Animal Shelter Receives Donation Boston ES Junior Beta Club collected items for the Cherokee Animal Shelter and toured the shelter while dropping off the donated supplies. The students enjoyed visiting with the animals and seeing how their donations will be put to use.
CCSD Students Selected for 2015 Student Advisory Council Two Cherokee County School District students have been selected for the State Superintendent of Schools 2015 Student Advisory Council. Temi Adekunie of River Ridge High School and Elizabeth Hughes of E.T. Booth Middle School are among the 64 students selected from across Georgia by State School Superintendent Richard Woods. The Council will meet three times this winter and spring to talk about the impact of State policies in the classroom. Superintendent Woods said. These students feel the impact of our decisions every day and, if were going to improve their educational experience, we have to bring them to the table.
Creekland Hosts Regional PAGE Academic Bowl Six CCSD Middle Schools recently competed at the Regional PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades hosted by Creekland MS. While all the CCSD teams did very well in the competition, which included public and private schools from four counties, Woodstock MS posted the best record and made it to the final crossover round to determine which of the four top teams would be eligible for the State competition. WMS lost in a tough round to Piney Grove MS and finished as a runner-up in the tournament.
Cherokee County Spelling Bee Champ Mill Creek Middle Schools Sathvika Narasimhan correctly spelled lethargy to capture the Cherokee County Spelling Bee title for the third consecutive year. Sathvika, who is in seventh grade, won the county contest last year as a sixth-grader at Mill Creek, and previously as fifth-grader representing Little River Elementary. In 2014, Sathvika was runner-up at the State Spelling Bee. Thirty-one Cherokee County students put their spelling skills to the test in the Cherokee County Association of Educators annual competition. Macedonia ES fifth-grader Julia Barfield won second place, and Freedom MS eighth-grader Sam Rowe came in third.
Elementary and High School Students Collaborate on Design Project Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy students recently collaborated with Etowah High School Architecture & Engineering Design students on a design project. The elementary school students designed a 3-D toy to test calculating the area, perimeter and liquid volume of irregular shapes, as well as to test partitioning a shape into equal parts and expressing those parts as fractions. The high school students assisted with project design and construction. The elementary students also were responsible for creating names, packaging, instructions and commercials; then presenting the projects to the Etowah High School students Shark Tank for investment consideration.
Johnston ES Donates Funds to CCHS The Furry Friends Club at Johnston Elementary School recently sponsored a Hat Day charitable fundraiser. Students who donated $1 to benefit the Cherokee County Humane Society had the opportunity to wear a hat to school, and some students picked hats that celebrated furry friends!
WHS Early Childhood Development Students Earn CPR/AED Certification Woodstock High School Early Childhood Development Career Pathway students are the first in the Cherokee County School District to earn adult and pediatric CPR/AED certification. Completing the requirements for both certifications is required for students who are earning career certifications to work with young children. Twenty-eight students in teacher Heather Bolts second- and third-year early childhood development classes took part in CPR and fire safety training. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services Safety Educator Sgt. Babette Davis and the American Heart Association provided training and assistance.
Marching Wolverines Heading to Dublin The Woodstock High School Marching Wolverines are excited to be preparing for their first ever international trip as they join marching ensembles from around the globe to provide the musical score for the St. Patricks Festival Parade on March 17th. Enjoyed by over 500,000 spectators, St. Patricks Festival is a 4-day celebration culminating with the parade from noon-2:00 p.m. through downtown Dublin. Woodstock High will be represented by 94 student musicians in the parade and 40 chaperones and family members will join them in a weeklong tour of Ireland. They are currently reaching out to the community to raise funds for this once in a lifetime experience. Anyone interested in sponsoring the band can donate at http://www.woodstockwolverineband.com/ or by emailing Tori Lawton at Tori This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
WES Employee of Month Woodstock Elementary School recently recognized first-grade teacher Tiffany Bearden as its Employee of the Month for January. She was nominated by a parent, who expressed her appreciation for the education provided to her daughter by Ms. Bearden. My daughter had Mrs. Bearden as her first-grade teacher and til this day she still raves about her, the parent said in the nomination letter. Not because she gave chocolate and lollipops, but because she inspired her and left a lasting impact. She continues to speak about her and consistently revisits the learning strategies that Mrs. Bearden has taught her. I can honestly say that Mrs. Bearden has left an irreplaceable life-changing impact on my daughter, and I am so grateful. She is really a gem. Ms. Bearden was presented with a gift of appreciation by the school PTA.
River Ridge HS Nursing Assistant Students Prepare for Clinical Rotation After months of practicing patient care skills in the classroom, students in River Ridge HS' 2014-15 Nursing Assistant Program will use these skills in local nursing and medical facilities for 40 hours of clinical rotation. It will be their first clinical rotation. Following these hours, students will take the Nursing Assistant State Certification Exam as the culmination of this Healthcare Science Career Pathway Program. This is the third year that River Ridge HS has offered the program, which has quickly grown in popularity. "I've learned valuable skills that I will continue to use in my future medical career," said Hayden Kolodziejcyk, a junior. Senior Andrew Dionne said the program is not only a "rewarding experience" but also has made him more aware of future career opportunities in the healthcare field.