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| LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Walton High School Community, As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our amazing Walton families. You are the reason our Walton High School thrives. Your dedication—whether through the countless hours you volunteer in our building, the enthusiastic cheering you bring to our events, or the unwavering support you provide at home plays a vital role in our students’ success. Thank you for your partnership with Walton, your energy, and your belief in our mission. I wish you and your families a warm, joyful, and restful Thanksgiving. With Raider Pride, Stephanie Santoro |
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT As Thanksgiving approaches, let's take a moment to appreciate the incredible community we have built together. Thank you for your volunteering, donations, and unwavering support! A special recognition goes to the dedicated parents and family members who enhance our programs.
While our PTSA membership continues to grow, we are currently experiencing a decline, and we need your help to ensure this year is as successful as the last. If you haven't already, please join today!
Here are some highlights of your impactful contributions:
- We provided volunteers for Walton Counseling’s Junior Advisement sessions, helping our juniors and their parents stay on track for graduation. Great job, Class of 2027!
- Our fall Raider Pride Awards honored 94 outstanding students nominated by their teachers for exemplifying true Walton spirit. A big thank you to our team of volunteers who helped organize the event: Jennifer Sunderland, Anna Owens, Joy Allen, along with Mr. Pirkle from Admin. Special thanks to our speakers Pat Kay and Joanna Kay, and our announcer Anthony Foti for their contributions. Let’s keep celebrating our amazing students!
- The Bars and Letters event was a fantastic success! Congratulations to all who earned their awards; 250 bars and 450 letters were distributed. Thank you to Ramya Chintamaneni for organizing another great celebration.
- Our Attendance PPO, Front Office, and Copy Crew committees are essential to our community’s daily operations. Thank you to the parents who generously volunteer their time.
Looking ahead, we’re excited about upcoming events, including our Community Outreach Holiday Celebrations, Staff Holiday Luncheon, and the January General Meeting. Please check our website for opportunities to donate, volunteer, and connect.
Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!
With gratitude for your support,
Clare Schueren, PTSA President |
WALTON HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION |
Capital Campaign Closes December 1 The Walton High School Foundation's Capital Campaign is in its final weeks, closing December 1st! Please consider contributing by donating at waltonhighschoolfoundation.org. Donations at or above $250 receive a mailbox bow and invitations to our quarterly coffee chats with the Principal. The next chat will be scheduled in December! And remember, senior families receive a sash adornment to highlight this special year.
We are thrilled to report more than 400 donations from the Raider community, but we do need more. The Foundation supports teacher salaries to reduce class sizes and improve the student experience. The campaign is the Foundation's major fundraising event and we hope these final weeks close in on our goal of raising $175,000.
For the 2025-2026 school year, the Foundation is pleased to support Walton faculty members Ashley Nickell and Anna Baughman. Ashley Nickell is a member of Walton English department, teaching 10th grade Literature and Composition, and 12th grade Advanced Composition. She sponsors Walton Public Speaking Club and co-sponsors GlamourGals, a community service group. Anna Baughman teaches 10th grade Government as a member of the Walton Social Studies department. As a newer faculty member, she reports Walton's Halloween traditions stand out, with broad-based participation and enjoyment.
The Walton Foundation hopes the Raider community enjoys our collage of fall events, highlighting our first coffee chat with Principal Santoro and the great efforts of the Student Leadership Council to support the Walton community. Between bow production and Powder Puff, the SLC has brought great energy and spirit to the community. And, as always, we are grateful to Principal Santoro and the Walton faculty for their commitment to Walton excellence! |
RAIDER PRIDE AWARDS Congratulations to the following students on being nominated for the Raider Pride Award! The Raider Pride Award is a high honor for Walton students, selected by teachers for consistently exhibiting good character, integrity, and kindness. |
9th Graders Sa'id Alexander Kynleigh Anderson Joie Blate Claire Cappallo Joseph de Martini Timothy Guo Bret Keller Joshua Loggins Reese Lowery Kanyuira Michuki Edward Murugesan Michael Ricci Julio Rivera Frias John Henry Starr Ian Thigpen Jada Veasy David Versele Gabriel Watson Drake Wright
11th Graders Sky Alavi Brady Ball Kane Brown Luca Camay Emily Cheong Laura Crawford Kennedy Darden Katherine Davies Noah Doyle Laila Farrington Emerson Foster Gracie Fuller Carleigh Gabel Somto Igwilo Kaisen Li Bonnie May Katherine Melonakos Kate Miller Collin Munn Isabella Panessa Rudro Pathak Kelly Pekkanen Robert Quezada Ava Rahimi David Silva Anya Sivakumar Ella Todd Luke Weeks Nessa Wolka Stella Yao
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| 10th Graders Steven Berry Blake Cutler Anders Dickerson Taylor Ann Embro Maria Fernandes de Queiroz Victoria Garcia Toma Jorge Guadarrama Neil Kataria Warrina Lan Doni Martinez Sarah Grace Pruitt Nina Ribenboim Rohan Sampath Drew Steinberg Bennett Wood
