Bartow County College and Career Academy

Congratulations to our October ICARE Interns of the Month!

#BartowCares4U APPROVAL Practice, practice, practice! Practice doesn’t make perfect, but it does make us better! That applies to giving approval. We must be intentional to look around us and see the worth of others and affirm what we see. Whether they are a friend, family member, classmate, or teacher, who do you know that needs your approval? Show You Care: Choose two people will you give more approval to this week. • Who needs you to notice a positive character trait and talk to them privately? Name the quality and a time you’ve seen it displayed. • Who has done great work recently? What character trait(s) did this person live out while accomplishing this task? Tell them about both. • Who needs you to notice something that’s impressive or honorable? Who needs to be bragged on in front of others? • Who needs a handwritten note of approval from you this week? Tell them how grateful you are to be their friend/family member. Now let’s practice!

#BartowCares4U APPROVAL What about you?! We all have a need for approval, but we also have unique and personal ways we like for others to show it. Here are five unique dimensions of approval. Which one of these is most important to you? • Affirm me privately when you see me exhibiting a positive character quality. • Look beyond the things I do/don’t do and affirm my character, heart, or maturity. Tell me something about myself that makes you grateful or proud of me. • Be sure to notice when I have done something that is impressive or honorable. I especially like to be bragged on in front of others. • Separate WHO I am from WHAT I do when you think of me/talk to me. • Tell me how grateful you are to be in a relationship with me. Remember when one person showed approval to you in the personal way you mentioned above. Text this person and let them know you are grateful for how they met this need. “It really meant a lot to me when you gave me approval. You did that when_____. Thank you!” http://resources.relationshippress.com/books/nlmg/

#BartowCares4U APPROVAL We all have experienced the pain of someone making us feel unworthy or disliked. That is why we want to focus on the need of approval this month. Approval means building up or affirming the worth of another person, and sounds like, “I’m proud of you. You have such a kind heart. I’m impressed by you. I can’t imagine doing life without you!” Show You Care: This week take time to talk to a friend about their need for approval. Learn what is important to them. Try these words: “I’m trying to learn more about how to become an approving person. When has someone built you up or bragged on you? What did they say and how did it make you feel?” http://resources.relationshippress.com/books/nlmg/

Thank you, Clear Creek Elementary School, for welcoming our BCCCA Teacher Academy students into your classrooms! Our students had an amazing morning working with your students and teachers!

Please congratulate Itsel Maciel-Hernandez for being selected as the 2022 DAR Good Citizen for the BCCCA. The DAR Good Citizens Award, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. This award recognizes and rewards high school seniors who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities. These students are selected by their teachers and peers because they demonstrate these qualities to an outstanding degree.

COLLEGE ACCESS DAY: Financial Aid Assistance for Bartow County Hispanic and Latino students.

#BartowCares4U Remember the goal is to be known as a supportive person. To do that we need to be intentional with every relationship around us. Think about your friends, family, classmates, or teachers. We must look around us and see who needs help and take the step to be there for them! Here are a few ways that you can meet the needs of those around you and live it out!! • Ask one of your friends if you can support them by attending one of their events. • Help your younger sibling do their homework if they’re feeling overwhelmed. Your parent will thank you! • Surprise your parents by doing a chore without being asked. For bonus points, ask if they have any chores around the house that you could check off their list! • Look for ways to “be there” for your friends. Go to one of their school events or offer to study together with a friend you know is struggling in class. • Be a model of support by asking teachers or coaches if you can come early to help them out or stay late to pitch in. Encourage others to do the same. http://resources.relationshippress.com/books/vgia/

Just a reminder, Wednesday, September 21, is an Early Release Day! High schools dismiss at 12:30 p.m.

