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The Cherokee County School District will present its next Parent University program on Tuesday, Jan. 31, with a focus on cyber bullying and social media. District Home . Your bid can be the winning one at CCSDs annual surplus equipment auction, which is open to the public, and begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the CCSD Central Warehouse (201 Mountain Brook Court, Canton, 30115). On behalf of the Superintendent, as announced last week (http://bit.ly/ccsdbbb321), in addition to traditional in-person learning for the 2021-22 School Year, CCSD will continue to offer a Digital Learning option for students in Grades K-12 for the first semester (Aug. 2-Dec. 17). The Cherokee County School Board on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 approved the appointment of a longtime CCSD leader as its next Chief Operations Officer. The district is one of only 38 school districts in the world to today be named a 2022 Cognia School System of Distinction by the international accreditation organization. The nonprofit organization, since its 2012 formation to raise funds for CCSD teachers, programs and schools, has awarded more than $500,000 in grants to support teaching and learning. Many years ago, rural families would thank their valued teachers with the crops from their farms. This word has become a mantra for me and for my leadership team over the last three weeks. Congratulations to the Cherokee County School Districts 2023School Teachers of the Year winners! Bags with a breakfast and lunch for students will be available for pick up at all schools that morning at no charge; order forms will be emailed to all parents on Friday, May 20. CCSD high school and middle school basketball teams ended their regular seasons last week and begin tournament play tonight, lasting through the week. The Cherokee County School Board during its meeting Thursday approved the purchase of land for the potential site of a new Cherokee High School. CCSD stays busy over the summer break, as departments continue to serve students through special programs and work begins to prepare for the new school year. Entries will be judged for message, quality and creativity. Please join us in congratulating Woodstock MS 2020 Support Staff Employee of the Year Barbara Gentile! 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District first-place winners then advance to regional competition for the opportunity to compete statewide. Please share this information were seeking more school bus drivers to join our CCSD family! This leadership position offers a competitive compensation package with outstanding benefits (including State Health Benefit Plan & Teachers Retirement System), a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. REMINDER: The summer schedule for our #CCSDserves to-go meal distribution by CCSD School Nutrition begins Monday, June 1! Search. If you need immediate help with enrollment, please contact the registrar for your child's school by email. Meet a 2022 School Teacher of the Year: Justin Brown of Woodstock MS! Meal pick up will be from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 28, at Cherokee High School's Cherokee North building, Creekview High School and Etowah High School's Etowah East building. 4ba. February is CCSD School Choice Month, which includes both the opportunity to request a reassignment and the kickoff for Pre-K, kindergarten and Grades 1-12 new student enrollment for the 2022-23 School Year. This challenge did not originate locally, and there have been no threats reported in regard to any CCSD schools. John Michael Demcisak Sr., 85, currently of Woodstock, died Feb. 5, 2023. The Cherokee County School District celebrated National School Nurse Appreciation Day with the presentation of its inaugural Nurse of the Year Awards! #CCSDfam. Reminder: CCSD's Job Fair is a month away please join us from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 4, at River Ridge High School (400 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock 30188). We will use Digital Learning Days during this closure to continue teaching and learning. Approved the monthly personnel report, which included the appointment of Adam Johnson, a 13-year CCSD teacher who has taught and coached track at Cherokee High School, as a new assistant principal at Woodstock High School. More: http://bit.ly/PTAday20 #CCSDfam. Heather Chesnut meets and exceeds that mission with love, hope and a lot of hard work, according to her students, their families and her colleagues. One winner will receive $500 sponsored by the Service League of Cherokee County. Children march through the door carrying carefully wrapped packages plenty of coffee mugs, yes, but also handmade treasures. David Childress of Woodstock MS, Cindy Crews of Sixes ES, and Tammy Sandell of Knox ES STEM Academy were given a standing ovation by their fellow principals for their combined 87 years of service as teachers and administrators in the Cherokee County School District. Please see the flier posted online here for more info, as well as this list of participating organizations. #GAMilitaryChildMonth #CCSDfam Learn more here. Cherokee County School District students excelled in this years Student Technology Competition, with 41 placing first at regions and earning a spot at the upcoming state championships! Info at https://bit.ly/CCSDjobs21, Volunteers make a positive difference in our schools, which is why we spotlight them here congratulations to Woodstock Middle School 2020 Volunteer of the Year: Jennifer Carpenter! #CCSDfam, Its Georgia School Board Appreciation Week, and well be shining the spotlight on each of our representatives to thank them for their service. The Cherokee County School District Annual Job Fair for next school year is THIS SATURDAY! Woodstock High School said on its Facebook page that it will proceed with regular dismissal for students. This position offer competitive compensation and outstanding benefits, a schedule that follows the school calendar, and wonderful work environments and caring teams. Thank you to our teachers and support staff for their outstanding work to continue providing engaging instruction and services to students. CCSD schools also held special events or provided tokens of thanks for their drivers. Overdose is a medical . We continue to work with Bronco and will be doing the same thing