One winner is selected in three categories based on school district enrollment: small, 1-3,000 students; medium, 3,001-10,000 students; and large, 10,000+ students. The Cherokee County School District congratulates the winners of the 2023 CCSD Reading Bowl! Congratulations to CCSD's Retiring Educators! Pre-register athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. CCSD Continues to Exceed State Averages on Georgia Milestones! More Cherokee County School District Class of 2018 students took the ACT exam than any previous class, while maintaining impressive averages and exceeding National and State averages! The Cherokee County School Board is celebrating the CCSD School Police Department for its 20 years of exemplary service. The school's diversity has stayed . Larry Dupree Carter. #SafeCherokee, The Cherokee County School Districts award-winning School Nutrition department will celebrate National School Breakfast Week from March 4 to 8 with special items on the menu at all CCSD school cafeterias including a fruit parfait on Tuesday and breakfast for lunch on Wednesday. The annual recognition program, now in its ninth year, recognizes a Partner of the Year and a Volunteer of the Year for each individual school and center who are selected based on their outstanding service for the past year. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! GRADUATION UPDATE: Following a meeting this afternoon relative to graduation ceremony planning, we are pleased to announce that CCSD Class of 2021 graduating seniors will be allowed tickets for six guests to attend their ceremony next month at First Baptist Church of Woodstock. Woodstock Middle School is a public school located in Woodstock, Georgia. 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. The nonprofit organization, since its 2012 formation to raise funds for CCSD teachers, programs and schools, has awarded more than $500,000 in grants to support teaching and learning. Microsoft Education has recognized 42 Cherokee County School District teachers and staff as instructional technology experts! The Cherokee County School District, for the past 24 years, has used a 1-percent Education SPLOST to fund capital improvement projects, which include constructing new schools and facilities and renovating existing ones; funding technology infrastructure; buying school buses; and purchasing land for future schools. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia, a CCSD Partner! In the days before the start of the school year, CCSDs school buses can be spotted out on the county's roads and highways, running their routes. Moodys and Standard & Poors financial service companies this month reaffirmed CCSDs Aa2 and Aa+ ratings, respectively, and awarded Stable outlooks to both, which places the District in an outstanding position for future growth. #SafeCherokee. Please help us celebrate Tia Bryller, who this school year will begin leading Woodstock Middle School! Graduates will drive through a pick-up area for honor cords, medals and other special regalia and, as a gift to every senior from their Principal, each will receive an embroidered school patch to affix to their keepsake graduation robes. 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. We greatly value the outstanding support staff in our schools and central office divisions, which is why we recognize them here. Save the Date! As you know, schools are scheduled to be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, and Tuesday, Feb. 19 for student holidays. #CCSDfam, Its Georgia School Board Appreciation Week, and well be shining the spotlight on each of our representatives to thank them for their service. Annual Georgia Probe College Fair Visits Cherokee County on Oct. 29, Students Invited to Thank Educators Through #thanksCCSD Project, Learn More About CCSD's Blueprint Strategic Plan. The Cherokee County School Districts annual Job Fair will be a virtual event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 6. Expectations + Respect = Success! Subs can hand-pick how frequently they want to work as well as where they want to accept jobs. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia, a CCSD Partner. Check out the district-wide school calendars. Buses will pick up 2 hours late; school will end on time. ! CCSD's "Kickin' It With Kale" for Farm to School Month! 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). We appreciate the support of our partners and the difference they are making in our schools! Meet a CCSD 2019 Volunteer of the Year: Cynthia Tunon of Woodstock MS! 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. Amid the memes floating around, theres one reminding us were not all in the same boat in this sea change. Shenandoah herald. The Gateway includes updating emergency contacts, confirming transportation plans, signing up for free and reduced price lunch, and much more. Use the search field above to filter by staff name. The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday night approved the budget for next school year, which calls for a tax rate reduction, increased investment in school safety and pay raises for teachers and support staff. September's CCSD Connections Parent E-Newsletter Now Online. The SafeSchools Alert system will allow students, parents, school staff and everyone in the community to anonymously report safety concerns by text, email, online message or phone call. CCSD schools celebrated the holiday season by serving the community through donation drives and volunteering. Please read the attachment carefully. The Cherokee County School District celebrated outstanding school community partners and volunteers at the annual CCSD Partner of the Year and Volunteer of the Year Recognition Ceremony. As a result, all schools and officeswill be closed, and staff will not be answering phones. Learn more here (https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/school-closure-decision-process). During the next couple of weeks, your students will be completing during school, with our wonderful school counselors, the following Needs Assessment Links. Our teachers are amazing, which is why we share the story of a schools Teacher of the Year every week please help us celebrate 2020 Woodstock Middle School Teacher of the Year Jefferson Doyle! More information and the applications (look for Future Openings forms for each of these jobs) are online at https://bit.ly/JobsCCSD #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. 