Evans County Schools

The SCA School Governance Team meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, from 1:30-2:30 in the SCA kitchen.
All are invited.

👑 A Night of Royalty: CMS & CHS Pageant 2026 👑
We are so proud of all our contestants who took the stage with grace and confidence. Please join us in celebrating our newly crowned royalty and award winners!

Miss CMS 2026
Winner: Alexandria Cody (8th Grade)

Miss CHS 2026 & Honors
Miss CHS 2026 and Interview Award: Mila Sapp (10th Grade)
First Runner-Up: Francisca Lopez (11th Grade)
Second Runner-Up and Spirit Award: Maci Eason (10th Grade)
Photogenic Award: Kamryn Carter (12th Grade)
Miss Congeniality & People’s Choice: Samantha Estrada (11th Grade)

Mr. CHS 2026: Aubrey Hendrix (12th Grade)

Congratulations to all our winners and participants! You represented CMS and CHS with class and elegance. We also want to thank the parents, teachers, and community members who helped make this evening a success with your help behind the scenes, as well as your support the night of the event.

#MissCMS #MissandMrCHS #TigerRoyalty #TigerPride #DancingQueens #ThankYou

She did it! 🎉 Madison Bastanzi just conquered the Math Fact Lab! ✖️➗➕➖ So proud of our resident math superstar! 🚀🌟

🚒🚓 Our Pre-K students have been hard at work! 👩‍⚕️👨‍🏫

For the past two weeks, our little learners have been on an exciting journey exploring the amazing people who make our community strong! From delivering "mail" ✉️ and caring for patients 🩺, to teaching lessons 🍎 and even collecting the trash ♻️, they loved stepping into the shoes of community helpers and learning how important every job truly is.

To celebrate the end of this fun unit, we hosted a Community Helper Parade! 🎉 It was the perfect chance for our students to see their everyday heroes up close and say a big "THANK YOU!"

We are SO incredibly grateful to everyone who participated and helped make this parade a huge success. Your time and support created a core memory for our students. The smiles, waves, and wide-eyed excitement said it all—they absolutely loved it! ❤️🥰

#CommunityHelpers #PreK #EverydayHeroes #CommunityStrong

🚨 MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER GAME UPDATE 🚨

Due to the threat of inclement weather on Friday, February 27, and the rescheduling of Bryan County to our open date, all middle and high school boys’ and girls’ soccer games will now be played on Thursday, February 26 at Portal.

Game Schedule:

Middle School Girls – 4:00 PM

Middle School Boys – 5:00 PM

Varsity Girls – 6:00 PM

Varsity Boys – 7:45–8:00 PM

Please note: All tickets must be purchased through GoFan.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

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🚨 Calling all readers! We still need YOU! 📚

Read Across America Week is fast approaching at Claxton Elementary (March 4–7), and we still have classrooms waiting for a special Guest Reader!

Our goal is to fill all 45 of our homerooms for our Guest Reader Breakfast on Tuesday, March 3rd at 9:00 AM (read-alouds begin at 9:30 AM).

Can’t make Tuesday morning? No worries! We are still booking guest readers all week long between 9:00 AM and 2:30 PM. Just a few minutes of your time can inspire a lifelong love of books for our students.

👉 To grab a spot: Contact Kayleigh Hunter at khunter@evanscountyschools.org or call 912-739-2714.

Let’s make this week magical! ✨
#ReadySetGrow #ReadAcrossAmerica

🚨 GAME UPDATE ALERT 🚨

The Claxton High School Soccer schedule has been updated. Please see details below:

⚽ Boys ONLY will play TODAY – February 24th, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
⚽ Girls game has been rescheduled to March 13th, 2026 at 5:00 PM (HOME).

We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your continued support of our Tigers! 🐅💛🖤

Claxton Tiger Athletics Weekly Schedule
📅 February 23rd – 28th

Monday (2/23)
• CHS Tennis vs Pinewood – 4:00 PM (Home)

Tuesday (2/24)
• CHS Tennis @ Bulloch Academy – 4:00 PM
• CMS Soccer @ Langston Chapel – 4:15 / 5:15 PM
• CMS Baseball @ Bryan Co – 4:15 PM
• CHS Soccer vs Bryan Co – 5:00 / 7:00 PM (Home)
• CHS Baseball vs Screven Co – 6:00 PM (Home)

Thursday (2/26)
• CMS Baseball vs Bryan Co – 4:15 PM (Home)
• CMS Soccer @ Portal – 4:15 / 5:15 PM

Friday (2/27)
• CHS Soccer @ Portal – 5:00 / 7:00 PM
• CHS Baseball @ Screven Co – 6:00 PM

Let’s go Tigers!🖤💛

CMS teachers and staff LOVE our bus drivers! 🚌💛
We showed our appreciation this morning with a special breakfast to thank them for all they do. Rain or shine, early mornings and long afternoons — they make sure our students get to and from school safely every single day. We are so grateful for you!

#CMSProud #ThankYouBusDrivers

🏒❄️ Check out these amazing 3rd graders from CES bringing their Olympic Spirit to life with an exciting game of Ice Hockey! 🥇🎉

CMS students celebrated Friday afternoon with a pep rally. Great fun and friendly competition between students and teachers....great way to end the week.

