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 High School Recognizes Scholar Athletes in Virtual Awards Ceremony
Dalton High School recognized its scholar athletes at a virtual awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. In order to be recognized as a scholar athlete, students must participate in at least two Georgia High School Association (GHSA) sports and have a first-semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
This year, Dalton High School celebrated 82 scholar athletes. Eleven of those students were recognized as 4-Year Scholar Athletes. These students earned the Scholar Athlete Award all four years and earned a cord for graduation.
Dalton High's 2020 Scholar Athletes are:
Freshmen: Jay Anderson, Claire Archer, Luke Blanchard, Taylor Chesser, Emily Rose Davies, Caroline Fox, Ian Gowin, Anna Lee Grafe, Presley Hill, Tony Huynh, Anderson Jackson, Lele Lama, Alfonso Landaverde, Casey Mashburn, Kelly Mashburn, Parker McClurg, Maryn Payne and Warner Ross
Sophomores: Price Andersen, Martin Barsch, Kathryn Binford, Natalie Brewster, Katy Dilbeck, Parker Eicholtz, Macie Elrod, Emma Ferguson, Austin Fischer, Blake Hammontree, Yehia Hussein, Angie Laruy, Karen Lopez, Madison Moore, Triniti Mouzon, Charlie Patrick, Jasmine Perez, Reid Rehberg, Chloe Rockholt and Taylor Thompson
Juniors: Morgan Belflower, Jose Beltran, Abbie Burt, Giselle Dominguez, David Garcia, Sarah Jane Halyak, AJ Hernandez, Karen Jacobo, Lexi Jaekel, Maddie King, Ellen Kirk, Ava Knowles, Sarah Lynch, Andrea Magana, Reyd Mahan, Simon McKeehan, Anthony Medina, Tyson Neil, Abby O'Ferrall, Deval Patel, Ainsleigh Phelan, Gracie Shaw and Tessa Townsen
Seniors: Brant Bagley, Austin Burt, John Haley, Rhett Hammontree, Luis Hernandez, David Hutchinson, Cristian Lama, Charlie McClurg, Emma Mitchell and Raymundo Moncayo
4-Year Scholar Athletes: Jake Barnes, Zaelyn Bowman, Lane Cox, Jack Forthman, Bryce Houghton, Morgan Hurlock, Ryan Laruy, Megan Lount, Veronica Martinez, John Ross and Tyson Swope