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Did you miss the last edition of Connections, WHS e-newsletter? If so, click here: CONNECTIONS
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March 7-8th: Registration
March 9th: WEB
March 14th: PTSA Exec and Board Meeting
March 15th: Self Defense and Awareness Clinic, 7-9 pm, Auxiliary Gym
March 16th: WEB, Free Self Defense and Awareness Clinic for Senior girls, 1-3 pm, Auxiliary Gym
March 23rd: WEB
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News, Resources and Volunteer Opportunities
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Parent Assistance Needed: Parents, once again, we must tap your continued commitment to the mission of our school by asking you to complete the AdvancED/SACS Parent Survey, which is now available on-line by clicking here. The AdvancED/SACS Survey is provided to all parents, students, and faculty as a requirement of the Cobb County School District AdvancED/SACS accreditation process. By collecting this data, the district is able to compile a growing, longitudinal view of stakeholder data over time. Responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to AdvancED's eProve for analysis. Please note that this is a different survey than you recently completed on-line for the Georgia Department of Education Health Survey. As always, we are appreciative and thankful for your continued participation and support!!
Self Defense Classes: On Tuesday, March 15, the PTSA is sponsoring a Self Defense and Awareness Clinic for the Walton community (students, teachers, parents, and friends) from 7-9 pm in Walton's Auxiliary Gym. This course is offered at a reduced rate of $39 but is free of charge to WHS students who have taken on-line health classes. On Wednesday, March 16, the PTSA is sponsoring a FREE Senior Girls' Self Defense class from 1-3 pm during WEB in the Auxiliary Gym. For more information and to register, go to Self Defense.
Registration: Registration for next year's class for our current 9th - 11th grade students will take place March 7 and 8 during the school day. Registration booklets were sent home on Thursday, March 3rd. The new Academic Planning Guide for 2016-2017 is available on the Walton website. Waivers for next year are due April 29th.
Summer School: All options for summer courses are now available on the Walton website here. Walton High School will again be offering face-to-face instruction for limited credit recovery courses as well as initial credit for Personal Fitness and Health. Prom: The Walton Junior/Senior Prom is Saturday, March 12th from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Carlos Community Center. Details on tickets can be found here. Beach Book Giveaway: The Walton Media Center will be holding their 3rd annual Beach Book Giveaway during the month of May. The books will be displayed in the Media Center and offered free to students, teachers, parents, and visitors. We will be collecting books for readers of all ages, and would like to have a wide variety of books. Will To Live Foundation seminar: Pope High School PTSA will sponsor a seminar featuring John Trautwein on Monday, March 28 at 7pm in the Pope Theater. John founded the Will To Live Foundation, which is dedicated to preventing teen suicide by improving the lives and the 'Will To Live' of teenagers through education and awareness of mental health and the silent killer, "depression." The Foundation encourages teens to recognize the love and hope that exist in each other. For more information, click here. Washington D.C. trip for interested students: Walton High School will be escorting a group of students to Washington D.C. during the 2017 Inauguration. All current freshman, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to go. In addition to participating in a hands on experience in D.C., students will get to attend the Inauguration and many of the festivities involved with it throughout the week. This once in a lifetime trip, organized through the Close Up Foundation, will be from January 16 - January 22. An informational meeting for students interested in going will be held on March 16th at 12:45 in G104. This meeting is just for students. (A parent meeting will take place at a later time.) Please see Ms. Merlin or log on to www.closeup.org for more information.
Atlanta National College Fair: The Fair will take place on March 13, 2016 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, GA. For more information, click here: College Fair
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iPad App Showcase: Parents, please mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 22 from 7-8:30 pm for an iPad App Showcase. Teachers from the Math, Science, Social Studies, English and Foreign Language Departments will each do a 15 minute presentation on the apps they are currently using to enhance the learning environment in the classroom. There will be a short Q&A session at the end of the teacher presentations.
