TOTY BANQUET: What an exciting night at the Booth Western Art Museum as we honored some of the very BEST IN EDUCATION!
Congratulations to our 2023 TEACHERS OF THE YEAR!
Britney Ouellette - ELEMENTARY TOTY
Jesse Simpson - MIDDLE SCHOOL TOTY
Alison Burkhalter - HIGH SCHOOL TOTY & SYSTEM TOTY
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Adairsville Elementary School – Britney Ouellette
Allatoona Elementary School – Cathy Youmans
Clear Creek Elementary School – Kaleb Harkins
Cloverleaf Elementary School – Katie Hawkins
Emerson Elementary School – Amber Graham
Euharlee Elementary School – April West
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School – Allison Ross
Kingston Elementary School – Colleen Allen
Mission Road Elementary School – Anita Webb
Pine Log Elementary School – Eva Brown
Taylorsville Elementary School – Georgia Holt
White Elementary School – Amy Croft
Adairsville Middle School – Summer Perry
Cass Middle School – Jesse Simpson
Red Top Middle School – Karlene Boyd
Woodland Middle School – Lucy Costello
Adairsville High School – Melissa Winters
Cass High School – Katherine Shofner
Woodland High School – Nicholas Shields
Bartow College & Career Academy – Alison Burkhalter
Special thanks to Ms. Dot and the Bartow Education Foundation, Dr. Davis Nelson, and everyone who donated to this year's event!
NEW: Alison Burkhalter, our Bartow County College and Career Academy Teaching as a Profession Instructor, has just been named the 2023 System Teacher of the Year!
DOSE OF REALITY: Our last group of freshmen walked through the Reality Store today and came out better prepared for the "real world!"
The Reality Store is a financial simulation that allows students to learn more about career planning, money management, budgeting, and decision making. Students go through the process of choosing a career, receiving a “paycheck,” and learning to budget their money to meet monthly expenses, along with unexpected expenses.
Special thanks to our community volunteers who helped make this event a REALITY for hundreds of students!
LET’S CELEBRATE: It’s here – the highly anticipated and exciting MS. DOT DAY!
Before we “crown” our System Teacher of the Year tonight at the Booth Western Art Museum, we want to pay homage to the Queen of Education, the one who has spent the last 65 years serving our great community, Ms. Dot Frasier!
With appreciation and admiration, the Bartow County Board of Education signed a proclamation in 2021 to establish Ms. Dot Day.
The proclamation reads in part, “The Bartow County Board of Education and Superintendent of the Bartow County School System do hereby honor Ms. Dot Frasier as the first Teacher of the Year in the Bartow County School System in the year nineteen sixty-nine. Each subsequent year on the date of the System Teacher of the Year banquet will be proclaimed as ‘Ms. Dot Day’ within the Bartow County School System.”
DANCING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT: Guess who's ready to hit the dance floor when he clocks out as principal and CEO of the award-winning Bartow County College and Career Academy? Dr. Greg Doss and his wife, Lisa! We don't know if Dr. Doss has two left feet or if he's the next Fred Astaire, but we know he'll be entertaining AND it's all for a great cause - Backpack Buddies and the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter!
PRIDE IN THE PREPARATION: Congratulations to the BCCCA Public Safety SWAT Team! During the Georgia Police Explorer State Championship, they took first place in the Traffic Stop category and third place in the Officer Rescue category! Hunter Barrett also won first place in the Physical Agility component and Madden Boyce took third! Cadet Captain Eubanks led the team courageously 🏆
NATIONAL STEM DAY: What better way to celebrate National STEM Day than to show you some of our fifth grade GATEWAY students enjoying their trip to Camp Jekyll this week! Here they are participating in a beach ecology class, slough study, and fishing exploration!
A "SUPER" VISIT TO APPLAUD THREE BARTOW COUNTY SCHOOLS: State School Superintendent Richard Woods made his way from Atlanta to Cartersville today to present Hamilton Crossing Elementary School, Euharlee Elementary School, and Emerson Elementary School with Literacy Leader Awards! Through a lot of intentionality and collaboration, these schools were recognized by the state for outstanding growth in third grade literacy levels! Congratulations!
GROW IN BARTOW: The District Mentor Program wishes to spotlight Allie Ingle, a teacher at Red Top Middle, and Natalie Taylor, a Reading Interventionist at Clear Creek Elementary, for exhibiting best practices in mentoring and support in their buildings. Allie and Natalie define what it means to be great in Bartow!
HONORING OUR HEROES: We're proud to say several of our students have had a hand in the creation of this 5K! Check it out! It's on Nov. 12th!
LOVING LITERACY: Through our L4 grant money, we were able to give away more than 800 books at Adairsville's Halloween on the Square event! Next stop...the Cartersville Christmas Parade! Additional details to come! 🎄
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 2023 REACH Georgia Scholars are Raelyn Hartage and Madeline Ward from Adairsville Middle School, Eliel Espinoza Resendiz from Cass Middle School, Heidi Lozano from Red Top Middle School, and Madex Baca from Woodland Middle School. This seventh cohort of REACH Georgia Scholars officially signed their commitment letters today 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 29 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.
