Bartow County School System

COMING UP: BARTOW VIRTUAL ACADEMY 24-25 APPLICATION WINDOW It will be open May 1, 2024, through May 31, 2024, for the 2024-2025 school year! The BVA is open to all 6th – 12th grade students who meet the criteria. The online application link and criteria information can be found on the BVA website at the link below: https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/page/bartow-virtual-academy

A TEAM AWARD: Superintendent Page and system leaders present Cass High School and its Literacy collaboration team, which consists of Sarah Turner, Katie Works, and Lake Phillips with the most prestigious award given by the District, the A-Team Award! Sarah Turner, Katie Works, and Lake Phillips exemplify the three big ideas of our Professional Learning Communities culture as they continually demonstrate a focus on learning, collaboration, and results. Through observations and conversations with each team member, it is evident this team uses the PLC process to work together with collective responsibility for student learning. They ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum for all their students, use common formative assessments to monitor student learning, use common assessment data to improve teaching and learning practices, and support the RTI process by providing systematic interventions and extensions for all students. Sarah Turner, Katie Works, and Lake Phillips will now present at an upcoming school board meeting, New Teacher Institute, and serve as role models for future A-Teams throughout our school system. This is our 26th collaboration team to earn an A-Team Award!

ROUND OF APPLAUSE: We are so THANKFUL for our 2023-2024 District Mentor Team! They have done a phenomenal job supporting the newest BCSS family members! #betterinbartow

4TH ANNUAL RED APPLE RUN: Time is running out! Registration closes this Sunday! The ever-popular Red Apple Run 5K & Walk to benefit the Bartow Education Foundation is on April 27th at Hamilton Crossing Park! Scan the QR code to register, and make sure to fill out the school affiliation line so your school has a chance to win $500! Ghost runners are welcome! The money raised from this event will go directly to the Teacher Grant program to reward innovation in the classroom. Additional info can be found at RedAppleRun.org.

IT'S HAPPENING: LEGO Robotics Team BLAZE is making their way to Houston, Texas, for the World Robotics Championship this weekend! Let’s wish these Clear Creek Lions luck as they compete against 151 other teams from all over the world, including Germany, France, Australia, Uruguay, and more! 🔥Let’s go BLAZE🔥 TEAM MEMBERS: 4th graders-Lucas P., Lyric E., Maverick C., Gracie S., and Charlie C. 5th graders-Audrey S., Shylah B., Mattie M., Lily W., and Able L. COACHES: Mr. & Mrs. Stanfield

TIGER ROBOTICS: The Adairsville High School's Tiger Byte Team demonstrated its amazing FIRST ROBOTICS CHALLENGE work alongside the students' Shaw mentor! The Bartow County Board of Education loved the presentation. It also served as a great example to our elementary and middle school students who were curious about what competitive Robotics looked like at the high school level!

PROM PROMISE: For many of our students, Prom is tonight! For others, it's coming up. So, as in years past, our amazing first responders and partners in education, Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, held a powerful demonstration of what bad decisions could look like. Arrests were made. Life Flight was called. The eyes of our students were OPENED. Thank you to everyone who participated in this potentially life-saving exercise! **Please remember some images may be graphic in nature. This is a simulation**

SHINING BRIGHT IN BARTOW: Congratulations, Natalie Taylor! Not only is she a Clear Creek Elementary School reading specialist, but she's also receiving an educational graduate degree at no cost through our Berry College tuition benefit program called ContinUed Bartow! If that isn't reason alone to celebrate, check this out! Mrs. Taylor was the only student to earn the Amber T. Prince Outstanding Graduate Education Student Award this year from Berry College! AWARD DESCRIPTION: In honor of long-time faculty member, Dr. Amber T. Prince, who instilled the love of reading and the promotion of literacy in generations of pre-service and in-service teachers. This award is presented to a graduate education student who exemplifies the power of literacy and learning that Dr. Amber T. Prince embodied. This award seeks to carry on the tradition of Dr. Amber T. Prince: passionate teacher, intent listener, student advocate.

NEW: Woodland High School Athletics is proud to announce the formation of its official Athletics Hall of Fame! The Woodland Athletic Hall of Fame recognizes athletes who have brought recognition, honor, and distinction to Woodland High School through outstanding contributions to the athletic programs. The Hall of Fame also honors coaches and athletic directors who have shown many years of dedication to the young men and women in their charge. Qualification for nominations, nomination forms, and additional information can be found at www.gowoodland.org.

ASPIRING PRINCIPALS: Congratulations on the successful completion of this year's Aspiring Principals' Leadership Academy! These assistant principals are without a doubt instructionally focused and do amazing work in our system! We can't wait to see what their futures hold!

4TH ANNUAL RED APPLE RUN: Register today! The ever-popular Red Apple Run 5K & Walk to benefit the Bartow Education Foundation is on April 27th at Hamilton Crossing Park! Scan the QR code to register, and make sure to fill out the school affiliation line so your school has a chance to win $500! Ghost runners welcome! The money raised from this event will go directly to the Teacher Grant program to reward innovation in the classroom. Additional info can be found at RedAppleRun.org.

