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On January 20, we’ll be launching the “Show Up!” campaign with a District Signing Day to encourage students, faculty and staff to be present and engaged each and every day. Keep an eye out for further details as the second semester approaches!

As part of his entry plan with the Bibb County School District, Superintendent Dr. Dan A. Sims held Parent Engagement Sessions in each school zone. We recorded one of the Parent Engagement Sessions for parents who may have missed these sessions to watch and follow along online. Click the link here to watch the presentation by Dr. Sims and learn about his vision for Bibb Schools and how you can take an active role in supporting Bibb students!

Bibb County School District has a new podcast! EdTech Talk highlights teachers from throughout the District as they discuss using their favorite classroom tech tool! The November episode highlighted:

• Alexeya Haywood – Southfield, 3rd Grade
• Quanterica Uriah – Bruce, 5th Grade
• Morgan Davidson – Porter, 2nd Grade
• Rebecca Erwin – Porter, Media Specialist

Listen at https://anchor.fm/edtechtalkbibb.

Have you moved this school year? Do you have a new phone number? Make sure your information is correct in Parent Portal!

https://www.bcsdk12.net/parents/parentportal

Superintendent Dr. Dan A. Sims visited Pre-K students at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Elementary and read them a Christmas book! Students received gloves and a book to take home for the holidays!

The 100 Black Men of Middle Georgia delivered 40 bikes to students at Bruce Elementary School before the break! Also, the commissioner of Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) gave 40 kids’ pairs of Nike shoes.

The “Hour of Code” is a global movement that is observed annually in conjunction with Computer Science week held in December. The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to Computer Science, designed to demystify "code", proving that anyone can learn the basics. The Instructional Technology department supports our teachers and students by promoting coding for at least one hour during this week. Every student should have the opportunity to code for it develops problem-solving skills, logic, and creativity. By starting early and participating in the Hour of Code, students have exposure to a potential 21st century career path.

Our YouthBuild students have been busy working on their class project with Macon Area Habitat for Humanity this month! In June 2021, the Bibb County School District was granted $1.5 million to continue YouthBuild, a pre-apprenticeship construction program, which serves as an opportunity for youth ages 16-24 to develop educational and occupational skills. SOAR Academy was awarded the two-year grant for the first time in February 2019 and the District was one of only two grantees in Georgia to receive the grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. Now in its second round of the grant, the YouthBuild program has helped change the lives of countless Macon Bibb County youth by providing them employability skills training, leadership development, and the opportunity to graduate with a high school diploma or obtain a GED.

All week, from December 12 through 16, the Bibb County School District celebrated the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program with PBIS Week. This includes celebrations at each school, as well as mental health first aid kids, provided by Project AWARE, to support self-care for our students’ mental well-being.

This celebration also coincides with the announcement of school PBIS recognitions by the Georgia Department of Education. This year, 18 District schools were named Distinguished PBIS Schools: Alexander II Magnet School, Bruce Elementary School, Sonny Carter Elementary School, Central High School, Elam Alexander Academy at Burke, Elam Alexander Academy at Southwest, Hartley Elementary School, Ingram-Pye Elementary School, John R. Lewis Elementary School, Rosa Taylor Elementary School, Rutland High School, Skyview Elementary School, SOAR Academy, Southwest High School, Union Elementary School, Veterans Elementary School, Vineville Academy of the Arts and W.S. Hutchings College and Career Academy.

Just seven high schools statewide received this honor, with three located in Bibb County. Additionally, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Springdale Elementary School and Weaver Middle School were named Operational PBIS Schools, the second-highest recognition level.

Rutland High School was invited to present at a national conference in Atlanta this month. The students actually led part of the presentation, discussing school climate and culture, and they did such a phenomenal job that they have been invited to present at a national conference in Florida!

Students from six high schools toured Clark Atlanta University this month! The students toured the campus and participated in a program where several of them received acceptances and scholarships on the spot!

Thank you to Mercer University for hosting fourth graders from throughout the district for a special campus tour and fun basketball game against Middle Georgia State University!

Recently, students from Bernd Elementary and Springdale Elementary School Macon, GA participated in competitions as part of the Georgia Elementary Beta Convention in Savannah. With some competing in person and others virtually, the following students placed high enough to advance to national competition in Louisville, Kentucky, this June!

• Addie May, Lorelai Wall, Siler Hall - Book Battle, First Place, Springdale
• Siler Hall - Fifth Grade Language Arts, Second Place, Springdale
• Ben Shoultz, Naomi Pope, Allanah Ware, Passion Solomon - Musicology, Third Place, Bernd
• Ashley Ouyang - Onsite Art Painting, Second Place, Springdale
• Corbin Pendergrass - Performing Arts Vocalist, First Place, Springdale
• Addie May, Lorelai Wall, Piper Reynolds, Ethan Spann - Quiz Bowl, Second Place, Springdale
• Ben Shoultz, Messiah Brown, Grace Sinyard, Passion Solomon - Quiz Bowl, Fourth Place, Bernd
• Tucker Gilbert - Fourth Grade Science, Fifth Place, Springdale
• Ray Timmerman - Fourth Grade Social Studies, Third Place, Springdale
• Naomi Pope - Spelling Bee, Fourth Place, Bernd

Congratulations to two Bibb County teams awarded 1st Place in the 2022 Stock Market Game regional competition!

• Hutchings College and Career Academy, led by teacher Stephen Neil: 1st Place Congressional District level 2 in the High School category. (Above)
• Miller Fine Arts Magnet Middle School, led by teacher Tony Washington: 1st Place Congressional District level 2 in the Middle School category.

Of 2,617 teams statewide, Hutchings placed 17th. They were first in Bibb Co over 257 teams. They made $26,000 in 10 weeks. This is the third time in a row HCCA students won the congressional district competition!

Each year, Macon Area Habitat for Humanity hosts the Light More Homes Christmas light display to raise funds and awareness, as well as to bring some holiday cheer. This year, this display is located at Mercer Village on Montpelier Avenue, and student groups from around the county participated in the light programming contest. This year, the District had two school groups finish in first place for their grade level.

Appling Middle – First Place, Middle School Level

• JaVontae Byrd, 7th grade
• Tylen Dulin, 7th grade
• Adviser: STEM Coach Shavetta Thomas

Howard High – First Place, High School Level

• Henry Blankenship, 10th grade
• Connor Darity, 10th grade
• TJ Hillman, 10th grade
• Jamal Howard, 10th grade
• Adviser: Dr. Paul Barber

Recently, the Academic Team from Howard Middle School competed in a National Science Challenge hosted by Question Unlimited. This competition pitted the Huskies against teams from across the country and even one team from Honduras. In the end, the Huskies faced off against Drexler Middle School from Iowa and won by a score of 220-40 to win the middle school championship.

• Captain: Londyn Rodgers, 8th grade
• Co-Captains: Shritham Panda and Makenzie Hugley, 8th grade
• Annabelle Brannen, 8th grade
• Emmaleigh Brannen, 8th grade
• Kezander Hillman, 8th grade
• Brooke Johnson, 8th grade
• Darius Newsome, 8th grade
• Bailei O’Dette, 8th grade
• Emory Peek, 8th grade
• Yazmine Simms, 8th grade
• Adviser: Ashley O’Tyson

The Access Department at Northeast High School sponsored a drive to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia and children at Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital. They delivered the items collected – coloring books, crayons, socks, pajamas, teddy bears, and slippers - to the Ronald McDonald House

VISION: Each student will demonstrate strength of character and will be college or career ready.

MISSION: The Bibb County School District develops a highly trained staff and an engaged community dedicated to educating each student for a 21st century global society.

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