this year. #CCSDfam #CCSDunited. Stop the "summer slide" by taking advantage of free reading resources for students this summer. Roadrunner Announcements. The Cherokee County School District and Georgia Bureau of Investigation next week will co-host a summit on youth suicide prevention. On behalf of the Superintendent, this message is to update you to the fact that the number of COVID-19 cases in both Cherokee County and across the country is on the rise, and what happens outside of our schools impacts what happens inside our schools and our ability to keep schools open. Save the date: The Georgia Probe College Fair will make its annual stop in Cherokee County from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Cherokee High School (Cherokee North Campus) at 930 Marietta Highway, Canton. CCSD Cafeterias Ready for National School Breakfast Week, March 4-8. We appreciate partners' support of our schools, which is why we celebrate their service here every week congratulations to 2019 Woodstock Middle School Partner of the Year: The Premier Group Real Estate Firm! Thanks to the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News and Cherokee Life Magazine, CCSD is able to share more news with you through this new publication. Hazlehurst, Georgia. CCSD School Nutrition will not offer to-go-meal service on Monday, Sept. 21, as CCSD schools will be closed for Fall Break. The Cherokee County School District again has earned national honors for its School Nutrition summer meals program! Woodstock party, Union Vale tragedy, 2019 in Hudson Valley ran gamut Middle School 147B Route 169 Woodstock, CT 06281 (860) 963-6575 (860) 963-6577. Last Updated: February 28, 2023 - 2:05pm For more information click here: https://www.woodstockct.gov/home/news/notice-special-town-meeting-february-28-2023 On behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, please be advised that Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, the date of the General Election Runoff, will be a Digital Learning Day for all CCSD students. Sixteen Cherokee County School District students placed at this years statewide Georgia Student Technology Competition, with five earning the top honor! # 172 in Connecticut Middle Schools. CCSD schools and offices will be closed Monday, April 5, through Friday, April, 9, with classes resuming April 12. The Cherokee County School District Annual Job Fair for next school year is THIS SATURDAY! New Handbook Shares Information on Career Pathways, Change the color of the page to white on black, Change the color of the page to black on white, Change the color of the page to yellow on black, 2000 Towne Lake Hills South Drive | Woodstock, GA | 770.721.3060. Location and Pick up Time by School. Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 / Homepage The majority of the retirees noted below are ending their careers this week; some retired earlier in the year based on their retirement eligibility date. #CCSDfam#ThankATeacher, Please help us spread the word: online registration for kindergartners and all students who will be new to CCSD for the 2019-20 school year is underway at https://registration.cherokeek12.net/. #CCSDfam #SafeCherokee. The Cherokee County School Districts Social Studies Fair saw impressive participation, with 26 first-place winners advancing to the Northwest Regional Social Studies Fair in February! Pre-register athttps://bit.ly/2023CherokeeJF#CCSDfam. The Cherokee County School District's School Nutrition program has added a Halal menu item. Northwood Middle School / Homepage - woodstockschools.org We hope you enjoy this welcome-back video featuring messages from each of our schools! These studentsare amazing and continue to make WMS look good! FIND US 2121 N. Seminary Avenue. Major Cushing will fill the role held by retiring Chief Mark Kissel since the Departments establishment 20 years ago. The Cherokee County School District serves children ages 3 to 21. A decision to allow Friday extracurricular events will be made mid-day based upon local conditions. The Cherokee County School District saluted educators Thursday night at the long-awaited 2021 Legacy Makers: CCSD Teachers of the Year Celebration. Job details are posted at https://bit.ly/CCSDbusdriver. I have never been as proud to serve as your Superintendent as I have been this week. Meet a CCSD 2021 Support Staff Employee of the Year: Renee McClelland of Woodstock MS! Woodstock Middle School has earned the Walmart Community Grant to fund the Take and Makerspace project envisioned by Library Media Specialist Wendy Cope. The Cherokee County School District's Special Education department will offer a virtual program for parents of Special Education students. CCSD middle schools will begin the county tournament schedule tonight to determine the county champion for boys and girls teams, 7th and 8th grade. Woodstock Middle School Staff Search. Phone: 815-338-4900. *Instructed Television Production course. Hundreds of law enforcement and public safety officers, volunteer role-players including students and parents, and CCSD employees worked together to act out an emergency scenario at the school, evacuation of the school, and reunification of students and staff with their families at the church. The November 2020 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes a message from the Superintendent. The purpose of Child Find is to identify, locate, and evaluate children and youth, who are suspected of having or have a diagnosed disability or developmental delay, in order to provide free appropriate Special Education services. And though my only role was to walk across a stage and accept my diploma, my palms stayed anxiously damp. Thanks to this month's sponsor, Credit Union of Georgia! 