Evans County Charter School System

Please see the press release below regarding CHS naming a new head football coach. More info: https://tinyurl.com/b84k29yn

📚🔦 Thank You, Fostering Bulloch! 🔦📚 A huge THANK YOU to Fostering Bulloch for donating 900 headlamps for our students at Claxton Elementary School! Your generosity made our flashlight reading during Read Across America Week so much fun! 📖✨ Our students had an amazing time reading in a whole new way, and we are so grateful for your support in making reading exciting and engaging! Thanks again for helping us shine a light on literacy! 💡📚 #ThankYouFosteringBulloch #ClaxtonElementary #FlashlightReading #ReadAcrossAmerica #ShineALightOnReading

🐯🎓 Claxton High School Seniors Visit Ogeechee Tech! 🎓🐯 On Tuesday, March 4, 2025 seniors from Claxton High School took a trip to Ogeechee Technical College to explore what it takes to become an OTC student after graduation! 🙌 They got valuable insights from financial aid, student support services, and Georgia Match with Georgia Student Finance 💰📚. Our Tigers also had the opportunity to chat with professors and learn more about the amazing programs OTC has to offer! 🏫✨ They walked away with goodies, knowledge, and a clearer path to their future! 💡🎒 Way to go, CHS Seniors! The future is bright in black and gold! 🖤💛 #ClaxtonTigers #FutureAtOTC #CollegeReady #BlackAndGold #SeniorSuccess #OgeecheeTech #NextSteps

🐯🖤💛 Claxton High School Tigers Represent! 💛🖤🐯 Young entrepreneurs at Claxton High School showed off their business skills at the Business Expo on Friday, March 7, 2025! 💼✨ Students in Mrs. Lee Ann Lane's Entrepreneurship class have been working hard, learning to write business plans and launch their own businesses. Their hard work paid off as they presented and operated their businesses for their peers to enjoy! 👏🎉 Way to go, future business leaders! 🚀💡 #TheDEN #CHSTigers #YoungEntrepreneurs #BlackAndGold #BusinessExpo

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 FBI Teen Academy application is now available! 📝✨ This is an incredible opportunity for high school students (grades 9-12) to gain an in-depth look into today’s FBI and its mission. 📅 Date: June 12, 2025 📍 Location: FBI Atlanta - 3000 Flowers Rd S, Atlanta, GA 30341 ⏰ Time: 8 AM - 5 PM 🗓 Application Deadline: April 18, 2025 📢 Notification Date: May 9, 2025 🔹 The program is open to all eligible students for the 2024/2025 school year 🔹 A completed application including an essay is required for consideration ✍️ 🔹 Don’t miss this chance to explore careers in the FBI and gain valuable insights! Help us spread the word! 📢 Students apply today and be part of this unique experience! 📩 Questions? Contact us at at communityoutreach@fbi.gov A copy of the application can be found in your CHS cohort Google Classroom. #FBITeenAcademy #FutureLeaders #FBI #Education #CareerOpportunities 🚔🔍

🎉🔢 Math Mania Champions! 🔢🎉 A huge congratulations to our incredible Claxton Elementary students who placed in Math Mania! 🏆✨ Their hard work and problem-solving skills truly shined! 🥇 Jax S. – 1st Place (Kindergarten) 🥈 Isaac P. – 2nd Place (1st Grade) 🥈 Yasmine G. – 2nd Place (5th Grade) 🥉 Kason P. – 3rd Place (5th Grade) We are so proud of these students for their dedication and achievements in math! 🎉 Keep up the amazing work! 👏📚 #MathMania #CESProud #MathChampions #HardWorkPaysOf

The CMS baseball game against Bryan County has been canceled due to the weather... makeup date will be announced later.

