Congratulations to Brooks County Middle School Instructional Coach Beth Lee. Mrs. Lee was awarded a grant from the Robert Ward Chambers Foundation to purchase novels for teen book studies. Pictured with Mrs. Lee is Board of Education President Larry Cunningham and Vice President Chip Carroll.
Principal Cisco Diaz recognized Lacey Bartlett and Lynn’s Place as Quitman Elementary School’s Pledge 2 Graduate (P2G) partner. P2G is a collaborative initiative between Brooks County Schools and local businesses to promote graduation. We appreciate Mrs. Bartlett and her partnership to promote graduation! Pictured is Mrs. Bartlett and Mr. Diaz at a recent Board of E...
Charles Martin, Assistant Principal at North Brooks Elementary, was awarded a grant from the Robert Ward Chambers Foundation to expand the school garden. The students at North Brooks Elementary help Mr. Martin care for the garden throughout the year.
Congratulations to Quitman Elementary teacher and Gifted Services Coordinator Angie Tillman! Mrs. Tillman was awarded a grant from the Robert Ward Chambers Foundation to purchase Chromebooks and software for the gifted students she serves. Pictured with Mrs. Tillman are Board of Education President Larry Cunningham and Vice President Chip Carroll.
Congratulations to Brooks County Middle School media specialist Dale Rickards! Mrs. Rickards was awarded a grant from the Robert Ward Chambers Foundation to purchase materials for the art club. Pictured with Mrs. Rickards are Board of Education President Larry Cunningham and Vice President Chip Carroll.
Principal Christine Freeman recognized Kasey Knight and Lee and Pickels Drug Store as one of Brooks County Middle School’s Pledge 2 Graduate (P2G) partners. Freeman also recognized Jamie Hall of Stone’s Hardware and Alison Wider of Out On A Whim as P2G partners for Brooks County Middle School. P2G is a collaborative initiative between Brooks County Schools and local ...
‘Tis the season to be blessing others! The district office staff collected donations to buy books to stock the BC Little Libraries. Dr. Vickie Reed, Superintendent, along with Al Williams and Tonja Healey presented Beth Lee, founder of BC Little Libraries, with the donation. #trojanpride #BCLittleLibraries
Brooks County High School PBIS and Healthcare Science Students delivered Christmas presents to residents of the Presbyterian Home. BCHS donated $500 to buy presents for Santa Express. Brodey Goebel, BCHS band member, played Christmas music on the Saxophone. Pictured are BCHS Principal Chris Chastain presenting Presbyterian Home activity director Dena Arnold with the c...
Principal Cisco Diaz recognized Lacey Bartlett of Lynn's Place as Quitman Elementary's Pledge 2 Graduate partner.
Principal Christine Freeman recognized Kasey Knight and Lee and Pickels Drug Store as one of Brooks County Middle School’s Pledge 2 Graduate (P2G) partners. Freeman also recognized Jamie Hall of Stone’s Hardware and Alison Wider of Out On A Whim as P2G partners for Brooks County Middle School.
Brooks County Schools will dismiss on Thursday - December 20th. The Early Learning Center will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. All other schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. Students return to school on January 7th.
At the December meeting of the Brooks County Board of Education, each school principal introduced their Pledge 2 Graduate (P2G) partner to the Board of Education members. Principal Chris Chastain recognized Chip Carroll and the Colony Bank Quitman as Brooks County High School’s P2G partner. P2G is a collaborative initiative between Brooks County Schools and local bus...
Congratulations to Brooks County Middle School teacher Christine Hiers! Mrs. Hiers was awarded a grant from the Robert Ward Chambers Foundation to purchase frogs for a science dissection lab. Pictured with Mrs. Hiers is Board of Education President Larry Cunningham and Vice President Chip Carroll.
Brooks County High School Drama students have been presenting their traveling children's show, "Mother Duck and the Golden Goose." at our schools.. These are from their performance at Brooks County Schools Early Learning Center.
At the December meeting of the Brooks County Board of Education, each school principal introduced their Pledge 2 Graduate (P2G) partner to the Board of Education members. Principal Lamar Thomas recognized Jay Jay Allen and the Brooks County Road Department as one of Delta Innovative School’s P2G partners. Mr. Thomas also recognized Coca-Cola, Harvey’s Supermarket and...
Congratulations to Brooks County High School Instructional Coach Ashlee Gruno! Mrs. Gruno was awarded a grant from the Robert Ward Chambers Foundation to develop a mobile literacy classroom! Pictured with Mrs. Gruno is Board of Education President Larry Cunningham and Vice President Chip Carroll.
Area high schools across the region recently competed at the JCI Skills Challenge in Moultrie. Brooks County High School student Seth Spray placed 3rd in Carpentry. Students competed in carpentry, welding, masonry, plumbing, and electrical competitions. CTAE director Howard Akers stated, “Seth did an awesome job representing Brooks County High School. We are so prou...
