Thanksgiving Break
Inspire Academy students putting in work.
Please remember to help us stock our Inspired 2 Serve Food Pantry this week at Inspire Academy for the Iron Bowl Food Drive to serve the LaFayette community. We are thankful for all donations to date. Suggested items include green beans, corn, cranberry sauce & boxed stuffing.
Last Thursday, the CCSD honored the legacy & memory of a beloved former teacher, Mr. Michael Frederic Power by officially dedicating the JROTC program in his name as “The Chambers County School District JROTC Power Program.” Power had served VHS as both a teacher & coach.
Highlights from the Life Track 4th Grade visit to Inspire Academy on Thursday, Oct. 31. A good time was had by all.
Today, the CCSD received rug donations from Carpets for Kids from West Point. The 65 donated carpets are designed to enhance learning for young children. Rugs were delivered to schools at Eastside, Fairfax, Huguley, and Shawmut with the donation exceeding $20,000.00 in value.
Agriculture students in training.
Please see the link below for the survey for Operation Wipeout.
The purpose is to gauge awareness about the Operation Wipeout Campaign with our families and community stakeholders to gain feedback for the next steps to eliminate cervical cancer in Chambers County.
https://uab.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2tsSjr3kqE8S4gS
The CCSD is supporting positive choices for our students for Red Ribbon Week 2024. Red Ribbon week is celebrated annually from Oct. 23-31, & is the nation's oldest & largest drug prevention awareness program. The 2024 theme is "Life is A Movie, Film Drug Free." www.redribbon.org
This year’s Amazing Shake Jr. included 4th & 5th graders from the CCSD. 24 students competed in the 1st round, 10 in the 2nd round & 5 were finalists. The contest focuses on conversation skills, public speaking, maintaining calm under pressure, & other interpersonal skills.
Yesterday, Mr. Larry Thornton & the Why Not Win Institute team made a special presentation to students in grades 6-12 at the LaFayette HS auditorium. Thornton is a CEO, entrepreneur, published author & talented artist. He inspired students with strategies for success for their future goals. Use the link to see the WTVM story: https://www.wtvm.com/video/2024/10/24/larry-thornton-inspires-lafayette-high-students-with-success-strategies/
Join our team: the CCSD is advertising a vacancy for a certified special education teacher with a $3,000 incremental sign-on bonus for joining our team. Please use the employment link to apply on Hire True on our district website. https://www.chambersk12.org/
We are sharing two surveys today to gauge awareness about the Operation Wipeout Campaign with our families and community stakeholders to gain feedback for next steps to eliminate cervical cancer in Chambers County. #1) is the community awareness survey for parents & stakeholders:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M6cS3wrmVgEE5mdmSM7PyZavkpEhTvNE/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104042957578736719815&rtpof=true&sd=true
#2) is the school awareness survey for students:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FkxtEFdVz_Q0FlVuAi7rRw6o_9MkRlyK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104042957578736719815&rtpof=true&sd=true
This week the CCSD team enjoyed their visit to Auburn University on Wednesday for the AU College of Education (Fall) Teacher Recruitment Fair. We were able to meet several new teacher candidates and interviewed more than a dozen AU students that will be graduating mid year.
Students & staff, join us on Thursday, Oct. 10th to celebrate World Mental Health Day, by wearing your favorite green shirt or top with your uniform bottoms to show to show your support for mental health awareness. Green is a healthy symbol for optimism, energy, & fresh starts.
The National Fire Protection Association has announced this year's theme for Fire Prevention Week October 6-12: "Smoke alarms: Make them work for you! The goal of this year's campaign strives to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home.
CCSD High Schools will support our seniors with submitting applications to colleges nationwide as this is free college application week for Alabama. Seniors can apply to colleges & universities from October 7-11th. Let's encourage our seniors taking next steps in their promising futures. Use the link to see the list of schools participating: https://www.al.com/educationlab/2024/10/free-college-application-week-2024-which-schools-waive-admission-fees-how-to-apply.html
Happy Friday all! The Inspire Academy Greenpower Racing Team will host the KIA 400 on Saturday, October 5th. The first race begins at 9 am CST. This marks the first race for the 24-25 Greenpower USA Racing Season. Please support our race team! https://www.greenpowerusa.net/
Due to an abundance of caution, the CCSD will release students on Thursday, Sept. 26th at 12 noon local time for schools. Friday, Sept. 27th will be an E-Learning Day for all students & staff working from home. This decision was made as a safety precaution. Stay weather aware.
Good afternoon CCSD parents, students and staff,
We are monitoring the weather & the impact on Chambers County. Please know that we will wait to make a final decision when we have a better understanding of the timing and forecast for our area. Please stay weather aware.
