HIGH NOTES: 🎷🎺 BIG NEWS from the Woodland Band! 🎺🎷
All FOUR students who auditioned for the GMEA District 7 Honors Jazz Band were selected! 👏
🎉 Congrats to these talented musicians:
🎺 Micah Lowe – 3rd Chair Trumpet, Jazz I
🎷 Makai Messier – 4th Chair Trombone, Jazz I
🎶 Izaak Higginbotham – 1st Chair Bass Trombone, Jazz I
🎷 Hylan Westberry Davis – Lead Tenor, Jazz II
They’ll represent Woodland and Bartow County at the Honors Jazz Band event at Heritage High School on Nov. 17–18!
🔥 PLUS: Makai, Izaak, and Hylan scored high enough to advance to the second round of All-State auditions! Let’s gooo!
#betterinbartow #only1bartow
All FOUR students who auditioned for the GMEA District 7 Honors Jazz Band were selected! 👏
🎉 Congrats to these talented musicians:
🎺 Micah Lowe – 3rd Chair Trumpet, Jazz I
🎷 Makai Messier – 4th Chair Trombone, Jazz I
🎶 Izaak Higginbotham – 1st Chair Bass Trombone, Jazz I
🎷 Hylan Westberry Davis – Lead Tenor, Jazz II
They’ll represent Woodland and Bartow County at the Honors Jazz Band event at Heritage High School on Nov. 17–18!
🔥 PLUS: Makai, Izaak, and Hylan scored high enough to advance to the second round of All-State auditions! Let’s gooo!
#betterinbartow #only1bartow
CASS BAND DOES IT AGAIN: The Cass Band dominated the 40th Annual Southern Invitational and walked away as GRAND CHAMPIONS!
They competed in Open Class – Gold Division and absolutely crushed it with:
🥇 1st Place Open Class
🥇 1st Place Gold Division
🎼 Overall High Music Performance
🎨 Overall High Visual Performance
🌟 Overall High General Effect
🎖️ 1st Place Color Guard
🏅 Overall Grand Champion
Can't wait to see them perform next in the Bands of America Southeastern Championship!
They competed in Open Class – Gold Division and absolutely crushed it with:
🥇 1st Place Open Class
🥇 1st Place Gold Division
🎼 Overall High Music Performance
🎨 Overall High Visual Performance
🌟 Overall High General Effect
🎖️ 1st Place Color Guard
🏅 Overall Grand Champion
Can't wait to see them perform next in the Bands of America Southeastern Championship!
PREP LIKE A PRO: Big news for our high school juniors and seniors!
Next Wednesday, they can take the SAT right at school. No extra travel, no extra stress!
👉 Click the link below for tips to help you prep!
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat-school-day
Next Wednesday, they can take the SAT right at school. No extra travel, no extra stress!
👉 Click the link below for tips to help you prep!
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat-school-day
VITAL VOICES: Woodland High School senior Makai Messier has been selected to serve on State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ 2025–2026 Student Advisory Council! Out of 1,235 applicants from across Georgia, only 79 students were chosen for this prestigious opportunity, based on their outstanding applications and thoughtful perspectives on public education.
The Student Advisory Council offers students a platform to share their ideas and experiences directly with state education leaders, helping shape policies and initiatives that impact schools statewide.
The first in-person meeting of the council will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
Congratulations, Makai!
The Student Advisory Council offers students a platform to share their ideas and experiences directly with state education leaders, helping shape policies and initiatives that impact schools statewide.
The first in-person meeting of the council will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025.
Congratulations, Makai!
WINNING WEEKEND: Congratulations to our Marching Tigers! What a performance at the Where the Mountains Meets the Lakes Marching Festival!
