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Marietta Reads! News
MHS Team Places 1st, Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
West Region Competition - Feb. 6
 Marietta High School’s (MHS) Reading Bowl Team earned 1st place at the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl – West Region Competition at the University of West Georgia. This is second year MHS has competed at the event and their first victory. Marietta City schools represented at the West Region competition included Sawyer Road Elementary School, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics, Marietta Sixth Grade Academy, and Marietta Middle School. The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is an annual event celebrating reading and supports Marietta Reads!, our systemic focus on literacy.
Sawyer Road, MCAA Win Marietta Reads! Reading Bowl, Jan. 15
 The Sawyer Road Elementary Reading Bowl team placed 1st in the Marietta City Schools 5th Annual Elementary School Reading Bowl. Marietta Center for Advanced Academics placed 2nd. A.L. Burruss Elementary placed 3rd. The 1st and 2nd place teams will compete at the Regional Bowl at the University of West Georgia on Feb. 6, 2010. Congratulations to all teams on their win!
Lockheed Celebrates Marietta Reads! Super Readers, Jan. 13
Over 100 students attended Lockheed Elementary School’s 2nd quarter Marietta Reads! Super Reader Sundae Party. Congratulations to Lockheed’s great readers for earning the Marietta Reads! Ice Cream party incentive award. Photos»
Dunleith Principal’s Luncheon, Dec. 18
Dunleith Elementary students enjoyed lunch with Principal Pollock as an incentive for earning points in the Marietta Reads! Accelerated Reader program. The next Principal’s Luncheon is scheduled for the end of February.
Marietta Reads! - Mellow Mushroom Monthly Spirit Nights
Mellow Mushroom Kennesaw hosts Marietta Reads! Spirit Nights on the second Tuesday of each month, with a portion of proceeds to benefit Marietta Reads! The initiative includes both dine-in and take-out orders. Marietta Reads! Spirit Nights will be held Tuesday, Dec. 8, Jan.12, Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Apr. 13, and May 11 from 3 p.m. to close. Mellow Mushroom Kennesaw is located at 1133 Chastain Road in Kennesaw.
Become a Marietta Reads! Sponsor
By becoming a Marietta Reads! sponsor, you can give the gift of reading to someone else. Your generous contributions will help purchase books, supplies, and other resources necessary for implementing sound literacy programs.
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Personal and Individual Sponsorship
For more information on becoming a sponsor, contact Dr, Debra Pickett at (770) 422-3500.
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Marietta Reads! Factors In All-America City Selection
As part of the National Civic League process that led to Marietta ’s selection as an All-America City, the Judges required that the city demonstrate a program to benefit children. Marietta Reads!, the Marietta City Schools citywide effort to foster reading and literacy in the community, successfully helped the city illustrate how the program has increased student test scores and book circulation. |
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Our Literacy Partners
The Cobb Literacy Council's mission is to bring together community resources to promote and support literacy training in Cobb County. For more information, visit Cobb Literacy Council.
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