The CHS tennis match scheduled for Monday, March 10, 2025 is canceled due to rain. It will be rescheduled for a later date yet to be determined. #RainRainGoAway #TennisMatchToBeRescheduled #TigerPride

The Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) has designated March 10-14 as "School Boards Appreciation Week" for the state of Georgia! We are grateful our Evans County Board of Education (BOE), and we appreciate all they do on behalf of our students, staff, families, and community! Please help ECCSS recognize and celebrate our BOE!

⏰📅⏰Don’t forget to SPRING FORWARD, Tigers!⏰📅⏰ Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 9, at 2:00AM. Don't forget to "spring" your clock ahead one hour tonight!

🎉 Evans County Night at the Ghost Pirates Hockey Game! 🎉 🏒 Date & Time: Sunday, April 13th at 3:00 PM 📍 Location: Enmarket Arena Exciting news—Evans County Schools are taking over the Ghost Pirates game! This event was previously just for Claxton Elementary, but now ALL Evans County Schools are invited to join the fun. It’s the last Sunday of Spring Break, making it the perfect way to wrap up the break with family, friends, and school spirit! 🌟 🎟️ Get Your Tickets Here: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Claxtonelementary27 🏆 Bonus: If you buy your ticket through this link, you’ll get to join us on the ice for a big group photo after the game! 📸 ⚠️ Don't forget! Everyone participating in the on-ice photo must sign the online waiver: https://echlqiseo.formstack.com/forms/ghost_pirates_waiver Expect thrilling game action, delicious arena snacks, and an unforgettable night of hockey and school spirit! 🎶🎊 So bring your school colors, loudest cheers, and best hockey energy, and let’s make some noise for the Ghost Pirates! ⚡️🏒 See you there! 📣 #EvansCountySchools #GhostPirates #HockeyNight #SpringBreakFinale

🖤🎉💛The staff at The Academy enjoyed a lunch on Thursday to celebrate Social Worker Week. Becky Morgan is so much more than a social worker/teacher for Evans County School System and since retiring last year, she has continued to pour into our Tigers and advocates to help make our community a better place, one person at a time! We are thankful for what you do every day!🌟 🖤🎉💛 #SocialWorkerWeek #TheAcademy #GrowingMindsBuildingFutures

Congratulations to Alan Baxacajay-Jimenez (Diesel Mechanics) and Oscar Morales-Arroyo (Electrical Systems)! These students joined the pre-apprenticeship program at Claxton Poultry. Students in this program pursue postsecondary credentials that are related to their job assignment and earn on-the-job experience as they work under an assigned mentor. We are proud of these Tigers! #TheDEN

📚✨ Read Across America – Days 4 & 5 Guest Readers! ✨📚 Claxton Elementary School wrapped up Read Across America Week with more incredible guest readers who shared their love of books with our students! A huge thank you to these amazing individuals and organizations for taking the time to make this event special: 📖 Olivia Shaul – Instructional Coach 📖 Evans County Health Clinic 📖 Blair Saylor – Assistant Principal 📖 Lisa Seamands – Retired CES Teacher 📖 Kristin Horton – CES Bookkeeper 📖 Elizabeth Gillespie – Retired Educator 📖 Dr. Kristi Vandenburg – Assistant Superintendent 📖 Angie Snyder – CMS Principal 📖 Tanita McDowell – School Improvement Specialist 📖 Bailey Gainous – Rehoboth Missionary Baptist Church 📖 CHS Flag Football Team 📖 CMS Beta Club 📖 Coca-Cola Bottling Company 📖 Deborah Albury – Admin Assistant at The Academy 📖 Sabrina Wright – Evans County Public Librarian 📖 Tammy Horton – Community Member 📖 Alexis Shepherd – Former CES Teacher 📖 Emily Beasley – Evans Memorial Hospital 📖 Lauren Rustin – Admin Assistant at The Academy & CES Parent 📖 Pastor Mike Lyons – Claxton First Church 📖 Hadden Waters – Pageant Queen 📖 Handley Kate Lewis – Pageant Queen 📖 Jillian Harvey – Pageant Queen 📖 Senator Billy Hickman – Representative, District 4 This week, we were thrilled to welcome 90 guest readers, some reading multiple times, bringing our students a total of 120 read-aloud opportunities! Our community truly showed up to share their love of books and inspire a passion for reading. 📖💙 In the spirit of Read Across America, we also had an amazing dress-up week, and we absolutely loved seeing all the creativity from our students and staff! Thank you to everyone who participated and made this week extra special. The support from our community members has been incredible, and we are so grateful! ❤️📚 Thank you all for making Read Across America a memorable and inspiring experience for our students! #ReadAcrossAmerica #ClaxtonElementary #GuestReaders #LoveForReading #DressUpWeekFun #CommunitySupport #ReadySetGrow

