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
WOW: Our Summer STEM Camp filled up in less than four minutes! Now, there are about 200 students on the waitlist. Thank you so much for your continuing interest and support of this STEM opportunity! We can't wait to show you what kind of projects your students will be working on this year!
IMAGE AND INTERVIEW DAY: The strength of a community shines through when you have more than 17 local companies volunteering time and expertise to help our Adairsville High School CTAE students practice the art of resume writing and interviewing!
Thank you to our many partners in education, including but not limited to Brasington and Bailey Construction, Adairsville Police Department, NOTS Logistics, and Shaw Industries!
ContinUed BARTOW: This premier program offers educational graduate degrees at no cost to our tenured employees! Want to learn more? Check out this informational meeting that will be held tomorrow!
WELCOME: The Bartow County School System is happy to introduce Mrs. Sindy Zepeda, our district translator! Mrs. Zepeda can answer questions from our Spanish-speaking families and help translate during meetings with teachers. She can be reached through email at sindy.zepeda@bartow.k12.ga.us or by calling the district office at 770-606-5800 x2019. Welcome Mrs. Zepeda!
COME ONE, COME ALL: Bartow Teen Maze will be held on March 25th at Georgia Highlands College! This preview night is free and open to middle and high school students and parents, as well as the entire community. Participants will pick scenarios about risky behaviors and experience consequences such as jail or pregnancy. The goal is to avoid risky choices and make it to graduation.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Our Spring College Tour brings us to Valdosta State and Thomas University today to talk dorms, dining halls, and more! What an experience for our high school students!
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: First to the University of Georgia, then to Georgia College and State University! Our Spring College Tour is in FULL SWING! Admissions questions will be answered, and dreams will be discovered! #betterinbartow
A TEAM AWARD: Superintendent Page and system leaders present Adairsville High School and its Algebra 1 collaboration team, which consists of Melissa Winters, Amanda Jones, James Whittemore, Madison Hilton, and Brent West with the most prestigious award given by the District, the A-Team Award!
Melissa Winters, Amanda Jones, James Whittemore, Madison Hilton, and Brent West 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.
Melissa Winters, Amanda Jones, James Whittemore, Madison Hilton, and Brent West 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 25th collaboration team to earn an A-Team Award!
LEGO ROBOTICS SHOWCASE RESULTS: Our 6th Annual FIRST LEGO League Robotics Showcase was the best one yet! Before we get to the results, let's talk about the Bartow County School System FAMILY! Thirty-six teams from 16 Bartow County schools were in attendance and they ALL supported each other -- loud and proud! It didn't matter what feeder pattern you were a part of, Adairsville, Cass, or Woodland, all teams cheered and chanted! "Mission Road," "K-E-S is the best," were just a few chants ringing through the halls of Georgia Highlands College!
This year, in addition to the competing LEGO teams, we added non-competing Junior, Discover, and Vex teams. That means even pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade students were in attendance, showcasing their work in Robotics! Each competing team received the opportunity to showcase their Robot Design, Robot Games, Innovation Project, and Core Values.
RESULTS:
1st Place Champion: Mission Road Elementary Robo-Cats (3rd year in a row)
2nd Place Champion: Clear Creek Elementary Team Blaze
3rd Place Champion: Clear Creek Elementary Chickens of the Round Table
Tournament A & B
ROBOT GAME
1st Place: CCES Team Blaze & CMS Colonel Tech
2nd Place: Cass Creators & EES Encoders
3rd Place: WES Golden Warriors & ALES Autobots
ROBOT DESIGN
1st Place: WMS LEGO Masters & CCES Chickens of the Round Table
2nd Place: TES Tiger Techs & WES Warriors
3rd Place: RTMS NRO Miners & AMS Cosmic Coders
INNOVATION PROJECT
1st Place: MRES Robo-Cats & CCES Robo Rumblers
2nd Place: AES Master Builders & KES Musical Eagles
3rd Place: PLES Logology Bots & HCES Robo-Knights
CORE VALUES
1st Place: WMS LEGO Annihilators & CLES Robotics
2nd Place: AMS Tigers & AMS Wild Tigers
3rd Place: RTMS Big Tom Miners & EHES Mechanical Cats
RISING ALL STAR: KES Artsy Eagles
SPECIAL THANKS TO GHC! School leaders continuously pour into our students and schools in a BIG way, and we are extremely grateful! Also, thank you to our volunteers! Paulding County really stepped up and supported this Showcase!
GROW IN BARTOW: The District Mentor Program would like to spotlight Tammy Pechfelder, our Instructional Lead Teacher at White Elementary School, and Sarah Turner, our Reading Interventionist at Cass High School, for exhibiting best practices in mentoring and support in their buildings. Tammy and Sarah define what it means to be great in Bartow! Thank you for all the support you offer to our teachers, schools, and this district.
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT: Registration for our highly popular SUMMER STEM CAMP opens tonight at 6! Be on time because space is limited! Also, remember, this camp is only open for current 3-6th grade students.
*On March 24, you will be notified via email of your child's acceptance/waitlist status*
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SCIENTIFIC PHENOMENON: Preparation for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse is well underway! Although Bartow County is not in the direct path of totality, the eclipse will be partially visible from approximately 1:40 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 8.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR PLAN: https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/article/1509680
COME ONE, COME ALL: Our FIRST LEGO League Robotics Showcase at Georgia Highlands College is tomorrow! Spectators welcome! You'll see amazing robot designs, robot games, innovation projects, and more!
PI "DAY" CONTINUES AT CCES: Ask any Clear Creek Elementary School Lion, Pi Day has been dubbed the "best day of the year!" Today, we saw no shortage of robots, life-size bubbles, Oobleck, green screen fun, homemade ice cream, and build-it-yourself pita pizza courtesy of our amazing School Nutrition staff! Every station held a STEM or STEAM lesson! Our Adairsville High School Magnet students helped with many of the activities, too!
PRE-K LOTTERY DRAWING: Going on now! Good luck! We can't wait for you to be a part of our Bartow County School System Family!
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ARE YOU READY: Our highly anticipated pre-K lottery drawing will be held virtually tomorrow, March 15. Tune in if you can utilizing the link below!
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HURRY UP AND GET HER AUTOGRAPH: Pine Log's own Brooklyn Grace will be performing with Songs for Kids during the Shaky Knees Music Festival this summer! Who knew she'd be among the likes of Billy Idol, Foo Fighters, Weezer, and more?! We did! Brooklyn never let blindness get in the way of her ability to capture an audience with her pure, raw talent and charisma! Great job, Brooklyn! #WeKnewYouWhen #blindkidscan
