Oglethorpe County School System

Opportunity for Training with Emory Autism Center - Please register at this link: tiny.cc/revbzz

We are thrilled to announce for the 2024-25 school year, ALL students regardless of income will receive FREE Breakfast and FREE Lunch each day! This means every student enrolled in our schools can enjoy breakfast and lunch at no charge! Thank you to our Nutrition Department for working tirelessly to ensure we can take advantage of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program this school year! There will be no lunch forms coming home; however, parents of high school students may still be asked to complete a waiver form for ACT, SAT and AP testing. This news aligns with our commitment to remove barriers to student learning and ensures all students have access to nutritious meals, which is essential for their academic success! Join us in celebrating this wonderful step towards ensuring ALL our students are well-fed and ready to learn! For more details on this program, please see the Frequently Asked Questions attached or visit the following link for the announcement from the GA DOE. https://oglethorpecountyga.sites.thrillshare.com/article/1687731

Piedmont Urgent Care is offering $25 sports physical appointments!

With less than 3 weeks to go before the 1st day of school, we have less than half of the students’ verification of residency! All school offices are now open - so please make sure you are dropping off the documentation or uploading it! Just some points of clarification: The documentation is for PROOF OF RESIDENCY. It needs to reflect where the student will be “laying down their head to rest”. In other words, if you own property in Oglethorpe, but you live in another county, the other county is your residence and where you would enroll in school! Please note - students in grades 3, 6 and 9 who do not have their verification completed will not be able to get their schedule at open house. Please plan ahead and use the next week to get the documentation taken care of. If you uploaded your documentation, you will only receive a call if you need to provide additional information. We will be at Community Day. We can let you know if documentation has been submitted, however, we will not be collecting information that night! 3rd grade:  https://tinyurl.com/ycd3vhww 6th grade:  https://tinyurl.com/2wy4yf57 9th grade:  https://tinyurl.com/46psetjj

Oglethorpe County Schools will be at Community Day! Stop by and see us!

Information About School Supply Lists 2024/25!

Our website has a new look!    You reach us the same way. When you log on to our website at www.oglethorpe.k12.ga.us, you will see our website has been updated!  All your favorite links are still there!  There is now a “Live Feed” section that is similar to our posts on social media. The primary and elementary schools now are combined in preparation for their big move! We also have a new app for you to download and use. Please be patient as we complete the full transfer and tweak some things between now and the start of school. We welcome your feedback so please don’t hesitate to comment and let us know what you like or where we can improve!

Oglethorpe County School System is excited to announce Carlos Strong as the new Head Boys Basketball Coach! Coach Strong comes with a wealth of coaching experience and played basketball at UGA and in the NBA. Welcome Coach Strong to our OC Family!

2024-25 Open House dates!

The 2024-25 school calendar has been amended for primary and elementary school students due to moving in to the new school over the winter break. Students will end 2 days earlier in December and will return on January 10th, 2025 to the new school! An open house will be held prior to students returning on January 10th. The calendar has not changed for the middle or high school students. Please click this link to view the new calendar. A copy will be sent home at the start of the school year. https://www.oglethorpe.k12.ga.us/page/school-calendars

Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads, granddads, and those that play the role of a father figure in our students’ lives.

The Oglethorpe County High School Sports Hall of Fame nominations are being accepted now through June 28, 2024. Nomination forms are located on our website or can be picked up in the Oglethorpe County Schools Central Office at 735 Athens Road, Lexington. We strongly encourage dropping off completed forms to the central office. All nomination forms must be received/postmarked by June 28, 2024. https://5il.co/2od6j

Thank you to our parents, staff, community members and particularly our students for coming to participate in our strategic planning meeting today. We reviewed the 2023/24 school year and discussed our goal areas for next year. Thank you to all those who came and participated in this important event.

Congratulations to our 2024 Retiring Educators! All 13 retirees were recognized at our End of Year Breakfast last week. Pictured left to right front row: Gena Dempsey, Carol Jordan, Lee Dove, Denakae Jenkins, Theresa Hartrum and Theresa Maxwell Left to right middle row: Monica Hill, Hilary Ruston, Elizabeth Adams, Jackie Waller, Deanna Stanley and Melissa Matthews Back row: Roger Bevels “Some people can touch your life for a brief moment, but will leave an imprint for a lifetime." (Lisa Williams) This phenomenal group of educators has left an indelible imprint on our students' lives. Whether it was in the classroom, in the lunchroom, or on the bus, they have all made a significant difference. Their tremendous wisdom and dedication will be missed by all whose lives they have touched!

We are hiring Transportation positions!