Evans County Schools

CMS would like to congratulate our 6th Grade students who were chosen as Tiger Trustees. Tiger Trustees are school leaders. They conduct school-wide tours, hold conversations with stakeholders, and speak to younger students about Claxton Middle School during orientation sessions and other guest visits. Tiger Trustees are a voice for the students and the face of Claxton Middle School. Pictured: Cristian Atkinson, Klaresa Chastain, Joleen Ramos, Landon Crosby, Alexis Hernandez-Nava, and Arieonna McKinnon

CHS Boys Soccer upset Bleckley County 3-1 to move onto the Elite 8 for the 4th year in a row!! We get to HOST Whitefield Academy on Tuesday April 25th in the Pecan Grove!! The Tigers' first goal came off a Luis Zamora header from a Wade Eller cross! Mario Ramirez earned goal two, and the third goal came from an Abraham Gonzales header off a corner kick with one second left on the clock!! Come out next week and support your Claxton Tigers Soccer! The girls lost a tough match after a great season! We thank the senior girls for their dedication over the last four years! We want to thank our fans that traveled and cheered us on! They made a huge difference!

Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate these highlights from our ECCSS Board of Education (BOE) meeting last night! 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 March! CES: Lavette Mikell and Barbara Todd CMS: Zachary Carruth and Sgt. Gene McKinnon CHS: Becky Francis and Shanna Jackson #GoTigers #CelebrateOurStaff

Alright, moms and sons! It's your turn to have a GLOWING good time! Evans County PreK will be hosting a Glow Dance, on April 28th from 5:30 - 7:30 for moms and sons. Tickets are $20 for a couple and $10 for each additional child. 4x6 pictures can be purchased for $5 each. We can't wait to see you there! #CES

Mrs. Strickland and Ms. Christman’s Istation superstars for April. These two passed their ISIP score by 20+ points for this month! #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily

More firefighting recruits who have passed the Firefighting 1 Exam! Congratulations! #TheDEN #collegecareerready

Part of becoming a firefighter involves passing the Firefighting 1 Exam. We are pleased to announce that all of the Year 2 students have passed this test, and over half of the Year 1 students have passed. CHS and The DEN are proud of these students and their instructor, Mr. Brian Croft! #TheDEN #collegecareerready

Culinary Arts Year 1 looked like an episode of Cake Wars! Teams of students competed to produce the best cake in multiple categories. Guest judges (Bradley Hall, Tammie Collins, Holly Durrence, and Candice Kirby) admired, sampled, and scored the beautiful creations. Results will be revealed tomorrow! #TheDEN #creativity #collaboration

Evans County PreK held its annual Father-Daughter Dance this past Friday, April 14th. Everyone had a glowing good time. Thank you for coming and supporting our PreK. #CES

Students in Mr. Sapp's STEM classes were given an engineering challenge to try and build the strongest geodesic dome with only gummy bears and toothpicks. Students were also given a task to build a tower that could hold a tennis ball. The ball had to be a specific height when stood on the table, and only supplies provided by Mr. Sapp could be used. The students did a great job by being creative and thinking critically. #4Cs #ActiveLearning

Mrs. Shaul’s 3rd graders read several informational task cards and practiced determining the author’s point of view. Once their team determined the author’s point of view, they got a few minutes of game time! #CES

📢📢📢REMINDER!📢📢📢 CMS and CHS will offer physicals on Tuesday, April 18th, at the CMS gym. These physicals will take place during school and are for rising 6th- rising 12th-grade students who plan to participate in sports, band, firefighting, etc. There is no cost for the school physical on Tuesday. Students must have a parent/guardian signed permission form and completed physical paperwork in order to have a physical. Physical permission forms and paperwork can be picked up at the CMS/CHS office. Please visit our ECCSS website calendar page (https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/calendars-and-events) for other important reminders!

Junior and Senior 4-Hers are invited to an escape room tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18th, from 5:30-6:30 PM! Please see the attached flyers for additional information about tomorrow and upcoming events happening in May!

Our 7 Mindsets Focus for this week is "Leave A Legacy." What do you want people to think when they hear your name? That you’re a good friend? That you’re kind? That you work hard? Whatever it is, that’s your legacy! Make sure you are cultivating that reality in your everyday actions.

Tyrone Atkinson (11th) and Trinity Lavant (10th) represented Claxton High School at the Student Athlete Leadership Conference on Friday, April 14. Athletic Director Randy Cooper accompanied the student athletes to the event in Macon.

What a BEAUTIFUL day to grow together in ECCSS! Thanks to all the athletes, families, volunteers, and staff who made our Special Olympics Spring Games so AWESOME!!! We had a great crowd and great fun at the Pecan Grove this morning! #WeLoveOurTigers #WeLoveOurFamilies #SpecialOlympicsSpringGames

Congratulations to our CHS Girls and Boys Soccer Teams! They are heading to the 2nd round of playoffs on Tuesday, April 18 and will take on the Bleckley County High School Soccer Teams. Girls at 5PM and Boys at 7PM in Cochran.

The 6th grade students in Mrs. Myers's 4th-period Science class had a remarkable experience recently when they participated in the Skype a Scientist program. Lindsay Blank, a meteorologist from Spire Global, spoke to the students about various aspects of weather and climate, including her work in chasing tornadoes, which she said was her favorite weather phenomenon and the most misunderstood. During the Skype session, the students had the chance to ask Ms. Blank questions and share their experiences with weather data collection. Ms. Blank was particularly intrigued by the students' work using drones and Databots to collect weather data, and she mentioned that she never did anything that cool in Science class when she was their age. Spire Global, Inc., the company where Ms. Blank works, specializes in tracking global data sets powered by a large constellation of nanosatellites. The company is involved in tracking weather patterns, among other things, which is a crucial aspect of meteorology and weather forecasting. The Skype a Scientist program was a fantastic opportunity for the students to connect virtually with a real-life scientist, inspiring them to explore STEM fields further. The students learned firsthand about the work that scientists do and the impact it has on our world. They gained a deeper understanding of weather and climate and the importance of accurate weather forecasting in our daily lives.

Mrs. Strickland and Ms. Christman's class have been learning about plants and measurement this week. Today they went outside and planted vegetables and flowers in the Kinder"Garden". #CES #ExcellenceLeadershipFamily

In anticipation of the Local Spring games on Saturday, April 15 from 9AM-11AM at the Pecan Grove, we held a Special Olympics Parade of Athletes during Tiger Pride at CHS and CMS. We are proud of all our athletes.