Rome City Schools Superintendent Lou Byars posted the following update Sunday night about the remainder of the school year and part of the summer as well. In the note, Byars reports: A decision not to hold prom this year. Confirms sports and other activities are canceled for the rest of the school year. Meals will… Read more
Pictured: Alexia Fowler and Hayden Robinson. Media release: Two Floyd County high school juniors have been selected to participate in the 2020 Governor’s Honors Program this summer. Floyd County Schools congratulate Alexia Fowler and Hayden Robinson; both students are juniors at Model High School and will concentrate on Communicative Arts. Pepperell High School junior Carter… Read more
Media release: Patrick McElhaney, Director of Admissions, has been recognized as Shorter University’s 2020 Staff Member of the Year. The award, based on nominations from faculty and staff, is given to an employee who has displayed helpfulness and encouragement to students, loyalty to the university, and effectiveness in fulfillment of job responsibilities and cooperation in… Read more
Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp announced he was closing K-12 public schools in Georgia for the rest of the 2019-20 school year. We’re posting statements from area school systems below as we receiving them. THE LATEST Darlington to continue distance learning through remainder of school year. Darlington School has made the decision to keep the… Read more
GNTC to hold Spring Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 11: Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Spring Commencement Ceremony has been rescheduled to Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Forum River Center in Rome. Both spring and summer semester GNTC graduates will be invited to attend the ceremony. “We want to recognize and celebrate our students’ successes; however,… Read more
Gov. Brian P. Kemp issued Executive Order 03.26.20.02 closing public elementary and secondary schools for in-person instruction through April 24. Students may return to school on Monday, April 27.. “I am deeply grateful to State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education, superintendents, and parents for keeping us informed and helping us make the right… Read more
Floyd County Schools and the Atlanta Community Food Bank are hosting a pop-up food market at Grizzard Park Wednesday afteron. More than 500 people preregistered and many were in line at 4:45 p.m. A regular offering from county schools and the food bank, each family goes home with around 50 pounds of food including fresh… Read more
Darlington School has announced that it will extend the closure of campus while facilitating distance learning through at least April 13. “We have continued to closely follow decisions made by the local, state, and federal government in addition to the CDC and WHO,” said Head of School Brent Bell in a letter to the… Read more
Rome City Schools will now be closed through Friday, April 10. Currently, classes are scheduled to resume Monday, April 13. Flexible learning will continue to take place after spring break (April 6-10). Grades Kindergarten through 2nd will receive home assignment packets. Additional information regarding the distribution of student packets will be made available within the… Read more
This update from Unity Christian School: “Unity will be closed through 4/10/20. At this time, on-campus classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, 4/13/20. Students should check online for assignments.” Rome City Schools accepting donations for medical aupplies to be given to our medical community: Today, from 10 a.m. until noon, at all campuses, RCS will be… Read more
Three Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy students participated in the 2020 Tulsa Welding School’s Annual National Welding Completion in Jacksonville, Florida. Ricky Gilbert, Ethan Perry, and Jacob Vinson competed against 300 contestants representing 15 states across the nation. Jacob Vinson placed 2nd and Ethan Perry placed 3rd. Jacob and Ethan each won nearly… Read more
FCS Announces District Winners in Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition Students pictured left to right by grade as listed below. Mdia release: The purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes,… Read more
Media release: More than 500 seventh through 12th grade youth from more than 10 counties gathered at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton for the Northwest District Project Achievement. Floyd County was represented by ten youth in eight project areas. Those participating in DPA are able to refine their leadership, research, and public speaking… Read more
Media release: In August, Pre K students will begin kindergarten. Floyd County Schools would like to extend an invitation to any Pre K aged child not currently enrolled in FCS Pre K classes to participate in Kindergarten Round Up on Thursday, March 19. Parents will bring their child to the FCS school of their choice… Read more
Darlington’s DarBots robotics team made it to the final round in the FIRST Tech Challenge state competition held at the Cobb Civic Center on Feb. 21-22. Over 180 public and private teams and clubs from across the state gathered for the competition and 48 of those teams made it to the finals. Coached by… Read more
Jay Shell, the District 3/Coosa Community representative on the Floyd County Board of Education, is seeking a new four-year term. In a Twitter post Wednesday night, Shell wrote, “Next week, I’ll qualify to run again for Floyd County School Board. It’s been the honor of my life to serve our kids and… Read more