Press Releases
FEBRUARY 2012
February 3, 2012 Cousins Middle School Student Wins NCSS Spelling Bee (NEW)
February 3, 2012 Read Dr. Mathews' February 2012 Supe's Corner: Lessons That Last and Matter (NEW)
Published in The Covington News, February 3, 2012
February 1, 2012 Fairview Elementary Earns $5,000 Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant (NEW)
JANUARY 2012
Read Dr. Mathews' January 2012 End-of-Month Notes (NEW)
- NCSS Quick Notes (NEW)
January 30, 2012 NCSS Announces Early Release Date for Parent Conferences (NEW)
January 30, 2012 NCSS to Hold County Spelling Bee (NEW)
January 25, 2012 NCSS Hopes to Extend and Expand After School Programs Through Grant Applications
January 17, 2012 Liberty Middle School Earns State Award for Outstanding Student Achievement
January 12, 2012 NCSS Announces Early Release Schedule for January 13 Professional Learning Day
January 12, 2012 NCSS Announces Title I Distinguished Schools
DECEMBER 2011
December 16, 2011 Read Dr. Mathews December 2011 End-of-Month Notes
December 13, 2011 NCSS Earns Eight State Awards From Georgia School Public Relations Association
December 13, 2011 Heard-Mixon Elementary School Named a 2011 Georgia School of Excellence
December 9, 2011 NCSS Nominates 31 Students for Governor's Honors Program
Read the December 2011 Supe's Corner: Georgia's New Focus on College and Career Readiness
NOVEMBER 2011
November 30, 2011 Read Dr. Mathews November 2011 Edition of the Superintendent's End-of-Month Notes
November 2, 2011 Eastside Student Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
November 2, 2011 Three More Schools Make AYP After CRCT Retests
OCTOBER 2011
October 31, 2011 Read Dr. Mathews' October 2011 End-of-Month Notes
October 28, 2011 NCSS Announces SES Parent Informational Meetings and Providers Fairs
October 26, 2011 NCSS to Host Promethean ActivBus
Published in The Covington News on October 2, 2011
SEPTEMBER 2011
September 29, 2011 Read Dr. Mathews' September 2011 End-of-Month Notes
BOE Representative Jeff Meadors to Host Public Forum invitation
September 19, 2011 NCSS Announces Three Finalists for NCSS 2012 Teacher of the Year
September 14, 2011 NCSS Announces 2011 SAT Results
September 14, 2011 Porterdale Elementary School Receives Lowe's Grant
September 13, 2011 NCSS Announces the 2010-2011 School Teachers of the Year
AUGUST 2011
August 17, 2011 NCSS Announces 2011 ACT Results
August 11, 2011 School Board Breaks Ground on New High School Site
August 11, 2011 NCSS Continues Paver Brick Program
August 8, 2011 NCSS Announces 2011 Football Schedules
August 4, 2011 Students Welcomed Back for 2011-2012 School Year
August 3, 2011 Ombudsman Program to be Temporarily Housed in Former Sharp Learning Center
August 2, 2011 Read the Superintendent's July 2011 End-of-Month Notes
JULY 2011
July 24, 2011 Read the July 2011 Supe's Corner: Results, Parents, and Professionalism
Published in The Covington News on July 24, 2011
July 21, 2011 NCSS Announces 2011 Preliminary AYP Results
July 14, 2011 NCSS Receives $4,500 PAS Next Generation Grant
July 13, 2011 NCSS Receives Safe Route to School Grant
July 6, 2011 NCSS Announces Preliminary 2011 School-by-School CRCT Results
July 5, 2011 Read the June 2011 Supe's Corner: Reflections on Education
Published in The Covington News on June 24, 2011
July 5, 2011 Read the Superintendent's June 2011 End-of-Month Notes
JUNE 2011
June 22, 2011 NCSS Announces Preliminary 2011 CRCT Results
June 22, 2011 NCSS Announces HB 251 Transfer Procedures
MAY 2011
APRIL 2011
April 28, 2011 NCSS Announces Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Guidelines for 2011-2012
April 27, 2011 Read Superintendent's April 2011 End-of-Month Notes
April 23, 2011 Read Supe's Corner: Professional Learning Communities Needed Published in the Newton Citizen on April 21, 2011 and The Covington News on April 23, 2011
April 21, 2011 Middle Ridge Elementary School Teacher Receives 11-Alive Class Act Award
MARCH 2011
March 11, 2011 NCSS Announces First Recipients of Newton Education Foundation Mini-Grants
March 11, 2011 NCSS Nominates 32 Students to Participate in Governor's Honors Competition
March 11, 2011 Eastside High School Student Wins President's Volunteer Service Award
March 11, 2011 Oak Hill Elementary Student's Artwork to be Featured in Fire Safety Tips Calendar
March 11, 2011 Global Learning at ALANHS
March 1, 2011 Read Superintendent's End-of-Month-Notes
- A Strategic Plan for Teaching for Learning for All (See Note #5)
March 1, 2011 Read Supe's Corner A Tale of Two Lessons (Published in both The Covington News and the Newton Citizen)
