The Cobb County School District is holding its annual school choice transfer application period for the 2023-24 school year during the month of February.
Parents of students can apply to transfer to schools outside of their home zone, based on availability.
Students must be residents of the Cobb school district in order to apply, and cannot be accept of they move outside of the district.
Students needing special education services must apply to schools that provide those services required by the current Individual Education Plan (IEP).
Parents and guardians will be notified if their students were approved for the transfer during spring break, and the deadline to accept an approved transfer is May 26.
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The Cobb County Public Library System Bookmobile will be on the premises with a storytime event, and checking out materials and the use of a mobile hotspot for Internet service.
Patrons must present their library cards to check out items, and members of the public can apply for a card at the Bookmobile.
East Cobb’s Creative Writing Workshop meets the second Thursday of every month at the East Cobb Library. Participants meet regularly to read, discuss, and critique each other’s work. Each class will offer free resources and information on various writing topics. No experience necessary. All writers welcome.
For more information please visit the ECCWW FAQs page by clicking here or call 770-509-2730.
East Cobb Islamic Center has a free medical clinic with discounted lab work through Quest Diagnostics available to uninsured members of the community.
ECIC is partnering in this effort with the Georgia Volunteer Health Care Program of the Georgia Department of Public Health to provide this service. Our goal is to support GVHCP’s vision of having a healthier and safer Georgia. Please help spread the word to anyone who may need this service.
The clinic is open every Saturday, 9 a.m. – noon. Patients must sign in by 11 a.m. No appointments necessary.
Location: 1000 Johnson Ferry Road Building E, Suite 220. 404-654-0825. Click here for more information.
Floats, high school marching bands and a cornucopia of East Cobb groups will march down the one-mile parade route. Starting at 10am, the parade participants will step off in front of the Princeton Lakes subdivision entrance (1223 Johnson Ferry Road), travel south on Johnson Ferry Road, and then turn onto Olde Towne Parkway.
Immediately following the EAST COBBER Parade, at approximately 11am, the EAST COBBER Festival will be held in the south parking lot of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road). The Festival offers East Cobb County residents an opportunity to come together and enjoy an afternoon of local entertainment, carnival games and good food. Booths will be set up to showcase everything from jewelry to local schools to books.
Enjoy a leisurely walking tour as you venture back in time and explore the property that has been farmed since 1840. The 135 acres that make up the original Hyde Farm consist of numerous cultural resources. Natural features include the Chattahoochee River and forests that are found in both the lowlands adjacent to the river and the uplands near the home site. Man-made features include terraced agricultural fields, lowland pastures/old fields, the orchard, the home site, the meadows and the farm outbuilding sites. Enjoy the pond which is stocked with catfish and bass that was built on Mulberry Creek in the 1980s. And you may see geese, ducks, herons, turtles and even beavers.
The 45-minute tour starts at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month. Meet near the red gate at the end of the parking lot. Call 770-528-8840 if you have any questions.
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