Brrr! We don't know about you guys, but these past couple of mornings have been pretty chilly! This past Thursday, September 22, commemorated the Autumn Equinox (or the first day of Fall) so get your rakes ready and zip up your very light windbreaker (that can only be worn in the early morning and late evening)!

Fall is usually used as a symbol for change, but it can also be looked at as a time of abundance and reaping your rewards. So view it in the way that most pertains to you. As always, Stay #BearBuilt!

The Paw Print is released on the 2nd and 4th weeks of every month. The newsletter features sports updates, events in the community, and fun activities for the family... so stay tuned!

The fourth Wednesday in September is internationally recognized as " See You at the Pole" Day, the global day of student prayer. Burke County Public Schools is proud to see our students and community members come together this morning with the same cause: to uplift their friends, family and community.

Congratulations to Miss Jasmin Golphin for being crowned the 2022 Burke County High School Homecoming Queen! You are beautiful inside and out!
Jasmin is the daughter of Corey Dent and Evette Golphin.

Before Friday Night Football kicked off in the Bear Den, Malcolm Mitchell was stationed outside of the stadium where he give away autographed books and took pictures with fans.

The pictures taken from Malcolm's book signing Friday, September 9th, can be accessed by clicking the image above!

On Friday, September 9th and 23rd, Burke County Public Schools welcomed Malcolm Mitchell, author and former University of Georgia and New England Patriots football star.

Founder of Share the Magic, Mitchell’s passion for sharing the books that you love with others is clear as he interacts with students across the country. In partnership with Burke County Public Schools’ Literacy Project “Reading Today, Thriving Tomorrow,” Mitchell invited students to join in his nationwide effort to motivate children to read and write at advanced levels in not only the academic setting but in students’ leisure as well.

I'm honored to speak to the outstanding Readers to Leaders in Burke County," said Mitchell. I'm also excited about teaming up on a broader scale to inspire more kids to read in Burke County. To lead you have to read."

To follow the magic of reading, teachers, parents, and students are encouraged to participate in the READMarathon virtual reading challenge. READMarathon is a friendly 26.2 day reading challenge focusing on reading stamina. This challenge was designed to improve reading stamina and endurance through a running marathon format for reading. Three different events with finish lines of reading minutes are available to join. READMarathon 2022 is free and starts on October 11. https://www.readwithmalcolm.com/readmarathon/

If you are supporting the Bears from home, listen to our Live stream of the game with play-by-play action from the BC Broadcast Crew!

Click on the “Bears Football Radio Broadcast” icon which can be easily located on the official Burke County PS App!

You also have the option to listen to our Live Broadcast by tuning your radio to 92.9, The Soul Mine!

Burke County Public Schools Nutrition Director, Donna Martin, was invited to speak on a panel regarding Food Access for Children and Families at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The conference took place today, September 28, 2022, at the Ronald Reagan International Conference Center in Washington D.C.

It’s been more than 50 years since the first and only White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health was held in 1969. That pivotal event helped galvanize actions that included the creation of life-changing programs like WIC and SNAP.

The Burke Co. Public School App has a 'Tip Line' feature that allows anyone to send their questions, comments and concerns in for review. We accept anything - even if you just need to vent. We are here to help.

Download our App from the Apple Store, Google Play or simply click on the image to the right to access the Tip Line now!

When students are frequently absent, they miss out on much-needed class time and social opportunities that are irreplaceable.

If there are problems at home that prevent your child from attending school, please reach out to your child's teacher or a school representative. We are here to help!

Tim Tebow will soon be making a visit to the “Bird Dog Capital of the World”. Tebow is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for the kickoff of the Burke Health Foundation.

The event is scheduled for Thursday, November 10th at the Burke County High School Auditorium.

Tickets can be purchased for $50 and include both entry into the event as well as a chance to win a Recteq RT-700 pellet grill. All proceeds go to support both access and continuity of care for the most vulnerable established public health patient.

For more information, contact the Burke County Health Department.

The FFA is offering these awesome Burke County tshirts to raise money for their trip to the national FFA convention. They are available in Red or Royal Blue and are $15 (add $2.50 for 2Xl and up). This is a great way to help our students while showing your BC pride! Orders are due Oct. 7th.

You can see one of the following people for ordering or you can email Allie Crockett directly. We will deliver shirts to your school/building!

WPS- Schylea Williams or Jamie Zitterour

BES- Marie Murray

SGA- Laura Mobley

BCMS- Dylan Thomas

BCHS- Allie Crockett/ Katie Burch

BOE- Alice Marchman

Transportation- Email Allie Crockett

Thank you for your support of our students!

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• And much more!

The app is compatible with both Iphone and Android. Just search Burke County PS in your phone's respectable app store!

Stay in the know with the Burke County Public Schools Google Calendars! There is a calendar for every school in the district as well as a larger district calendar that covers all district wide events.

All calendars are accessible in the link below. Simply click which calendar you would like to notify you and it will then be added to your own google calendar.

Unfortunately, some phones may send this number into a spam folder which leaves you to miss out on all of the news and updates sent by the school.

There is a way to prevent that from happening! Simply add 855-977-0602 to your contacts and you will receive all of the informational updates we send out!

If you haven't received anything from this number, you may have to update your contact information. You can make sure we have the correct contact information by checking with your school office staff, parent coordinator, or student information specialist.

The online process replaces the paper forms sent home at the beginning of each school year used to update student information.

We strongly encourage all parents and guardians to complete their student's information update. Updating your current contact information is imperative for receiving report cards and other important messages.

Burke County families will access the online student information update through their existing Power School Parent Portal account by following these simple steps:

1. Check your email, including the junk or spam folders, for an email from noreplyregistration@powerschool.com. This email
contains your student’s unique verification passcode, called a “SnapCode.”

*If you are a parent/guardian of multiple returning students, you received a separate email for each student.

2. Review the emailed directions on completing the online verification form.

3. Follow the link to log into PowerSchool using the provided “Snapcode.”

The Word of the Day is Kerfuffle! Kerfuffle is a noun that means a disturbance or fuss typically caused by a dispute or conflict.

The teacher asking which Season is the best caused quite a kerfuffle amongst her students (Fall is obviously the best season).

We challenge you all to use this word as many times as you can this week, extra points if you use it in the right context, EVEN MORE points if you have to explain to somebody what it means!

September 28 commemorates Women's Health and Fitness Day, Good Neighbor Day, North Carolina Day, and Strawberry Cream Pie Day. Burke County families can commemorate these special days by uniting all the women in your family and taking a walk (with plenty of stops to eat salads) to a gym that is right over the North Carolina border.

Hopefully, someone who NEIGHBORS the gym will conveniently have a strawberry cream pie made that you can take back on the road to Georgia. Hopefully, the sweet treat will hold you well during the 128 hour walk.

In this section, there will be links to scholarships, competitions, and other opportunities that are upcoming. These listed are just a small percentage of all the opportunities that are out there! Stay on the lookout for different scholarships and just any opportunity you can learn from!

If you have any questions or comments, you may contact your Paw Print Pal, Jada Curd.

Jada Curd, BCHS Senior

curd12476@students.burke.k12.ga.us

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