🏆 Division Awards
• Colorguard – 🥇 1st Place
• Majorette – 🥇 1st Place
• Drum Major – 🥇 1st Place
• Percussion – 🥇 1st Place
• Band – 🥇 1st Place
🏆 Best in Class AA
• Colorguard
• Majorette
• Band
🏆 Overall Awards (All Day Rankings)
• Guard – 🥈 2nd Overall
• Majorette – 🥇 1st Overall
• Drum Major – 🥉 3rd Overall
• Percussion – 🥉 3rd Overall
• Band – 🥈 2nd Overall
🏅 GRAND CHAMPION – Class AA Band 🏅
We are so proud of their progress and the incredible effort they put into every performance. 🎶
🏆 Division Awards
• Colorguard – 🥇 1st Place
• Majorette – 🥇 1st Place
• Drum Major – 🥇 1st Place
• Percussion – 🥇 1st Place
• Band – 🥇 1st Place
🏆 Best in Class AA
• Colorguard
• Majorette
• Band
🏆 Overall Awards (All Day Rankings)
• Guard – 🥈 2nd Overall
• Majorette – 🥇 1st Overall
• Drum Major – 🥉 3rd Overall
• Percussion – 🥉 3rd Overall
• Band – 🥈 2nd Overall
🏅 GRAND CHAMPION – Class AA Band 🏅
We are so proud of their progress and the incredible effort they put into every performance. 🎶
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK: Behind every tray is a team of nutrition professionals, educators, and advocates working to ensure all students learn on a full stomach🍎🍅🌽🍇
Superintendent Terza and Deputy Superintendent Suttle celebrated school lunch heroes today and joined in a little lunchtime fun with Cass Middle School eighth graders! #betterinbartow #only1bartow #NationalSchoolLunchWeek
Superintendent Terza and Deputy Superintendent Suttle celebrated school lunch heroes today and joined in a little lunchtime fun with Cass Middle School eighth graders! #betterinbartow #only1bartow #NationalSchoolLunchWeek
BARTOW BUILDS BRIGHTER FUTURES: By investing in Magnet Programs, Bartow County is doing more than retaining high-achieving students...we’re launching futures!
📕 Advanced Placement expansion
🤝 Internship opportunities that connect learning to life
🎓 Top-tier university acceptances that speak volumes
Over 240 Magnet students accepted to elite institutions like Yale, MIT, Dartmouth, Princeton, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, and many more...in just five years.
This is not just progress, it’s a movement.
This is Bartow County redefining excellence.
#betterinbartow #Only1Bartow #BartowBuildsFutures
📕 Advanced Placement expansion
🤝 Internship opportunities that connect learning to life
🎓 Top-tier university acceptances that speak volumes
Over 240 Magnet students accepted to elite institutions like Yale, MIT, Dartmouth, Princeton, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, and many more...in just five years.
This is not just progress, it’s a movement.
This is Bartow County redefining excellence.
#betterinbartow #Only1Bartow #BartowBuildsFutures
BARTOW BUILDS BRIGHTER FUTURES:
✅ Investing in teachers
✅ Improving student outcomes
✅ Elevating our entire community
This is what progress looks like. This is what purpose feels like.
Together, we’re building a future where every student has the opportunity to succeed.
✅ Investing in teachers
✅ Improving student outcomes
✅ Elevating our entire community
This is what progress looks like. This is what purpose feels like.
Together, we’re building a future where every student has the opportunity to succeed.
BE IN THE KNOW: These are our proposed Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) VII projects coming up:
📌NEW Cass Middle School
📌Demolition of old STARS complex
📌Renovation of old Cass Middle School for Hamilton Crossing Elementary School
📌Renovation of Bartow County College and Career Academy
📌Renovation of Woodland High School Performing Arts Center
📌Renovation of Adairsville High School Auditorium/Band area
📌New fleet purchases (buses and security vehicles)
📌1:1 computer initiative
📌NEW Cass Middle School
📌Demolition of old STARS complex
📌Renovation of old Cass Middle School for Hamilton Crossing Elementary School
📌Renovation of Bartow County College and Career Academy
📌Renovation of Woodland High School Performing Arts Center
📌Renovation of Adairsville High School Auditorium/Band area
📌New fleet purchases (buses and security vehicles)
📌1:1 computer initiative
BE IN THE KNOW: We are thankful for our current Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) VI Projects:
📌New Mission Road Elementary School
📌New school buses
📌New police vehicles
📌Renovations at Bartow County College and Career Academy (Pre-K program, STEM Innovation Center, Esports Arena)
📌1:1 computer initiative
📌Magnet facilities at all three high schools
📌New intercom systems districtwide
📌Digital signage at middle & high schools
📌Athletic facility upgrades districtwide
📌Land purchase for future growth
📌Upgraded security cameras & access controls districtwide
📌STEM Center/Media Center renovations districtwide
📌New Mission Road Elementary School
📌New school buses
📌New police vehicles
📌Renovations at Bartow County College and Career Academy (Pre-K program, STEM Innovation Center, Esports Arena)
📌1:1 computer initiative
📌Magnet facilities at all three high schools
📌New intercom systems districtwide
📌Digital signage at middle & high schools
📌Athletic facility upgrades districtwide
📌Land purchase for future growth
📌Upgraded security cameras & access controls districtwide
📌STEM Center/Media Center renovations districtwide
TECH TITANS: Innovation, teamwork, and tech talent were on full display at this year's VEX Robotics Scrimmage! Middle school teams from AMS, CMS, RTMS, and WMS tackled the Mix & Match VEX IQ challenge, while CHS, WHS, and BCCCA took on the V5RC Push Back competition. AHS’s TigerByte FRC Team led the way as mentors, referees, and scorekeepers.
