The 4th round of the middle school Amazing Shake competition concluded last week with interviews for the 5 finalists at the CCSD. The winners of the contest are Kipton Hunter (1st), Annaleigha Tullock (2nd), and Ada Yarbrough (3rd). Congratulations to all of these students!
Shop Teal Thursday is today! Our local businesses are giving you the opportunity to shop local & save! Amazing Black Friday Deals are TODAY! See the attached list of participating retailers & spread the word. CCSD partner, Dairy Queen is providing buy 1 & get 1 free meals.
The CCSD welcomed Mr. Cole Flanders, his family and members of his new Chick-fil-A team for a new store Ribbon Cutting & Open House held at the new Chick-fil-A restaurant in Valley this morning. The store's grand opening for the public is planned for Thursday, December 5th.
The Chambers County School District is sharing current vacancies for certified teaching needs and classified support staff openings. Please use the employment opportunities link on the district website home page address to apply at https://www.chambersk12.org/#0 Please share!
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Teachers and Support Employees of the Year. We appreciate what you do for the Chambers County School District students!
District Level Winners
Secondary Teacher of the Year – Susan Grizzard
Elementary Teacher of the Year – Lera Grubbs
Support Employee of the Year – Christy Goss
Bob Harding Shawmut Elementary
Teacher Of The Year- Donna Meadows
Support Employee Of The Year- Jessica White
Eastside JP Powell Magnet School
Teacher Of The Year- Amanda Norris
Support Employee Of The Year- Tanisha Cammon
Fairfax Elementary
Teacher Of The Year- Natalie Griffith
Support Employee Of The Year - Christy Goss
Huguley Elementary
Teacher Of The Year- Lera Grubbs
Support Employee Of The Year- Tina Wilkins
Inspire Academy
Teacher Of The Year- James Winkles
Support Employee Of The Year - Pierre Harvey
Lafayette High School
Teacher Of The Year- Craig Agee
Support Employee Of The Year- Sha'Britteny Williams
Valley High School
Teacher Of The Year- Mark Robinson
Support Employee Of The Year- Crayton Smith
WF Burns Middle School
Teacher Of The Year - Susan Grizzard
Support Employee Of The Year- Jessica Scott
Please help us stock our Inspired 2 Serve Food Pantry this week at Inspire Academy for the Iron Bowl Food Drive to serve the LaFayette community. This is our final week & are thankful for all donations. Suggested items include green beans, corn, cranberry sauce & boxed stuffing.
This November, Gov. Kay Ivey is calling on Alabamians to recognize our hard-working educators during the 5th Annual Thank Alabama Teachers observance. #ThankALTeachers is a statewide movement to help us celebrate the difference our teachers are making with students in the CCSD!
Thanksgiving Break
Please remember to help us stock our Inspired 2 Serve Food Pantry this week at Inspire Academy for the Iron Bowl Food Drive to serve the LaFayette community. We are thankful for all donations to date. Suggested items include green beans, corn, cranberry sauce & boxed stuffing.
Last Thursday, the CCSD honored the legacy & memory of a beloved former teacher, Mr. Michael Frederic Power by officially dedicating the JROTC program in his name as “The Chambers County School District JROTC Power Program.” Power had served VHS as both a teacher & coach.
Today, the CCSD received rug donations from Carpets for Kids from West Point. The 65 donated carpets are designed to enhance learning for young children. Rugs were delivered to schools at Eastside, Fairfax, Huguley, and Shawmut with the donation exceeding $20,000.00 in value.
Please see the link below for the survey for Operation Wipeout.
The purpose is to gauge awareness about the Operation Wipeout Campaign with our families and community stakeholders to gain feedback for the next steps to eliminate cervical cancer in Chambers County.
https://uab.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2tsSjr3kqE8S4gS
This year’s Amazing Shake Jr. included 4th & 5th graders from the CCSD. 24 students competed in the 1st round, 10 in the 2nd round & 5 were finalists. The contest focuses on conversation skills, public speaking, maintaining calm under pressure, & other interpersonal skills.
We value your input! Please scan the QR code or go to https://shorturl.at/e0XXF to take this short survey. Your feedback will help us improve so we can better serve you and our students.
Parents, we value your input! Please scan the QR code or go to https://shorturl.at/e0XXF to take this short parent survey. Your feedback will help us improve so we can better serve you and our students.
The CCSD is supporting positive choices for our students for Red Ribbon Week 2024. Red Ribbon week is celebrated annually from Oct. 23-31, & is the nation's oldest & largest drug prevention awareness program. The 2024 theme is "Life is A Movie, Film Drug Free." www.redribbon.org
Yesterday, Mr. Larry Thornton & the Why Not Win Institute team made a special presentation to students in grades 6-12 at the LaFayette HS auditorium. Thornton is a CEO, entrepreneur, published author & talented artist. He inspired students with strategies for success for their future goals. Use the link to see the WTVM story: https://www.wtvm.com/video/2024/10/24/larry-thornton-inspires-lafayette-high-students-with-success-strategies/
We are sharing two surveys today to gauge awareness about the Operation Wipeout Campaign with our families and community stakeholders to gain feedback for next steps to eliminate cervical cancer in Chambers County. #1) is the community awareness survey for parents & stakeholders:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M6cS3wrmVgEE5mdmSM7PyZavkpEhTvNE/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104042957578736719815&rtpof=true&sd=true
#2) is the school awareness survey for students:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FkxtEFdVz_Q0FlVuAi7rRw6o_9MkRlyK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104042957578736719815&rtpof=true&sd=true
Join our team: the CCSD is advertising a vacancy for a certified special education teacher with a $3,000 incremental sign-on bonus for joining our team. Please use the employment link to apply on Hire True on our district website. https://www.chambersk12.org/
This week the CCSD team enjoyed their visit to Auburn University on Wednesday for the AU College of Education (Fall) Teacher Recruitment Fair. We were able to meet several new teacher candidates and interviewed more than a dozen AU students that will be graduating mid year.
