Grow Together, Succeed Together
District News
Stark’s Growing Readers Team A (Ms. Daniel, Mrs. Groover, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Ballew, and Mrs. McWhorter) and Team B (Mrs. Presley, Mrs. Craft, Ms. Earnhart, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Lamb, and Mrs. Bates) participated in professional learning that focused on strengthening reading instruction! The teams dug into current research, reader models, and state standards that guide and shape how we help every child grow as a reader.
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The Butts County School System is proud to announce the 2026 REACH scholarship recipients. Congratulations to Amani Irby, Conner Moore, and Savannah Caron.
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Congrautlations the Extra Mile Award winners for October, HMS staff members Coach Brannock, Nurse Powell, AP Robinson, SRO Jernigan, Principal Cummings, AP Smith, AP Williams, Coach Bonner, Ms. Gentle, Coach Kersey, and Ms. Nichols.
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Congratulations Mrs. Greta Thomas on being named 2026-27 Teacher of the Year.
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Congratulations to DES on being named a Title I Reward School!