🏆 Scrimmage Highlights:
Skills Rankings
🥇 RTMS Robotics (190A)
🥈 Cass Middle Colonel Chaos (53405C)
🥉 AMS Robo Tigers (4306A)
Finals Rankings
🥇 Cass Colonel Crushers (53405A)
🥈 RTMS Robotics (190A)
🥉 Cass Middle Colonel Chaos (53405C)
Next Up: Middle School Qualifier – Saturday, Nov. 15 @ Georgia Highlands College. Free & open to the public. Come cheer them on!
🏆 Scrimmage Highlights:
Skills Rankings
🥇 RTMS Robotics (190A)
🥈 Cass Middle Colonel Chaos (53405C)
🥉 AMS Robo Tigers (4306A)
Finals Rankings
🥇 Cass Colonel Crushers (53405A)
🥈 RTMS Robotics (190A)
🥉 Cass Middle Colonel Chaos (53405C)
Next Up: Middle School Qualifier – Saturday, Nov. 15 @ Georgia Highlands College. Free & open to the public. Come cheer them on!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE QUEEN OF EDUCATION: 🎉 Happy 90th Birthday to Ms. Dot! 🎉
This week, we celebrate a true Bartow County treasure, Ms. Dot Frasier, Executive Director of the Bartow Education Foundation and a lifelong champion of education! With 70 years of service, her impact on generations of students, educators, and families is immeasurable.
Ms. Dot is known not just for her leadership, but for her heart. If you’ve ever met her, you’ve probably heard her signature phrase: “I love you.” And we love you right back, Ms. Dot!
Here's to 90 remarkable years and many more to come!
This week, we celebrate a true Bartow County treasure, Ms. Dot Frasier, Executive Director of the Bartow Education Foundation and a lifelong champion of education! With 70 years of service, her impact on generations of students, educators, and families is immeasurable.
Ms. Dot is known not just for her leadership, but for her heart. If you’ve ever met her, you’ve probably heard her signature phrase: “I love you.” And we love you right back, Ms. Dot!
Here's to 90 remarkable years and many more to come!
FROM VISION TO VICTORY: Why we invest in Magnet Programs?
Because the results over the past five years speak for themselves, and they’re nothing short of inspiring! Take a look!
➡️Over 240 Magnet graduates accepted to top-tier universities, including Yale, MIT, Stanford, Dartmouth, Princeton, Boston College, Duke, U Penn, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, and more!
➡️AP exams with scores of 3+ increased from 206 to 587.
➡️AP Scholar Awards rose from 60 to 361.
➡️Magnet students earned 85% of district AP awards.
➡️13,480+ internship hours completed across the district.
➡️Magnet graduates have a 99% postsecondary enrollment rate.
➡️Magnet programs help prepare students for Honors College admission.
➡️Magnet programs help retain high-achieving students locally.
Because the results over the past five years speak for themselves, and they’re nothing short of inspiring! Take a look!
➡️Over 240 Magnet graduates accepted to top-tier universities, including Yale, MIT, Stanford, Dartmouth, Princeton, Boston College, Duke, U Penn, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, and more!
➡️AP exams with scores of 3+ increased from 206 to 587.
➡️AP Scholar Awards rose from 60 to 361.
➡️Magnet students earned 85% of district AP awards.
➡️13,480+ internship hours completed across the district.
