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You are invited to the ... GCSD BEACH Singers Winter Concert December 3, 2023 at 5pm Winyah Auditorium Admission is FREE. We hope to see you there! #GCSD #hardworkpaysoff

Aaron Reiss, HTC’s Strategic Account Advisor, visited GCSD’s high schools on Tuesday to present $1000 to each school’s golf program. The HTC marketing team shared, “October is National Cooperative month and HTC is swinging into action to celebrate the spirit of community our cooperative values. We’re dedicated to Helping The Community through various employee fundraisers including the Co-Op Cup Golf Tournament. Our employees are the driving force behind the initiative, as they volunteer their time and efforts to organize the event and ensure funds go directly towards benefiting youth, schools and athletic programs in our community. We're proud of the contributions they've made to the Georgetown County Schools golf programs and the impacts made in shaping the future generation.” Thank you, HTC, for your donation and for supporting GCSD’s athletic programs!

Check out these smiles! Elementary, middle, and high school induction teachers were given a treat at their meeting on October 18 - a bag full of school supplies. Thank you Ringel Heights Baptist Church for helping our new teachers stock their classrooms.

National School Bus Safety Week, celebrated each year during the third full week of October, brings together school bus operators, students, parents, educators, and motorists to raise awareness of the importance of school bus safety. GCSD reminds all bus riders of the following safety tips: • Always remain in direct eyesight of the bus driver. • Get to the bus stop in plenty of time. • Never reach underneath the bus. • Always follow the driver’s directions for how to cross the street. • Be alert to traffic and look both ways. • Always cross in front of the bus, but ONLY when the bus driver signals it is safe to do so. #GCSD #hardworkpaysoff #SchoolBusSafetyEveryday

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss Superintendent Keith Price and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Bethany Giles visited Waccamaw Elementary School this morning as we continue to encourage students to fall in love with reading. #GCSDReads #GCSD #hardworkpaysoff

Be Pro Be Proud visited GCSD this week with stops at Andrews High, Georgetown High, and Waccamaw High. Through stations on the Be Pro Be Proud SC Mobile Workshop, participating students were introduced to in-demand technical careers in South Carolina. https://www.beprobeproudsc.org/ #hardworkpaysoff #gcsd #PathwaysToSuccess

Carvers Bay High School has been recognized by the SCHSL for their participation in the first Living Clean Week of the 2023-2024 school year. Fifteen athletes and four coaches from the school's baseball, cross country, and basketball teams completed a campus-wide litter sweep and prepared the campus for Homecoming activities. Great job! To learn more about Clean Living Week visit https://schsl.org/archives/11886.

Your feedback is needed once again. Using feedback from our initial calendar survey, GCSD's Calendar Committee made revisions to the proposed 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 Modified Year-Round School Calendars . Please visit https://forms.gle/sXh7CZUnpKzb4m4L6 to review the proposed changes and provide feedback. The survey will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023.

It has been an exciting day for GCSD’s fourth grade students. In addition to visiting Joseph Rainey Park to view the sculpture of Harriet Tubman and the Charters of Freedom display, students attended a live performance of “Harriet Tubman, A One-Woman Show” featuring Natalie Daise. Their smiles, excitement, and curiosity made for a fun and educational experience for all! #GCSD #hardworkpaysoff

DRAFT calendars for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years were presented at the September 5, 2023, GCSD School Board Meeting. The calendars are available for review and feedback. Visit the GCSD website or https://forms.gle/QykL6MUon3udiH3n9 to view the calendars and provide feedback.

Each year Jostens recognizes schools that create engaging yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of the student body while helping students develop 21st century skills such as communication, collaboration, and information and communication technologies literacy. Three GCSD schools were recognized at the September 5 GCSD School Board Meeting for being recipients of Jostens’ 2023 National Yearbook Program of Excellence awards: GOLD - Waccamaw Middle School, under the direction of Rebecca Adams; SILVER - Carvers Bay High School, under the direction of Jennifer Meyers; and SILVER - Waccamaw High School, under the direction of Stephanie Van Faussien. Congratulations!