FEBRUARY 2011
February 24, 2011 NCSS Announces STAR Students and STAR Teachers
February 17, 2011 NCSS Middle School Students Win Big at Griffin RESA Literacy Days Competition
February 17, 2011 NCSS Offers New Communication Resources
February 16, 2011 NCSS to Implement Three-Tier Pupil Transportation System in 2011-2012
February 16, 2011 BOE Announces 2011 Legislative Priorities
February 11, 2011 BOE Seeks Input on Naming New Elementary School
February 9, 2011 NCSS Announces Budget Survey Results
February 5, 2011 Newton County Special Olympics Holding Recycling Fundraiser
February 5, 2011 NHS FBLA to Provide Free Tax Service
February 4, 2011 Sharp Learning Center Student Wins County Spelling Bee
February 3, 2011 NCSS Announces Pre-K Registration Dates for 2011-2012 School Year
February 2, 2011 NCSS to Host District Spelling Bee
February 2, 2011 School Board Elects New Chair and Vice Chair
February 2, 2011 NCSS Announces District Literacy Days Winners
JANUARY 2011
January 31, 2011 Read the Superintendent's January End-of-Month Notes
January 20, 2011 NCSS Announces Title I Distinguished Schools
January 20, 2011 NCSS Purchases Site for New High School
January 20, 2011 Board of Education Announces 2011 Meeting Dates
January 7, 2011 NCSS to Host Public Meeting on Possible Major Budget Reductions
January 5, 2011 Three NCSS Schools Receive State Awards for Outstanding Achievement
DECEMBER 2010
December 17, 2010 Read the Superintendent's December End-of-Month Notes
December 17, 2010 Read A Strategic Plan for Teaching-for-Learning-for-All
NOVEMBER 2010
November 30, 2010 Read the Superintendent's November End-of-Month Notes
November 19, 2010 NCSS Releases Georgia High School Writing Test Results
November 19, 2010 NCSS Releases Rezoning Q & A Document(This document will continually be updated throughout the rezoning process)
November 18, 2010 NCSS Releases Boundary Descriptions for Proposed 2011-2012 Elementary School Zones
November 16, 2010 Information From Superintendent's Community Leadership Forum
November 10, 2010 NCSS Announces Proposed Elementary School Zones for 2011-2012
November 2, 2010 NCSS Announces Counselor and Advocate of the Year
OCTOBER 2010:
October 26, 2010 NCSS Announces 2010 Graduation Rates
October 15, 2010 Cousins and Indian Creek Make AYP
October 15, 2010 NCSS Announces Fall Break Hours for Central Office
SEPTEMBER 2010:
September 28, 2010 Letter to Parents of 10th Grade Students Regarding 2010 PSAT
September 23, 2010 NCSS Releases September 2010 Board Notes
September 22, 2010 BOE Approves Non-Negotiable Goals for NCSS
September 21, 2010 NCSS Announces New Principal for Newton High School
September 13, 2010 NCSS Announces 2010 SAT Results
September 1, 2010 Newton High School Principal Resigns
AUGUST 2010:
August 31, 2010 Read the Superintendent's August 2010 End-of-Month Notes
August 26, 2010 NCSS Enters Articulation Agreement With DeKalb Tech
August 25, 2010 NCSS Releases 2010 High School Football Schedule
August 23, 2010 Read Supe's Corner: Schools must build background knowledge (Published in The Covington News)
August 20, 2010 NCSS Announces 2010 ACT Results
JULY 2010:
July 27, 2010 NCSS Announces Principal for Livingston Elementary
July 22, 2010 Affordable Back to School Immunizations Offered at Newton County Health Department
July 19, 2010 NCSS Announces Preliminary AYP Results
July 16, 2010 Livingston Elementary School Principal Announces Resignation
July 9, 2010 NCSS Deputy Superintendent Named ASCD 2010 Emerging Leader
July 9, 2010 NCSS Announces 2010 Preliminary CRCT Data
July 6, 2010 BOE Selects Principal for Clements Middle School
APRIL 2010:
April 24, 2010 NCSS Announces 2010 Governor's Honors Finalists
MARCH 2010:
March 30, 2010 NCSS High Schools Announce Spring Plant Sales
| Alcovy High | Eastside High | Newton High |
March 29, 2010 Alcovy High School to Host Rezoning Open House
March 26, 2010 Georgia Department of Community Health Urges Residents to Get H1N1 Vaccination
March 25, 2010 Board of Education Selects New Superintendent
March 24, 2010 Indian Creek Students Sweep Awards at Regional Science Fair
March 23, Newton High School Announces Spring SAT Prep Course for NCSS High School Students
March 23, 2010 Eastside DECA to Host Easter Egg Hunt
March 19, 2010 NCSS Announces Winners of Griffin RESA Literacy Days Competition
March 19, 2010 NCSS Announces Winners of Young Georgia Authors Contest
March 17, 2010 Hypnotist to Perform at Newton High
March 16, 2010 NCSS Spelling Bee Champion Moves on to State Finals
March 11, 2010 Board of Education Announces Finalists for Superintendent
