Evans County Schools

✨🌟 CHS Prom 2025: Feathers and Bow Tie Fascination 🌟✨ 📅 Date: March 22, 2025 📍 Location: Twin Oaks Farm & Vineyard, 305 Kennedy Pond Road, Statesboro, GA 👠 Senior Walk: 6:00 PM 🎉 Prom: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 🎟️ Tickets: $90 for couples 💕 $50 for singles 🎊 🎫 Available now at the CMS/CHS front office! 📧 Questions? Contact Mr. Maurice Burney at mburney@evanscountyschools.org 🌹✨ Get ready for a night of elegance and fun! Don’t miss out! ✨🌹 #CHSProm2025 #FeathersAndBowTies #PromNightMagic #TwinOaksVibes

❄️🎉 CES Winter Wonderland 🎉❄️ Join us on Tuesday, January 21st, from 5:30-7:00 PM for an evening filled with fun and engaging activities for the whole family! 🌟✨ Our staff has planned an exciting lineup, including a Snowball Toss 🎯, STEM Activities 🧪, Winter Tic Tac Toe ❌⭕, Snowflake Symmetry ❄️, Exploding Snowman 💥⛄, Snowmaking 🌨️, and a Photobooth 📸. Families can also enjoy Word Sort Snowflakes 📝❄️, Hot Chocolate ☕, Snowman Directed Drawing 🎨⛄, and DIY Ornaments ✂️🎄. It’s going to be a magical night, and we can’t wait to see you there! 🥳❄️ #CESWinterWonderland #FamilyFun #CommunityEvents #ReadySetGrow

READBowl Prizes & Recognition – Let’s Make Reading History! 🏆 National Prizes Weekly Winners: Champions and World Cup Leaders will be announced each week! Win a personalized video from Malcolm Mitchell, book bundles, and 3 books per student (max 90 per class). Grand Prize Champions: World Champions will be announced on Super Bowl Sunday! Winners get a live video chat with Malcolm, book bundles, 5 books per student (max 150), and a feature on the READBowl website. Overall World Champion: Earn the READBowl Trophy, a personal visit from Malcolm, and massive bragging rights! State Champions: At the end of READBowl, individual U.S. State Champions will be crowned in each Conference and receive a classroom library of 10 books and certificates. ✨ School-Level Weekly Awards We’re keeping the excitement high every week with: Top Reader in Each Grade: Special prize and recognition! Top Class in Each Grade: Weekly class rewards! Top Grade Weekly: Grade-wide glory and major bragging rights! The clock is ticking—READBowl starts today! Let’s read big, dream big, and WIN big! 🚀

Please see the following press release regarding a vacancy for an athletic director for the 2025-2026 school year. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by clicking on this link: https://evans.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx For more information, please contact Dr. Bobby Costlow, bcostlow@evanscountyschools.org, or 912-739-3544. More info: https://tinyurl.com/yc7xakuj

CMS and CHS- Don't forget!!! 📸✨ Make-Up Picture Day! ✨📸 🗓️ When: Friday, January 17, 2025 📍 Where: CMS & CHS Gyms ⏰ Time: Starting at 8 AM Don’t miss your chance to smile for the camera! 😄🎞️ #PictureDay 📸 #CMS #CHS #SayCheese 🧀 #MarkYourCalendars 🗓️

🐅💛🖤 Congratulations, Jayda Jordan! 💛🖤🐅 🎉🏈 Huge shoutout to our CHS student-athlete Jayda Jordan for being named GHSA Area 4 - Division 1 Flag Football Co-Player of the Year AND earning a spot on the GHSA All-Area Flag Football Team! 🙌👏 Your hard work, dedication, and talent light up the field and make your Tiger family so proud! 🐾💪 Keep inspiring us with your excellence! ⭐✨ #TigerPride #YellowAndBlack #GHSA #FlagFootball #AthleteSpotlight #CongratsJayda #HardWorkPaysOff #FlagFootball #GHSA #CoPlayerOfTheYear #AllAreaTeam #ProudMoment

Thanks to all of our young people and coaches who participated in the MLK Basketball Clinic this past Saturday! Congrats to 2025 MLK Parade Grand Marshal, Ms. Carolyn Grant, and the 2025 Parade Marshal, Pastor Melanie Griffin! Special shout-out to Mr. Ryan Tomblin, educator at CMS and President of the Evans County Afro American Society, for sharing community MLK events on WTOC's Morning Break! Click here to see Mr. Tomblin in action: https://www.wtoc.com/2025/01/10/evans-county-afro-american-society-hosts-lineup-mlk-day-events/ There are still lots of exciting events planned in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in our community, and we hope to see you there! January 19 - MLK Gospel Festival @ 3PM January 20 MLK Parade @ 2 PM* February 8 - Community MLK Writing and Oratorical Competition @ 10 AM *Interested in entering a float or being a vendor for the MLK Parade on 1/20? Please fill out this Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/43x5dcwr Please click the link below or contact Mr. Ryan Tomblin, President of the Evans County Afro American Society (at rtomblin@evanscountyschools.org -or- tomblinryan@gmail.com), for more information! https://tinyurl.com/57b3rzuf #MLKCommunityEvents #WeLoveOurCommunity #SchoolAndCommunityPartnerships

