This year, Dalton Public Schools launched two new after school programs for students in junior high school and high school. Cat City is for students attending Dalton Junior High School (8th – 9th grade), and Cat University is for students attending Dalton High School or The Dalton Academy (10th – 12th grade).

This October, Dalton Public Schools opened its doors to host 20 exchange students from the Martino-Katharineum school in Braunschweig, Germany. Students spent ten days staying with host families, attending school and participating in activities in the area. 

For three decades, the same voice has boomed over the speakers at every Catamount home game. Rick Zeisig became the Voice of the Catamounts in 1992, and since then has been announcing every Dalton High School home game. 

During halftime of Dalton High School’s first football game of the season, Jeff McKinney was announced as this year’s Tom Jones Educator of the Year.

Every year, many students attending Dalton High School take Advanced Placement (AP) exams. For some of those students, their exam scores will earn them the distinction of being named an AP Scholar. 

Dalton Public Schools was recently awarded two new 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants by the Georgia Department of Education. The district will receive a total of $2,077,910 over five years.

The Exceptional Student Services office announces its intention to destroy special education records on July 31, 2022. The destruction of records will affect students born in 1999.

Dalton High School Senior Ethan Evans is spending his Summer participating in two of the most prestigious military Summer seminars for students.

Botany students at Dalton High School designed and constructed hydroponic gardening systems in partnership with the school’s engineering students.