The Concert Hall at Lassiter High School will host the Purduettes, an all-female choir from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN on Saturday, Mar. 15 at 8 p.m.

Price: Early-Bird Discount $15/adult and $10/youth
After March 8th, prices jump to $25 & $15 respectively
Children under 5 free on lap

Location:
Lassiter High School
2601 Shallowford Rd Marietta, GA 30066

Time and Date: Saturday, March 15
7:30pm doors open / 8:00pm concert
9:30pm reception

Purchase tickets on the Purdue Alumni Club of Atlanta website.

Camille Mapua, senior at the Wheeler High School Center for Advanced Studies in Science, Mathematics, and Technology, is one of two recipients of a prestigious scholarship from the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA). Camille is one of just 27 students throughout Georgia to make the All State Chorus for the maximum of six years, qualifying her to apply for the GMEA honor. State choral leaders selected her for one of the scholarships based on her choral performance, a required essay and recommendation from her chorus instructor John Perry.

Perry said, “I am incredibly proud of Camille for this scholarship. She is just an overall fantastic student, completely disciplined and hard working as well as incredibly talented.”

Camille plans to pursue vocal performance and speech pathology in her post-secondary studies.

Artwork by students in the AP Studio Art program at Kell High School will be featured at the 2014 Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday, Feb. 7 at Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta. School namesake Carlton J. “Corky” Kell, former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz, former Braves owner Ted Turner, Super Bowl and Heisman Trophy winner George Benson, basketball champion Cindy Brogdon and track and field star Antonio McKay are the local legends to be inducted during the 10th anniversary ceremony.

Under the direction of art teacher Laura LaQuaglia, Kell students researched the inductees and created an artwork celebrating the athletic achievements and contributions of each individual. The drawings and paintings were created by AP Studio Art students Ana Carvalho, Jenna Cory, Jackie Ducros, Jacob Fournier, Kahori Guzman, Eva Ponce, and Olivia Wang.

Fox 5 Atlanta featured these outstanding young artists in a segment this week. Watch below:
Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5

Teams of students from 53 Cobb County schools will face off in a challenge of reading prowess during the seventh annual Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl next Saturday, Jan. 18 at Awtrey Middle School in Kennesaw. The Reading Bowl is an academic competition in which students from all three academic levels test their knowledge of books from the Georgia Book/Peach Teen lists.

The Cobb County bowl will begin with a parade of schools, followed by six rounds of competition. During each round, two teams compete in a fast-paced, 10 question match, using a quiz show-style system to ‘buzz in’ with the correct answers. Winning teams advance to the regional bowl Feb. 1, heading towards the ultimate challenge of the state final in March at the University of Georgia.

The Reading Bowl was initiated by its namesake Helen Ruffin, a now-retired DeKalb County media specialist, who was looking for a way to motivate the students at her school to read more. When she noticed that the students at her school were extremely enthusiastic about competitive events she decided to capitalize on this energy. Thus the idea for an academic competition was formed.

Cobb schools with teams participating in the 2014 Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl include:

For more information about the Cobb County Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl, contact Barbara Powell-Schager at (678) 516-6756.

Art students in teacher Kathleen Petka’s classes at Walton High School were named grand prize winners for grades 9-12 of the national ‘Water Is Life’ mural contest backed by the foundation of famed conservationist artist Wyland. More than 35 Walton artists worked together to design and paint their 50 sq. ft. entry, which depicts various aquatic ecosystems. The contest judges said the following about the winning mural from Walton:

Prismatic effect provides unique view of water based ecosystems. Shows how water supports life in so many ways. The rendering itself was stunning and beautiful. The mural shows tremendous forethought and pre-planning and a clear objective.

The Wyland Foundation sponsored the contest this fall, providing 300 schools nationwide with paint supplies, materials, and large-sized canvases for students to create their own conservation art. The goal of the program is to inspire students to consider the growing demands on U.S. water resources and how they can promote conservation and good stewardship of water.

Amy Zschaber of Cooper Middle School has been named the 2013-2014 Georgia Middle School Art Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Art Education Association.

Ms. Zschaber also has won a $3,000 grant from Best Buy Inc. for her art unit entitled, “Critical Multiculturalism through Student-Led Videography.” The purpose of the grants from Best Buy Inc. is to help teens build 21st century technology skills; the funds will be used to purchase video cameras and laptops for film-based studies.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Town Center opened the doors to its new radiology wing last month, which features artwork by students from Palmer Middle School in Kennesaw. Palmer art teacher Danielle Robleto worked with Children’s Community Outreach Coordinator Pam Younker to enter her students art into a competition themed “Kids in Motion.” Eleven student artists from Palmer had their work selected for display in the hallways and examination rooms at Children’s Healthcare at Town Center and were invited to a special reception Nov. 13 with fellow winners from the Marietta Art Center. Watch a slideshow of images from the Nov. 13 reception:

The Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School was featured this week on Fox 5 Atlanta. Watch the video below:

Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5

The Cobb community is invited to experience performances by students in the CCCEPA during these upcoming events:

Fall Dance Concert
Friday, Dec. 6 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7 @ 7:30 p.m.
Reece PA Theatre, Pebblebrook High

Vocal Holiday Concert
Friday, Dec. 13 @ 7:30 p.m.
Reece PA Theatre, Pebblebrook High

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Friday, Dec. 20 @ 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21 @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22 @ 3:00 p.m.
Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb Civic Center

See the CCCEPA web page for event details and how to purchase tickets.

Shallowford Falls Elementary School presented its 15th annual Veteran’s Day concert Thursday, Nov. 7 at the new Lassiter High School Concert Hall. Mrs. Donna Swan, music teacher at Shallowford Falls, has prepared her fifth graders each year for their concert to honor local veterans. This marked Mrs. Swan’s final Veteran’s Day concert, as she plans to retire at the end of the school year.

More than 125 student voices sang patriotic songs, while guest performers on piano, trumpet, and clarinet entertained parents, students, community members and veterans in this salute to our armed forces and public servants. Additionally, a bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace” was performed during the performance.

As each song representing one of our armed forces was sung, veterans in the audience from those armed forces came forward and were award a patriotic pin in the ‘Presentation of Pins’ ceremony. Dozens of men and women from World War II to the current day came forward and shared the stage with the fifth graders. It was an evening that will not soon be forgotten.

Submitted by Janice Kelley, Shallowford Falls Elementary School

Military veterans in the Acworth and Kennesaw communities were honored at North Cobb High School during a special Veterans Day breakfast the morning of Nov. 11. Retired Major General William “Terry” Nesbitt – United States Army served as guest speaker and veterans enjoyed patriotic performances by the North Cobb Chorus and Orchestra. The school also honored its “Fallen Warriors,” the North Cobb graduates who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. armed forces.

Students at North Cobb also had the opportunity to learn from an exhibition about The Tuskegee Airmen, on display in the NCHS media center courtesy of the Kennesaw State University Museum of History & Holocaust Education. The exhibition highlights the “Segregated Skies of World War II” and the history and heroism of the first African-American pilots who flew in combat during World War II. Museum director Richard Harker was on hand to answer questions and share information.