On September 24, the Cobb Board of Education recognized 15 high schools and 16 middle schools as Advanced Placement Certified Schools. The Advanced Placement Certified Schools initiative (APCS) provides a framework to increase student participation…
The following narrative of this week’s events was delivered by Superintendent Fred Sanderson during the Sept. 24 meeting of the Board of Education. It was accompanied by a photo collage, which is now available here…
The PAGE Foundation recently awarded two Cobb teachers with $1,000 scholarships as part of its Foundation Scholarship program. The award is given to qualifying teachers who have distinguished themselves academically and through their service within…
Wind ensembles from three Cobb schools have been selected as winners in the Mark of Excellence National Wind Band Honors Project. The Harrison High School Wind Ensemble, directed by David Vandewalker, is a national winner….
Dante Durbin-Davis, 2009 graduate of the CCSD Performance Learning Center, is winner of a $6,000 scholarship from the Wal-Mart Foundation and one of the first students to receive the award. The scholarship is designed to…
Hightower Trail Middle School is the only middle school in Georgia to be named a 2009 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School, the U.S. Department of Education announced today. The program honors public and private…
Students and staff at Russell Elementary welcomed environmentalist and TV host Phillippe Cousteau, Jr. to the school Sept. 10 for a special presentation about conservation and environmental awareness. Cousteau, grandson of legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau,…
Starting high school can be a scary experience for ninth graders, but an elite group of Campbell High School upperclassmen are reaching out to their younger peers and making connections for success. The Campbell Link Crew…
This summer, Brandeus Davis, junior at Kennesaw Mountain High School, participated in the 2009 Georgia Institute of Technology LEAD SEI program. The LEAD program recruits students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico to prominent engineering…
Gary Markham, the District’s music supervisor, is the first recipient of the ‘Excellence in Marching Music Education’ award from the Music Educator’s National Conference and Drum Corps International! The two organizations created the joint award to…