Together hundreds of teachers dedicated thousands of hours to educating their students about the conservation, preservation, and beautification of the environment. For their work, the Cobb teachers and their schools earned recognition from the Green…
Note: The following photos were taken at the Cobb County School Board Meeting on May 17, 2018. Chief of Staff Dr. Kevin Daniel presented these students and staff to the Board for special recognition. Excerpts from the recognition announcements…
NW Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity selected four Cobb County School District students as 2018 annual Chrys Street high school scholarship recipients. This year’s winners include Justin Jones, Campbell High School; Annabelle O’Keefe, Hillgrove High School; Ty Scott, Sprayberry High School;…
Before school let out for the summer, students used soldering irons, PVC pipe cutters, and drills to build underwater robots. The Barber Middle School eighth graders built the remotely operated vehicles (ROV) from scratch with…
This year, Brumby Elementary School students designed a waterproof, remotely operated vehicle capable of navigating an underwater obstacle course. They pitted their aquatic robot against middle school teams at the Lee Middle School West Submersible…
The Kell Robotics team recently earned the 2018 Chairman’s Award at the 2018 FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas. This is the highest honor and most prestigious award presented at the FIRST robotics competition. The…
Shallowford Falls Elementary students recently captured first place at the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl in Athens, Georgia. As part of the competition, the students read 18 Georgia Children’s Book Award nominees and memorized details of…
The American Lung Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently presented the Platinum Award to Murdock Elementary School for making asthma-friendly school strides during the 2017-2018 school year. Murdock is the only school in Georgia…
The Georgia Department of Education recently recognized 15 Cobb County School District (CCSD) seniors as 2018 Georgia Scholars. Five of the students attend Walton High School and an additional four students represent Hillgrove High School….
What type of advice does a three-time Teacher of the Year give to her students? “Each day I try to instill in my [students] the importance of always giving 110 percent and never thinking that…