🎨✍️¡Listos para mostrar nuestro talento Tiger! Ready to show our Tiger talent!✍️🎨
Happy first day of Hispanic Heritage Month!
Check out our CMS and CHS students from Ms. Francis and Ms. Smith's classrooms as they are beginning to research and work on the first drafts of their projects for our fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration Art and Writing Competition!
Stay tuned to see the writing and art masterpieces our talented Tigers create!
#HispanicHeritageCelebrationArtAndWritingCompetition
#WeLoveOurTigers
Kaidence Allred, Allie Floyd, and Aashi Patel were sponsored by the Claxton Rotary Club to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership camp in June in Brunswick.
Kaidence and Allie shared their experiences with the club members during the Rotary meeting on Wednesday, September 13. The girls also conveyed their thanks to the members for allowing them to build their leadership capacity through this experience. #Collaboration #LifeSkills #Communication
This is a meal our students at Claxton Elementary School absolutely loved today! Students were treated to chicken fingers, a yeast roll, macaroni and cheese, stewed cabbage, a side salad, apple wedges (with caramel dip), and their choice of cold milk.
Our students are provided nutritionally balanced meals that meet federal guidelines at no cost to families!
#FuelingGA #GATrayoftheWeek
We're thrilled to embark on our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at CES!
Our festivities began with a special kickoff, featuring our pre-k students assisting with morning announcements, along with an inspiring quote by the renowned Hispanic fashion designer Oscar de la Renta: 'Your great strength is knowing who you are.' 🌟🎉
#HispanicHeritageMonth
¡Estamos encantados de embarcarnos en nuestra celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana en CES! Nuestras festividades comenzaron con un inicio especial, en el que nuestros estudiantes de Pre-K ayudaron con los anuncios matutinos, junto con una cita inspiradora del renombrado diseñador de moda hispano Oscar de la Renta: 'Tu gran fortaleza es saber quién eres'.
#ReadySetGrow
#CES
🦅🍰 Exploring America's Sweet Side 🦅🍰
Mrs. Herrington & Mrs. Morris's Pre-K class enjoyed America's favorite dessert, apple pie and ice cream, after learning all about America this past week. The children learned about different symbols and created an American flag together.
#ReadySetGrow
#CES
🎲🐯 CES Homecoming Spirit Week: A Game of Style and School Pride! 🎲🐯
CES Homecoming Spirit Week is October 2nd-6th! 🎉
Monday: Monopoly Day -Dress to Impress!
Tuesday: Guess Who? - Dress as your favorite character!
Wednesday: Chutes and Ladders - Slide into your childhood or shoot into your future!
Thursday: Battleship - Represent your house color with pride!
Friday: Get Your Game On - Dress in your best black and gold to showcase your tiger spirit! 🐯🖤💛
#ReadySetGrow
#CES
We're thrilled to announce an incredible partnership between our dedicated Claxton High School teachers and the brilliant minds at Georgia Southern, all made possible by the generous $20,000 STEM/STEAM Professional Learning Grant CHS received!
Claxton High School teachers Bradley Hall, DeeDee Gordon, Amy Holland, Riviera Selph, Meagan Hedden, Angela Beecher, and Jenna Watkins, along with ECCSS Instructional Technology Coordinator Samantha Keyfauver are participating in professional learning by Dr. Shelli Casler-Failing (Associate Professor of Middle Grades and Secondary Mathematics Education and Program Director), Dr. Kania Greer (Coordinator of the Center for STEM Education and College of Education), and Molly McKeon (Graduate Student and Ogeechee Riverkeeper Fellow). They are embarking on a journey to explore and learn more about our local environment through water quality testing. 💧🌿 This cross curricular team hopes to gain a deeper understanding of the health of our aquatic ecosystems and to create a STEM unit for our amazing students. 🚣♀️🌊🌎
This project serves as a testament to the power of teamwork, underscores the importance of experiential learning, and highlights the incredible opportunities that grants like these provide. 🙌🔍 Stay tuned for updates as they embark on this exciting adventure together! 🌟💡
#STEMEducation #STEAMGrant #WaterQuality #CommunityCollaboration #LearningTogether
Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate these highlights from our ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Monday!
Mrs. Julie Howard, Mrs. Fran Tanner, 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 August!
CES: Chelsey Kennedy and Taylor Benton
CMS: Hollie Ikner and Shanna Jackson
CHS: Glenn Lewis and Tammie Collins
The Evans Region College and Career Academy has changed its September meeting to Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 11 AM.
Is your CHS student interested in becoming a student athlete at the collegiate level? There is a Student-Athlete Webinar with the NCAA on Sept 17 at 5PM. This seminar will share information about requirements and how to prepare to play at the next level. #NextSteps #Goals
Ms. Peacock's Journalism class is learning photography basics. Their pictures will be used in the yearbook and The Claxton Enterprise. The students look forward to taking lots of pictures throughout the school year. #RealLife #Creativity #Collaboration
Mrs. Phillips’ 2nd grade Tiger Time class is perfecting their reading & writing of “sneaky e” words as they work together collaboratively. 🐯📖✍️
#ReadySetGrow
#CES
If your 6th, 7th, or 8th grade 4-H student is interested in attending 4-H Day at the Georgia Aquarium on October 4th, please sign up by this Friday, September 15th.
See attached flyer for details.
CMS students in Ms. Johnson's art classes are working with the Georgia O’Keeffe style of artwork. 6th graders are using oil pastels to paint a flower; 7th graders are painting a bird's eye view of a flower; and 8th graders are using soft pastels for a close-up of a flower. Once finished, they are researching facts about the flower. #RoarANDSoar
CHS fans headed to Wheeler County for the football game need to review the attached flyers regarding parking and safety. #BlackAndGold #GoTigers #TigerPride #BeatWheeler
CHS senior Amy Tatum was caught serving coffee and smiles to help Claxton wake up! Amy, a Work-Based Learning (WBL) student, is employed at Georgia Fruitcake Bakery. Through participation in the WBL program, students receive course credit & real world work experience. Job well done, Amy! We appreciate all our WBL community partners. #TheDen #RealLife
A week of family stories and smiles in Ms. Thigpen, Ms. Melissa, and Ms. Courtney's class! 😊👨👩👧👦📖
#ReadySetGrow
#CES
ECCSS Called Board Meeting
Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:30am
Central Office Board room
ECCSS Public Tax Hearing #3
Thursday, September 14, 2023 10:00am
Central Office Board room
The CMS softball game this Thursday (vs. South Tattnall County at home) will start at 3:00 pm.
This time adjustment is due to the shift of other CMS and CHS athletic events this week. We do our best to keep our Tigers (students, staff, families, and other fans) in mind and informed when we have to make adjustments. We ask for and appreciate your patience when adjustments have to be made!
In order to see our most up-to-date schedule for Tiger events, please visit our website calendar page (https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/calendars-and-events).
