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Did you miss the last edition of Connections, WHS e-newsletter? If so, click here: CONNECTIONS
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October 13th: Fuel for Academic & Athletic Performance, Theater 7:00 pm
October 14th: WEB, Senior Breakfast, PSAT, ASVAB
October 16th: WEB, Homecoming
October 20th: Class of 2020 Intro Night, Theater 7:30 pm
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News, Resources and Volunteer Opportunities
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Homecoming Week Activities - October 12th - 16th. Homecoming Spirt Days: Monday-Career Day, Tuesday-Pirate Day, Wednesday-Tacky Tourist, Thursday-Class Theme Day, Friday-Walton Spirit Day.
On Game Day, Friday October 16th: Pep Rally starts at 11:45 am, Parade at 2:45 pm at Temple Kol Emoth, 1415 Old Canton Rd. at the corner of Sewell Mill. Game starts at 7:30! Go Raiders!
Fuel for Academic and Athletic Performance: Please join us on Tuesday, October 13th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm in the Walton Theater for an informational session led by Jill Gregory, Board Certified Nutritionist and Certified Personal Trainer. She will discuss the importance of balancing your blood sugar and empowering yourself throughout the day. Whole Foods will be sponsoring the event with delicious food samples. Cobb County's Food and Nutrition Services will also be there to talk about our school food program and answer questions. Parents, students, athletes, teachers and coaches are all welcome. To rsvp, please visit: https://nutritionisfuel.eventbrite.com
Pumpkin Decorating Contest: The PTSA sponsored Raiders' Choice Enrichment Program will sponsor a Pumpkin Decorating Contest during WEB on October 28th at 1:00 in the Commons. Students can form groups of 1-4 persons and use their creativity and PTSA supplied pumpkins and supplies to create their pumpkin masterpieces. We will display the pumpkins in the Media Center so that Walton students and teachers can vote on the winning pumpkins. Prizes will be awarded! We will have 20 pumpkins for decorating. If your group would like to participate, please send an email with the names of your group members to waltonpresident@gmail.com. The first 20 groups to email us will be included in the event. We had some fantastic entries last year and cannot wait to see this year's creations!
Letter Jacket Fitting: Fittings will take place on Thursday October 29th from 3:25 pm - 4:00 pm at the Field House. The delivery date will be December 15th. Order forms are available in the front office.
Walton's Copy Crew: We could use a couple more volunteers to help out each month. The shifts are 2 1/2 hours and are either in the morning or the afternoon. You can sign up for one or multiple shirts per month. If you can help, please contact Cindy Sloan to learn more at 770.595.2242.
Bus Driver Appreciation Help Needed: Please help us show our Raider Appreciation to our 60 wonderful bus drivers at Walton! We are hosting a luncheon on Monday, October 26. The bus drivers love this event. We will provide the food and would love for you to send in an item, donate towards goody bags, or volunteer your time to help the day of the event. If you can help, please click here: Bus Driver Appreciation
iPhone donations: If you are getting the new iPhone/iPad, please consider donating your old iPhone (5 or higher) to the Walton High School media center. We would like to have a collection of BYOD devices for student check out. All donations are tax deductible. Please contact Dr. Mallanda at catherine.mallanda@cobbk12.org to make a donation.
SAT & ACT Tutoring: Walton High School is again partnering with Applerouth Tutoring Services to provide after-school test prep classes for the ACT and SAT. Students can prepare for the December 12 ACT or the January 23 SAT in our Tuesday afternoon classes from 4p-7p, each of which will include three (3) mock test opportunities to practice for the real tests. In particular, the January 23 SAT will be the final administration of the SAT in its current format, so this will be the last opportunity to get in before the new test is unveiled March 5. Sign up here for the class of your choice! |
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Do you know how education is funded in the State of Georgia? Did you know that Governor Deal appointed an Education Reform Commission in early 2015? Did you know one of the objectives of this commission is to make recommendations on how public schools in Georgia are funded? You will learn the answers to these questions and much more at the parent meeting on November 10, 2015 at 7 pm. The forum will take place in the Walton Theater and feature Dr. Dana Rickman of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. We look forward to seeing a representative from every household at this meeting.
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Senior tributes: The Josten's website is going to be open from Thursday to Sunday night for any parents who have not submitted a senior tribute and still want to put one in the yearbook. There are only a few pages available, so it is on a first come availability.
Senior Breakfast: Senior Breakfast Price Is Right Game Show is this Wednesday. We rely on the generous support of our parents to donate prizes for this event and are still collecting prizes. All donations MUST BE IN by TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th by the end of school. If you would like to contribute a prize, please click here to make your donation. THANK YOU!
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Parents of all 9th grade students: During the spring semester of 9th grade, your child will experience the world of Shakespeare's drama and language. All 9th grade English classes will read the classic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. In order to enhance your student's understanding of the play, we have an opportunity to take students to see a matinee performance on February 24, 2016. The performance is produced by the highly respected Atlanta Shakespeare Company at the Shakespeare Tavern playhouse in Atlanta at 499 Peachtree Street, NE.
If you would like to reserve a spot for your student at the matinee performance, please send in payment of $25 to cover the expenses and a signed permission form. Checks should be made payable to Walton High School or exact payment is required if cash. All monies and permission forms are due by Friday, October 23. Please turn in these items to your student's English teacher. Please see the English page of the Walton website for details and permission form. |
College Board launches a "Daily Practice for the New SAT" app: College Board has launched a free app that allow students to "scan and score" a paper PSAT/NMSQT or SAT practice test with their mobile device and receive instant score feedback and connection to practice resources. There is a one minute video on their site that showcases this new PSAT/SAT practice app. The video can be found by going to: College Board.
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Walton HS Drama Presents its Fall Musical: Kiss Me, Kate! Performances are 11/5 at 7pm; 11/7 at 2pm & 7pm; 11/8 at 2pm. Tickets are on sale NOW at waltondrama.com: $15 Reserved, $10 General. General Seating tickets will also be available at the door. The Saturday Matinee, 11/7 at 2 pm is FREE admission to current 4.0 pass holders with ID.
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The PTA Business Partner of the week is Turnin' Hedz Barber Shop which is offering $5.00 off a haircut for new clients, for more information on Turnin' Hedz click here. Must show PTA card and ask for Coyd. Valid until 12/31/2015.
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