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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Dalton Education Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Karen Lightbody Kirkman Piano Scholarship
A scholarship that provides $500 toward a year's worth of piano lessons to a Dalton Public Schools student is available through the Dalton Education Foundation.
The Karen Lightbody Kirkman Piano Scholarship is designed to encourage a talented piano student to use his or her talents for the benefit of the community.
Previous winners included Melissa You, Jennifer Cassidy, Song and Jay Choi, and Stephanie, Rob, and Kelly Herd.
The scholarship was established in 1996 in memory of the late Ms. Kirkman, a 1962 Dalton High School graduate who donated her musical abilities for many years to the Dalton community through school, church, and other civic performances.
Lowell Kirkman, husband of Ms. Kirkman and sponsor for the scholarship, has said that Karen's wish was for this scholarship to help others take her place by giving back to their communities the gift of their piano talents. This scholarship is not a college scholarship. It was established for students to use for piano lessons during their public school years.
Any Dalton Public Schools student who wishes to apply may do so by completing the online application and submitting an audition file of two musical selections. Application forms may be found on the Dalton Education Foundation website at www.daltonpublicschools.com/about/dalton-education-foundation.
Private piano teachers, piano students, and others wishing to obtain more information about the scholarship and application process may contact the Dalton Education Foundation office at 706-876-4042.
Deadline for submitting applications online is Friday, April 9, 2021.