Recommended Reading

Not Much Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers tells the stories of a number of children at a suburban middle school in Columbia, Maryland.  Washington Post education reporter Linda Perlstein spent a year observing the lives both at home and at school of these eleven- to thirteen-year-olds, and manages to convey their rapidly changing thoughts and feelings.  Some of them come from two-parent families where they receive a great deal of encouragement along with pressure to succeed.  Other children come from homes with divorced parents and less consistent nurturing.  They live in a materialistic culture and they experience a wide variety of temptations and images, often making them want to behave like high school students.  It is common these days to hear of middle school students engaging in sexual activity, drinking, taking drugs, and even getting pregnant, and most adults find such reports disturbing.  So Perlstein's attempt to shed light on what leads these children to act so differently from middle school students of previous generations deserves attention. 

Reprinted from www.Mentalhelp.net

Magnet Showcases (Open Houses) for Accepted Students

 March 2, 2017 at 6:30 PM – Campbell High School

 March 7, 2017 at 6:00 PM – South Cobb High School

 March 9, 2017 at 6:00 pm – Wheeler High School

 March 14, 2017 at 6:30 pm – Kennesaw Mountain High School

 March 16, 2017 at 6:30 PM – North Cobb High School

 May 17, 2017 at 7:30 PM – Pebblebrook High School

Pebblebrook Magnet Informational Meeting

Pebblebrook Magnet Program will be holding an informational meeting for all students interested in the performing arts magnet program on March 1st, at 9:30 AM.  The meeting will be held in the Awtrey theater.  The meeting will discuss the program and explain audition requirements.

Auditions will be held on March 22nd at 9:30 AM, also in the Awtrey theater.

Move On When Ready Summit

Rising 6th Grade Orientation - Save the Date

Magnet Decisions Posted Feb. 17th

Magnet decisions 

will be posted in the 

magnet application portal

on February 17th 

at 4:30 PM.

AHS Forms Due 2/10

Allatoona Elective Registration forms are due February 10th.

To clarify a point of confusion, North Cobb forms only need to be returned if students are making changes.  Allatoona forms are due regardless, and they must have a parent signature.