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The CCSD is pleased to celebrate our finalists from the 2023 Amazing Shake Competition. The Amazing Shake is a competition that places an emphasis on teaching students manners, discipline, respect, and professional conduct. The goal is to prepare our student, to present themselves exceptionally well for opportunities today as well as those that will come in the future.
First Place: Landon Dowell, W.F. Burns Middle School
1st Runner Up: Ava Claire Scott, Fairfax Elementary School
2nd Runner Up: Ada Yarbrough, Huguley Elementary School
Pictured front row: (from left to right) Andrew Rudd, Ada Yarbrough, Ava Clair Scott, Tayler Hoyle, and Landon Dowell. Back row: David Owen, CCSD Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Casey Chambley, CCSD Superintendent and Dr. Sheila Jones, CCSD K-8 Director.
The CCSD stands with Dadeville mourning the loss of the innocent. We send our deepest sympathies for the victims & their families. Tues., April 18, we ask all students & staff wear black and gold in support of the DHS family in memory of the lives taken too soon. #DadevilleStrong
CCSD spent the day recruiting talented teachers on the campus of Jacksonville State University.
The CCSD is committed to making a difference for our students, staff and families. We are thankful for this partnership to help bring an end to cervical cancer. https://www.valleytimes-news.com/2023/04/chambers-county-school-district-participates-in-cervical-cancer-documentary/
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Happy Easter to our students, staff and families from the CCSD and the Huguley Elementary CNP which hosted a visit from the Easter Bunny for Kindergarten students.
Remember the school district is closed Monday, April 10th for an Easter Monday Holiday.
April is Stress Awareness Month.
As spring break comes to a close, the CCSD hopes you've had a safe week enjoyed with your family and friends. We plan to reopen all of our schools on Monday, April 3rd for the return of our students and staff. Enjoy your weekend and we will see you Monday.
IMPASSABLE TRAVEL ADVISORY:Effective 8 am central time, March 27th 2023, all roads and bridges in Chambers County should be considered IMPASSABLE until further notice.Members of the general public are advised that when roads and bridges become IMPASSABLE all travel should be suspended or delayed until further notice
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Special thanks to our Child Nutrition Team for helping to celebrate St. Patrick's Day today for our students across the Chambers County School District!
Inspire Academy to host the annual Chambers County FFA Plant Sale on March 20th
The Chambers County Future Farmers of America Chapter at Inspire Academy will host the school’s annual FFA Plant Sale beginning on March 20, 2023. The sale hours will run from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CST each school day until all of the plants are sold. All of the plants for sale have been grown by students enrolled in the Agriscience program at Inspire Academy. Customers are urged to come early in order to have the best selection.
Plants will be sold from the greenhouse located at the rear of the Inspire Academy campus. The selection includes Boston Ferns for $16, flowering hanging baskets for $12, and foliage baskets for $8. In addition to the hanging baskets, an assortment of vegetable and bedding plants are available in six pack containers for $3 per pack. All of the funds raised will benefit the Chambers County FFA. FFA students are pictured below with several plants ready for sale:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 marked the end of the month with the pending arrival of March, but it also culminated with the annual SAE A World In Motion (AWIM) program that brings together students from schools in both Georgia and Alabama. Creating the most efficient and smooth-running balloon powered JetToy vehicle was the task for hundreds of fifth grade students that gathered for the friendly competition hosted at the Columbus Civic Center. The annual competition is sponsored and hosted by Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG).
The JetToy cars must meet specific performance criteria while being measured for distance, accuracy and creativity. The commitment from Kia Georgia provides educational opportunities and inspiration alike for students by participating in the hands-on competition. Students utilized the AWIM curriculum which included teaching concepts on jet propulsion, friction, air resistance and design to help them build an optimal JetToy race car for competition. In addition to reinforcing important STEM concepts in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, students also developed essential 21st Century workforce skills such as communication, collaboration and problem solving as part of their learning experience.
CCSD Superintendent was thrilled with the outstanding efforts submitted in the competition by fifth graders from Chambers County. Dr. Chambley highlighted that these students are learning the necessary skills to help them be successful in the future workforce of tomorrow. CCSD STEAM Inspire Academy Teacher and sponsor, Mr. Seth Stehouwer noted it was exciting to see tomorrow’s engineers at work designing their JetToy entries. The JetToy entries were powered by balloon power using their design projects that have been analyzed in advance in preparation for competition. The JetToy curriculum charges students with a challenge to provide a variety of interesting designs for a new line of balloon-powered vehicles to be comprised by their design team.
