Clarke County School District -

Senior walk fun at J.J. Harris Elementary! More photos on our Facebook (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

Graduating seniors from Cedar Shoals High School, Clarke Central High School, and other area high schools returned to their old stomping grounds at Whit Davis Elementary this afternoon for one last Wildcat Roar! More photos on our Facebook (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

Former Winnerbees returned to Winterville Elementary School for more Senior Walk festivities! Members of the Class of 2025 from Cedar Shoals High, Clarke Central High, and other local high schools were greeted with cheers and encouragement from current Winterville Elementary students and staff! Congratulations to these former Winnerbees as they prepare to walk the stage in just a few days! More photos on our Facebook (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

More Senior Walk festivities with the Walk of Honor this morning at Whitehead Road Elementary School! A great time welcoming back these former Koalas who are graduating from Clarke Central High School, Cedar Shoals High School, and other surrounding area high schools. More photos over on our Facebook (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

Senior Walk fun at Cleveland Road Elementary! More photos on our Facebook (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

The stars were out last night as the Athens Community Career Academy celebrated their Academy Awards at the CCSD Administrative Office! These students from Cedar Shoals High School and Clarke Central High School celebrated their achievements while taking dual enrollment, high school and college pathways, and work-based learning opportunities during their time at ACCA! Congratulations to all students, community partners, and ACCA instructors celebrated last night! More photos on our Facebook (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

Senior walk fun at Bettye H. Holston Elementary this morning. More photos on our Facebook (@ClarkeCoSchools!) Use the hash tag #CCSDSeniorWalks2025 to see all galleries as they're posted!

An exciting time yesterday at the Senior Walk at Barrow Elementary! More photos over on our Facebook gallery (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

On the heels of last week's statewide Teach in the Peach future educator signing event that included representatives from CCSD, we had an exciting morning at the Athens Community Career Academy today with our own satellite ceremony featuring students who completed ACCA's Teaching as a Profession Pathway this semester and are committing to beginning their career in the classroom in Georgia! Read more and see more photos over on our Facebook page (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

It was a wonderful time at Classic City High School this afternoon as the school hosted its student awards ceremony today, including celebrating the Class of 2025! More photos on our Facebook page (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

At CCSD, we're focused on the "four E's" of student outcomes following high school graduation - Enrolling in college, Enlisting in the military, entering the world of Employment, and becoming an Entrepreneur. Cedar Shoals High School Class of 2025 graduates Austin Trammell and Nolan Debalski have found their "E" at Caterpillar! Austin and Nolan completed the Advanced Manufacturing and Welding pathway at the Athens Community Career Academy and participated in Caterpillar's apprenticeship program through CCSD's Work-Based Learning program. Today, in a ceremonial signing of contracts, they affirmed their commitment to join Caterpillar as full-time employees after graduation! Congratulations to these young men who will now enter the workforce with high-demand, well-paying jobs in a key industry partner in our area! And thank you to Caterpillar for helping open these doors of opportunity for these Thriving Students!

Barnett Shoals Elementary School welcomed back Class of 2025 graduates from Cedar Shoals High School, Clarke Central High School, and Elbert County High School this morning for a final Senior Walk through the school and goodbye ceremony in the gym. Congratulations to these former Bear Scholars-turned-very-soon-to-be graduates! See the full photo gallery on our Facebook page (@ClarkeCoSchools) and continue to follow us over the next week for photo galleries of senior walks and similar activities at all 14 of our elementary schools in the lead up to next week's graduation ceremonies! #CCSDSeniorWalks2025

A wonderful time last night celebrating with many of our 2024-25 retirees at the annual CCSD Retirement Dinner. Check out the full photo gallery on our Facebook page (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

This past Friday, 16 of our seniors were honored for their completion of the Georgia Possible Program, a three-year college and career readiness program through the UGA Fanning Institute for Leadership. These students attended more than 30 sessions on topics including entrepreneurship, communication, and stress management. The seniors interviewed each other and through a self graduation and shared each others' future plans and highlights from the program. In addition on Friday, the program welcomed 36 new students, high school freshmen beginning their Georgia Possible journey. This cohort will begin its full enrollment in the program this fall. Congratulations to our seniors and good luck to our new cohort over the next three years as they grow!

