Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: William Priest is a 1996 GCHS graduate, and his wife, Michelle, is a 1994 GCHS graduate. Their oldest, Emma, was a 2023 GCHS graduate, and their youngest daughter, Ella, is currently in 5th grade at Red Bud Elementary.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

Gordon Central High School is looking for an Automotive Teacher to prepare students for success in a growing industry!
🔗 Apply today: https://gcbe.schoolspring.com/
Job Highlights:
Facilitate student learning in automotive service technology
Support academic and career readiness through hands-on instruction
Collaborate with colleagues, parents, and community partners to strengthen student outcomes
Provide a safe and engaging classroom environment
Qualifications:
✔ Minimum of 3 years of relevant automotive service experience
✔ Associate’s degree in a related field preferred
This is a full-time, 183-day position on the Gordon County Schools Certified Teacher Salary Schedule.

From earning master's degrees to gaining specialized endorsements and certifications, our extraordinary educators are continuously growing to better serve our students and community.
Join us in congratulating these individuals for their hard work and dedication!
#CelebratingGrowthGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Kenneth Wessel graduated from GCHS in 2007, and his brother, Nick, graduated from SHS in 2014. Devan Floyd Wessel graduated from SHS in 2014, and her sister, Kaden Floyd, graduated from SHS in 2018. Kenneth and Devan married in 2023.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Deborah Pinyan Waters graduated as valedictorian at Fairmount High School in 1982, and her son, Matthew, is a 2002 GCHS graduate.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Lucretia Stanfield Cantrell is a GCS teacher from 1991 through 2023 whose son, Clay, graduated from SHS in 2020. Her youngest, Will, is an upcoming 2026 graduate for SHS.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Eric Morris graduated from GCHS in 1989 and his wife, Amy, graduated from GCHS in 1991. Their children, Fletcher and Breanna, graduated from GCHS in 2018 and 2022.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Tammie Bryan graduated from GCHS in 1993, and her three children are all SHS graduates: Stephanie Green in 2012, Elizabeth Carter in 2014, and Dylan Bryan in 2014. Son-in-law Justin Carter graduated from SHS in 2012 and daughter-in-law Aspen Bryan graduated from SHS in 2019.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Misty Caudle graduated from GCHS in 1994. Her three children are all GCHS graduates as well: Logan in 2014, Bryson in 2018, and daughter Kinsley in 2025.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Gordon County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 6.98 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at the Gordon County Schools Central Office, 7300 Fairmount Highway, Calhoun, GA on September 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 15.65 mills, an increase of 1.021 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 14.629 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $250,000 is approximately $100.05 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value of $225,000 is approximately $91.89.

From earning master's degrees to gaining specialized endorsements and certifications, our extraordinary educators are continuously growing to better serve our students and community.
Join us in congratulating these individuals for their hard work and dedication!
#CelebratingGrowthGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Marilyn Dodd Coats is a 2000 graduate of GCHS, and her son, Braxton, is a recent 2025 graduate of SHS.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

From earning master's degrees to gaining specialized endorsements and certifications, our extraordinary educators are continuously growing to better serve our students and community.
Join us in congratulating these individuals for their hard work and dedication!
#CelebratingGrowthGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools

From earning master's degrees to gaining specialized endorsements and certifications, our extraordinary educators are continuously growing to better serve our students and community.
Join us in congratulating these individuals for their hard work and dedication!
#CelebratingGrowthGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools

Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Jonathan Parker graduated from GCHS in 1990 and his daughter, Anna Caroline Parker, will be graduating this year with the Class of 2026 at GCHS.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

From earning master's degrees to gaining specialized endorsements and certifications, our extraordinary educators are continuously growing to better serve our students and community.
Join us in congratulating these individuals for their hard work and dedication!
#CelebratingGrowthGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools

Front row (left to right): Sylvia Ashley (Ashworth Middle School), Mallory Parris (Tolbert Elementary), Hayley Pollard (Tolbert Elementary), Laramie Rodriguez (Gordon Central High School), Kim Adair (W.L. Swain Elementary), Shelby Santos (Fairmount Elementary), and Megan Wiley (Tolbert Elementary).
Back row (left to right): Hannah Nelson (Sonoraville High School), Taylor Fain (Red Bud Middle School), Natasha Hall (Central Office), Ethan Samples (Sonoraville High School), Jonathan Fuller (Sonoraville High School), Shelby Johnson (Belwood Elementary), Maci Mills (Gordon Central High School), and Matt Wiley (Ashworth Middle School).
The Gordon County Aspiring Leaders Program is a year-long, cohort experience designed to strengthen leadership capacity and prepare participants to advance the vision of the district. The program develops leadership skills for those who aspire to serve in formal roles such as department leads, curriculum leaders, learning facilitators, assistant principals, or district office positions.
Join us in congratulating these Aspiring Leaders as they begin this exciting journey of growth and service in Gordon County Schools!







Here is our newest Legacy Graduates Spotlight: Kasey Silvers Stone is a 1990 graduate of Fairmount High School. Her son, Brandon, graduated from SHS in 2013 and her daughter, Aspen Stone Bryan, graduated from SHS in 2019.
Would you like your family to be a part of this spotlight? We’re looking to spotlight families with multiple generations of Gordon County Schools graduates. If your family has a legacy of graduating from GCS—parents, grandparents, or children—we want to hear your story!
Submit a photo and a short description of your family's connection to Gordon County Schools, including the names of graduates and their graduation years if available. Follow this survey link and let’s celebrate your LEGACY! https://forms.gle/DzSiqpUgDSJXj27a9
#LegacyGraduatesGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools
(Please Note: A Google Account is required to upload picture files. If you do not have a Google Account but would still like to participate, please share the names of the graduates and their graduation years, along with pictures, to brianhall@gcbe.org.)

From earning master's degrees to gaining specialized endorsements and certifications, our extraordinary educators are continuously growing to better serve our students and community.
Join us in congratulating these individuals for their hard work and dedication!
#CelebratingGrowthGCS #ExtraordinaryGCS #GordonCountySchools

