Come out and support our high school baseball team as they play at UGA's Foley Field on Tuesday night. Admission is free so bring the whole family!
This past Monday, we held a Community Listening Session at the high school. For those who were not able to attend, we invite you to provide us with your feedback. Please click the link to answer the four questions that were discussed that night:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CMLS2025.
Would you like input on Oglethorpe County Schools?! Just a reminder that our Community Listening Session will be held on Monday, March 10th at 6:30 pm. It will be held in the cafeteria at OCHS.
We value your feedback. ALL parents, staff, grandparents, community members, and middle and high school students are encouraged to come and share what is going well and areas we need to grow.
These community listening sessions, which are held every two years, have brought about many changes due to input we have received from those participating. Some of the changes over the years have included:
*Improving our communication both internally and externally
*Providing facility upgrades, including lights on the softball and baseball fields as well as a new track
*Launching our ASPIRE afterschool program
*Providing dual enrollment opportunities on our high school campus
*Improving campus safety, including the hiring of SROs
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this important event on Monday, March 10th. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD as we plan for the future of Oglethorpe County Schools!
You’re invited to join the Cook Center Wednesday, February 19th at 8 pm for Ask a Therapist Live. This webinar is an opportunity to ask a licensed clinical therapist questions about parenting, your child’s well-being, or anything that’s been on your mind. Participation is anonymous and free.
Visit https://cookcenter.info/ATLFeb19 to register today!
Congratulations to Miles Mason on his 4th place finish and to Paris Crowder on his 6th place finish at the State Wrestling Championship!
The PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program honors Georgia’s highest achieving high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development.
Congratulations to Abigail Horton for being named the 2025 PAGE STAR student at OCHS. She selected Mrs Jennifer Yauck her 9th grade honors biology teacher and senior AP Biology Teacher.
To obtain the STAR nomination, high school students must have the highest score on any single test date of the SAT taken through the November test date of their senior year and be in the top 10 percent of their class based on grade point average.
Congratulations to Abby Horton and Jennifer Yauck. Very well earned and deserved!
Congratulations to the February Rotary Students who were recognized at the Rotary Meeting this morning:
OCES: Jaxon Austin
OCMS: Bessie Kate Musimbi
OCHS: Kaitlyn Watkins
The PAGE Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program honors Georgia’s highest achieving high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development.
Congratulations to Abigail Horton for being named the 2025 PAGE STAR student at OCHS. She selected Mrs Jennifer Yauck her 9th grade honors biology teacher and senior AP Biology Teacher.
To obtain the STAR nomination, high school students must have the highest score on any single test date of the SAT taken through the November test date of their senior year and be in the top 10 percent of their class based on grade point average.
Congratulations to Abby Horton and Jennifer Yauck. Very well earned and deserved!
Good luck to our Girls Wrestling Team as they compete for the first time in the Girls State Dual Final Eight Tournament at Lumpkin County High! #PatriotsMakingHistory 💙❤️
The roads are still not safe to travel in all areas of the county. Therefore, Oglethorpe County School System will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, January 23rd. Staff will have a remote workday.
Due to the weather, Oglethorpe County Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd.
Students please use this time to catch up on any missing assignments. Staff will have a remote work day. Please check your email for specifics.
Early Dismissal Bus Information
We are now accepting names for our Pre-K Lottery. Children must be four years of age on September 1, 2025.
https://tinyurl.com/OCESPK2025
We will accept names through February 28th. Our lottery will take place in early March and all students who are selected will be notified by their Pre-K teacher. If your child's name was not drawn, you will receive an email letting you know.
Congratulations to this year’s Martin Luther King Essay Contest Winners: OCES - Catherine Yauck OCMS - Elian Castellanos-Contreras OCHS - Marin Sampson They were recognized today at the Annual Martin Luther King Jr Program Sponsored by the Concerned Men of Oglethorpe County.
Congratulations to Su Moo, the January Rotary Student of the Month!
With the year winding down, you only have 11 more days to steer your state income tax dollars towards Oglethorpe County School System instead of sending it to Atlanta. Watch this short video, as our own board member, Jake Willcox, explains how easy it is easy complete the process for the Peach Education Tax Credit: https://ceonews-video.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/video/video-files/AthensCEO-01-18-24-Wilcox%201.mp4. Remember, in order to be able to take this off your 2024 taxes, you must have applied by December 31st.
Also, just a reminder, if you are a business looking for a last minute tax deductible write off, the school is connected to the Athens Area Community Foundation. All donations are tax deductible. Simply click the link below, or visit the Oglethorpe County website and click the donate button in the top right hand corner.
https://athensareacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4762.
Our high school has a robust Work-Based Learning Program. On Friday, five of these 97 students shared their experiences with the Oglethorpe Rotary Club.
Congratulations to the high school volleyball team on their 3-0 win over Haralson County in the first round of the state playoffs. The team advances to the sweet 16!
Our amazing Teachers of the Year were recognized at the Board of Education meeting last night.
Congrats to Adriane Echols (Primary School, Leanne Carter (Elementary School), Jill Barnes (Middle School), and Erin Bunch (High School) on being selected as the Teacher of the Year at their respective schools.
The high school graduation rate was released today with Oglethorpe having a 95.6% graduation rate!
Overall grad rate: 95.6 last year: 95.3
4 year grad rate: 95.51. last year: 95.83
5 year grad rate: 95.86 last year: 94.24
State average - 85.4
A huge congratulations to all our staff who help play a part in this success. From primary level teachers to high school teachers, from our advanced level teachers to our teachers of struggling learners, and everyone in between - WE ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY!
Thank you to our bus drivers who get our students to and from school each day, and for many of our students, they are the first adult they see each morning!
To our nutrition staff who ensures our students are well fed to be able to learn, and to our maintenance/custodial staff who ensures that our students have a safe, clean, and comfortable learning environment.
To our technology department who makes sure teachers and students have optimal learning environments with working technology.
To our administrators and support staff who spend countless hours behind the scenes making sure that our teachers and staff have a safe, productive learning environment. To our central office staff who ensures that needs at the schools are taken care of, so others can focus on the priority of teaching and learning, and to our Board of Education who supports all of us and goes above and beyond to make sure Oglethorpe County is the best school system we can have!
While our four year graduation rate is impressive, I am particularly proud of the five year graduation rate. These students could have dropped out or could have taken a different path, but they showed grit and returned to complete their course work for this important milestone - their high school graduation!
Thank YOU again to the teachers, coaches, and all staff members who helped guide and mentor our students.
