Evans County Schools

☀️📚 Summer literacy adventures await! ☀️📚 We invite our Tigers to dive into the fun with our summer programs offered by the Evans County Public Library! Check out the flyers below from our friends at the Evans County Public Library! Click on the links for a full event calendar and summer reading registration—there’s something for everyone! 📖Evans County Library Website: https://strl.info/locations/program_calendar.php 📖 Register for Summer Reading: https://strl.beanstack.com/reader365 Let’s make this summer one for the books! 📚💛 #ReadGrowThrive

Called BOE Meeting: Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM

🌟🖤 Celebrating the Claxton Middle Junior BETA Club! 💛🌟 We are incredibly proud of our Claxton Middle Junior BETA Club for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to service throughout the school year! 🙌 From organizing and participating in service projects to leading by example with character, leadership, and academic excellence, these students truly embody the BETA motto: "Let Us Lead by Serving Others." ❤️ Your efforts have made a lasting impact on our school and community — thank you for being role models and difference-makers! Keep up the great work, BETA members. You make CMS proud! 🐅👏 #JuniorBETAClub #CMSPride #ServiceLeadership #LetUsLeadByServingOthers #TigersGiveBack

Big congratulations to Bryson Croft! As a jointly enrolled student at Claxton High School and Pinewood Christian Academy, Bryson earned his national firefighter credentials through The DEN's firefighting program sponsored by Evans County Commissioners—and now he’s officially joined the ranks as a career firefighter with the Bulloch County Fire Department. Bryson started his first shift yesterday! We're proud of his dedication, hard work, and heart for service. #TheDEN #communitypartnerships

ECCSS Board of Education Public Budget Hearing #2- FY 26 Proposed Tentative Budget June 12, 2025 5:00pm District Office Board Room

The DEN at Claxton High School is launching a Career Coaching Program to support 9th grade students as they begin their high school journey—and we need dedicated community volunteers to serve as mentors! Reach out to Holly Durrence to sign up. (912) 732-8302 hdurrence@evanscountyschools.org

This past week, the Evans County School Nutrition Program proudly served and distributed 3,245 breakfasts and 3,384 lunches to children in our community! Summer meals are available at no cost to children 18 & Under. There are two options: Option #1:- Seven-day Meal Kits are being distributed on Wednesdays each week for the remainder of June. 📍 Location: Claxton Elementary School 📅 Upcoming Dates: June 11th, 18th, and 25th ⏰ Pickup Times: 12:00–1:00 PM & 5:00–6:00 PM Option #2- Meals Served On Site 📍 Location: Claxton Middle High School 📅 Upcoming Dates: June 9- 12 and June 16-18 ⏰ Breakfast: 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Lunch: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM No registration needed—just stop by! Let’s make sure no child goes hungry this summer. 💛

We’re launching a Career Coaching Program to support 9th grade students as they begin their high school journey—and we need dedicated community volunteers to serve as mentors! Reach out to Holly Durrence to sign up.

We’re proud to spotlight two of our amazing educators—Jana Tanner and Angela Beecher—who spent a week of their summer break gaining real-world experience through an externship at Claxton Poultry! By stepping into the heart of local industry, they’re bringing back valuable insights to share with their students—and building stronger school-to-career connections! Huge thanks to RISE, Claxton Poultry, and Georgia Power for partnering with our schools to support hands-on learning and career readiness! #TheDEN

🎉⚽🐅 Congratulations to our very own Melissa Ajtun-Ixmay! 🐅⚽🎉 The Claxton High School Tigers are roaring with pride! 🖤💛 Join us in celebrating Melissa Ajtun-Ixmay for being named to the All-State Soccer 2nd Team – Class A District II! 🌟👏 Your hard work, talent, and dedication have paid off, and we couldn’t be prouder! 💪🔥 Keep chasing your dreams on and off the field. 💫⚽ #ClaxtonPride #TigerStrong #CHSBlackAndGold #AllStateSoccer #ClassA #DistrictII #GoTigers #ProudMoment #StudentAthleteSuccess

