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Read the names of our 3,320 members of the Class of 2025 on this page! Congratulations!
Online registration is open for students entering kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year. Learn more here.
May update on the new Cherokee High School and other construction projects (Free Home ES, Creekland MS, Creekview HS, River Ridge HS, Woodstock HS)
The School Board officially cuts the ribbon on the new Free Home Elementary School - read more and see photos from the community open house here.
Visit CCSD's new Accountability site with a recent review of our 2024 CCRPI, Advanced Placement, and Georgia Milestones scores.
See weekly sports schedules and Athlete of the Month here.
News & Events
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Twenty-six Cherokee County School District high school rising juniors and seniors are spending this summer as student researchers through a partnership with Georgia’s National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center! Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute, a CCSD Partner, made the student research positions available through its role as the Georgia Science Education Initiative’s National Cancer Institute GA YES (Youth Enjoy Science) Program site.
The Cherokee County School Board at its regular meeting and work session on Thursday, June 12, 2025, heard a report on efforts to further improve teaching and learning for next school year and appointed new school and district leaders.
The Cherokee County School District has earned five national awards for excellence in communications, including a top honor for strategic communications and community engagement. The National School Public Relations Association annually honors the best communications work by school districts nationwide. Industry professionals judge this work in consideration for honors including the prestigious Golden Achievement Award.
Six Cherokee County School District Career Pathway teachers have earned top honors in their field, with one being named the region’s best! Air Force JROTC and Government and Public Administration instructors Senior Master Sgt. (Ret.) Jeffrey Bise and Technical Sgt. (Ret.) Jody Van Ostrand of Cherokee HS; Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stephen Bergey and Technical Sgt. (Ret.) Ciarra Malto of Etowah HS; and Major (Ret.) Marlon Ayers Sr. and Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Rodney Deese of River Ridge HS all have earned 2025 Outstanding Instructor Awards from the U.S. Air Force.
The Cherokee High School administration team got its first peek inside their new school facility last week, with an afternoon tour led by CCSD Support Services. Wearing hard hats -- and very comfortable shoes -- the CHS crew was able to see office space, CTAE classrooms, the media center, classroom wings and more.
Ten Cherokee County School District students recently were honored for their outstanding artwork! The students were selected by local arts businesses and organizations to receive prizes in recognition of their exceptional entries into the CCSD Festival of the Arts held this spring in downtown Woodstock.
The talent of our teachers is unparalleled and their dedication to go the extra mile is unmatched. Every week, you’ll get to know one of our valued educators better through a Q&A posted here. #CCSDElevateTheExcellence
Cherokee County School District students won gold in the statewide Summer Special Olympics! Cherokee County Special Olympics’ soccer team earned gold and student athletes earned individual gold medals in cheer, flag football, soccer, swimming, and track competitions at the 2025 State Summer Games recently held at Emory University.
Two Cherokee County School District students are participating in a statewide leadership program this summer! Rising seniors Jack McGuigan of Cherokee High School and Cullen Stacy of River Ridge High School were selected for the week-long American Legion Department of Georgia’s Boys State program at Valdosta State University.