Bartow County School System

LET'S GOOOO: BIG day at Cass High School as students and staff accept the coveted High 5 Hand Trophy from FOX 5's Paul Milliken on-air! 🖐From academics to sports...truly UNPRECEDENTED TIMES IN COLONEL NATION! 🏆🎶💙💛🏈 Give it up for the TEAM OF THE WEEK!!! They're coming off a HUGE UPSET last week against Jefferson to advance in the playoffs! Tomorrow, they take on the Raiders at Mays High School in Atlanta! Show our football players, cheerleaders, and band some love before they hit the field!

Thirty Bartow County students are named 2022-2023 Georgia Governor’s Honors District Nominees! Congratulations to Adairsville High School students Madison Abernathy (Science: Biology), Darby Adams (Music: Piano), Lilith Affolder (Science: Biology), Ella Baker (Science: Chemistry), James Carnes (Visual Arts), Caroline Gossett (Visual Arts), Kyoshi Harmon (Engineering), Emma Higueras (Mathematics), Braden Mathis (Science: Biology), Skyla Rowland (Mathematics), Michael Spinks (Science: Chemistry), David Tarver (Computer Science), Callie Viktora (Science: Biology), Cass High School students Michelle Lin (World Languages: Chinese), Niah Alexis (World Languages: French), Aubrey Herring (Communicative Arts), Joseph Loh (Communicative Arts), Jayce Bradford (Computer Science), Hayden Mize (Music: Tenor), Damaya Norwood (Music: French Horn), Natalie Tucker (Theatre Performance), Woodland High School students Keeghan Bevars (Science: Biology), Talal Tariq (Mathematics), Kylie Agan (Social Studies), Knox Koontz (Visual Arts), Destiny Sanchez (Visual Arts), Emily Stockinger (Dance), William Doerfler (Music: French Horn), Delany Matthews (Music: Saxophone), and Hannah Willoughby (Music: Soprano). These intellectually gifted and artistically talented students are now invited to complete an online state-level application by January 11, 2023. The semifinalists selected from that group will have the opportunity to interview or audition at Georgia Southern University on March 11, 2023. Finalists will be announced April 7, 2023. Upon acceptance, finalists will participate in the elite, four-week, summer residential program at Georgia Southern University starting June 18, 2023. Students will attend classes in the mornings and afternoons in specific areas of study and discover life-changing instructional opportunities not found in a traditional classroom. “Many of our students advancing in the program were also nominated on the District-level last year,” says GHP Coordinator Paula Camp. “So, this group already has a lot of experience with the application process. I’m confident we will be well represented come June when the finalists make their way to Georgia Southern University to experience a unique summer program that you really have to see to believe.” The Governor’s Honors Program remains fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly.

SURPRISE: Tune in to FOX 5 tomorrow between 8:15 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. to see FOX 5 present the coveted High 5 Hand Trophy to the Cass High School Football Team! Not only will you see our players, but you’ll also see our coaches, cheerleaders, and band! Congratulations, CHS, on being named the SPORTS TEAM OF THE WEEK!

PURE HOLIDAY HAPPINESS: The Bartow County Exceptional Education Department, with the help of BCSS educators, community members, Tabernacle Baptist Church, and the Bridge Ministry, hosted a MAGICAL breakfast with Santa event for our special needs pre-K students! Warm pancakes, crafts, ornaments, music, and pictures with jolly ol' Saint Nick were JUST what we needed! Special thanks to the Howards and Ozments for capturing the joy of the season with their pictures.

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: HIGHEST GRADUATION RATE – CLASS OF 2022 • Adairsville High – 96.6%

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: HIGHEST SAT SCORE – CLASS OF 2022 • Woodland High – 1079 (mean total score)

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: HIGHEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE / GEORGIA MILESTONES 2021-22 • Elementary School – Mission Road Elementary • Middle School – Cass Middle • High School – Cass High

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: HIGHEST SOCIAL STUDIES SCORES / GEORGIA MILESTONES 2021-22 • Eighth grade Social Studies – Cass Middle • U.S. History – Cass High

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: HIGHEST SCIENCE SCORES / GEORGIA MILESTONES 2021-22 • Fifth grade Science – Mission Road Elementary • Eighth grade Science – Adairsville Middle • High School Physical Science Assessment – Cass Middle • Biology – Woodland High

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: HIGHEST MATH SCORES / GEORGIA MILESTONES 2021-22 • Third grade – Euharlee Elementary • Fourth grade – Cloverleaf Elementary • Fifth grade – Mission Road Elementary • Sixth grade – Adairsville Middle • Seventh grade – Cass Middle • Eighth grade – Adairsville Middle • Eighth grade Algebra I – Cass Middle • High School Algebra I – Cass High

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: HIGHEST ELA SCORES / GEORGIA MILESTONES 2021-22 • Third grade – Pine Log Elementary • Fourth grade – Adairsville Elementary • Fifth grade – Cloverleaf Elementary • Sixth grade – Adairsville Middle • Seventh grade – Woodland Middle • Eighth grade – Adairsville Middle • American Literature – Woodland High

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: PROMISING PRACTICES SCHOOLS • Adairsville High School • Woodland High Bartow County Schools This title and national recognition are awarded to schools that have demonstrated initial success in raising student achievement for at least three years!

