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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DHS Teacher Named Outstanding Biology Teacher
Annette Buckner, biology teacher at Dalton High School, was recently awarded the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for the state Georgia.
This award is presented annually by the National Association for Biology Teachers (NABT) to one teacher from each state. Recipients must have been teaching for at least three years and spend a majority of their time teaching biology or life science.
According to the NABT's website, "candidates are judged on their teaching ability and experience, cooperativeness in the school and community, and student-teacher relationships."
Buckner said she was shocked to be nominated for the award and even more surprised to be named the winner for the entire state.
"There's so many other teachers out there that are better than me," Buckner said. "I was encouraged to apply by one of my mentors. When I found out I got the award I was definitely in shock."
Buckner realized she wanted to be a teacher one day when she was in the third grade. She wasn't sure what type of teacher she wanted to be, however, until she was in college.
"In college I had a great biology professor and he was talking about how exciting biology is and that biology is life," Buckner said. "I thought, how cool is it to teach people about life and so I fell in love."
Buckner believes her connection with students is what allowed her to receive such a prestigious award.
"I know it's a cliché, but students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care," Buckner said. "That's the thing that I try my best to do and just let them know that I'm there for them if they need any help as a student."
She said when she was in high school, she struggled as a student, so she knows firsthand the importance of having a teacher willing to take extra time and show extra care.
"I want to help kids realize that they're smart," Buckner said. "You may have to study and work hard, and it's okay to get a B. I always struggled in high school and had to work hard just to get that B."
For her, the influence of other teachers, especially those at Dalton High School, has only improved her teaching abilities.
"I've had some really great examples and to look up to, especially my teachers I teach with at Dalton High School," Buckner said. "I just feel like I feel like since I've come to Dalton, my teaching has changed to be more inquiry-based and I feel like that sets me apart."