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Walton Gets High Marks from Newsweek

The East Cobb high school is rated best in Georgia and in the Top 100 nationally in the magazine's rankings.

Another listing of the best high schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine, and another mention for East Cobb's . 

Walton once again is among the magazine's "America's Best High Schools" rankings of 500 high schools that were released this week, coming in at No. 67. That's the highest for a Georgia school, with West Cobb's also making the list. 

Scores are based on six components: graduation rate (25 percent), college matriculation rate (25 percent), AP tests taken per graduate (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent), and AP courses offered (5 percent).

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Walton has a graduation rate of 98 percent, with a college-bound percentage of 99 percent. The school's average SAT score is 1,711. 

Wheeler Construction Bids Scheduled

Are parents at just a little anxious to get the planned project underway? A post on the unofficial "renovation fan page" on Facebook this week included a link to the Cobb County School District's bid invitation that concludes at 3 p.m. July 21.

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In addition, there's a pre-bidding conference scheduled for July 30 at the school. Portable classrooms that will be used during the construction have been crammed into the main parking lot and around the gym and performing arts building.

Earlier this month we took of the old building that's slated to be demolished in August. 

Shiffman Steps Down at ECCC PTA

After serving as co-president of the East Cobb County Council of PTAs the past two years, Abby Shiffman thanked school officials, PTA volunteers and others involved with the 35 schools served by the organization in her farewell remarks.

Shiffman, whose son attends , also encouraged fellow parents and citizens to get involved for more than the usual reasons:

"This year has been especially tough for many PTAs with budget cuts not only to our schools but also in general throughout many of our individual lives. Parents have lost jobs, have had pay cuts, and many have gone back to work or taken on a second job. Many of the PTAs have had decreased membership which decreases the funds with which each individual PTA can bring the programs and enhancements of curriculum to the school."


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