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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The Dalton Board of Education approved Stephanie Hungerpiller as the principal of Dalton High School, effective July 1. Hungerpiller replaces Steve Bartoo as principal of the school as he retires at the end of this school year. Bartoo has served as principal of Dalton High School since 2013.
Lauri Johnson, who currently serves as the principal of Dalton Middle School, was named the principal of Hammond Creek Middle School when it opens in August 2021. Johnson began work at Dalton Public Schools in 2019. She will continue in her current role at Dalton Middle School until Hammond Creek opens.
Dr. Tim Scott, superintendent of Dalton Public Schools, said that both of these principals have the knowledge, skill and enthusiasm needed to lead their respective schools now and through the reconfiguration.
"I'm very excited to have both Mrs. Hungerpiller and Mrs. Johnson in place at these two schools, "Scott said. "Mrs. Hungerpiller has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a passion for Dalton High School. She has developed great relationships with staff, students and parents, and I look forward to having her at the helm at Dalton High School. I'm also excited to have Mrs. Johnson transfer to the new Hammond Creek Middle School as she helps the staff and students transition and develop new traditions."
Hungerpiller joined Dalton Public Schools in 2016 as an assistant principal at Dalton High School. Prior to that, she served as principal and assistant principal with Whitfield County Schools. She began her teaching career in 1994 in Lamar, South Carolina. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education from the Coker Collee in Hartsville, South Carolina; a Master of Arts Degree in Education K-12 from Tusculum College, in Greeneville, TN; and an Educational Specialist Degree in Leadership and Supervision from Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN.
Prior to joining DPS, Johnson served as the director of organizational improvement for the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to that time, Johnson worked in Decatur City Schools in Decatur, Georgia, as the director of secondary education and the principal of Decatur High School. She holds a master's degree in information science from University at Albany, Albany, New York and a Bachelor of Art in English from State University of New York at Stony Brook. She has conducted post-master's coursework in curriculum and instruction at Georgia State University and holds her Educational Leadership Certificate from the University of Georgia.