Carver Road Middle School

GSCS and Butts County Schools' Exceptional Students had an awesome day at the Special Olympics Track & Field Event today at Spalding High School! Students kicked off the event with a parade, then competed in track and field events and played developmental games. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event so fun and special for our students! Shout out to the SHS Blue Jag Funk Marching Band, chorus and student volunteers!

Check out our Community Resources webpage, which provides resources for students and families in Griffin -Spalding County: https://www.gscs.org/page/community-resources

Today, during a special signing day ceremony, five GSCS eighth-grade students were named recipients of a $10,000 REACH Georgia Scholarship. Congratulations to Cyron Anthony (Carver Road Middle School), Kyndell Bullock (Rehoboth Road Middle School), Carter Greer (Kennedy Road Middle School), Emily Montoya (Cowan Road Middle School) and Sofia Vargas (Carver Road Middle School)! READ MORE: https://5il.co/3s0so

#SchoolPsychWeek is an annual opportunity to recognize the important role our school psychologists have in helping our students thrive in school, at home and in life. This year's theme, "Finding Your Path," reflects the ways that school psychologists help students, families and school communities set and achieve their goals. Join us in celebrating the work of our school psychologists and the difference they make every day. Thank you!

Yesterday, the Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting at Fairmont Community Center for the new book vending machine. We are so thankful that so many people turned out to support this continued commitment to improving literacy in Griffin-Spalding! This was a great collaboration between the city, county, chamber, school system, Partners In Education and many other organizations.

Congratulations to our 2025 recipients of a $10,000 REACH Georgia Scholarship: Carver Road Middle Students Sofia Vargas and Cyron Anthony, Cowan Road Middle Student Emily Montoya, Kennedy Road Middle Student Carter Greer and Rehoboth Road Middle Student Kyndell Bullock! These students were surprised in their classroom by GSCS Interim Superintendent Dr. Donald Warren, district leadership and their school leadership. The scholarships will be presented at a special signing ceremony at the Kiwanis Club of Griffin on November 5.
Each scholar who completes all program requirements will receive the $10,000 when they graduate to be used towards the cost of attending a two or four-year REACH Georgia program-eligible institution of their choosing. Local investments were made for each scholarship by Brightmoor Hospice, Chick-fil-A of Griffin, Marukan Vinegar, Kiwanis Club of Griffin & Rotary Club of Griffin.

GSCS families, please give us your input before October 31.

Don't forget! Annual @Griffin_RCCA + @SoCrescentTech Fall Festival Oct 23 | 5–7 PM
Huge thanks to Premier Sponsor @BankWithUnited!
@AWSCloud @CaterpillarInc @HomeDepot @Delta bringing the fun.
Vendor spots going fast: http://bit.ly/4mOY62R
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Christine Briggs, Retha Hollis Brown, Robbie Burke, Pamela Calhoun Jackson, Paula Calhoun Sanders, Jan Carriker and Emily Wilson represent the 13th class of Griffin-Spalding Educator Hall of Fame inductees. The 2025 class was inducted at the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, October 21. READ MORE: https://5il.co/3rfr6

Don't forget the festival is tomorrow! Annual @Griffin_RCCA + @SoCrescentTech Fall Festival Oct 23 | 5–7 PM
Huge thanks to Premier Sponsor @BankWithUnited!
@AWSCloud @CaterpillarInc @HomeDepot @Delta bringing the fun.
@GriffinSpalding #CTAEDelivers

October is National Principals Month! Sending a huge thank you to all the incredible principals who lead with dedication and inspire our students every day. Your impact is invaluable! #ThankAPrincipal #NationalPrincipalsMonth

Mark your calendars! Annual @Griffin_RCCA + @SoCrescentTech Fall Festival Oct 23 | 5–7 PM
Huge thanks to Premier Sponsor @BankWithUnited!
@AWSCloud @CaterpillarInc @HomeDepot @Delta bringing the fun.
Vendor spots going fast: http://bit.ly/4mOY62R
@GriffinSpalding #CTAEDelivers

Christine Briggs, Retha Hollis Brown, Robbie Burke, Pamela Calhoun Jackson, Paula Calhoun Sanders, Jan Carriker and Emily Wilson will represent the thirteenth class of Griffin-Spalding Educator Hall of Fame inductees. The 2025 class will be inducted at the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, October 21, at 6 p.m. in the board room located at 216 S. 6th Street.

GSCS Federal Programs is excited to announce the 2025-26 Parent University. The university will offer a series of workshops and resources to help parents support their children's educational success and development. To learn more about the parent university, visit https://www.gscs.org/page/2025-26-gscs-online-parent-university.

All GSCS schools & offices will be closed October 13-17, 2025, for Fall Break.

Today was the first training session for the new GSCS Operation RESET program, which aims to reset expectations among all stakeholders. The first cohort of 20 includes middle school math and ELA teachers. The cohort will participate in two more in-person professional development sessions with occasional small group virtual conferences in between. The trainer for this program is Professor Dr. Megan Mowbray of the Georgia State University Master of Education Program.
Sam Allen, a Griffin High School Graduate (c/o 1954) and a successful investment banker and businessman, has made a generous donation, creating a 1.1-million-dollar designated endowment through Griffin-Spalding Partners in Education. This endowment will create annual funds to be used for professional development to help add new tools to the toolbelts of our teachers.
This is just the beginning of the program, intended to have a long-term positive impact. This endowment will provide funding to annually invest in education in Griffin-Spalding County forever.
GSCS is grateful for this investment in the future of our public education system and is excited about this impactful opportunity!

Save the Date for the 1st GSCS Middle School Girls Flag Football Game! Admission is FREE! Please mark your calendars for Oct. 20 to come out and support our middle school girls!

GSCS celebrates National Custodian Workers Day! Be sure to thank your school custodians for all their hard work!