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The Jackson County Board of Education approved the hires of three new elementary school assistant principals on Monday night.
![Ryan Brooks Appointed to Jackson County BOE]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773089589/jacksonschoolsgaorg/qn50nxbrra1hsi34yfq4/latestnewsgraphicsupdated1132516.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773089589/jacksonschoolsgaorg/qn50nxbrra1hsi34yfq4/latestnewsgraphicsupdated1132516.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773089589/jacksonschoolsgaorg/qn50nxbrra1hsi34yfq4/latestnewsgraphicsupdated1132516.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773089589/jacksonschoolsgaorg/qn50nxbrra1hsi34yfq4/latestnewsgraphicsupdated1132516.png","width":1080}])
The Jackson County Board of Education voted Monday night to appoint Mr. Ryan Brooks to fill a now vacant seat for District 3. Brooks will be sworn in later this month during the Board of Education's annual retreat.
![Melissa Gillespie has been named the principal of Hoschton High School, and Lev Hartnup the principal at Jackson County High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773089742/jacksonschoolsgaorg/tcskk98wh1qjio5gbnlt/newhires2025-2610.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773089742/jacksonschoolsgaorg/tcskk98wh1qjio5gbnlt/newhires2025-2610.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773089742/jacksonschoolsgaorg/tcskk98wh1qjio5gbnlt/newhires2025-2610.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773089742/jacksonschoolsgaorg/tcskk98wh1qjio5gbnlt/newhires2025-2610.png","width":1080}])
The Jackson County Board of Education took a major step in opening the system's third high school on Monday night when it approved Mrs. Melissa Gillespie as Hoschton High School's inaugural principal, and named Mr. Lev Hartnup as Gillespie's successor as principal of Jackson County High School. Both Gillespie and Hartnup will begin their new duties on July 1.
![Peevy approved as assistant principal at Maysville Elementary School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772751918/jacksonschoolsgaorg/vxssiynzgwfkbtiw9saa/newhires2025-263.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772751918/jacksonschoolsgaorg/vxssiynzgwfkbtiw9saa/newhires2025-263.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1772751918/jacksonschoolsgaorg/vxssiynzgwfkbtiw9saa/newhires2025-263.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1772751918/jacksonschoolsgaorg/vxssiynzgwfkbtiw9saa/newhires2025-263.png","width":1080}])
Brittany Peevy has been approved as the new assistant principal at Maysville Elementary School following a Board of Education work session on Thursday night.
Latest Campus News
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![Empower Raiders compete in Spalding County]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761565186/jacksonschoolsgaorg/znbzrsu8u96tr7mmzsnr/569125755_18317151865169316_3628075077895980888_n.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761565186/jacksonschoolsgaorg/znbzrsu8u96tr7mmzsnr/569125755_18317151865169316_3628075077895980888_n.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761565186/jacksonschoolsgaorg/znbzrsu8u96tr7mmzsnr/569125755_18317151865169316_3628075077895980888_n.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761565186/jacksonschoolsgaorg/znbzrsu8u96tr7mmzsnr/569125755_18317151865169316_3628075077895980888_n.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761565186/jacksonschoolsgaorg/znbzrsu8u96tr7mmzsnr/569125755_18317151865169316_3628075077895980888_n.jpg","width":1440}])
![Courtney Cameron, drum major for EJHS.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761564987/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ffchmlrdimahwksjai0g/unnamed.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761564987/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ffchmlrdimahwksjai0g/unnamed.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761564987/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ffchmlrdimahwksjai0g/unnamed.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761564987/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ffchmlrdimahwksjai0g/unnamed.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761564987/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ffchmlrdimahwksjai0g/unnamed.jpg","width":1536}])
District Feature Spotlights
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![A Collaborative Passion For Dance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742491960/jacksonschoolsgaorg/hflta176ocqjariwr4wo/District1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742491960/jacksonschoolsgaorg/hflta176ocqjariwr4wo/District1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742491960/jacksonschoolsgaorg/hflta176ocqjariwr4wo/District1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742491960/jacksonschoolsgaorg/hflta176ocqjariwr4wo/District1.png","width":1080}])
Beginning around 6:45 a.m. each morning, and sometimes during morning station duties at both high schools within the Jackson County School System, the phones of Ashley Ware and Kelly Loggins are going off.
