About

Our motto is "Expect Excellence," and we strive to do our best daily. We have a rich tradition of excellence in academics, athletics and the arts, and we have high expectations for ourselves and our students. We are proud of our students, teachers, coaches, and club sponsors, and we achieve not only at the local and state levels, but also nationally.

As we approach another school year, I want to keep you apprised of what is going on in your school district and schools. We continue to work hard to make sure every student gets the best education possible, and this past school year was one of our best.

Academic Success

Out district continues to lead the 10 school districts in the Heart of Georgia RESA in the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) and the Financial Efficiency Star Rating (FESR). We also lead all school systems in the Middle Georgia RESA in those indicators. Bleckley County Elementary School (BCES) was named a Title I Reward – Highest Performing School, and even our nutrition department was one of only 19 districts in the state to win the Gold Level Golden Radish Award for farm-to-school efforts. Our great performance and financial efficiency are a testament to our teachers, administrators and support staff. Supportive parents and guardians who value education also play a tremendous role in our students’ success. Parents, we thank you and the entire community for supporting our schools!

Extracurricular Success

Our motto is “Expect Excellence,” and I am so proud of our students, staff, coaches, and club sponsors, all of whom made history this past school year. Our students who participated in 4-H Senior Cotton Boll and Consumer Juding were number one in the nation! Two of our BCHS FFA teams placed 5th and 13th in the nation. The BCHS Beta Club just returned from the national convention, with two individuals placing 3rd and 4th, respectively, and the show choir placing 5th in the nation. These are all NATIONAL rankings! We had 23 BCHS students win individual STATE championships this past year in clubs and athletics, and six teams won STATE championships: Senior Forestry in FFA, Senior Dendrology in FFA, Girls Cross Country, Boys Cross Country, Girls Tennis, and Boys Tennis. The BCHS Boys Track team finished 2nd in the state. For the first time in school history, BCHS won the All-Sports State Class AA Director’s Cup and the Girls Sports State Class AA Director’s Cub. We dominated our REGION competitions in athletics, too, with BCMS taking six region championships and BCHS taking seven region championships. We are installing a new trophy case at BCHS to display these and all of our region (formerly called district) and state championship trophies.