Dear Walton Families, 

I hope everyone has an enjoyable spring break and comes back well-rested for the last seven weeks of school before summer break.  As we get ready for AP exams and EOC testing, the time will go by fast and I want to encourage students to reach out to teachers for help during the last few remaining WEB sessions. 

Walton has a rich legacy of achievement, largely owing to the exceptional support from our community. This time of year marks the initiation of efforts by our PTSA, Foundation, and booster clubs to enlist parent volunteers for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Whether you can contribute to a one-time event or serve as a board member, please consider answering the call for service. Engaging with the school not only fosters community bonds but also enables these organizations to focus on providing our students with opportunities that go beyond the school offerings.

In this newsletter, you will witness the ongoing successes of our students in academics, athletics, and extracurricular pursuits.
 
All the best, 
Richard Tischler  
Principal

Hi, Walton Community:

March is another busy month at Walton! Special thanks to Bhavani Subramani, Heather Greiner, Michele Zerbenski, Shannon Eiser, and Natalie Collins for serving on this year’s Nominating Committee!  Below is our slate of officers that will be presented for election at our April 16th General Membership Meeting.

2024-2025 PTSA Slate of Executive Officers
Co-Presidents: Vicky Rice and Clare Schueren
VP of Volunteers: Mary-Kate Blalock
VP of Programs: Laura Pettus
VP of Communications: Marlene Cohn
Secretary: Jennifer Labarthe
Treasurer: Payal Patel

The Career Fair committee lead by LeRuth Bell and Niki Walker hosted 35 career coaches and 350+ students to learn about future career opportunities. New this spring, Job Fair representatives from local businesses were on hand to discuss current job opportunities for high school students, a very popular addition!

This spring’s Raider Pride Award reception honored 95 students! This award recognizes students who consistently demonstrate character traits of honesty, integrity, and kindness. All recipients are eligible to apply for the Raider Pride Scholarship in the spring of their Senior year. Regarding scholarships, applications for our PTSA Raider Pride Scholarship and VoTech Scholarships are due March 28, 2024. Please see our PTSA website and weekly E-blasts for the information. Thank you to Caroline Whaley for coordinating these senior opportunities!

We wish everyone a wonderful spring break and look forward to the April PTSA General Meeting.

Thank you,
Vicky Rice and Caroline Whaley
PTSA Co-Presidents

Congratulations to our Walton winners who placed in the Kiwanis Art Contest. Katelin’s work will go on to state for receiving 1st place for 10th grade! 

We had 8 students create art for the Art Hatch event for the City of Kennesaw and it will be on display at the Smith-Gilbert Gardens in an outdoor installation during April and May!

Over February Break, AP Art History students traveled to Washington, D.C. to tour the art museums, architecture, and monuments. In a whirlwind four days, students viewed the collections of 7 museums, including the National Gallery of Art, and closely studied 8 monuments including the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. It was a fantastic time of enrichment!

It was an honor to have our 2023 State Champion COED Competition Cheerleading Team recognized at the Georgia State Capitol by Representatives Cooper of the 45th district and Kelley of the 16th district on March 13, 2024. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

All six choirs from the Walton Chorus participated in the GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation hosted at Walton on March 1, 2024. They each sang two selections and sightread for three judges. All the ensembles had superb performances and represented the school well.

The Walton Chorus had a successful concert tour to Chicago which included a clinic with the Director of Choral Activities at Northwestern University, a concert at Fourth Church, sightseeing, and fun!

The Walton Boys Golf team kicked off its season on February 24th at the Warrior Best Ball Tournament, placing as runner up. This was followed by another runner up position in the Lambert JV Invitational on March 4th. Walton had two teams competing at the Cobb County Boys Championship on March 11-12, placing 2nd and 7th among the 22 teams in the tournament. And, closing out a few busy weeks, the boys beat Lassiter on March 14th. The boys continue on their road to state!

Congratulations to the Walton Science Fair Winners!

1st Place Jaehyeon (Rachel) Lee 

2^nd  Place Anne Roundhill 

3^rd Place Ayan Patel

Walton Science Fair Participants:

The following STEM students were selected to present their projects at the Cobb/Paulding Regional Science Fair on February 3^rd. Highlighted students were selected to compete at the Georgia Science & Engineering Fair this spring:

Abhijeet Ghosh

Jasmine Gistren, Mirabelle Havette, & Maithreyi Narakesari

Omer Inan, Shria Manikkoth, & Marko Vukasinovic

Ethan Ju & Andrew Fang

Jaehyeon (Rachel) Lee

Aaruhya Tummala & Pranvi Borra

Anne Roundhill

Ayan Patel

Aditi Gopalakrishnan

On Sunday, March 10 the students of SLC hosted a Spring Fling for the Table on Delk. The students provided hamburgers, hotdogs, cotton candy and lots of fun activities. In addition, the students made 100 sack lunches to be given out to the children living in the motels on Delk Road. Over 55 friends from the Table came to enjoy the fun filled spring day!  The Table on Delk provides a safe place for those who are currently, or at risk of, being sexually exploited to have a meal and get connected to resources that they might not know about. For more information about The Table on Delk visit, https://thetableondelk.org/

Congratulations to the following Walton swimmers & divers on being selected for the GHSA All-State teams! These recognitions are determined by the athlete's top finish at the State Meet.

The Walton Track and Field team has been having some amazing results. The Walton Girls have placed first in our first four meets and the boys placed 2, 1, 4 and 1. The season is starting to ramp up and we have had multiple athletes place in the top US and Georgia at the Marietta meet on March 13, including: 

• Femi Stuart - USA Top 25 - triple jump of 47.5
• Audrey Latham - Georgia Top 50 - 58.85 400M PR
• Aiden Ziolo - Georgia Top 25 pole vault 13-6 PR
• Moyo Anyokwu - Georgia Top 50 PR pole vault of 12-0
• Sarah Eubank - Georgia Top 50 high jump of 5-0
• Lota Ugokwe - Georgia Top 50 shot put of 51-7.5
• Keeva Tracey - Georgia Top 50 shot put of 35-95.5

Meet Placements:

• March 2: Longhorn Stampede (Girls 1, Boys 2)
• March 6: Walton home v Sprayberry (Girls 1, Boys 1)
• March 9: Harrison JV Invitational (Girls 1, Boys 4)
• March 13: Marietta Quad Meet (Girls 1, Boys 1)

Co-Presidents:
Caroline Whaley and Vicky Rice, waltonpresident@gmail.com

Vice President, Communications:
Marlene Cohn, waltonvpcommunications@gmail.com

Vice President, Programs:
Laura Pettus, lccaldwell75@hotmail.com

Vice President, Volunteers:
Mary Kate Blalock, waltonvpofvolunteers@gmail.com

Secretary:
Heather Greiner, waltonsecretary@gmail.com

Treasurer:
Mary Katherine Holloway, waltontreasurer20@gmail.com

Parliamentarian:
Jessica Loewy, waltonparliamentarian@gmail.com

Principal:
Richard Tischler, richard.tischler@cobbk12.org

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Walton High School 

1590 Bill Murdock Road

Marietta, GA  30062

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