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VCS News
2009-2010 |
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President Obama
Speaks to America's Students |
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Get Involved! Parent Involvement
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The Wildcat
Weekly System Newsletter |
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**Information on H1N1 (Influenza)** |
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme |
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Kindergarten
Round-Up Information |
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Preschool Registration Information
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View all press
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VHS Students Participate
in Citizens Police
Academy |
 The
Valdosta Police
Department is currently
offering a Citizens
Police Academy for the
private citizens of
Valdosta. This program
is presently being
offered as a part of the
Law and Justice
Internship of the Career
Technical and Education
Department at Valdosta
High School for students
who are 18 years of age
and have an interest in
law enforcement as a
career. (More) |
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VMS Math Team Brings
Home Awards |
 The
Valdosta Middle School
Math Team attended
the Valdosta State
University Middle School
Math Competition on May
10, 2010. They
represented Valdosta
City Schools well
among 17 other schools
and brought home many
awards.
Congratulations Valdosta
Middle School Math
Cats!!
(More) |
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J.L.
Newbern Middle School
Hosts NFL Superstar |
 Eighth
grade students of J.L.
Newbern Middle School
were given a lesson on
life from former
Indianapolis Colts
player Shawn Harper
representing the Pure
Love Conference.
This abstinence
education lesson
informed the students of
the importance of making
positive choices verses
negative ones.
A
special thanks to Shawn
Harper and the Pure
Love Conference
team.
(More) |
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Sallas Mahone Fifth
Graders Visit Agrirama |
 The
fifth grade students at
Sallas Mahone had the
opportunity to step out
onto a historic site and
into the past at the
Agrirama, Georgia's
Living History Museum,
in Tifton, Georgia. The
students were able to
experience an atmosphere
and environment very
different from today's
world of living. (More) |
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Valdosta City Schools to
Host Annual Title I
Meeting |
 Parents
and community members
are invited to attend
the Valdosta City
Schools Annual Title I
meeting on Tuesday, May
11, 2010. The
meeting will be held at
Valdosta Middle School's
cafeteria beginning at
6:30 pm. Topics on
the agenda include
curriculum, testing,
system wide test data,
student support
services, and the system
parent involvement
policy. (More) |
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Sallas Mahone to
Host
"Moving Up" Day |
 On Wednesday, May
5, Sallas Mahone
Elementary will host
"Moving Up" day, also
known as grade level
orientation. The
morning will be broken
up into thirty minute
meetings for parents up
upcoming first, second,
third, fourth and fifth
grade students. (More)
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What is your vision for
public education in
Georgia? |
 The
Georgia School Boards
Association (GSBA) and
Georgia School
Superintendents
Association (GSSA)
invite you to
participate in a
statewide initiative to
develop a Vision for
Public Education in
Georgia. (More) |
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J. L. Newbern Middle
School P.O.I.S.E. Club
Induction Ceremony |
 Providing
leadership,
Opportunities,
Integritity, Success,
and Etiquette is the
mission of the POISE
Club at J. L. Newbern
Middle School. POISE is
an academic-leadership
mentoring program that
provides support for
talented and motivated
students in the area of
academics.
Nineteen Newbern Middle
School students were
inducted into the club.
(More) |
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Fourth Annual WG Nunn
Lego Rodeo Round-Up |
 WG
Nunn Elementary students
recently participated in
the 4th
annual Robot Rodeo
Round-Up. VSU
Students in Free
Enterprise (S.I.F.E.)
team members paired with
Anne Cardella's 3rd
grade Gifted Program
students to build and
program Lego Mindstorms
robots. (More) |
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Valdosta High School's
Class of 2014 Freshman
Orientation |
 Valdosta
High School's Class of
2014 Freshman
Orientation will be held
on Tuesday, April 13
from 6 to 8 pm in the
Performing Arts Center.
