The Walton High School (WHS) Foundation will be hosting its March Madness-themed fundraiser on March 17 at 7pm at Holy Family Catholic Church! This fun-filled event will feature a large silent auction, DJ, dancing, games, drinks, appetizers, desserts and live streaming of some March Madness hoop action!
Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, the silent auction will be a slam dunk! Here is a sample of the amazing items to be offered at the fundraiser:
• Hot Air Balloon Ride
• Delta Flight Museum-4 admission tix and 1 hour FLIGHT SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE
• Disney – 4 One-Day Park Hopper Tickets
• UGA 2017 SEC & ROSE BOWL CHAMPS signed football in deluxe case signed by: Sony Michel, Nick Chubb, Jake Fromm, & Kirby Smart
• Restaurant gift cards from Zest, Aurelios, Fuji Hana, Zeal, Red Sky, Seed and many more!
• Beach and lake vacation home rentals
• Tickets to multiple local attractions- iFLY-Spread Your Wings Return, Top Golf and more!
The event is open to the public. East Cobb friends can get in the game! Tickets can be purchased online at www.waltonhighschoolfoundation.org.
The Walton High School Foundation, founded in the early 1990s, a not-for-profit organization, is run by parent volunteers and operates independently from the Cobb County School District. The WHS Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of student education by supporting students, teachers and administrators, providing up-to-date technology and supplies and reducing class sizes in core curriculum subject areas to enhance student achievement.
The East Cobb student population continues to grow while education funding remains stable with projected funding decreasing. The WHS Foundation provides critical resources to reduce classroom sizes. Over the last two years, the WHS Foundation has allowed Walton High School’s administration to retain as many as five part-time teachers. This initiative reduced overall classroom sizes from a potential 31-37 students per class to an average of 26-28 students per class.
This school year, the WHS Foundation is assisting the Walton High School Math and Science Departments to raise funds for the Walton Gardens Project. This multi-functional space offers experienced-based learning with opportunities to develop creative problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills. These gardens will house life-sized metal sculptures that will be interactive for science and math experiments, work tables, aquaponics and much more.
This article originally appeared in the March issue of the EAST COBBER magazine, on page 10. Click here to view the digital edition.