Today is International Literacy Day. Schools across the world are celebrating the importance of literacy. GCSD understands the importance of reading, and our schools joined in on the fun. From school-wide silent sustained reading, to guest readers, to “First Chapter Friday,” to writing “I believe literacy is” statements, students have explored the meaning of literacy and how essential literacy is to their lives. Check out our school's Facebook pages for additional International Literacy Day pictures. #InternationalLiteracyDay2023 #GCSDREADS #hardworkpaysoff

GCSD wants our students to fall in love with reading! Reading helps students grow their vocabulary and understanding about the world. It helps students build self-confidence, independence, and imagination. Every time a student is read to or reads a book independently, their knowledge grows and they become more aware of the world around them. Join Superintendent Keith Price and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Bethany Giles in helping our students fall in love with reading. Each month, they will visit classrooms across the district and share their favorite books. Their first stop was McDonald Elementary … where will they read next? #GCSDREADS #GCSD #hardworkpaysoff #InternationalLiteracyDay

In an abundance of caution due to expected inclement weather, all GCSD schools will have an eLearning day on Thursday, August 31, 2023. This means all schools and facilities will be closed on Thursday. In addition, all after-school activities for Wednesday, August 30 are canceled. GCSD is an approved eLearning district, so Thursday, August 31 will not have to be made up, and asynchronous instruction will be provided to all students. Pre-K - 2nd grade students will receive paper packets, and 3rd - 12th grade students will be assigned lessons through Google Classroom. Specific instructions will be communicated to students and parents from their students’ teachers and schools. All assignments must be completed and turned in within three school days (Wednesday, September 7, 2023) in order for a student to be marked present for the eLearning day. At this time, if conditions allow, athletic practices (not requiring bus transportation) may resume on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Athletic competitions scheduled for Thursday afternoon are canceled and/or postponed due to wind gusts that may exceed allowable speeds for bus operation. Student-athletes are encouraged to coordinate with their coaches for specific details. GCSD district administration will continue to monitor conditions across our county. We expect a return to normal operations on Friday, September 1, 2023. Please check local media, the district website, and our social media page for the latest information on school closings or delays. Visit the GCSD Technology Resource Center for more information on eLearning - https://sites.google.com/gcsd.k12.sc.us/gcsd-elearning/home?authuser=0

GCSD has a mid-day meeting with Georgetown County Emergency Management to review the latest reports on incoming inclement weather. We will release info about school operations following that meeting.

Have you heard? GCSD has a new communication platform which includes additional methods for sharing information with our families. Along with sharing information on our websites and sending emails, we now have the capabilities to send robo call, text messages, and push notifications. Which communication method(s) used will vary dependent upon the purpose and length of the information shared. No longer receiving emails from GCSD? Check your junk/spam folder. Look for emails from @gcsd.k12.sc.us and @GerogetownCountySchoolDistrict.k12.sc.us. Be sure to mark these emails as "not junk" so they will go directly to your inbox! #GCSD #itseverythinggcsdinyourpocket

Mark your calendar! GCSD has designated eleven days for staff development and/or teacher preparation during the 2023-2024 school year. These days allow teachers an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, purposefully plan instruction, finalize grades, and grow their professional skills to continue to provide high quality instruction for all students. All dates were included on the previously released 2023-2024 Modified School Year Calendar. #GCSD #hardworkpaysoff

Save the Date: Middle and High School Parenting Event - October 19, 2023 GCSD is hosting a middle and high school parenting event on Thursday, October 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the boardroom at the J B Beck Administration & Education Center. Georgetown native Camaehia Johnson will be the guest speaker and will share highlights from her book "Say It . . . Aloud!" Look for more information in the coming weeks on how you can register to attend the event!

HOT OFF THE PRESS! 2024 High School Graduation Dates Georgetown County Adult Education - May 23 @ 6pm Carvers Bay Early College & Career High School - May 28 @ 7:30pm Georgetown High School - May 29 @ 7:30pm Waccamaw High School - May 30 @ 7:30pm Andrews High School - May 31 @ 7:30pm #hardworkpaysoff #GCSD #GCSDClassof2024

The GCSD Board of Trustees welcomes all students, employees and families back for the 2023-2024 school year! From left: Randy Walker (District 4), Sandra Johnson (District 3), Kathy Anderson (At-Large), Bill Gaskins (District 5), Lynne B. Ford (District 6), Patti Hammel (District 1), Scott DuBose (District 2), and Keith Moore (District 7). Not pictured: Robert Cox (At-Large) #GCSD #gcsdbts23 #hardworkpaysoff