Come get information
needed for making a
successful transition
from middle school to
high school. (More)
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FBLA Students to Compete
Nationally |
 On
March 26-27, 2010
Valdosta High School
Future Business Leaders
of America traveled to
Atlanta, GA for a chance
to compete at the
National Leadership
Conference in Nashville,
TN. Only the top
competitors from the
state advance to the
national level. Valdosta
High School had two
students to place and
qualify. (More) |
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NMS Hosts Saturday
Academic Enrichment Boot
Camp
|
 This
“Academic Boot Camp” is the brain child
of Ms. D. Goodman.
After seeing that many
of the students were not
grasping math
standards during regular school hours,
she realized a need for additional
one-on-one time to
expound on them. Two
other teachers had the
same goal in mind. (More) |
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JL Newbern Middle School
Makes History! |
 This
year’s 8th
graders scored better
than they have in the
past 10 years on the
Georgia Grade 8 Writing
Assessment. Hard work
from many writing
lessons using the
Writing-To-Win
curriculum paid off with
big numbers. (More) |
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VHS Marchin' Cats Band
Boosters to Host
Fundraiser |
 On
Thursday, April 15th,
the VHS Marchin' Cats
Band Boosters will host
a fundraiser. For
$7.00 you can get a
grilled chicken dinner
with two side items, a
roll, and a beverage!
The dinners are
available from 11am
until 2pm and again from
5pm until 7pm. For
more information or to
place an order call
229-444-9031. (More) |
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JL Newbern Middle Scored
More Than Basketball
Points at the Rim! |
 JL
Newbern Middle School
Hoops for Hearts
annual fundraiser took
place March 10th-12th
in NMS
Gymnasium. Excitement
filled the gymnasium all
week as students,
faculty and staff
enjoyed different
basketball events.
Students got on the
boards by donating money
to the American Heart
Association. (More) |
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W.G. Nunn Students Named System
Kindergarten and 5th
Grade Writing
Winners |
 W.G. Nunn
Kindergarten student,
Bronwyn Klein, and 5th
grade student, Cameron
Christopher, were
recently chosen as grade
level,
system-wide winners of
the Young Georgia
Author's Competition.
Bronwyn is the student
of Jeanna Clinkscales
and Cameron is the student
of Ms. Christie Jones.
Bronwyn and Cameron's
writing will now compete
at the state level. (More) |
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W.G. Nunn Student Named
System 5th
Grade Writing Winner |
 W.G.
Nunn student, Cameron
Christopher, was
recently chosen as a
5th grade system-wide winner of
the Young Georgia
Author's Competition.
Cameron is the student
of Ms. Christie Jones
(WGN 5th
grade). Cameron's
writing piece will now
compete at the state
level. Congratulations
and Good Luck! (More) |
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JL Newbern Middle School
to Host Annual CRCT
Parent Pep Rally |
 JL
Newbern Middle School
hopes to double the
number of parents in
attendance to the Annual
CRCT (Criterion
Reference Competency
Test) Parent Pep Rally.
This year the rally will
be on March 30th,
at 6pm. All NMS parents
will participate in the
rallying session, become
familiar with
test-taking strategies
and procedures, and be
orientated on the test
format. (More) |
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Southeast Elementary
Starts a Reading Buddies
Program |
 Mrs.
LaShonda Bess’ 4th
grade class and Mrs.
Glenda Schweitzer’s 1st
grade have come together
for the sake of
reading. These students
are participating in the
Reading Buddies Program
at Southeast
Elementary. Once a week
the students meet with
their reading buddy and
read a book of their
choice to each other. (More) |
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Sallas Mahone Students'
Art on Display |
 Several
students from Paul
Brown's art classes at
SM participated in the
annual Youth Art Month
Program at The Annette
Howell Turner Center for
the Arts. Students from
kindergarten to 5th
grade had entries using
a range of media from
crayon, pencil, and
watercolor. (More) |
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Valdosta Middle School
Students Perform at
State Thespian
Conference |
 On
March 6, members of Jr.
