Marist School Holding Open House On Sunday, Dec. 2

Marist School's principal will speak at 1:00pm and 2:30pm.

Marist Holds Recycling Event This Week

Marist School is hosting an Electronics Recycling Drive from November 12-18 in honor of America Recycles Day, November 15.

Marist Graduate Completes Basic Training at West Point

Patrick Heller has finished his basic training at the United States Military Academy in West Point.

Patrick Heller, a 2012 graduate of Marist School, completed his cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. The basic training went on for six weeks and is sometimes known as Beast Barracks because of its difficulty. Basic training includes first aid, mountaineering and rappelling, marches of up to 12 miles while carrying 50 pound backpacks, learning how to use hand grenades and grenade launchers, marksmanship with M-16 rifles and training in nuclear, biological and chemical areas. Heller attained the expert rank with the grenade launcher and sharpshooter with the M16. He also started his classes on Aug. 20. West Point offers 45 majors leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. Heller gained entry to West Point by …

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Brookhaven Marist Student Selected for Honor Society

Christina Clodomir has been chosen for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars.

Christina Clodomir, a local resident and student at the Marist School, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars. The society invites only those students who have demonstrated academic excellence and recognizes their achievements. There are more than 530,000 NSHSS members worldwide in more than 160 countries. The society was started in 2002 by its chairman, Claes Nobel, who is a member of the family that started the Nobel prizes. Members can take advantage of benefits like scholarships, travel and study abroad opportunities, events, competitions, special resources and personalized recognition items. Fellow Marist student Amandha Darius was also recently selected for NSHSS membership.

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Brookhaven Student Selected for Honor Society

Amandha Darius has been selected for the National Society of High School Scholars.

Local resident Amandha Darius, a student at Marist School, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars. The society recognizes top high school scholars and only invites students who have demonstrated superior academic excellence. Being a society member entitles students to benefits like scholarships, events, competitions, member-only resources, study abroad opportunities and more. In its tenth year, the society now has more than 800,000 members in more than 160 countries around the world. It was founded by Claes Nobel, a member of the family behind the Nobel prizes.

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Marist Senior Wins Award to Study Arabic in Morocco this Summer

Senior Ashley Burke was will travel to Morocco in June.

  Marist School Senior Ashley Burke will travel to Morocco in June where she will take 20 hours of Arabic courses as a result of a scholarship she recently earned, according to Marist's website. Burke will spend six weeks this summer studying Arabic as a result of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y). This State Department-sponsored program provides merit-based scholarships to high school students for language immersion programs in uncommon foreign languages.   Burke will take 20 hours Arabic courses at the Qalam a Lawh Center for Arabic Studies. Her scholarship includes a pre-departure orientation and re-entry program in New York, roundtrip travel to the host city, tuition and academic supplies, room and board, and…

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Marist School to Host Semi-annual Paint and Electronics Recycling Event

Event is scheduled for Friday, April 14.

Marist School’s Terra Project and Environment Club will host its semi-annual paint and electronics recycling event Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Marist School parking lot. Marist School is partnering with Planet E-Waste to ensure that all equipment is disposed of in compliance with environmental standards that include a zero-landfill objective and responsible processing. In addition, data on all electronics will be erased before disposal. The paint collected will be fully reconstituted and remixed for resale.  Electronic recycling is $5 per carload, plus $10 for each television. Paint recycling is $15 for 10 gallons ($15 minimum), plus $2 per additional gallon.       Items able to be recycled include: Note: Items do not…

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Brookhaven, Chamblee Schools Get Good Health Inspection Grades

Patch rounds up some recent health inspection scores for local schools.

The DeKalb County Board of Health not only conducts health inspections on restaurants, bars, hotels and apartments, but also local schools. Here are some recent scores for Brookhaven and Chambee educational institutions: Ashford Park Elementary School 2968 Cravenridge Drive Date: 3/19/12 Score: 99 Chamblee Middle School 3601 Sexton Woods Drive Date: 3/19/12 Score: 100 Marist School’s Canteen 4C’s 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road Date: 3/21/12 Score: 92

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Marist Students' "So Fresh and So Green" Video wins Green Cup Challenge

Recycling never sounded so cool.

Four seniors at Marist School in Brookhaven recorded this award-winning video touting their Go Green message and proclaiming their love for saving energy. The video was released as part of Green School Alliance's Green Cup Challenge. Set to the tune of Atlanta's own Outkast's 2001 hit, "So Fresh, So Clean," the group raps and dances while offer recycling tips and encouraging the listener to save the environment.

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GHSA Announces 2012-2014 Reclassification Regions

Marist War Eagles will continue to have DeKalb County and Atlanta Public School opponents in their AAAA region