Hi Walton Community,

March is flying by as we move through an especially busy spring season and approach the end of the school year.

We are actively working to fill the ’26–’27 PTSA Executive Officer positions, preparing to celebrate our seniors at the Senior Picnic, planning for Teacher Appreciation Week, and much more. It’s an exciting time filled with opportunities for involvement and collaboration.

The Career Fair Committee, led by LeRuth Bell, hosted a successful event on March 18th during WEB. The Career Exploration & Summer Job Fair featured 30 career coaches, many of them Walton parents, along with representatives from the military and the Secret Service, and welcomed over 300 students. This event continues to be a valuable opportunity for students to explore career paths and begin developing networking skills. Thank you, LeRuth, for your leadership! A special shout out as well to Marlene Cohn, Lisa Richmond, and the student volunteers for donating their time.

We are calling on all student artists to help design the cover art for the school-wide agenda. The submission deadline is April 3. Please send entries to waltonpresident@gmail.com.

The Raider Pride Award reception was held on March 19. Thank you to parent volunteers Jennifer Sunderland and Vice President Courtney Morgan for organizing the event, and congratulations to all students who were recognized! This award honors students who consistently demonstrate character traits such as honesty, integrity, and kindness. All senior recipients are eligible to apply for the Raider Pride Scholarship.

We are currently accepting applications for the Walton PTSA Raider Pride and VoTech Scholarships through March 30th.

Please visit the PTSA website and check the weekly e-blasts for more information.

We wish everyone a wonderful Spring Break and look forward to seeing you at the April PTSA General Meeting on Monday, April 13th at 6pm.

Go Raiders!

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

The students of Walton Habitat for Humanity had another great year raising funds to support a Habitat build. Thanks to a wide range of student-led efforts and the generous support of the Walton community, the Walton High School chapter will be donating $15,000 toward this year’s homes. The 2026 project will include the construction of two new houses in Austell, beginning in late March and continuing through May. We are so proud of the work they are doing and grateful for their commitment to building stronger communities through service and teamwork.

SLC HOOPS FOR HOPE

SLC held its exciting Hoops for Hope event in March, featuring 12 teams competing for the championship in a spirited basketball tournament. Students from every grade level participated, and Coach Reddick even joined in to help raise money for Table on Delk. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event such a success!

Congratulations to Delilah G., the Region 11 (Marietta) winner of the 2026 Craig Harding Memorial Court Artist Competition!

Congrats to the Walton artists whose works were accepted into the Atlanta High School Art Exhibition at the Dogwood Festival! Their artwork will be on display this April at Piedmont Park.

March has brought an exciting start to the spring sports season at Walton, along with a strong close to winter competition.

BASEBALL – Coming off a state championship season, the Raiders have picked up right where they left off. With a 12–5 record against a highly challenging schedule, the team is showing its strength early.

LACROSSE – Both boys and girls lacrosse teams continue to build on their success, maintaining winning records as they gear up for another playoff push.

TRACK & FIELD – The track team has competed in several meets with impressive performances and strong finishes, setting the stage for the upcoming Region meet.

GYMNASTICS – Walton’s gymnastics team has established itself as one of the top programs in the state. With multiple meet victories and consistently high placements, they are off to an outstanding start.

SOCCER – Both the boys and girls soccer teams continue their tradition of excellence. Competing against some of the best teams in the state, they are positioning themselves for deep playoff runs.

TENNIS – After both teams finished as state runners-up last year, Walton tennis is off to another strong start. The girls team remains undefeated in sets despite tough competition, while the boys team has performed impressively, with their only loss coming to nationally ranked GAC.

WALTON AIR RIFLE - The air rifle team capped off one of its best seasons in program history, advancing all the way to the state semifinals. Finishing #1 in Cobb County, Walton's Air Rifle team was undefeated in the regular season.

Sonali Saxena was recognized & awarded for being the #3 shooter in Cobb County. Mason Brown & Sonali Saxena were awarded for having some of the highest individual position scores in the county.

WALTON WRESTLING - The Walton Wrestling team completed an outstanding season, achieving success at every stage of competition - 5 dual record, Region Dual Champions, Cobb County Champions and a 5th place finish at the State duals tournament!

Walton was the Individual Region Champions, 9 State Qualifiers for individual state: Ethan Taub, Kirsten Fenner, Jack Palmer, Nathaniel Park, Mihai Necula, Brandon Whiteford, Jake Rheaume, Hamza Sayeed and Davis Nicholson. 

Individual State Walton placed 3rd as a team in 6A!! 5 placers with two State Champs: Jake Rheaume - STATE CHAMP, Nathaniel Park - STATE CHAMP, Mihai Necula - 3rd Place, Brandon Whiteford - 4th Place, Davis Nicholson - 4th Place, and Kirsten Fenner - 5th Place.

Adrienne Hardy, Chaemi Lee, Ziyin Li, and Mai Duong earned gold, silver, and bronze awards at the 2nd GCLE (Georgia Chinese Language Educators) Calligraphy Contest!

With participants coming from several top high schools across the metro Atlanta area, it’s truly an honor to see our Walton students standing among the very best.

Congratulations to these talented students!

All six of the Walton Choruses sang for the Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE) with outstanding on stage and sight-reading scores.

Walton Chorus completed a 4-day tour of NYC, full of sightseeing, art, Broadway shows, and a Broadway workshop with an original member of the cast of “Wicked”.

Congratulations to Sean Dalton and Al Hubbard, Walton’s 2025-2026 STAR Student and Teacher.  Sean and Mr. Hubbard represented Walton and Cobb County Schools at the Regional STAR competition and Sean was named the Region 3A STAR Student! He will be representing the region at the 2026 State PAGE STAR Competition on April 25 in Macon for the honor of being named the State PAGE STAR Student. Best wishes and good luck!

Walton's Model United Nations team has had an outstanding year! They have taken home several individual and delegation awards at conferences hosted by Georgia Tech, GSU, and the University of Michigan. This month, they closed out the year at the KSU Model UN conference, where they won three Best Delegate awards and two delegation award!

"La La Land" prom was a huge success! Thank you so much to all who helped organize prom and special congratulations to our Prom King and Queen: Srisai Pala and Gabi Santucci.

The Walton Robotics team started their 2026 Season as runner-ups at the Dalton District Tournament on March 6th and 7th. The team is in 4th place as they head to their second district competition in Columbus. The team received the Engineering Inspiration Award which "celebrates a team who demonstrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a team’s school or organization and community".

Gabi Angryk was recognized for her individual contributions to the FIRST community and the team. A huge thanks to the mentors, parents, and Walton administration for their support of the team!

Walton Varsity Winter Guard has had a phenomenal season this year with their 2026 program entitled "Will You Be There?". Set to a rendition of Brady Turner's "Can You Stand the Rain?", the Varsity Winter Guard had a strong 3rd place finish at the Winter Guard International Regional held on February 28th in Tampa, FL. In mid-March, they placed 2^nd at the local SAPA (Southern Association of Performing Arts) competition held at Pope High School. 

Good luck to our Winter Guard at their Championship performance on Sunday, March 29^th in Chattanooga, TN.

The AJROTC Drone team did it again during their fourth drone competition at Cedar Grove High School in March, bringing home their second Coding Award - a testament to their hard work and dedication.

Congratulations to Walton Students/Cadets: Cadet Holkar and Cadet Lee.

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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