See who won awards this week!

April 5, 2019

An Exceptional Evening of Awards

Students from across the district were recognized for their achievement at the Exceptional Awards Night on March 28 at Chapel Hill High School. Superintendent North and Special Education Executive Director Cheryl Handley presented awards for GRIT, Citizenship/Social Skills Star, Art, and more.

The audience was entertained by a digital art show and music provided by the Chapel Hill High School Chorus. The awards committee was led by Leanne Lowen. Pictured is Jacob Hollingsworth of Lithia Springs High School with Superintendent North and Ms. Handley. Jacob won a Citizenship Award.

A Fun Start to School Library Month!

First graders at Dorsett Shoals Elementary had a roaring good time making lion puppets after listening to the story "The Library Lion." Media Specialist Tracy Scaglione said it was a fun way to kick off School Library Month!

"The Library Lion," written by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, tells the delightful story of a lion who learns to fit into a library with lots of rules.

JROTC Team Headed to Washington D.C.

to Compete in National Championship

After advancing through two phases of online competition, the Douglas County High School JROTC Leadership Team will now compete in person at the National Leadership Bowl Championship in Washington, D.C., June 21-25.

The DCHS team earned top scores out of the 1,350 Army JROTC teams that competed from around the world. The team is one of only 40 Army JROTC Leadership Bowl teams in the nation to advance to the final competition, which includes an all-expense paid trip to the event. During the two fast-paced preliminary rounds, cadets were tested on their knowledge of current events, leadership values, and leadership skills.

Pictured are Michael Smith, Sara Guger, Madeleine Frutoz, and Yanhari Molina-Castro.

LSHS Recognized for Red Ribbon Week

Lithia Springs High School students traveled to the Fernbank Museum on March 25 for the Georgia Governor's Red Ribbon Week Campaign Awards Ceremony. They were honored with a second place award at the state level for its Red Ribbon Week display, participation, and outreach efforts during the past year.

"The LIthia Springs High School Counseling Department works diligently with our students and staff to bring awareness to alcohol and drug prevention all year, but especially during Red Ribbon Week in October," said LSHS Counselor Meitra Perry. "We are honored to be recognized with this state award."

Students Shine at State Science Fair in Athens

The Douglas County School System was well represented at the awards ceremony for the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair in Athens last weekend! In addition to the students pictured who won special awards, the following students were ribbon winners in the junior division:

First Honors: Kennedy Rogers, Chapel Hill Middle School

Third Honors: Chase Curtis and Samuel White, Chapel Hill Middle School

Fourth Honors: Abigail Arnold and Caroline DePriest, Mason Creek Middle School; Meagan Greene, Mason Creek Middle School; Regis Harris, Chapel Hill Middle School; and Christopher Manchiraju, Mason Creek Middle School

Pictured with her "Concussion Prone Impacts" project, Kennedy Rogers from Chapel Hill Middle School won the Broadcom Masters Nominee special award.

Lawren-Chabad Francis from Lithia Springs High School is pictured with her project "Brace Yourself." Francis won the Naval Science Award-Senior Division.

Michael Manchiraju from Douglas County High School won the special award for Outstanding Research at the State Level and was a semi-finalist for the Patent Award. His project was selected as one of 25 out of 650 projects with the most patent-able idea.

Lilly Jailet from Mason Creek Middle School won the Tellus' Future Science Stars Award.

Chase Curtis and Samuel White from Chapel Hill Middle School were selected as the alternate for the Tellus' Future Science Stars Award.

Additional Resources for Understanding GMAS!

Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) testing begins soon! Elementary and middle school students will kick off the testing season on April 22 with End-of Grade (EOG) exams.

High School students will begin End-of-Course testing May 1. Click below for resources to help you understand the tests and test results.Good luck to all of our students!

GMAS Parent Brochure

Achievement Level Descriptors