Happy #SchoolCommunicatorsDay to our School Communication Ambassadors! We couldn't tell the GSCS story without them! Thank you for all you do!
School nurses are critical to the health, safety and well-being of our students. Today's school nurse is so much more than the stereotype of ice, lice and band-aids! School nurses are essential for healthy kids, healthy schools and healthy communities! Thank you, GSCS nurses, for taking such great care of our students!
GSCS Homegrown Educator Spotlight: Thank You, Ms. Woods and Ms. Burke, for your commitment to our scholars and to our community. You are appreciated. Spalding High School (Griffin, GA) Susie B. Atkinson Elementary
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GSCS wants to keep our parents and students in the know! There are many great events and camps happening around our community this summer. Click the link below and take a look at many included in this newsletter. Stay tuned and visit the newsletter often as we will add new and exciting opportunities in this location. https://www.smore.com/h8uq5-things-to-do-this-summer?ref=email
Nominations are open for the 2023 Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) Educator Hall of Fame! Educators should be nominated for his/her outstanding and significant contributions to students, staff, parents and the community during their employment at GSCS. Nominees must have been employed at GSCS for a minimum of 10 years and be retired for at least five years. The district utilizes an independent panel of out-of-town judges to review all nominees.
Nomination forms are due Friday, June 19, 2023, and are available on the district website at www.spalding.k12.ga.us or at this link https://forms.gle/wLde74zUPA9g4Pp18
The 2023 class will be inducted during a special ceremony on September 19 at the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education meeting.
Today is National School Principal Day! Let's acknowledge, celebrate and thank these educational school leaders who support and guide our teachers and students daily. We appreciate your hard work and commitment to providing a successful and positive environment for students and staff. Thank you!
GSCS Homegrown Educator Spotlight: Tokqiann Goodman and Mignon Shoats. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to educating the students in Griffin-Spalding!
Congratulations to Griffin High Senior and Band Member Ashton Parker for being selected by a casting company to appear in the Season 2 TV Series, "Zoltar!" Parker will be playing his trombone, along with other instrumentalists, in the show. Filming began last Saturday. So exciting for Ashton!
Pictured: Ashton and GHS Band Director Daniel Goodmond
This week is National Library Week! GSCS Media Specialists provide professional development to our teachers and staff. They use technology to empower and enhance the teaching and learning experience for our students. They promote a love for literacy while providing guidance to our students through print media, literature, digital resources and technology. Media specialists are a wealth of knowledge and information who come up with creative ways to teach and connect with students. Thank you so much for supporting the education of our students and staff! We appreciate you!
Friday, April 28, 2023, is the last GSCS At-Home Learning Day for this school year.
The GSCS Senior Walk tradition will continue at our elementary schools on Monday, May 22, at 1 p.m. Graduating seniors will walk the halls of their former elementary school in their cap and gowns while the students cheer and high-five them. Seniors will meet at 12:30 p.m. at their former elementary school. We are so proud of the GSCS Class of 2023!
GSCS Homegrown Educator Spotlight: Thank You, Ms. Bridges and Ms. Elrod for your commitment to our scholars and community. You are appreciated!
On April 17, Beaverbrook Elementary School, in conjunction with the Griffin-Spalding County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class, held a ribbon-cutting for "The Brook Community Closet." The ribbon-cutting culminated several months of work by the group to create a place for Beaverbrook students and parents to have access to clothing, shoes, toiletries and more. there is also a dressing room and mural (painted by two former GSCS graduates). In the future, the school hopes to expand the support to include food for weekends as well. The project started as a small initiative spurred by School Counselor Kimberly RV and Nurse Libby Reeves and quickly grew into a resource for students, parents and the community. Through a growing partnership with "Operation Lunchbox," The Brook Community Closet will hopefully be a sustainable resource for the community for years to come. Beaverbrook would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Central Georgia EMC, Servpro, Country Financial, Beck, Owen and Murray, Blasingame Pest Control, Georgia Power, Southern Crescent Technical College and the Griffin-Spalding County School System for support with this project.
Today was a great day for literacy at GSCS! The new BookWorm Vending Machines were unveiled at every school! Students were able to use tokens to purchase a book for their personal home libraries! Students earn tokens as positive reinforcement for good behavior and accomplishments. These vending machines support our Ready Improvement for Student Excellence (RISE) initiative. Reading is a fundamental building block for educational success. GSCS is excited about this new program!
Homegrown Educator Spotlight: Thank you to Mandy McDaniel at Orrs Elementary and Shawn Martin at Cowan Road Elementary for their commitment to their scholars and community!
Griffin-Spalding Partners In Education is hosting its 2nd annual cornhole tournament presented by Rinnai on Saturday, May 13! All proceeds from the tournament will help GSCS by funding teacher scholarships and classroom/field trip grants. The tournament is a part of the 2nd Saturday May'd In Griffin event. The event is a collaborative effort between the school district, Partners in Education, city, county, downtown council, chamber of commerce and industry.
There will be student art, music performances, storytelling, local vendors, a farmer’s market, food and more.
To be a sponsor or participate in the tournament scan the QR code or visit https://www.griffinchamber.com/events/partners-in-education-cornhole-tournament-2023
Visit www.gspie.org for more information.
The Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) will host a job fair on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, from 3:30-5:30 pm at Griffin High School (1617 W. Poplar St.). GSCS will be hiring for teachers and other certified positions. Register to attend using the QR code on the flyer or at http://tinyurl.com/GSCS-April-Job-Fair
National Paraprofessionals Appreciation Day is April 5. GSCS will be on Spring Break so let's celebrate early! THANK YOU paraprofessionals for all you do to support our teachers and students. Your contributions to our district are appreciated!
GSCS Homegrown Educator Spotlight: Thank you Coach Carl Kearney and Coach Tye Turner for your commitment to our scholars and to our community. You are appreciated!
Next week is National Assistant Principals Week but GSCS will be on Spring Break so we are celebrating a week early! Thank you GSCS assistant principals for your leadership! Let's recognize and celebrate the enormous contributions our assistant principals make to student and school success! Thank you GSCS APs! #APWeek23
