Lumpkin County Schools

Good Monday morning, TR1BE! It was another Family FUN day last Friday, and your pictures say it all! Thanks for continuing to make the best out of these difficult times. Stay well and healthy, and let's have another great week of distance and online learning!

Camp has been postponed to July 6-9. We are opening up registration for one more week (through this coming Friday). For students in grades K-4, register here: https://tinyurl.com/LCCamp2020 For students in grades 5-7, register here: https://tinyurl.com/LCAdventure2020

𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 - 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐂𝐒 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐊-𝟏𝟐 Maybe you have learned a new song on the guitar. Maybe a new dance. Maybe you write poetry or paint. Your gift may be creating funny TikToks...the list goes on. Whatever your talent may be, it is TIME TO SHINE. Using the theme of HOPE, we are looking for submissions for a Virtual Talent Showcase. Videos should be no longer than 2 minutes and can be shard with Ms. Quigley on Google Drive (colleen.quigley@lumpkinschools.com) or via FlipGird at https://flipgrid.com/t2shine (FlipGrid is the preferred method). This is open to all students in Lumpkin County Schools. Please submit videos (or photos if artwork) by Monday, April 27th. Email Ms. Colleen Quigley, LCHS Fine Arts, with questions at colleen.quigley@lumpkinschools.com.

LCSS Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

TR1BE, We have some important information regarding end-of-year processes, procedures, and activities. Please share this information with our TR1BE! Copy & Paste Link to PDF Version: https://tinyurl.com/LCEndofYearCovid

It's Family FUN Friday! Don't forget what FUN stands for and send us your pictures to lcfunfriday@lumpkinschools.com! #TR1BE

LCSS continues to have many hands at work preparing and distributing curbside meals week after week for the children of our community! #TR1BE

Congratulations to Amelia Langston for being named as a state officer for Georgia FBLA! We know you’ll represent LC well, Amelia! Congrats also to Kira May for being named a region office for FBLA! #TR1BE

Mental health of our students is an important issue every day but takes a front seat even more so during times like these. Please consider joining these informative Zoom sessions on how to handle issues of mental health in our young people. #TR1BE

The beginning of the 2019-2020 school year kicked off in early August with our educators donning their new t-shirts. No one knew then just how appropriate the motto on the back would apply now. Every day, as educators, as students, as parents, and as a community, we find a new way to 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒍𝒚. We want to hear from you! How are you marching boldly right now? Tell us what school at home is like for you. We want to hear from teachers, from students, and from teachers! Email us at 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐲@𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 with a sentence, a couple/few sentences, a photograph, a video clip, a drawing, or whatever fits your answer to the question: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞? We need your responses by this Friday, April 17th.

Thank you, Dollar General of Dahlonega, for your donation of coloring books and crayons for some of our elementary students! We appreciate your support of our school system and our students. #TR1BE

Some of our students are having fun with STEAM during their distance learning days. Check out these two projects from LCES students! #BuildWithBreaux

Our partners at Georgia HOPE offer some great resources and advice to our families during this time.

When Northeast Georgia Health System reached out this week asking if we had any goggles we could donate to them, our teachers didn't hesitate to take action. As a collective effort from all five schools, we donated 475 goggles to NGHS! #TR1BE

𝐀 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄: If your child is experiencing any sadness, anger, frustration, anxiety, or any other mental health symptoms, please know that there is help. Even during COVID-19, your child can receive mental health support through the phone or video. Simply contact Georgia HOPE at 706-279-0405 OR https://gahope.org/make-a-referral/. We at Georgia HOPE have learned along with you that children will not be returning to school for the remainder of the school year. We always depend on educators and other community partners to identify and link children and families in need to our services daily. Typically, we see a large spike in referrals prior to school letting out for the summer which allows us to serve families when school is not in session. Without your referrals we have no way of knowing which children are at risk of suffering alone until they are able to return to school this fall. We are continuing to offer all of our services while following appropriate CDC guidance to keep ourselves and clients safe.

Here's to hoping you are finding as much fun during our spring break as you all did on our last Family Fun Friday! #TR1BE

Congratulations to Ansley Jordan (Visual Arts) and Piper Spraker (Physics) for being named finalists for Georgia’s Governor’s Honors Program! Piper and Ansley were 2 of the 600 high school students selected for this residency program at Berry College this summer. #TR1BE

The LCBOE will meet in a public session to handle school system business. Community members are invited to attend virtually on Zoom. In-person attendance is not permitted due to COVID-19 health concerns. Community input is welcome via email. Please send comments to rob.brown@lumpkinschools.com Robert Brown is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Lumpkin County Board of Education Public Meeting Time: Apr 13, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/616722046?pwd=WDlRdUJFbEQ3YUxZRGlta21malZzQT09 Meeting ID: 616 722 046 Password: 931005 One tap mobile +13126266799,,616722046# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,616722046# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US +1 301 715 8592 US Meeting ID: 616 722 046 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ad6T2q41Rt

Lumpkin County Schools to continue distance and online learning through end of school year.

Community Helping Place will be offering summer meals on specific dates. Please see the attached letter and respond appropriately to CHP if you are interested in summer meals for your children. #TR1BE