The Oct. 19 edition of the student-produced show features an upcoming play, the environmental club, the Hawk of the Week and more.
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Alison Bartlett, along with a member of Georgia's PTA, debated Tuesday with Ed Setzler over issues of school choice, regulation, accountability, funding and more.
State Rep. Ed Setzler’s main argument Tuesday night in favor of the proposed charter school amendment was choice—allowing parents to pull their children out of failing traditional public schools to attend charter ones. “Southwest Atlanta, rural Georgia—is there any school in the state that you wouldn’t want to send your kid to?” he asked the dozen-plus forum attendees at Hillgrove High School. “If there is any school you wouldn’t want to send your kid to, you’ve got to support choice.” But the forum’s other two panelist—West Cobb school board member Alison Bartlett and Karen Hallacy, the legislative chair of Georgia’s PTA—voiced their unyielding opposition to the amendment, with Bartlett calling charter school agencies “for-profit groups …
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The Oct. 10 edition of the student-produced show features anatomy class, the Thanksgiving food drive, the Hawk of the Week and more.
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The Oct. 5 edition of the student-produced show features the marching band, writing club, and the Hawk of the Week.
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The student-produced Hawk Talk offers updates on sports, clubs and more.
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But the average for all the county's public high schools shows a two-point drop from last year.
Seven of the 16 high schools in the Cobb County School District posted SAT scores from the class of 2012 above the national average. But the system-wide cumulative average is down slightly from last year, according to data released Monday. Recent graduates averaged an SAT score of 1520 in the combined reading, math and writing totals, a drop from the 1522 score the year before, the CCSD said in a release (see attached PDF). But that 1520 score remains 68 points ahead of the Georgia average and 22 points ahead of the national average. A total of 5,790 CCSD seniors took the SAT this year, representing around 80 percent of their class. On the rise were SAT scores for African-American students (14 points to a 1336 score), Native-American …
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Michael Korwek, Dennis Korwek and Sam May are among 125 who will receive a week-long, all-expenses-paid trip to Texas to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl's halftime show.
By Chip Bush Hillgrove Bands Booster Association The National Association for Music Education has selected three seniors from Hillgrove High School to join the ranks of the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Brothers Michael and Dennis Korwek (clarinet and mellophone) and Sam May (trumpet) are among the 125 band and colorguard members from across the country set to play in the halftime show during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. A local U.S. Army representative will join classmates, family and media for a special ceremony to recognize these All-Americans on Friday at 11:45 a.m. at Hillgrove's Joseph B. Boland Theater. Nearly 1,100 students were nominated by high school band directors across the United States, followed by a …
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10:15 am on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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At no time were students in any danger when the vehicle pulled over to the side of the road Tuesday morning.
By Robert Shaw Hillgrove High Principal Dear Hillgrove Community: The purpose of this email is to make you aware of an issue that occurred on a Hillgrove bus Tuesday morning. As sometimes happens in our world of instant communication, there are many incorrect rumors circulating, so I wanted to provide you with factual information. While on her morning Hillgrove bus run, the driver of Bus 1466 became ill. Following emergency protocol, she pulled the bus over to the side of the road. Using her bus radio, she attempted to contact her dispatcher and explain what was happening and provide her location. Due to her illness, she was having a hard time explaining her circumstances to the bus dispatcher. A Hillgrove student came to the front of …
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Following Friday's games, both Powder Springs high schools move to 1-2 on the season.
The McEachern Indians grabbed their first victory Friday with a one-touchdown defeat of a team they trounced last year, 52-14. McEachern (1-2) traveled to Mableton and picked up the 30-23 win over Region 4-6A rival Pebblebrook (0-3). Helping the Indians' cause was Mike Sherman, who rushed for 112 yards, and Ty Clemons, who threw two touchdown passes, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. “Both teams kept fighting tonight, and we’ll get better as the season goes along,” McEachern coach Kyle Hockman told the newspaper. “I’m happy with the poise that our offense, especially our quarterback, showed in the second half, and a win against an excellent team like Pebblebrook is a good way to start the regional part of our schedule.” Meanwhile, …
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During Saturday's victory over Arkansas, the former Hillgrove standout also led the Crimson Tide in rushing.
Kenyan Drake gave Alabama his second six on a 12-yard run during Saturday's 52-0 blowout over Arkansas. And even though he had fewer rushing attempts than a couple of his teammates, he rushed for the most Crimson Tide yards. The victory pushes Alabama to 3-0 and No. 1 in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Poll. In his first college season after a career of racking up stats and winning awards at Hillgrove, Drake is in a field of five running backs in the Crimson Tide's arsenal. Junior Eddie Lacy ran for 55 yards on 12 attemps, making it into the endzone three times against the Razorbacks, according to the box score. Freshman T.J. Yeldon had one touchdown and 55 yards on 13 attempts. Meanwhile, on just six carries, Drake racked up 57 yards (…
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11:03 am on Thursday, October 25, 2012
Is it any wonder that Setzler would cite Florida-based Charter School USA... As reported today in the AJC concerning the charter school Amendment 1 to the Georgia Constitution: "Charter Schools USA of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a major charter school management company that pushed for a charter school in Cherokee County, gave $50,000 to the main group working to pass the amendment." more ›