Chorus Concert @ 7:00 PM 8:00 PM. Get ready for Avatar STEAM Night, April 13 on TEAMS! The recognition ceremony on December 2 will honor one Support Staff Employee of the Year from each of CCSDs schools, centers and central office divisions. UPDATE: Lafayette School Crossing Guard Fatally Injured on Duty Hailed as Hero The incident happened at about 3 p.m. outside Stanley Middle School at 3455 School Street. The 4-H extra-curricular program, sponsored locally by the UGA Cooperative Extension Office, offers students the opportunity to learn new skills, improve their teamwork and leadership skills and serve their community. Cherokee County School District students excelled in this years Social Studies Fair, with 16 projects advancing to Regionals and four students placing at the Georgia Council for the Social Studies State competition! The Cherokee County School District congratulates the winners of the 2023 CCSD Reading Bowl! That student wasnt seriously hurt. Order Thanksgiving Break To-Go Meals by 8 a.m. 11/17. If you need food assistance during Fall Break, please contact one of the community food banks serving Cherokee County, which we have listed on our website at http://bit.ly/ccsdhealthinfo Reminder: All CCSD families who think they may qualify for free or reduced-price meals are asked to please complete the online application at www.lunchapplication.com. CCSD's Office of Safety & Security, in collaboration with Cherokee County Office of Fire & Emergency Services and Woodstock Fire Department, is sponsoring a districtwide fire safety contest for students! Every March, CCSD celebrates literacy beginning with Read Across America Day, a nationwide reading event that coincides with renowned children's book author and illustrator Dr. Seuss's March 2 birthday. The work day is 6.5 hours and the schedule follows the school calendar. CCSDs School Nutrition program, which serves 5 million meals each year in school cafeterias, earned the Golden Radish Award at the Platinum Level from the Georgias Departments of Agriculture, Public Health, Education and Georgia Organics. CCSD is committed to transparency and accountability. CCSD Connections Newsletter for September Now Online, CCSD Increases Substitute Teacher Pay - Next Training Session is Sept. 14, Report Shows No Schools 'Critically Overcrowded', CCSD Police Department Earns State Recognition. CCSD is ready for the new school year with 500temporary substitute teachers signed up to serve but we've heard from morewho want to join us! School Board Reviews Plans for Education SPLOST Renewal. The school offers a variety of academic programs including advanced placement classes, honors courses, and special education services. Meet a CCSD 2020 School Partner of the Year: Chick-fil-A, Towne Lake of Woodstock MS! The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, April 18, 2019 approved the appointment of a new CCSD School Police Chief and new assistant principals to fill vacancies for next school year. CCSD Connections Back to School Newsletter Now Online, CCSD Digital Learning 2021-22 Program Update. Select Departments Teachers School Counseling Teacher School Psychologist Principal Social Worker Mrs. Elliott Principal Principal 860-963-6575 Send Message to Mrs. Elliott. Thank you to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia. Reminder: CCSD's Job Fair is a month away please join us from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 4, at River Ridge High School (400 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock 30188). CCSD Recommended for Accreditation Renewal! The awards, presented in seven categories, recognize innovative practices by School Boards and School Districts that make a significant and positive impact on students. The Gateway includes updating emergency contacts, confirming transportation plans, signing up for free and reduced price lunch, and much more. The Cherokee County School District Annual Job Fair for next school year is THIS SATURDAY! Translate. Attention CCSD Parents: Book Sales Not Endorsed by CCSD. Published Feb. 24, 2023 10:32 a.m. PST. The Cherokee County School Districts third annual VILLA Program, which encourages and celebrates parent engagement, saw record participation this year. School Social Workers Assist Families in Need, CCSD's Child Find Program Helps Identify Special Needs Students, School Board Salutes Police Department for 20 Years of Exemplary Service, Board Briefs: School Board Names New Principals for Next School Year, CCSD Releases Annual Report of District Progress, Meet a CCSD 2019 Partner of the Year: The Premier Group Real Estate Firm for Woodstock MS, https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content/ccsd-school-partnerships. The Cherokee County Educational Foundation helped kickoff the new school year in CCSD this month by presenting teachers and support staff with $56,000 in grants! This is separate from the School Messenger system for CCSD emergency notifications. If your childrenare 0-18 years old, we are pleased to offer summer to-go meal service for them! About" The Cherokee County School District on Saturday, March 5, will host its annual Teacher Job Fair for next school year. 26 CCSD Students Advancing to Regional Social Studies Fair! Did you ever thank them? If your student was approved for free of reduced-price meals last school year, the approval has been extended for the first 30 operating days of the school year. The sale preview starts at 8:00 a.m. Previous year meal benefits will expire on Sept.12, 2018 unless a new application is received. We are very aware of where our role ends and where yours begins, and that we must work together to help our students succeed. The Cherokee County School District School Nutrition program has scored a three-peat with its third consecutive Platinum-level Georgia Golden Radish Award! Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower again expressed how much he appreciates the dedication of our students, parents and employees during this challenging time: we are here to support you -- we are all in this together. If you experience issues accessing the contents of this website, please contact: . It offers competitive compensation, excellent benefits, a great work calendar and schedule, opportunities for professional development and career advancement, and a wonderful work environment and team! Meet a CCSD 2022 School Partner of the Year: Nothing Bundt Cakes Woodstock of Woodstock Middle School! The film also starred Matthew Modine, and its plot follows a teenaged couple attempting to have sex for the first time. Please sign up today by applying online for 2021-22 Substitute Teacher at https://bit.ly/JobsCCSD Questions? The Registration Gateway allows parents to log in from home via CCSDs website and get enrollment forms filled out online, rather than filling them out by hand while waiting at a school office. Please check out this video - http://bit.ly/stop4bus - to learn more. All six CCSD high schools reported higher grad rates for the Class of 2020, with Creekview HS reporting the top rate of 96.2%. She definitely goes above and beyond! #CCSDfam, CCSD presents an annual Agency Information Fair for parents and teachers to learn more about services in the community for children with special needs. Booth MS eighth-graders Madeline May and Anvita Rautray; Teasley MS eighth-grader Nick Whyte; Woodstock HS seniors Laney Broussard and Ella Elbeck; and Woodstock MS seventh-grader Marisol Borrero. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia. #CCSDfam. The March 2021 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes a message from the Superintendent. Results released today show the Class of 2018 posted an excellent overall score of 23, while a record number took the challenging college entrance and placement examination: 1,809 students -- an 11-percent increase from the previous year. Students are judged on their presentation and their portfolio, which includes their project work, as well as information about their leadership and citizenship activities and community service. While Cherokee County School District schools and office remain closed, registration for students new to CCSD for the 2020-21 school year is underway. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! CCSD is participating in Georgias Farm to School month celebration with special menu items including a Kickin it with Kale salad on Wednesday! Join the #CCSDfam as a School Bus Driver! It's Read Across America Week and #GetCCSDReading Month! This position offer competitive compensation and outstanding benefits, a schedule that follows the school calendar, and wonderful work environments and caring teams. www.cherrydale.com/WMSWG. The National School Lunch Program serves 30 million children every day, and this years celebration theme, Lots 2 Love, encourages students and school nutrition professionals to share what they love most about school lunch. The annual competition offers students in all grades and of all abilities the opportunity to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts 2D and 3D. Last Updated: February 28, 2023 - 2:05pm For more information click here: https://www.woodstockct.gov/home/news/notice-special-town-meeting-february-28-2023 Meal distribution sites, times and guidelines are on the website here. Over the coming days, the Superintendent and staff will develop recommendations for School Board approval regarding operations and programming for the remainder of the year. The Cherokee County School Board has earned top state honors for exemplary leadership and innovation practices. The Cherokee County School District will host its annual job fair on March 2 for hiring new teachers, bus drivers and school nutrition workers! CCSD will host its next substitute teacher training workshop on Sept. 14 and now is accepting applications. Hazlehurst, Georgia. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower has no plans to ask the School Board to privatize bus drivers or School Nutrition or any other part of CCSD operations. The Cherokee County School District is seeking After School Program (ASP) workers and lunchroom monitors! Read the latest CCSD Connections parent newsletter! For the upcoming school year, this 49% option of working 3.5 hours per school day is available for specific teaching roles, school psychologists and speech language pathologists. Nearly 200 students from more than 20 CCSD schools put their technology skills to the test at the Piedmont Regional Technology Competition. View 952 Kinzel Drive, Winchester, VA 22601 property records including property ownership, deeds, mortgages, titles & sales history, current & historic tax assessments, legal, parcel & structure description, land use, zoning & more. The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont.Founded in 1791, it is among the oldest universities in the United States as the fifth institution of higher learning established in the New England region of the United States. The Cherokee County School Districts annual Job Fair will be a virtual event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 6. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Jan. 13, reviewed a progress report on accomplishing Blueprint strategic plan goals and heard operational updates including the planned expansion of CCSDs school choice program. Through the annual CCSD Social Studies Fair program, students in grades 5-12 have the opportunity explore an area of social studies and complete a research project individually or as part of a team. Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower this week participated in the annual State of the County program. Apply now by clicking Jobs@CCSD at www.CherokeeK12.net and selecting any of the School Nutrition Worker listings at various schools. Cherokee County School District teachers and staff were welcomed to work for the sixth day of school with sweet surprises from a new organization dedicated to encouraging them and lifting the entire communitys spirits. CCSD schools have been busy celebrating the holiday season by giving to others and serving the community through volunteering. Dean Rusk Middle School sixth-grader Riley ONeill correctly spelled piratical and then hurriedly to claim the title as the countys top speller at the 2020 Cherokee County School District Spelling Bee Thursday night at Cherokee High School. An eighth-grader from each CCSD middle school has been selected as one of CCSDs first REACH Georgia scholars. If you have not already done so, please visit the Back-to-School Gateway at https://bit.ly/CCSDb2s to update your childs emergency contacts and provide other important information. Dont miss your opportunity to become a teacher in an outstanding metro Atlanta school district! CCSDs Office of Curriculum & Instruction coordinates the campaign, which supports the statewide Get Georgia Reading initiative and CCSDs continued focus on improving literacy. Dear #CCSDfam, Please contact CCSD HR at 770-479-1871 or katie.munson@cherokeek12.net #CCSDfam, Our enrollment has grown to 41,514 students from our opening day enrollment! A former student at Mother Teresa Middle School (MTMS) in Regina has headed back to the classroom to further his education. The May 2022 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes important end-of-year announcements including May 27 early dismissal for middle and high school students and plans for the summer meal program. On Woodstock's 50th birthday, a rebellious generation mellows out Aug. 17: A Crusader model plane strikes the south side of a two-story home on South Smith Road in Union Vale, destroying the. These school-level winners now are eligible for the honor of Cherokee County School District 2022 Teacher of the Year. The meal kit will include one breakfast and one lunch. On behalf of the Superintendent, this message is to update you on resources you may need during the two-week closure of CCSD schools from Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, March 27, 2020. Students audition for these selective performance opportunities. Every March, CCSD celebrates literacy beginning with Read Across America Day, a nationwide reading event that coincides with renowned childrens book author and illustrator Dr. Seusss March 2 birthday. Application decisions and notifications will begin in early May, and accepted students/parents will be contacted with enrollment information. https://www.cherokeek12.net//divisions-school CCSD Connections Newsletter for March 2022 Now Online! CCSD Connections Parent Newsletter March Edition Now Online, CCSD Celebrates 2023 Partners of the Year, Volunteers of the Year, CCSD Kicks Off Annual "Get Cherokee Reading" Event. . Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia, a CCSD Partner. Abraham Lippitt Jr. Bainbridge, Georgia. Were nearing the end of our seventh week of school with Fall Break ahead of us. The Cherokee County School District's School Nutrition program has added a Halal menu item. CCSD is offering a special to-go free meal service for all students for the February Winter Break! January 9, 2022 Michael Lang, the concert impresario who helped conceive the landmark, generation-defining 1969 music festival Woodstock, died Saturday night at Sloan Kettering hospital in New. The Cherokee County School District is seeking a professional with experience in nutrition, dietetics and/or food service to serve as a School Nutrition Coordinator. John Michael Demcisak Sr., 85, currently of Woodstock, died Feb. 5, 2023. The Jan. 31 program is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. atWoodstock City Church (150 Ridgewalk Way, Woodstock30188). If you have questions, please contact Paula Hilton at 770 721-8443 or paula.hilton@cherokee12.net. Subs can hand-pick how frequently they want to work as well as where they want to accept jobs. One practice run with their bus is required, but many drivers practice more times in their own vehicles. Students fled the classroom, including one who plunged through a closed window. CCSD's School Nutrition Program Earns National Honors, CCSD Students Excel at Tech Fair, Advancing to State, CCSD District Winners for PTA Reflections Contest Named, CCSD Congratulates Elementary and Middle School Reading Bowl Winners, CCSD School Choice Month and New Enrollment. February 27, 2023 (78 years old) View obituary. The November edition of the CCSD Connections parent e-newsletter now online here is filled with important information including two updates to the school calendar. We appreciate partners' support of our schools, which is why we celebrate their service here -- congratulations to Woodstock Middle School 2020 Partner of the Year: Chick-fil-A, Towne Lake! Please contact Katie Munson at 770-479-1871 or katie.munson@cherokeek12.net #CCSDfam. Contact CCSD Recruiter Lindsay.Bowley@cherokeek12.net and 