Gordon County Schools is proud to recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of its students and educators.
Makena Blalock – State FFA Employment Skills Champion
Gordon County Schools would like to congratulate Sonoraville High School senior Makena Blalock for winning the State FFA Employment Skills competition at the annual Leadership Development Event. Makena is a National FFA Champion and serves as State Secretary, representing her school and district with excellence. She was joined by Sonoraville High School agriculture teacher and FFA sponsor, Mr. Joshua Boydston. Congratulations to Makena on this outstanding achievement!
STAR Students and Teachers Recognition
The Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Program has honored more than 29,000 students and the teachers they have selected as having the greatest impact on their academic success. To receive the STAR nomination, graduating high school seniors must earn the highest SAT score on a single test date and rank in the top 10 percent or among the top 10 students of their class based on grade point average. Gordon County Schools proudly recognizes this year’s STAR students and their selected STAR teachers.
Gordon Central High School – STAR Student & Teacher
Congratulations to Gordon Central High School senior Evan Wood, son of Jim and Ashley Wood. Evan plans to pursue a career in medicine and has been accepted to Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, the University of Alabama, and Mississippi State University. He selected Gordon Central science teacher Holly Watts as his STAR Teacher, recognizing her for inspiring his passion for science.
Sonoraville High School – STAR Student & Teacher
Gordon County Schools also congratulates Sonoraville High School senior Ethan Hurley, son of Bart and Julia Hurley. Ethan plans to attend Reinhardt University to major in History. He selected Sonoraville High School foreign language teacher Amal Yacoub as his STAR Teacher, honoring her for her dedication and encouragement toward her students.
Gordon County Schools extends congratulations to all students and teachers recognized this evening and commends them for their dedication to excellence in academics and leadership.
Sonoraville High School math teacher Deron Walraven taught imaginary numbers to his students today. What's not imaginary is Coach Walraven's home opener Monday, February 10th for baseball season! Check out the Phoenix baseball schedule here: https://www.maxpreps.com/ga/calhoun/sonoraville-phoenix/baseball/schedule/
Sonoraville Elementary 2nd grade teacher Alli Smith did a great job today getting students engaged and involved in the lesson. Great job! #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Red Bud Elementary kindergarten teacher Azlin Cleveland's students were very engaged in their small group activities today. #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Fairmount Elementary 1st grade teacher Christy Smith had students engaged and ready to answer questions. Great job, Bulldogs! #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Red Bud Middle School 8th grade social studies teacher Tara Berry taught Georgia history to her students today! #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools #GreaterThings
Tolbert Elementary media specialist Katie Edwards had fun activities today in her specials class! Check out how awesome the library at TES is as well. #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
W.L. Swain Elementary 1st grade teacher Rebecca Weaver's class did a great job answering questions about time! #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Gordon Central High School math teacher Shawna Cox had her students engaged and participating in graphing functions and explaining their key features. #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Ashworth Middle School 6th grade math teacher Nakia Rice had her math students being accountable with their learning as their questions and discussions led the learning. #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Belwood Elementary 4th grade teacher Shelby Johnson had a fun activity teaching students about measurements and making inferences based off data! #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
On Saturday, January 25th, the 12 students in the Belwood Robotics club traveled to Cloverleaf Elementary School in Cartersville where they competed against 23 other teams at the FIRST LEGO League Qualifier event.
These students were competing for an opportunity to in the top 12 teams that would advance to the region championship in Chattanooga on February 8th at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Belwood’s Robotics Club is divided into three teams and ALL THREE teams earned a spot to compete at the Championship.
BES Teams:
Team Twilight Terrors - Keaton Cochran, Victoria Hughes, and Audie Winslett.
Team Loony Logic - Greyson Cochran, Amberlee Hall, Audrey Psaila, and Kennedy Wall.
Team Abyssal Alliance - Avril Brown, Kase Gwin, Blake Hansen, Layla Hogg, and Jay Timms.
Congratulations again to Gordon Central High School STAR Student Evan Wood and his STAR Teacher Holly Watts, and Sonoraville High School STAR Student Ethan Hurley and his STAR Teacher Amal Yacoub! They were recently celebrated at the STAR Student banquet. Evan Wood was named Gordon County winner!
#TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
57 students recently represented Gordon County Schools in the Northwest Georgia Regional Technology Competition. They joined students from surrounding schools to share technology projects in many different categories. Gordon County sent students from eight schools, and all students were local technology competition winners in their project category and grade level.
This was the largest team that Gordon County has ever sent to the regional competition, and all students used their creative, collaborative, and critical thinking skills to develop unique and innovative projects that make our district proud.
Special thanks to the following Gordon County Schools staff who assisted with the local or regional technology competitions: Kalee Bennett, Jackie Brown, Rachel Carter, Brandi Evans, Taylor Fain, Adam Fite, Leigh-Ann Hunt, Chuck Langston, Danny Lowrance, Bryson McGuire, Chad Moore, Caroline Stephens, and Melissa Vincent.
Red Bud Middle School 6th grade English Language Arts teacher Dwight Craig worked on parts of speech with students today in class. #GreaterThings #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Fairmount Elementary media specialist Kimberly Clements loves reading to our kindergarten Bulldogs! Her library is a great place to foster literacy and enjoying books. #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Red Bud Elementary's reading interventionist Sara Hare does amazing work helping these Cardinals grow and succeed in literacy! #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Ashworth Middle School 7th grade social studies teacher Coach Jim Wood had students engaged in a lesson on deforestation and desertification. Great job! #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
Gordon Central High School automotive teacher Johnny Henson has his EV (electric vehicle) frame ready for some work! This package was purchased with an EV grant GC's automotive program received in 2023. It allows students to work on, build, and disassemble a vehicle.
Tolbert Elementary 3rd grade teacher Kelly Macks reviewed sentence types with students and celebrated together getting answers right. Great job! #TogetherWeLearn #TogetherGCS #GordonCountySchools
