MHS Tiger Football will take on Savannah High School on Friday, October 13 in Savannah at 6 pm. You can listen to the game on WHCG Better 105.9 FM in your car or online at https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fradio.securenetsystems.net%2Fcirruscontent%2FWHCG%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR30yuosFxSd66AZIbn9Ly28_DU2ibCe7svPSC__lzF-rKbQB50n7Q1NGP0&h=AT1aRJsWUuob1T2ydT2KLz6ksUV1pxv3wcfVI3CDVBPr0FNGek74CND8mEZOp5TBxNgbAPXSTYc4-Nm1ECEFiq-wTBgiCxsfN9ZP4qamJhewXUIsDMp6ov4tIx2El-5YAWVvjEA&__tn__=%2CmH-R&c[0]=AT1JMvowZ1YWA4dXUJeVjrTu6vN9e6e6q5NeQibpyN-PoL2HAKeKfejWfjCHbk9d-zsXKGCVfvbUCB8t7Zg9h-5sXJ7Yx0R4eUjIHzjaE_lENSO8lBJi6Xjdk3F87eFghaa4No7T6ZdODlJIXYQlfNN-Ax3iEg
Thanks to all who drove during Metter Ford's Drive One 4UR School! We had over 330 test drives which exceeds the goal. Some of the drivers have still not completed the post survey that was texted or emailed to you after you completed the drive. If you haven't completed, please do so asap to get credit and funding for your drive.
A Special THANK YOU to The Pond House and to JoMax BBQ for donating tonight's Booster Meal! We appreciate Ricky and the teams at the restaurants! Go check them out this weekend for some good food! YUM!!
Metter Boosters: If you haven't already, please text 912-388-0991 or email bgainous@metter.org with the number in your family (along with your family/business name) if you would like to join Booster tailgating at 6:15 pm on Friday, October 6. Deadline to let us know your number is Wednesday, October 4 at 8 pm. Thank you.
Such a wonderful concert given the MMS/MHS Chorus tonight!! We’ll load videos tomorrow and post a link!
MHS Cheerleaders brought home 3rd place in the Raider Rumble Cheer Competition yesterday! Congrats!! 🏆🐅
For you planners, the 2024-2025 School Calendar has been approved by the Board of Education and is now posted online at https://5il.co/25pij
The 2023 Raider Rumble Cheer Competition will be held this Saturday, September 30 at West Laurens High School. Metter High School Cheerleaders will take the mat at 5 pm.
METTER HIGH IS HIGH SCHOOL SESSION 3 (IMPORTANT)
**Fans will need to buy tickets for each session they attend ($10 each-children 4 and under are free) or an all day pass is available for $15.00. Please pay close attention to the session you are buying tickets for as refunds are not allowed.
TICKETS - will be sold at the door and are available on Go Fan. Please bring exact change to make ticket lines move more efficiently.
PARKING/ENTRANCE - All spectators will enter through the front entrance of the school and will exit the gym using a side door. Spectators will enter from Highway 257 and park in front of the gym/tennis courts
MHS Varsity Softball Lady Tigers defeat Claxton tonight with a score of 7-2! 💪🐅
Congratulations to the JV Football Tigers on their win today 20-14 in overtime against Tattnall County!
MHS Lady Tiger Softball wins against Screven Co 3-2 in a pitching duel!
MHS Receives Scientific Equipment
Metter High School (MHS) Science Department teacher, Dr. Felicia Forbes, traveled to Tucker, Georgia to go “shopping” and received thousands of dollars in laboratory equipment and supplies from the Center for Global Health Innovation’s (CGHI) Equipment Depot on Saturday, September 9, 2023. This laboratory equipment and supplies will reach hundreds of students in the MHS Science Department, MHS Science Olympiad and Science Club members. Prior to shopping, Dr. Forbes participated in the hands-on professional development workshop to learn about the Genes in Space contest. A scholarship was awarded to cover the cost of the workshop. Along with a cohort of teachers, she had a chance to complete a guided, hands-on lab activity using Biotechnology company miniPCR bio equipment. All participants were able to keep the kit containing the equipment and reagents they used to participate. Dr. Forbes stated she would like to thank all the companies who donate equipment and supplies to the Equipment Depot to support science learning in the state of Georgia.
Pictured: MHS Science Teacher Dr. Felicia Forbes (left) with MHS Principal Ellis Strobridge with all the donated Science Equipment
The MHS Raiders took first place overall in the Mixed Division at the Area 9 Meet today with 3 events with a first place win and 2 events with a second place win!! Mixed The Division means that the team has males and females and you start at least 4 females per event (Metter had 5 females). Congratulations to the Raiders and Col. Hoyt on the win!! Videos and photos to come!
