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Two Cherokee County School District teachers have been selected to participate in a national science education program: one as a fellow and one as a mentor!  Mill Creek Middle School eighth-grade science teacher Belynda Laing is the recipient of a year-long Xplorlab Educator Fellowship, one of only 36 honorees in the nation and one of two from CCSD.  Mill Creek MS STEM teacher Samantha Daugherty, who earned a fellowship last year, was selected by the organization to serve as a mentor this year.

Our school district swept the top honors presented by the Georgia PTA to educators, support staff, school leaders, and volunteers for outstanding service to students and their families!

Two of our students earned top honors at a national career skills competition!  Cherokee High School senior Alaina Emmett and Class of 2026 graduate Bailey German this summer earned gold medals at the 2026 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference held in Washington, DC.  

One of our teachers has been selected for a prestigious national fellowship! Cherokee High School science teacher Brandt Webster is the recipient of a year-long Xplorlab Educator Fellowship.

Congratulations to our Golden Apple Award winners for excellence in teaching! Our amazing teachers are dedicated to our students learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else.

See the Gallery of photos online here!

The new home of Cherokee High School welcomed its Warriors today for a walk-through and meet-and-greet event in advance of Monday’s first day of classes. Thousands of students and their families explored the campus, where they were greeted by teachers and staff. Students practiced their schedules and checked their bus times, parents signed up for PTA and purchased spirit wear, and school business and community partners shared information and giveaways with students in the courtyard. School Board member Dr. Susan Padgett-Harrison and Board member-elect Hayden Holcomb joined the CHS team in welcoming students and families.  

Congratulations to our CCSD School Nurse of the Year Andrea Hamm of Creekview High School! The Jami Stefano School Nurse of the Year Award for overall excellence was announced at today’s back-to-school training for all our school nurses. The awards program, which recognizes an outstanding school nurse for each Innovation Zone and an overall district winner, was developed with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a CCSD Partner.

Congratulations to our School Nutrition Teams of the Year: Holly Springs ES STEM Academy and E.T. Booth Middle School!  These top honors for overall excellence were announced at today’s back-to-school training for all our School Nutrition professionals.  “Communities are created largely through shared experiences, shared meals, and shared tables, and you are setting the table for our success!” Superintendent of Schools Mary Elizabeth Davis said as she celebrated all CCSD School Nutrition professionals at this morning’s event, where she was joined by School Board Chair Janet Read Welch.

Welcome to the new home of Cherokee High School -- and welcome back to a new school year!  We’re going to be a very busy place beginning on Monday, August 3.  We apologize in advance for the likely traffic congestion as we all learn our new routines and settle into our new home here.