Clarke County School District

CCSD students will take the stage at the district’s first-ever TEDx event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 9, showcasing student-led talks centered around the theme “Raise the Bar.”

The CCSD Board of Education must remain committed to making decisions as a united front rather than backsliding into the fractured group they once were.

The Foundation for Excellence in Public Education recognized Enya Granados and Maurice Williams for their contributions to CCHS on July 31.

The CCSD announced a partnership with nonprofit organizations TED-Ed and Gifted Savings in which every graduating senior across the district will receive a $1,000 investment portfolio on Aug. 7.

The Clarke County School District is holding a Mental Health Town Hall at Clarke Middle School on April 28 at 5:30 p.m. in an effort to bring awareness to mental health resources across the district.

Thirty-two Clarke County School District middle schoolers received medals at the Northeast Georgia Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 8.

The Eve Carson Humanitarian Spirit Awards recognizes students who embody the spirit of its namesake each year.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center is an after-school program at all CCSD middle schools providing students with tutoring and extracurricular opportunities.

The CCSD’s declining graduation rate is nothing short of alarming, but before community members panic, they need to recognize the complicated contributing factors.

Several Clarke County School District high schools and middle schools will be performing together in the E.B Mell Auditorium on Feb. 10 at 3 p.m.

Associate Principal of Operations and Freshman Academy Administrator Dr. Cindi Lowe will retire from her role at CCHS at the end of the semester on Dec. 8, ending her 30-plus year career in education and leaving a legacy of family and motherhood behind it.

Administrators at Classic City High School look forward to the 2023-24 school year with new plans to build community.

On Oct. 3 and 4, the Clarke County School District will hold the third and fourth “Community Conversations on School Safety” events with the hope of increasing in-person community engagement.

CCSD seniors Carolina Turner from CCHS and James Xiao from CSHS were recognized as STAR students on Feb. 13 at the Classic City Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon.

New safety measures were enacted at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year in order to protect those in the building.

It is more important than ever for students to address issues that impact them.

On Aug. 16, three CCSD schools were placed on administrative hold due to the discovery of a gun at CCHS.

The CCSD Board of Education announced Dr. Robbie Hooker as the finalist for the position of Superintendent of the CCSD in a press release on Aug. 8. If approved by the BOE in the coming weeks, he will assume the position effective Oct. 10.

CCSD educators were recognized at the Foundation For Excellence banquet at the Cotton Press on March 29.

Dr. Garrick Askew, the new CCSD Chief of Operations, will start work with CCSD on March 28.

Members of the CMS community met over a public Zoom meeting with representatives from CCSD on Jan. 18.

After over a year of adverse effects on education due to the pandemic, the academic success of K-12 students should be at the forefront of concern for American schools.

The CCSD Board of Education Policy Committee is attempting a complete review of the Board’s policies.

Ambitions to reform nationwide systematic issues pose unrealistic goals. Those who seek social reform should start making a difference in their own communities

The CCSD Board of Education is reorganizing how it delegates committee work.

During her 15-year career, CCHS Assistant Principal Latinda Dean has gone from English teacher to instructional coach to administrator, driven by a passion for helping students.

The CCSD will continue to provide online-only instruction for all schools for an undetermined period.

Clarke County School District Chief Administrative Officer Brannon Gaskins gives insight into the school district’s current reopening plan in the midst of COVID-19.

At Clarke Central High School, self-segregation has the potential to negatively impact connections between students of different races.

Clarke Central High School senior Shea Peters, junior Maya Cornish and sophomore Audrey Enghauser are Clarke County School District winners in the 2020 Young Georgia Authors competition.

ODYSSEY Media Group Digital Editor Owen Donnelly talks to Clarke County School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Xernona Thomas about the COVID-19 outbreak and its implications for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.

On Nov. 16, the Lyndon House Arts Center hosted the opening ceremony for an art exhibit displaying Clarke County School District student art.

The Clarke County School District superintendent and Board of Education face contention following an official complaint that threatens the district’s school accreditation.

In her time in the Clarke County School District, Clarke Central High School Associate Principal Dr. Linda Boza has built deep relationships that helped her fall in love with the school and district.

On Oct. 30, the Clarke County School District parents received an email from the CCSD Superintendent Demond Means addressing an investigation into a social media post that threatened violent actions against three CCSD schools.

Clarke County School District Superintendent Dr. Demond Means speaks with the
ODYSSEY Media Group Editor-in-Chief about his past two years in the CCSD.

The Clarke County School District Board of Education called for a special meeting to be held on Sept. 26 at the Athens Community Career Academy to further discuss their role regarding the AdvancED complaint.

Journalism I student Natalie Schliekelman talks about her new motivation to make a difference in the world around her after attending the 2019 Holmes-Hunter lecture.

Print Senior Copy Editor Tierra Hayes questions whether she is “Proud to be CCSD” after the district’s failure to communicate an alleged rape on Cedar Shoals High School’s campus.