WILDCAT WOW MOMENT: New renovations and new FACES at Woodland High School! Check out some of the newest WILDCATS to join our FAMILY! We're excited to have you, and we can't wait to continue the rich legacy here!
Hannah Bernstein ➡️ English
Colette James ➡️ Reading Interventionist
BJ Lock ➡️ Construction
Elisabeth Carver ➡️ Theater
Braden Poteete and Kara Cornelius ➡️ Math
Nicole Nelms ➡️ Exceptional Education
Kyler Harrison ➡️ Social Studies
Cecilia Clark ➡️ Band Director
Blake Baxter and Macy Hufstetler ➡️ Science
Visual Arts: Kevin Yancy Crook ➡️ Visual Arts
Joe McCoy ➡️ Physical Education
Stephanie Dodson and Kristin Anderson ➡️ Counseling
Misty Sullivan ➡️ Nurse
WILDCAT WOW MOMENT: It's amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do! Woodland High School reopens with new renovations, and students are loving it! Waxed floors, new lights, and lots of paint were used to transform the campus! Up next...the media center overhaul as part of a districtwide initiative!
RECHARGE ROOM: If you walked into Cass Middle School's teacher workroom, you wouldn't even recognize it! #801 is now a faculty RECHARGE ROOM thanks to a $20,000 Georgia United Foundation School Crashers grant! CMS Counselor Lindsay Kesler applied for the grant several months ago, and it was one out of a handful selected! Everything except the copier and wood Cass picture is NEW. Mohawk even provided new flooring! Now, faculty and staff can enjoy a welcoming space to collect their thoughts, make a cup of coffee, or work. Congratulations, CMS! Well-deserved!
📣CHEERING ON OUR OWN📣: Tiger Nation and the Bartow County School System celebrate Macy Wilson, an Adairsville high School Senior, and Georgia Cheer Coaches Association (GCCA) Cheerleader of the Year and member of the A-4A All-State Team!
Macy recently submitted an application and was chosen among the Top 30 cheerleaders in the competition! As a member of that top tier, she went to Columbus, Georgia, this weekend, along with a few of her teammates, Sadie Abernathy, Ansley Kate Carroll, and Emmalee Stensvold, and completed a two minute performance and interview. Macy was then chosen as a member of the Top 16! First time in AHS history!! Congratulations, Macy!
SYSTEM SPOTLIGHT: What a great group of 4th graders at Euharlee Elementary School, under the leadership of A-Team Extraordinaire and Teacher Stephanie Hardy! This month, you'll see them on 11 Alive Morning News with a special shout-out! Additional details to come! #EnjoyToday11
MORNING SHOUT-OUT: 11Alive Morning News is launching a new series featuring schools across metro Atlanta! Guess who you'll see this Friday? The Cass High School Colonels! Watch 11Alive between 5-7 a.m. for their morning message! #EnjoyToday11
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: Emotional moments at Mission Road Elementary School today as students and staff experienced their last "first day of school" in their current building. Looking out the windows, they could see the walls going up in their new school, which will be ready to go by next August! To mark this unique time, Mission Road's new school theme this year is "A Sweet Ending to a New Beginning." And, luckily, Photographer Louis Tonsmeire will take pictures of all their iconic murals this year and put them up in their new school, so memories will not be lost! In the meantime, Chief Human Resource Officer Macy Defnall, along with Mission Road families, are sharing in this "sweet ending."
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: This year, in the Bartow County College and Career Academy, you'll find a brand new pre-K classroom! Doesn't it look amazing? And students love utilizing the gym to work out those "jitters." It's completely full, but remember this option for next year! Our Early Childhood Education students at the BCCCA love having our youngest students close by! Today, Deputy Superintendent David Chiprany toured the campus and met the kids and #futureTeachers!
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: Fire the CANNON! These Cass High School Colonels are ready to put in the work and leave a legacy! In these "first day" pictures, you'll find Chief Financial Officer Megan Brown and the CHS admin team welcoming students back for another award-winning year!
From exclusive Magnet program opportunities to study foreign languages and travel to far away countries, such as France, CHS is without a doubt unique. Academics and extracurriculars are top-notch, and how about the athletic programs?! They're definitely recognized in the state!