➡️Magnet graduates have a 99% postsecondary enrollment rate.
➡️Magnet programs help prepare students for Honors College admission.
➡️Magnet programs help retain high-achieving students locally.
'SHOUT FROM THE ROOFTOP' NEWS: The Bartow County School System maintains a HISTORICALLY HIGH four-year graduation rate of 95.4%, up from 95.1% last year, and nearly 10% higher than the state average, underscoring the system’s strategic focus on academic outcomes and long-term student success! 👏
CONGRATULATIONS:
AHS - 99%
CHS - 93.1%
WHS - 95.1%
“To say we have made significant progress would be an understatement,” said Bartow County School System Superintendent Clint Terza. “Seven years ago, our graduation rate stood at 87.1%. Today, we are proud to have reached historic heights. Graduation rates are a critical measure of our system’s performance, and this achievement reflects our sustained commitment to excellence. By investing in exceptional educators, expanding student-centered programs, and creating meaningful learning experiences, we have cultivated an environment where students are motivated to succeed. The results speak for themselves.”
READ FULL STORY HERE: https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/article/2453561
CONGRATULATIONS:
AHS - 99%
CHS - 93.1%
WHS - 95.1%
“To say we have made significant progress would be an understatement,” said Bartow County School System Superintendent Clint Terza. “Seven years ago, our graduation rate stood at 87.1%. Today, we are proud to have reached historic heights. Graduation rates are a critical measure of our system’s performance, and this achievement reflects our sustained commitment to excellence. By investing in exceptional educators, expanding student-centered programs, and creating meaningful learning experiences, we have cultivated an environment where students are motivated to succeed. The results speak for themselves.”
READ FULL STORY HERE: https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/article/2453561
FRIDAY FEELING: Wishing our Bartow Family a weekend filled with the same pure joy and heartfelt admiration that little Henry from Adairsville Elementary feels for his amazing teacher. 🥰🥰
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: We are proud to announce that SIX Bartow County schools have been recognized by the Georgia Department of Education as 2025 Title I Reward Schools. This honor reflects outstanding academic achievement and progress, and highlights the dedication of our students, educators, and school communities!
CONGRATULATIONS:
* Mission Road Elementary School
* White Elementary School
* Cloverleaf Elementary School
* Allatoona Elementary School
* Pine Log Elementary School
* Red Top Middle School
Title I Reward Schools are identified as the top 5% of Title I schools in the state making the most progress in improving the performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics of the all-students subgroup. This distinction is based on comparing content mastery scores from the most recent two years of reported data on our statewide assessments. To be included on this list is a remarkable achievement that highlights both effective teaching and strong leadership in your schools.
CONGRATULATIONS:
* Mission Road Elementary School
* White Elementary School
* Cloverleaf Elementary School
* Allatoona Elementary School
* Pine Log Elementary School
* Red Top Middle School
Title I Reward Schools are identified as the top 5% of Title I schools in the state making the most progress in improving the performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics of the all-students subgroup. This distinction is based on comparing content mastery scores from the most recent two years of reported data on our statewide assessments. To be included on this list is a remarkable achievement that highlights both effective teaching and strong leadership in your schools.
FRESH FACE FRIDAY: Adairsville Elementary School is a better place because Ms. Ashley Mashburn is in it! Join us in welcoming this new AES teacher to the 306!
"Since joining Bartow County Schools, I've felt an incredible sense of community. I look forward to building lasting relationships at AES and helping our students succeed in every way I can!" ~Ashley Mashburn
"Since joining Bartow County Schools, I've felt an incredible sense of community. I look forward to building lasting relationships at AES and helping our students succeed in every way I can!" ~Ashley Mashburn
SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT: Just a couple of amazing Woodland High School AP Scholars! Full press release on all our Bartow County School System students earning Advanced Placement accolades coming soon! #betterinbartow
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS: Want a good reason to smile today? Check out these Pre-K babies at Mission Road Elementary School! Fostering a love of learning early, of course📚
FIRE THE CANNON: Colonel Nation showed up loud and proud as the Homecoming Parade lit up the streets of Cartersville Tuesday night! From class floats and the royal Hoco court to pumped-up sports teams, the marching band, and our sharp JROTC, this tradition was nothing short of EPIC! What a night to remember! 💙💛
