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GCSS Athletics hires award-winning new GCHS Head Football Coach Terrance Banks
The GCSS Athletics Department is pleased to welcome Terrance Banks to Greene County High School as its new Head Football Coach. Banks comes to Greene County from Meadowcreek High School in Norcross, where he has served as Interim Head Football Coach and was previously the school’s Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach, helping the team reach its first playoff appearance in three years.
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ATLAS and Greene County Primary School in lockstep toward student achievement
Serving a pilot group of 20 students, the ATLAS is now working in tandem with CBJ Preschool to provide additional academic support to students enrolled in the Early Learners Primary Prep program during the school day.
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GCSS names five students to 2021 REACH Georgia Scholarship cohort
The Greene County School System (GCSS) has named five 8th grade students to this year’s class of REACH Georgia Scholarship recipients. A’Ziah Dolvin, Va-Quaria Dunn, Mia Mauriello, and Taylor Waller from Anita White Carson Middle School and Christopher Arrue from Lake Oconee Academy make up the GCSS’s fifth class of REACH scholars since the school system joined the program in 2017.
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GCHS Principal James Peek announces retirement, AD Eddie Hood to be named Interim Principal
Mr. Eddie Hood, the current GCSS Athletic Director, has been named Associate Principal of Greene County High School. Following the upcoming retirement of current GCHS Principal Mr. James Peek in May 2022, Mr. Hood will become the school’s Interim Principal for the 2022-2023 school year.
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CMS Assistant Principal Tanisha Wright receives 2021 Hal Beaver Georgia Outstanding Assistant Principal Award
Anita White Carson Middle School Assistant Principal Mrs. Tanisha Wright received the 2021 Hal Beaver Georgia Outstanding Assistant Principal Award at the annual GAESP/GAMSP Fall Conference on October 24.
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GCSS suspends campus mask requirement
The Greene County School System is pleased to announce the suspension of its campus mask requirement for students and staff, effective Monday, November 1st.
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Carson Middle School selected as an Amazon Future Engineer school
Anita White Carson Middle School has been selected as an Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) school - a partnership between Amazon and Project STEM to improve access to computer science education in communities currently underrepresented in the technology field.
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Board of Education named Exemplary Board by GSBA
The Greene County Board of Education has been named an Exemplary School Board by the Georgia School Boards Association, the highest award level in the GSBA's 3-tier recognition program.
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GCSS unveils design for new Greene County Primary School building
he Greene County School System has released three architectural renderings of the proposed design for the new Greene County Primary School building. The renderings depict the building’s conceptual appearance, which could change slightly based on value engineering, exact positioning on the build site, and the school’s educational program needs.
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GCSS names four 2021-2022 Teachers of the Year
Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Teachers of the Year! Jennifer Rosenblum is Teacher of the Year at CBJ Preschool, Dana Jackson is Teacher of the Year at Greene County Primary School at Union Point, Morgen Gay is Teacher of the Year at Anita White Carson Middle School, and Megan Calicott is Teacher of the Year at Greene County High School.
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Greene BOE tentatively approves FY22 budget and rollback millage rate
The Greene County Board of Education tentatively approved its 2021-22 Fiscal Year Budget and a rollback millage rate at its regular meeting on Monday, August 16. Thanks to a substantial re-assessment of property values, this budget reduces the millage rate from 14.195 to an estimated 12.43.
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GCSS announces mask requirement for students and staff
The Greene County School System announced that effective Wednesday, August 11th, wearing masks will be required for all students and staff inside school buildings and on the school bus. Superintendent Chris Houston directed the change in mask policy after the rate of student cases within the district reached 1%.
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Dr. Jody Worth ready for a great school year as new AP at GCPS
Dr. Jody Worth, Greene County Primary School’s new assistant principal, says she is excited to rejoin the Tiger Family and is looking forward to working alongside the GCPS staff this school year to provide an atmosphere that is most conducive to students’ success and growth.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Liddy Cronan named inaugural Student Pharmacist of the year
GCHS alum Dr. Liddy Cronan (Class of 2014) was named the Jim Bartling Student Pharmacist of the Year by the Georgia Pharmacy Association in June 2021. This is the first year that the association has given this award, making Dr. Cronan the inaugural recipient. She says: "Greene County Schools prepared me well for college, both undergraduate and graduate school. I had amazing teachers throughout the years, who encouraged me to reach for the stars. There is still a long road ahead, and I am looking forward to serving my patients with the highest quality of care and returning the favor to the community that has always supported me so well."
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GCSS announces return to normal school operations for 2021-2022
The Greene County School System is planning for a return to school that is as normal as possible this year. Masks will be optional, hand sanitizing and hand washing practices will be continued and encouraged, and enhanced cleaning and sanitizing procedures by custodial staff will be extended.
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In the News: “Students able to forge a career at GCCA.”
Mark Engel, Lake Oconee News [Greensboro], 09-17-2021, pp. A2.
