🌱 Marietta HS Ranked By US News & World Report + Marietta Art Fest

Hello, everybody. Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your Thursday edition of the Marietta Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about what's happening in the community.

But first, your local weather:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; pleasant. High: 86 Low: 68.
• Friday: Mostly sunny. High: 81 Low: 63.

Here are the top three stories today in Marietta:

1. Marietta High School was included in the U.S. News and World Report's Best High School rankings for the fifth consecutive year. The report states that the school ranked 4,065 out of the 17,680 surveyed schools. Marietta also ranked within the top 100 high schools in the state and the top 70 in the Atlanta metro area. (U.S. News and World Report)
2. This Labor Day Weekend, the long-running "Marietta Art in the Park" festival returns, bringing together some of the region’s top fine artists and highlighting the downtown area’s restaurants and shops. Running each day this weekend from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in and around the Historic Marietta Square, this year's artist market will include the work of 175 artists, making everything from painting and pottery to jewelry and woodworking. The festival has been a metro Atlanta staple since 1986 and draws more than 50,000 guests each year. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
3. A.L. Burruss Elementary School has started a new initiativethis school year to place crisis response dogs in schools to help de-escalate school children in crisis. Barney, a two-year-old English Black Lab trained as a crisis response dog, will be freely roaming the halls to assist with whatever needs arise. Barney could assist with simple temper tantrums to a student that’s destroying a room, to de-escalating yelling and screaming. (11Alive.com WXIA)

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Today and tomorrow in Marietta:

Thursday, August 31

• SIP + SCENT + POUR: An Evening Of Candle Making + Beer Tasting At Schoolhouse Brewing (6:00 PM)

Friday, September 1

• Georgia Country Music Fest At Jim R. Miller Park (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• After reaching record highs in 2022, nationwide rates of catalytic converter thefts appear to be on the decline for the first half of 2023. In Georgia, catalytic converter thefts have decreased by 14.57 percent from 2022, though rates are still up over 3,211 percent from 2019. (BeenVerified)
• The McCleskey-East Cobb YMCA is seeking volunteers for an upcoming service event on Saturday, Sep. 9. Help is needed to pack and distribute food to local families in need and assist with beautification upgrades at Green Acres Baptist Church. The service shifts will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., or 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Click the link to learn more. (East Cobb News)
• House hunting? Check out the latest local listings in the Marietta area this week, complete with open house info. (Marietta Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! See you all soon for your next update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.