BARTOW AND BEYOND: Adairsville High School Senior Samantha Pasley earns yet another scholarship - the 2022 Norma Jean Topham Scholarship! Samantha recently received it from the Bartow County chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international organization of female educators. Every year, the group recognizes and supports one or two outstanding future female educators in Bartow County who have plans to attend college, receive a degree in Education, and become a teacher! Congratulations, Samantha!
[Photo: Samantha Pasley and Amy Grace Cooper, MRES teacher and Phi President]
BARTOW AND BEYOND: Congratulations to the 2022 Shaw Associate Dependent Scholarship winners in Bartow County Schools!
According to Shaw Industries, this scholarship was created in 2019 to help the dependents of Shaw associates realize their dreams of continuing their education at a college, university, or technical school. Students must exhibit a passion for creating a better future for themselves and their communities.
Congratulations, Bartow County School System students, and thank you Shaw Industries for supporting our seniors and future workforce development!
[Pictured below: Adairsville High School scholarship winners and Catherine Smith, Shaw Industries corporate communications manager]
ADAIRSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Ashlynn Waters
Ashley Parker
Bryce Harrell
Nathaniel Grisham
Samantha Pasley
CASS HIGH SCHOOL
Juan Pajarito
Kelly Young
Kori Richey
Mackenze Poulnot
WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Kyler Williams
Savannah Jordan
THANK YOU, MRS. MULKEY: Let's wish her well! After seven years as principal of Emerson Elementary, Mrs. Tracy Mulkey, will be leaving us. During her time at just EES, Mulkey was extremely instrumental in leading a professional learning communities (PLC) culture shift that ultimately led to an increase in student achievement!
LAST FEW DAYS UNTIL SWEET SUMMERTIME: Check out how Emerson Elementary School is wrapping up another successful academic year! What's more fun than learning with a little shaving cream and a lot of MAGIC?!
THIS EAGLE IS READY TO SOAR: Superintendent Page introduced new Emerson Elementary School Principal Paige Bennett to staff members today! What a perfect fit; this EES Eagle is truly ready to soar!
NEW TIGER IN TOWN: New Adairsville High School Principal Lexie Bultman meets her Adairsville family and community for the first time today! What an exciting time to be in Bartow County!
NEW: Highly respected and equally successful in the Bartow County School System, Cloverleaf Elementary School Assistant Principal Paige Bennett, soars to new heights as principal of Emerson Elementary School.
FULL STORY: https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/article/745247
NEW: “As A Family,” Adairsville High School is set to welcome its new top Tiger – Lexie Bultman!
FULL STORY: https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/article/745255
EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME: Former Cubs Outfielder and Founder of L.E.A.D. Center for Youth in Atlanta, C.J. Stewart, works with our student leaders at Allatoona Elementary, and this week, to wrap up the year, he treated them to a personalized tour through Mercedes Benz Stadium! Locker rooms, turf, history; these students saw it all and were AMAZED! Thank you, C.J. Stewart!
FUTURE FORWARD: Adairsville Middle School and Red Top Middle School received the honor of attending the International Science & Engineering Fair at the World Congress Center! They learned from top experts in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!
REMINDER: The Bartow County School System Central Registration Office is only open during select hours this summer; details below!
ESOL FAMILY: Just more proof Bartow County has the best teachers! Check out what Ms. Ellen Greer gave her ESOL students! "We all laugh in the same language."
APPRECIATION POST: Read to Grow, now in its fourth year, just wrapped up, and it was another successful year in our first-grade classrooms! More than 100 volunteers were out in force, helping our students learn how to read. We’ve seen the data over the years, and we know how impactful these volunteers are.
As a small token of our appreciation, Read to Grow Program Coordinator Kristy Mitchell held a luncheon in their honor.
If you’ll remember, before the pandemic, we had more than 400 volunteers. We’re trying to get the numbers back up for next year to help more students, so if you’re interested in volunteering or know someone who may be, please contact Kristy Mitchell at kristy.mitchell@bartow.k12.ga.us. It’s only an hour a week, and you can truly make a big difference in the lives of our students.
NEW: Congratulations, Aspiring Administrator Leadership Academy! This cohort received its Certificate of Completion this week, so you could see them in administrator roles in the coming year(s)!
William Dooley, BCCCA
Michele Edwards, WHS
Blake Fallin, CMS
Melissa Garland, KES/MRES
Lauren Gentry, RTMS
Tracy Pulliam, EHES
Kristen Stevens, EHES
Candace Turner, WES
Matt Bowen, ALES
Emily Blankenship, CLES
Adrian Bagley, CCES
Leigh McClure, CLES
LEARNING & EARNING: For the first time, Bartow County College and Career Academy Teachers Rhonda Hendrix and Harry Wyche taught the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant curriculum within the Allied Health and Medicine pathway, and 45/46 (98%) of the students passed the end of pathway assessment to become credentialed to work as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)! Wow! Again, opportunities you won't find anywhere else!
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK: Join us in celebrating the best nurses in the state of Georgia and the work they do in our schools!
Thank you, Susan Buckner, Allison Cronin, Cary Eldridge, Sherri Green, Mary Ann Hardy, Terresa Holden, Susan Long, Lauren Lyle, Billie Pippin, Elizabeth Lorenz, Annette Lively, Ashton Johnson, Felicia Harrell, Carla Hardy, Katy Bullock, Darlene Brown, Virginia Rensel, Kelly Waller, Amber Stanfill, and Kristen Werts!
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF: Kingston Elementary School students! Check out their outdoor classroom! Students love the learning environment!
A-TEAM AWARD: Superintendent Page and system leaders present Adairsville High School and its geometry team, which consists of Dr. JoAnna Bartlett and Laura Turner with the most prestigious award given by the District, the A-Team Award!
Dr. JoAnna Bartlett and Laura Turner 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 geometry 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.
It is also evident that Principal Bruce Mulkey and the Adairsville High School Guiding Coalition have played a significant role in the development of this A-Team. Its Guiding Coalition was mentioned many times as a source of strength for the PLC process and as the means for the professional development which resulted in the efficacy of this collaborative team.
Congratulations on this extraordinary achievement! Dr. JoAnna Bartlett and Laura Turner will now present at next week's school board meeting, New Teacher Institute, and serve as role models for future A-Teams throughout our school system.
This is our 14th collaboration team to earn an A-Team Award!
BUCKLE UP: Adairsville Middle School students are ready for a wild ride tomorrow as they travel through the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair at the World Congress Center in Atlanta!
SWEET SUMMERTIME IS ALMOST HERE: We caught up with PLES, AES, CLES, and AMS as they wrap up their last few days of school! We see a little cooking, a little coding, and a lot of LAUGHS! It's always #BetterinBartow
