Congratulations to Melissa Hicks who will be the new principal of Jackson Road Elementary School! Read more: https://5il.co/2ksu3
Today, the GSCS Human Resources Department hosted a celebration for this year's district retirees. These retirees total 967 years of service to GSCS! Thank you to these amazing and dedicated educators for their many years of service to our schools and the community! Their influence has touched the lives of thousands! Congratulations retirees and we wish you all well on your next journey!
Please see these helpful testing tips and important information about the GSCS 2024-25 Open House.
GSCS Senior Cabinet hosted an appreciation breakfast for all GSCS nutrition staff in celebration of today being School Lunch Hero Day. We are thankful for our nutrition staff who are heroes for our students every day!
Students enjoyed fun in the sun yesterday at the GSCS Department of Exceptional Students Inclusive Arts Event at the City Park!
May 3rd is School Lunch Hero Day! Show some love to all of our amazing school nutrition superheroes! Thank you for all you do every day for our students!
Griffin-Spalding Partners In Education (PIE) awarded scholarships for $1,000 each to seven GSCS teachers who are currently seeking additional certification or advanced degrees related to their teaching/educational field. Congratulations to these recipients!
April Kisner – Jackson Road Elementary
Brandi Baylor – Carver Road Middle
April Garner – Rehoboth Road Middle
Chanice Barlow – Anne Street Elementary
Kierra Rojas – Anne Street Elementary
Cheyanne Pullum – Orrs Elementary
Sarah McDevitt – Cowan Road Elementary
This Friday, May 3, is a GSCS Professional Learning Day (No Students).
May 1 is National School Principal Day! Let's acknowledge, celebrate & thank these educational school leaders who support and guide our teachers and students daily. We appreciate your hard work and commitment. Thank you!
The GSCS Nutrition Program was recognized among the best of the best in the state by receiving the prestigious Georgia School Nutrition Association (GSNA) Gold Scroll Award. The Gold Scroll Award is the highest honor a school nutrition program in Georgia can receive. Congratulations GSCS Nutrition Department! Way to go! Read more: https://5il.co/2jud9
Thank you GSCS Elementary After-School Program Staff for providing quality programs that make a difference in the lives of our students and their parents/guardians!
District Staff:
Kainita Taylor, District Director
Susan Humphries, After School Specialist
Jamaica Adams, Bookkeeper
Site Coordinators and Workers:
Annette Cross, Vanessa Lindsey, Lori Manuel, Edwina Bowen, Delaney Wells, Logan Fagin, Nancy Matthews, Jamela Lucier, Jasmine Jester, Laticia Baggley, Carol Middlebrook, Cindy Sims, Veronica Mobley, Paula Lewis, Tessa Yarbrough, Rebecca Baker, Nettie Johnson, Kaneisha Benjamin, Cindy Hoffman, Gloria Fallings, Bonita Lewis, Esther White, Alexis Bogan & Ashley Bogan
🎓 Impressive achievement! GSCS boasts a 99% Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) graduation rate compared to the state average of 97.75%! CTAE pathways equip students for real-world success, reinforcing the relevance of career education. #CTAEdelievers #GeorgiaEducation
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all the amazing individuals who keep our schools, departments and offices running smoothly! Your contributions are invaluable. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!
Today is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Our school bus drivers play a crucial role in ensuring the safe transportation of our students, enabling them to receive education, participate in athletic activities, go on field trips, etc. Please take a moment to thank a bus driver and share your appreciation for all they do!
Happy Earth Day from GSCS!
Sunday, GSCS 6th graders leave for the annual Junior Deputy Trip to Washington D.C. Did you know this is the 75th year of this annual trip!!! We'd like to collect photos from throughout the years. Share your photos from past trips to D.C. at jrdeputyprogram@spaldingcounty.com
Select 8th graders from all four GSCS middle schools experienced georgia history in our own city today as authors Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier spoke to them at the Bailey Tebault House. Thanks to Griffin Historical Society, UGA Griffin and other partners for this field trip.
What a great day our GSCS Exceptional Students had at the Special Olympics Track & Field Event today at Spalding High! Thank you to everyone who helped make this event so fun and special for our students!
The Atlanta Braves Foundation and Truist Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon at the Griffin High School baseball & softball complex. Griffin High School is the 2nd school and 3rd overall project to benefit from baseball and softball improvements made possible by the Braves Park Projects program. The new facility improvements include a brand-new covered batting cage that will
be used by both the GHS baseball and softball teams and two outfield windscreens for the baseball and softball fields. The new facility improvements come after a tornado damaged much of the property. GSCS and GHS are very appreciative of the Braves Park Projects program and Truist Bank!
First National Bank of Griffin recognized Spalding High School freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are 2024 Outstanding Students this morning with breakfast. Thank you FNB for 41 years of investing in our students!
