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Carroll County Schools honor staff, students and teams at January meeting
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The Carroll County Board of Education recognized multiple staff members, students, teams and graduates of the Aspiring Leaders program for academic, athletic and extracurricular achievements.
The Carroll County Board of Education opened its January meeting with more than a dozen recognitions of staff, students and teams from across the district.
Superintendent Scott Cowher described the gathering as "a wonderful night of recognition," and the board presented awards that included Tiffany Bright of Mount Zion High School as the district’s 24 Strong winner for January. Bright began work with Carroll County Schools in July 2021; she recently moved into the school secretary position at Mount Zion High School after serving as a paraprofessional and was not present to accept the award. Principal David Rooks accepted the recognition on her behalf.
The board also recognized graduates of the district’s Aspiring Leaders program, a cohort-based leadership development program for certified employees. The program, described during the meeting as an 18-month cohort that typically includes about 25 participants drawn from schools across the district, aims to prepare teacher-leaders for roles such as instructional coach or assistant principal. The transcript lists multiple graduates by name, including Bridal Arrington (Villa Rica High School), Tyler Bannister (Mount Zion Middle), Jessica Bearden (Temple Middle), Chastity Benefield (Mount Zion Elementary), Lucas Brock (Central Middle) and Marcy Brown (Bowden High), among others.
Athletic and extracurricular recognitions included multiple regional and state championships: Bay Springs Middle School golf team (West Georgia Middle School Athletic Conference large school division champion), Villa Rica High School and Central High School competition cheer champions, Bowden High School cross-country and football state championships, and Central High School regional football and cheer achievements. Coaches and selected student-athletes were present to accept awards.
The meeting also named two Don Cargill STEM Scholar Award winners — Susie Gordon (Glanton Elementary) and Christina Flores (Providence Elementary) — and acknowledged other district-level academic honors, including a Georgia Science Association teacher award and winners advancing from the district technology fair to the regional competition.
The transcript does not list monetary awards tied to the recognitions or detail selection committees. Presenters and accepting principals appeared in the meeting to receive awards and take photographs.