Thespian Troupe 88779
(all Valdosta Middle
School students)
attended the state wide
conference in Monroe,
Georgia. Three of our
students competed in
selected scenes and
musical performances
against other students
from all across the
state. (More) |
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Valdosta High School
Names STAR
Student/Teacher |
 Valdosta
High School's STAR
Student for 2010 is
Jordan Rickman. He
chose Ms. Teresa
Middleton as STAR
teacher.
The Valdosta Kiwanis
Club and the Chamber of
Commerce sponsor the
program at Valdosta High
School by helping fund
the STAR duo's travel to
the district and
hopefully on to the
state competition. (More) |
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Valdosta Middle School
Places at MathCounts
Competition |
 Valdosta
Middle School attended
the MathCounts
competition at Mathis
City Auditorium on
Friday, February 26th.
We are very pleased to
announce that the VMS
team placed 2nd
in team competition
against surrounding
schools. Our team
members were Ty Haynes,
Daniel Tefft, Zachary
Goddard, and Aneesha
Chowdhary. (More) |
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Sallas Mahone Offering
Lunch -N- Learn |
 Bring
your lunch and come
learn with us!
Parents are invited to
attend to learn more
about Sallas Mahone's
School Improvement Goals
and ways to help their
children meet their
individual goals on the
CRCT. Also parents
can learn how to access
the Online Assessment
System (OAS) for
additional CRCT sample
questions. (More) |
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 Twelve 4th
and 5th grade
Gifted Program students
recently presented their
technology related
projects at the annual
Showcase Excellence in
Technology Conference
sponsored by the
Educational Technology
Center at VSU. The
"Showcase" Conference is an opportunity for
students in grades 2-12 to present unique
technology-enhanced projects to other
students in the region. It's an
opportunity for students to be
spotlighted...(More) |
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Horace Mann Helps S. L. Mason Elementary
School |
 Horace
Mann is proud to have teamed up with S.L.
Mason Elementary to benefit education as a
Community Partner in Education. Each time a
school employee requested an auto quote from
Horace Mann representative, Bubba Southall,
they donated $5 toward student learning
experiences. (More) |
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J. L. Lomax Hosts First Spelling Bee |
 S-U-C-C-E-S-S-F-U-L
was the word for J. L. Lomax’s Spelling Bee
for 2010. The coordinator, Sheila Robinson
welcomed all parents and guests and
introduced the caller, judges, and spotters.
Our caller was Dr. Joanna Bridges, a retired
educator from Valdosta City Schools. (More) |
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School Nutrition Program Art Contest Winners |
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VMS to Host Dodgeball Tournament |
 Valdosta
City Schools Soccer Program is pleased to
announce the first annual Dodgeball
Tournament. The tournament will be on
Saturday, March 20, beginning at
10:00 am in the Valdosta Middle School
gymnasium. Remember the five D's of Dodgeball: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and
Dodge! The date has been
changed from February 6! (More)
(Registration
Forms) |
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VMS to Host Dodgeball Tournament |
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Valdosta
City Schools Soccer Program is pleased to
announce the first annual Dodgeball
Tournament. The tournament will be on
Saturday, February 6, 2010 beginning at
10:00 am in the Valdosta Middle School
gymnasium. Remember the 5 D's of
Dodgeball: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and
Dodge! (More)
(Registration
Forms) |
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Sallas Mahone Hosts Spelling Bee |
 Sixteen
students from Sallas Mahone participated in
the Spelling Bee held in the Media Center.
The Spelling Bee was coordinated by fifth
grade teacher Mrs. Brenda Rodgers. She held
practices with the students and planned the
exciting event. The Spelling Bee resulted in
first place winner Destiny Harris. (More) |
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VMS Student Jared Sirmans Named to Georgia
All-State Band |
 Jared
Sirmans, Valdosta Middle School student, has
been named to the Georgia Middle School
All-State Band. After two rounds of
intense auditions, Sirmans, 13, joins eleven
of the state’s best young percussionist and
other elite wind players from middle school
bands throughout the state. Although the
eighth-grader has only been playing for
three years, Jared has accumulated quite a
list of honors. (More) |
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S.L. Mason Kindergarten Visits SGMC |
 Kindergarten
students from S.L. Mason recently went on a
field trip to South Georgia Medical Center.
