Raising funds to enrich the Walton High School Community
The newly formed Walton Green Team conducted their inaugural event on December 12, 2020. They collected and disposed of 17 bags of trash on the campuses of: Walton HS, Dodgen MS, Dickerson MS, and Eastside ES.
Way to go Walton Green Team!
There is still room on the team, if your student would like to join.
The Walton PTSA and Foundation combine efforts to show their appreciation and thanks to the Walton Faculty and Staff by giving them a stocking full of goodies and a Target gift card.
As we celebrate being able to return to the Walton campus, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on how our new beautiful building came to be.
The students and staff of Walton High School are extremely fortunate to teach and learn in our beautiful school building that was provided through Cobb County SPLOST dollars.
Did you know that the school board initially planned to replace only the gyms and the theater?
Did you know that Walton’s Foundation played an important role in our getting our gorgeous new building?
The Foundation worked closely with Principal McNeill and Walton staff members to create a proposal to demonstrate the need for a whole new school building. The goal was a school building that matched the academic excellence of the Walton students.
The Foundation:
The result of all of this work was that the Walton REBUILD became a part of SPLOST IV. The Foundation didn’t stop with the proposal. It also worked with groups throughout Cobb County to increase awareness of the SPLOST vote throughout our county to ensure that the vote was passed. The Walton High School Foundation prides itself on its flexibility to serve the needs of its students and community. This is another example of its dedication to its community.
The end result is that the Walton faculty, staff, and students are empowered to excel in our glorious $79.7 million dollar, 453,506 sq feet facility. Welcome back to campus!
Students (Gavin L, Kate W, Jax R, Will D, Davis K, Katelyn L, Ethan L, Aiden B, and Jasmine G) helped the Foundation on a beautiful day this past Saturday, Oct 17th make our school grounds more beautiful by cleaning up and laying mulch in the two memorial gardens on either side of the front entrance of the school, as well as the memorial garden outside the lunch area.
Thank you!
Thanks to your generous donations last year, the Foundation is funding a full-time math teacher and a full-time language arts teacher this 2020-21 school year. We are also providing funds to allow for an extended day for the Intro to Business class. These additional teachers impact every student at Walton by decreasing class sizes and offering more course options for students.
Every spring/summer, the Walton Administration decides on how best to implement Foundation funds to reduce class sizes and to offer more course options while examining the master schedule as it is being created.
Join the Foundation today and donate to continue this proud tradition of decreasing class sizes at Walton!