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: From the new leadership team to the students to the staff, these first day SMILES, GIGGLES, and TIGER ROARS at Adairsville Elementary School were downright contagious! As you can see, Superintendent Page loved every second of his visit! These Tigers welcomed (with open paws) new Principal, Amber Chapman, and Assistant Principal Ashley Goble! With the largest enrollment to date, these Tigers are off to a great 2023-24 academic year!
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: These Knights are back in school and lookin' cool! Great first day at Hamilton Crossing Elementary School under the leadership of Principal Lynn Robertson and Assistant Principal Lindsay Perry! Chief Leadership and Learning Officer Clint Terza even stopped by this morning to join in on the "first day fun!"
ADVANCED LEARNING: Less than 24 hours before we start the 2023-24 academic year, and our gifted teachers, STEM Teacher Champion Academy, and media specialists are making every second count at Georgia Highlands College! At GHC, they're learning about new STEM technology, partnerships, and more! Great job putting in the work for our students! Exciting time to be a part of the Bartow County School System!
NEW: We are excited to announce a new online payment option for school meals. Effective immediately, we will no longer be using My Payments Plus. Instead, we will be utilizing a similar platform called LINQ Connect for families looking to add money to their student(s) meal accounts electronically. To get started, go to linqconnect.com and click on the “register” button in the top right corner of your screen. Follow the prompts.
If you have money in My Payments Plus, it will automatically transfer to your LINQ account. With the new system, you will also have the option to track purchases and add an autopay feature. As with My Payments Plus, you will be charged a small convenience fee for this service.
Additionally, you can also fill out your Free and Reduced Meal application on the same platform.
We hope you find this tool easy and convenient! For questions, please do not hesitate to call Central Office or your school cafeteria manager.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL WELCOME PARADE: Wow! What a welcome back! Hamilton Crossing Elementary School students lined the streets of their subdivisions today to wave to their favorite staff members! The parade is a special tradition for the HCES Knights, and everyone felt the LOVE! Next up...Open House!
RALLY THE KNIGHTS: Hamilton Crossing Elementary School staff are ready to greet their students today in the most extraordinary way - through a BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARADE! Starting at 2 p.m., car loads of your favorite teachers and administrators will be canvasing neighborhoods with signs, smiles, and shouts of joy! They can't wait to catch a glimpse of their students ahead of tomorrow's BIG Open House Day!
Here is the list of neighborhoods in the order in which they'll be at!
* Bridlewood
* Planters
* Cass Station
* Stone Gate
* Antigua
* Ansley
* Camden Woods
* Founders Grove
* Friendly
* Walden Glen
* Hamilton Crossing
* The parade will be on the main road in the neighborhoods!
BACK IN BARTOW: It's going to be an amazing 2023-24 academic year! Teachers are back in their classrooms! Who are you excited to see in two short days during Open House? Drop some names and schools below⬇️
MESSAGE FROM OUR EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION DEPT:
Parents of parentally placed private school or home-schooled students ages 3 or older that live within the Bartow County School District are invited to attend an informational meeting regarding the expenditures of a proportionate share of federal funds for students evaluated and determined to be eligible for special education and related services. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at the Bartow County Central Office, 65 Gilreath Road, Cartersville, GA 30121. For more information on this meeting or to learn about services these students may be eligible for, please contact the Exceptional Education Department at 770-606-5800.
CLASSIFIED JOB FAIR: ONLY TWO MORE DAYS!
NEW: Check out who's featured on the homepage of our website right now! These are educators earning prestigious assistant principal jobs within the Bartow County School System! Congratulations to the following:
* Beth Payton, Adairsville High School AP
* Jason Rood, Adairsville High School AP
* Tassie Stone, Woodland High School AP
* JJ Wilson, Red Top Middle School AP
BOARD RECOGNITIONS: SHARON COLLUM, Executive Director of Federal Programs and Professional Learning
Congratulations on 32 years of service with the Bartow County School System!
Since 1993, Dr. Collum has assumed many roles with the BCSS – teacher (SCMS, CMS), curriculum coordinator (TES), assistant principal (TES), elementary instruction coordinator, principal (EHES), and executive director of Federal programs at the Central Office level.
Simply put, Dr. Collum’s knowledge and expertise is revered. Her character is admired, and her presence will be greatly missed. She has without a doubt left her mark on the BCSS.
Enjoy your retirement, Dr. Collum!