PCSD School News

State Superintendent Richard Woods has named all five Paulding County School District high schools to the list of Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for 2025. In a press release, Superintendent Woods announced that East Paulding High School, Hiram High School, North Paulding High School, Paulding County High School, and South Paulding High School all received honors in multiple AP categories.

Notably, Paulding County High School earned AP Honors in five out of six categories, while both North Paulding High School and South Paulding High School earned AP Honors in four categories.

“I am extremely proud of our high schools for earning these prestigious honors,” said Superintendent Steve Barnette. “It is a great achievement that all five of our high schools earned honors in multiple categories. AP participation is a proven indicator of student success at the post-secondary level, and we want to see as many students as possible taking AP courses because exposure to these courses will help prepare students for success today and tomorrow and can help students earn college credit. I also want to commend our AP teachers for implementing an instructional focus that has helped our students succeed in these rigorous courses. It shows our schools are committed to preparing students for future success.”

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE

The deadline to apply to any of the PCSD high school academies is Wednesday, March 5th.

If you missed the Academies LIVE! YouTube broadcast on Jan. 23rd, you can still watch a replay of the video and learn about the Academy programs available to high school students. The page linked below includes a list of common questions submitted by viewers and answered by Academy staff. These Academy programs are specialized to give students opportunities to develop the skills that will prepare them for careers in high-demand career areas. Each program offers students the ability to gain college credit through Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement courses, hands-on job experience through Work-Based Learning, and industry recognized certifications that will allow them to obtain a job immediately after graduation.

The programs are open to high school students, so current 8th graders interested in one of these unique opportunities to get a head start on an exciting future should apply today! The application window is open now and runs through March 5th. Click the link below to apply.

CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFO

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested in the PCSD Teacher Career Fair coming up on Thursday, March 6th! Click the link to register!

https://calendly.com/hrscheduling.../spring-hiring-event

Dual Enrollment allows for students to take college coursework while still enrolled in high school, with those credits going on both the college transcript and the high school transcript. Students may take up to 30 hours of college coursework for free! All 11th and 12th grade students are eligible for participation, and 10th grade students are eligible to take Career Tech Dual Enrollment classes. The attached document gives some of the basic information on this great opportunity. If you have any further questions, please reach out to your high school counselor!

All Paulding County children who turn five-years-old before September 1 must be registered for kindergarten. Registration is open now, so make your appointment using the link below. Also, if you know anyone with a child who will be kindergarten-eligible this fall and may not have received this message, please help us out by sharing this information with them. Thank you!

CLICK HERE or the image above to schedule an appointment.

Email: communications@paulding.k12.ga.us
Website: www.paulding.k12.ga.us
Location: 3236 Atlanta Highway, Dallas, GA 30132, USA
Phone: 770-443-8000
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