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MIDDLE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH
COWAN
ROAD MIDDLE
Cowan Road Middle School would like to recognize Laura Holcomb and the yearbook staff for the creation and submission of another awesome yearbook!!
Great Job!!!
KENNEDY
ROAD MIDDLE
Kennedy Road would like to recognize Janet Boerner, A.K.A Coach B, as our Employee of the Month. She has helped to rebuild the athletic program and strengthen the need for scholarly athletes. Coach B has helped lead the Lady Cougars to another successful basketball season. Her creation and leadership of the KRMS Olympic Week, which encompasses academics, athletics, and the PBIS program, has been a true success. Coach B, your hard work does not go unnoticed, thank you for all that you do!
REHOBOTH ROAD MIDDLE
RRMS's Employee of the Month is Theresa Lubin, assistant principal. She works hard every day to ensure that RRMS is doing what is best for students. She goes beyond the call of duty to make sure deadlines are being met, teachers are provided the resources they need, and that the principal is ahead of the game. I am not sure how we made it without her. She has been a great addition to our family!
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GSCS OUTSTANDING STUDENTS
Congrats to the almost 300 GSCS high school students that were recognized for their high academic achievments at the Outstanding Student Banquet sponsored by First National Bank!
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GHS HOSA STATE
WINNERS
 | | GHS students Fatima Humayun and Kellie Kirkland were winners at the HOSA state competition and will compete in the nationally. |
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GHS STUDENT, ALEXIS DALTON, WON THE 4-H STREAM
CLEAN-UP ART CONTEST!
Alexis's winning design will be used for their
T-shirts this year and her class will get a pizza party. Alexis and her class are SUPER EXCITED!
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COLLEGE & CAREER INFO. SESSIONS
This week GSCS staff had the opportunity to get helpful information from nine local colleges about continuing education.
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MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
GIVEN BY THE GRIFFIN-SPALDING RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
A Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 is being given to encourage and reward an employee of the Griffin-Spalding School System who desires to become a certified public school teacher
(This includes substitutes & any classified employees).
Click HERE for full description and application.
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Greetings! 
My message this week is going to focus on the called Board of Education meeting on Monday, March 17. The only action that took place in the meeting was that the BOE passed a resolution.
Click HERE to read the resolution.
Toward the end of the meeting, some rather harsh words were said. I wanted to share my thoughts about what this means for our board and our school system.
First, the BOE took action on a serious matter which could not only impact our system's SACS accreditation but also affect them individually and collectively. This is a clear example of how the board governs itself, monitors itself and responds.
While the situation is unfortunate I take the exchange between the board members as a sign that they are willing to communicate with one another in an honest way. Because the board deals with some very tough issues, open and honest communication is important.
Our Board of Education is not perfect and it does have room for growth and improvement. Please be encouraged and recognize that, just like all teams and families, there will be difficult times, but with support and training, better days are ahead.
This is Board of Education Appreciation Week. So please take this opportunity to thank our board members for their dedication and service to our school system.
Thank you and have a great week.
Curtis
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THE 2013 ANNUAL REPORT IS HERE
Click HERE to see the 2013 Annual Report |
 GSCS RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
GSCS's AMP-IT-UP program, in partnership with Georgia Tech, was one of the three programs mentioned in the United States National Science Foundation's official FY2015 budget request to Congress.
Our STEM efforts are also mentioned in March's National Science Teachers Association Report.
Click HERE to see the NSF Budget Request to Congress
Click HERE to view the National Science Teachers Association Report
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REFELECTIONS OF INFLUENCE
 Griffin's own Haskell Sears Ward has served Presidents and the Peace Corp. He has been a deputy Mayor of New York and an English teacher in Ethiopia.
Here's what he had to say at our Outstanding Student Banquet...
"It is from Griffin's schools where I learned the noblest virtues like honesty, truthfulness, faithfulness, sincerity, obedience, sympathy, self-sacrifice, and self-control."
Ward is not the only Griffin-Spalding graduate with good things to say about our school system. More...
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 iOS 7.1 DRAINING YOUR BATTERY?
TRY THIS...
Message from Lonny Harper, Instructional Technology Director
If you have already updated your phone or iPad to the new iOS 7.1 and have noticed a faster drain on your battery, follow these steps.
Steps 1 and 2 should do the trick, but if not, try step 3
(I only had to do steps 1 and 2).
1: Check / Disable Background App Refresh
After personally updating a handful of devices to iOS 7.1, a few of them re-enabled Background App Refresh seemingly at random. Background Refresh is a handy feature but it really impacts battery life since it lets apps keep active while not being used. If your battery life is mysteriously suffering post-update, check to see if this turned itself back on, then turn it OFF. If so:
Head to Settings > General > Background App Refresh > toggle to OFF for everything
More...
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"Accept - then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it...This will miraculously transform your whole life."
~ Eckhart Tolle
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New regulations require us to have accurate data concerning employees schedules and hours. With the updated use of technology Veritime makes this data more accessible. Thank you for your willingness in changing this procedure.
If you have any questions on Veritime please call HR.
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2014 STATE HEALTH NEWS
SHBP 2014 PLAN DESIGN CHANGES On Jan. 27, 2014, the Department of Community Health's (DCH) Board of Community Health approved State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) plan design changes for 2014. The plan design changes enhance the health plan options for SHBP members by replacing
co-insurance with co-pays for certain medical and pharmacy benefits. The plan design changes become effective on March 14, 2014, and will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2014.
Click HERE for full article.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR BENEFITS WEBSITE: www.mygscsbenefits.com
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 SPRING OPEN ENROLLMENT COMING SOON Open enrollment dates are Monday, April 7, 2014 - Friday, April 18, 2014 There will be two open enrollment meetings held in the GSCS Learning Center on Thursday, March 27, 2014: - 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Things to look for in the next couple of weeks: - Emails from Kathy Gossett highlighting important information and instructions.
- Email from InfinityHR with your 2013 confirmation sheet showing your current elections.
- Reminders in the Communicator.
You can begin viewing the options on our Employee Benefits Website: www.mygscsbenefits.com under the "employee benefits" tab |
 NASA SCIENCE WRITING CHALLENGE The NASA Science Writing Challenge is a scientific writing competition for area high school students. Students will compete for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to a NASA space camp during the summer of 2014. Interested students should apply online at
Deadline is April 15, 2014
Click HERE for the complete flyer |
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Click HERE for our non-discrimination statement.
Laura Beaber, Editor
GSCS Communications and Partnerships Department
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