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Cherokee County School District Announcements

Two Elementary Schools Earn Gold Awards From Safety Organization
Bascomb ES and Clayton ES earned the Gold Partner Award from Safe Routes to School in recognition of their efforts to encourage students to walk and bike more while staying safe. The statewide nonprofit organization leads projects and activities to improve community safety, reduce traffic and air pollution around schools, and encourage children to pursue healthy and active lifestyles. It designs programs to improve the health and well-being of children by enabling and encouraging them to walk or bicycle to school.

Special Education Staff of the Year Award Winners Announced
Four members of CCSD’s Special Education department recently received top honors during the annual Special Education Staff of the Year Awards ceremony: CCSD Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist of the Year Karen Reeves; CCSD School Psychologist of the Year Dr. Megan Foster; CCSD Special Education Facilitator of the Year Susie Okerblad; and CCSD Speech Language Pathologist of the Year Ashanta Posey. Each winner received an engraved plaque and a $175 Visa gift card.

CCSD Wins Seven National Awards for Communications
The National School Public Relations Association annually honors the best publications and electronic media produced by school districts nationwide as part of their communications efforts. The school district earned Merit Awards for Class Act, the annual magazine published at the start of the school year; the annual report, “CCSD Evidence of Success − 10 Amazing Things We've Done in 2021”; the monthly CCSD Connections parent newsletter; and “District Delegate,” the monthly newsletter for CCSD employees. CCSD won Honorable Mention awards for “Financial Facts,” the annual report of budget highlights; “First Day Facts,” the annual report of back-to-school highlights; and for its annual Teacher of the Year school winner profiles.

The Office of Communications is made up of Chief Communications Officer Barbara P. Jacoby, Supervisor Carrie McGowan, Coordinator Penny Dempsey, and Administrative Assistant Anne Reed.

Woodstock HS Grad Named Gatorade Player of the Year
Will Sumner, who will be attending the University of Georgia, was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Georgia Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. He now advances to Gatorade’s national competition. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also “high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field.” Among Sumner’s honors have been winning the 400-meter dash at Georgia’s Class 7A state meet with a personal best time of 45.78, setting a new state record in the event, and leading Woodstock’s team to win the 4x800 meter relay and fourth place overall. Winner of the 400 at the Brooks PR Invitational, Sumner’s personal best time in the 800-meter event this spring was No. 2 in the nation, No. 3 in U.S. prep history, and only 0.08 seconds behind the national record. Beyond his amazing athletic successes, he also graduated with a 3.78 GPA.

Woodstock HS Earns National Award for Charitable Spirit
Woodstock HS has earned the Spirit of St. Jude Award from Varsity Brands in recognition of its support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is a major recipient of the company’s philanthropy. The Spirit of St. Jude award, named for the research hospital focused on children’s cancer and other life-threatening pediatric diseases, honors schools and school districts that engage the majority of their students in fundraising for the charity.

Woodstock HS raises funds for the hospital through many activities, including the annual cross-town rivalry football game versus Etowah HS that both schools use as a St. Jude fundraiser. Last school year’s game raised $12,200 for St. Jude. CCSD schools have raised funds for St. Jude for the last six years, with $67,000 donated last school year for a total of more than $400,000 given since 2016.

As part of its prize from Varsity Brands, Woodstock HS will receive a $3,000 award, which the school announced it would donate back to St. Jude.

Etowah HS JROTC Instructor Wins National Honor
Air Force Junior ROTC Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stephen Bergey has been named the 2022 Overall AFJROTC Instructor of the Year. He was selected as the best out of more than 1,900 AFJROTC instructors worldwide. This honor follows several prestigious recognitions recently earned by Etowah HS’s AFJROTC program. Lt. Col. Bergey is lead instructor for the program, which is supported by fellow instructor Technical Sgt. (Ret.) Ciarra Malto.

Etowah HS Grad Earns Local Scholarship
Class of 2022’s Ella Daugherty, who will be attending the University of Georgia, is the winner of the 2022 East West Bank $2,500 Scholarship. A committee of retired educators selected Daugherty as the winner from a pool of outstanding applicants. During her time at Etowah, Daugherty served in many leadership roles including as president of National Honors Society, president of Key Club, and as a member of the Beta Club leadership team, Student Government, National English Honors Society, and Mu Alpha Theta math honors society.

Cherokee HS Senior Wins Maritza Mott Scholarship
Adriana Chavez-Mejia earned the $1,000 memorial scholarship, which is open to one graduating senior and awarded based on an application, essay questions, and references. The first in her family to attend college, Chavez-Mejia plans to study digital marketing at the University of North Georgia to pursue a career as a marketing manager. Adriana served as manager for Cherokee HS boys’ lacrosse team, worked at a local daycare, and has volunteered at her church’s food pantry.

Hasty ES Teacher Earns International Art Education Honor
Lisa Spence, the art teacher for Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, has been named a Crayola Creativity Ambassador by the National Art Education Association and Crayola Education. Only 75 teachers worldwide were selected for the recognition, which provides honorees with professional learning, resources, and support to cultivate creativity in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Selection was based on educators’ resumes and responses to questions about building creative capacity through teaching and leadership.

Sequoyah HS Grad Earns National Scholarship
Class of 2022’s Xander Riddle, who will be attending the University of Georgia, won a $10,000 Exceptional Youth Scholarship from the Foundation for Global Sports Development, which is awarded to only 10 students nationally each year. In addition to demonstrating their dedication to community service, volunteering, and mentoring, honorees also must achieve an outstanding academic record and submit a personal essay. Riddle graduated in the top 5% of his class, completing more than nine AP college-credit courses and earning the AP Scholar with Honor designation, three National Latin Exam awards including a summa cum laude honor, an academic letter, and the UGA Merit Scholarship.

Middle School Writing Contest Winners Announced
Shelby Gibbs of Freedom MS won the seventh-grade division for her historical fiction children’s book, The Unseen Heroes of 9/11, and Hadley Duncan of Creekland MS won the eighth-grade division for her short story, “Cold Cost,” in the 2022 Middle School Writing Contest organized by CCSD’s Office of Curriculum & Instruction. The entries were written by students as part of the seventh-grade children’s book and eighth-grade sci-fi/dystopian rigorous curriculum design units taught in all middle school English language arts classes. The contest was designed to showcase the excellent instruction by writing teachers and the outstanding student writing taking place in CCSD schools.

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