Dine for a Difference: To raise additional funds for the Make a Difference campaign to reduce class sizes, the Walton Foundation has partnered with a different local restaurant each week in March. Restaurant patrons can either show a hard or soft copy of the attached flyer or simply tell their server they are a Walton family, and that's enough to get us credit for the sale. This week's partner is Red Sky Restaurant in the Market Place Shopping Center at 1255 Johnson Ferry Rd. From March 6 -10, Red Sky will donate 10% of each Walton family's bill to the Make a Difference campaign. For more information, click here: Dine for a Difference
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Graduation: The Graduation Packet which includes all information about tickets is now posted to the senior page of the Walton website. Requests for additional tickets will be due Friday, March 25th.
Senior Pictures Needed: Calling all senior parents to send in photos of their student. Photos have to be SCHOOL photos, such as sports, fine arts, community outreach, Prom, etc... ONLY SENIORS. We will be showing these photos on a big screen at Senior Evening of Inspiration in May. Please forward the pictures to WaltonSRnight@gmail.com. Contact Arzu Ozyazgan (arzugocmen@yahoo.com) or Sarajane Fletcher (sjfletcher@hotmail.com) with any questions.
Senior Picnic: We are recruiting Senior Parents who would like to help with the Senior Picnic on April 27, 2016 from 10-12:30. We will need help with set up, clean up and staffing the picnic. We will be sending out a sign-up genius to include volunteers as well as drink donations. Please send an email to waltonsrpicnic@gmail.com with your name and contact information so we can include you in future communications. We are excited for this fun day for our seniors as they prepare for their next step.
PTSA Raider Pride Scholarship: Seniors who have won the Raider Pride Award at any time during their WHS career are eligible to apply for the Raider Pride Scholarship Award. These $1000 Scholarships will be awarded to one Senior Boy and one Senior Girl at Honors Night by the WHS PTSA. Applications and (2) letters of recommendation should be turned in to the front office by 4:00pm on Friday, March 25. For more information and an application, please visit the PTSA webpage: Raider Pride Scholarship.
Self Defense Class for Senior girls: On Wednesday, March 16, the PTSA is sponsoring a FREE Senior Girls' Self Defense class from 1-3 pm during WEB in the Auxiliary Gym. For more information and to register, go to Self Defense.
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Rotary Youth Leadership Camp: Again this year, the Rotary of East Cobb will sponsor two students, rising juniors, to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Camp (RYLA) in Americus, GA on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University. This 4-day camp, from June 11 - 14, allows students of diverse backgrounds to come together to work, learn and discuss the problems of their generation. Ropes course activities are also used during the camp to develop leadership skills. Applications are due by March 20, 2016. Interested students need to provide a resume that includes their interests, accomplishments, GPA (GPA is not the deciding factor.) and their reasons for wishing to attend, in 250 words or less. The application, including detailed information can be found here: RYLA brochure.
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Soles for Souls Drive: The Interact Club is collecting shoes for its "Soles for Souls" drive from March 7 - 31. The purpose of this drive is to provide the less fortunate people around the world with shoes.
Grill Day: WHS PLC will be grilling up CHEESEBURGERS for Relay for Life this Wed. March 16, during WEB! Stop by the Commons for delicious burgers, hotdogs and veggie burgers, all charcoal grilled by our PLC grillmasters! Enjoy GREAT Food and Support a GREAT Cause! Checks should be made to The American Cancer Society! Thank you for your support!
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| 9 to 5, The Musical: Walton HS Drama presents 9 to 5, The Musical. Performances: March 17th at 7pm; March 18th at 7pm; March 19th at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets on sale NOW at waltondrama.com for $15 Reserved and $10 General. General Seating tickets will also be available at the door. **Sat. Matinee (2 pm) -- Free Admission to Current 4.0 pass holders: Bring pass and ID. |
FOLLOW THE RAIDERS and Support our Teams! For information on schedules and game results of fall/winter sports at Walton, click WHS basketball, WHS Wrestling, WHS Boys Lax, WHS Girls Lax, WHS cheer , WHS Soccer, WHS Track & Field, WHS Community Ice Hockey, WHS Women's Tennis, WHS Men's Tennis
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The PTA partner of the week is The Rotisserie Shop. PTA members get $5.00 off of $25.00, kids eat free on Thursday with purchase of an adult meal and $15.00 off any catering of $75 or more. Must show PTA card. To see more information about The Rotisserie Shop, click here.
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