Rebuild Sprayberry rally Archives

The “Rebuild Sprayberry High School” group we first reported on last week has already had one rally for its cause. Rebuild Sprayberry rally

Another comes on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the campus (2525 Sandy Plains Road), and it’s expected to last an hour.

Organizer Sharona Sandberg said participants will then go to the Sandy Plains-East Piedmont Road intersection and hold signs and banners for motorists to see until 5 p.m.

There’s going to be bottled water and pizza for attendees, and here are some of the ground rules if you plan to come:

If you want to park in the front of the school (there are approx. 55+ spaces up front) you need to arrive by 2:30 p.m at. the latest as we will be closing off the entrance for the Rally to begin and to serve the food.

The main parking lot (behind the school) will be open with plenty of spaces for all!

The community group is advocating for a rebuild of the 48-year-old campus if a new SPLOST referendum passes later this year.

The Cobb County School District is currently developing a tentative project list that will be finalized later in the year. Sprayberry principal Sara Griffin has submitted a request for a classroom building rebuild.

The Sprayberry advocates say their school has been overlooked when it comes to new facilities, especially compared to other East Cobb high schools. The say renovations that have taken place for many years have amounted to “lipstick on a pig,” which has inspired the t-shirts like the one above.

Sprayberry has been slated for a new gym and career training center in the current SPLOST, and an architect was approved in late 2018. But there has been no announcement about when construction will begin.

The group has organized on Facebook and will be providing further updates there on Sunday’s rally, and other activities.