FALL COLLEGE TOUR: Students from Adairsville, Cass, and Woodland wrapped up their two-day college tour with a trip to Georgia Southern University! We love exposing our children to new and exciting opportunities every single day!
FREE FAMILY NIGHT: The Booth Western Art Museum is hosting its fall Family Night this Thursday from 4-7:30 p.m. It’s completely FREE for everyone!
Cookies and lemonade will be provided, and they will also have the Georgia Reptile Society and Bear Creek Nature Preserve there!
READ TO GROW IN BARTOW: We absolutely have the best volunteers in Bartow County! Just look at these Hamilton Crossing first graders light up when Mr. Randy Phillips helps them with their sight words! It is truly incredible to watch!
BETTER IN BARTOW: "Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
WE LOVE OUR PRE-K BABIES: Skipping through the halls at Hamilton Crossing today, and look who we found hard at work!
FALL COLLEGE TOUR: Day two, and our high school students are off enjoying the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick! Also, check out our wonderful counselors and administrators!!
AND THEY'RE OFF: Students from Adairsville, Cass, and Woodland High schools left this morning on a two-day college tour! First stop is Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), then Valdosta State! What great, eye-opening experiences for students who most likely would not have had the opportunity to visit these campuses!
NOW OPEN: The application window for our Magnet Programs is now open! Click the link below and fill out the four sections; deadline closes DECEMBER 6! Good luck!
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IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE... : No, it's Woodland Middle School Police Officer Nick Thompson! Who says kids should have all the Halloween fun?!
LOOK: We found real-life superheroes at Mission Road Elementary!
MUST WATCH: The long-awaited video of our Teacher of the Year Finalists! This is why these educators are some of the best in the Nation! Grab a tissue!
[video & music: alisha evans / https://www.bensound.com]
https://youtu.be/FmWv1bxz22I
TOTY BANQUET: Candid picture of our finalists and system leaders on the day now affectionately called "Ms. Dot Day!"
TOTY BANQUET: Take a look at our BIG SYSTEM WINNER, Mr. Michael Kobito, as he accepts his System Teacher of the Year Award!
Honoring our 2021-2022 TOTY Finalists & Winner!
High School Teacher of the Year & System Teacher of the Year - Michael Kobito
Middle School Teacher of the Year & System Finalist - Katie Hamilton
Elementary School Teacher of the Year & System Finalist - Natalie McPherson
TOTY BANQUET: Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Teachers of the Year! The Bartow County School System celebrated all 20 of these amazing educators Thursday night at the Booth Western Art Museum!
WE HAVE A WINNER: The Bartow County School System Teacher of the Year is Michael Kobito, Woodland High School teacher and band director!
Congratulations to our runners-up, Natalie McPherson and Katie Hamilton!
What wonderful representations of the BCSS!
2021 REACH GA SCHOLARS: Five Bartow County students earn the opportunity to attend a Georgia college, university, or technical school nearly cost-free upon graduation and completion of the REACH Georgia Scholarship Program!
The 2021 REACH Georgia Scholars are Lakota Cummings and Aiden Pledger from Cass Middle School, Josue Granado from Red Top Middle School, Raleigh McCain from Woodland Middle School, and Sam Gardner from Adairsville Middle School. This fifth cohort of REACH Georgia Scholars officially signed their commitment letters Tuesday, October 26, at the Bartow County College and Career Academy in front of school leaders, board members, and area representatives.
The REACH Georgia Scholars were nominated by their counselors and teachers in the spring of their seventh-grade year, based on grades, attendance, and behavior. After completing the application, students were interviewed, and then selected to join 19 other REACH Georgia Scholars already admitted into the program.
Through REACH Georgia, students are given academic and social support to ensure they graduate from high school and attain a college degree or certificate. Part of this support includes pairing each scholar with a mentor. Members of the community are asked to complete a background check and training, and then visit their mentee at school twice a month.
"This year's group is full of different personalities,” said REACH Georgia Coordinator Kristy Mitchell. “During the interview, some were outgoing, while others were very shy. They were all so appreciative of this opportunity. I am looking forward to getting to know them, and I'm sure they will do a great job."
Upon successful program completion, students earn a $10,000 scholarship. Certain schools will match or even double-match the scholarship, increasing the amount they can earn to $30,000. Students can also qualify for other scholarships.
The ten-year-old program serves nearly 2,400 scholars in 154 school systems across Georgia, committing more than $24 million in scholarships.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: With a truckload of power tools and a good memory, Cass High School Class of 1982 Graduate Keith Bearden gathered his classmates and set out to unearth a 43-year-old time capsule buried at the original Cass Middle School, which is currently the registration building near the bus barn!
After digging for nearly an hour, the time capsule was excavated!
In 1978, Jimmy Carter was president and stamps were only 15 cents, but what else was uncovered in the time capsule? Well, the Class of 1982 found shoes, Space Dust candy, Coca-Cola memorabilia, Star Wars books, maps, Constitution of the State of Georgia, trading cards, TV Guides, Rocketry manuals, cassette tapes, and Sears and Roebuck magazines, just to name a few!
What a fun way for our alumni to revisit the past with a few good memories and laughs!
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:
Jamie Mealer, Paraprofessional, Adairsville Elementary School
Stephanie Prince, Cafe Manager, Red Top Middle School
Joe O'Shields, Long-Term Substitute, Bartow County College and Career Academy
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 Tania Amerson, our Exceptional Education director. Tania is extremely knowledgeable, passionate, driven, and personable! We couldn't imagine a better person leading that department! Congratulations, Tania! You make us all better!
