📣CHEERING ON OUR OWN📣: Tiger Nation and the Bartow County School System celebrate Macy Wilson, an Adairsville high School Senior, and Georgia Cheer Coaches Association (GCCA) Cheerleader of the Year and member of the A-4A All-State Team!
Macy recently submitted an application and was chosen among the Top 30 cheerleaders in the competition! As a member of that top tier, she went to Columbus, Georgia, this weekend, along with a few of her teammates, Sadie Abernathy, Ansley Kate Carroll, and Emmalee Stensvold, and completed a two minute performance and interview. Macy was then chosen as a member of the Top 16! First time in AHS history!! Congratulations, Macy!
SYSTEM SPOTLIGHT: What a great group of 4th graders at Euharlee Elementary School, under the leadership of A-Team Extraordinaire and Teacher Stephanie Hardy! This month, you'll see them on 11 Alive Morning News with a special shout-out! Additional details to come! #EnjoyToday11
MORNING SHOUT-OUT: 11Alive Morning News is launching a new series featuring schools across metro Atlanta! Guess who you'll see this Friday? The Cass High School Colonels! Watch 11Alive between 5-7 a.m. for their morning message! #EnjoyToday11
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: Emotional moments at Mission Road Elementary School today as students and staff experienced their last "first day of school" in their current building. Looking out the windows, they could see the walls going up in their new school, which will be ready to go by next August! To mark this unique time, Mission Road's new school theme this year is "A Sweet Ending to a New Beginning." And, luckily, Photographer Louis Tonsmeire will take pictures of all their iconic murals this year and put them up in their new school, so memories will not be lost! In the meantime, Chief Human Resource Officer Macy Defnall, along with Mission Road families, are sharing in this "sweet ending."
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: This year, in the Bartow County College and Career Academy, you'll find a brand new pre-K classroom! Doesn't it look amazing? And students love utilizing the gym to work out those "jitters." It's completely full, but remember this option for next year! Our Early Childhood Education students at the BCCCA love having our youngest students close by! Today, Deputy Superintendent David Chiprany toured the campus and met the kids and #futureTeachers!
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: Fire the CANNON! These Cass High School Colonels are ready to put in the work and leave a legacy! In these "first day" pictures, you'll find Chief Financial Officer Megan Brown and the CHS admin team welcoming students back for another award-winning year!
From exclusive Magnet program opportunities to study foreign languages and travel to far away countries, such as France, CHS is without a doubt unique. Academics and extracurriculars are top-notch, and how about the athletic programs?! They're definitely recognized in the state!
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: From the new leadership team to the students to the staff, these first day SMILES, GIGGLES, and TIGER ROARS at Adairsville Elementary School were downright contagious! As you can see, Superintendent Page loved every second of his visit! These Tigers welcomed (with open paws) new Principal, Amber Chapman, and Assistant Principal Ashley Goble! With the largest enrollment to date, these Tigers are off to a great 2023-24 academic year!
BARTOW GOES BACK TO SCHOOL: These Knights are back in school and lookin' cool! Great first day at Hamilton Crossing Elementary School under the leadership of Principal Lynn Robertson and Assistant Principal Lindsay Perry! Chief Leadership and Learning Officer Clint Terza even stopped by this morning to join in on the "first day fun!"
ADVANCED LEARNING: Less than 24 hours before we start the 2023-24 academic year, and our gifted teachers, STEM Teacher Champion Academy, and media specialists are making every second count at Georgia Highlands College! At GHC, they're learning about new STEM technology, partnerships, and more! Great job putting in the work for our students! Exciting time to be a part of the Bartow County School System!
NEW: We are excited to announce a new online payment option for school meals. Effective immediately, we will no longer be using My Payments Plus. Instead, we will be utilizing a similar platform called LINQ Connect for families looking to add money to their student(s) meal accounts electronically. To get started, go to linqconnect.com and click on the “register” button in the top right corner of your screen. Follow the prompts.
If you have money in My Payments Plus, it will automatically transfer to your LINQ account. With the new system, you will also have the option to track purchases and add an autopay feature. As with My Payments Plus, you will be charged a small convenience fee for this service.
Additionally, you can also fill out your Free and Reduced Meal application on the same platform.
