Evans County Schools

Congratulations to the CHS Beta Club on their placements at state this past weekend. All students in the top 5 in the state advance to the national competition in June 2024. Congratulations to the following students for advancing to nationals: Aaron Harrison, Alyssa Jones, and Damonae Wharton- first place in Performing Arts - Instrumentalist - Solo, Duo, Trio Kaidence Allred, Mollie Lane, and Aashi Patel- third place in Living Literature Jessica Morales- fifth place in Fabric Arts Joselin Baltazar- second place in Hand-drawn Anime Gabriel Trejo- fifth place in Spanish Mollie Lane- second place in Recyclable Art Congratulations and good luck at Nationals!

🌟🌻 Brightening November with Kindness! 🌻🌟 Mrs. Kelly's 2nd-grade class at Claxton Elementary School chose the wonderful Miss Fletcher as the recipient of their November Sunshine Basket! ☀️🎁 Miss Fletcher, your warmth and dedication to teaching haven't gone unnoticed. To Mrs. Kelly's class, your empathy and thoughtful choice make us so proud. Thank you for making Miss Fletcher's day extra special! 🥰👏 #ReadySetGrow #KindnessMatters

ECCSS Board Work Session Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:00pm Central Office Board Room

Reason #4 why Georgia FLEX is a tremendous asset to our community: Community Pride: As FLEX participants excel and contribute, our community can take pride in nurturing its own talent and witnessing their success stories unfold. #TheDEN #RealLife #LearnersToLeaders

CMS BETA student Emily Stephens chose to compete in the Speech competition at the Georgia State BETA Convention. She had to deliver a two minute speech on the topic "Navigating My Future With BETA." She not only rocked her speech, but she memorized most of it! We were so proud at how well she represented CMS. Thank you, Emily! #RoadANDSoar #Betafamous

🌟✨ Festive Fun at Claxton Elementary! 🎄❄️ Our school is buzzing with holiday spirit during the '11 Days of Christmas' celebration! ✨ 🎉 Tinsel Day: Sparkle overload! Students rocked tinsel in every way imaginable, turning our school into a glittering wonderland! ✨🌟 💚 Grinch Day: Who knew being a Grinch could be so much fun? Laughter filled the halls as students embraced their inner Grinches and Whos! 😄💚 ❄️ Winter Wonderland: Claxton transformed into a snowy paradise! Snowflakes, snowmen, and winter magic everywhere you look. ⛄❄️ Stay tuned for more festive vibes as we count down to Christmas! 🎅🎁 #ReadySetGrow #ClaxtonCelebrates

CHS Students- Free Online Tutoring through GATutor GaTutor is a groundbreaking program powered by Georgia Virtual Learning. Georgia-certified teachers with solid content area expertise provide one-on-one tutoring sessions tailored for each individual student. Best of all, it's entirely free! GaTutor offers flexibility for students, with tutoring sessions available outside of regular school hours. Students select the dates and times that work best for them, making academic success more accessible than ever! Program Hours: Monday- Friday 4pm-10pm Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 1pm-8pm For more information, visit https://www.gavirtuallearning.org/gatutor/

CHS families of fall athletes, today is the deadline to purchase tickets for the Fall Sports banquet that will be held on Thursday, December 7. We will not be offering tickets for purchase at the banquet. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

✨We caught a glimpse of some incredible teamwork in Mrs. Daniel's class! These students were busy supporting each other with their writing. Here at Claxton Elementary School, we're fostering a community of writers from day one, and these first graders are setting the bar high. 💖 Keep up the fantastic collaboration! 📝 #ReadySetGrow #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork

Please refer to the attached flyer for information on the CMS Basketball games in Bryan County tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 6th.

Look at this tasty meal! Today, students at Claxton Middle/High School were served Loaded Baked Potato with BBQ Pork, Breadstick, Vegetable Soup, Field Peas, Tropical Fruit Salad, and their choice of cold Milk. Our students are provided nutritionally balanced meals that meet federal guidelines at no cost to families! Visit our menu page regularly for the current menu. The monthly menu can be found at the bottom of the page. https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/dining #FuelingGA #GATrayoftheWeek

CMS BETA students Omar Sanchez-Gonzalez (6th grade), Ashley Luna Gonzalez (7th grade), and Katherine Rosales-Rodriguez (8th grade) took the Spanish academic test for their grade level. Ashley and Omar both placed 5th in the state, and these two spots earned them a spot for Nationals in June. We are proud of all three of these students because the academic competitions are very difficult. They had to take a 50 question test in only 30 minutes! Awesome job, guys! #RoarANDSoar #Betafamous

🍪 Ms. Amari and Ms. Nicki's class kicked off December with a sprinkle of sweetness! 🌈 They dove into the world of the Gingerbread Man, comparing stories and ending the week with a tasty twist—Gingerbread cookies! 📖🍽️ The classroom smelled like a gingerbread wonderland after the little chefs whipped up their own delicious creations. 🎉👩‍🍳 #ReadySetGrow #GingerbreadFun

💛🖤💛CHS senior Kaelyn Smith found her MATCH!! 💛🖤💛 Kaelyn was notified on Friday that she received the QuestBridge Scholarship and will receive full tuition for four years at Vanderbilt University! Vanderbilt, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the top-ranked universities in the United States, and Kaelyn will be among the 7% of the Class of 2024 whose applications from around the world are accepted to Vanderbilt this year! 💛🖤💛We are so proud of you, Kaelyn!💛🖤💛 #WeLoveOurTigers #WorkHardDreamBig #CollegeCareerCommunityReady

CMS would like to give a big shout out to our November Students of the Month. Congratulations...keep up the good work! #RoarANDSoar

UPDATED - Please note the event date/time update! CMS invites you to attend the annual Christmas Band Concert on Tuesday, December 12th, at 5:00 PM, in the cafetorium. We hope to see you there!

Meet Jesus, an outstanding student in Mrs. Garcia's class! He's mastered all his shapes - circle, triangle, square, rectangle, hexagon, and octagon! He is in Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Barrow's kindergarten class. Huge congratulations to Jesus! 🌟 #ReadySetGrow #AchievementUnlocked

Check out all the December fun planned at the Claxton-Evans County Public Library! You can get a sneak peek of the awesome literacy events planned for Tigers of all ages in the images below. Please visit the links below to learn more about all our local public library has planned for our community! https://strl.info/locations/program_calendar.php https://tinyurl.com/bk5cdywj #PublicLibraryAdventures #CommunityAndSchoolConnections

CMS BETA students Matthew Griffin, Citlaly Hernandez Ramirez, Bryson Stanfield, Brayden Tapley and Danika Mikell competed in the Engineering competition at the Georgia State BETA Convention. They successfully built a rollercoaster in 45 minutes. Their use of the 4 Cs led to a successful product at competition. Although they didn't place in the top five, we are super proud of them for their critical and creative thinking, communication and collaboration! #RoarANDSoar #Betafamous

If you're looking for some holiday cheer, please check out these special events our schools are providing this month! 12/5 - 5:30 PM- Winter Wonderland at CES 12/7- 6:00 PM- BOE Work Session- CES All About Christmas and Winter Wonderland Showcase; CMS Band Performance; The Academy Holiday Service Project Update 12/11, 6:00 PM- BOE Meeting- CHS Chorus Performance; The DEN Culinary Arts Holiday Goodies 12/12, 5:00 PM- CMS Winter Concert 12/12 - 6:00 PM - CHS Winter Concert To find more information and the most up-to-date events in ECCSS, please visit our calendar page: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/calendars-and-events #WeLoveOurTigers #SchoolFamilyCommunityConnections