LIBRARY LOVE: It's National Library Week! Let's show our media specialists some LOVE! They create spaces where boundless adventures await! We discover more than just shelves of books; we find safe havens, quiet study nooks, gateways to knowledge, and magnificent makerspaces! THANK YOU! #HowILibrary

SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2024: If only we could bottle this happiness! Nearly 115 students from 14 schools in Cartersville-Bartow County threw on their running shoes and eagerly made their way to Adairsville High School's football field today to participate in the Special Olympics! Athletes enjoyed the baseball and softball throw, shot put, long jump, standing jump, 100-meter wheelchair dash, 25-meter assisted walk, and 100-meter dash! No shortage of events and EXCITEMENT! Special thanks to several AHS student groups that helped with this special day and our buddies who lent guidance, encouragement, and high fives! Sponsors included Pritchard Law Firm, Lowes of Cartersville, Piedmont Cartersville Hospital, Advanced Rehabilitation of Adairsville, Core Mark Rockmart, Coca Cola United of Rome, Cici's Pizza of Cartersville, Kona Ice, Cartersville Service League, United Community Bank of Cartersville, and Chick-fil-A. Additionally, thank you to the Forte family. When their daughter, Jaclyn, passed away several years ago, they donated more than $10,000 to the Special Olympics in Bartow County. Jaclyn was an amazing buddy to the athletes and felt very passionate about helping during the Special Olympics. The money raised has been integral in making sure our local Special Olympics operates for years to come 💗

ON TO WORLDS: Join us in cheering on our two Adairsville Middle School Odyssey of the Mind teams as they prepare for the WORLD FINALS at Iowa State University in May! They secured first and second place finishes at the state finals this month to earn the right to go to WORLDS! These teams will be solving technical and performance problems in the competition! CONGRATULATIONS: "AI Tech-NO-Art" Anabelle Cudd Jacob Beasley Dakoda Myrick Susannah Ringwell Bella Smith Emma Welborn "Rocking World Detour" Zeel Patel Christian Sanders Theresa Scott Scarlette Terrell

THE RESULTS ARE IN: Seven Bartow County high school students earn coveted seats in the prestigious Georgia Governor’s Honors Program at Georgia Southern University June 16 – July 13, and two alternates are named. Once again, that sets a record in Bartow County! Congratulations to Adairsville High School juniors Lilith Affolder (Science), Gabriel Greenway (Engineering: Mechanical & Electrical), Skyla Rowland (Visual Arts), and Braden Mathis (World Languages: Spanish); Cass High School junior Damaya Norwood (Music: French Horn) and sophomore Josue Granados (Music: Flute); Woodland High School junior Talal Tariq (Mathematics). The alternates are CHS sophomores Charlotte Langhans (Music: Flute) and Emma Brown (Music: Oboe). “Congratulations to each of our finalists and alternates on a job well-done,” said GHP Coordinator Paula Camp. “Admission into this elite program is no easy task. It is a yearlong, rigorous process, and I am excited to see a record number of finalists selected this year! These talented students have demonstrated exceptional abilities and dedication, and their participation in GHP is a testament to their excellence. This mature group of students will, without a doubt, leave a mark on this program, as well as Bartow County and beyond.” GHP is a summer residential program designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented sophomores and juniors new and challenging educational opportunities. More than 1,500 semifinalists from across Georgia participated in state interviews this year and approximately 700 students were named finalists. The program remains fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly.

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Emerson Elementary School and its counselor, Erica Johnson, earn national recognition! Their school counseling program has met the criteria to become a Recognized ASCA Model Program by the American School Counselor Association! According to program organizers, "The RAMP recognizes schools committed to delivering comprehensive, data-informed school counseling programs. These programs, which align with the ASCA National Model, exemplify school counseling at its best.” A RAMP Recognition Dinner will be held July 15 in Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate this high honor. The following ten schools in Georgia received this recognition: Emerson Elementary School Ferguson Elementary School Floyd Middle School Griffin Middle School Kennesaw Mountain High School Mt. Carmel Elementary School New Manchester High School Parkview High School Porter Elementary School Sawyer Road Elementary School

THEN & NOW: Woodland's own Caleb Henson, now a sophomore wrestler at Virginia Tech, secured the NCAA Wrestling National Championship in the 149-pound weight class! We caught up with Caleb's former Woodland High School Wrestling Coach, Adrian Tramutola, to find out how Caleb's days as a Wildcat helped shape him into the athlete he is today! "Caleb was obviously a huge part of our success as a team. He was very driven, disciplined, and focused on achieving the goals he set for himself. He was a four-time state finalist and three-time state champion, losing only one match his entire career to a kid he beat the weekend before. The loss his freshman year did more for him than any win during his career, in my opinion. It made him focus on the little things in the sport that make the biggest differences. He was an incredible teammate and an excellent student in the classroom. By the time he finished his high school career, he was the number one ranked wrestler in the country and had won every major tournament at the high school level! - Coach T

READY, SET, GO: The application window for ContinUed, our Berry College Tuition Benefit Program, is now OPEN! You don't want to miss this!

CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS REPORT: Plumbing, asphalt, sidewalks, and more! The new Mission Road Elementary School is looking more and more move-in ready by the week!

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: Cary Eldridge, System Lead Nurse, BCSS Susan Sharpton, Paraprofessional, Cloverleaf Elementary School Amy Fleming, Behavior Technician, BCSS