Sprayberry Girls Defeat North Murray 61-32

Sprayberry's Yellow Jackets were victorious at the round-robin pool play at the Southeast Hoopfest.

McCleskey Middle School Coat and Food Drive

Help McCleskey Middle School provide coats and non-perishable food to local charities.

Lassiter Reflections Program Winners

Lassiter High School's PTSA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual arts Reflections Program.

Lassiter Alum Isom Is LSU's Queen

The senior completes her college soccer career with an appearance in the NCAA tournament, then reigns at homecoming.

GHSA Cheerleading Championships: Lassiter Second in Class AAAAA

Lassiter's cheerleaders could not succeed Mill Creek for the 2011-2012 GHSA Competition Cheerleading Championship title on Saturday.

Lassiter Coach Reflects on Alpharetta Win

Lassiter dashed the Raider's playoff hopes on Friday. Lassiter Coach Jep Irwin reflects on the game.

Hinojosa Reveals Principal Hiring Plan

The Cobb County school board adds a third meeting in January to vote on a new chairman and vice chairman.

School Board Trips on Calendar Process

David Banks’ proposed 1 percent bonus for all district employees dies without a vote.

Board of Ed Debates Use of Leftover SPLOST Money

Money is the main topic for the Cobb County School District during the Wednesday work session.

Northeast Cobb Soccer Players Help Win Titles

Kell and Sprayberry graduates on Armstrong Atlantic State University's women's soccer team have helped the Lady Pirates pull off a remarkable feat in 2011–winning dual Peach Belt Conference titles.

Army ROTC Scholarship, More Available to Students

Northeast Cobb Patch has compiled a list of scholarships currently available to high school students. It's important to review available scholarships now as many have an application submission deadline this winter.

Georgia Tech Society of Women Engineers Hosts Outreach Event

Northeast Cobb female high school students interested in math or science are invited to attend a Georgia Tech engineering outreach program.

Teachers of the Year, Higher Education Focus of Chamber Meeting

Cobb and Marietta teachers were honored at the First Monday Breakfast.

Trojans Fall to the Eagles

With 20 seconds left, Etowah recovered a fumble at the 1-yard line to clinch the win against Lassiter, 17-14.

Viewfinder: GENIUS Robotics at Girl Scout STEM Expo

The GENIUS team was invited to be an exhibitor at the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Pure Genius STEM Expo on Oct. 29. More than 1,000 Girl Scouts, their leaders and parents attended the sold out event.

Lassiter Battles Etowah for No. 3 Seed

No matter if Etowah (5-4, 3-2) or Lassiter (7-2, 3-2) wins tonight’s game, the winner will spend the first week of the postseason on the road.

Lassiter Linebacker Visits Arizona State

Kenny Orjoke is meeting with football recruiters on the West Coast.

Sprayberry High School Earns AYP

Sprayberry reached benchmark student achievement goals after summer testing.

Viewfinder: Sprayberry Marching Band at Creekview Classic

The Sprayberry High School Marching Band triumphed at the Creekview Classic, bringing home awards, including 1st place in Class AAA in Drum Majors and Percussion.

Schools Try Again on Calendar Committee

The Cobb County School District will create a proposal for a smaller group to work on the annual schedule.

Sprayberry Nominees for the Governor's Honors Program

The Georgia Governor's Honors Program is designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year.

School Calendar Rule Change on Agenda

The Cobb Board of Education is expected to vote tonight on creating a committee to recommend calendar options.

Gingerbread House Competition, Cash Prize for Schools

Cobb County high schools are invited to participate in the first ever Gingerbread House Competition as part of Brasstown Valley Resorts annual holiday celebration.

Lassiter PTSA Red 'e' Campaign

Lassiter's PTSA encourages parents and the community to participate in the Red 'e' Campaign by learning what you can do to help teens abstain from drugs and alcohol.

Viewfinder: Chick-Fil-A Cow Visits Lassiter

The Sprayberry Chick-Fil-A cow encouraged Lassiter students to participate in the 'e' Campaign taking place Oct. 24-28.

Viewfinder: McCleskey Middle's McWalk

The school's McWalk to Lasso a Cure raised funds and awareness for Relay for Life.

Lassiter and Sprayberry Students 'Drawing for Diamonds'

Lassiter and Sprayberry students competed in a David Douglas Diamonds contest to custom-design their homecoming queen's necklace. The necklace will be presented at Friday's Homecoming Half Time show. Vote for your favorite in our poll.

Kell Robotics Takes Top Honors

The team joined with Walton High and students from South Carolina to win a regional tournament in Warner Robins.

Sprayberry Honors Former Coach John Paty

The Sprayberry High School Yellow Jackets' football field house will be dedicated to Head Coach John Paty (1973-1990) during the homecoming celebration Friday.

Donate Prom Dresses

Lassiter High School and the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) are collecting used prom dresses for The Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc.

Lassiter Homecoming King and Queen Crowned

Lassiter High School's homecoming was Oct. 21 during the football against Marietta.

Lassiter’s Newest National Honor Society Members

A special ceremony took place last week in the Lassiter High School theater to recognize these outstanding students.

Lassiter Spoils Wheeler's Homecoming

The Wildcats had hope at halftime trailing only 14-7, but had no answer for the Trojans' offensive power in the third quarter.

Cobb Schools' SPLOST Reserve Runs Dry

The expansion and paving of the Sanders Road bus shop would leave only $100,000 for other overruns.

Sprayberry Yellow Jackets Fall to Pope

The loss drops Sprayberry to 3-4 and 2-2.

Possible $72M Deficit for Cobb Schools

Chief Financial Officer Mike Addison also predicts budget shortfalls for the following three years.

Banks Pushes Quick Calendar Change

The Cobb County Board of Education instead is looking at creating a 29-member committee to present proposed school calendars next fall.

Sprayberry, Lassiter Football Preview

Sprayberry plays Pope tonight, while Lassiter faces Wheeler.

Cobb School Calendar Plan Proposed

Superintendent Michael Hinojosa wants a special committee to help set the schedule nine months in advance.

Lasso a Cure at McCleskey’s McWalk

On Friday, McCleskey Middle School will participate in Lasso a Cure, a daylong walk and field day with carnivallike games to raise funds and awareness for Relay for Life.