770.704.4256. Meal pick up will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 7, at Cherokee High School's Cherokee North building, Creekview High School and Etowah High School's Etowah East building. CCSD studentsare invited to enter CCSD's Fire Safety Essay & Poster Contests by Sept. 9. Woodstock Middle School - Parent Portal Gear Store . The Cherokee County School District is celebrating its educators and support staff who are retiring after exemplary service! We see this growth pattern every year, with enrollment usually peaking at the 20th day of school. More information is posted at bit.ly/CCSDserves Thank you! Every fall, each CCSD school is asked to select its own Teacher of the Year. CCSDs school nurses are superheroes, and these dedicated essential workers need back-up as we continue to offer in-person school. A Cherokee County School District student is a regional essay contest winner! The test assess students mastery of Georgia Performance Standards, which set expectations for what lessons students will learn in each grade. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said, although CCSD will not earn federal funding reimbursement for the additional sites or for feeding students during spring break, it is the right thing to do. All CCSD schools now are using the Canvas system for sending all schoolwide emails. Cherokee County School Districts School Nutrition department is beginning the new school year with announcements including that it will continue to provide breakfasts and lunches to all students at no cost to them for the entire 2021-22 school year! The Cherokee County School District participates in the statewide Child Find program to help identify students eligible for Special Education services. Back-to-School Walk-Through/Open House Schedule Set! Teachers will post assignments for students in Canvas. Meal pick up will be from 4-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at two locations only Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy in Canton and Carmel ES in Woodstock and you will choose the location on your form. Pre-register athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. Each honoree will be congratulated by the Superintendent of Schools and School Board members and receive a plaque and gifts of appreciation before an audience of honorees and their families, Principals and CCSD leaders. Search. Dennis Michael Gray of Woodstock, our cherished husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and dear friend, sadly passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Feb. 25, 2023, at the age of 81, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The September 2021 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes a message from the Superintendent. The annual competition offers students in all grades and of all abilities the opportunity to create original works of art in the categories of dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts 2D and 3D. ParentSquare also will be used, beginning in mid-August, to send the weekly progress reports for attendance and grades to all parents. Every March, CCSD celebrates literacy beginning with Read Across America Day, a nationwide reading event that coincides with renowned childrens book author and illustrator Dr. Seusss March 2 birthday. N/A. The Cherokee County School District will host a fall job fair from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at 1020 Keeter Road. What is Child Find? More back-to-school information will be shared with our families in the July edition of the CCSD Connections newsletter on July 22. The Cherokee County School District is accepting applications for its annual parent academy program. These patches, which have adhesive backing, feature the same design as those on the rental gowns used for past commencement ceremonies. The Cherokee County School District again has earned national honors for its School Nutrition summer meals program! The December 2021 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes an important message from the Superintendent about CCSD earning the States highest honor for leadership and dedication to providing the best education possible to every child! The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Nov. 18, approved its 2022 Legislative Partnership Priorities, which advocate for continued local control of public education decisions and the end of State educational funding budget cuts. Students submitted videos to present their projects for judging. The purpose of Child Find is to identify, locate, and evaluate children and youth, who are suspected of having or have a diagnosed disability or developmental delay, in order to provide free appropriate Special Education services. If Technology is unable to fulfill your request, staff will let your childs teacher know immediately so you can make other arrangements. A 2018 national study released reported 1 in 5 high school students have tried vaping. CCSD Announces First-Ever Support Staff Employee of the Year Awards! Please check out the July edition of the CCSD Connections newsletter at https://bit.ly/CCSDconnections, which includes important back-to-school info and a message from the Superintendent. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, approved several appointments for CCSD school leadership roles for next school year. Nancy M. Ketchum, 87, of Dowagiac, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at her home. The November 2021 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes a message from the Superintendent. 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