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! CCSD's School Nutrition Summer Meals Program Earns National Honors. The April 2022 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 about the districts accreditation renewal, as well as other important information. 8/3/2020 Message from the Superintendent: #CCSDUnited, 7/29/2020 CCSD Back-to-School Updates & Reminders, 7/27/2020 CCSD Newsletter: Back to School Info, 7/16/20 CCSD Message: Decision Reminder and Rumors, Board Business Briefs: CCSD Annual Budget Approved, CCSD Launches Fact vs. Fiction Page to Address Rumors, 7/13/20 CCSD Message: Reopening Plan FAQs Update, Food Distribution Update: More Meals Available at All Sites, Fresh Produce Boxes at CHS, Board Business Briefs: Reopening of Schools Plan Approved, Registration Gateway Online for New Student Registration, Reminder: CCSD Return to School Questionnaire due June 29, CCSD Publishes Annual Financial Facts Report, Board Business Briefs: Review of Proposed Budget, Reopening Plans, 2020 Census: It's Not Too Late to Be Counted, CCSD Middle, High School Students Place at 4-H Competition, CCSD Students Win at Statewide Technology Competition, To-Go Meal Distribution Summer Schedule Begins June 1, CCSD Congratulates Retiring Educators, Support Staff, Help Your Child Keep Learning Over Summer Break, Board Briefs: School Board Hears School Reopening Plans, Budget Update, CCSD Recognizes Top Staff from Special Education Team, 5/18/2020 Message: Graduation Update; Summer Resources, CCSD Honored with National Award for Educational Technology, CCSD Enrollment for Next School Year Underway, 4/20/20 CCSD Message: Expectations & Outlook, Board Briefs: School Board Approves Ending School Early, 4/3/20 Message from the Superintendent: Grading, 4/1/2020 Gov. Enter CCSD's Fire Safety Essay & Poster Contests by Sept. 9, Board Briefs: School Board Approves New Strategic Plan Based on Community Input. Today is PTA Day in CCSD, as proclaimed by the Cherokee County School Board! 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 school has earned a $1,000 grant to improve teaching and learning for in-person and Digital Learners! 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. CCSD Connections Newsletter for May Now Online, Board Briefs: School Board Names New Police Chief, Assistant Principals for Next School Year. CCSD Announces Third Annual Recipe Contest! Clayton Elementary Schools school counselor sees her mission in three parts: to connect, to educate and to advocate. Four days ago, we welcomed a new year and new hopes for an end to COVID-19. Cherokee County School District students are advancing to State 4-H Competition, with two students elected to statewide leadership roles. Your bid can be the winning one at CCSDs annual surplus equipment auction, which is open to the public, and begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the CCSD Central Warehouse (201 Mountain Brook Court, Canton, 30115). #CCSDPartnersInAction #CCSDfam. Details are posted at http://bit.ly/CCSDnurses21 Join the #CCSDfam & apply now by clicking Jobs@CCSD at www.CherokeeK12.net Sign up today for the CCSD Virtual Job Fair on March 6 to learn more and talk with a CCSD School Nurse! Michael Lang, co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, died on Saturday at the age of 77. The Cherokee County School District is focused on further improving suicide prevention training for its staff and offering more support to students in need. Click here for the Spring Panorama Survey. How do we decide? Picture ID isw VJ484MTVE. She is a safe haven, one parent shared, noting her children have been strongly supported by Ms. Chesnut as they navigated through family challenges over the past two years. (https://bit.ly/CCSDmealpickup). Woodstock Middle School 147b Rte 169 Woodstock, CT 06281-3039. This scoreis among the best ratings in the State-- only 10 other school districts of the 180 in Georgia earned a 4.5.. Meal pick up will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, July 12, at Cherokee High School's Cherokee North building, Creekview High School and Etowah High School's Etowah East building. Whether your CCSD student is returning in-person or learning online, we need you to please complete the Gateway first day forms as soon as possible. Read the June CCSD Connections Newsletter! And just as after Sandy Hook and Parkland, we know that this tragedy not only has filled you with the same heartbreak, but also with anger and worry. Summer School Registration Forms Now Online, CCSD Connections Newsletter for April Now Online. We hope you enjoy this slideshow of photos from some of the festivities. 10/1/2021. 