ON THE ROAD AGAIN: This week's Winter College Tour includes Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, and the University of North Georgia. Let's see where they're headed tomorrow! 👀
SWEET SOUND OF SUCCESS: Congratulations to these middle school students on being selected for the 2024 Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Chorus! They will be traveling to UGA this month to represent Bartow County and perform among the top singers in the state! This is the equivalent of an individual “state championship” for chorus and the highest level attainable for these middle school musicians. We are so proud of all their accomplishments!
Cass Middle School: Mrs. Laura Lennox
Makenzie Jo Hill
Katie Fears
Andrew Briggs
Arlington Blanton
Aiden Alexander
Brock Bailey
Red Top Middle School: Mrs. Michaelyn Findley
Samuel Johnson
Woodland Middle School: Ms. Madison Golden
Jackson Obrecht
Saunders Jones
Macie Furtado
STAR STATUS: Meet Woodland High School's 2023-2024 STAR Student, Kylie Agan, and WHS STAR Teacher, Mrs. Kelly Hunter!
Kylie has been named a STAR Student through the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) after earning the highest SAT score in her class. Kylie also recognizes her Social Studies Teacher, Mrs. Hunter, as her STAR Teacher, or the educator who has had the most impact on her academic development!
Congratulations!
TAKE 🎼NOTE🎼: It's always a good day when others notice that your school system is filled with the BEST EDUCATORS in the state!
Recently, White Elementary School Music Teacher Joanie Catron and Kingston Elementary School Music Teacher Jackie McNeely applied to be presenters at the Georgia Music Educators Association Conference in Athens, Georgia. They were, of course, selected!
They presented the Tinikling Dance to hundreds of educators from around the state! They shared why they love this unit, their process for instruction, and then encouraged fellow educators to practice the dance along with them.
KES fifth graders, Alison D., Kiara B., Ayleen H., Nayla B., Ruth V., and Makenzie J., even joined in on the fun by performing during the conference and helping educators get comfortable learning the steps and tricks!
Good job! We hope other schools will consider adding this unit to their music curriculum!
SAFER INTERNET DAY: Check out this interesting opportunity for parents! On Feb. 6, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will hold an internet safety presentation for parents only. Topics will include social media, child exploitation, and safer internet practices. Block off an hour of your night and head on down to the Bartow County College and Career Academy next Tuesday! #SaferInternetDay
MAJOR MILESTONE MOMENTS: Join us in congratulating Cass High School Seniors, Sam Thum and Michelle Lin! They are receiving FOUR-YEAR FULLY FUNDED ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS through the QuestBridge National College Match program! More than 20,000 students applied and only 2,242 qualified as Scholarship Match Recipients!
Sam will be going to Hamilton College in New York, and Michelle will be attending Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri!
Special thanks to our guidance counselors and the Etowah Scholarship Foundation's Future Shops for assisting with the rigorous application process!
SAVE THE DATE: Now is DEFINITELY the time to join our amazing team!
REGISTER NOW: Our spring college tour is right around the corner! Want in?! We're visiting UGA, GA College, Valdosta State, Jacksonville University (FL), College of Coastal GA, and GA Southern! Additional details below!
WHAT AN HONOR: The Cass Horn Quartet performed at the Georgia Music Educators Conference!
STAR STATUS: Meet Cass High School's 2023-2024 STAR Student, Michelle Lin, and CHS STAR Teacher, Mrs. Lee Long!
Lin has been named a STAR Student through the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) after earning the highest SAT score in her class. Lin also recognizes her Chinese Teacher, Mrs. Long, as her STAR Teacher, or the educator who has had the most impact on her academic development!
Congratulations!
GROWING OUR OWN: Bartow County Talent Acquisition, Induction, and Retention Specialist Kaylie Smith visits one of our new Teaching as a Profession cohorts at the Bartow County College and Career Academy to discuss the career and support them in their educational journey! Nothing like growing our own!
HISTORY MAKING MOMENTS: The FIRST LEGO League Qualifier Competition over the weekend was a MAJOR success! Eleven Bartow County teams are moving on to the CHAMPIONSHIP competition in Chattanooga on Feb. 10!
BCSS TEAMS ADVANCING:
Clear Creek Elementary (two teams)
Cass Middle (two teams)
Mission Road Elementary
White Elementary
Adairsville Elementary
Hamilton Crossing Elementary
Allatoona Elementary
Cloverleaf Elementary
Emerson Elementary
INDIVIDUAL FLL QUALIFIER EVENT AWARDS:
CCES Team Blaze - FIRST PLACE CHAMPION
MRES Robocats - SECOND PLACE CHAMPIONS
CMS Colonel Tech - FIRST PLACE ROBOT DESIGN
WES Warriors - FIRST PLACE CORE VALUES
AES 306 Pride: Master Bots - FIRST PLACE INNOVATION PROJECT
WMS LEGO Annihilators - SECOND PLACE ROBOT DESIGN
There will be 24 teams in Chattanooga competing for a spot at WORLDS, and we will have 11 of those teams there!
CONGRATULATIONS!
READY, SET, LEGO: Tomorrow, Adairsville Middle School will host a BIG FIRST LEGO League Qualifier Competition for 33 teams from Bartow, Catoosa, Dalton, Darlington, Fannin, Gordon, and Murray!