Employees of the hospital took the students
on a guided tour of the facility. The
children visited the nursery, saw inside an
ambulance, and learned about the food
services department. (More) |
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VMS 7th Grade Lady Cats - South
Georgia Athletics Conference Champs! |
 Valdosta
Middle School's 7th Grade Lady
Cats basketball team won the South Georgia
Athletics Conference (SGAC) Championship on
January 16th! The Lady Cats
beat Newbern Middle Friday night in the
first round, Colquitt County Middle Saturday
afternoon in the second round, and beat
Tifton 23-7 Saturday night for the
championship!! (More) |
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First Annual W.G. Nunn Spelling Bee |
 W.G.
Nunn’s first 4th and 5th
grade Spelling Bee was held on Friday,
January 15th, in the school’s
cafeteria. Ms. Hollie Bullard (WGN-4th
grade) was the organizer of the event. After
welcoming parents and other distinguished
guests, Ms. Bullard introduced W.G. Nunn’s
own Spelling Bee Boyz. (More) |
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VBOE Votes on Furlough Days |
 The
Valdosta Board of Education approved an
amended school calendar on January
25, to reflect the 3 additional furlough
days announced by Governor Purdue.
Beginning
Monday, February 8, the instructional day
will be extended 10 minutes to compensate
for the loss of instructional days as
required by GaDOE.
(More) |
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Sallas Mahone to Offer Parent Workshops |
 On
Tuesday, February 2nd, Sallas
Mahone Elementary will offer a Parents are
Teachers, Too! Workshop from 5:30 - 7:00.
Pizza will be offered to families who attend
beginning at 5:30 and the session begins at
6:00. Everyone is encouraged to stay
and hear a performance by the 4th
grade chorus at 6:45 in the gym. (More)
(Flyer) |
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Valdosta Middle School Hosts Gallery Walk of
Learning |
 Parents
and community members enjoyed an evening at
VMS listening and watching as students
presented projects, activities and lessons
they completed the first semester of this
school year. The Drama Club performed a one
act play, students exhibited their art work
and all academic subjects participated by
having students explain and model the
activities they worked on in class. (More) |
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VHS Counselor chosen as the Georgia High
School Counselor of the Year |
 Brian
Law, school counselor at Valdosta High
School was named the 2009-2010 High School
Counselor of the Year. Law received the top
honor for high school counselors in Atlanta
on November 23rd. He was
accompanied by Valdosta High School
principal Gary Boling, wife Cindy Boling and
2009 VHS Valedictorian and Georgia Tech
student, Allison Hemmelgarn. aw was also
named a Top 10 school counselor in the
nation in January 2009. (More) |
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W.G. Nunn Elementary Students Help Donate
Books to Children in Need |
 First
through fifth grade students from W.G. Nunn
Elementary are joining Super Bowl MVPs
Peyton and Eli Manning and Scholastic Book
Clubs to help donate one million books to
disadvantaged children. This fall, each
classroom at W.G. Nunn has pledged to read
100 books as part of this program. (More) |
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VMS Participates in St. Jude’s Mathathon |
 The
VMS Math Team cheered on as 17 VMS students
collected $1,172.32 in donations for St.
Jude’s Mathathon, a program designed to give
support for the research of cancer for
children. Students were asked to find
sponsors to make donations based on the math
problems students completed in a St. Jude’s
Math Fun Book. (More) |
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Valdosta
City Schools Teacher Achieves National Board
Certification® |
 The
teacher quality movement in Georgia has
taken another step forward following today’s
announcement by the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS®)
that 19 Georgia educators have become
National Board Certified Teachers in 2009.