We hope you find this tool easy and convenient! For questions, please do not hesitate to call Central Office or your school cafeteria manager.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL WELCOME PARADE: Wow! What a welcome back! Hamilton Crossing Elementary School students lined the streets of their subdivisions today to wave to their favorite staff members! The parade is a special tradition for the HCES Knights, and everyone felt the LOVE! Next up...Open House!
RALLY THE KNIGHTS: Hamilton Crossing Elementary School staff are ready to greet their students today in the most extraordinary way - through a BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARADE! Starting at 2 p.m., car loads of your favorite teachers and administrators will be canvasing neighborhoods with signs, smiles, and shouts of joy! They can't wait to catch a glimpse of their students ahead of tomorrow's BIG Open House Day!
Here is the list of neighborhoods in the order in which they'll be at!
* Bridlewood
* Planters
* Cass Station
* Stone Gate
* Antigua
* Ansley
* Camden Woods
* Founders Grove
* Friendly
* Walden Glen
* Hamilton Crossing
* The parade will be on the main road in the neighborhoods!
BACK IN BARTOW: It's going to be an amazing 2023-24 academic year! Teachers are back in their classrooms! Who are you excited to see in two short days during Open House? Drop some names and schools below⬇️
MESSAGE FROM OUR EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION DEPT:
Parents of parentally placed private school or home-schooled students ages 3 or older that live within the Bartow County School District are invited to attend an informational meeting regarding the expenditures of a proportionate share of federal funds for students evaluated and determined to be eligible for special education and related services. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at the Bartow County Central Office, 65 Gilreath Road, Cartersville, GA 30121. For more information on this meeting or to learn about services these students may be eligible for, please contact the Exceptional Education Department at 770-606-5800.
CLASSIFIED JOB FAIR: ONLY TWO MORE DAYS!
NEW: Check out who's featured on the homepage of our website right now! These are educators earning prestigious assistant principal jobs within the Bartow County School System! Congratulations to the following:
* Beth Payton, Adairsville High School AP
* Jason Rood, Adairsville High School AP
* Tassie Stone, Woodland High School AP
* JJ Wilson, Red Top Middle School AP
BOARD RECOGNITIONS: SHARON COLLUM, Executive Director of Federal Programs and Professional Learning
Congratulations on 32 years of service with the Bartow County School System!
Since 1993, Dr. Collum has assumed many roles with the BCSS – teacher (SCMS, CMS), curriculum coordinator (TES), assistant principal (TES), elementary instruction coordinator, principal (EHES), and executive director of Federal programs at the Central Office level.
Simply put, Dr. Collum’s knowledge and expertise is revered. Her character is admired, and her presence will be greatly missed. She has without a doubt left her mark on the BCSS.
Enjoy your retirement, Dr. Collum!
BOARD RECOGNITIONS: A-TEAM AWARD
RED TOP MIDDLE SCHOOL
Superintendent Page and the Bartow County Board of Education present Red Top Middle School and its eighth grade English Language Arts team, which consists of Lake Phillips, Joshua Rensch, Christie Taylor, and Allie Ingle with the most prestigious award given by the District, the A-Team Award!
Phillips, Rensch, Taylor, and Ingle exemplify the three big ideas of our Professional Learning Communities culture as they continually demonstrate a focus on learning, collaboration, and results.
BOARD RECOGNITIONS: MODEL PLC SCHOOL
BARTOW COUNTY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY
The Bartow County College and Career Academy becomes the 17th Bartow County school to be named a Model Professional Learning Community for its sustained success in raising student achievement! Congratulations!
NEW: The Bartow County School System has been approved to use federal relief funds to purchase essential school supplies for all students in grades pre-K through 12.
This one-time allotment of funds will cover most of the supplies needed in students’ classrooms this academic year.
Updated elementary and middle school supply lists will be published on your school’s website in the next few weeks.
Items that will be provided by the school system include but are not limited to paper towels, Lysol wipes, loose-leaf paper, crayons, pencils, notebooks, and binders.
Graphing calculators, pencil boxes, headphones, backpacks, and lunch boxes are examples of items that the school system will not be able to purchase.
Again, check your school's website for an updated supply list as the academic year approaches, and please note, this is a one-time disbursement of supplies.
This is another exciting opportunity for our school system, and we hope it helps provide some financial relief for our families.