🔬🧫 Science in Action! 🌱🐾 Mrs. Young’s Life Science students explored the world of microscopes and classification this week! 👀✨ They’re learning how to classify organisms based on shared characteristics and traits. 📚🔍 Aligned to the standard “Develop and defend a model that categorizes organisms based on common characteristics,” students are using their observations of cells and organisms to create classification models that showcase their learning. Check out these amazing young scientists in action!

📚🏈 CMS Students and Parents...Get Ready for the Malcolm Mitchell Read Bowl! 🏈📚 📅 Start Date: Monday, Jan. 13 at 8 AM 💡 What Counts? Anything you read—books, magazines, recipes, or even read-alouds! 🏅 School Bowl Challenges: Grades and classes across the state of Georgia will compete for prizes and ultimate bragging rights! 🕒 Track Your Minutes: Students, log your reading minutes daily in your personal playbooks (these will be given out at school). 📣 Winning Classes all around the state announced weekly! 🎉 State Champions will be crowned during a live event with Malcolm Mitchell on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9! 🌟 CMS students...Let's start off strong with reading, and to kick off the competition, WEAR YOUR FAVORITE JERSEY OR SPORTS TEAM SHIRT MONDAY! #ReadBowl #ReadWithMalcolm #CMSReads

Please see the following press release regarding a transition in CHS athletic directors at the end of this year. We extend our deepest gratitude to Mr. Cooper for his service as CHS athletic director! More info: https://tinyurl.com/yc5tahcx

🐅🖤💛 Tigers Unite! 🖤💛🐅 Mark your calendars! 📅 Our next CHS School Governance Team meeting is coming up: 🗓️ Thursday, January 16, 2025 ⏰ 5:00 PM 📍 CMS/CHS PLT Room (near the front office) This meeting is open to ALL stakeholders—not just team members. Come be a part of shaping our school's future! 💬✨ #TigerPride 🐾 #BlackAndGold 🖤💛 #CHSStrong #CommunityMatters #SchoolGovernance 🏫

🎨✨ Imagination Meets Inspiration in Visual Arts! ✨🎨 Our Visual Arts students have been diving into creative projects that bring together unique artistic styles and inspirations! 🌟 Project 1: Students combined the whimsical eeriness of Tim Burton’s snowmen with the swirling beauty of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to create stunning, one-of-a-kind masterpieces. 🎄 Project 2: Drawing from Dr. Seuss, students crafted scenes featuring the Grinch himself holding an ornament, blending creativity and holiday cheer. For both projects, students used multiple art mediums to bring their visions to life, exploring textures, colors, and techniques. Amazing work, Tiger artists! 🖌️✨ #VisualArts #CreativeExpression #TimBurtonMeetsVanGogh #DrSeussInspiration #MultiMediumArt

🐾🎓✨ Attention CHS Tigers! 🖤💛 📢 CHS Class of 2025 students & families: Are you looking for 💰 money for college? 🎓 Scholarships are being updated regularly! 📝 📲 Visit the Claxton High School website (https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/scholarships) or check out the Class of 2025 Google Classroom for the latest updates. ❓ Have questions? Contact our CHS School Counselor, Mrs. Tina Durrence, at ✉️ tdurrence@evanscountyschools.org. #CHSTigers 🐅 #BlackAndGold 🖤💛 #ClassOf2025 🎓 #ScholarshipOpportunities ✨ #CollegeBound 🎉

Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate these highlights from our Evans County Board of Education (BOE) meeting and work sessions this month! 🏆Congratulations to Brayden Tapley, a CMS 8th Grader, for his 2nd Place in the Georgia Writers Museum Spooky Story Contest! Thanks to Ms. Angie Beecher, CMS social studies teacher, for inspiring Brayden's writing! 🏆Congrats to CHS Lady Tiger Cross Country for placing 14th in the state! Please help us celebrate CHS Lady Tiger runners: Leslie Garcia Naomi Morales-Perez Karen Patricio-Ramos Melissa Ajtun-Ixmay Francisca Lopez Also, please help us thank Coach Ustun Bardak for inspiring these awesome Tigers! 🏆Congrats to our CMS and CHS Tigers who are advancing to National Beta: Ashley Luna Gonzalez - 2nd place, 8th grade, Spanish Academic Competition Neissa Alisma - 1st Place, 12th grade, French Gabriel Trejo - 1st Place, 10th grade, Spanish Allisson Martinez- 1st Place, 9th grade, Spanish Joselin Baltazar - 2nd Place, 11th grade, Division II, Hand Drawn Anime Savana Lair - 2nd Place, 12th grade, Division II, Onsite Drawing Emily Johnson- 3rd Place, 11th grade, Division II, Color Photography Amy Allende-Muthe - 3rd Place, 9th grade, Division I, Onsite Cake Decorating Karly Garrison & Izabelle Gonzales - 12th and 9th grades, Premier Performers We appreciate our CMS and CHS Beta sponsors and co-sponsors for inspiring these great performances: Ms. Stephanie Myers, Ms. Hollie Ikner, Ms. Tonia Moore, and Ms. Melissa Sefers (CMS); Ms. Lee Ann Lane and Ms. Tina Durrence (CHS). We are proud of these students, and we appreciate our staff, families, and community for supporting these AMAZING TIGERS! #WeLoveOurTigers #CelebrateOurStudents