(More) |
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VMS Participates in PAGE Academic Bowl
Regional Competition |
 Valdosta
Middle School Academic Bowl team members
Daniel Tefft, Ty Haynes, Luke Justice, Tyler
Dallas, Dale Kent, Aneesha Chowdhary, Jose
Smith, Clay Cabrera, and Jarrett Broadie
competed and brought home the runner-up
trophy in the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle
Grades Regional Competition. (More) |
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"Don't Run with Scissors" 5K and 1 Mile
Run/Walk |
 Sallas
Mahone and SL Mason will host the inaugural
"Don't Run With Scissors" 5K and 1 Mile
Run/Walk on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at
Sallas Mahone Elementary School. All
proceeds from the race will benefit the
visual arts programs and both schools. (More)
(Registration) |
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VMS FBLA to Host Blood Drive |
 Valdosta
Middle and the VMS FBLA club are sponsoring
a blood drive on January 20, 2010. Below
you can click on two informational flyers
pertaining to the blood drive. Due to the
extreme blood shortages blood in the area,
we hope to get teachers and parents
involved. (More)
(Blood
Donor Info) |
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Bicycles Presented to PLC Character Cat
Award Winners |
 Kevin
Ferrell, PLC Middle School and Earnest
Smith, PLC Elementary School are the winners
of this semester's Character Cat Award. The
bicycles are presented at the end of each
semester by Bill and Carol Kimbrough, CPIE's
for the Pinevale Learning Center. (More) |
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The Night Before Christmas at SL Mason |
 SL
Mason second graders were delighted by the
storytelling of the many renditions of
The Night Before Christmas, presented by
Mimi McGahee, director of the educational
training center at Valdosta State
University. The students were introduced to
The Georgia Night Before Christmas.
which portrays Santa going to many of the
cities in our state. (More) |
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A Walk on the Wild Side |
 What
animal has a six inch tongue, brown fur, and
turns his feet backwards to hold onto a tree
so that it can eat upside down? It’s Pebbles
the Kinkajou. The 2nd grade
classes at Southeast Elementary School have
been studying the importance of camouflage
and animals. We had a couple of visitors
come to the classroom and give us a close up
view. (More) |
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VMS Percussion Ensemble Performs before the
Annual Midwest Clinic |
 The
Valdosta Middle School Percussion Ensemble,
along with their directors, Travis Downs and
Gary Bradley, left Tuesday, December 15th,
for Chicago to participate in the Annual
Midwest Clinic: An International Band and
Orchestra Conference. They are the only
middle school band in the US invited to
perform at this event. (More) |
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WG Nunn 5th Grade Students Visit the
Valdosta Symphony |
 On
Friday, December 4th, 5th grade students
from WG Nunn Elementary attended the student
performance of the Valdosta Symphony
Orchestra. Music teachers, Mrs. Sue Ellen
Rumstay and Susan Brashier arranged the
annual trip to VSU's Whitehead Auditorium. (More) |
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Newbern Middle School's Field Trip to Mercer |
 A
group of 8th graders from Newbern Middle
School was treated to a college tour field
trip on October 24th, 2009. The field trip
was sponsored by IAMAS, INC., a nonprofit
organization aimed at mentoring students in
the area of academics. (More)
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S.L Mason's Hallway Feast
|
 On
Friday, November 26th First Grade students
at S.L. Mason lined the first grade hallway
to enjoy a feast together. After studying "A
Changing Country" and Georgia Performance
Standards SS1H1, S.L. Mason's first graders
completed their study by joining together
for a meal of turkey (More)
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Valdosta High's Skills USA Chapter Attends
Conference |
 SkillsUSA
chapter advisor Wes
Force (Graphic
Communications, and
Valdosta High
School’s six SkillsUSA
chapter
officers, attended
the SkillsUSA-Georgia
Fall Leadership
Conference held at
the Jekyll Island
Convention Center at
Jekyll Island,
Georgia, September
17-18. (More) |
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VMS Students Sign Pledge |
 Valdosta
Middle School students signed the “Bring It
On” pledge during a guidance lesson on goal
setting. Graduation coach Tracey Wilson
spoke to students about the promotion
policy, grading system, and academic goals.
