First Chapter Fridays are held every Friday in Metter Middle School's 6th Grade ELA (English) classes. We ask community members to volunteer to read the first chapter of your favorite book (or we can choose one for you) to the class and tell them a little about yourself! If you would like to read to a class, please complete the First Chapter Fridays Form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScemJWTOYzS3-9McEahBvq9lovxh0npW1_tk8f1zBNWVM9f4Q/viewform
Candler County Schools will be closed on Monday, January 15 to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We encourage you to attend the annual Metter MLK Day Parade at 2 pm in the downtown area.
The Candler County School District plans to operate on a normal schedule for Tuesday, January 9. With the timing of the storm, we feel students may be safer inside the school buildings and the storm should be passed by the time school ends as they predict it is moving very quickly. However, we will continue to monitor the weather and will keep you updated through social media, our websites, and through our mass communication text/call/email system. We hope that everyone will be safe as this storm passes through our area.
Medicaid Redetermination time! For more information, please visit https://www.metter.org/o/ccsd/page/medicaid-redetermination-information
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Candler County Schools look forward to having our students back on campus beginning Friday, January 5!
Movie night in the park 🎥🍿🎄
Join us for fun and fellowship as Communities in Schools hosts its first ever Movie In The Park event. We will be showing The Grinch. Admission will be FREE and concessions available.
Movie will start at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Metter on December 12th. Make sure to bring a blanket and/or pillow for your comfort. We will also be giving out Christmas books to all children. The books will be first come first serve.
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The Book Fair is coming to MES December 7-12! 8:30 -3 pm each day in the Media Center!
3rd and 4th Grade Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held Dec 6-7. Please check with your child's teacher for the schedule.
Candler County School District was notified of a data breach earlier this week which could have included personal identifiable information. To view the District’s entire statement on the breach, please visit www.metter.org/o/ccsd/page/data-breach-statement
A Candler County Schools bus was involved in an accident this morning at the corner of Vertia St. and College St. around 8 am this morning. No children were aboard the bus at the time and no injuries were reported by either driver.
Authorities responded quickly and a full report of the accident will be released by the Georgia State Patrol at a later time.
MES Snack Shack will be open on Friday, Nov 17 selling goodies! All items are $1.
Have you visited our website lately? We've uploaded a new video on our homepage that you want to see! https://www.metter.org/o/mes
We will be uploading new videos every 2 weeks, so remember to return to our homepage often to see new video of the wonderful things our students are doing!
It's National Parents as Teachers Day! Research shows that greater parent involvement is a critical link in a child’s development of learning skills, including reading and writing. Take some time to teach your child(ren) something new today. Have a conversation with them about how school went today (don't let them just tell you "fine")...ask them specific questions about their classes...they will be excited to tell you all about it! We call this SWIRL (Speaking, Writing, Illustrating, Reading and Listening) and families can be engaged in SWIRL just as much as the children are at school, just by talking, listening and even playing games with your child(ren). Give it a try today.
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Congrats Lady MHS Tigers on winning the Class A Area 2 Cheer Competition!!
Metter Tigers Football defeats Screven County and will now host Round 1 of the Playoffs on November 10 at 7:30 pm in The Jungle at Metter High against the Swainsboro Tigers. Come cheer these boys on!!
Lady Tigers fall to Prince Avenue 13-1 in first game of the state championship. Next game will be October 26 at 5 pm against Dade County. You can see the bracket here:
https://www.ghsa.net/2023-2024-ghsa-class-a-division-i-state-fast-pitch-softball-tournament-bracket
Hold your heads high, Tigers, and go after Dade County!! 🥎🐅
The MHS Lady Tigers are headed to Columbus for the Elite 8 on the road to a State Championship! The first game will be Wednesday, October 25 at 11 am against Prince Avenue. Let's go Lady Tigers!!! 🥎🐅🏆
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Dr. Bubba Longgrear, Candler County School District Superintendent, has been recognized as one of four 2024 Superintendent of the Year Finalists for the state of Georgia by the Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA)!
"It is an honor to be recognized as a finalist," says Dr. Longgrear. "This is truly a recognition for the good work of our school system and community."
Nominations were received from August 2, 2023, to September 1, 2023. Nominations were made by boards of education, colleagues, community members, and businesses, from all over our state.
There were 24 candidates nominated and four were selected as state finalists to represent the superintendent’s profession in Georgia. These four finalists will now move to the next phase of completing an application to enter the national competition, where one of the four will be selected to represent the state of Georgia against the other 49 states and Canada.
"This is a tremendous honor to be amongst the very best professionals who answer the call to serve in the K-12 Public School Superintendency...a most challenging and honorable career," says Dr. John Zauner, Executive Director of GSSA.
Our MHS Lady Tigers Softball Team lost 2-3 against Swainsboro Tigers at the Super Regionals being held at Crawford County High School. Tigers will now play Pelham High School. Follow the Lady Tigers on Gamechanger or check back here for updates.