2022-23 Open House/Walk-Through Schedule, School Supply Lists, Board Business Briefs: School Board Approves Budget, Safety Improvements. After School Program care will be offered at elementary schools as planned until 6 p.m. The Jan. 31 program is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. atWoodstock City Church (150 Ridgewalk Way, Woodstock30188). Thank you to all the teachers and staff who coordinate these opportunities for meaningful service learning! The message we emailed to you on Monday, including a link to the questionnaire, is posted at https://bit.ly/CCSD62220. February 28, 2023 (78 years old) View obituary. Please click on image or this link to have students take the Student Survey for our School Counseling Office. #CCSDfam#ThankATeacher, Please help us spread the word: online registration for kindergartners and all students who will be new to CCSD for the 2019-20 school year is underway at https://registration.cherokeek12.net/. Yet, too often they areunsure of themselves and afraid to take the risk. RAINBOWS: Rainbows is a national organization with curriculum designed to help students navigate changes in their family. Did you ever thank them? The Cherokee County School District congratulates the districtwide winners of the annual PTA Reflections fine arts contest! Please help us celebrate Mike Santoro, who this school year will begin leading Woodstock Middle School! The School Board also approved several appointments for CCSD school leadership roles for next school year including new Principals for Ball Ground Elementary School STEM Academy and Mountain Road Elementary School, as well as the naming of the Districts first administrator focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. Nearly 200 students from more than 20 CCSD schools put their technology skills to the test at the Piedmont Regional Technology Competition. The school district every summer participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Seamless Summer Option, which offers free meals to children in need during the summer. We will post a 20th day enrollment report at the end of August on our website as we do every year. Due to forecasts for possible inclement weather tomorrow, all CCSD schools and offices will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. If case levels continue to decline, we anticipate parent visits to the cafeteria and extended parent/volunteer visits to classrooms can safely resume on Feb. 28 following February Break (Feb. 21-25). This year, the districtwide Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) initiative earned the honor, following previous wins for CCSDs Student Advisor and Student Delegates to the School Board program and VILLA parent academy. Meet a CCSD 2022 School Partner of the Year: Nothing Bundt Cakes Woodstock of Woodstock Middle School! Previous year meal benefits will expire on Sept.12, 2018 unless a new application is received. All CCSD schools now are using the Canvas system for sending all schoolwide emails. Check out the report: Ready to Learn: A Parents Guide to CCSD Kindergarten at http://bit.ly/CCSDkready #CCSDfam. The incentive will begin immediately and expire May 15, 2021. We know online teaching and learning isnt easy we are here to help you succeed. Pre-register athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. The Cherokee County School District is opening online registration for 2021-22 kindergarten students, as well as first graders new to CCSD, on Monday, February 8. Woodstock Middle School 2000 Towne Lake Hills South Drive | Woodstock, GA | 770.721.3060 Password Reset Student Activities Student Services School Store Latest News CCSD Connections Parent Newsletter March Edition Now Online Posted: Mar 2, 2023 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! Friday is a school holiday for students, so this decision doesnot impact a school day. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! No one wants to hear a forecast for rain on the first day of school. #CCSDCares #CCSDfam, It's almost time for CCSD school buses to start rolling! These school-level winners now are eligible for the honor of Cherokee County School District 2020 Teacher of the Year! The Cherokee County School District is celebrating its first REACH Georgia Scholars! $364,900. Woodstock Middle School seventh-grader Cynthia Higginbotham is the Cherokee County winner for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning Districts annual contest open to all metro Atlanta middle schoolers. Our entire CCSD family continues to impress me as we navigate through this storm together. CCSD School Nutrition ispleased to offer to-go meal service at no charge for all CCSD students for the Friday, Nov. 19, Digital Learning Day. As I visited schools across our community today, the smiles shone brightly among students and teachers and staff celebrating the first day of our new school year. The Cherokee County School District next month will celebrate excellent service at its fourth annual Support Staff Employees of the Year Awards! Through the annual program, every CCSD school selects a Volunteer of the Year to honor. Every household has the option of responding online, by mail or by phone. We appreciate partners' support of our schools, which is why we celebrate their service here every week congratulations to 2019 Woodstock Middle School Partner of the Year: The Premier Group Real Estate Firm! For the third consecutive year, the Georgia School Boards Association has awarded the Cherokee County School Board its Leading Edge Award in the Culture, Climate & Organizational Efficacy category. The January 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 about the continued temporary closure of schools due to COVID-19. Please check out the March edition of the CCSD Connections newsletter at https://bit.ly/CCSDconnections for the latest CCSD news including announcements and upcoming events. If you are a CCSD parent and your child is without any access to any device on which to do their Digital Learning Days assignments, please notify your childs teacher by 5 p.m. today, March 31, 2020. Explore the option of Dual Enrollment! CCSD students in grades 6-12 are invited to create and enter a short public service announcement-style video that educates students about the benefits of mask usage by students at school, and students in grades K-12 are invited to design and enter a poster promoting the same message. It is a Professional Learning Day, with teachers and staff attending training sessions focused on improving instruction and support services in areas including reading, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), history, Career Pathways, Special Education and Gifted education. Georgia School Board Appreciation Week - Thank You, Kyla Cromer! 