Marietta sets deadline for choice academy applications

Marietta parents will have until Jan. 18 to apply to Marietta City Schools’ choice academies.

Each of the district’s elementary schools offer different magnet programs that cater to a child’s talents and needs, administrators said.

Administrators are also encouraging parents and their children to take tours of the schools.

For more information, visit http://www.marietta-city.org/curriculum/programs/choice.php.

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