📢 Beauties on the Bayou - Mr. & Miss CES Pageant 🌟🐸 We are excited to announce the 2025 Mr. & Miss CES Pageant with this year’s theme: Beauties on the Bayou! 📅 Date & Time: Saturday, February 22, 2025 10:00 AM CHS Cafetorium 💰 Entry Fee: $40.00 🗓️ Entry Deadline: January 31, 2025 👑 Application: Parents may complete the application online. Click here to apply: https://docs.google.com/document/d/108YhJOaWZOsXZvo04ULhQN_JYfM9HFB3_X2JbE8O8K0/edit?usp=sharing Contact mburney@evanscountyschools.org for any questions. Let’s make this an unforgettable event! 🌿✨ #BeautiesOnTheBayou #CESPageant #MrAndMissCES2025

📢 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 📢 🌟Please join us at The Academy for our Local School Governance Meeting! 🌟 🗓️ Date: January 13th, 2025 ⏰Time: 1:45 PM 📍 Location: The Academy Kitchen All stakeholders are invited to join and discuss important information for our school community. 💛🖤🐯 #TheAcademy #GrowingMindBuildingFutures

Please help ECCSS show some BIG Tiger 💛🖤 to one of our CMS teachers: Mrs. Kelsey Stephens! Mrs. Stephens is not only the reigning SYSTEM teacher of the year for ECCSS, but she was also recently named to GA Department of Educations Teacher Policy Fellowship (TPF)! The TPF is a unique professional learning opportunity designed to introduce classroom teachers to public education policy and policymaking. During this nine-month program, Mrs. Stephens will: 🌟 Learn about state and federal education priorities 🌟Engage with policymakers, legislators, and education leaders 🌟Attend top-notch policy workshops 🌟Travel to Washington, D.C. 🌟Present a policy proposal to experts Join us in congratulating Mrs. Stephens and CMS on this incredible achievement! Please click the press release for more information: https://tinyurl.com/m8u5uh76 #WeLoveOurTigers

🌟 Exciting Visit from Mrs. Lisa Bell, Georgia Power Education Coordinator! 🌟 Mrs. Lisa Bell brought energy and enthusiasm to Mrs. Myers's 6th-grade Science class during an in-class field trip focused on renewable and non-renewable resources! Our students had the opportunity to dive into hands-on learning activities and explore key concepts like solar and wind energy, energy transformation, and careers in energy. This lesson aligned with Georgia Standards of Excellence (S6E6), encouraging students to ask critical questions about the differences between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources, their everyday uses, and their impact on Earth. 📚 Class Highlights: Identifying renewable and non-renewable resources Exploring the sun as a major energy source Learning how wind energy is generated and transformed into electricity Understanding energy efficiency and its importance Discussing challenges faced by wind and solar power 🎯 Key Takeaways for Students: Renewable and nonrenewable energy sources shape our world. Wind and solar power offer exciting possibilities for the future of electricity. Energy careers are an important and growing field! Thank you, Mrs. Bell, for empowering our students with knowledge and inspiring them to think critically about energy conservation and innovation! 🌞💨

🐯💛🖤 Tigers Taking on the Supremacy Clause! 💛🖤🐯 Coach Lanier's CHS students are diving into real-life applications of the Supremacy Clause! 📚💼 Grouped up to tackle topics like immigration policy, gun control, same-sex marriage, and marijuana legalization, our Tigers are analyzing federal laws and discovering how this critical part of the Constitution impacts everyday life. 🧠✨ Way to go, CHS! #ConstitutionInAction #SupremacyClause #TigerPride 🐅💛 #BlackAndGold #CHSStrong

Our Culinary Arts II class is diving into the world of Julia Child this week! Students are mastering the art of Boeuf Bourguignon, one of her most iconic dishes. From perfecting knife skills to creating a rich, velvety sauce, it’s all about embracing the flavors of French cuisine. We can almost hear Julia saying, “Bon appétit!” #TheDEN