Evans County Schools

📢 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

🌟 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! 🌞💨

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

🌍 Creative Solutions for a Sustainable Future in Mrs. Myers's 6th Grade Science Class! 🛠️ Mrs. Myers’s 6th-grade science students recently tackled an exciting challenge: designing and evaluating solutions for sustaining the quality and supply of natural resources like water, soil, and air! Each group began by identifying real-world challenges to the supply and quality of their chosen resource. From there, they brainstormed and designed innovative solutions to protect and sustain these vital resources. But the learning didn’t stop at the design phase—our students took it to the next level by bringing their visions to life in Minecraft! 🎮 Working collaboratively, they constructed virtual models of their solutions, showcasing their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. To wrap up the project, students presented their designs and explained how their solutions could address the challenges they identified. The presentations were both inspiring and educational, demonstrating a strong understanding of environmental conservation and the power of innovation. We’re so proud of Mrs. Myers’s students for thinking critically and working together to create a better future for our planet! 🌱💧✨ #STEMEducation #MinecraftLearning #EnvironmentalStewardship #FutureInnovators

🎉🐅🎓 CHS Tigers, Get Ready to Celebrate! 🎓🐅🎉 The next CHS Student Rewards Party is almost here! 🖤💛 Mark your calendars for Friday, 1/10/25 because it's time to honor our amazing students who: ✔️ Made the Honor Roll 📚 ✔️ Had no discipline referrals 🏆 ✔️ Maintained 90% or higher attendance 📅 🏅 What’s the Reward? 🍕 A pizza party during both high school lunches to celebrate your hard work and dedication! 🎉 📬 Keep an eye out for your invitation, Tigers – you’ve earned it! 🐾 #TigerPride 🐅 #BlackAndGold 🖤💛 #HonorRollHeroes #AttendanceMatters #DisciplineEqualsSuccess #PizzaPartyFun 🍕

📚✨ Yearbooks Are on Sale Now! ✨📚 Capture all the wonderful memories from this school year with the Claxton Elementary School Yearbook! 🎉 🖼️ Customize Your 2 Free Pages: Add personal photos from your computer, Facebook, Instagram, or Google Drive to make your yearbook truly unique! Want more pages? Additional pages are just $1.99 for every 2 pages. 💵 Price: $30.00 (plus tax, if applicable) 📅 Order Deadline: March 14th 🔗 Purchase Link: Order Here 📲 Scan the QR Code (see image) Don’t miss out on preserving these special moments! 🐾✨ #ReadySetGrow

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

Don't forget! 🏆🐯 CHS Fall Sports Awards Ceremony 🐯🏆 📅 Thursday, January 9, 2025 ⏰ 6:00 PM 📍 CMS/CHS Cafeteria ✨ Celebrating: 🏐 Softball 🏈 Football 📣 Football Cheerleaders 🏃‍♂️ Cross Country 🏴 Flag Football 📌 Important Info: No food will be served, just awards presented. Dress Code: Wear your Sunday best! No holes in pants, hats, athletic clothing, or t-shirts with logos/words. ❓ Questions? Contact your coach or Mr. Cooper. Let’s celebrate our Black and Gold Tigers! 🖤💛 #CHSTigers #FallSportsAwards #TigerPride 🏅🐾

🐯 Tiger Parents/Guardians, We Need You! 🐯 📝Please help us improve by taking the Georgia School Climate Survey for Families by January 31! Your feedback is crucial and greatly appreciated!📝 Click the following link(s) for the survey: 📚Claxton Elementary School - https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=452629B6 📚Claxton Middle School - https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=2CB91BCC 📚Claxton High School - https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=B4C65A29 📚Second Chance / The Academy - https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=75C03989 The survey is: ➢ Available in English and Spanish. ➢ Take one survey for each school where you have a child. ➢ Responses are anonymous and are submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education. Thanks for your support! #GASchoolClimateSurvey

JUST A REMINDER... 📢 Important Announcement: ACCESS Testing 🗓 Testing Dates: January 8th - February 28th To ensure students have the best opportunity to succeed, we kindly ask families to avoid checking students out early during this time. Every test session is crucial for measuring growth and progress! Thank you for your support in helping our students shine! 🌟 #ACCESSTesting #StudentSuccess #SupportOurStudents

🎄✨ Creative Cheer from Our CMS Visual Arts Students! ✨🎄 This holiday season, our 6th-8th grade visual arts students had the honor of contributing to the Georgia Department of Education Christmas tree! 🎨🖌️ Students showcased their creativity by designing and crafting four different types of ornaments, then selecting one special ornament to send to Atlanta. For this time of year, it was the perfect blend of artistry and holiday spirit. 🎅🎁 Great job to all our young artists for spreading festive cheer far and wide! 🌟 #VisualArts #CreativeStudents #HolidaySpirit #ArtInEducation #ChristmasTreeDecor