(More) |
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Marchin' Cats Win Battle on the Border |
 Few
people can say they were members of a High
School marching band that won a Grand
Championship in each of their four years of
school. The Marching ‘Cat Class of 2010
achieved the “four-peat” October 24,
at Martin Stadium when they took the Grand
Prize in the Fifth Annual Battle on the
Border. (More) |
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VHS Marchin' Cats Annual Riversweet Fruit
Sale |
 
 Many
have supported our Marchin’ Cats through
this delicious fundraiser in the past, and
we trust you will do so again this year.
Riversweet fruit is of the highest quality
and has proven itself to be the best. All
fruit orders are filled one day and shipped
out and received the next day. (More) |
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Valdosta City Schools Surplus Property Sale |
 Valdosta
City Schools has nine surplus items
available. All items can be seen by
clicking here. All sealed bids must be
submitted to the Valdosta Board of Education
by 4:30 on Friday, October 30, at 1204
Williams Street. For more information
call 229-671-6048. (More) |
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J. L. Lomax Helped to Make History |
 J.
L. Lomax would like to thank everyone
that came out to participate in Jump Start's
Read for the Record. We helped to
make history by setting a world record of
over 1 Million children reading on
October 8. Linda Sermons, media specialist
arranged for over 47 members of the
community to read. (More) |
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Valdosta Middle Students "Taste (or Test)
the Rainbow" |
 In
September, Anna McCall’s 6th
grade science students reviewed the
scientific method to answer the question,
“What is the dominant color in a bag of
Skittles.” After conducting the experiment
the outcome indicated that there is no
dominant color in a bag of Skittles. (More) |
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J. L. Lomax Student Wins Art Contest |
 On
October 3, 2009, the Leadership Lowndes
Community Service Group No. 5 held a
Children's Art Auction and Art Poster
Contest. Donnte Thomas, art teacher for J.
L. Lomax, is proud to announce that
Malayssia Johnson, 5th grade
student, and Kevin Bell, 4th
grade student, participated and were awarded
top honors in this contest. (More) |
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Sallas Mahone is "Reading for the Record" |
 Sallas
Mahone Kindergarten had a wonderful Read for
the Record Day! The kindergarteners truly
enjoyed listening to the story The Very
Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. The
children had some very special guests come
read to them. The guest readers were Dr.
Cason, Mr. Glover, and Mrs. JaBra
Harden-Fuller. (More) |
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FBLA Goes to the Fair |
 On
Thursday, October 15, the Valdosta High,
Newbern Middle, and Valdosta Middle chapters
of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
participated in the 2009 Georgia FBLA Fall
Motivational Rally at the Georgia National
Fair in Perry. All three schools were
represented by nearly 45 students. (More) |
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VHS to administer the retest of the Georgia
High School Graduation Test |
 Valdosta
High School will administer the retest of
the Georgia High School Graduation Test
November 2 - 6, 2009. Out-of-school
students need to call ahead and sign up to
take the test (333-8540). (More) |
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S.L. Mason artwork on display
|
 A
sampling of S.L. Mason student’s artwork is
on display at the Annette Howell Turner
Center For The Arts through November 11th.
An opening reception was held to welcome the
40 young artists, their families, and the
community along with exhibits of three
regional artists. (More) |
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J.L. Newbern Middle School is Writing to
Win |
 J.L.
Newbern Middle School has begun to
participate in the Writing to Win
Program. Created by Warren E. Combs, Ph.D.,
this program stresses the importance of
critical thinking. Students are learning
several strategies to increase their writing
and critical thinking skills. (More) |
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Guest Readers Read for the Record at
W.G. Nunn |
 W.G.
