>> But I think the power behind
a one-high-school town is very strong.
I think you have the square
where people come together and it unites this community.
But then there's no other place that
this entire community comes together,
the way it does at Northcott Stadium on
a Friday night for a football game or the way it does for
graduation because anything that
affects the city affects this high school.
And vice versa, anything that
affects this high school affects this city.
So I think there's something very powerful
and meaningful about a one-high-school town.
So I think the impact of Marietta High School,
whether you're talking about from
segregation to integration or you're
talking about partnerships between
the city council and the law enforcement,
the police departments,
the colleges and the universities we serve,
the city council, the school,
I think that's tight because we
are a one-high-school town.
I frequently have conversations with the mayor.
I speak with the chief of police and with his officers.
We work in the same organizations together,
and I think that's a tremendous benefit to our community.