🎉🏆 Congratulations to our Young Georgia Authors (YGA) Winners! 🏆🎉 Our ECCSS students competed against 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏7 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 First District RESA (FDRESA) 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬, and we are excited about their performance! We had four students from ECCSS who earned special FDRESA YGA recognition, and we are proud of each and every writer! Claxton Elementary School proudly celebrates the achievements of our talented Tigers! 📖 👏 Please help us send some extra congrats to Maverick Waters (Kindergarten, Mrs. Jill Lyons' class)! Maverick placed 3rd in his grade-level of the FDRESA YGA competition! 🎊📚 We are so proud of you, Maverick!🐯💛🖤 #YoungGeorgiaAuthors #ReadySetGrow #WeLoveOurTigerWriters

🎓🐯 Attention Class of 2025!!!! 🐯🎓 Cap and gown delivery is happening Monday, March 10 during lunch! 🎉🎓 If you haven’t ordered yours yet, there’s still time! ⏳ Order now at 👉 www.gradnow.com Let’s get ready to celebrate in black and gold! 🖤💛 #ClassOf2025 #GradSeason #CapAndGown #ClaxtonHighTigers

ECCSS Regular Board Meeting Monday, March 10, 2025 6:00pm District Office Board Room

🎉🏆 Congratulations to our Young Georgia Authors (YGA) Winners! 🏆🎉 Our ECCSS students competed against 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏7 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 First District RESA (FDRESA) 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬, and we are excited about their performance! We had four students from ECCSS who earned special FDRESA YGA recognition, and we are proud of each and every writer! Claxton High School proudly celebrates the achievements of our talented students! 🎓✨ 📖 Braylon Ball (9th grade, Mrs. Jennifer Price's class) and Brittany Robbins (11th grade, Mrs. Kassidee Walker's class) WON their grade-level YGA competitions for the entire First District RESA! Both Braylon and Brittany's entries will advance to the STATE YGA competition!!! Congrats, Braylon and Brittany, and we wish you all the best in the next round of the competition!🏅👏 Additionally, A'terra Rodgers (10th grade, Ms. Meagan Hedden's class) placed 3rd in her grade-level of the FDRESA YGA competition! 🎊📚 We are so proud of these outstanding Tigers! 🐯💛🖤 Keep shining and making CHS proud! ✨ #YoungGeorgiaAuthors #CHSTigers #BlackAndGold #TigerPride #CHSSuccess

🎉 Celebrating Our Math Superstars! 🎉 Big congratulations to Caitlynn, Yazmine, and Jayson for graduating from MathFactLab! 🏆🎉 And an extra shoutout to Yazmine for also excelling in Happy Numbers! 🎯👏 We are so proud of their hard work and dedication—way to go, kids! Keep up the amazing work! 💪🎉 #MathChampions #HardWorkPaysOff #ProudMoment #CES

📚✨ Smiles, Stories, and Stacks of Books! ✨📚 The CMS Book Fair has been a huge hit so far! 🎉 From exploring new adventures between the pages to sharing favorite stories with friends, our students are naving a blast diving into the world of books. 📖💡 Seeing the excitement on their faces as they discover new favorites is what Read Across America Week is all about—sparking a lifelong love for reading! ❤️📚 #CMSReads #BookFairMagic #ReadAcrossAmerica