March 11, 2010 Superintendent Addresses Employees Regarding Budget Cuts
March 9, 2010 Board of Education Revises School Calendar Due to Snow Day
March 8, 2010 Griffin RESA Holds Ribbon Cutting for New Cooperative Purchasing Warehouse
March 4, 2010 Clements Preparatory Academy Informational Forum and Open House Set for March 8, 2010
March 1, 2010 NCSS Announces Kindergarten Round Up Dates
March 1, 2010 NCSS Receives $20,000 in Grant Awards from General Mills Foundation
March 1, 2010 NCSS High School Students Participate in Healthcare Science Careers Job Shadow Day
FEBRUARY 2010:
February 17, 2010 Griffin RESA to Host College Goal Sunday on February 28, 2010
February 12, 2010 NCSS Announces Phase Out of Three District Schools From State DOE Inventory
February 11, 2010 NCSS Announces Winter Break Schedule
February 10, 2010 NCSS Announces Update on Superintendent Search
JANUARY 2010:
January 26, 2010 NCSS Announces Pre-Kindergarten Registration Dates
January 25, 2010 NCSS to Host System Spelling Bee
January 21, 2010 NCSS Superintendent Releases Letter to Parents Regarding Budget Concerns
January 21, 2010 Board of Education Approves Meeting Schedule for 2010
DECEMBER 2009:
December 3, 2009 NCSS In Conjunction With DeKalb Tech Receives $3 Million Grant for Career Academy
NOVEMBER 2009:
November 19, 2009 Newton County Schools Collect Over 10,000 Cans of Food for Can-A-Thon
November 17, 2009 Newton County BOE Purchases Land for New School
November 16, 2009 Eastside High School Announces FFA Plant Sale
November 12, 2009 Heard-Mixon Elementary School Teacher Named 2010 NCSS Teacher of the Year
November 12, 2009 NCSS Announces Further Revisions to Current School Calendar
November 4, 2009 Four Elementary Schools Named Title I Distinguished Schools
November 2, 2009 Newton County Health Department Receives H1N1 Injectable Vaccine
OCTOBER 2009:
October 30, 2009 NCSS Announces Top Three Finalists for 2010 Teacher of the Year
October 29, 2009 NCSS Superintendent Announces Retirement Plans (Press Release)
October 28, 2009 NCSS Receives 100% Participation Award from Relay for Life
October 27, 2009 NCSS Superintendent Retirement Announcement to Board of Education
October 20, 2009 NCSS Announces 2010 School Teachers of the Year
October 14, 20098 NCSS Receives $283,447 Caring Communities System of Care Grant
October 5, 2009 Newton High School Assistant Principal Appointed to PAGE Board of Directors
October 5, 2009 Newton County School System to Host 2009 College PROBE Fair at Alcovy High School
October 5, 2009 Newton County School System Announces Fall Schedule for Students
October 5, 2009 Newton County School System Announces Winners of School Bus Safety Poster Contest
October 2, 2009 Eastside and Newton High Schools Receive $5,000 Work Ready Grants
October 1, 2009 Newton County School System Releases Fall AYP Update
SEPTEMBER 2009:
September 28, 2009 Alcovy High School Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist
September 26, 2009 Live Oak Elementary Students Take a Friendship Adventure With Ronald McDonald
September 21, 2009 Cousins Middle School to Host Second Parent University
September 18, 2009 NCSS Infinite Campus Student Portal Now Available Online
September 15, 2009 NCSS Announces Early Release Days for Parent Conferences
September 2, 2009 Newton High High School JROTC Named Naval Honor Unit for Eighth Consecutive Year
September 2, 2009 NCSS to Submit Career Academy Grant Application
September 1, 2009 NCSS Dedicates Live Oak Elementary School
September 1, 2009 NCSS Superintendent Participates in Griffin RESA Groundbreaking for New Warehouse
AUGUST 2009:
August 25, 2009 NCSS Announces 2009 SAT Scores
August 24, 2009 NCSS to Launch Be There Parent Involvement Campaign
August 21, 2009 NCSS Announces Homer Sharp Stadium Brick Program Brick Paver Order Form
August 19, 2009 NCSS Announces Early Release Day Information
August 19, 2009 NCSS Announces ACT Scores
August 14, 2009 NCSS Welcomes New Administrators
August 5, 2009 Purchasing Specialist Earns Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) Credential
JULY 2009:
July 30, 2009 Rocky Plains Celebrates Five Years
July 29, 2009 Newton County School System Announces 2009 High School Football Schedule
July 29, 2009 Superintendent's Welcome Back to School Letter to Students and Community
July 14, 2009 Newton County School System Announces 2009 AYP Results
July 9, 2009 Newton County School System Announces 2009 School Level CRCT Results
JUNE 2009:
June 25, 2009 Newton County School System Announces House Bill 251 School Choice Procedures
