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STUDENT HANDBOOKS: The 2022-2023 Gordon County Schools Digital Student Handbooks are now available online! Take a peak at the new handbooks by visiting www.gcbe.org/studenthandbook today! #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily

Menus for August are available now! Come try our new dishes like Hand-Rolled Burritos, Teriyaki Chicken Bowl, Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bread, Mexican Street Corn, and lots more! Go to https://www.gcbe.org/page/menus to see all menus.

Members of the Gordon County Young Farmers had the opportunity to be part of the State of the Industry Event and Economic Forecast hosted by the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and presented by Dr. Roger Tutterow! #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily

With the new school year quickly approaching, the Gordon County Schools leadership team spent time with Gordon County Fire & Rescue, Gordon County Emergency Management Agency and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to discuss emergency preparedness and participate in School Safety Training. We are so grateful for our continued partnerships with our local fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and emergency preparedness agencies! Thank you for joining us and providing this training to our team. #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: Gordon County Schools hosted New Teacher Orientation last week. We are so excited to welcome these new faces to our school system! Thank you to our community partners for helping us to welcome our new teachers to our family: -Welcome Bags provided by Georgia United Credit Union -Snacks and drinks provided by Alexander and Co. and PAGE -Lunch provided by North Georgia National Bank We are ready for a great year! #GoCoSchools #OneBIGFamily #GETGCS

Be sure to tune into the first episode of the “Impacting Gordon and Beyond” podcast, produced by Mark Waters and hosted by Drew Startup, this Monday on Spotify! The first episode will feature Gordon County Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Fraker, Calhoun Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Taylor, Sonoraville High School Assistant Principal Jesse Martin and Calhoun High School Assistant Principal Misty Lewis. #OneBIGFamily #GoCoSchools #GETGCS

SUMMER FEEDING: the Gordon County School Nutrition summer feeding staff served more than 143,000 meals to our Gordon County Schools community during June & July! Please join us in showing appreciation to this hard working team by leaving a comment below! #MoreThanJustAMeal #GoCoSchools #GCSNServes #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily

We have two great camps happening NEXT WEEK! Join us for 🏈Football Camp or 🏐Volleyball Camp! Spots are filling up very fast! Register your child today before it's too late! Find more information, forms, and registration information at www.gcbe.org/bulletinboard #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily

System and school leadership spent time today with leaders from Apple Education to learn how to make lessons more meaningful and engaging using Apple technology. Members of the leadership team explored updated functions and features that will be available to all Gordon County Schools teachers and students with the new iPads for the 2022-2023 academic year. #GoCoSchools #OneBIGFamily #GETGCS #AppleEdu #LearningWithApple

Gordon County Schools is looking forward to starting school on August 4th! Please find information below about student orientation/open house. PALs: Belwood Elementary PALs orientation/open house will be on August 2nd at 8:00 AM PRE-K: All Gordon County elementary schools will host Pre-K orientation/open house. Please follow this link to see the time slot(s) scheduled for your school: www.gcbe.org/orientation ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: School Orientation/Open House for all Gordon County elementary schools will be on August 2nd. Students should attend orientation/open house at the times listed below: -Last names A-M: August 2nd from 5:00 PM to 6:00 P.M. -Last names N-Z: August 2nd from 6:00 PM to 7:00 P.M. MIDDLE SCHOOLS: School Orientation/Open House for all Gordon County middle schools will be on August 2nd from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. HIGH SCHOOLS: Freshman drop-in/open house for all Gordon County high schools will be on August 2nd from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. More information about Back-to-School can be found at www.gcbe.org/backtoschool #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily

Today, Gordon County Schools system and school leadership joined together for day one of our leadership retreat. Our leaders are preparing for the new school year with Bold ideas, an Intentional focus, and Grateful hearts. #GoCoSchools #OneBIGFamily

🤜🙌 These School Nutrition professionals have renewed or completed for the first time the ServSafe Manager food safety training and passed a grueling test to achieve their certification. We are so proud of these ladies!

Are you interested in a career with Gordon County Schools? Join us at the School Hiring Event hosted by Qualified Staffing on Thursday, July 14th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM to learn more about our available positions, benefits, and opportunities! #GoCoSchools #OneBIGFamily

Happy 4th of July from Gordon County Schools! #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily

All basic school supplies have been purchased through CARES Act Funding and will be provided to all Gordon County students. Parents & families are responsible for providing book bags, pencil boxes/pouches, headphones/earbuds while all additional supplies will be given to your student. Families may also purchase lunch boxes if their student plans on bringing lunch to school. More information about Back-to-School can be found here: www.gcbe.org/backtoschool

The 2022-2023 Gordon County Schools Back-To-School Guide is now LIVE! Find all the information you need for this upcoming school year by visiting this link: www.gcbe.org/backtoschool #GoCoSchools #GETGCS #BackToSchool #OneBIGFamily

Free & Reduced Applications are now open! Please click the link for the language you need: English: https://5il.co/1b52b Español: https://5il.co/1b52c

We are pleased to offer to-go meal service at no charge during summer break for any child age 0-18 in Gordon County. Please be advised that we will not have meal pick-up or delivery on Monday, July 4, or Tuesday, July 5, due to the holiday. Meal pick-up and delivery will resume on Wednesday, July 6th. For more information, visit www.gcbe.org/summerfeeding #GoCoSchools #GCSNServes

CENTRAL REGISTRATION: Our Central Registration is NOW OPEN! Summer Enrollment has begun! If you need to register your student for elementary, middle or high school next year, visit us at our Central Registration! Location: Gordon Central High School Address: 335 Warrior Path Calhoun, GA 30701 Phone Number: 706-629-7391 Central Registration will be available Monday - Thursday from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Prior to arriving at Summer Enrollment, please visit www.gcbe.org/enrollment to access, print, and fill out the registration packet in its entirety before entering at GCHS. Printed packets will be available if you are unable to print and fill out forms prior to registering. #GoCoSchools #GETGCS

Two Gordon County Schools students have qualified for Nationals Finals Rodeo Red Bud Middle student, Caden Orozco, has earned a position on the Georgia Junior High School National Rodeo Team. He will be traveling to Perry, Georgia, June 19th-25th to compete at the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo in Team Roping, Ribbon Roping, Tie Down Roping and Goat Tying. Emma Orozco, a senior at Sonoraville High School, has earned a position on the Georgia High School National Rodeo Team and will be traveling to Gillette, Wyoming July 17-23 to compete at the 74th National High School Finals Rodeo in team roping. The contest will feature more than 1,650 contestants from 44 states, 5 Canadian Provinces, Australia, Mexico and New Zealand.