☀️ Recess & Playground Fun ☀️ Smiles, sunshine, and swing sets—here are some of the fun memories our students made at recess! 📸 #PlaygroundJoy #ClaxtonElementary #SchoolMemories

Happy summer, Tiger families! Please check out this summer's first edition of school and district updates! Click here:https://tinyurl.com/53wf2wjf Parents and families, please remember that the 2025-2026 Annual Update for all existing students is open and must be completed YEARLY in order for us to verify student information, assign bus transportation and technology, and provide important school related documents. If you need help, please use the links included in this week's summer update or contact us! Our next editions of summer updates are scheduled to post on June 22 and July 6. #ECCSSSummerNewsYouCanUse

📚✨ Summer reading ready!!!📚✨ Our CES PK–5th grade students had a blast selecting books to take home and enjoy over the break. Each student also received a special book that comes with a family reading guide—perfect for sparking conversations, building comprehension, and making reading a fun family activity. We can’t wait to see where their reading adventures take them this summer! 🌞📖

🎉🐾 Our amazing CHS students who earned the opportunity to attend October’s Block Party had a blast! They enjoyed soaking up the sun while eating lunch, playing games, dancing, and just kicking back with friends. 💃🕺🍔🎯 We hope you have something just as fun and relaxing planned this summer! ☀️🌴 Let’s keep the Tiger spirit alive! 💛🖤 #TigerPride #CHSBlockParty #BlackAndGold #StudentSuccess #TigersTogether #CHSFun #EvansCountySchools #TigerNation 🐅✨

ECCSS Board of Education Regular Board Meeting Monday, June 9, 2025 6:00pm District Office Board Room

Let's give 💛🖤ALL THE TIGER LOVE💛🖤 to our SOLO retiree and celebrate her incredible career! We love our tiny-but-mighty ECCSS Retiring Class of 2025!!! In May, we celebrated the retirement of Ms. Kim Brannen, a 5th grade teacher at CES! Thank you to Ms. Brannen! We appreciate all you've poured into our students, staff, families, and community! Your commitment to ECCSS is inspiring, and we are forever grateful for the impact you've had on our school community! Huge thanks also to our staff, students, alumni, former retirees, families, and others who came to celebrate the ECCSS Retiring Class of 2025! #TigerRetiree #OnceATigerAlwaysATiger #WeLoveOurTigers

Don't forget! Another round of annual update and language assistance is available today from 1:00 PM-7:00 PM at CMS/CHS! Each year, parents must complete annual updates of information for students. Today, from 1:00 -7:00 PM, we have staff at CMS/CHS to help & provide language assistance for PreK-12 students. Click link to see additional days when assistance is scheduled: https://tinyurl.com/58rrnf4e

📚☀️ Summer Reading Fun! ☀️📚 Summer is here, but the adventures don’t stop — they just turn the page! 📖✨ At the end of the school year, our CMS students received books to enjoy over the break. Whether it’s a mystery, fantasy, or a fun fact-filled favorite, we encourage everyone to keep reading and let your imagination soar this summer! 🏖️🌈 Find a shady spot, grab a cold treat 🍧, and dive into a great book. Let’s keep those minds growing all summer long! 📘💭 #CMSSummerReading #BooksAndSunshine #ReadingIsCool #TigersLoveToRead

🚨EVENT UPDATE🚨 The ECCSS Literacy Bus will not be making stops at CMS/CHS today! But don’t worry—there are plenty of chances to catch it this summer! 📚✨ Check out the image below for upcoming stop times! Huge thanks to our Parent Mentor, Ms. Amanda Locke, for keeping the Literacy Bus rolling! 🚍💙 🍽️ Plus, kids 18 & under can still grab lunch at CMS/CHS today OR visit CES for a 7-day meal kit! Check out the summer meal graphics below for more information about the full schedule! Thanks to our amazing School Nutrition Program for making it happen! 🙌 #LiteracyBus #SummerMeals #WeLoveOurTigers

ECCSS Board of Education Work Session Thursday, June 5, 2025 6:00pm District Office Board Room