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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Morgan Young: DHS Senior Spotlight 2018
Where were you born?
Dalton
Elementary School: Westside
What were you involved in at DHS? National Art Honor Society, German club, Buddy program
High School highlights, achievements and awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, 2nd Place in State for SkillsUSA Advertisement and Design
Scholarships received?
Zell Miller
Plans After Graduation: Attend the University of Georgia
What do you plan to Major in? Undecided but something in art or computer science
I chose UGA because they have a lot of variety in majors and people.
What did you enjoy most at DHS?
All the friends I have made and the fun we have had.
Favorite teacher and why?
Mrs. Massingil and Fran Wyatt, because they care enough to know you as a person and a friend, not just a student.
Favorite subject or class: IB art and AP government.
What has been your great accomplishment? Putting together my IB art show
What has been your greatest challenge?
Learning to cope with my OCD, realizing that it is okay to ask others for help when you need it.
The one thing I'm most proud of is.... The fact that I always try to be myself, no matter what.
Who will you miss most at Dalton High? My friends and teachers
I would describe myself as an artist at DHS.
Something people know me for is... always being honest, sometimes brutally so!
What do you like to do in your free time? Read, write and design clothes.
Person who has influenced your life the most and why? My grandmother. She has always taught me to love myself.
If you knew you could not fail, what would you do? Run for president as soon as I am old enough.
If money was not a consideration, what would you do? Drop everything, move to New York and start a fashion line.
My favorite memory at DHS is.... In 10th grade, goofing off in the old IB art room and in ceramics.
In 5 years, I hope I... am doing something that I enjoy.