Osborne HS Tax Center: Ready to Help
Osborne High School students are ready to help anyone with preparations to file a tax return. The school’s Volunteer Income Tax Center will be open all day on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The Center is…
Board of Education
Board Recognitions–January, 29, 2015
Congratulations! The Board recognized the following individuals or groups for outstanding accomplishments at the January 29 Board of Education meeting: Walton High School Band: The year started off sunny for Walton High School’s marching band….
Board Recognitions, Sept. 25, 2014
Eleven Cobb Title I Schools Recognized As Reward Schools For Highest Progress
Eleven Cobb County Title I schools were commended by the Georgia Department of Education for making three consecutive years of overall academic progress. The Georgia DOE’s 2014 lists of Reward Schools identify 11 Cobb County…
Dr. Michael Hinojosa Meets Cobb County Community
Dr. Michael Hinojosa, finalist for superintendent of Cobb County Schools, traveled from Texas May 23 to meet the Cobb community for the first time. During his one-day visit, he held an introductory meeting with local…
South Cobb High School Opens New SPLOST III-funded Cafeteria
South Cobb High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, Jan. 3 to open and dedicate its brand new cafeteria! The cafeteria construction and hallway additions were the first phase of an $18.1 million SPLOST III…
AJC Cites Cobb Schools Among Lowest in Attorney Expenses
A recent article by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution compared the legal expenses of metro Atlanta’s six largest public school systems and found Cobb to be among the lowest. School legal costs from July 1, 2009 —…
Board of Education, Superintendent Visit STARBASE in Marietta, Youth Challenge Academy in Augusta
The Board of Education and Superintendent Fred Sanderson were recently invited by Major General Terry Nesbitt of the Georgia Army National Guard to visit the STARBASE program at Dobbins Air Reserve Base and the Youth…
New Board of Education Members Sworn In
Four newly-elected members of the Cobb County Board of Education were sworn into service during the first weeks of 2009. Post 1 representative Lynnda Crowder-Eagle and Post 7 representative Alison Bartlett were sworn in by Judge Tain…
Post 7 Board Member Ron Younker Sworn In
New Post 7 Board of Education member Ron Younker was sworn in Sept. 25 prior to the Board’s evening meeting. Judge Tain Kell performed the ceremony, with Mr. Younker’s wife Pam and son David participating….