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AR Day in May at Fort Valley Middle School - Celebrating Student Success

Peach County Parent Coordinators and Counselors are rounding up all Kindergarteners!

Hunt Elementary, Kay Road Elementary and Byron Elementary Schools are preparing now for early registration which helps the schools with hiring teachers and planning transportation routes for the next year.  Curriculum & Instruction Director, Annette Ross says "Last year we had to hire kindergarten teachers after school started in August because we had so many parents show up the first day of school rather than taking advantage of early registration.  We really want to have all teachers in place August 13th so we won't have to shift children after school has started.  It also alters bus routes when 20 additional children join a route.  This causes longer routes and sometimes students must move to another bus.  If we can get 95% of our kindergarteners registered, we will be able to meet our target!  We are soliciting the help of our parents and community.  Please go to one of our elementary schools and get your child registered by May 17th.     For more information you may contact any of our elementary schools.

Kay Road Elementary     825-8893        Hunt Elementary     825-5296      Byron Elementary   825-9650

International Reading Association 57th annual Convention - Chicago

Ms. Ross, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction announced that 5 of our teachers:  Joy Bassett, Kristi Canpbell, Michael Lucas, Meldoy Harris & Danielle Hall and Instructional Facilitator, Donnitta Bellamy are attending the convention this week.  The teachers with the highest participation points for AR readers in each of their schools were chosen to attend.  Four other teachers were able to attend as well: Amanda Hunnell, Terri Moore, Trathenia Evans & Bruce Thomas.  We know they are going to bring back lots of good ideas from this convention.

    WAY TO GO.... Mr. Lucas!          Congratulations to Mr. Michael Lucas, who was named the GA Future Problem Solving Program Rookie Coach of the Year Saturday, March 24th at the closing ceremony of the FPSP State Bowl at the Classic Center in Athens.  We are so proud of him and his dedication to our gifted and high ability learners.  He has embraced the advanced critical and creative thinking processes involved in the Future Problem Solving Program. 

                                          CONGRATULATIONS!                                                    

Future Problem Solving Teams

Peach County High School team won Second Place in the Best Presentation of Action Plan for the state.  Great job:  Colton Carson, Caitlyn Hicks, Ronald Lyons, and Vermecia Howard. 

The following teams  participated in the 2012 Georgia Future Problem Solving Bowl on March 23 & 24 in Athens.

Coach Mary Jean Banter and team: Lus Morales, Julian Jones, Taron Ragan, Maria Rodriguez, Ronald Lyons, Vermecia Howard, Colton Cason

Coach Kristi Campbell and team:  Isaac Choi, Gage Searcy, Hailey Melvin, Hailee Bagley, Evan Farrow, Shelby Garrett, Rachel Burns, Tyler Messer

Coach Michael Lucas and team:  Brenda Ortiz, Kaylen King, Yakira Hamilton, Emmanuel Lopez

Peach County Schools have 5 of the 37 teams invited to the State Bowl.