The Qualifier at AMS is a free event open to the public. Come out and see the LEGO Robots in action as they compete to earn the most points in 2 ½ minutes in the MASTERPIECE game!
Bartow's participating teams include: 306 Pride: Master Bots (AES), Allatoona Autobots, CCES Team Blaze, Cloverleaf Robotics Team, Emerson Encoders, Euharlee Mechanical Cats, Robo-Knights (HCES), Kingston Artsy Eagles, Kingston Musical Eagles, MRES Robocats, Logology Bots (PLES), Tiger Tech (TES), WES Golden Warriors, WES Warriors, AMS Tigers, Cosmic Coders (AMS), Save the Tigers (AMS), Cass Creators, Colonel Tech (CMS), Big Tom Miners (RTMS), NRO Miners (RTMS), LEGO Annihilators (WMS), and LEGO Masters (WMS).
Fourteen teams from the 33 competing will advance to the Region Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on February 10. The top two teams from the Region Championship will advance to the World Festival Competition in Houston, Texas (1st place) and an International Invitation event (2nd place).
Good luck, Bartow County students!
👀DRUMROLL, PLEASE👀: And the Bartow County winners advancing in the Georgia Student Technology Competition are...
+ Jacob Hyde, PLES, Animation
+ Saydie Ray, AES, Robotics
+ Ellie Hardman, AES, Robotics
+ Mekenzie Moss, CCES, Productivity Design
+ Katie Martel, CCES, Productivity Design
+ Loretta Jones, WMS, Multimedia Applications
+ Kaydence Agan, WMS, Multimedia Applications
+ Nathaniel Fortier, AHS, Project Programming
+ Skyla Rowland, AHS, Digital Photo Production
+ Ashlin Folger, AHS, Graphic Design
+ Brayden Smith, AHS, Project Programming
+ Giovanni Aguilar, CHS, Device Modification
+ Sarah Smith, WHS, 3D Modeling
Congratulations! The regional competition in Rome today was fierce with 408 tech-savvy students participating from more than 15 local districts!
Winners will now move on to compete in the state competition in McDonough on March 2.
TRANSFORMATIONAL STEM ERA: Bartow teachers and leaders are in Orlando right now for the National Future of Education Technology Conference! They're learning alongside industry leaders in the areas of instructional technology, AI, STEM, robotics, computer science, and so much more! We cannot wait to see how these new innovative practices transform instruction in the classroom and inspire student achievement!
FROM TODDLERS TO TECH GURUS: Let's wish our students well! Tomorrow, 41 of our tech-savvy students will be competing in the Northwest Georgia Student Technology Competition at Georgia Highlands College in Rome!
The competition includes 408 students from schools across Northwest Georgia vying for the top spot in each category to advance to the Georgia Student Technology Competition on March 2.
The 12 schools from Bartow County with participants in the regional competition are Adairsville Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary, Hamilton Crossing Elementary, Mission Road Elementary, Pine Log Elementary, Adairsville Middle, Cass Middle, Red Top Middle, Woodland Middle, Adairsville High, Cass High, and Woodland High.
The names of the participants are below! GOOD LUCK!! 🍀🏆🍀
ROUND OF APPLAUSE: Congratulations to Adairsville High School Senior Kaniala Bunch and Junior Ella Goble on their superior scoring during the individual Georgia Thespys competition! This qualifies them for NATIONALS and a chance at individual NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS this summer in Indiana!
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.
This month, we celebrate and honor Joyce Hudson, our Pre-K Support. Joyce's professionalism, knowledge, and expertise in the pre-K realm is second to none. She definitely makes us all better! Congratulations, Joyce!
WELCOME ABOARD: Join us in welcoming Mrs. Tanya Rucker as the new assistant support specialist to the chief leadership and learning officer!
Tanya's journey with the Bartow County School System actually began in 2010 at Mission Road Elementary as the front office receptionist. In the summer of 2014, she became Adairsville High School’s administrative assistant, and that's where she served for the last 10 years.
Tanya is originally from Fort Myers, Florida. She attended Florida State University as an Opera major and utilized her gift through local churches. Tanya has also been blessed to sing at the Georgia State Capitol, sing the National Anthem for the Kansas City Royals, and has been a guest soloist on Trinity Network and INSP. Though singing has been a great joy in her life, she will tell you one of her greatest accomplishments is her family. She has been married to Donald Rucker for 35 years, and they have two children, Dr. Donald Rucker, Jr., Principal at KIPP Charter Middle School in Atlanta, and Brooke Rucker, a dancer, and choreographer in New York City.
We're so glad to have you, Tanya!
FREE SENSORY FRIENDLY MORNING AT THE BOOTH:
Saturday, January 27, 2024
8 am – 10 am
Neurodiverse audiences and their families are invited to enjoy the Booth Western Art Museum in a comfortable and welcoming environment! Visual schedules, a sensory friendly map, and social stories are available for download on their website under Plan Your Visit https://boothmuseum.org/accessibility/ (also available onsite). Sensory bags will be available to check out and a family quiet space will be available for anyone who needs to catch their breath. An art project is also included!
Registration is preferred. Again, this event is free of charge!
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