CHOO CHOO: The Great Locomotive Chase Festival is rolling through Adairsville this weekend, and our superintendent was invited to lead the parade tomorrow as the Grand Marshal!! So, today, Dr. Page is warming up his arm and practicing his wave! 👋👋👋 Make sure you stop by and say hello!
NEW: History making moment for Woodland High School students and staff as they earn their HIGHEST OVERALL SAT SCORE TO DATE! In fact, their total mean score of 1079 puts them in the top quartile of schools across the state!
"We are so incredibly proud of our students and teachers!," said WHS Principal Dave Stephenson. "It’s particularly exciting to see strong results in both Evidence-Based Reading and Writing AND Math. Strong SAT outcomes show that our graduates are prepared for success at the next level, and it’s a testament to the four years of great work put in by Woodland High School teachers addressing learning gaps and accelerating our kids to career and college readiness."
"We have seen SAT improvements move along with our increase in Advanced Placement participation and testing success," adds Principal Stephenson. "Clearly, practice in rigorous content and assessment translates to strong SAT outcomes. We look forward to growing access to these programs for all Woodland learners in the years ahead."
STUDENTS IN STEM: Best day of the week for Mission Road...all because students and staff participated in an amazing STEM Walk! You could find students making memories while engaged in lessons on calculating wind speed, coding, and so much more! Great things happening at MRES!
BARTOW AND BEYOND: Our Annual Transition Fair - a one-stop-shop for Adairsville, Cass, Woodland, and Cartersville City Exceptional Education students and families who are wondering what their options are after high school! Vendors from various agencies were available at Georgia Highlands today to discuss how services can be provided beyond public education. Representative included: Georgia Highlands, Kennesaw State, Chattahoochee Tech, Georgia Northwestern, Parent to Parent, Vocational Rehabilitation, Guardianship, Highland Rivers, and many more! Project Search was there to help as well!
CENTRAL OFFICE CELEBRATIONS: When you work in a school system and community like this, you have a lot to celebrate! And, if you know Superintendent Page, then you know he likes to celebrate the RIGHT WORK. In the Bartow County School System, the right work supports learning, collaboration, and results. That's what we value.
Today, we celebrate and honor Lindsey Huskins, our Benefits Specialist! Lindsey is detailed, dependable, and a true class act. We are certainly lucky to have her! Congratulations, Lindsey! You make us all better!
"I'LL TAKE LEARNING FOR 500:" Jeopardy star and Kennesaw State University alumnus, Raymond Goslow, paid a visit to our Cass High School Magnet students to discuss Geospatial Mapping as a career! How neat, right? What a great educational experience!
Goslow placed second in the 2022 "Jeopardy! National College Championship" on Feb. 22. He now works as an administrative coordinator for the Georgia Public Library Service!
PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARDS: Every year, Dan Clark with the Bartow Education Foundation sponsors an event to honor our bus drivers with perfect attendance, and this year was no different! Congratulations to these dedicated, hard-working individuals who love our children! Clark awarded them all gift cards (and bragging rights!).
Michael Blalock - 11 years
Jerry Hoover - 4 years
Anthony Alexander - 1 year
Sebrina Brewer - 1 year
Falena Campbell - 1 year
Jeff Crowe - 1 year
Jennifer Edwards - 1 year
Jeff Johnson - 1 year
Melissa Mauldin - 1 year
Jane Monroe - 1 year
Jason Neal - 1 year
Carrie Overby - 1 year
Judy Scoggins - 1 year
Sue Shellhorse - 1 year
Due to the possibility of inclement weather on Friday, September 30, all Bartow County School System football games played in Bartow County will be moved to Thursday, September 29, at 7:30 p.m.
Adairsville High School is scheduled to play in Walker County, Georgia, on Friday. LaFayette High School, the host school, has not moved or canceled the game. We will communicate any necessary changes if they become available.
Thank you for your understanding as we work to keep our BCSS Family safe.
RIGHT WORK: Let's recognize our new Ms. Dot STAR Award winners for going above and beyond in their line of work. Their impact can truly be felt districtwide!
CONGRATULATIONS:
Shannon Hilburn, BCCCA
Tamera Johnson, CMS
Falena Campbell, Transportation
SERVING UP SOMETHING SWEET: First, Donuts with Dad. Now, Muffins with Mom. HCES is serving up all the fun! Special thanks to our moms and stand-in moms who are nurses at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, Parent Action Committee members, and teachers during planning!