12th Graders Gen Almond Garrett Bailey Sean Belenky Sam Besselink Adler Bowen Simon Brown Jude Cascone Madeline Deak Linley Estrada Dewar Mollie Evans Neil Fenix Lyla Graves Corbin Henry Maggie Holloway Ashley Jang Alexandria Kock Sarah Law Aishling Mangiaracina Declan Muldoon Dylan Musacchia MacKenzie Nicholaou Emilie Phan Amber Prymak Simone Searles Selah Shockey Morgan Solet Sam Strickland Aiden Struminger Mykyta Zubenko John Zupo |
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| WALTON REFLECTIONS WINNERS Thank you to all of the artists who participated in this year’s PTA Reflections Art Contest, with the theme I Belong! Below are the artists who will be advancing to the ECCC district level: LITERATURE Eric Xu - 9 Talia Munoz - 11 PHOTOGRAPHY Ellery Grant - 12 VISUAL ARTS Ruby Campbell – 9 Accessible Artist Alyssa Harmer - 9 Quyen La - 9 Vivian Lai - 10 Nina Ribenboim - 10 Karina Barton - 11 Claudia Rohan - 11 Alexis Ahn - 12 Sophia Mueller - 12 |
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| WALTON ART Congratulations to art teacher Dr. Kathleen Petka for being named GAEA YAM Art Teacher of the Year! |
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WALTON CHINESE On October 29th, 19 students in the Chinese program were inducted into the Chinese National Honor Society - Walton Chapter. These students are ready to use their knowledge to serve the entire Walton community. Congratulations! |
Back Row (L-R): Kane Brown, Jonathan Wu, Ryan Lee, Asher Madden, Kate Ketmayura, Henry Xu, Elliott Chen, Annie Zhu, Celie Crawford, Joy Cai. Front Row (L-R): Jion Hwang, Ava Lin, Kailin Wang, Rae Wang, Angeli Beru Gurusinga, Annabelle Santoso, Jameson Guthrie. Not pictured: Jack Palmer, Zachary Ziolo. |
Congratulations to the 37 singers who represented Walton Chorus at the District XII Honor Choir, the most of any high school in the county. |
9th Graders Beck Baker Georgia Boone Conrad Case Samantha Crosby Jake Dunham Anjali Kattukaran Madalyn Valenzuela Mila Yehta Lila Zarrilli
11th Graders Shayna Banerjee Cora Case Divya Dua Mokshi Gunduboina Millie Hugh James Lee Syndey Mascarenhas Penelope McCraw Logan O’Farrell Hayley Rose |
| 10th Graders Annabel Derby Emma Goodyear Leah Mehedi-Diaz Kevin Stevens Leah Turner 12th Graders Ryan Asiello Carter Berger Grace Brinkerhoff Mollie Evans Mary Kate Greene Nina Itsko Evan Kambies Phoebe Kimani Audrey Latham Max Mazzacurati Selah Shockey Ansley Thompson Cooper Virant |
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WALTON DRAMA Walton Drama presented its fall musical of 9 to 5 November 6-9. The students began rehearsals in late August and put in countless hours to deliver a wonderful performance! |
WALTON MODEL UN Walton Model United Nations delegates attended the Georgia State Model United Nations, with two students winning Honorable Mention in their committee! In October, our veterans attended the Georgia Tech Model United Nations, and 4 students won awards! |
WALTON ATHLETICS The past month has been very good for Walton athletics as fall sports saw their seasons end, finishing well in state tournaments, and the winter sports began their seasons. The Boys and Girls basketball seasons have gotten off to great starts. Both teams looked good in victories in scrimmages against Pope. The Girls Team has gone on to defeat Collins Hill and Lambert. Lauren K. was named “Player of the Game” for the Forever 14 Showcase at Hillgrove High School. The swim and dive teams have started a greats season under Coach Pelli. They have had impressive showings at the Cobb Relays and the Amazing Grace Swim Meet. Keep reading below for more athletic news!
Congratulations to District Athlete of the Week Award Winner, sophomore volleyball player Janie Myers! |
We also celebrated our Fall Signing Day with 13 student athletes sign to play at the college level! |
Baseball: Westin Chen - Stevens Institute of Technology Jacob Ellsworth - North Georgia Todd Haley - North Georgia Walker Killimett - GA Highlands Devin Krohn - GA Highlands Luke Wheeler - Wallace State CC Logan Wideman - GA Highlands
Boys Lacrosse: Corbin Henry - Queens University of Charlotte |
| Softball: Shea Chatham - Jacksonville University
Girls Lacrosse: Gracie Petroff - Xavier Lizzy White - Radford
Volleyball: Ashlee Gomes - Columbia International University Simone Searles - Duquesne |
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WALTON CROSS COUNTRY The cross country teams had a strong finish to their season. The Boys won the region while the Girls finished 2nd. Both teams continued their success at the state finals in Carrollton where the Boys finished 7th and the Girls earned a spot on the podium with a 4th place finish! Way to go, Cross Country runners! |
WALTON FLAG FOOTBALL The Walton Flag Football team started the season with a great win against Harrison and celebrated the Class of 2026 at senior night! |
Flag Football Seniors (L to R): Claire Cipperly, Julia Rutledge, Mary Swierenga, Mary Kate Green, Lauren Kent, Katie Bedwell and Olivia Weber |
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For the ninth consecutive season, Walton's football program qualified for the state playoffs. They had a great victory 28-24 over McEachern in the 1st round and will play East Coweta on Friday evening, November 21 in the 2nd round. |
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WALTON WRESTLING The wrestling season has gotten off to a great start! The varsity boys won the Walton Invitational. The meet included over 20 teams and some of the top ones in the state. The girls wrestling team finished 3rd! |
WALTON PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD President: Clare Schueren, waltonpresident@gmail.com
Vice President, Communications: Amy Crowell, waltonvpcommunications@gmail.com
Vice President, Programs: Heather Quinn, waltonvpprograms@gmail.com
Vice President, Volunteers: Cortney Morgan, vpvolunteerswalton@gmail.com Secretary: Kristina Cofer, waltonsecretary@gmail.com Treasurer: Payal Patel, waltontreasurer20@gmail.com Parliamentarian: Jessica Loewy, waltonparliamentarian@gmail.com Principal: Stephanie Santoro, stephanie.santoro@cobbk12.org |
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