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has announced the winning teams in its fall Purple Plow Challenge, Cattle Ranch Riddle. The following teams were selected as the winners in this national competition:
1. Meadow Groves Farms, Charles R Drew Middle School in Lincoln, Alabama. Educator - Hannah McBurnett.
2. White River Valley FFA, White River Valley...
Sealed proposals for (CM) Construction Managers for the construction of Brooks County Schools will be received by the Brooks County Board of Education (Owner), at the office of the Brooks County Board of Education, 1081 Barwick Road, P.O. Box 511, Quitman, Georgia, 31643 until 1:00 pm, prevailing time on December 12,2018.
The Brooks County Board of Education pro...
$15,000 in brand new sports equipment, footwear and apparel will be donated to Brooks Middle School as a recipient of the “How Does Fitness Rule Your School” video contest. The Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation and national nonprofit Good Sports are celebrating their eighth year of partnership with a donation of $75,000 in brand new physical education and athletics gear...
Students from Brooks County Middle School and Brooks County High School attend the Veterans Day program hosted by our local VFW. Winners of the Voice of Democracy Contest, Patriots Pen Contest and the Smart/Maher VFW Teacher Award were announced.
Pictured: Mr. P.D. Duncan, VFW member; Mrs. Tracey Hopkins, BCMS 6th grade teacher; Kayla Akins (1st place); Matthew F...
Students from Brooks County Middle School and Brooks County High School attend the Veterans Day program hosted by our local VFW. Winners of the Voice of Democracy Contest, Patriots Pen Contest and the Smart/Maher VFW Teacher Award were announced.
Congratulations to Bradyn Marshall (1st Place), Jarred Seals (2nd Place), and Mrs. Carla Lambert Rizer(BCHS World Histor...
Author and motivational speaker, Brian Stewart spoke at Brooks County Middle School's Unity Day Program. Mr. Stewart is a 2002 graduate of Brooks County High School. Students were inspired by his message and encouragement to create a positive footprint throughout life! Pictured with Mr. Stewart is Beth Lee, BCMS Instructional Coach, and Tiffany Holmes, BCMS parent.
We are so incredibly proud to call these students our own! Ruby,
Madelynne, Hyhana, Ryan, and Benjamin (not pictured), the 2018 recipients of
the REACH Scholarship, were honored at tonight's REACH Scholarship Signing
Ceremony.
This scholarship program "rewards students for
self-accountability, promotes parent involvement and provides motivation and
support; all f...
On Saturday, the Brooks County Middle School Math Club traveled to Warner Robins, GA, to compete in the MathFest Competition. MathFest was created in June 2001 by a group of elementary educators who came together to discuss the merits of creating an extended math initiative that could motivate students, parents, and teachers to raise the standards and expectations in...
Brooks County Schools recently honored each school’s Teacher of the Year at the annual Teachers of the Year banquet. Larry Cunningham welcomed guests which included the Board of Education memebers, school and district staff, community members, along with each school’s Teacher of the Year and their families and friends. Sam Harden, Principal, and Jocelyn and Kelbie Ar...
State School Superintendent Richard Woods and Paige Pushkin, Executive Director of the Georgia Foundation for Public Education, visited Brooks County Middle School on Wednesday, September 12. They came to present a check in the amount of $5,000 to Brooks County Schools for their “Full STEAM Ahead” project. The project will reach approximately 633 students across Broo...
The Brooks County School Board does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the J H Wells Education Center, 1081 Barwick Road, in Quitman, Georgia on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 5:30 P.M. and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and...
Representatives from Brooks County Schools attended the Literacy for Learning, Living, and Leading in Georgia (L4GA) Grant Kickoff event in Athens, GA. Thanks to the efforts of community members, school faculty and staff, and administrators, Brooks County Schools has been awarded additional grant funding to support literacy efforts for all children in Brooks County, b...
School may be out for the summer but the Brooks County High School Trojanettes Dance Line has been working on new choreography. The ladies are preparing to attend the Universal Dance Association (UDA) camp in July. UDA develops their own cutting-edge choreography each year and teach a wide variety of routines. UDA offers routines in Pom, Jazz, Hip Hop, High Kick, and...
Ashlee Gruno, Instructional Coach at Brooks County High School, and Beth Lee, Instructional Coach at Brooks County Middle School were recently selected to present at the Georgia Department of Education’s L4 Summer Institutes. The institutes focus on literacy and learning and provide professional learning for teachers and leaders. Their presentation focused on Trends ...
Principal Charles Perry was recently notified that the Quitman Elementary School’s BETA Club achieved National Beta School of Merit status. The club was awarded the prestigious honor because of the true indication of dedication to academic excellence and commitment to celebrating students’ achieving. “Mrs. Angie Tillman is our BETA Club advisor. She works tirelessly...
