GEARING UP FOR GREATNESS: In just two short days, 28 Bartow County Robotics teams will storm Georgia Highlands College to compete in the 2023 FIRST Lego League Robotics Community Showcase! During the all-day event, you'll see ultra-fast paced Robot Games and innovative projects utilizing kinetic tiles and hydroelectric plants, just to name a few! Congratulations, BCSS teams! Your work this year has been nothing short of incredible!
BARTOW BRAG: Best group of police officers around! Join us in celebrating their collective efforts to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment for all students and staff in the Bartow County School System!
HEAVY HITTER: The Atlanta Braves picked its TOP THREE finalists for the ballpark PA announcer position, and our own Larry Gardner is in the mix! Not only that, our "local parent turned celebrity," WON the fan poll with 60% of the votes!! Wow!! Let's cheer him on as he continues to hit this opportunity out of the park!
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.
This month, we celebrate and honor Scott Brown, our Technology Specialist! Scott has been a tremendous help to us since day one! He's a self-starter, efficient, personable, and kind! There is no job he can't do, and he'll do it with a smile on his face. We're proud to have him as he makes us all better! Congratulations, Scott!
STAR STATUS: Cartersville-Bartow County STAR students and teachers were honored this afternoon by the Rotary Club of Cartersville!
Adairsville High School's Annie McCormick, Cass High School's Ryan Pope, and Woodland High School's Joseph Parker earned the highest SAT scores in their schools and were therefore named STAR students by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators. Also, in the top 10% of their class, these students named the educators who have been the most impactful in their successful educational career. McCormick choose AHS Math Teacher Katy Carder as her STAR teacher, Pope selected Math Teacher Tammy Ragus, and Parker nominated Chorus Teacher Kimberly Human.
The Rotary Club of Cartersville also recognized Pope as the DISTRICT WINNER! With a score of 1440, he earned the highest SAT score in the county! Pope and his STAR teacher will now compete for regionwide honors next month!
FREE BARTOW COUNTY SUMMER STEM CAMP: Calling all 3rd-6th graders!
PAY TO PIE: When raising money for Backpack Buddies and the Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter, nothing is off the table, not even cherry pies! Deputy Superintendent Dr. David Chiprany, Chief Leadership and Learning Officer Clint Terza, and other Central Office leaders were good sports when they took a pie to the face today!
SAVE THE DATE: Atlanta National College Fair
MEET THE ELITE: Ten Bartow County School System students advance in the highly competitive and prestigious Georgia Governor’s Honors Program!
The semifinalists include Adairsville High School juniors Callie Viktora (Environmental Science) and Caroline Gossett (Visual Arts), and sophomore Braden Mathis (Environmental Science); Cass High School juniors Michelle Lin (World Languages: Chinese) and Joseph Loh (Communicative Arts); Woodland High School juniors William Doerfler (Music: French Horn), Delaney Matthews (Music: Saxophone), Emily Stockinger (Dance), Christian Koontz (Visual Arts), and sophomore Hannah Willoughby (Music: Soprano).
“This year, approximately 4,200 students across the state were nominated to the state-level competition, and more than 1,500 of them have been selected as semifinalists for the state interviews and auditions. That is about 200 more semifinalists than last year,” said BCSS GHP Coordinator Paula Camp. “As you can see, our group advancing in this elite program is mostly made up of juniors. They are experienced and it shows by their depth of knowledge in their specific area of study, extracurricular involvement, and maturity. Additionally, you can see the passion and excitement in their eyes. These ten outstanding students will without a doubt succeed at extraordinary levels.”
The 2023 GHP semifinalists will now have the opportunity to interview or audition at Georgia Southern University on March 11. Finalists and alternates will be announced April 7.
Upon acceptance, finalists will participate in the four-week, summer residential program at Georgia Southern University starting June 18.
The Governor’s Honors Program remains fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly.
GO TIME: Pre-K and Kindergarten registration opens TODAY! Also, we are still accepting Out-of-District and Out-of-Zone applications until Feb. 28th!
NEW: 🩺School Nurse Recruitment Fair 🩺
March 2
4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Competitive wages, excellent benefits, and summers off!!
See flyer for additional information!
NATIONAL NO ONE EATS ALONE DAY: Cass Middle School and other schools across the nation recognize No One Eats Alone Day!
For students who struggle with social skills, lunch and recess can be the hardest part of the school day. So, to promote an inclusive atmosphere, CMS placed conversation starter cards on cafeteria tables and taught lessons on social isolation and empathy. Great job, CMS! #nooneeatsalone
BETTER IN BARTOW: The Bartow County College and Career Academy now has an Anatomage Table! Woodland High School has two, and now the BCCCA is following suit.
The Anatomage Table is the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization system on the market. It is both a virtual library of human and animal cadavers, as well as a clinical diagnostic tool by visualization of any Medical CT, CBCT or MRI scan.
Very few of these 3D anatomy and virtual dissection platforms can be found in K-12 systems around Georgia. We are extremely happy to lead the way and provide this unparalleled opportunity for our high school students!
ICE CREAM WITH A COP: Another "sweet" meetup with Bartow County School Police and other local law enforcement agencies! This time, officers visited fourth graders at AES! It's exciting to watch them foster such positive relationships that will last for years to come!
REMINDER: Our Out-of-Zone and Out-of-District application window closes Feb. 28!
NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK: Bartow County has the BEST counselors! This special week calls for a special luncheon with great food and even better speakers, like Ms. Rachel Holmes from CollegeBoard! Join us in saying THANK YOU to our counselors!
"School counselors are the first line of support for students. Students can't achieve academically when they can't cope with social and emotional problems. School counselors can help guide students in their journey through childhood and adolescence." - Richard Wong
SPECIAL HEART WEEK: Sit five minutes with five-year-old Luke Collier and he will tell you he has many superpowers. And he’s right! Only, his extraordinary abilities have nothing to do with jumping off tall skyscrapers to save the day!
Luke’s superpowers include, but are certainly not limited to, accepting a diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, undergoing two open heart surgeries (one at three days old and the other at three months old), and living to tell his story with an incredibly infectious smile.
Luke is now a kindergartner at Hamilton Crossing Elementary School by day and a league bowler by night!
Luke and his mother, Julie, are celebrating his progress during Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week February 7-14.
Through books, bracelets, and beautiful discussions, Luke’s classmates and school are learning what it means to be a heart warrior. Red bead, blue bead, heart bead.
“I am a heart warrior,” adds Luke. “I will be having one other open heart surgery later in life to correct my condition. My heart will never be normal, just fixed.”
“And that is just fine,” says Luke’s friends, as they wrap their arms around him.
NEW MAGNET COHORT: This is a BIG day for hundreds of our eighth grade students as they'll find out at 5 p.m. tonight if they were accepted into one or more Magnet program!
* For the first time in BCSS history, AHS hit triple digits! They will be offering 101 students a spot in their Magnet program!
* CHS will be sending 79 acceptance letters!
* WHS will be sending 86 acceptance letters!
A major signing ceremony will be held on Feb. 28 after accepted students decide which Magnet program they want to be a part of!
NURSES WANTED: Positions available for the 2023-24 school year at White Elementary & Woodland High! See below!
https://bartow.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=902
BOARD RECOGNITIONS: A-TEAMS
BARTOW COUNTY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY U.S. HISTORY TEAM: William Dooley, Mike Fitch, & Meghan Johnson
ADAIRSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE TEAM: Traci Newman & Kim Ruggles
These teacher teams exemplify the three big ideas of our Professional Learning Communities culture as they continually demonstrate a focus on learning, collaboration, and results!
