Cherokee County School District Announcements Woodstock HS Classroom Addition A new classroom addition is being constructed for Woodstock HS. The $17.45 million project was funded by the Education SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax). The three-story addition, which includes 22 classrooms, will allow for the removal of portables on the campus and open up the expansion of the Career Pathways program. Woodstock HS is the only CCSD high school not offering the popular Pathway for healthcare science, and the new addition will contain the needed healthcare science lab classroom to do so. The addition is scheduled to open for use in August 2026.——————————————————————Superintendent Presents Two Game Changer AwardsSuperintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower presented his Game Changer Awards for Instructional Support to CCSD Police Chief Buster Cushing and for Instructional Leadership to Dr. Lyn Turnell, CCSD’s director of student assessment.Chief Cushing, who joined CCSD four and a half years ago after a successful career with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, was praised for his work to ensure a safe environment for students and teachers. He has made numerous improvements to the department’s operations including adding elementary school police officers and expanding crisis alert and other security systems.Dr. Hightower praised Dr. Turnell for her leadership in CCSD’s Office of Curriculum & Instruction and her expertise in analyzing student assessment data to improve teaching and learning. She began her career as a teacher before advancing to administrator roles including Etowah HS assistant principal.Four Game Changer awards are presented by Dr. Hightower each year, with awards for Instructional Excellence and Instructional Advocacy to be presented later this winter. ——————————————————————Football National Signing DayCongratulations to three CCSD student-athletes who signed Letters of Intent to play football at the college level. The students were honored with ceremonies at their high schools to celebrate their commitments on National Signing Day, which is the earliest day that high school seniors can sign a binding commitment to play competitive college football. National Signing Day for other college sports, during which 54 CCSD student-athletes signed Letters of Intent, occurred last fall.——————————————————————Freedom MS Welcomes New PrincipalDr. Chad Flatt, who formerly served as an assistant principal at Woodstock MS, began leading Freedom MS after the holiday break. His appointment followed the decision by Principal Whitney Nolan to step down from the role at the semester break, as she approaches her planned retirement. Dr. Flatt was celebrated last year in Washington, D.C. as a National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals. A 23-year educator who joined CCSD this school year, Dr. Flatt was named the Georgia winner for the national honor in recognition of his success as principal of Pickens Junior HS.——————————————————————Cherokee HS Gets New Football CoachAdam Holley is the new head football coach for Cherokee HS. Coach Holley, who will also teach PE classes, is a graduate of the University of West Georgia with a master's degree in education. He comes to Cherokee after spending the past two seasons as offensive coordinator at Calhoun HS, with previous stops at Whitewater, Lee County, and Cartersville High Schools. In his time at Calhoun, Coach Holley led one of the most prolific offenses in the state, averaging 38 points per game in 2022. Numerous players received regional and state honors under his leadership.
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