Check out these locally grown Satsuma oranges being served in Evans County Schools. 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊 These Satsuma oranges were grown by Usher Southern Citrus in Lyons. The Evans County Schools School Nutrition program participates in the Local Food to Schools Program. This program provides funds for participating school nutrition programs to purchase food directly from Georgia farmers. Usher Farms has been located in Lyons, GA since 1923. Through the generations, the farm has transitioned into a greenhouse grown vegetable transplant operations and citrus farm. Randy Usher and his wife, Kaye, started a small greenhouse operation in 1989. Since then, they have expanded to operating 23 greenhouses, two high tunnels, and a 13-acre citrus farm with their son, Travis Usher. Travis, along with his father, Randy, planted 2 acres of Satsuma oranges in 2019. The citrus farm has now expanded to 13 acres and includes production of Cara Cara (navel oranges), Shiranui, Meyer Lemons, Pink Frost Grapefruit, and Tangerines. Travis and his wife, Pamela, are the leaders in the citrus operations. Travis is a 4th generation farmer on land owned and operated by the Usher family. His wife assists in the everyday operations as well as maintaining off farm work as a respiratory therapist. They currently live on the farm with their three children. The goal of Usher Southern Citrus is to deliver the freshest, tree-to-table locally grown citrus.

Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate these highlights from our ECCSS work session and regular BOE meetings this month! CES principal, Mrs. Julie Howard; CMS principal, Mrs. Angie Snyder, and CHS principal, Dr. Paul Mizell, recognized Employees of the Month! CES: Amy Driggers and Gurjeet Dhiman CMS: Nick McLean and Taylor Benton CHS: Riviera Selph and Layne Peacock #WeLoveOurTigers

CHS MAP Testing is 1/8 and 1/9 with a makeup day on 1/10. Students will receive rewards based on their MAP performance but in order to be eligible for the rewards students must take the test on the original days. Students will be able to earn a free 100 to be used on a formative assessment for their Lexile score as well as additional food rewards for meeting their progress goal on the ELA and Math portions of the test. #TigersMakingProgress #MAPGoals #LexileScores #TigerPride

Reminder! 🏀💛🖤💛 Calling all 7-14 year old basketballers! 💛🖤💛🏀 As part of community MLK celebration activities, our friends at the Evans County Afro-American Society are hosting a basketball clinic for kids 7-14 years old this Saturday, January 11, at 10 AM-12 PM, at the Claxton Middle School gym. Admission is free, and our CMS/CHS basketball coaches will be on hand to coach guests! 🏀Please complete this Google Form for pre-registration: https://forms.gle/zjDeFEmdpej871sV6 Check out the flyer below from our friends in the Evans County Afro-American Society!🏀 Please contact Coach Chris Oglesby (coglesby@evanscountyschools.org) for more information!

The Miss CMS and Miss CHS Pageants will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 6:30 pm in the CMS/CHS cafetorium. This year's theme is "Beauties on the Bayou". Information packets can be picked up in the front office. The deadline to enter is Friday, January 10, 2025. Please contact Kiley Hall at khall@evanscountyschools.org with any questions.

🎉✨ Happy Numbers Achievements in 2nd Grade! ✨🎉 Mrs. Phillips’ 2nd graders are making big moves! 📈👏 Makayleah, Benntly, Peyton, and Tanner, all leveled up in Happy Numbers! 🌟 Keep up the amazing work! 💪📚 #ProudTigers #MathSuccess #ReadySetGrow

❄️ STEM Snowball Fight in Mr. Sapp’s Class! ❄️ While everyone is watching the forecast for snow, Mr. Sapp’s class brought the snowstorm indoors with a STEM-themed Snowball Fight! ☃️ As part of their review on States of Matter, students faced off in this fun and educational activity. "Frozen" students could only rejoin the action by answering review questions from a Gimkit led by student facilitators. It was a flurry of fun and learning! 🎯📚 Who needs snow days when your classroom brings the storm? Fantastic work, Mr. Sapp’s class! 💡🎉 #STEMFun #SnowballFight #StatesOfMatter #LearningMadeFun #STEMEducation

⁉️ Did you know... CHS offers Dual Enrollment Classes⁉️ The Dual Enrollment classes are available to eligible sophomores, juniors, and seniors, allowing them to earn college credits while completing their high school education. Click the link below or contact Ms. Holly Durrence at CHS for details! GADOE Dual Enrollment - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SsvLG-3u0aaE5o1IcHccuygUrEhzI7oA/view?usp=sharing #TheDen #DualEnrollment

📢 Claxton Middle School Announcement! 🏫 School Governance Meeting 📅 Date: January 9, 2025 ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM 📍 Location: Claxton Middle School ✨ We value your voice! All stakeholders are invited to join us as we discuss important updates and initiatives for our school community. Let’s work together to shape the future of CMS! 💡🤝 #ClaxtonMiddleSchool #CommunityEngagement #SchoolGovernance