Team entries from Chambers County included fifth graders from Eastside Elementary School, Fairfax Elementary School and Huguley Elementary School. Eastside Elementary School’s fifth graders were sponsored by one of their teachers, Sandra Adkins, Fairfax fifth grade teacher, David Strickland sponsored his school’s team, and Huguley Elementary School Teacher Rusty Yates sponsored the fifth graders from HES. In all 32 fifth graders from across Chambers County participated in the JetToy Challenge Competition. Award winning teams from Huguley Elementary School placed first and second overall in the distance and time competition.
The Chambers County School District is announcing plans to implement a delayed start for Thursday, March 2, 2023. All schools in the district will have a two hour delay on Thursday morning. The purpose for the delayed start will be to provide everyone across the district the opportunity to support the Valley High School Varsity Boys Basketball Team in their Final Four State Championship Semi-Final appearance. The Class 5A undefeated Valley Rams will make their appearance at the Legacy Arena in the BJCC located in Birmingham on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The semifinal matchup is the last game on the slate for the day with game time set for 7:30 p.m. CST or 8:30 p.m. EST. The Central Division VHS Champions are paired up against the Scottsboro Wildcats who were the winners of the Northeast Regional in Jacksonville. This is the Rams first return trip to the Final Four since 2001. It is our hope that all of Chambers County will be able to make it out to Birmingham to support one of our teams on Wednesday evening! Please note that breakfast will not be served on Thursday morning.
Tickets can be purchased via the Legacy Arena at the BJCC’s Central Ticket Office or via Ticketmaster’s online platform at https://www.ticketmaster.com/ahsaa-basketball-state-finals-birmingham-alabama-03-01-2023/event/20005D810626C7A3
Please note the following policies and information regarding 2023 State Final Tickets:
· All single tickets are $12.00 with a $1.00 venue fee, plus any additional service fees.
· All single day tickets are for general admission seating as there will be no reserved seating areas within the Legacy Arena for this event.
· All single day tickets are good for all games on the day the ticket is purchased for and used. MAKE SURE YOU SELECT WEDNESDAY, 3/1/23
· There are no “pass out” privileges.
Congrats to the Valley Rams Boys Varsity Basketball Team on earning a berth to the AHSAA Class 5A Final Four next Wednesday, March 1st at 7:30 CST at the BJCC Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
Chambers County School District has approved the calendar for the 2023-2024 School Year. Three drafts were proposed to the District Staff and with 291 votes cast…draft 2 won having 63.6% of the votes. Please see the newly approved calendar below.
CCSD HOSTS MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) -Earlier this week, the Chambers County School District hosted Mr. Daniel Truelove for three motivational presentations. These motivational sessions were provided for secondary students across the district. Daniel Truelove’s programs focused on the theme of resilience, as the district kicked off the beginning of Black History month.
Daniel Truelove shared his message with over a thousand secondary students across the district from grades 6-12 reaching students, at W.F. Burns Middle School, Valley High School, J.P. Powell Magnet School and LaFayette High School. Truelove’s programs across the district were sponsored by the Honorable Judge Calvin Milford, with funding from the Juvenile Court Services.
Today, Daniel is on a mission to build more confident, resilient, and mentally strong students having worked across the USA for the last thirteen years. His accomplishments have impacted thousands including over 500 professional athletes across the NFL, NBA, MLB, and USA Track & Field. He uses his speaking ability to inspire students, athletes and educators to never give up.
Truelove’s message on resilience resonated with students, as he relayed his own upbringing from his hometown of Sulligent in rural Lamar County, Alabama. Truelove noted how he used athletics as an outlet and earn a football scholarship to Alabama State University. His ultimate dream of following his brother’s footsteps to the NFL did not materialize, leaving him to finish his education at The University of Alabama. Truelove earned a degree in psychology.
Truelove emphasized that reaching one’s goals require actions that reflects the investment needed to reach the goal. Multiple students searched him out after all three of his presentations to speak with Mr. Truelove, seek his advice and his encouragement.
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National School Counseling Week 2023, “School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big,” sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 6–10, 2023, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. This week we recognize our Chambers County School District school counselors for all they do for our students, staff, and administration.
Mrs. Hill’s first grade class celebrated the 100th day of school with a GLOW day. These kiddos are glowing 100 days BRIGHTER!
