Georgia's first lady coming to Cobb to honor this school

Georgia's First Lady Sandra Deal is coming to Marietta this week to honor a middle school for what its students accomplished over the summer.

Students at Dodgen Middle School read 1,002,287 minutes this summer — more than any other school in the state.

Deal will speak at the school from 8:50 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Poll: Most Cobb residents say schools are good or excellent

Representatives from Scholastic, which sponsored the summer reading program, will also be there.

Here's how the next nine highest performing schools in Cobb fared:

» Dickerson Middle School: 420,260 minutes

» Blackwell Elementary School: 352,230 minutes

» Cheatham Hill Elementary School: 328,443 minutes

» Sope Creek Elementary School: 267,436 minutes

» Tritt Elementary School: 209,787 minutes

» Big Shanty Elementary School: 194,061 minutes

» Timber Ridge Elementary School: 188,818 minutes

» Garrett Middle School: 181,542 minutes

» Murdock Elementary School: 168,354 minutes

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