COLLEGE ACCESS DAY: In order to help our Hispanic, Latino, and native Spanish speakers navigate the path to college, the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce is hosting College Access Days on Oct. 8 and Nov. 5!
The sessions will be held primarily in Spanish and cover the topics of college admissions, financial aid, and local scholarships!
Representatives from local colleges will be on hand, and childcare will be provided by qualified staff at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
See attached flyer for additional information!
He did it.
Judd Bailey did it.
2543 pills.
27 chemotherapy infusions.
17 spinals.
13 port flushes.
6 hospital stays.
3 surgeries.
2 x-rays.
2 ultrasounds.
2 electrocardiograms.
2 bone marrow biopsies.
2 positron emission tomography scans.
Two years after being diagnosed with stage 2 B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, this fifth grade Mission Road Elementary School student beat cancer.
Heart pounding and tears flowing, Judd rang the bell!
His cancer story ends and gratitude begins.
“He is thankful to be ringing the bell, ending his chemotherapy treatment,” said Jessi Bailey, Judd’s mother and third grade teacher at MRES. “He is looking forward to his trip to Jekyll Island this week, his celebrations, and to be able to be a normal child again. He has felt every ounce of love and support this school and community has given him, and he cannot wait to give back to them in the future.”
His school community, filled with countless students and staff, continues to wrap their arms around the 10-year-old boy they affectionately call “Super Pug Judd.” They wear the homemade t-shirts and never miss an opportunity to grab a hug, look with admiration, and whisper, “You got this!”
START YOUR ENGINES: These third graders at Adairsville Elementary are taking off!
In their first reading room transformation, they entered a "RACE" and reviewed skills they have been learning all year, such as character traits and thick and thin questions! Good work, AES!
STEM SHOWCASE: Smiles all around as Euharlee Elementary School students showcased their most recent projects in science, technology, engineering, and math! They have their sights on state STEM certification!
WELCOME TO CAMP JEKYLL: These fifth grade GATEWAY students are having the time of their lives at Camp Jekyll! Their wide-eyed wonder and smiles are truly priceless! Without our sponsors, this first-of-its-kind environmental science trip to Jekyll Island wouldn't be possible. Thank you, Kona Ice, Reliable Paper, Inc., Bailey Civil Group, Mrs. Gail Henry, and Mr. & Mrs. David King!
BCSS ROBOTICS: Robotics in Bartow County is more than building a robot using a LEGO Spike Prime kit! It's designing, coding, and programming missions as a team. It's researching real-world problems, developing solutions to those problems, and presenting those solutions in front of a panel of judges. These students learn cooperation, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking!
Over the weekend, we held a LEGO kickoff event at Georgia Highlands College, and students heard from industry professionals as they research this year's theme - renewable energy!
Nearly every school in Bartow County has a Robotics team; and we're excited to see them compete and learn new skills this year!
JOIN OUR FAMILY: Four bus drivers hired...13 completing CDL training, but we still need you! Apply today! We have a $3,500 signing incentive, competitive pay, benefits, and the BEST kids around!
WELCOME TO CAMP JEKYLL: At 5:10 this morning, a group of excited fifth grade GATEWAY students and teachers embarked on their first-ever trip to Camp Jekyll on Jekyll Island!
Gifted students from Adairsville, Hamilton Crossing, Pine Log, Taylorsville, and White elementary schools will be studying Maritime Forest, Beach, and Salt Marsh Ecology, along with Herpetolgy and so much more! They'll enjoy dolphin tours and lodging in cabins too!
Have fun, GATEWAY students! Later this month, gifted fifth graders from the remaining elementary schools will be taking the big trip to study environmental science!
NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: Did you know that the first Latina astronaut was Ellen Ochoa, a Stanford graduate and inventor for NASA? Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina Supreme Court Justice. Gloria Estefan sold 100 million records and received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contributions to American music. These are just a few individuals who have made their mark on American culture. During National Hispanic Heritage month, our students are making their mark, too. Check out Mrs. Fabiola's ESOL students proudly wearing their "I'm bilingual, what's your superpower?" t-shirts. Emerson Elementary students are teaching others how to say phrases in Spanish, and our BCSS Parent Facilitator, Mrs. Sindy Zepeda, shares her talents at local Latino festivals!
REMINDER: Wednesday, September 21, is an Early Release Day! Elementary schools dismiss at 11:30 a.m. and middle/high schools dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Lunch will still be served, and buses will run on an early dismissal schedule. After School programs will continue to operate.