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. Dr. Debra Murdock, whos heading up the districtwide effort, has launched a new Twitter account @CCSDCares to share news about CCSDs efforts and to hear ideas from CCSD educators, parents and the community at large. The sale preview starts at 8:00 a.m. The Cherokee County School Board at its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 17, heard an update on CCSDs student support services efforts including suicide prevention. The Cherokee County School District again has earned national honors for its School Nutrition summer meals program! Im incredibly proud of the work that all of our employees do every day to provide the best possible education and care to each of our students. #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. The Cherokee County School District is celebrating four of its outstanding special education team members! Please help us share this opportunity with those who might be interested! A resident of Cherry Valley, Ill., Tom was a member of St. Rita's Parish and . Rising 6th Grade Student Visit @ 9:15 AM 10:30 AM. Hallways glitter with Teacher Appreciation Week posters, and the celebration spills over to social media, where we scroll through tributes to teachers of today and yesterday. David Childress of Woodstock MS, Cindy Crews of Sixes ES, and Tammy Sandell of Knox ES STEM Academy were given a standing ovation by their fellow principals for their combined 87 years of service as teachers and administrators in the Cherokee County School District. According to state test scores, 45% of students are at least proficient in math and 63% in reading. These positions offer excellent benefits (full-time benefits for part-time work, with at least four hours of pay per day guaranteed), a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. We lined up in the warm gym, waiting in the alphabetical order we knew by heart. Master the four elements and extend the limits of your creativity with mind-bending games, challenges, and trivia! Any student interested in WMS Basketball or Cheerleading must have this athletic packet fully completed. Ft. 221 Ashland Dr, Woodstock, GA 30189. Application decisions and notifications will begin in early May, and accepted students/parents will be contacted with enrollment information. Select Departments Teachers School Counseling Teacher School Psychologist Principal Social Worker Mrs. Elliott Principal Principal 860-963-6575 Send Message to Mrs. Elliott. The Cherokee County School Board at its meeting on Thursday, July 15, 2021 took the following action: On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised that, based on the Governors decision through Executive Order to end the Public Health State of Emergency on June 30, 2021, and the significant improvement of the state of public health, we are returning to pre-pandemic school operations for the 2021-22 school year, which begins Aug. 2. Entries will be judged for message, quality and creativity. CCSD High School 2022Summer School will be offered from June 6 - 24, 2022 with options for Credit Recovery and Initial Credit as detailed below. Teachers will post assignments for students in Canvas. CCSDs Office of Curriculum & Instruction coordinates the campaign, which supports the statewide Get Georgia Reading initiative and CCSDs continued focus on improving literacy. 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. Cherokee County School District students excelled in this years Student Technology Competition, with more than 40 placing first at regions and now advancing to the state contest! 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 The Cherokee County School District next month will celebrate outstanding service at its fifth annual Support Staff Employees of the Year Awards! 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. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! Compare Woodstock Middle School to Other Schools (860) 963-6575 147 B-ROUTE 169 WOODSTOCK, CT 06281 School Hours. The Cherokee County School Districts graduation rate has reached a new high, with 87.4% of the Class of 2018 earning a diploma within four years of entering high school. . We will post instructions at www.cherokeek12.net and on CCSD social media the first week of February explaining how you can sign up to participate. Woodstock Middle School student Audric Agbavon got a surprise visit from Atlanta Falcons fullback Keith Smith at the school on Wednesday. If you click the link and still see the maintenance screen, please clear the cache on your computer and refresh your browser, the window should open. Volunteers make a positive difference in our schools, which is why we spotlight one here every week congratulations to Woodstock Middle School 2019 Volunteer of the Year Cynthia Tunon! The newsletter also includes two brief surveys on our Strategic Plan and communications please participate to help CCSD continuously improve! This extended closure also means all events scheduled to take place at CCSD schools, all CCSD special events and extra-curricular activities and all community leases of CCSD facilities are cancelled through April 24. The Cherokee County School District is celebrating the importance of literacy with its second annual month-long Get CCSD Reading campaign! The School District, with the support of the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA), is developing a new plan aligned with the communitys vision for the future and designed to be better understood and appreciated by the community and more accurately implemented and measured by CCSD staff. WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) _ A 15-year-old high school student shot himself to death in a classroom Friday as a teacher urged him to put down his gun and nearly a dozen students scrambled for cover. The annual writing contest is open to students in grades kindergarten through 12 and provides an opportunity for schools to encourage writing in a variety of genres.

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