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THE BEAT
November 15, 2016
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BCSD Achieves Record 86% Graduation Rate
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Earlier this week, and coinciding with the Lt. Governor's educational tour of the state, Dr. Price was able to announce that the Baldwin County School District has achieved a 86% graduation rate, an all-time high for the Baldwin County Schools.
“Congratulations to our teachers, students, families, administrators and support staff for their hard work. As a result of our working together, we are seeing a greater percentage of our students graduating from high school who are prepared for college and careers,” said Superintendent Dr. Noris Price.
“We are absolutely thrilled to see the changes that we’ve made over the past two years have produced tangible, meaningful results in Baldwin County. Those changes represent the success we see today in our graduation rate. While we know we still have work to do, I am so proud of the progress we are making in getting more students to graduate from high school.”
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BHS Celebrated Homecoming 2016
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Baldwin High School recently celebrated homecoming weekend for the 2016 school year. We want to proudly congratulate Ty'Christian Henry and Tamira Mason on being selected as homecoming king and queen! Also, congratulations to our entire homecoming court and the grade-level princes and princesses.
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The Baldwin County School District took part in "Red Ribbon Week" this past October. The national "Red Ribbon Week" campaign
is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation reaching millions of young people during "
Red Ribbon Week."
Seen above, Superintendent Dr. Noris Price celebrating "Red Ribbon Week" with students at Eagle Ridge Elementary who were taking part in the school-spirit day "Tie One On Against Drugs" as part of the "Red Ribbon Week" campaign.
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Teacher of the Year Banquet
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The Baldwin County School District hosted its annual Teacher of the Year(TOTY) banquet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2016, in the Magnolia Ballroom on the campus of Georgia College and State University.
The banquet honored the six TOTY finalists and the selection of the 2016-2017 Baldwin County School District TOTY who will go on to compete at the state level for Georgia Teacher of the Year. The six finalists will be highlighted in our next newsletter. Congratulations to Leeann Robinson on being selected the 2017 BCSD Teacher of the Year.
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Pam Longino
Baldwin High Nominee
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Elizabeth Hawkins
Eagle Ridge Elementary Nominee
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Stephanie McMillan
Creekside Elementary Nominee
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LeeAnn Robinson
Blandy Hills Elementary Nominee
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Elisa Koehler
Midway Elementary Nominee
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Desiree King
Oak Hill Middle Nominee
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That's My JAM! Music Therapy
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BCSD Receives $349,000 FAST Grant
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We are excited to announce that we are set to receive a $349,000 grant to implement Forensic Academy for Students and Teachers (FAST) in partnership with STEMversity and Central Georgia Technical College, who is also one of our Partners In Education
The goal of the project is to use forensic, pharmaceutical, environmental, and space sciences to stimulate students’ interests and prepare them for STEM fields while equipping teachers with the resources to improve student performance in science and math.
This grant will focus on preparing students for 21st Century workplace careers by providing high quality educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. It will also provide our teachers with the tools and resources needed to give our students a strong foundation in the types of courses that will set them up for college and on to productive, high-paying jobs in STEM careers.
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BHS Fine Arts Performs "Fame Jr"
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Congratulations to the cast and crew of BHS Theatre's production of FAME for being named 1st Runner-Up at the region 3-AAAA one-act competition. Also, congratulations to Landon Bell for being named Best Actor in Region, Addison Bell for being named Best Supporting Actor in Region, Olivia Pelton for being named Best Supporting Actress in Region, and London Henry and Charnika Ross for being selected for the region all-star cast. Additionally, the cast and crew received an award for the Best Ensemble.
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Midway Elementary students participated math activities including place value, fractions, measurement, division, number line concepts, comparing and contrasting with a Venn diagram and telling time. "Outdoors While Learning" is one of the dynamic ways in which we present traditionally challenging, yet critically important, subjects like math to keep our students engaged and enthused about learning.
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Bus Driver Appreciation Week
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In late October, the Baldwin County School District took part in Bus Driver Appreciation Week, a national awareness campaign aimed at thanking our transportation staff for the incredibly important jobs they do every day.
Seen above, BCSD Transportation Director Donald Tuft took a few moments during the Bus Driver Appreciation Luncheon to thank our drivers and transportation staff for ensuring the thousands of students and families we serve here in Baldwin County get to and from school safely everyday.
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School Nutrition Appreciation Week
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Administrators from the BCSD, Midway Elementary and Oak Hill Middle took part in School Lunch Appreciation Week by giving our school nutrition staff a well earned and welcome break.
Seen below, Midway Principal Antonio Ingram, BCSD Instructional Specialist Carol Goings, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sharon Hunt-Simmons, Transportation Director Donald Tuft and Oak Hill Middle Assistant Principal Dr. Verlinda Samuels took time to thank our kitchen staffs by handling the lunch lines.
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NJROTC Celebrates Navy Birthday
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October 13, 2016, the Baldwin High School NJROTC Cadets came together to have Navy Birthday party for 241th year. The Cadets watched a video slide show and learned about the history of the Navy. There were three guest who attended: John Timpe who is a navy veteran that saw action in World War 2. We also had Vic Ackerman who was a Korean War veteran who served in the Army and the Navy as a Fire Control Technician. “Submarine Mike’’ Kotler was also one of the speakers who served in Vietnam as a Torpedoman.
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BHS Cross Country Competes at Regional & State Championships
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The Baldwin High School Braves and Bravettes cross country teams competed in the GHSA 4A State cross country meet Saturday in Carrollton. Both teams were making school history by earning a spot in the state championships and both knew they would be up against the best programs in the state as they competed against athletes representing over 50 high schools.
The boys ran first finishing 27th. Once again they were lead by senior Evan Simmons, junior Hezekiah Hartry, and freshman DaMarcus Reaves. The girls finished 29th and were lead by senior Nekebah Smith, and junior Makayla Butts. This was a great ending to a magical season for Baldwin cross country. The first ever region championship for the Braves and region runner up for the Bravettes. The future is bright for this program!
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Stay on Top of Your Child's Success with Powerschool
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PowerSchool is the Baldwin County Schools Student Information System, and has provided parents and families an incredible insight to their child's progress. Log in now to gain access to your child's attendance, grades and more!
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