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North Cobb Senior Earns Scholarship to Brown University
KENNESAW — For four years straight, Oluwatomisola ‘Sola’ Idiaghe, drove at least 45 minutes every day from his Mableton home to get to North Cobb High School. He made the trek to participate in the school’s magnet program, which allowed him to take International Studies courses in his time as a Warrior. Idiaghe said there were several “pushes and pulls” in the program: living too far to participate in some...
Marietta School Board to Hear Cell Phone Policy Proposal
The Marietta Board of Education will hear the final proposal of a new cell policy for its middle-grades students Tuesday night. Superintendent Grant Rivera has suggested locking the cellphones and smartwatches of Marietta Sixth Grade Academy and Marietta Middle School students throughout the school day in pouches that can only be opened by school staff. Students' devices would be locked at the start of their first periods and unlocked just...
Campus News: The Week of June 8
Troy University announced the following local students graduated during the spring semester and Term 4 of the 2023-2024 academic year: Ashley Green of Marietta, Daimaya McPherson of Powder Springs and Tiffany Brooks of Smyrna.Marietta resident Emily Kay has been named to the Dean's list at James Madison University for the spring 2024 semester.The College of Coastal Georgia announced the following local students were named to the President’s list for the spring 2024 semester: Alivia Asip, Liza Dobbins, Riley Elkins, Jennifer Helliwell, Alexandra Rownd, Paige Starbuck and Cathryn Verdi.The College of Coastal Georgia announced the following local students were named to...
Two Cherokee County Students Earn Community Scholarships
Two Cherokee County School District 2024 graduates have earned community scholarship awards for future teachers. Ixchel Avila of Etowah High School and Hannah Pankow of Woodstock High School were selected as the winners of the second annual Towne Lake Academy Scholarship. The family owned and operated child development center began the scholarship program last year with one $2,500 scholarship for a graduate of Etowah or Woodstock who planned to attend...
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