Evans County Charter School System

Claxton Middle School would like to invite everyone to join us on October 26th at 5:30, in the CMS Gym for a Teen Maze Community Event. The first 150 people will receive a meal, and door prizes will be given out. The theme for the night is "Choices In My Life." This program is a powerful representation of what adolescents deal with in today's society. We hope to see you there!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE CMS FOOTBALL GAME IN PORTAL TODAY....The track construction is in full swing at PMHS. All athletic personnel and spectators need to enter the complex through the home ticket side by the gym and softball/baseball field. The buses may park behind the softball press box. The visiting team locker room will be open for the Claxton football team.

The venue for today's CHS JV Flag Football game against New Hampstead has been changed to the new Veterans Memorial Stadium at Tiger Town. Game starts at 5:00PM. #GoTigers #BlackAndGold

Due to the forecasted inclement weather, Ag Day has been postponed.☁️🌧️ It was originally scheduled for October 13th at Claxton Elementary School, but there will be a new date coming soon. We appreciate everyone who has worked hard to plan and prepare for this event! 🐮🐷🐔 #ReadySetGrow #CES

Second year firefighter students learned about ignition temperature and flamepoint. They practiced setting the oxyen levels against the fuel levels to show the difference between complete combustion and incomplete combustion. Students also used fire bubbles to learn about gasses lighter or heavier than air. #RealLife #TheDen #Collaboration

In honor of Georgia PreK week and Hispanic Heritage month, the PreK class led by Mrs. Thigpen had a delightful time with guest readers. Caycelyn Davis and Alyssa Thigpen shared stories in both Spanish and English with our young learners. #ReadySetGrow #CES

Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate these highlights from our ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) meeting and work sessions this month! Mrs. Julie Howard, Mrs. Tanita McDowell, and Dr. Paul Mizell shared Employees of the Month for CES, CMS, and CHS during the ECCSS BOE meeting. Congratulations to our Employees of the Month for September! CES: Angela Fallin and Macy Fennell CMS: Stephanie Myers and Alexis Phillips CHS: Riviera Selph and Thomas Satterfield

Mrs. Sapp’s 4th grade Tiger Time Class are using the four Cs: communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking to rewrite a story in a different character's point of view. Students are analyzing how the point of view in which a story is written can contribute to the plot of the story. 🐾📚🤯 #ReadySetGrow #CES

📏 Mrs. Mathis's 3rd grade class is collaborating to figure out and measure the side lengths for a specific area. 📐🧮 #ReadySetGrow #CES

CMS students are showing their creative side by making sculptures in Ms. Johnson's Art classes. #RoarANDSoar

🎓🎓🎓💛🖤💛Did you hear the GREAT news? 💛🖤💛🎓🎓🎓 CHS's 2023 four-year cohort graduation rate exceeded the state’s four-year cohort graduation rate for the sixth year in a row! The Academy has also exceeded the state four-year cohort graduation rate! Let's hear it for the Class of 2023! Let's hear it for our students, teachers, staff, families, BOE, community, college and career partners, and everyone who works to make ECCSS a great place to learn! Please help us celebrate this AWESOME news! Read more about our ECCSS graduation rates here: https://tinyurl.com/376udj6a

How can you help your local FLEX program? Be a sponsor! Sponsorships are necessary to fund our local FLEX competition. These sponsorships are also a great way for the community to get involved with students and promote entrepreneurship. In addition to monetary donations for prize money and other expenses, you can also be creative in your giving! Some sponsors have donated things like: – Business attire for student entrepreneurs – Facility rentals – Meals for students & judges – Photography And more! The possibilities are endless. Be a part of something special! Reach out to Holly Durrence or Lee Ann Lane at Claxton High School about sponsorship opportunities today! #TheDen #RealLife #SupportTheLeadersOfTomorrow #SmallBusinessesMatter

CMS Tigers William Saxon, Alisa Cummings, and Karson Martin earned a free football ticket and a tiger shirt to wear at the CHS Homecoming Game against Savannah High School. They were recognized by their teachers for exhibiting good work ethic. Way to go Tigers! #RoarANDSoar

📊 Ms. Fallin's 1st-grade mathematicians just teamed up for an exciting project! They each created their own unique graphs, crafted story problems and expressions from their data, and then tackled the challenges they'd created. 🧮 Finally, they collaborated with their peers, explaining how these expressions represented their story problem. 🤝🌟 #ReadySetGrow #CES

Mrs. Lane's Legal Environment of Business students traveled to the Evans County Courthouse to experience a day in Superior Court. Students witnessed civil and criminal cases that were not going to trial. Students got a small glimpse of how the judicial system operates. #TheDen #RealLife

Many memories were made during Homecoming Week 2023. Congratulations to our Tigers on a victory against Savannah High, as well as to Homecoming Queen Damonae Wharton, Princess Akeelah May, King Tyrone (TJ) Atkinson, Jr., and Prince Jaylen Ealey. #TigerPride #MemoriesMade

High School Seniors: Matching with the right college just got easier! Introducing GEORGIA MATCH, Georgia's new direct admissions initiative for high-school seniors! Beginning this year, every public and private high-school senior in the state will receive a GEORGIA MATCH letter letting them know which University System of Georgia and TCSG - Technical College System of Georgia institutions they're academically eligible to attend. Students can then request information from their GEORGIA MATCH colleges and claim their spot for admission to the GEORGIA MATCH college of their choice. GEORGIA MATCH letters will be mailed out this week -- keep an eye out for your letter in the mail! Learn more about GEORGIA MATCH here:www.gafutures.org/GEORGIAMATCH

FCCLA is selling delicious Butter Braids for $16 each. These tasty pastries come in the savory option of four cheese & herb, as well as the sweet options of apple, cinnamon, strawverry & cream cheese, blueberry & cream cheese, cream cheese, and bavarian creme with chocolate icing. See an FCCLA member or order online. The deadline is October 18. Orders will be delivered November 7th. #FCCLA #TheDen

Dream big! Embrace creativity! Think positive! Act and Adjust! Those are some of the lessons our students learn in the Everything is Possible unit in our 7 Mindsets training. Poh Yu Khing said, "If I can dream, I can act and if I can act, I can become."

💛🖤💛WE LOVE OUR TIGERS!💛🖤💛 💛🖤💛WE LOVE OUR TIGER FAMILIES!💛🖤💛 💛🖤💛WE LOVE OUR TIGER COMMUNITY!💛🖤💛 Happy homecoming weekend, Tiger Nation! Thank you to our students, staff, families, and community for making Homecoming 2023 AMAZING! Please help ECCSS show some BIG Tiger 💛🖤💛 for everyone who made this FIRST homecoming on Veterans Memorial Field at Tiger Town Stadium extra special!!! Go Tigers!