Happenings
Burruss Student Wins Gold - Summer Junior Olympics, Aug. 1 Hannah, an A. L. Burruss Elementary student recently earned a gold medal with her relay team in the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) Junior Olympic National Championship in Sacramento, CA. Hannah started running track in 2009 and to date has earned 38 medals. She runs the 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter, 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter events, and excels in both individual track events as well as team relay events. Elvis Rocks Burruss Principal's Challenge, May 19  A. L. Burruss Elementary students rocked out with Principal “Elvis” King to celebrate reaching their Accelerated Reader (AR) Marietta Reads! goal for the year. Dr. Science, aka Michael Holst, started the festivities with a science experiment. Mari-Etta danced with Elvis and Mrs. Christ on the school roof while students rocked in the school parking lot. Photos» |
Burruss Students Visit World of Coca-Cola, May 19 A. L. Burruss Elementary students recently visited the World of Coca-Cola® in Atlanta where they learned about the history of Coca-Cola and enjoyed sampling flavors from around the world. Photos» Ancient Greece, May 18  A. L. Burruss Elementary 2nd and 3rd grade MILE students recently completed their unit on Ancient Greece. To celebrate they held a Greek Fest and dressed as their favorite Greek character and participated in the Burruss Greek Olympics. The students also worked in teams to solve puzzles involving arithmetic, estimation and logic. Photos» |
Burruss Students Collect 63,000 Pop Tabs, May 18 A. L. Burruss Elementary fifth graders have collected over 63,000 pop tabs towards their goal of 1,000,000 tabs for the Ronald McDonald House Charity. The pop tabs are recycled for money and the money goes towards projects at one of the two Ronald McDonald houses in Atlanta. Want to help the fifth graders meet their goal? Drop your pop tab packages outside the A.L. Burruss Elementary school door. Marietta Reads! Top Reader Extravaganza, May 17  Lockheed Elementary, A. L. Burruss Elementary, Sawyer Road Elementary and Marietta Center for Advanced Academics students were among the Top Readers invited to the Marietta Reads! Top Reader Extravaganza for elementary students hosted by Scholastic Book Fairs in Kennesaw. Photos» |
