Browse past news stories for Walton High School in Marietta, GA.

• Point-Guard Questions Still There for Wolfpack (MyNC.com)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:31:33 pm
  N.C. State will open its season in just about the same spot that it was in last season, with the biggest question surrounding the point-guard position.
• A 'Harrow's' welcome (Technician)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:53:31 pm
  The dining porch of Sammy's Tap and Grill Wednesday resembled how the restaurant looks on a Saturday afternoon as N.C. State students and fans alike crowded in to watch the action.
• Calendar controversy (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:08:40 am
  MARIETTA - Despite boos and catcalls from a room full of livid parents, the Cobb school board on Wednesday approved the much criticized "balanced calendar" for the next three years. The board vot...
• Parents vent anger; east Cobb woman escorted from podium by police officer (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:08:30 am
  MARIETTA - The parents are not pleased. At least not the ones who attended the Cobb School Board meeting Wednesday morning, when the board considered the contentious issue of school calendars. Th...
• Harrow signs with N.C. State, hopes to help revive program (WRAL Sports Fan)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 06:15:34 pm
  N.C. State is expected to get a major boost from a strong basketball recruiting class
• Glaxo participant Harrow signs with N.C. State (High School OT)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 06:13:02 pm
  N.C. State has signed major prospects before in basketball, but the signing Wednesday of point guard Ryan Harrow had a dramatically different feel.
• Superintendent unveils strategic plan for district (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 05:09:15 am
  MARIETTA - Superintendent Fred Sanderson presented the Cobb school board with a filled-out version of the board's 30-page strategic plan at its Wednesday meeting. "I see the strategic plan as a r...
• Georgia Tech's freshman class includes Glen Rice Jr. (The Flint Journal)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 07:26:00 pm
  The Georgia Tech University basketball team will have a Flint connection this season thanks to freshman Glen Rice Jr., the son of Flint native and former NBA All-Star Glen Rice Sr. Tech coach Paul Hewitt talked this summer about the addition of Rice Jr.:
• John Bednarowski: Coaches seeing full spectrum of job (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 04:17:57 am
  MARIETTA - If there were any doubts as to whether Rocky Hidalgo has a true understanding of his new job as head football coach at Walton High School, he dispelled them Wednesday while talking to the members of the East Cobb Area Council at its annual football kickoff breakfast at Indian Hills Country Club.
• Mocs have a player with previous UTC football title (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
  posted on August 7, 2009 at 04:21:07 am
  While the Mocs went 1-11 last season, Robert Harrison won a football championship at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga -- an intramural championship in flag football.
• Engagements (Hartselle Enquirer)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 01:54:17 pm
  Bedford and Sue Jones of New Orleans, La. announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Jamie Lee Jones, to Dr. Lucas Carter Lawrimore, son of Mike and Debbie Lawrimore of Falkville.
• Polaris administrator hopes to ... raise the bar (Cherokee Tribune)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 01:06:19 am
  While previously serving as Polaris Evening School's part-time graduation coach, Bob Hahn had a chance to get to know students on a personal level. Now as Hahn prepares for his new role as the school's administrator, he is eager to continue building on those relationships to help students succeed.
• 'The Wiz' at Walton (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on July 17, 2009 at 02:30:54 am
  MARIETTA - Fifty-six Cobb students, a dozen exhausted parents and an unbelievable amount of makeup, props and handmade costumes will come together for Act 3 Productions' rendition of "The Wiz" this weekend.
• Cobb crossing guard charged in molestation case (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on July 14, 2009 at 03:16:14 am
  MARIETTA - Police arrested a Cobb County school crossing guard Sunday night on child molestation charges. Jerry Cox, 62, of Marietta, is being held in Cobb County Jail without bond.
• Crossing Guard Charged With Child Molestation (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
  posted on July 14, 2009 at 03:05:52 am
  A longtime crossing guard is being held without bond charged with child molestation. Jerry Cox, 62, of Marietta is facing counts of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and child molestation.
• Cobb crossing guard charged with molesting 12-year-old (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  posted on July 13, 2009 at 09:46:21 pm
  A former Cobb County school crossing guard is in jail charged with molesting a 12-year-old girl.
• Notebook: Strickland's injury dents Dogs' depth on O-line (Athens Banner-Herald)
  posted on July 9, 2009 at 04:07:00 am
  Georgia's football team should have improved depth on its offensive line this year, but now won't have as much as expected after Tanner Strickland was lost for the season with a right shoulder injury.
• Defensive end Burrows to join Dogs (Athens Banner-Herald)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 09:48:00 pm
  Brandon Burrows will miss his senior season at Walton High School in Marietta, but he won’t have to miss out on the chance to play for Georgia.
• Offense can't find stroke for Grizzlies (Cherokee Tribune)
  posted on June 6, 2009 at 04:53:44 am
  MARIETTA - Calvin Riddle pitched his way in and out of trouble Friday against Pickens, keeping Creekview scoreless through the first four innings. He just couldn't get any run support.
• cobbbriefly (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on June 2, 2009 at 03:25:23 am
  MARIETTA - The city of Marietta will conduct a public hearing at 4 p.m. Wednesday on its recommended budget for fiscal year 2010. The meeting will be in the fourth floor conference room at City Hall, 205 Lawrence St.
• Duke, UNC Announce New Robertson Scholars (Duke University)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 01:41:53 pm
  Thirty high school seniors this year have accepted invitations to join the Robertson Scholars Program, which awards leadership merit scholarships to both schools.
• Duke, UNC Announce New Robertson Scholars (MyNC.com)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 01:22:33 pm
  Thirty high school seniors accepted invitations to join the Robertson Scholars Program.
• Cobb school board to discuss SPLOST program management (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on May 13, 2009 at 01:54:52 am
  MARIETTA - Superintendent Fred Sanderson will give the Cobb school board his thoughts on a committee's report and recommendation to in-source SPLOST III work, school board Chairman Dr. John Abraham said. The board will meet at 8:30 a.m. today at the Central Office, 514 Glover St., in Marietta.
• UNC, Duke Announce New Robertson Scholars (MyNC.com)
  posted on May 12, 2009 at 07:07:34 pm
  Thirty high school seniors have accepted invitations to join the Robertson Scholars Program next fall, Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp have announced.
• School board: Closed-door meetings OK (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on May 10, 2009 at 03:55:03 am
  MARIETTA - Cobb school board members continue to insist they did nothing wrong by meeting with Superintendent Fred Sanderson in pairs over the last month to review his proposed billion dollar budget for fiscal year 2010.
• Spirit of Open Meetings Act violated? (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on May 8, 2009 at 05:10:41 am
  MARIETTA - Cobb school board members insist they did not violate the spirit of the Open Meetings Act by meeting in pairs with Superintendent Fred Sanderson to view his proposed fiscal year 2010 budget before he publicly unveiled it on Thursday.
• Students selected as Merit Scholars (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on May 6, 2009 at 04:25:11 am
  MARIETTA - Seven students from high schools in Cobb County have received $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
• Metro Atlanta Students Named Presidential Scholars (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 10:03:58 am
  WASHINGTON -- Two high school seniors in metro Atlanta have been named 2009 Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Arne Duncan made the announcement Monday.
• Walton senior earns coveted Scholar title (Marietta Daily Journal)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 05:54:50 am
  MARIETTA - Walton High School senior Ge "Andy" Zhang has been selected as a 2009 Presidential Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education. Only one other student in Georgia and 141 students nationwide received the honor.
• Two Georgia Teens Among Presidential Scholars (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
  posted on May 4, 2009 at 06:34:23 pm
  Two high school seniors in Georgia have been named 2009 Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education.