Nunn Kindergarten and Pre- Kindergarten
students participated in Jumpstart’s Read
for the Record event on Thursday, October 8,
2009. The purpose of the event is to
highlight the importance of early childhood
education. (More)
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Valdosta Middle School to host Family Math
Night |
 Students
and parents are invited to VMS on Thursday,
October, 8th, for Family Math
Night. The event will be from 6:00 until
7:00 p.m. and families are encouraged to
participate in a fun night of working
together doing mathematics. (More)
(Flyer) |
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Wal-Mart’s Teachers Reward Program |
 Thank
you to Wal-Mart’s Teacher Reward Program and
Mrs. Jackie Burgman, for recognizing the
teachers at Southeast Elementary on Friday,
September 25. Of all the schools located in
Valdosta, the Wal-Mart Store #899, on Norman
Drive, selected SE as their school of choice
for this reward. (More) |
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JL Lomax Elementary invites you to Read for
the Record |
 JL
Lomax Elementary School will take part in
Jumpstart's annual Read for the Record
campaign. On October 8, 2009, hundreds
of children and adults across the United
States will read The Very Hungry
Caterpillar in a record-breaking
celebration of reading, service and fun.
(More) |
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VHS to host Senior Night |
 The
Valdosta High School Guidance and Counseling
Department will host Senior Night on
Tuesday, September 29, 2009, from 6:30 pm –
8:00 pm in the PAC. All seniors and their
parents are encouraged to attend. (More) |
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Valdosta High School students
earn AP Scholar Awards |
 The
AP program has enabled students to
accelerate their future education while
working on their present academics. There
are twenty two scholars at VHS that have
earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of
their achievement on AP Exams. (More) |
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Valdosta High School PTO offers driveway paw
prints |
 The
Valdosta High School PTO is having a
fundraiser of selling painted paw prints for
driveways. You've probably seen some around
town...even some that may need brightening
up! We want anyone
that is associated with or has a history
with the city schools will get excited about
showing their Wildcat Pride! (More)
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VHS 101 at Valdosta High School for parents |
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This
year the Valdosta High Guidance and
Counseling Department is offering a parent
seminar to provide information on how
parents can become more involved in their
child’s education. The seminar will meet for
six Mondays in a row beginning September 14th.
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Valdosta City Schools to host Parent Summit |
 Parent
involvement is essential in student success.
If you have participated in Parent
University in the past, you will love Parent
Summit. The program will offer
information on everything for students in
preschool through high school. For
more information contact Jabra Harden Fuller
at 229-671-6014 or
jfuller@gocats.org. (More) |
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VHS to administer the retest of the Georgia
High School Graduation Test |
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Valdosta
High School will administer the retest of
the Georgia High School Graduation Test
September 14-18, 2009. Out-of-school
students need to call ahead and sign up to
take the test (333-8540). (More) |
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Valdosta City Schools
announces online, interactive calendar |
 VCS
has a new and exciting online calendar for
parents, students and teachers. The
user-friendly interface allows parents,
staff and community users to quickly select
all calendars and events from across the
system and combine them into one calendar
screen for ease of viewing. (More) |
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Parents’ CAT Night at S.L. Mason
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S.L.
Mason Elementary School will be hosting
Parents’ CAT night in their gymnasium on
Thursday, September 10th at 5:30
pm. CAT (content, academics, technology
overview) night allows parents the
opportunity to become involved. (More) |
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Valdosta Middle School Band Fundraiser |
 VMS
needs your help! They will host a
Boston Butt sale to help benefit the VMS
percussion ensemble. They were chosen to
perform at the Midwest International Band
and Orchestra Clinic this December. (More) |
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A Nation Without
Dropouts |
 Valdosta
High School's Jobs for Georgia Graduates
Program (JGG) was recently recognized during
the 26th Annual National Training
Seminar (NTS) hosted by Jobs for America’s
Graduates (JAG). (More) |
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Valdosta City Schools names Anne Cardella
System Teacher of the Year |
 Dr.
William O. Cason, superintendent, surprised W.G. Nunn Elementary's Anne Cardella
when he announced that she had been chosen as
Valdosta City School System's Teacher of the
Year. Dr. Cason and Principal Gary
Mims made the announcement at a
faculty meeting in the new facility.
Cardella is the 3rd System TOTY from WGN.
Congrats!! (More)
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City prepares for a
safe start of the new school year |
 In
preparation for the new school year, the
City of Valdosta would like to remind
motorists and pedestrians to practice some
simple back-to-school safety tips that will
make commuting around the city safer for
everyone. (More) |
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