The Walker School, formerly known as the Joseph T. Walker School, is an independent, nonsectarian, and co-educational private college-preparatory school in Marietta, Georgia, United States, on Cobb Parkway (U.S. 41) in what was originally Sprayberry High School."The Walker School Attracts Ivy League Academic to Oversee Its Lower School; University of Pennsylvania's Assistant Professor to Join as Principal, Business Wire, May 18, 2006 It was founded in 1957 as the St. James Day School at St. James Episcopal Church near the Marietta square. In 1972 the school became an independent body as the Joseph T. Walker School. The school teaches students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade at the same location.
Awards and recognition In both 1986 and 1988, the Walker School's magazine, Pegasus, received a Silver Crown Magazine award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.1986 Scholastic Crown Recipients, accessed April 30, 2007.1988 Scholastic Crown Recipients , accessed April 30, 2007. In 1988, the magazine was awarded in five separate categories, including for Fiction, Cover Design (two or more colors), Title and Contents Page, Spread Design, Graphics and for Typography (both Lettering and Calligraphy, as well as Logos and Endmarks). In 1985, 1991 and 1994, Pegasus was recognized as a Scholastic Circle Recipient by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for Overall Design.1985 Scholastic Circle Recipients, accessed April 30, 2007.1991 Scholastic Circle Recipients, accessed April 30, 2007.1994 Scholastic Circle Recipients , accessed April 30, 2007
The school's 2005 valedictorian, Grace Lu, was designated a Presidential Scholar.Murrin, Erin J. "Valedictorian only girl in Georgia to earn Presidential Scholar award", Marietta Daily Journal, May 31, 2005, accessed April 30, 2007.Presidential Scholars Program, United States Department of Education, accessed April 30, 2007. Lu was one of two students selected in the state of Georgia out of a maximum of 141 students chosen nationwide.2005 Scholars, Presidential Scholars Program, accessed April 30, 2007.
A student at the school was one of ten students in 2006 nationally to receive the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, for her efforts organizing a fundraiser to help pay for reconstructive surgery for needy children.
Annual tuition ranges from just over $20,050 for preschool to just over $26,225 for the upper school.
Summer day camps During summer, the Walker School offers over 45 day camps and classes from Early Learners to 12th grade students.
Notable alumni Robert Baker (2016) – professional basketball player in the NBA G League LuJames Groover (2020) – MLB baseball third baseman David Hale (2006) – Major League Baseball pitcher Hunter Nourzad (2018) – American football center for the Cornell Big Red, the Penn State Nittany Lions, and the Kansas City Chiefs Brandon Stanton (2002) – bestselling author; Humans of New York founder/photographer; one of Time Magazines 30 Under 30 People Changing The World Gabriel Weinberg (1997) – founder of DuckDuckGo Chris Wyatt (1993) – Napoleon Dynamite producer
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External links Official site