Evans County Schools

The August lunch menu has been revised. The Evans County Charter School System offers healthy meals every school day at no charge to your children! Encourage your children to eat breakfast and lunch with us! Breakfast and lunch menus can be found by going here: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/dining View, download, and print monthly menus by scrolling to the bottom of the page.

Tiger Nation, we ask for your help again in spreading the word! The 1st day of school for students is rescheduled to Monday, August 12. Alternate Bus Routes (https://tinyurl.com/4ecb4tu9) will be used for the beginning days of school. Our staff is returning to work on Thursday, August 8, and Friday, August 9. Please click on this press release link for more info: https://tinyurl.com/yc7uan2h We appreciate and ask for your continued patience under these unusual circumstances! Stay safe, Tigers!

Fall registration is now open for Claxton for The Hive Dance Collective! Click this link for more information from The HIVE: https://tinyurl.com/4mrk8yex If you’re interested in these dance classes, please contact the The HIVE Dance Collective using the contact information below! The HIVE Dance Collective 702 West James Street Claxton, GA 30417 912-326-0773

📢📢📢Alternate Bus Routes Will Be In Effect for Start of School Year📢📢📢 As we meet with emergency agencies and other local officials, we ask our families to please review our Alternate Bus Routes (https://tinyurl.com/4ecb4tu9) in preparation for the first day of school as we will use these alternate routes for the opening days of school. We plan to share more updated information about the first day of school by August 7 at 2:00 PM.

Please help us spread the word to our families and community! We hope all of our Tigers and community members are safe and stay safe as we face the ongoing impacts of Debby! ECCSS is continuing to monitor the ongoing impacts of Tropical Storm Debby. As we meet with emergency agencies and other local officials, we ask our families to please review our Alternate Bus Routes (https://tinyurl.com/4ecb4tu9) in preparation for the first day of school as we will use these alternate routes for the opening days of school. We plan to share more updated information about the first day of school by August 7 at 2:00 PM. Stay safe, Tigers!

Tiger Nation, please help us spread the word! The first day of school for students is tentatively rescheduled to Friday, August 9. Alternate Bus Routes will be used: https://tinyurl.com/4ecb4tu9 We recognize that the impacts of this storm have been challenging for all of us, and the storm's path has had varying effects on everyone. Prioritizing student, staff, family, and community safety remains our number one goal in this situation. We urge everyone to take necessary precautions and stay informed through local weather updates, Kinvo messaging, our website, and our ECCSS Facebook page. We appreciate and ask for your continued patience, understanding, and support! Another update will be provided around 6:00 tomorrow evening. Stay safe, Tigers!

Please help us spread the word to our families and our community! ECCSS will be closed Monday, August 5, Tuesday, August 6, and Wednesday, August 7 due to Tropical Storm Debby. Due to the potential impact of Tropical Storm Debby, including historic rainfall, strong winds, and possible power outages, all ECCSS schools will be closed on Monday, August 5, Tuesday, August 6, and Wednesday, August 7, to students and staff. Below is a summary of decisions which have been made thus far: ---All activities, sports, meetings, and other school-sponsored events that were scheduled for Monday, August 5-Wednesday, August 7, are postponed; as these events are rescheduled, updates can be found on our website by using our calendar tab: (https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/calendars-and-events) ---The Board of Education meeting that was scheduled for Monday, August 5, has been tentatively rescheduled to Monday, August 12. ---We plan to give an update by Wednesday, August 7, at 2:00 PM. The safety of our students, staff, families, & community is our top priority. Please click the link for more info: https://tinyurl.com/yve9mmmw

Please see this message from our friends at FDRESA! Join for learning, collaboration, and resource sharing among parents and families of students with disabilities in the First District Region. Link for Sept. 3 meeting: https://tinyurl.com/4bhpsnr2 Link for Nov. 8 meeting: https://tinyurl.com/4sczbfsz Link for May 13 meeting: https://tinyurl.com/2tew4kfu #WeLoveOurTigers #WeLoveOurCommunityPartners

Safety first as we prepare to welcome our Tigers back to school! on Monday!! Please keep the following important traffic pattern information in mind: -ALL parent traffic for CES, CMS, and CHS should enter from Hendrix Street and Tiger Town Trail. -At CES, please make sure you are in the drop-off line by 7:50AM. If you arrive later, you will need to go to the front of the school to walk your student in. -Only left turns will be allowed from Hendrix Street into CHS (SRO present), Tiger Trail (SRO present), and CMS drop-off/ pick-up areas (SRO present). -CMS/CHS traffic should exit onto Hendrix Street (right turn only). -CES traffic should ENTER pick-up lines from Hendrix Street, proceed through the pick-up lines at CES, and EXIT onto Barnes Street. Please see yellow highlights beginning at Hendrix Street in the diagram below. CES traffic should proceed to the rear of CES and loop around to allow students to exit on the right-side, directly onto the sidewalk and under cover of canopies. -Parent traffic should exit the CES campus using the access road onto Barnes Street and travel up to West Smith or West Liberty to access Hwy 301 at a red light. As a reminder, you can click on our website to see school traffic patterns and lots of other helpful back to school info for this year! Please visit the BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION | Evans County Charter School System link on our website (https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/page/back-to-school) to learn more.