📚✨ Read Across America Week at Claxton Elementary | March 4–7 ✨📚

🥐☕ Guest Reader Breakfast – Tuesday, March 3rd at 9:00 AM
We’re excited to kick off Read Across America Week with a special Guest Reader Breakfast, followed by classroom read-alouds beginning at 9:30 AM.

📖💙 With 45 homerooms, we would LOVE to fill every classroom with a guest reader on Tuesday morning to share the joy of reading with our students!

⏰ Can’t make it Tuesday morning? No problem! We’d still love to schedule you as a guest reader anytime between 9:00 AM–2:30 PM throughout the week.

Being a guest reader is a meaningful way to inspire a love of books, connect with students, and support our school community. 🌟

📩 Interested in participating?
Contact Kayleigh Hunter at khunter@evanscountyschools.org
or call 912-739-2714 to reserve a reading slot.

Let’s work together to make Read Across America Week magical for our students! 🎉📚
#ReadySetGrow #ReadAcrossAmerica

🚨 ALERT: GAMES CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER 🚨

Both the CMS Soccer away game and the CMS Baseball home game scheduled for today have been cancelled due to weather conditions.

We will follow up with rescheduled dates as soon as they are confirmed.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Stay safe, Tigers! ⚾⚽

Ms. Thigpen and Ms. Melissa’s class discussed Valentine’s Day last week and community helpers this week. We even mailed some Valentine letters so our community helper mail carrier could pick them up! The students were excited to learn how the mail gets delivered and to see how our helpers serve the community every day. 💌📬

Get ready, Evans County! 📚✨ Read Across America Week is coming to our schools from March 2nd through March 6th, and we have a full week of fun planned to celebrate the joy of reading!

Here is the lineup for our dress-up days:

Monday: "Green Eggs and Ham" – Wear your favorite green outfit! 💚

Tuesday: "Read Across America" – Show your spirit in red, white, and blue! 🇺🇸

Wednesday: "Wacky Wednesday" – Time to get silly! Wear your most wacky or tacky clothes. 🤪

Thursday: "The Cat in the Hat" – Wear stripes and/or your favorite hat. 🎩

Friday: Dress up as your favorite book character! 🦸‍♂️👸

We can't wait to see our students' creativity shine as we celebrate our favorite stories. Start planning those outfits now! 📖🎉

#ReadAcrossAmerica #EvansCountySchools #MovingEverForward #LiteracyMatters

PLEASE JOIN US!

CMS SCHOOL GOVERNANCE TEAM MEETING TODAY, 12:00 PM!

Congratulations to 4th graders German and Jordan! They both officially completed Math Fact Lab ! ✖️➗

Their hard work and focus have truly paid off. Way to go, boys! 🎓💪 #MathFactLab #4thGrade #StudentSuccess

🎒🖍️ Claxton Elementary Pre-K Registration is OFFICIALLY OPEN! 🖍️🎒

If your child will be 4 years old by September 1st, it's time to secure their spot for the upcoming school year! Please act fast, as spots are limited and are on a first come first serve basis.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Please have ALL of your documentation ready before you begin registering! All information is required in order to successfully complete your child's registration.

Mandatory Documents Needed for Registration:
Birth Certificate
Social Security Card
GA Immunization Form
Ear, Eye, Dental Form
Parent(s) Picture ID
Proof of Residency (Electric/Water Bill MUST be in your name, Notarized Lease Agreement, Car Tag Registration )
+1
Food Stamp, Medicaid Card if Applicable

💻 How to Register:

Online: Register using our portal here: https://evansga.infinitecampus.org/campus/OLRLoginKiosk/evans?configGroupID=9
In-Person: Email Monica Stroud for an appointment at monicastroud@evanscountyschools.org.

Gather your documents and secure your spot today! We can't wait to welcome our newest little learners! 🏫🍎

🎶 Big News for our Claxton Musicians! 🎶

We are so proud of our students who recently represented the Claxton Band program at the GMEA District Honor Band at the Georgia Southern Performing Arts Center! 🎺🎷

From Thursday, Feb. 5, through Saturday, Feb. 7, these dedicated musicians joined the top performers from across Southeast Georgia for an intensive musical marathon:

Aaliyah Beasley (CHS)

Colton Emanuel (CHS)

Lane Lujan (CHS)

Mario Garcia (CHS)

Mateo Tepetate (CMS)

🎼 The Challenge
This wasn't your average concert! These students didn't receive their music until the very first rehearsal on Thursday night. They spent all day Friday and Saturday mastering pieces far more difficult than their daily classroom music—having only 2.5 days to learn it all before performing a spectacular concert on Saturday evening.

👏 Special Thanks to our Directors
A huge thank you goes out to Mr. Alfredo Maruri (CHS Band Director) and Ms. Melanie Grimes (CMS Band Director). We truly appreciate the countless extra hours they invested in working with these students, helping them prepare for their auditions and guiding them through every step of the Honor Band experience.

Congratulations to these students for their hard work, growth, and musical excellence! 🐯🎵

#ClaxtonBand #TigerPride #DistrictHonorBand #GMEA #MusicEducation #SoutheastGeorgia