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The ECCSS BOE office is relocating to 705 West Main Street, a site formerly serving as Claxton Middle School, the Ninth Grade Academy, and the Professional Learning Center for ECCSS.
This move will result in annual estimated operational savings of $20,000 for the district, and it puts more of the ECCSS school buildings in use.
The relocation will take place in phases between May 29-June 12.
Parents,
Sign your child & yourself up for the Summer Reading Program at the public library! Log books in the Beanstack app (visit the library if you need help) & you will earn prizes. Also bring your kids on Thursdays in June at 4pm for some great performers! There will also be Lego Club, Craft Time, and Story Time. All events are FREE!
ECCSS would like to recognize the first “class” of REACH scholars: Eleazar Trejo-Samano, Jacob DeLoach, Archie Fernandez-Segura, and MaKahley McDonough!
In 8th grade, while at Claxton Middle School, these students were chosen by a panel of community judges after participating in a REACH interview. Following this interview process in 2017, these students were named our first ECCSS group of REACH scholars, and they signed their REACH scholarship contracts. Students must agree to work hard in their classes and to maintain good attendance and behavior in order to maintain their REACH scholar status and to be awarded their REACH scholarship their senior year.
Students earning the REACH scholarship will receive up to $10,000 over the course of their four years of college. Funding for the REACH scholarship is provided by the state of Georgia through the REACH Initiative, in conjunction with local donations made by the Strickland Foundation.
We are so thankful for the support of the Strickland Foundation in ECCSS's REACH scholarship efforts, and we are so proud of these students!
Check out the pics below! You'll see our first REACH "class" back in 2017 at their 8th grade Honors Day, and you'll see them again in 2022 at their 12th grade Honors Night!
Please help us congratulate Eleazor, Jacob, Archie, and MaKahley!
Mrs. Eason and Mrs. Daniel's classes are working together to research animals and make google slide presentations.
Mrs. Cowart, Ms. Miyon and Ms. Taylor's Prek class made tie dye shirts on T day and then wore them for W..wacky day! They also enjoyed some yummy watermelon!
Third graders wrapped up their government unit by creating their own city, complete with their own unique laws.
ECCSS recognized 10 retirees at a reception on May 17th. We'd like to take a moment to shine the spotlight on each of our retirees and wish them well in retirement!
Please join ECCSS in thanking Mrs. Learh Davis for her 27 years of service to the students of ECCSS!
On Wednesday, May 25, CHS will be collecting 9th- 11th graders' Chromebooks and chargers. Please make sure your student returns theirs on time to avoid having to pay for replacements. Replacement fees are $300 for Chromebooks and $50 for chargers. Thank you!
Claxton High School (CHS) will have a 9th-11th grade Honors Day program on Thursday, May 26th at 1:00 PM. The program is invitation-only, and it will be held in the CHS gym. CHS students who are receiving special recognition will receive an invitation to share with their parents/guardians.
ECCSS recognized 10 retirees at a reception on May 17th. We'd like to take a moment to shine the spotlight on each of our retirees and wish them well in retirement!
Please join ECCSS in thanking Mrs. Anita Dasher for her 29 years of service to the students of ECCSS!
Claxton Middle School (CMS) will have an 8th grade Honors Day Program on Friday, May 27th at 8:30 AM. CMS will have a 6th-7th Honors Day Program on Friday, May 27th at 10:00 AM. Both programs will be held in the CMS gym. CMS students who have a 90 overall academic average in one or more classes or who are receiving other recognition will receive an invitation to attend.
Congratulations to Robbie Lane and Hayden Morris! On May 18th, Robbie, our Class of 2022 Valedictorian, signed his letter of intent to play baseball at East Georgia State College, and Hayden, our Class of 2022 Salutatorian, signed his letter of intent to play baseball at South Georgia State College. Both seniors thanked God, their families, teachers, coaches, and teammates for helping them along the way. Good luck Robbie and Hayden! We wish you all the best!
Claxton Middle School (CMS) and Claxton High School (CHS) will offer physicals on Wednesday, May 25th, beginning at 8:00 AM. These physicals are for rising 6th - rising 12th-grade students. There is no cost for the physical. Students must have a parent/guardian signed permission form in order to have a physical completed. Physical permission forms can be picked up at the CMS/CHS office.
ECCSS recognized 10 retirees at a reception on May 17th. We'd like to take a moment to shine the spotlight on each of our retirees and wish them well in retirement!
Please join ECCSS in thanking Ms. Dorothy Byrd for her 11 years of service in Food and Nutrition!
Let's hear it for the Class of 2022!
ECCSS is proud of you!
ECCSS recognized 10 retirees at a reception on May 17th. We'd like to take a moment to shine the spotlight on each of our retirees and wish them well in retirement!
Please join ECCSS in thanking Mrs. Vernella Welch for her nearly 20 years of service on our Board of Education!
The College and Career Academy (CCA) at Claxton High School is thrilled to announce our 2022-2023 pathways. We are happy to continue offerings of Accounting, Agriculture Mechanics (with Welding), Allied Healthcare, Audio-Video Technology and Film, Culinary Arts, Entrepreneurship, Firefighting, and Teaching As a Profession. We are excited to add pathways in EMR/EMT, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Web Design (Pathway/Foreign Language).
According to Dr. Marty Waters, Superintendent of Evans County Charter School System, "The partnerships we have are instrumental in creating opportunities for us to focus our offerings. These partnerships allow us to uniquely pivot to align pathways to industry needs and developments."
Holly Durrence, CEO of the Evans Region College and Career Academy (ER CCA), added, “We've partnered with Claxton Poultry to create a pipeline of industrial maintenance workers, and the addition of the EMR/EMT pathway will allow those in the county's Firefighting program to leave high school as career firefighters."
"We appreciate our business and community partners. They've provided us with feedback to help us better address workforce needs. This gives our students opportunities to gain more real-world experience and better prepares them to be successful in careers. Today's exciting news from Hyundai, a $5.5 billion automobile plant that will be built near Ellabell and that is expected to employ thousands, will hopefully be another manufacturing partnership to provide career options for our students. Our CCA stands ready to make connections," Mrs. Durrence stated.
The counseling teams at CMS and CHS began releasing schedules to rising 7th-12 grade students today; rising 6th Graders will get schedules starting on May 24th at 6th Grade Orientation for Students and Families. Of course, information could change between now and the beginning of school; the counseling teams will share updated information as it becomes available.
Students may use their cohort's Google Classroom to request changes. Our goal is to have all schedules situated before school starts. Once again, please know that student schedules are subject to change. While our counseling teams do not foresee major changes, small changes still need to be made to better balance classes and honor student requests.
Thank you, Mr. Valentine, for being a mentor guest speaker in third grade.
He is encouraging students to choose good behavior and show respect in school.
