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Marietta High School’s Bryena Dunn is filled with excitement as she anticipates the big graduation moment Saturday morning.<br>Staff/Jon-Michael Sullivan

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Cobb grew its high school alumni family by 8,178 this past week

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Do you support the Cobb County School Board's decision to use Teach for America teachers in the county's classrooms?

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Board rejects Hinojosa budget | 05.18.12 - 12:55 am by Lindsay Fieldlfield@mdjonline.com The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2012 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

Dick Yarbrough: An open letter to Georgia’s public school teachers | 05.23.12 - 01:26 am by Dick YarbroughColumnist The Marietta Daily Journal Copyright 2012 The Marietta Daily Journal. All rights reserved.

In winter, U.S. bank earnings hit record | 05.24.12 - 11:59 pm

Woman with flesh-eating disease breathing on her own | 05.22.12 - 12:01 am

Board rejects Hinojosa budget | 05.18.12 - 12:55 am

Dick Yarbrough: An open letter to Georgia’s public school teachers | 05.23.12 - 01:26 am