School News

Creekland Wins Middle School Academic Bowl

Creekland Middle School’s team earned first place at the 2021 Cherokee County School District (CCSD) Middle School Academic Bowl.

Dean Rusk Middle School’s team placed as runner-up at the event, which is organized by CCSD’s Office of Curriculum & Instruction and sponsored by the Cherokee County Educational Foundation. The bowl qualifies winners for regional competition, provides each middle school academic bowl team an opportunity for head-to-head competition to answer questions from all areas of knowledge, including history, literature, science, fine arts, current events, sports and popular culture.

Creekland team members are: Captain Abigail Moore, William Brooks, Aaron Dickson, Ford Smith and Will Swanson. Eric Norris and Rob Moore are the coaches.

Dean Rusk team members are: Captain Riley O’Neill, Matthew Chemmala, Owen Dickerson, Anjali Gavalas, Luke Griffies, Jack Johnson, Matthew Klucsarits, Ben Koster and Dahlen Roth. Courtney Jasman is the coach.

Creekland Middle School Academic Bowl Team Captain Abigail Moore accepts the first-place trophy for her team from Chief Academic Officer Nicole H. Holmes. Ingrid Antontio Francisco, fifth grade, Hasty Elementary. William Foreman, seventh grade, Teasley Middle.

Declan Wright, fifth grade, Knox Elementary. Dolly Gabriel Mendez, fifth grade, R.M. Moore Elementary.

Ariel Strode, ninth grade, Cherokee High. Thy Tran, fourth grade, Indian Knoll Elementary.

Holiday in My Hometown Art Contest Winners

Canton’s annual Holiday in My Hometown children’s art contest encouraged artists to pick any holiday between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day and to depict their culture. Entries were submitted by students from Cherokee High, Hasty Elementary, Indian Knoll Elementary, Knox Elementary, R.M. Moore Elementary and Teasley Middle schools. Each school selected an overall winner, and the winning pieces have been displayed on canvas at City Hall, and around the community, from Thanksgiving through the first full week of January.

The overall winners were recognized at the Dec. 2 Canton City Council meeting. Each winner received a $100 Visa gift card and their artwork printed on canvas and postcards or bi-fold cards.

Avery Student and Staff Recognized for Saving Life

During the October 2021 Cherokee County School Board meeting, Avery Elementary School staff was recognized for life saving actions: assistant principals Matt Harper and Ginger Morgan; school counselors Angel Jane and Kathy McNamara; paraprofessional Martina Kennel; school nurse Sandra McFarland; teacher Cammie Sheffield, as well as the heroism of classmate Hudson Dalton. All came to the rescue of kindergartener Aidan Anderson when he suffered a cardiac event at school. Aidan attended the meeting, accompanied by his dad, Creekview High School teacher Jeffrey Anderson, and was recognized for his bravery.

Cherokee County School Board member Rick Steiner gives Avery kindergartner Hudson Dalton a high-five as he is recognized for his heroism in helping save the life of classmate, Aidan Anderson, right. Adam Jacobs delivers gift bags to Liberty’s bus drivers.

Gifts for Liberty Bus Drivers

Liberty Elementary third-grader Adam Jacobs, with donations from Georgia Commute Schools, assembled and delivered gift-filled bags for bus drivers as part of the school’s Bus Driver Appreciation Day activities.

Knox Students Write Letters to Troops

Knox Elementary’s Make A Change Club recently sponsored a letter writing campaign for U.S. troops. Letter writing stations were set up in the media center, where all students could write a letter to members of all branches of the U.S. military. These letters were sent to “The Bert Show” radio program for its Big Thank You initiative.

Second-grader William Ochs writes a letter to the troops.