Friday, May 18, 2012
The Cobb Board of Education voted 4-3 to allow CCSD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to begin fundraising efforts for Teach for America for the 2013-2014 school year.
In a 4-3 vote at Thursday night's nearly four-hour meeting, the Cobb Board of Education authorized Hinojosa's fundraising efforts for up to 25 TFA teachers, who will likely work in South Cobb during the 2013-2014 school year. Board members Kathleen Angelucci, Alison Bartlett and Tim Stultz voted against the measure. In order for the TFA teachers to be hired, the board established four stipulations at its May 9 worksession: a maximum of 25 TFA teachers can be hired, principals have final say on teachers hired at their schools, no Cobb teachers can be displaced by TFA teachers and TFA teachers must be evaluated. Possible Fee Increase for TFA Training Hinojosa said the training fee for each TFA teacher's five-week summer training program and …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
South Cobb basketball seniors Brodnisha Taylor and Eniya Edwards will represent Cobb County in a memorial basketball tournament held annually in honor of a fallen female player.
South Cobb basketball seniors Brodnisha Taylor and Eniya Edwards will represent Cobb County in a memorial basketball tournament held annually in honor of a fallen female player. The Courtney S. Crooms (CSC) Foundation is proud to have these two outstanding student athletes as members of the 2012 CSC Team competing in the tournament held each year in Courtney's honor, a 14-year old basketball player, who died in a tragic auto accident after returning home from an AAU Basketball tournament. E. Meshal Crooms, co-founder and president of the foundation (pictured in the center), and her husband Derick founded the 501(c)3 organization in their daughter’s name to preserve her legacy and to continue her love for the sport vicariously through …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Austell will soon have the second public disc golf course in the county and one of about 60 in the state.
Disc golf is becoming increasingly more popular across the United States, and now Austell will have its own disc golf course after the Austell City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday construction of the course on 12 acres at the Louise Suggs Memorial Park. The nine-hole course, which will cost $8,000, will be available for free, public use seven days a week during open park hours, Mayor Joe Jerkins explained. The city plans to construct another nine holes at a later date, he said. Because Cobb SPLOST funds cannot be used for the disc golf project, funding for the course will come from the Austell Area Community Improvement Fund. Four of the five members of the AACIC board recommended approving construction, while the fifth member …
Monday, May 7, 2012
It was a well-earned celebration at Whitefield Academy recently as the school cheered on its state champions!
Whitefield Academy celebrated its third State Championship title in varsity boys basketball on March 16. The festivities began in front of the Whitefield Stadium with the basketball team traveling around campus in Whitefield buses while teachers, classmates, and friends and family cheered them on! Got photos you want to share with your neighbors here on South Cobb Patch? Upload them to the neighborhood gallery, which can be found under the tab "Pic & Clips" and then shoot Editor Kiri Walton an email at southcobb@patch.com so they can be featured on the site!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Robby Keough may be a state champion twice before his sophomore year. He's competing at the state level in two sports, tennis and track.
Whitefield Academy freshman Robby Keough, son of Kevin and Diana Keough of Atlanta, is headed to the state playoffs in tennis…and track. A week after winning the 5A regional tennis championship as part of Whitefield Academy’s varsity boys' tennis team, Keough also qualified for state sectionals in track and field, placing third in the 1600m with a time of 4:23.75. According to MileSplit.us, at the time of the race, Robby had the fastest time in the U.S. in the 1600m for a high school freshman. Dubbed a “Rising Star” by In the Game magazine in November 2010, Robby is an anomaly, excelling in two same-season sports. “Here’s a kid who trains three to four days a week around a tennis season and still manages to excel in both sports,” said Paul…
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Open tryouts begin April 21 for the men's basketball team.
Chattahoochee Tech men's basketball is holding open tryouts at the JH Morgan Gym in Cartersville on April 21. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., and the tryout session will run from 1 to 3 p.m. Players will need to bring a current sports physical, copies of high school transcripts and SAT/ACT scores, copies of college transcripts (if they have attended another college) and a reversible jersey for scrimmages. The JH Morgan Gym is located at 129 Aubrey St., Cartersville, GA 30120. For more information, email head coach David Archer at darcher@chattahoocheetech.edu or assistant coach Keith Lundy at klundy@chattahoocheetech.edu.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Eight Whitefield Academy students signed to play collegiate sports at NCAA schools next year. Three of the athletes hail from Smyrna.
Eight Whitefield Academy seniors signed to play collegiate sports at NCAA schools across the country. These students will be playing at Berry College, Carnegie Mellon University, Carson-Newman College, Boston College, The Citadel, Georgia Southwestern State University, Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia. Kyle Childree is a Smyrna resident and son of Edward and Debbie Childree. He has committed to play tennis with Boston College. Childree has been the number one singles player for Whitefield for all four years of high school. He is the captain of the varsity boys tennis team and during his playing career has been ranked in the top 10 players of the state. Ty Hampel signed to play golf with Berry College in Rome, Ga. Hampel. …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
In its 10th year, proceeds from the event go to CAMP, which provides food, clothing and financial assistance to help stabilize families and prevent homelessness.
It's time to slip on your running (or walking) shoes, South Cobb. In its 10th year, the Spring Chicken Run benefits Austell's CAMP (Christian Aid Mission Partnership), which provides food, clothing and financial assistance to help stabilize families and prevent homelessness. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 24 at 8:30 a.m. at Macland Presbyterian Church. You can register online or by mail. The prices are: For a map of the race, go here. See a story and photos from last year's run here. Your organization have something coming up soon? Spread the word by creating an event in our calendar. And don't miss everyone else's events. Subscribe to South Cobb Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Friday, March 16, 2012
While the private school's team took home their third championship in the last 12 years, the South Cobb Eagles also made it into the state playoffs this season.
Whitefield Academy will be celebrating today. This year, the school's boys basketball team took home its third championship in the school's history. A celebration rally will be held at the school today at 2:05 p.m. "It is no secret that we push and challenge our players, I am proud of them for stepping up and demonstrating grit and valor; values that are at the core of our program," Coach Tyrone Johnson said this week. Whitefield competed seven times in the last 12 years, and also won the state title in 2003 and 2009. Whitefield Academy wasn't the only local school to make the playoffs this year. The South Cobb Eagles beat Jenkins in the first round of the state playoffs but fell to the M.L. King Lions 77-61 in the second round. In that …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
A photo gallery from the grand opening.
Hundreds of people participated in the grand opening of Mableton's Total Fitness Revolution. Owner Laura Whitmore was full of energy as she instructed classes throughout the day. Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas from TLC stopped by to make a guest appearance and take a look at the new fitness center. Look to our photo gallery for some highlights of the event.
Valerie Testman
1:29 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Thank you to Dr. Hinojosa and Board Members Sweeny, Morgan, Banks and Crowder-Eagle. TFA is not the only solution but it certainly is a step in the right direction. I will take the 2 years of a highly effective teacher over 15 years of a so called "highly qualified" one any day. South Cobb can not continue to have struggling schools with low expectations. This is not about the teachers' jobs, … more ›