Interns in Dalton High School's Transition Academy are energizing their community through their new "Java Cats" program, an in-school coffee shop serving smiles and iced coffee. The Transition Academy launched their Java Cats coffee shop in mid-September in partnership with Dalton High's Food and Nutrition department.
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Anna La, a junior International Baccalaureate (IB) student at Dalton High School, is encouraging her classmates to practice student leadership by participating in community service. Most recently, La organized a community clean up initiative, gathering 38 people to pick up roadside trash at Brookwood Park and the surrounding areas.
Every year, Dalton High School successfully prepares students for their Advanced Placement (AP) exams. The school is now home to 36 AP Scholars for 2021, including eight AP Scholars with Distinction and six AP Scholars with Honor.
Jason Lin, senior at Dalton High School, has been recognized as this year's winner of the Karen Lightbody Scholarship for his outstanding piano skills. The Karen Lightbody Kirkman Piano Scholarship is administered by the Dalton Education Foundation. It is gifted to one applicant a year and pays for the recipient's continued musical lessons.
Bliss Jones is being celebrated for her dedication to excellence throughout the 2020-2021 school year. As the district COVID coordinator, Jones is recognized for playing an essential role in implementing the COVID response for Dalton Public Schools.
From the time that Jennifer Sumner was a child, she knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up: a teacher. Sumner was named Dalton Public Schools' Teacher of the Year at the district's annual employee convocation on Thursday, August 5.
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Duchesne Named Georgia Scholar
Rafael Duchesne, who will graduate at the end of May from Dalton High School, has added another honor to his growing list. Duchesne has been recognized as a 2018 Georgia Scholar. He is one of only 208 graduating seniors from across Georgia to receive the honor.
Through the Georgia Scholar program, the Georgia Department of Education identifies and honors high school seniors who have achieved excellence in school and community life. Students eligible for Georgia Scholar recognition are high school seniors who exhibit excellence in all phases of school life, in community activities, and in the home.
Duchesne was also named the STAR Student at Dalton High School and was honored as a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
"Rafael is an amazing student," said Dalton High Principal Steve Bartoo. "He is incredibly intelligent, very active in school activities and in the community, and of high moral character. I am very proud of all that Rafael has accomplished in high school, and I anticipate he will do amazing things as he enters Georgia Tech and beyond."
Georgia Scholars are students who have carried exemplary course loads during their four years of high school; who performed excellently in all courses; who successfully participated in interscholastic events at their schools and in their communities; and who have assumed active roles in extracurricular activities sponsored by their schools. Each Georgia Scholar receives a seal for his or her diploma.
"Students receiving the Georgia Scholar recognition are truly well-rounded," State Superintendent Richard Woods said. "They've engaged in extracurricular activities, worked hard in a broad range of academic subjects, served their communities and grown as leaders. A true education encompasses more than just the traditional 'core' subjects, and these students exemplify that."
The program is coordinated by GaDOE's Excellence Recognition office and through local coordinators in each public school system and private schools throughout the state.