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Online Kindergarten Registration Available

The Cherokee County School District has opened online registration for 2021-22 kindergarten students, as well as first graders new to the school district. The district’s Registration Gateway allows parents to log in from home via CCSD’s website, and get enrollment forms filled out online, rather than filling them out by hand while waiting at a school office.

At this time, kindergarten registration is solely for enrollment purposes and will not include a preference for face-to-face or digital instruction; enrolling your child ensures you will be kept informed of CCSD plans for any alternative models of instruction as they are announced.

Children who turn 5 on or before Sept. 1 are eligible for kindergarten, and children who turn 6 on or before Sept. 1 will be registered for first grade (registration for first grade is only necessary if a child has not attended a CCSD school the previous year). Parents of students with special circumstances may consult with their child’s principal for more information.

The online registration process takes about 15-20 minutes; parents will enter their own identification information, such as emergency contact names and phone numbers, which increases accuracy and eliminates redundancy. Required documents (birth certificate, proof of residency, etc.) will be brought to the follow-up appointment at the school for verification; once you have uploaded your documents, please contact your child's school for next steps to finalize registration. In-person appointments begin March 1. Virtual appointments will be available upon request, if needed.

For more information about CCSD kindergarten, including a video and a helpful guidebook, go to tinyurl. com/3ls4e32h.

Celebrating the award are, from left: Creekview High School Principal Sue Zinkil, who serves as president of GASSP; Isobel Mason, Huff with her winning design, GASPP Executive Director Alan Long and Woodstock High School Principal Mark Smith.

Woodstock Senior Wins Statewide Design Contest

Savannah Huff, a Woodstock High School senior, was the winner of a statewide design contest, earning a grant for her school’s graphic design program. Huff created the top design entered into the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals’ (GASSP) rebranding contest.

Middle and high school students in CTAE (Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education) classes around the state had the opportunity to design a new logo for the professional association.

Huff is in the graphic design program led by teacher Isobel Mason, the school’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, and earned a $1,000 grant for the program through the contest.

“We’re so proud of Savannah for her hard work to earn this award, and for Ms. Mason’s continued outstanding instruction,” Superintendent of Schools Brian V. Hightower said. “Ms. Mason and her CTAE colleagues across our School District prepare our students for future career success through hands-on work in the classroom and participation in real-world experiences, like designing for a client through this contest.”

Local Student Makes Dean’s List

Presbyterian College recently recognized Rachel Kay Ransom, a junior from Woodstock, for making the Dean’s List during the fall 2020 semester. The Dean’s List is composed of students who have earned between a 3.3 and a 3.9 grade point average.

Presbyterian College is located between Columbia and Greenville, South Carolina, in the college town of Clinton. The school is known for its challenging academics, as well as its one-of-a-kind mascot: the Blue Hose.