Friday, April 5, 2013
A "Night of the Arts" performance will highlight the April 18 celebration.
The sound of music will be in the air on the evening of Thursday, April 18 as the Hightower Trail Middle School community will celebrate the school's 20th anniversary. The "Night of the Arts" program will include seven small ensembles from the school band in the music wing. The event takes place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The school is located at 3905 Post Oak Tritt Road in East Cobb. The HTMS orchestra's chamber ensemble and choral groups will perform as well. Visual arts will be displayed in the 8th grade Commons area and the school's new technology lab will host the "Art of Technology." A special presentation, "Hightower Trail: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow," will be presented in the 6th grade Commons area. Supporters can purchase a …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Hightower Trail Middle School's Re Marzullo has published "SPED," a young fiction title.
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Wednesday, March 13
When she's not instructing her students and completing other duties as an eighth grade English teacher at Hightower Trail Middle School, Re Marzullo writes fiction. And this isn't casual dabbling-on-the-weekends fiction, but publishable fiction. Marzullo became a first-time author in February with the publication of "SPED," a fiction title geared toward the age group of the young readers she teaches. The book, published by Sauvignon Press, is available in print and online via Amazon.com. SPED is the story of Jack Parker, an eighth grader overcoming the challenges of middle school and interacting with his small group special education class. “From day one I saw my main character, Jack Parker, fully created in my head. I knew from the start …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Assistant principal Laura Montgomery has been appointed to succeed the retiring Dr. Hilda Wilkins.
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Laura Montgomery was appointed the new principal of Hightower Trail Middle School this week by the Cobb Board of Education. Montgomery, who had been the assistant principal of the East Cobb school, will be succeeding Dr. Hilda Wilkins, who announced her retirement this spring. Montgomery's appointment is effective July 1, when the Cobb County School District's fiscal year 2013 begins. Hightower Trail, located on Post Oak Tritt Road, has an enrollment of nearly 1,000 students in grades 6-8 and is a feeder for nearby Pope High School. Pope also has a principal vacancy since Rick Beaulieu has been named an assistant area superintendent for the school system. The school board did not make a decision on the Pope opening during its public …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The Cobb Board of Education also will discuss a new principal for Hightower Trail Middle School on Wednesday.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The charter for Walton High School is up for renewal, and it's one of the main items the Cobb Board of Education will be discussing Wednesday at its June work session. Cobb school superintendent Michael Hinojosa has recommended that the school board renew the charter, which began at Walton in 1998, for another five years. The school board also will discuss a number of personnel decisions, including a new principal for Hightower Trail Middle School in East Cobb. Current principal Dr. Hilda Wilkins is retiring effective July 1. So is David Addison, the school system's chief financial officer, who has proposed signficant spending and staff reductions to balance the district's budget, including a $72 million deficit for the fiscal year 2013…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Rick Beaulieu has been appointed an area assistant superintendent; Hightower Trail Middle School principal Hilda Wilkins is retiring.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Two East Cobb schools will have new principals when the 2012-13 school year begins in August. Principal Rick Beaulieu of Pope High School was appointed by the Cobb Board of Education Wednesday night as an area assistant superintendent. Cobb County School District spokesman Doug Goodwin said Beaulieu's specific geographic assignment has not been made. During his time at Pope, Beaulieu oversaw renovations of the school building and Pope's move to Class AAAA in the Georgia High School Association, which made Greyhounds sports teams more competitive. Said Cobb school board member David Banks of Beaulieu: "Not only has he been a very effective and outstanding principal, but he’s made Pope High School one of the premier schools in this …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Dickerson, Dodgen, Hightower Trail and Mabry had the highest Cobb marks on the Eighth Grade Writing Assessment.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Students at four middle schools in East Cobb scored the highest marks in the Cobb County School District for the 2012 Eighth Grading Writing Assessment. The majority of Cobb middle schools performed above the state average score of 216, with scale scores ranging from 206 to 241. Schools with the highest scores include Dickerson (241), Dodgen (237), Hightower Trail (236), and Mabry (233). At nine of the district’s middle schools, more than 90 percent of students met or exceeded standards: Daniell, Dickerson, Dodgen, Durham, Hightower Trail, Mabry, McCleskey, McClure, and Simpson. Cobb County eighth graders increased the district-wide average score by a single point, and continued to outperform their peers throughout Georgia. The average …
Friday, January 20, 2012
Three elementary and two middle schools will participate in Saturday's event at McEachern High School.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Students from several East Cobb schools will be participating in the Cobb County School District's Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl on Saturday. Representing East Cobb will be Brumby, Shallowford Falls and Tritt elementary schools, and Dodgen and Hightower Trail middle schools. Mabry Middle School and Sprayberry High School from Northeast Cobb also will be involved in the academic competition. Nearly one-third of all schools will be partipating in the 5th annual Reading Bowl, named for a former DeKalb County school media specialist who was looking for a way to motivate the students at her school to read more. High school students must read the nominated books for the Georgia Teen Peach Book Award. Middle and elementary students must read the …
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The Alice Cooper concert and other items of interest to start your Tuesday, Dec. 13.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
1. Maybe I'm just getting nostalgiac, but Alice Cooper's act doesn't seem so outrageous now as it did when I was a kid in the '70s. I realized it was fake blood before my elders did, but bringing the boa constrictor on stage didn't improve their perceptions of his act. One of the originators of rock concert-as-spectacle is bringing his "No More Mr. Nice Guy" tour to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre at 8 p.m. tonight. And "energy" is the key word here. I don't know where this 60-something still has it, and I'm not sure what he's going to use as stage props. But if you're interested in going, here's how to get tickets. They generally range from $45 to $65. 2. For those of you preferring a quieter activity today, the Hightower Trail …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Events at Shallowford Falls, Hightower Trail and Faith Lutheran are among local observances on Friday.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Fifth-grade students at Shallowford Falls Elementary School in East Cobb will present that school’s Thirteenth Annual Veteran’s Day Concert on Friday. Two performances are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Patriotic music, dance numbers, and a moving tribute to American armed forces members past and present are planned. A reception will follow each performance. Approximately 125 students along with several professional guest musicians will join together to honor veterans in the community. The public is invited, especially veterans. For more information, contact Donna Swan, music teacher. Shallowford Falls Elementary is located at 3529 Lassiter Road. Hightower Trail Middle School is calling its Veterans Day program "Who Paid the Price?" …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Judith Condon of Hightower Trail Middle School is involved in a civil rights-related contest for K-12 students.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
What does Judith Condon have in common with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and civil rights legend Dr. Joseph Lowery? The arts specialist at East Cobb's Hightower Trail Middle School is among those speaking in this video about The Dream Art Contest: Visions of the Civil Rights Movement and America Today, which is aimed at fostering an appreciation for the relevance of history and to demonstrate the importance of the arts. "Art is about showing who you are," Condon says on the video, which also is posted on the Cobb County School District website. "It's about not being afraid of being yourself." Metro Atlanta area students have until Nov. 18 to submit their contest entries, which can be portraits of famous civil rights figures or depictions of a…
