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10/31/25 • News from the Clarke County School District
Clarke Central Senior Student-athlete Recognized by Piedmont Athens Regional for Perseverance in Recovery from Injury
Congratulations to Sadie Miller of Clarke Central High School for being named Piedmont Athens Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine's Athlete of the Month for October!
Sadie, a senior flag football player, earned this recognition not only for her performance on the field, but also for her resilience and dedication to recovery following a painful ankle ligament injury last month.
Under the care of Piedmont Athens athletic trainers assigned to Clarke Central, Ty Imler and Joey Twaddell, Sadie followed a structured and progressive rehabilitation plan that began with range-of-motion exercises and gradually increased to running within a few weeks, allowing her to get back on the field and continue to contribute to the Gladiators' success.
“Sadie was incredibly diligent,” Twaddell said. “She completed her rehab daily — not just in the athletic training room, but also on the practice field and at home. She even motivated her teammates who were recovering from injuries to stay consistent with their own rehab.”
(Photo courtesy of ODYSSEY Media Group)
Coile Middle Social Studies Teacher Wins Statewide Award
Congratulations to Jasmine Curry, eighth-grade social studies teacher at Coile Middle School and 2015 Cedar Shoals High School graduate, on recently being named the June Bryant Teacher of Promise by the Georgia Council for the Social Studies, the state’s professional association for social studies educators!
Ms. Curry was presented with the award — which recognizes beginning K-12 social studies teachers in either their second, third, or fourth year in the field who show exceptional promise in their work — on Oct. 23 during the GCSS 2025 Annual Conference in Athens.
Submit Your Nomination for November Employee of the Month!
We are accepting nominations for the CCSD November Employee of the Month award through Friday, Oct. 31! Anyone in the community may nominate any full-time CCSD employee with at least one full year of service for the award at bit.ly/CCEmployeeAward or by completing the form embedded directly below! The winner will be surprised at their school or building and recognized at the November Board of Education meeting.
Calendar Reminders
Click to view the 2025-26 Academic Calendar.
Important dates:
- 11/4: District-wide professional learning day (students do not report to school)
- 11/24 - 11/28: Thanksgiving Break (all schools and district offices closed)
Update or Create Parent Portal Account
Follow these directions for updating the contact information in your Parent Portal account.
Don't have an account yet? An Activation Key is required. Follow these directions to set up an account if you already have an Activation Key. Follow these directions if you don't have an Activation Key yet. Having a Parent Portal account allows parents and guardians to access attendance records, class schedules, grades, and assignment information for their students.
If you already have an account but forgot your password and need a reset, use the links on the login page to reset your password or username or to request help. You may also email campus@clarke.k12.ga.us for additional assistance.
Download the CCSD Mobile App!
Stay up to date with access to event information, documents, school news, student stories, and even emergency notifications. See the video below for a tutorial on downloading and customizing the app to your preferred settings. You can download the app for free on Google Play or Apple App Store.
Download for Android: https://aptg.co/xQ_qX1
Download for iPhone: https://aptg.co/zCh8gX
Download the Edulog App for Bus Info
Parents/guardians of students who ride a bus to and/or from school can use the Edulog page on the district website or download the Edulog Parent Portal mobile app to find information about their student’s bus.
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Take Advantage of our School-based Health Centers!
School-based health centers make accessing medical and dental care as easy as walking down the hall. Students and families throughout the district are encouraged to take advantage of one of our four school-based health centers for many of their basic healthcare needs. Click the links for additional information.
See Something, Say Something
CCSD considers the safety and security of our students and staff our highest priority, and utilizes the CCSD Tip Line as a critical tool for us to help ensure that our schools remain safe and promote a welcoming environment for learning. It is also another mechanism for us to celebrate good deeds or achievements by our staff members and students that may have gone unreported but deserve recognition and celebration.
Tips can be submitted online at www.clarke.k12.ga.us/tipline or by phone by dialing 706-353-1737. All tips are anonymous by default, but you do have the option of including your name and contact information. Once received, your tip will be investigated by the CCSD response team. The Tip Line can also be accessed online from the home page of the district website and all school websites.
Remember: If you See Something, Say Something. If you see something of concern online, Don't Repost. Report.
How to Address Questions, Concerns
Have a question or concern that you'd like to address? CCSD has put together a matrix of who to reach out to depending on the situation. Please click here to view this information. You can also go to CCSD's main site at clarke.k12.ga.us, go to the "I Want To" tab from the menu at the top of the page, and select “Ask a Question/Submit a Concern.”
Board Contact Information, Meetings
The Clarke County Board of Education welcomes community feedback. Here are ways you can share your voice:
- Contact BOE Members: Click here to view a list of the BOE members and their contact information.
- Find Your Board Member: Use Athens-Clarke County's online voter information tool at www.accgov.com/voterinfo to enter your address and find your BOE member and your other elected representatives.
- Attend a Meeting: The board's next scheduled meeting is Thursday, November 13, with the work session beginning at 5 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m. All meetings are held in the Vernon Payne Meeting Hall at the CCSD administrative offices building, located at 595 Prince Ave. in Athens. The public is invited to attend meetings in person. Meetings are also streamed live and are available for on-demand viewing on the CCSD YouTube channel. Click here for the board meeting schedule.
- Agendas: Click here to access board meeting agendas.
- Board Briefs: Click to read the "Board Briefs" overview from meetings.
- Public Comments: Click here for information on how to sign up to speak at a BOE meeting.
- Review Policies for Review: View and comment on district policies pending public review.
Georgia Museum of Art to Host Monthly Family Day Event, Other Activities Next Weekend
The Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton St., Athens will host several free community events on Saturday, Nov. 8, including its monthly Family Day event.
From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., enjoy the exhibit, "Native Roots." For Native American Heritage Month, the museum will be highlighting the film “Three Thousand” by Inuit artist asinnajaq and the work of native artists in the collection. Enjoy fun artcCart activities and make your own take-home art project inspired by Indigenous traditions.
The Family Day event also coincides with the University of Georgia's annual Spotlight on the Arts festival and includes the following events:
- 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. – Aerial dancers in the Georgia Museum of Art sculpture garden
- 10:15-11 a.m. – Instrument petting zoo in Hugh Hodgson School of Music
- 10:30 a.m. – Children’s Theatre in the Georgia Museum of Art auditorium
- 11 -11:45 a.m. – Instrument petting zoo in Hugh Hodgson School of Music
- Noon – Community Music School performance in the Georgia Museum of Art auditorium
- 12:30 p.m. – UGA String Project performance in front of Hugh Hodgson School of Music.
Students: Use Your Library PLAY Card!
As part of a collaboration between CCSD and the Athens Regional Library System, the PLAY Card account provides each CCSD student with free materials (books, magazines, etc.) and online resources from the public library to help your child succeed in school, along with fun resources to support a lifelong love of reading. You and your child can check out materials at the libraries by entering their student ID number.
Stay Informed with ACCGov 'Notify Me' Feature
Anyone in the community may sign up for email and/or text notifications from the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government in a wide variety of categories with more than 100 different options. Visit accgov.com/notifyme and select the list you'd like to sign up for.
211 – Get Connected. Get Help.
211 is United Way of Northeast Georgia’s health and human service helpline – a free and confidential program accessible to anyone. Call 211, text your zip code to 898-211, or visit the online database.