Sr. Education Policy Analyst with GBPI, and Dr. Dana Rickman, Director, Policy & Research, GPEE.  

 PTSA TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK: Help us give our teachers and staff a "Blue Ribbon" affair!  Click here to help with Walton's County Fair: I want to help!

Learning Assessments:  Students enrolled in Health Education-Contemporary Issues in Health; World History; World Literature; Advanced Algebra; Physics; or Broadcast IB will be participating in the Student Learning Objective (SLO) assessments on Thursday, January 29^th and Advanced Band (4^th and 5^th period) on Tuesday, Jan. 27th.  These assessments will gauge the learning growth of our students between this time and the end of the year.  No special preparation is needed for these evaluations.  Please help ensure your student is in attendance for these assessments.

 The International Spanish Academy at Walton will host an 8^th grade student/parent information night on Thursday, February 5^th at 6:30 in the Walton theater.  Current students will share their experiences and applications will be available.  

WHS Yearbook Orders:  Your Yearbook will never cost less! Just $95 if you order by 1/30! Order Here!

GA PTA Capital Watch: To keep up with the news about legislation that will affect your children's education, follow the GAPTA Capital Watch.  You can access the website here: Capital Watch 

2015 WHS Prom: will be held March 7th.  For information on the student-sponsored Prom Dress Consignment Sale at Allatoona High School on 2/28, click here:  Say Yes to the Dress! 

2014-15 Georgia Parent Survey: We would like to encourage all Walton High School parents to complete the 2014-15 Georgia Parent Survey. This survey is an anonymous, statewide survey instrument modeled after the Georgia Student Health Survey and the Georgia School Personnel Survey. To facilitate access, computer labs will be available for parents to complete the survey during Walton's Spring Open House on January 28^th. Computer labs in the Media Center, the English Writing Lab in B-220, and the Social Studies Computer Lab in G-120 will be available for parent use.  For more information on the survey's purpose and privacy information, click here: Georgia Parent Survey

The survey can be accessed on-line at Survey 

The Davis Direction Foundation: presents "Laws, Limits, and Loopholes", as they relate to opiates and heroin addiction. Marietta 1st United Methodist Church on Jan. 29 at 7:00pm.  Key note speakers include Attorney General Olens.  For more information, click here: Opiate & Heroin Forum

2015 Cobb Alcohol Taskforce Youth Summit:  will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 9-2 at the Cobb Safety Village.  For more information, click here: Youth Summit 

The WHS Chorus Silent Auction and Fashion Show will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31st in the Theater. 

6:30pm Auction, 7:30pm Fashion Show. Tickets for the 2015 Fashion Show are now available for purchase online. Chorus students will be bringing home raffle tickets to sell, but the tickets to the show will only be available online or at the door. Presale tickets are $10 (plus $1.49 fee). Tickets at the door are $15. To purchase tickets please go to TICKETS! 

PTA Scholarship Available:  Information and applications for the PTA Margie Hatfield Scholarship are posted on the ECCC PTA website and are due by February 23. Click here for  Scholarship Application. 

GRILL DAY: "Cheeseburgers for Children's" OPERATION MIRACLE!  The Principal's Leadership Committee is cranking up the grill to raise money for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's OPERATION MIRACLE!  Angus burgers, beef hot dogs, and veggie burgers will be served from dismissal until 2:00 during WEB on Jan. 28th! Checks should be made to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Check out the menu here: What's on the Menu?

OPERATION MIRACLE PARTY: Join the PLC, Kell High School and the Operation Miracle Committee from UGA from 12-4 on Saturday, Feb. 7 to celebrate the OM fundraising efforts at Walton.  Fun, food and FREE! Comfort color Operation Miracle t-shirts on sale during all lunch periods starting Friday, Jan. 30 while supplies last!  For details, click here: Operation Miracle

Did you miss last week's edition of the Foundation 411?  Click here to see elevations of the new WHS building, learn about teacher grants and much more!  Foundation 411

Walton Soccer Signing Night: Tuesday, Feb 3, at 5:30 in the Walton Commons. All players and family members invited. For more information, click here:  Walton Soccer   

35th Annual Walton Raider Chase 5K will be held at Raider Valley on Feb. 21.  Proceeds will support the WHS Cross Country and Track & Field programs.  For information and registration: Raider Chase    

FOLLOW THE RAIDERS and Support our Teams! For information on schedules and game results of winter/spring sports at Walton, click Swim and Dive, Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Ladies Tennis, Men's Tennis, Ladies Lacrosse, Men's Lacrosse, Soccer.