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East Cobb resident Jonah Verdon (front row, center), stars as Toto in the AWPlayers production of “The Wiz,” April 28 at 11 am and 2 pm and April 29 at 2 pm and 5:30 pm at the Red Clay Theater, 3116 Main Street in Duluth. Jonah is a sixth grader at Dodgen Middle School.
Tickets are $15 and are available at http://www.atlantaworkshopplayers.com/AWP_Performing_Company_Buy_Tickets.php or by calling 770-998-8111.
The Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is hosting a community chat town hall meeting to address underage and youth binge drinking, Thursday April 26. All are encouraged to attend in person or online. Parents, youth and representatives from Cobb community sectors; business, civic, education, faith, government, healthcare, judicial, law enforcement, media, non-profit are invited to enter the dialogue. 7-8:30pm.
Panelists will briefly address underage and youth binge drinking impacts on Cobb County and opportunities for change…
• Government, Helen Goreham, Cobb Commissioner
• Healthcare, John D. Kennedy, MD, Cobb Douglas Public Health Director
• Law enforcement, Lynda Coker, Cobb Sheriff Office Chief Deputy
• Court, Greg Poole, Cobb Juvenile Court Judge
• Education, Jeff Inman, Cobb County Schools Prevention Intervention Center Coordinator
• Family, Donna Kosicki, Georgia PTA President
Two ways to participate:
1)Live on-site audience – 100 Cherokee St., Marietta.Cobb Commissioners Meeting Room 2nd Floor.
2)Cyberspace audience via ‘live stream’ . The link to the event portal is on the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce homepage at www.cobbat.org and for details on viewing and submitting questions/comments
Event will be co-moderated by parent and youth and allow for audience interaction. All are encouraged to join the discussion.
There is a summer leadership program open to rising 10th-12th grade students who are interested in Latino community issues called Leadership ¡Sin Limites! This program is open to all Georgia students who are interested in building leadership skills. The goals of this program are to develop leadership in young leaders, promote civic engagement, and encourage the pursuit of higher education.
Space is limited, the program will be accepting up to 32 students. The application and additional information can be found at www.fanning.uga.edu/
The Cobb County Public Library System is holding a poetry contest in memory of Mary Ellen Wright, an active library supporter who passed away in 2011. The contest is open to ages 9-17.
The contest will have two categories: one for ages 9-12 and one for ages 13-17. Participants may enter one poem, of any topic and any length, between April 12 and April 26. All poems must be dropped off in person at the East Cobb Library and must be accompanied by an entry form (available at the East Cobb Library and available for download at www.cobbcat.org/poetry-contest.
The prize for the 9-12 age range is $25; the 13-17 age group prize is $75. Winners will be notified by the first week in May and the winning poems will be posted online and in the library.
Funding for the contest is provided by Maryann Strossner, a private donor who wishes to honor the memory of her friend Mary Ellen, who loved the library and enjoyed poetry.
For more information, please call Patricia Latch, Program Coordinator, at (770) 528-2342 or visit www.cobbcat.org/poetry-contest
On April 11, 2012 Wheeler High School recognized their 47 National Merit & National Achievement Award Recipients with a ceremony and breakfast reception in their honor. The award recipients were:
National Achievement Outstanding Participants
Kimberly Blackett, Tobi Kadri, Ronald Shanderson, Cameron Washington
National Achievement Semifinalists
Oluwatobi Akindoju, Avery Brown, Richard Eboka, Amari El-Amin, Travis Redmond
National Achievement Scholarship Recipients
Oluwatobi Akindoju, Avery Brown (UPS Foundation Scholarship), Amari El-Amin
National Merit Commended
Claire Belay, Avery Brown, Michael Cummings (not pictured), Maura Gerke, Anupam Goli, Raghuveer Gummadi (not pictured), Josh Jacobs (not pictured), Kishore Karnik (not pictured), Dhruv Karunakaran, Samantha Kiblinger, John Malcolm, Rose Mccarty (not pictured), Michael Mcmullan, Alexander Miller, Rachel Muster, Neil Oza (not pictured), Revanth Rameshkumar (not pictured), Megan Robertson, Swetha Sareddy, Matthew Siano (not pictured), Kelbie Winther, Allison Zoino (not pictured)
National Merit Semifinalists
Michael Biddle
National Merit Finalists
Catherine Brock, Stephen Gillen (not pictured), William Gutmann, Daniel Kreus, Keagan Long, Wayne Lu, Gautham Maran, Sameer Mishra, Deborah Paul, Pradeep Prathiba, Marc Singleton, Daniel Wolfson, Benjamin Yao, Lei Zhang, Edward Zhu (not pictured)
National Merit Scholarship Recipients
Catherine Brock, Daniel Wolfson
More information about the National Merit and National Achievement Programs can be found at www.nationalmerit.org
April 18, 21 & 22 (Walton High School)
April 26, 28 & 29 (Lassiter High School)
Accident Avoidance Workshops presented by Marietta/Cobb Driver’s Education. Open to any permitted/licensed driver with basic vehicle control. At least one parent required to attend the entire program with their students. Classroom session: 6:24pm-9:30pm. Driving Session: 7:45am-12:45pm or 1:30-6:30pm. $225 per parent-student team or $265 if both parents attend. All attendees eligible for Defensive Driving Certificates. Siblings 10-13 welcome to attend both sessions at no extra charge. Walton High School, 1590 Bill Murdock Road, Marietta. Lassiter High School, 2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta. More info/to register: 770-262-7009.
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