“Every year, the middle schools present a great group of candidates, and this year was no exception,” said REACH Georgia Coordinator Kristy Mitchell. “What impressed me the most, though, was their thoughtfulness and character. They wished each other luck before the interview and complimented each other on their responses. This is a very deserving group of young adults and I look forward to getting to know them better as they move through school.”
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 11-year-old program serves more than 4,300 scholars in all 180 school systems in the state.
THE VEX FACTOR: Did you know that the Bartow County School System has VEX IQ Robotics teams? It sure does! Check out this Mock Competition led by the College and Career Academy's Engineering Pathway to bring together the six VEX IQ Robotics teams from our four Bartow County middle schools, BCCCA Animation & Video Production Pathway, and AHS Robotics Program! They did an extraordinary job showcasing their robotics skills as they prepare for upcoming VEX IQ Full Volume competitions on November 4 (Cumming, GA) and November 11 (Chickamauga, GA).
Teams:
AMS Lady Tigers (Coach Alan Cook)
AMS Tigers (Coach Alan Cook)
CMS Colonel Tech (Coach Cheryl Camp)
NRO Miners (RTMS) (Coach James Conaway)
RTMS Robotics (Coach James Conaway)
WMS Robotics (Coach Stacy Smith)
STEM FORUM 2023: When the state of Georgia wants your educators to present at a BIG STEM/STEAM FORUM in Athens, you give those educators a big 🙌🏾!!
REPRESENTING BARTOW COUNTY SCHOOLS:
Mary Payne, Kingston Elementary School Assistant Principal
Paula Camp, Director of Advanced Learning and STEM
Summer Glancy, Adairsville Middle School Teacher
Tia Wilkes, Woodland Middle School Instructional Lead Teacher
About 40 other BCSS teachers and administrators also participated in the two-day event, which was filled with learning, sharing, collaborating, and networking!
HIGH NOTES🎼🏆: The Woodland High School Marching Wildcats sure are hitting those "high notes" under new Band Director Cecilia Clark!
The band had an OUTSTANDING performance at the McEachern Marching Invitational over the weekend! They earned SUPERIOR ratings in all areas, including Drum Majors, Colorguard, Percussion, and Band.
The Wildcats earned first place in Class AAAAA! Additionally, the Woodland Drum Majors, Sarah Fears, Landon Gravely, and Laney Matthews were the highest scoring Drum Majors of the day with a score of 96 points!
The band also won the award for HIGH MUSIC, and ultimately, finished in second place at the competition!
In addition to the many accolades earned by the students, the Woodland High School Band Boosters were selected as the recipients of the Greg Hooper Logistics Award, recognizing the most efficient and effective parent volunteer group of the day!
Wow! This program never ceases to AMAZE us!
Congratulations, Wildcats!
TAKE NOTE🎼: The Cass High School Band showed up and showed out at the Bands of America Regional Championship in Johnson City, Tennessee! Out of 26 participating ensembles from 10 different states, CHS received 4th PLACE OVERALL (3rd and 4th tied) with a final score of 85.25. This is their highest score at a Bands of America event...EVER! The band received 3rd Place in prelims while also winning 1st Place in Class AA!
They were recognized as:
Class AA Champions
Best Music Performance - Class AA
Best Visual Performance - Class AA
Best General Effect - Class AA
Special thanks to Dr. Brent Shropshire, director of counselors, college readiness, wellness, and fine arts. Also, huge thank you to CHS Director of Bands Sam Iddings and CHS Associate Director of Bands Alex Shive! Well done!
People from across the Southeast have been talking about this performance and band program!
OPENING SOON: The Bartow Virtual Academy application window will open Nov. 1 for the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year.
The BVA is open to all 9th – 11th grade students who meet certain criteria. Seniors are not eligible for second semester unless they have previously been in the BVA.
The online application link and criteria information can be found here: https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/page/bartow-virtual-academy
COMING UP: ADAIRSVILLE'S PINK OUT
This beautiful, long-standing tradition will commence this Friday at 9 a.m. Our AHS field formation this year is "RISE UP." We would like to invite all cancer survivors and their families to join us for the Survivor Lap.
OPTIONS & OPPORTUNITIES: Adairsville, Cass, and Woodland Magnet students are touring Oxford of Emory and The Emory Atlanta campus today! Wonderful exposure for our students!
ON A HIGH NOTE: Congratulations to our Adairsville Marching Tigers! They recently competed in the Chief Ladiga Marching Festival in Piedmont, Alabama, and received Superior Drum Major, Superior Majorettes, Superior Color Guard, Superior Percussion, Superior Band, Best in Class 3A Drum Major, Best in Class 3A Majorettes, Best in Class 3A Color Guard, Best in Class 3A Percussion, and Best in Class 3A Band! We're not even sure how they got all that hardware home!