Practice, practice, practice!! To become more supportive, we need to practice giving support. Whether with your friends, family, classmates, or teachers, it takes intentionality to be supportive and it takes practicing giving it daily! What two specific people will you give support to this week? • Who needs you to attend an event with them? • Who needs you to offer support with a problem or struggle? • Who needs you to show them how to do something? • Who needs you to be with them while they are working on something hard? • Who needs you to show up when they are feeling alone or overwhelmed? Take time this week to look around you and be there for someone else! http://resources.relationshippress.com/books/vgia/

BCCCA Teacher Academy students had a great day at the Aspiring Educators of Tomorrow event at Kennesaw State University!

CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs. Meghan Johnson for being selected as the BCCCA 2022-23 Teacher of the Year! Her colleagues nominated and selected Mrs. Johnson for this prestigious award because of her amazing knowledge, charisma, and skills in the classroom. The students love and appreciate all that she brings into the classroom by enriching the environment through her love of teaching.

We all have a need for support, but we also have personal ways we like for others to give support to us. So, what does it look like or feel like to you? To give support it must be personal, and we need to understand it personally! Look at the following five unique dimensions. Which of these five is most important to you? • Offer practical help to me when I’m struggling or overwhelmed. • Ask me about the best way you can help me. • Attend my concerts, sporting events, family events, or competitions to show your care and support for me. • Offer to support me by introducing me to new friends or new ideas. • Adapt your plans or schedule to be with me when I am struggling. http://resources.relationshippress.com/books/vgia/

Have you ever been left alone when you really needed someone to help you? To be supportive means that we must come alongside someone else and help them with a problem or struggle. In a time when we have been isolated for so long, we must be more intentional to be there for one another! Show You Care: Talk to another person about their need for support. Notice what is important to them. Try saying something like, “I’m trying to learn more about how to give support. What does support look like, or sound like to you?” Finally, plan a time when you can give support to this person. Put it on your calendar before you leave!

Congratulations to the Academy's first ICARE Interns of the Month! These students were selected by their teachers because they embody I.C.A.R.E. in their daily lives. INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, AND EXCELLENCE are simply part of who they are. Congratulations to: Isis Ellis Ally Schmanski Haley Davy Hannah Cowart Mallory Stewart Natalie Dean Aidan Piatt

As we wrap up the first month of #BartowCares4U, we celebrated our students showing respect by being present at school. Mrs. Burkhalter's 1st Period class had the best attendance rate in our morning session, and Ms. Richard's 3rd Period class has the best attendance in our afternoon session. We also love the bulletin board Mrs. Burkhalter's class made for the program!

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Congratulations to the 22-23 BCCCA Champion Student Ambassadors

Good Afternoon Bartow County School System Family, The BCSS is currently hiring bus drivers to join our award-winning system, which transports more than 8,500 students every day. If you love children and want to make a difference in your community, apply online at www.bartow.k12.ga.us or call 770-606-5873. As a Bartow County bus driver, you will enjoy: • $3,500 signing incentive (to be paid over the course of eight months) • $1,000 one-time December pay supplement (applicable if hired before October 18, 2022, or $500 after) • Opportunities to earn extra money at your hourly rate through field trips and other activities • Health benefits • Retirement benefits • Fully paid Commercial Driver’s License training • Time off (sick leave, summers, and major holidays) • Drivers follow student calendar (home when your children are off of school) • All possible effort made to place drivers in a zone where their children attend a BCSS school • Rewarding work, shaping the lives of our children Bus Monitor positions are also available. The critical support role provides assistance to Exceptional Education students being transported. Bus Driver Recruitment Flyer Sincerely, Alisha Evans Communications Coordinator

#BartowCares4U What is Bartow Cares? Bartow Cares is a county-wide, year-long initiative through a partnership with Relational Values Alliance that unites Bartow County Schools, Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce, Bartow Collaborative, government and media leadership, the faith community, and many others. Bartow commits to live out relational values such as respect, support, and appreciation in multiple places: at home, at work, at school, and in faith. With caring-connections great things happen, so in Bartow County we want to know everybody’s story and show that somebody cares!