Heard County School System

We are aware of the forecast for potential black ice in the morning. We will make a decision a little after 6 pm this evening. We will robocall and post on social media as soon as a decision is made. As always, thank you for your patience.

The 2020-2021 Heard County Spelling Bee was held Tuesday February 2nd. Winners are pictured- Third Place, Tucker Cammon from Ephesus Elementary, Second Place- Jake Lane from Heard Elementary, First Place- Ollie Calhoun from Centralhatchee Elementary. Ollie will represent Heard County later this month at the Region Spelling Bee in Conyers.

Head Start Registration Next Week

Heard County School System Registration for NEW 2021-2022 PreKindergarten Students started January 6th. WHO: Any child who is not currently attending school in the Heard County School System and will be four years old prior to September 1, 2021 and is a Georgia resident can register for PreK WHERE: ONLINE -to register your PreK student complete the form at https://heard.jotform.com/203522923435047 REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION: Child’s certified birth certificate Parents’ proof of residency (ex. utility bill, rental agreement) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO SCHOOL START: Child’s social security card Child’s Immunization Record (GA Health Dept. Form 3231) Child’s Vision/Hearing/Dental/Nutrition Record (GA Health Dept. Form 3300 rev.2013) Parent/guardian identification (ex. driver’s license, passport) Anyone unable to complete registration online can visit the Central Office at 131 East Court Square to complete registration in person. Visit anytime between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday or call 706-675-3320 to schedule an appointment.

PLEASE HELP US AS WE PLAN FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR AND REGISTER YOUR NEW KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS NOW. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE HEARD COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM BUT PLAN TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN 2021-2022. Heard County School System Registration for NEW 2021-2022 Kindergarten Students started January 6th. WHO: Any child who is not currently attending school in the Heard County School System and will be five years old prior to September 1, 2021 and is a Georgia resident can register for Kindergarten WHERE: ONLINE -to register your Kindergarten student complete the form at https://heard.jotform.com/203524542735049 REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION: Child’s certified birth certificate Parents’ proof of residency (ex. utility bill, rental agreement) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO SCHOOL START: Child’s social security card Child’s Immunization Record (GA Health Dept. Form 3231) Child’s Vision/Hearing/Dental/Nutrition Record (GA Health Dept. Form 3300 rev.2013) Parent/guardian identification (ex. driver’s license, passport) Anyone unable to complete registration online can visit the Central Office at 131 East Court Square to complete registration in person. Visit anytime between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday or call 706-675-3320 to schedule an appointment.

Heard County School System Registration for NEW 2021-2022 PreKindergarten and Kindergarten Students starts January 6th. WHO: Any child who is not currently attending school in the Heard County School System and … will be four years old prior to September 1, 2021 and is a Georgia resident can register for PreK will be five years old prior to September 1, 2021 and is a Georgia resident can register for Kindergarten WHERE: ONLINE - to register your PreK student complete the form at https://heard.jotform.com/203522923435047 to register your Kindergarten student complete the form at https://heard.jotform.com/203524542735049 REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION: Child’s certified birth certificate Parents’ proof of residency (ex. utility bill, rental agreement) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION PRIOR TO SCHOOL START: Child’s social security card Child’s Immunization Record (GA Health Dept. Form 3231) Child’s Vision/Hearing/Dental/Nutrition Record (GA Health Dept. Form 3300 rev.2013) Parent/guardian identification (ex. driver’s license, passport) Anyone unable to complete registration online can visit the Central Office at 131 East Court Square to complete registration in person. Visit anytime between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday or call 706-675-3320 to schedule an appointment.

Middle School art blog has been updated! http://heardmiddleart.blogspot.com/?m=1

Senior Night is tomorrow night for our basketball programs. Girls tip at 6, senior ceremony in between games, Boys tip around 7:30

Congratulations to Leroy Marsh on being named AA Preseason 2nd Team All-State!

Mackenzie White wins AA Softball Player of the Year award and Coach Matt Hornsby wins AA Coach of the Year award! Congratulations to both of these Braves.

Don't forget to sign up for your FREE meal package for your virtual learners! We offer contactless pick-up to keep you and our staff safe. And it's so easy! Take a break between 11:30 am and 1 pm, drive behind the High School, across from the softball field/tennis courts. Shoot us a text when you arrive and we'll bring out your meal package! Sign up before midnight! Use this form ( https://www.jotform.com/form/203333665255050) to request meals for all Heard County Students you have in your household that are learning virtually right now. Tomorrow's menu can be viewed at Mealviewer.com. Choose the High School to see the virtual meal options. Each student receives a hot lunch for the day and a breakfast for the next morning, for FREE!

Over the past few days, Heard County System officials have been made aware of several new active COVID 19 cases at Heard County Middle School. Currently, HCMS has 14 active cases. This is an increase of 13 since the last day of school on November 20th. After much thought and consultation with the Department of Public Health, Heard County Middle School will switch to virtual learning for the week of November 30th. All middle school students will be expected to work online through their Google Classroom accounts those five days. Students who do not have internet access, please contact the school at 706-675-9247 in order to make arrangements. ALL other schools in the district will resume normal operations on Monday, November 30th.

Progress pics of new gym and performing arts project. Your SPLOST dollars at work!

Congratulations to Shelby Oldham for signing with the Southern Union Golf program! Shelby is our first golfer with a college scholarship to play golf! The Brave Nation is proud of you Shelby!

Congratulations to Clint Robinson! Bright Ideas winner. Thank you Coweta-Fayette EMC for supporting our amazing teachers and their creative ideas!

Congratulations to the Heard County Lady Braves! The Lady Braves secured their 2nd state tile in seven years in Columbus by taking down Lovett 14-7.

This is an announcement from the Heard County School System: We are currently under a Tropical Storm Warning in Heard County. I wanted to let everyone know due to the possibility of high sustained winds and even higher wind gusts which could lead to downed trees and power lines; we have decided to cancel school for tomorrow, October 29th. This applies to all Heard County School System faculty/staff. This applies to all face to face students and K-5 virtual students. We do not have the authority to shut down GA Virtual School. The transportation guidelines suggest we take buses off the road when winds exceed 35 mph. See the attached pics for the forecast for our area. Some portions of our county are in the 55-60 mph forecasted zone. We discussed delaying school a couple of hours as well, but that would put kids at the bus stop at 8:00 a.m. The current forecast has everything coming in between midnight and 8:00 a.m. We don't want our kids out in those potential conditions. There will be no extracurricular activities allowed tomorrow.

It’s School Bus Driver Appreciation Week! The Heard County School System would like to say “thank you” to all of our professionals who are charged with transporting our students safely to and from school each day. These professionals set the tone for a great school day each and every day! If you get a chance, help us let them know how much we appreciate what they do for our children!

USDA announced recently that all students will be able to receive free meals, both breakfast and lunch, at school until June 2021! Check out this news article for 5 great reasons your child should get a FREE school breakfast and lunch! https://www.heard.k12.ga.us/article/326896?org=hcss

New releases on the Heard County Middle School Virtual Book Fair: https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/featured-shops/new-releases.html?grade=6~7~8 6 pages for new items added to the fair (tap to view pages at bottom screen)