BOARD RECOGNITIONS: DISTRICT STEM CERTIFICATIONS • Allatoona Elementary School • Hamilton Crossing Elementary School • Mission Road Elementary School

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: This is news worth shouting from the rooftops! Euharlee Elementary School has been recognized as one of the HIGHEST PERFORMING TITLE I SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA! Let that sink in! First, a Reward School for two years. Now, the Distinguished Schools designation! No other school in the area can say that! The Distinguished Schools designation recognizes Title I schools that ranked in the top 5% based on a combined ELA and Math Achievement Rate score from FY2021 College & Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Content Mastery data. "We are very gratified to receive this recognition from the Georgia Department of Education," said EHES Principal Jim Bishop. "This achievement was made possible by the combined efforts of Euharlee’s staff, students, and parents who worked together during a challenging pandemic year with a mission of ensuring high levels of learning for all students. We also appreciate Dr. Page, his staff, and the Board of Education for the supports initiated that year, such as the Summer Intervention Program. That made it possible for us to “catch up” students impacted by a loss of instruction at the end of the 2019-2020 school year." Congratulations, EHES! Only 71 schools in the state earned the recognition this year!

MAKING HISTORY: After BIG wins over the weekend, Adairsville High School and Cass High School advance to the second round of State PLAYOFFS! First time since 1983 for CHS!!!! In just a few short days, AHS will take on Oconee County at home, and CHS will travel to Mays High School near Atlanta to take on the Raiders, who are 7-4 on the season!

A VETERAN'S DAY SALUTE: A sea of red, white, and blue countywide as the Bartow County School System honored veterans today in special and meaningful celebrations. Patriotism, heroism, respect, and admiration are just a few words that came to our students' minds when they thought about the brave men and women who fought and continue to fight for the freedoms we enjoy today. These pictures from Hamilton Crossing Elementary School show a white table display, presentation of colors from the Cass Middle School JROTC program, taps by Lauri Brown, HCES Chorus, student speakers, cards for our local veterans, and so much more.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Adairsville's own Chris Roper committed to Dartmouth College, a private IVY LEAGUE research university in Hanover, New Hampshire! Check out his impressive resume! But if you know Chris, you know that his character as a young man far exceeds anything he has done on the field or in the classroom! He's truly an exceptional person, athlete, and student, and we are lucky to have him in the #306! --- 4.0 GPA Honors and AP courses Multi-sport athlete: football, basketball, baseball & track Junior Region Literary Finalist - Extemporaneous Speaking Sophomore All-Region FB Offensive Team Sophomore All-State Baseball Junior Daily Tribune News Athlete of the Year - Football Junior All-Region Offense and Defense Football Junior All-State Football Junior All-Region Baseball Junior All-State Baseball Selection Junior Track and Field State Sectionals Junior GACA Junior All-State Team Senior AAA Preseason All-State Team football Senior GA Elite Classic Showcase All-Star Team --- Chris has also been nominated for NWGA Player of the Year. Please vote for our #18 using the link below! https://nwgafootball.us/2022-player-of-the-year/

APPLICATION PORTAL IS NOW OPEN: Eighth grade students and parents: If you want a chance to be a part of amazing opportunities that you WILL NOT find anywhere else in the area, please consider applying for one or all of our Magnet programs! International Studies, Medical Sciences, STEM; we've got it all in Bartow County! Students outside of our System may apply as well but only a limited number will be accepted. Just another reason why you should stay in Bartow County for elementary, middle, and high school! #betterinbartow https://bartowga.sites.thrillshare.com/page/magnet-program

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: What a way to end the season! Congratulations to the Cass Band on an absolutely “Wicked” performance this weekend at the 2022 White Columns Invitational! Class AAA Champion Best Visual Performance Best General Effect “Most Entertaining” Silver Divsion GRAND CHAMPIONS! Please take a couple minutes to watch their performance. YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVS2ja7zpA

OFFER ALERT: THEY KEEP COMING! Cass High School's Devin Henderson received a full scholarship offer to play for the University of Hawaii! Welcome to the Islands, Devin!