ECCSS Regular Board Meeting Monday, August 5, 2024 6:00pm District Office Board Room

CHS Faculty and Staff look forward to seeing our students and families at the Back to School Bash Saturday, August 3, 8:30 am-11:30am.

Be sure to visit our Tiger Transportation team tomorrow at Back to School Bash! You can say hi to all of your favorite Tiger drivers and learn more about an exciting new bus tracking app that will be available to parents and families! "Here Comes the Bus" will offer you the ability to see when your child's bus is nearing its pickup and/or drop off location, allowing you to have peace of mind in knowing where your child is. This new app will launch and be up and running on the first day of school. You can download this app by clicking the link below: English version - https://tinyurl.com/27js829t Spanish version- https://tinyurl.com/3ws3wdwf Haitian Creole version- https://tinyurl.com/35yar3xf #HereComesTheBus

Tiger football fans, our CHS Tiger football team will travel to Bryan County on Friday, August 2nd to participate in the Bryan County Football Jamboree. Bryan County is hosting CHS, Beach High School, and Butler High School. Bryan County will play Butler in the first game of the night, followed by Claxton v Butler, Bryan v Beach, and lastly, Claxton v Beach. The first game starts at 7:00PM. Tickets must be purchased online at https://gofan.co/event/1543091?schoolId=GA23126. Concession stands will accept cash and cards for purchases. Visitor parking will be off Camellia Dr/Hwy 119 directly in front of the tennis courts.

Our students will be provided healthy meals at no cost to families again this school year! However, if you would like your child to be able to buy extra food or drinks in the cafeteria, you can put money in their account. You can start by setting up an account using the directions below. This innovative platform is designed to improve the way you manage your lunch accounts and lunch payments.

💛🖤Tiger Nation, our countdown to the start of an AMAZING 2024-2025 school year is officially on!💛🖤 Please help us share and spread these important reminders to our families and community! Remember to join us at Back to School Bash this Saturday, August 3, at 8:30 AM! Our Tiger staff is excited to welcome back our Tiger students, families, and community! Until then, please enjoy and spot Tigers present and Tigers past in the collages below! The first day of school is Monday, August 5th! We know everyone will be getting into the groove of a new school year, so we ask for and appreciate your patience and understanding, especially in the first few rounds of bus pick-ups, drop-offs, car line, and school! As a reminder, our enter campus and dismissal times are listed below! CES: Students may enter campus- 7:30 AM; dismissal time - 3:10 PM CMS/CHS: Students may enter campus- 7:15 AM; dismissal time- 2:54 PM The Academy: Students may enter campus- 8:30 AM; dismissal time- 1:30 PM We can hardly wait to reunite with our Tigers! #BackToSchoolTigers #WeLoveOurTigers #WeLoveOurCommunity

ECCSS Board Work Session Thursday, August 1, 2024 6:00pm Central Office Board Room

💛🖤Let's hear it for our Tiger parents, families, and staff! 💛🖤 As of this Sunday, we are up to 55% completion of Annual Updates in Campus Parent!!! That's more than a 20% increase since last week!!! THANK YOU, TIGER NATION!!! Please complete this week, so our Tigers can have access to their schedules, bus info, tech, and more! This info takes a few days to completely process, so please complete ASAP! Go to the Campus Parent site to complete your Annual Updates: https://tinyurl.com/353ke4vs Click on this link for helpful reminders about the process: https://tinyurl.com/25rupna9 Need additional assistance? We have staff at each site, ready and happy to assist! Please help us spread the word to all of our Tiger families to make these updates ASAP! #WeLoveOurTigerFamilies #WeLoveOurTigerStaff

The Evans County Charter School System offers healthy meals every school day at no charge to your children! Encourage your children to eat breakfast and lunch with us! Breakfast and lunch menus can be found by going here: https://www.evans.k12.ga.us/dining View, download, and print monthly menus by scrolling to the bottom of the page.

THIS FRIDAY- Class of 2025- Mark Your Calendars for Friday, August 2 8:00AM- Senior Breakfast at CHS Cafeteria Senior Pictures in CHS Gym (BPI will send out cards with appointment times) #TigerPride #BlackAndGold #MakingMemories #ClassOf2025

Please help ECCSS show some BIG Tiger 💛🖤 as we announce the 2024 inductees for the Claxton High School (CHS) Hall of Fame! ECCSS is holding its 6th annual CHS Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, October 5th, at 9:00 AM, at the CMS/CHS cafetorium. Each year, ECCSS accepts nominations for the CHS Athletic Hall of Fame. This gives us a chance to recognize and celebrate the outstanding athletes, coaches, teams, and contributors who have helped build the Tiger Nation over the years. We are excited to welcome the 2024 CHS Athletic Hall of Fame class! Athletes: John Clayton Bell, '51 Otis Glover, '84 Napoleon "Pokey" Howard, '86 Coach: Roderick Williams, '92 Team: 2001-2002 Boys Basketball Team (State Runner-up) More details will be shared regarding this event and these amazing Tigers, so please stay tuned! #WeLoveOurTigers #OnceATigerAlwaysATiger