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Woodstock teachers who benefit from the grant include, from left, front row: Heather McClain, Amber Smith; back row: Caitlin Crews, PerryLove Doubrava, Molly Niemeir and Madison Blanton.
Woodstock Elementary Receives Grant from Subaru
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Woodstock Elementary School accepted a $3,000 donation from Subaru of Kennesaw to support teachers and students through Subaru of America’s Subaru Loves Learning initiative.
Woodstock Elementary is one of 600 schools across the country selected for funding. Teachers can purchase class supplies, materials and tools through the national nonprofit, adoptaclassroom.org.
Schools Honored by National PTA
Woodstock and River Ridge high schools are winners of the National PTA School of Excellence award, a two-year title that recognizes outstanding partnerships between local PTAs and schools. To be considered for this honor, a school and its PTA unit must commit to working together to set and meet goals for improving family engagement. The schools will receive a banner to display, celebrating this national recognition.
Woodstock and Etowah high schools have received the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sports School award, which recognizes secondary schools that meet recommended national standards to improve safety in student athletics. Cherokee County School District partners with Northside Hospital Cherokee to provide high schools with highly qualified athletic trainers, and to improve athletic safety through initiatives like the ImPACT concussion prevention, screening and management program.
Publix Campaign Benefits Families
Representatives from Publix Supermarkets donated $63,540 in Publix gift cards to the Cherokee County School District to help families in need. The gift cards are the result of the annual Tools for School community outreach fundraiser, conducted by Publix, with the proceeds from each store going back into the community. Social workers will be able to use the cards to assist families who are in economic crisis this school year.
“Our social workers are ready to assist families in crisis each year, and being able to offer immediate assistance with groceries is a muchappreciated and much-needed resource for them as they visit families, and help them plan for stability and success,” said Chief Operations Officer Debra Murdock.
From left, Chief Operations Officer Debra Murdock, Superintendent Brian V. Hightower, Publix District Manager Bryan Jewell and Publix Assistant Store Manager Russell Putnam.
Special Education Director Earns National Certification
Cherokee County School District Special Education Executive Director Charlette Green earned the Board Certified Specialist in Child Language from the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders.
Green, who has led the special education department since 2009, earned her bachelor’s degree in audiology and speech pathology and master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Florida State University. She began her career as an elementary school speech-language pathologist, and went on to work as a special education representative and local education adviser at the school level. After working as an education program specialist for the Georgia Department of Education, she joined Cherokee County School District as a supervisor for the special education department.
Cybersecurity Students Visit Technology Office
The Cherokee County School District Cybersecurity program’s first class of students took a field trip to the Technology & Information Services offices. The 23 students, who are led by teacher Brent Hollers, spent the morning learning how staff protect the school district from external and internal threats.
In addition to answering student questions about cybersecurity, data protection and responsible use, the discussion included an overview of technology career path options, professional soft skills to master, employer and customer expectations and potential earnings in the cybersecurity sector.
Superintendent of Schools Brian V. Hightower congratulates this year’s Cherokee County School Board student delegates, from left, front row: Elyse Robbins, Lillie Cate Ergle, Emily Collins; back row: Ty Hubert, Brian Bradley and Student Adviser Jason Adkins.
The 2021-22 student adviser and student delegates were recently recognized by the Cherokee County School Board.
Student Adviser
• Jason Adkins, Woodstock
Student Delegates
• Lillie Cate Ergle, Cherokee • Ty Hubert, Creekview • Emily Collins, Etowah • Brian Bradley, River Ridge • Elyse Robbins, Sequoyah
The School Board has included a student adviser position since 1999, and, for the past 11 years, a student delegate from each high school has also been selected. The student delegates give their classmates a voice in the decision-making process of the board, and ultimately, the district.
