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Old 12-05-2010, 09:04 AM
 
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Hello,
Does anybody have comments about the IB Program in Marietta? I'm considering Marietta High school as an option for our kids, and would love some overall comments about living in this school district with high school kids. Also would love advice on other possible good areas with good high schools I should consider. We work from home, so commute is not an issue. Thanks!
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Old 12-05-2010, 06:10 PM
 
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I found in the forum more info on Marietta IB program. My question now is: does anyone know what the boundaries are for Marietta city schools vs county schools? I couldn't find that on the district website, but maybe I'm not looking in the right place .. Many thanks !!
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Old 12-05-2010, 06:49 PM
 
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You can find the County School District maps here: Planning Department

I believe the Marietta City Schools boundary would simply follow the City of Marietta boundary.

Most people moving to Cobb County would not be focusing on City of Marietta schools as their first choice. I don't know anything against Marietta High, but some of the county schools have bigger reputations. Could it be that you're moving from a part of the country where you assume that any unincorporated area will be rural or semi-rural and have substandard services? If so, it's not like that in Cobb County. Some of the most affluent parts of the county with the highest scoring schools (on SAT etc.) are in unincorporated Cobb County.
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Old 12-05-2010, 07:53 PM
 
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I found in the forum more info on Marietta IB program. My question now is: does anyone know what the boundaries are for Marietta city schools vs county schools? I couldn't find that on the district website, but maybe I'm not looking in the right place .. Many thanks !!
Rainy is right: The Marietta City Schools and thus Marietta High School follow the boundaries of the City of Marietta. Here is a helpful map of the Marietta City School District:

http://www.marietta-city.org/files/d...nceZoneMap.pdf




Marietta High School is a good school with an awesome IB program.


More helpful information:

Marietta High School - Contact Us

Marietta High School - IB Diploma Program

Marietta High School - Academics

Marietta High School - Curriculum

Marietta High School

Marietta High School - School Profile

Marietta High School - Principal's Welcome
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Old 12-06-2010, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Avondale Estates
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You can find the County School District maps here: Planning Department

I believe the Marietta City Schools boundary would simply follow the City of Marietta boundary.

Most people moving to Cobb County would not be focusing on City of Marietta schools as their first choice. I don't know anything against Marietta High, but some of the county schools have bigger reputations. Could it be that you're moving from a part of the country where you assume that any unincorporated area will be rural or semi-rural and have substandard services? If so, it's not like that in Cobb County. Some of the most affluent parts of the county with the highest scoring schools (on SAT etc.) are in unincorporated Cobb County.
While the schools in East Cobb are top notch they do not compare with the rigour of an IB program so I can see why the OP is intersted in IB schools, they offer a supeior public education.

To the original OP I am not familiar with the specifics of the program at Marietta High. But I am with the one at Campbell which has an excellent program, very supportive. The kids are loaded with alot of work but still have social lives. This balance I think is important to make sure your high schooler is getting. If the work load boggs them down so much all they can do is study, AP might be a better option, much easier in comparison. Also with Campbell you can live anywhere in Cobb County(outside Marietta City limits) including East Cobb which is a nicer place to live than most of Matietta proper. East Cobb is very well represented at Campbell's IB program too.

I tired to find some info comparing the SAT scores for Marietta's and Campbell's IB programs to Walton, Pope, and Lassiter's. Wasn't successful. If anyone else might know where to find the stats for the performance of these specific programs(outside of IB Test scores) I'd appreciate it. Just a curiosity thing.
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Old 12-06-2010, 07:54 PM
 
Location: East Cobb
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I think it's an interesting question, too. When my child was in 8th grade in East Cobb, a teacher mentioned that in his opinion, the AP courses at the local high school were much more rigorous than the magnet school's IB curriculum. This is just anecdotal, of course. I suspect if one was far superior to the other on all criteria, we'd see more information to that effect. I suspect both have merit and the differences may be somewhat subjective.
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Old 12-07-2010, 09:47 AM
 
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Thank you so much for all your comments. Yes, I am interested on the IB program for my children. It seems that my options are: Marietta HS, Campbell (but this one has a competitive application process and we will only be there in the Spring, so I'm concerned about availability of spots) and Norcross. Anyone has any information on Norcross school and IB program?
I also heard City of Decatur schools offer IB, but it seems they only offer MYP and not the Diploma ... I believe both AP and IB programs are excellent, and it's a matter of a better fit for the student. I am thinking that my kids could benefit more from an IB type program. I appreciate comments from parents of kids in IB, as I haven't really met anyone going through it yet.
Thanks again for all comments, suggestions, thoughts, etc !!!
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Old 12-07-2010, 01:03 PM
 
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Thank you so much for all your comments. Yes, I am interested on the IB program for my children. It seems that my options are: Marietta HS, Campbell (but this one has a competitive application process and we will only be there in the Spring, so I'm concerned about availability of spots) and Norcross. Anyone has any information on Norcross school and IB program?
I also heard City of Decatur schools offer IB, but it seems they only offer MYP and not the Diploma ... I believe both AP and IB programs are excellent, and it's a matter of a better fit for the student. I am thinking that my kids could benefit more from an IB type program. I appreciate comments from parents of kids in IB, as I haven't really met anyone going through it yet.
Thanks again for all comments, suggestions, thoughts, etc !!!
Since Campbell is a magnet, you should probably continue to look into:

Marietta High
Norcross High



and start looking into:

Druid Hills High
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Old 12-07-2010, 07:52 PM
 
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Since Campbell is a magnet, you should probably continue to look into:

Marietta High
Norcross High


and start looking into:

Druid Hills High

More information:

Druid Hills IB
- Druid Hills High School


Norcross IB
Norcross High School
IB Diploma Programme - Norcross
C.A.S. - Norcross
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Old 12-07-2010, 10:00 PM
 
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Rainy is right: The Marietta City Schools and thus Marietta High School follow the boundaries of the City of Marietta. Here is a helpful map of the Marietta City School District:

http://www.marietta-city.org/files/d...nceZoneMap.pdf




Marietta High School is a good school with an awesome IB program.


More helpful information:

Marietta High School - Contact Us

Marietta High School - IB Diploma Program

Marietta High School - Academics

Marietta High School - Curriculum

Marietta High School

Marietta High School - School Profile

Marietta High School - Principal's Welcome

Are you serious? Marietta High School?

There are plenty other IB and Magna schools in Marietta, besides Marietta High School. More new and better schools in Kennesaw.

East Cobb is good, then you graduate and go to Joseph Wheeler High.

Walton is little far, but it's ok...
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