Congratulations to the MHS Cheerleaders on being the Heart of Georgia Cheer Classic GHSA Class A champs. 📣🏆🐅
The Candler County School District (CCSD) and the Candler County Sheriff’s Office continue to collaborate for the safety of our community’s students, teachers and staff through trainings and drills.
Sheriff’s office personnel and School Resource Officers have been working with the school administrators on planning an intruder drill, as the recent House Bill 147 requires at least one each school year. While the House Bill specifies an Intruder Drill, the Sheriff’s Office has been providing many different safety drills for the schools for a number of years.
The Candler County School District will conduct an Intruder Drill prior to October 1, as required by the House Bill, at the K-8 complex for the Elementary and Middle Schools and at the High School for High School and the College & Career Academy.
“While these types of events are extremely rare nationwide, our focus remains on the safety of our children and staff and we want to be prepared in the best way possible for any event that might occur,” says CCSD Superintendent Bubba Longgrear.
The Candler County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting the drill and have trained school staff on best practices in order to keep themselves and their students safe.
“We want to inform the community that this is a drill and there is no reason to be alarmed,” says Sheriff John Miles. “Our deputies will be on campus to conduct the drill and to evaluate procedures so we know we are prepared for any emergency.”
Candler County School District works daily to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for all students and staff. In the event of an actual emergency, school administrators will work in collaboration with the Candler County Sheriff’s Office and other emergency management personnel.
In the event of an actual emergency, parents can obtain information about their child’s school by downloading the Candler County School District app on cell phones to receive notifications from the school, checking the school website, following the school on social media, as well as, accepting phone calls from the school’s automated phone system.
“When the actual drill takes place, our communications team will send alerts through the website, the app, and social media, just as they would in a true emergency,” says Longgrear. “We ask parents to avoid coming to the school to ‘check on your child’ in this drill or in a real emergency. One concern noted by professionals with an event like this is that when people start racing to the school it interferes with the number of officers who can deal with the actual situation because officers are then needed to manage crowd control and secure the building from visitors."
The Candler County School District would like to thank the Candler County Sheriff’s Office and all local agencies for their proactive approach to school and community safety.
Did you know?
Each year, the Candler County Education Foundation awards grants to our own teachers/staff members for innovation learning opportunities for our students.
Some of those grants from 2022-2023 include:
MES - enhancement of Tiger Time
MES - purchase of books for PreK Students
MES- Lego Robotics Competition
MES - Math Mania Competition
MMS - Reading Bowl
MMS - Apple pencils for Art Program
MMS - Robotics set, Engage Club and Jr. Beta Club
MMS - Amazing Shake Competition
MHS - Science Olympiad
MHS - Performing Arts Conference
MHS - JROTC
MHS/MCCA - Forklift Training for students
The Education Foundation depends on contributions by individuals, businesses, corporations and other resources that can be utilized to enhance the educational opportunities in Candler County Public Schools.
You can learn more: https://www.metter.org/page/candler-county-ed-foundation
and you can help by donating if you feel led to do so. Thank you.
Congratulations to Dr. Karen Chassereau on being named the MHS/MCCA Teacher of the Year!
Very well deserved for this hard working teacher…evidenced by her students yelling congratulations through the hallways.
The Board of Education has announced its intention to maintain a 14.0 millage rate, as necessary for the securing of state equalization funds, which will require an increase in property taxes by 5.58 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the first public hearing on this tax
increase to be held at the Candler County Board of Education Central
Office on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 6:00 pm.
Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are
at the Candler County Schools K-8 Complex on September 19, 2023 at
8:00 am and the Candler County Board of Education Central Office on
September 21, 2023 at 5:00 pm.
The tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 14.000 mills, an
increase of .74 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage
rate will be no more than 13.260 mills. The proposed tax increase for a
home with a fair market value of $150,000 is approximately $42.92 and
the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair
market value of $100,000 is approximately $29.60.
FBLA is running an Early Bird Special for membership this year. $25 dues paid by August 31st include your national and state dues as well as your chapter tshirt. All students who join FBLA by Thursday, August 31st will be entered in a drawing for a FREE Fall Motivational Rally at Six Flags registration which is an $80 value!!!
Pick up a membership form from the front office or see Mrs Deal in Room 207 or Mrs.Donaldson in Room 206 for a membership form! Beat the rush and join today!
Any student wishing to join FCCLA can stop by and pick up forms from Mrs. Longgrear in Room 107. Membership dues are $25 and include a t-shirt. Deadline is August 31.