![Chandler Excited to Lead Excelling, Growing Choral Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739983565/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ilcpx36gofsvhagmetb8/horizontalfeaturechandler.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739983565/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ilcpx36gofsvhagmetb8/horizontalfeaturechandler.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1739983565/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ilcpx36gofsvhagmetb8/horizontalfeaturechandler.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1739983565/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ilcpx36gofsvhagmetb8/horizontalfeaturechandler.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1739983565/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ilcpx36gofsvhagmetb8/horizontalfeaturechandler.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1739983565/jacksonschoolsgaorg/ilcpx36gofsvhagmetb8/horizontalfeaturechandler.png","width":2200}])
Dr. Todd Chandler admits he feels like he hasn’t worked many days in his career as a chorus teacher within the Jackson County School System. For him, the leader of the choral program at East Jackson High School, teaching students and leading a top-tier performing arts program doesn’t feel like work at all.
![Longtime Friendship Leads to Teaching, Coaching at LKMS for Poole, Thomas]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1738686221/jacksonschoolsgaorg/fw9hcxdj6nzle5mhqxrc/DistrictFeature1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1738686221/jacksonschoolsgaorg/fw9hcxdj6nzle5mhqxrc/DistrictFeature1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1738686221/jacksonschoolsgaorg/fw9hcxdj6nzle5mhqxrc/DistrictFeature1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1738686221/jacksonschoolsgaorg/fw9hcxdj6nzle5mhqxrc/DistrictFeature1.png","width":1080}])
During the planning phases of opening a new middle school, which included splitting the staff at West Jackson Middle School, science teacher Austin Poole was asked if he would lead the middle school baseball program at the Legacy Knoll Middle School.
![Fowler Embraces Community Support During Cancer Fight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737639421/jacksonschoolsgaorg/cw8gjk2rcgbp4jxsjx5f/Screenshot2025-01-17at75324AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737639421/jacksonschoolsgaorg/cw8gjk2rcgbp4jxsjx5f/Screenshot2025-01-17at75324AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737639421/jacksonschoolsgaorg/cw8gjk2rcgbp4jxsjx5f/Screenshot2025-01-17at75324AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1737639421/jacksonschoolsgaorg/cw8gjk2rcgbp4jxsjx5f/Screenshot2025-01-17at75324AM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737639421/jacksonschoolsgaorg/cw8gjk2rcgbp4jxsjx5f/Screenshot2025-01-17at75324AM.png","width":1384}])
Chris Fowler is glad to be back inside of his classroom at Jackson County High School. With a sense of appreciation for the community he lives and works in, Fowler is back teaching U.S. History following another battle with Lymphoma, a blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
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The Empower College and Career Center is known for providing students with career relevant learning experiences. The new Graphic Arts Pathway is no different. This pathway, in its inaugural semester, allows students to learn various graphic design skills and how to apply them to other industries.
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Being at the helm of her own program for the first time, Jackson County High School’s newest girls basketball coach, Mackenzie Sandy (formerly Darrah)...
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Children outside exploring an orchard, teachers conducting lessons in the beauty of an outdoor classroom...
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The passion for nursing and the ability to help children started at a young age for Emily Fears.
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This is Jeopardy! Those are the words spoken at the start of the iconic game show Jeopardy.
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Sister’s Mattie Brooks and Bailey Brooks Phillips know eagle pride as well as anyone. The Brooks family has sent 14 different cousins to East Jackson.
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Following East Jackson’s blowout win over Social Circle last Friday night, Wesley Wheeler was overjoyed at how his team had just played, improving to 2-0 on the season. He also couldn’t wait to find his three biggest fans.
His wife and their two young children were waiting on the sideline for their customary postgame hugs and kisses.
His wife and their two young children were waiting on the sideline for their customary postgame hugs and kisses.
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Students within public education are not usually introduced to foreign language courses until middle or high school inside the United States.
Ten percent of public elementary schools in the United States offer foreign language programs to students. Monica Eaton wanted to do something about that, and introduce Spanish education to students inside the Jackson County School System.
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On the first Thursday in August, while students step off the bus or unload from their family vehicles, bushy-eyed and ready to start a new school year, five new principals inside the Jackson County School System will be awaiting to greet students, and ready to lead throughout the upcoming school year.