Scenes from a special night of recognitions at the Board of Education meeting where we recognized: •Lasonja Hunt, Campus Security Officer at Cedar Shoals High School, as CCSD's May Employee of the Month •Georgia National History Day competition winners from Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School and Cedar Shoals High School •Georgia Science and Engineering Fair winners from Clarke Middle School and Hilsman Middle School •The Clarke Middle School Science, Energy, and Adventure Team for their recent state and national awards •FFA members from Cedar Shoals High School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, and Coile Middle School for their recent wins in the state Agriscience Fair •Representatives from Clarke Central High School's ODYSSEY Media Group and Iliad Literary Art Magazine and Cedar Shoals High School's BluePrints Magazine for their many staff and individual awards at the state, regional, and national levels this school year. CONGRATULATIONS to all!

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to LaSonja Hunt, campus security officer at Cedar Shoals High School, on being named CCSD's Employee of the Month for May! Officer Hunt is finishing up her second year at Cedar and was nominated by a parent who praised for her daily uplifting and positive attitude and having a smiling face to greet and say goodbye to campus visitors each day. Officer Hunt was surprised with the award by District Office representatives and principal Dr. Makeba Clark today and will be recognized by Superintendent Dr. Robbie Hooker and Board of Education members tomorrow night at the monthly BOE meeting. Her son, CJ Brooks, also got to join in on the celebration this afternoon. Thank you to Officer Hunt for all you do in setting a great example for all CCSD staff!

It was a fantastic day at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta where CCSD and nearly 50 other school districts across the state participated in the statewide Teach in the Peach future educator signing day event! We were thrilled to be represented by and celebrate with Mallory Davis and Kate Lamb of Barnett Shoals Elementary School. Mallory and Kate have spent the year as student teachers at Barnett Shoals through the University of Georgia and will be officially joining the school as fifth-grade homeroom teachers next school year! They were accompanied today by Barnett Shoals principal Dr. Aliceson Nobles, and Mallory was one of eight educators in the room invited to sit on the stage for the signing. Please join us in *officially* officially welcoming these two #TalentedTeachers to the CCSD family!

Last night we held the official ribbon-cutting for and tours of the new permanent Clarke Middle Health Center space in the new Clarke Middle School! This collaboration between CCSD, the Augusta University-UGA Medical Partnership's Athens Free Clinic, and the UGA School of Medicine, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Law, School of Social Work, and College of Public Health provides free medical health, behavioral health and counseling, and legal services to the children, staff, and families of CCSD. Since its opening in fall 2022, the health clinic has provided more than $400,000 worth of medical services at no charge to our families. Thanks to everyone who attended last night and to Dr. Suzanne Lester of the Athens Free Clinic, Dean Shelley Nuss of the School of Medicine, Dean Anisa Zvonkovic of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Dean Usha Rodrigues of the School of Law, and Dean Philip Hong of the School of Social Work for joining CCSD Superintendent Dr. Robbie Hooker in making comments to mark this special occasion, and we look forward to many more years of this great partnership. More photos over on our Facebook page (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

Some great news in recent days about our Thriving Students, including: •Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School orchestra selected to play at Carnegie Hall •Clarke Central High School senior and ODYSSEY Media Group Editor-in-Chief Wyatt Meyer named a finalist for National Journalist of the Year by the Journalism Education Association! •BHL eighth-grader Charlie Crawford won first place in the Junior Individual Website category in the state National History Day competition and will represent CCSD at nationals! Cedar Shoals High School sophomores Sa-ida Arnold, Savannah Rawls, and Caitlin Smith finished third in the Senior Group Documentary category and have been named alternates for nationals. •Clarke Central and Cedar Shoals FFA members shine at state convention. Read more about these accomplishments over on our Facebook page (@ClarkeCoSchools)!

A fun Tuesday night at the District Office gym where our elementary volleyball team through the Athens Youth Development Initiative representing six different CCSD elementary schools topped Madison County, winning three of four sets to remain undefeated on the season! Congratulations to these girls on the win! See more photos over on our Facebook page (@ClarkeCoSchools)!