Kristi Glasscock was recently named as Brooks County Schools Early Learning Center’s Teacher of the Year. A graduate of Cook County High School, Ms. Glasscock graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Early Childhood Education from Shorter University. She has been a teacher for Brooks County Schools for 4 years. Ms. Glasscock is the sister of Erica Le and John Marin...
Principal Tara Moss announced at North Brooks Elementary School’s Honors Program that Mrs. Wendy Graham had been selected by her peers as Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Graham said the best part of her job is hearing her students laugh. She stated, “I love watching them master new concepts and knowing that I am making a small difference every single day.” Mrs. Graham gra...
Zinda McDaniel believes her students are the best part of her job and credits them with keeping her young! Mrs. McDaniel is the Healthcare Science teacher at Brooks County High School. It was announced at Honors Night that she had been selected as Teacher of the Year for Brooks County High School. Mrs. McDaniel graduated from Westbrook School in Dixie. She graduate...
Congratulations Mr. Howard Akers, Brooks County Schools' CTAE Director, who is a recent graduate of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development. He is pictured with Tiffany Holmes, Director Brooks County Economic Development Authority.
Mrs. Julie Register, 1st grade teacher at Quitman Elementary School, was recently named Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Register serves as team leader for the 1st grade team and serves on Quitman Elementary’s Leadership Team. A graduate of Brooks County High School, Mrs. Register graduated from Thomas University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She began workin...
Traditionally, only students are honored at Honors Night. However at Brooks County Middle School’s Honors Night, Principal Christine Freeman announced the 2018-19 Brooks County Middle School’s Teacher of the Year as Ms. Christy Thomas. Mrs. Freeman stated, “Ms. Thomas is a dedicated teacher who goes above and beyond to contribute to the success of our students and sc...
Brooks County Schools Nutrition Director, Chynna Wilson, is committed to providing nutritious, yummy-tasting meals for the students of Brooks County. Chef Wilson has a degree in Culinary Arts from Utah Valley University. Her background includes working in the culinary industry for over ten years in multiple states including New York, Utah, and Georgia. Chef Wilson has ...
Registration for the Summer Transition Program will be held on May 23 and May 25 at the Brooks County Schools Early Learning Center.
Brooks County Schools will have early dismissal on the last day of school.
Throughout the school year, Delta Principal Lamar Thomas and staff have been working with students to improve skills such as self-confidence, good communication skills, and the ability to accept and learn from criticism. These ongoing lessons at the Delta Innovative School led to the first annual Delta Challenge to put these lessons to the test. The Delta Challenge wa...
Economic education is about more than financial literacy. It's also about the larger economic forces that impact everyone's financial circumstances in the present and future. With equity markets as the model, the Stock Market Game™ is designed to give Georgia teachers a tool for showing students how scarcity, trade, opportunity cost, voluntary exchange, price inc...
Learning knows no bounds! We are doing great things in our Early Learning Center. Now registering children for the Class of 2032! Don't miss the opportunity to reserve a spot for your child!
The Brooks County Christian Athletes Sports Camp will be held Thursday and Friday, May 30 & 31, at Brooks County High School. The camp will include Christian music and devotion, as well as sports instruction. The Brooks County High School coaches will lead the camp. The cost of the camp is $10.00 which includes lunch for both days. All campers will be given a Bible and...
Brooks County High School Allied Healthcare and Medicine class welcomed former BCHS graduate Devin L. Story back to his alma mater. Devin is a nurse working at the Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta. He shared with students his nursing experiences and the impact he has on his patients. Devin presented the Healthcare Honor graduates with Littman stethoscopes they can use...
Congratulations to Mrs. Foster and her Marketing students on receiving Industry Re-certification! Walter Burgess, State Marketing Industry Certification Team Leader, announced the re-certification after conducting his tour. He was extremely complimentary of DECA students, the DECA program, and our school store as components of an outstanding Marketing Program.
What's the Buzz?Howard Akers, Brooks County School’s CTAE director, and Tammy Akers, Quitman Elementary’s Speech teacher and one of the Bee Keeping club sponsors, drove to Perry, Georgia late one evening to pick up four hives of honey bees for Quitman Elementary’s Bee Keeping Club. Transporting the bees at night keeps the bees calm. The four hives of honey bees total...
Pre-K registration is scheduled for March 19-23, 2018 from 8am-4pm at Brooks County Schools Board of Education, 1081 Barwick Road, Quitman, GA 31643.
Documents needed:
Birth Certificate Social Security Card Proof of Residence Shot Record (Form 3231) Eye, Ear, and Dental (Form 3300)Contact us at (229) 263-7531 for more information.
Brooks County Schools is pleased to announce that we are launching our new website and mobile app today! We believe it will better serve our staff, students, and parents by providing dynamic content updates and notifications from each school in our district. We hope you find it informative and fun to use!
Influenza (Flu) prevention advice for caregivers of young children from the CDC. Story shared by Heather Williams (Brooks County Schools Nurse).
Protecting Against Influenza (Flu): Advice for Caregivers of Young Children