On Dec. 7, Fair Oaks Elementary celebrated a half-century of education with current and former students and staff on hand for the festivities. Fair Oaks opened in August of 1958, with 17 faculty members and approximately…
Cobb County Schools and the Marietta Housing Authority are working to bridge the digital divide. MHA and the School System have collaborated to bring free desktop computers and internet connections to families at MHA properties…
Michael Edwards and Odie Wilson, seniors at Harrison High School and Martin Copenhaver and Nick Huelster, seniors at Lassiter High School have been selected as All-Americans and will perform at halftime during the US Army…
Anna Elizabeth (Bess) Winebarger has been chosen to represent the Cobb County Adult Education Center at the EAGLE Leadership Institute February 11-13, 2009 in Atlanta. The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have…
Fran Bollinger, fourth grade teacher at Sedalia Park Elementary, has been named Georgia’s Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Educator for 2008. The award, sponsored by the Georgia Council for the Social Studies, was presented during the…
State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox, fresh off her recent appearance on TV game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, spent time with some real fifth graders Dec. 4 at Hollydale Elementary in…
An all-star chorus of more than 50 Cobb fifth graders will join Atlanta entertainers Banks & Shane for “A Very Special Christmas Concert” Dec. 14 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. A benefit for…
The inspiring story of Cobb teacher Brad Cohen is the subject of TV movie Front of the Class, premiering Sunday, Dec. 7 at 9 p.m. on CBS. The film depicts Cohen’s struggle with Tourette Syndrome…
Marching bands from Hillgrove, McEachern, Osborne and Pope high schools honored Cobb veterans in the county’s annual Veteran’s Day parade Nov. 11. Supporters lined the streets of Marietta Square, waving American flags and cheering on…
Wheeler’s AFJROTC Color Guard was selected to participate in an Immigration and Naturalization Ceremony at the Richard Russell Federal Bldg in Atlanta. One hundred forty-four new American citizens from 62 countries completed the long process…