Raising funds to enrich the Walton High School Community
The Foundation funds the continual refilling of the many hand sanitizer stations throughout the Walton campus, as well as the purchase of additional pandemic safety supplies. If you haven’t already, donate to help keep the Walton community healthy.
Mr. Mayer has been a teacher for 3.5 years and is currently teaching/helping out with special education, small group world literature, co-taught world literature/British literature, and co-taught economics. He is the head JV baseball coach and Varsity Assistant coach for football. He decided he wanted to become a teacher to help students grow in their lives through many different outlets. Some of his hobbies outside of teaching, include hiking, traveling, adventures with his fiancé and dogs and spending time with friends and family.
– By Peyton S.
The Walton Green Team had a nice day on Saturday, February 27th for their latest clean. Last month the Green Team picked up trash at Walton and several of its feeder schools. After not finding a great deal of trash at our local schools, the team decided to go to East Cobb Park for its clean in February. As you can see, the group found plenty of trash at our local park. They ended their project feeling like they had done some good work for their East Cobb community.
On March 13, 2021 from 10am-3pm, the Green Team will be assisting the Foundation in cleaning and sprucing the gardens at Walton. You can help us and earn service hours by joining the Green Team here or you can join us for just the day by emailing Caroline Whaley at Caroline.Whaley@gmail.com. We will be working from 10am-3pm but you can join us for as long as your schedule allows. Lunch will be provided.
Walton High School is very fortunate to have had a relationship with Dr. Hugh McLeod and his family that started in 1982 and continues to impact our students and staff to this date. The Foundation will be providing 4 articles over the next few weeks so that all of our students and families can appreciate the McLeods’ contribution to our community.
Part 1: Dr. McLeod, the team physician.
In 1982, after completing an orthopaedic co-joint reconstruction fellowship in England, Hugh McLeod and his wife came to Marietta to set up his practice and their lives in east Cobb. As an athlete and an orthopedist, Dr. McLeod knew the importance of strength and conditioning for student athletes. As a college baseball player at Ole Miss that went to the 1972 World Series, Dr. McLeod wanted Walton athletes to receive the same services he received as a college athlete. He brought this concept to Walton’s principal, Tony Arasi, who was very receptive to this idea.
During the early years, Dr. McLeod was on the sidelines for every Walton football game. He knew that all of our sports and athletes deserved his support and services. But, there were not enough hours in his day to allow one man to provide these services. He began working with Walton’s coaches to provide strength and conditioning instruction to prevent injuries to Walton’s athletes. He also invested his own money to purchase tables and equipment to help improve the care provided. He worked closely with Walton’s sports trainer and paid for a student trainer to help increase the number of sports covered under his supervision. Dr. McLeod’s efforts to provide support to a local high school and try to reduce sports related injuries was a new concept in Cobb County. And, this was just the first phase of Dr. McLeod’s generosity and legacy at Walton.
Come Play in the Dirt!! On Saturday, March 13th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, the WHS Foundation and Walton Green Team will be leading a campus wide spring cleanup. We will be focusing on the 5 Foundation gardens, and the front of the school, weeding, cleaning out beds and laying mulch!
If interested in lending a helping hand, email Caroline Whaley, Caroline.whaley@gmail.com. Service hours are being offered, and we are flexible and will gladly accept any time that can be given. When responding, please include your available time. Lunch will be offered and we ask that volunteers bring, if they have, gloves and a rake.