2. He was born on June 29, 1937, in Pottstown, Pa., to Michael and Mary Anna Demcisak. News & Events Apply Contact Us. Comments (-1) more . The awards program honors one Support Staff Employee of the Year from each of CCSDs schools, centers and central office divisions, and one overall CCSD winner is selected for each of three categories: Elementary School; Middle School/High School/Centers; Central Office. The Cherokee County Educational Foundation helped kickoff the new school year in CCSD this month by presenting teachers and support staff with $56,000 in grants! The Cherokee County School District has earned national honors for its School Nutrition summer meals program! If you're a CCSD parent who loves to cook, please enter our second annual CCSD School Nutrition Parent Recipe Contest you could win a $100 Visa gift card and see your side-dish recipe featured on CCSD school lunch menus in October! Save the date: the CCSD Certified Job Fair will be 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 4, at River Ridge High School (400 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock 30188). CCSD school nurses and Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services trained more than 300 school employees on how to stop severe bleeding in a victim. There will be no school on Tuesday, May 24, the date of the Primary Election, in order to ensure the safety and security of students due to the use of schools as polling sites. CCSD will host its next substitute teacher training workshops on Sept. 2 and 14 and now is accepting applications. The statewide recognition program honors school boards that consistently meet standards of excellence and model best practices; it is a three-tiered program, and Exemplary is the highest level of achievement. The Cherokee County School District is seeking a professional with experience in nutrition, dietetics and/or food service to serve as a School Nutrition Coordinator. Wednesday, May 18, 2022. 26 CCSD Students Advancing to Regional Social Studies Fair! CCSD is seeking skilled Maintenance/Facility Technicians to keep our schools and offices running safely and smoothly. You do not have to live in that schools attendance area to pick up there. CCSD will continue Digital Learning Days through April 3 and then again from April 13-24; Spring Break will be observed as scheduled from April 6-10 with no Digital Learning Days. As a child, Heidi Bentle dreamed of becoming an inventor learning how things work, taking them apart and reassembling them to make them better. This strategic plan will guide CCSD's work for the next five years. Please contact Katie Munson at 770-479-1871 or katie.munson@cherokeek12.net #CCSDfam. #CCSD1stDay Message from Superintendent of Schools, CCSD Promotes #SafeCherokee Message with New Video. On behalf of the Superintendent, please be advised of several important decisions in regard to CCSD school operations: The October 2020 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online athttps://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletterand contains important information including updates on school operations for this month. If your student was approved for free of reduced-price meals last school year, the approval has been extended for the first 30 operating days of the school year. You will receive an email the morning of Thursday, Sept. 24, with an online order form that is due by 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, for to-go meal pick-up on Monday, Sept. 28. The sale preview starts at 8:00 a.m. Michael Lang, a Force Behind the Woodstock Festival, Dies at 77 - The New York Times Advertisement Michael Lang, a Force Behind the Woodstock Festival, Dies at 77 He and his partners hoped. The Cherokee County School District will offer a variety of summer school learning opportunities from June 5-25 for high school students including rising ninth-graders. The March 2021 edition of the CCSD Connections monthly parent e-newsletter is now online at https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/newsletter and includes a message from the Superintendent. On behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, this is to announce that due to the National Weather Service Tropical Storm Warning and likely associated hazardous wind and flooding conditions during the early morning hours tomorrow, Cherokee County School District will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Documents | Woodstock Middle School In February, CCSD opens the opportunity for parents to request a school reassignment for the next school year, including our STEM, STEAM and Fine Arts Academies, and our online high school, i-Grad Virtual Academy. WOODSTOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL Aggie Cheerleaders 2022 Aggie Cheerleaders Transportation Registration Athletics District Calendar Volunteer Parent Welcome Center Click here for PDF of Shared Vision Tutor Registration Our Adopters - Draslovka & Mitsubishi Parents, we need your help! This approval will be needed to receive free and reduced-price meals after the temporary USDA program providing free meals to all students ends on Dec. 31. Meet a CCSD 2022 Volunteer of the Year: Maria Salazar of Woodstock MS! This position offers a competitive compensation package with outstanding benefits (including State Health Benefit Plan & Teachers Retirement System), a great work calendar and schedule, and a wonderful work environment and team. Visit our School Partnerships webpage (https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content/ccsd-school-partnerships) to learn more! The Cherokee County School Districts annual Teacher Job Fair will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 5, with in-person interviews at River Ridge High School and virtual online interview appointments available. The target audience is parents/guardians and students age 11 and older. Christine (Phoebe Cates plays Christine, an all-girls private school student, is in love with Jim . Contact Rocky Simpson via email at rocky.simpson@cherokeek12.net or by phone at 770.721.8452. The statewide Georgia Student Technology Competition program includes 14 project categories for students in Grades 3-12. Due to forecasts for possible inclement weather tomorrow, all CCSD schools and offices will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Our Connections Team will help you start your journey at First Baptist Woodstock. Woodstock Middle School Principal Tia Bryller is a new face in the Woodstock Zone, but she knows middle school by heart. The Cherokee County School Districts annual Job Fair will be a virtual event from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 6. The Cherokee County School District is adding an expanded system for reporting safety concerns! Woodstock Community Unit School District 200. Planning ahead? Presented by the regional Council for Quality Growth nonprofit organization, the luncheon on Wednesday featured reports by Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Harry Johnston, Cherokee Office of Economic Development President Misti Martin and Dr. Hightower.