During Open House, you will be asked to complete a family and community survey. This survey is essential in helping give us insight to how you view our schools and provide valuable feedback about our school district as we start the new school year. Your input is essential in helping us assess our strengths and identify areas for improvement.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey by following this link: https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/277370/p3228
Your feedback plays a vital role in our continuous improvement efforts and helps ensure that we are providing the best possible educational experience for our students. Thank you for your time and support in making Gordon County Schools the best it can be!
This year, we are once again proud to offer nutritious and delicious breakfast and lunch options to all students at no cost. Our cafeteria staff members are passionate about making sure every student has access to the fuel they need to succeed. We encourage all students to take advantage of these healthy meals and join us in the cafeteria each day. Here’s to an extraordinary year ahead! #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools #GCS
Attention Parents of Students in Gordon County Schools:
We have bus registration survey forms to fill out for the following students:
* New students enrolling to the school district for the first time
* Families who have recently moved residences within our school district
* 2025-2026 Pre-K student
If your child needs transportation this fall and is new, recently moved, or enrolling into Pre-K, please take a moment to fill out our survey to help the Transportation Department prepare for the upcoming 2025-2027 school year.
It's important that you carefully read and agree to the policies and procedures outlined in the survey regarding bus transportation. Please note that rising Pre-K students have a different survey than Kindergarten - 12th grade students.
Pre-K Families Survey: https://forms.office.com/r/DccfhtLVci
K-12 Families Survey: https://forms.office.com/r/EK89UGR4MH
This registration process helps ensure a smooth and safe transportation experience for all our students. Thank you for being proactive in getting ready for the new school year!
For information regarding bus registration and more, please visit the GCBE transportation page at: https://www.gcbe.org/page/transportation
Join us Monday, August 25th at 9:00 a.m. to learn more about these exciting ways to get involved! This meeting will be held at our Central Office building (7300 Fairmount HWY, Calhoun, GA). Help us make this an extraordinary school year for our students! #ExtraordinaryGCS
The Red Bud Middle School gym floor was refinished this summer and looks amazing. Come check it out this evening at Open House! #ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinaryRBMS
Fairmount Elementary received parking lot maintenance and paving repair in several key areas around the facility this summer. We hope you enjoy these improvements when you visit this evening for Open House! #ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinaryFES
The entrance to the Sonoraville Elementary and High School campus has been newly paved and improved to enhance safety, traffic flow, and accessibility. We look forward to hosting families this week for Open House! #ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinarySES #ExtraordinarySHS
Here are the renovations completed at Red Bud Elementary! Improvements include epoxy floors, painting, ceiling tiles and grids, additional flooring, exterior steel cleaned and painted, and lighting upgrades. We can't wait for you to see these renovation changes at Open House! #ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinaryRBES
#ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinaryTogether
Everyone at Gordon County Schools is excited to welcome families back to our campuses for Open House and Orientation events as we prepare for an extraordinary new school year! Mark your calendars:
✅ Pre-K Orientation
📅 Tuesday, August 5
🕣 8:30 AM
📍 At all six elementary schools
✅ Elementary School Open House
📅 Tuesday, August 5
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM
✅ Middle School Open House
📅 Wednesday, August 6
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM
✅ High School Freshman & New Student Orientation
📅 Thursday, August 7
🕓 4:00–6:00 PM
We look forward to seeing our students and families as we launch another year of learning, growth, and opportunity!
There were a lot of great summer projects that happened in Gordon County Schools! Check out the improved front entrance at Sonoraville High School. We look forward to seeing everyone back to school on Friday, August 8th. #ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinarySHS
Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Echota Van Shrine Club ($1,000), Morning Star Lodge #349 F&A.M. ($1,000), Pine Hall Brick, Inc. ($500), Machine Craft, Inc. ($500), Technicraft Services, LLC ($500), and Hometown Creations ($500), we are able to continue making a real difference in the lives of our students and their families. We are truly grateful for their support and partnership.
#ExtraordinaryFES #ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinaryTogether
This year, GCS is celebrating generational graduates from our school system. If your family includes multiple generations of GCS graduates, we’d like to hear from you! Please send a photo and a brief description of your family’s connection to Gordon County Schools to be part of our Legacy Graduates spotlight. Follow the link below to submit:
https://forms.gle/FJesoEgvaL8cx8EV9
#ExtraordinaryGCS #ExtraordinaryTogether
By participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and eliminating the need for meal applications, Gordon County Schools will reduce administrative and printing costs. Families also benefit from the elimination of completing and submitting meal applications.
Children need healthy meals to learn. Gordon County Schools offers healthy meals every school day at no charge to your child(ren). Our food service receives support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
The following schools will be participating in this alternative provision and provide meals at no charge to children during School Year 2025-2026:
All Gordon County Schools: Ashworth Middle, Belwood Elementary, Fairmount Elementary, Gordon Central High, Red Bud Elementary, Red Bud Middle, Sonoraville Elementary, Sonoraville High, Tolbert Elementary and WL Swain Elementary
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