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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Sewer Line Relocation Could Bring New Softball Field at Cherokee High
The Cherokee County School Board will award a contract to perform the work, which is expected to cost $450,000.
The Cherokee County School Board will consider awarding a contract to relocate sewer lines at Cherokee High School during its meeting tonight. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the historic Canton High School/School Board Auditorium. The project will be funded with Special Purpose Local Option Sales Taxes, or SPLOST, and will cost $450,000. The relocation of the infrastructure will allow the district to use property to build a new girls' softball field on the school campus. Board members will also recognize 2012-13 elementary, middle and high school social studies fair winners, state and region champions and Todd Miller as Region 7-AAAAA athletic director of the year. Board members will consider approving resignation, appointments, …
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Canton Students Recognized as Key Scholars
134 juniors in Cherokee County earned the prestigious recognition due to their exceptionally high PSAT scores.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Canton Students Recognized as Key Scholars
134 juniors in Cherokee County earned the prestigious recognition due to their exceptionally high PSAT scores.
Cherokee County juniors who scored in the 90th percentile or above on their PSATs were recently named Superintendent’s Key Scholars by the Cherokee County School District. The program is a district-wide initiative that begins in elementary school and recognizes students who exceed the averages on standardized tests such as the ITBS. “Our Key Scholars represent the top 10% of all students in the Nation who took the PSAT exam in October, and that’s a major accomplishment for which each of them and their families should be very proud,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo said in a school district release. “As academic leaders, these outstanding students have the potential to continue distinguishing themselves as high school …
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Cherokee High School Supports Military Families
As part of Operation Paperback, Cherokee donated books to third graders who are overseas with their servicemember parents.
The Cherokee High School Warriors have donated books to the children of America's warriors serving overseas. The third grade class of Cummings Elementary School in Misawa, Japan received copies of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" donated by Cherokee High School with the assistance of Operation Paperback, a non-profit volunteer group that sends the books overseas. Book Browsers in Woodstock also gave their support to the project. The school received enough copies of the book that each student was given a copy to take home with them and keep. “The kids were ecstatic to receive their books!” Cummings teacher Kari Frazier wrote in her thank-you note to Cherokee High School. “We wanted to take a moment to thank you for your donation and …
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Canton Student Athletes on National Signing Day
48 student athletes from Cherokee County were honored at a banquet at Northside Hospital-Cherokee.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Canton Student Athletes Sign Commitment Letters
48 student athletes from Cherokee County were honored at a banquet at Northside Hospital-Cherokee.
Student athletes from Creekview and Cherokee high schools that signed letters of intent to play college sports were recognized during a ceremony at Northside Hospital-Cherokee on Wednesday. In total, 48 Cherokee County School District (CCSD) student athletes were received at a brunch in honor of their commitments on National Signing Day, the earliest day high school seniors are allowed to make a commitment to play college football. Although football is the big draw on National Signing Day, the CCSD student athletes will be playing other sports such as baseball, wrestling, and track and field, among others. You may soon see some locals playing in huge games for Division I schools; several students signed letters with schools such as UGA and…
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
State Schools Superintendent Tours Cherokee High School
Dr. John Barge was impressed with the school's career tech programs and discussed his vision for the future of similar programs in Georgia.
Georgia State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge was given a tour of the career tech facilities of Cherokee High School by Principal Debra Murdock and students selected to represent each career tech field. Barge was shown facilities such as the auto mechanic bay (complete with cars), the welding bay, the woodworking shop, the computer room where students are learning how to script in Java, and the nursing class which will soon allow students to springboard directly into Chattahoochee Technical College's Registered Nursing program that will be offered at the Canton Campus next year. He also toured the school's greenhouse, maintained by the school's agricultural education program. In each room, the career tech instructors explained to …
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Hobgood Park Will Light Up For Children
The Anna Crawford Children's Center next month will host its own light show for a good cause.
Cherokee County will soon have its own holiday light show that will raise money for a good cause. The Anna Crawford Children's Center next month will hold its first-ever Holiday Lights of Hope at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night between Dec. 13 and Dec. 22. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for children 14 and under. Admission includes a photo opportunity with Santa Claus, children's activities and a bounce house. Residents will have to pay for seasonal concessions such as hot chocolate. David Pitts, chairman of the board of directors for the center, said the nonprofit has enlisted the help of a Cherokee High School metal fabrication technology class, which is creating the displays for…
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2:41 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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