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Marietta band teacher among finalists for state teacher of the year

By Daarel Burnette II
March 13, 2013

David DuBose, a music teacher at Marietta High School, was recently nominated as a finalist for the 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year award. The winner will be announced May 3 at the Georgia International Convention Center. “David is the only Advanced Music, Band and Instrumental Music teacher among the ten finalists and is one of 155 local district teachers of the year who applied for the statewide honor,” said Marietta City Schools Superintendent, Dr. Emily Lembeck. “We are proud of all our teachers, however today David DuBose makes us especially proud.”

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