Lithia Springs High Assistant Principal Jeffrey Henderson, 32, died Monday from respiratory distress, followed by cardiac arrest, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Taking after the recent fundraising efforts of the school's marching band, the program hopes to raise $9,000 for fresh clothes.
Nicole Mwaura is one of more than 1,600 black American high school seniors still in contention for $2.4 million in awards.
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Natalie Feller received recognition as the Cobb County School District’s top high school-level classified employee.
Last year, Hillgrove students sold 300 bales for money to be used toward their band fees.
Dylan L. Radford and William T. Ulman have the opportunity to continue on in the competition, which offers 8,300 scholarships worth more than $34 million.
The high schoolers will teach kids who participate in school's new youth wrestling program the importance of values and ethics rather than winning.
The school system's automatic email system incorrectly sent out notices to 4,000 high school students about unexcused absences.
Activities begin at 5 p.m. with the actual Open House starting at 7.
Evan Gibbs is one of eight semi-finalists who could become Douglas County's Teacher of the Year.
“We obviously know that these things are challenges, these are things that we have to work on, things that we have to address, things that we are concerned with,” Principal Fred Ervin said.
Dawn Castleberry, Cobb's middle school Teacher of the Year, says she was “shocked” at receiving the award.
The Indians scored 13 points in the final 10 seconds for the come-from-behind victory at the Corky Kell Classic.
McEachern topped the eight-team group last year with a 10-2 record, while Hillgrove and South Cobb tied for second.
McEachern was well represented on the Georgia High School Football Daily preseason AAAAA All-State team.
The acknowledgements brought out perhaps the largest crowd to the school board this year with more than 30 or 40 people standing outside the boardroom doors.
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The Powder Springs' organization hosted its annual Back-2-School Bash event Saturday, where backpacks were handed out and workshops were offered.
Capitalizing on the enormous growth of the after-school club, students will be attending the county’s first academic robotics class in the fall semester.
The devices will capture motorists' license plates if they illegally pass a bus that is letting children off, with the first fine being $300, the second $750, and the third $1,000.
The district will welcome its newest high school, New Manchester, and several administrators will be switching roles for the 2011-2012 school year.
Following a 10-2 season, McEachern hopes to again top Region 4AAAAA and move even deeper into the playoffs.
Hillgrove's NJROTC unit held a fundraiser on Saturday at the Chick-Fil-A on Dallas Highway.
Before classes start on Thursday, parents will be able to tour the county's elementary, middle and high schools.
Alexandra MacLean was one of 21 chosen for the first-ever, "intellectually ambitious" Great Ideas Summer Institute.
Hundreds helped clean the school this weekend inside and out, including painting and landscaping.
Amba Etta-Tawo plans to take his height and speed to the ACC in 2012.
Lithia Springs High, Turner Middle and Sweetwater Elementary are among the 12 public schools in Douglas that helped lead to the county overall falling short of Adequate Yearly Progress.
McEachern High, Tapp Middle, Compton Elementary and Powder Springs Elementary are among the 30 public schools in Cobb that helped lead to the county overall falling short of Adequate Yearly Progress.
The Hawks were one of 16 teams at the Georgia 7-on-7 Invitational this weekend.
Nearly 2,000 volunteers are needed to complete community service projects on July 21-24, one of which is landscaping at the school.
The Hawks hosted a fundraiser at Cobblestone Golf Course on Monday, with proceeds going to the football and baseball teams.
And on the other side of the Douglas County border, Sweetwater Elementary's fourth grade class improved its math score by 15.2 percent.
Katherine McIntyre was one of three selected out of a field of 250.
Amber Bryant-Brock advanced to the semifinal round in the 400-meter hurdles at an international event in France today.
The county's seventh- and eighth-graders improved their scores in all five content category's on this year's CRCT exams.
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