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🌱 Mallanda Named Chief Academic Officer + Ethnicity Study Backlash

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Hi all. I'm back with your new copy of the East Cobb Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

Rather cloudy with a t-storm. High: 92 Low: 75.

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Here are the top three stories today in East Cobb:

  1. Walton High School Principal Catherine Mallanda has been named the Chief Academic Officer for the Cobb County School District. Mallanda's appointment was announced following an executive session of the Cobb Board of Education on Thursday afternoon. Mallanda is a graduate of East Cobb High School and has been principal at Walton since 2018. (East Cobb News)
  2. Eleven Cobb County students are among a record 50 students from the Atlanta metro area selected to go to the Harvard Debate Council summer workshop next year through the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project. One hundred fifty were chosen from thousands of applicants. Then the students went through several rounds of interviews before being accepted. (Cobb County Courier)
  3. Backlash has come up against Vice Chair of the Cobb County School Board David Banks for his latest email newsletter in which he states that he "embarked on creating an ethnicity study" two years ago. Bank said that the demographic data he noted came from the Georgia Department of Education. Banks included charts as well as his own observations. (Cobb County Courier)

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Today in East Cobb:

  • The Cleverlys At Eddie's Attic (7:00 PM)
  • Thursday Night Comedy/R&B Thursday: Happy Hour Comedy At TEN ATL (6:00 PM)
  • Candlelight: From Bach to The Beatles At Trolley Barn (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Come meet Fisher, Sienna, Susie, and many more of the pets waiting to be fostered or adopted at East Cobb area animal shelters. View their pictures, read their write-ups and learn how you can make a difference in their lives. (East Cobb Patch)
  • The New York Butcher Shoppe is coming to The Avenue East Cobb this fall. The restaurant, butcher shop, and specialty grocer serves Angus steaks, chicken pork, veal, and lamb entrees as well as a host of specialty items like cheeses, pastas, and "high-quality" vegetables. (East Cobb News)
  • Come join the conversation with local authors Mark Oshiro (Anger is a Gift, The Insiders) and Julian Winters (The Summer of Everything, Right Where I Left You) as their work is discussed on Saturday, Jul. 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Sewell Mill Library. The two award-winning authors will answer submitted questions. (East Cobb News)

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— Carla Varner

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