Polk County College and Career Academy

📣 It’s almost TIME to CATCH THE BUS! Join Us for our Transportation Bus Rider Rally! 🚌 Is your student planning to ride the bus for the 2024-2025 school year? If so, don’t miss this IMPORTANT event! Please attend the designated meeting for your child’s school to obtain critical information, meet your driver, and much more! See the attached flyer for details. We look forward to seeing you there! 🚍

✂️✏️2024-2025 Elementary Supply List 📒🖍 Middle School and High School supply lists will be provided by individual teachers. #psdtheplacetobe ❤️🖤💛

📣🏫2024-2025 OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION📕✏️ We are SO EXCITED to welcome our students and families back to kick-off the 2024-2025 school year! Please be sure to check your schools' website and social media for additional procedural details regarding Open House.

☀️☀️OUR SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM IS BACK!☀️☀️ ‼️FIRST PICK-UP DAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH!‼️ Summer is here and Polk School District is excited to announce the return of our Summer Feeding Program, providing FREE meals to any child 18 and under. This will include seven (7) breakfast and seven (7) lunch meals. Please see the flyer below for details regarding pick-up locations and times. We look forward to serving the families of Polk County this summer! #psdtheplacetobe #PSDProud ❤️🖤💛

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: 📚✨ School Schedules for the 2024-2025 School Year! ✨📚 As we are closing out yet another school year, we are excited to share the arrival and dismissal times for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Please see the graphic below for details regarding drop-off/start/dismissal times. We look forward to another fantastic year of learning, growth, and success with our Polk School District families! Have a wonderful summer!

☀️☀️OUR SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM IS BACK!☀️☀️ ‼️FIRST PICK-UP DAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH!‼️ Summer is here and Polk School District is excited to announce the return of our Summer Feeding Program, providing FREE meals to any child 18 and under. This will include five (5) breakfast and five (5) lunch meals. Please see the flyer below for details regarding pick-up locations and times. We look forward to serving the families of Polk County this summer! #psdtheplacetobe #PSDProud ❤️🖤💛

📚🌟 Exciting Opportunity: APPLY TODAY for The Polk School District Educational Foundation Scholarship for the Boys & Girls Club Summer Program! 🌟📚 We are excited to announce the Polk School District Educational Foundation Scholarship Program for students to participate in the summer program at the Boys and Girls Club of Polk County! This is a fantastic chance for our students to learn, grow, and have fun over the summer. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! Check out the attached flyer for all the details and scan the QR code to apply! Please note: * Available for Polk School District students aged 5 - 18. ** There will be a central pick-up/drop-off site for Rockmart students that need transportation. There will be NO residential pick-up/drop-off. ***All funds will be dispersed directly to the Boys & Girls Club of Polk County. You can also apply using the link below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgC47gOBt13S3iZQUzr6Dw4NZljevfWOhOnji0YgPpkGIAxg/viewform?usp=sf_link

ATTENTION SENIORS PLANNING TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE! The application to apply for Polk Career Connect is now open! What is Polk Career Connect? Polk Career Connect is a week-long program where members of local industries teach classes on understanding benefits packages, workplace safety, and industry expectations. We take the program participants on a tour of the participating industries so they can see the various work environments. They have opportunities to network with hiring managers during breakfasts, lunches, tours, and classes throughout the week-long program. Each participant interviews with all the participating industries and can receive multiple job offers. Participants get to decide which offer is best suited to serve their future career goals! We have hiring commitments from the following local industries: Advent Health, Atrium Health Floyd, City of Rockmart, Miura, Novo, Parker Meggitt, and Polk County Public Service. Graduating seniors can APPLY to Polk Career Connect TODAY! The week-long program will take place from June 3rd thru June 6th. Any senior that would like to learn more about the program can reach out to one of the contacts listed below. PCCCA-Cedartown: Gina Reilly Work-Based Learning Coordinator greilly@polk.k12.ga.us Alyson Reaves Life Skills Instructor areaves@polk.k12.ga.us Brigitte Tillery Assistant Principal btillery@polk.k12.ga.us PCCCA-Rockmart Jennifer During Work-Based Learning Coordinator jennifer.during@polk.k12.ga.us Jennifer Ruff Life Skills Instructor jennifer.ruff@polk.k12.ga.us Brandy Henderson Assistant Principal brandy.henderson@polk.k12.ga.us

WEATHER ALERT! Polk School District will maintain a regular schedule tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Please be aware of the single-digit temperatures forecasted for tomorrow and ensure your student is prepared for these conditions. ATTENTION BUS RIDERS! Download the Here Come The Bus app TODAY using the link below. Here Comes The Bus will provide up to the minute information regarding bus arrival times. This will help limit your child's exposure to the cold temperatures expected tomorrow morning. Download Here Come The Bus HERE! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4056/PSD/3183481/HCTB_PSD_Flyer.pdf

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Based on the winter weather advisory for our area that extends throughout the evening into morning hours, Tuesday, January 16, will be a Learn-from-Home day for Polk School District. Please refer to communication channels from your student’s respective school/teacher for guidance and expectations regarding assignments. Thank you for your continued understanding and partnership. Stay safe and warm!

➡️ATTENTION SENIORS: APPLY TODAY!⬅️ Family Savings Credit Union is offering the C. V. Glassco Memorial Scholarship to FOUR graduating seniors! Scan the QR code for more information. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2024! ❤️🖤💛#Classof2024

IMPORTANT! Based on conversations with our Local Emergency Management office regarding the potential for severe weather tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9, including flash flooding and high wind gusts, Polk School District is delaying school two hours to allow our bus drivers/riders and student drivers to navigate their daily routes in the daylight. We apologize for any inconvenience but will always make decisions in the best interest of our students and staff, keeping safety our first priority. Thank you for continuing to support us in our efforts. Time Change Examples include: If your bus picks you up at 6:45 on a normal school day, they will pick you up at 8:45. If you normally drop your child off at 7:15, you will drop off at 9:15. If the tardy bell rings at 7:35 daily, it will ring at 9:35. Dismissal times will remain the same.

🎉🎉NEW YEAR, NEW APP!📲📲 ➡️➡️➡️DOWNLOAD TODAY! Be sure to: ✅ENABLE notifications! ✅Download the app with the official PSD logo and a black background. PLEASE NOTE: If your app has a white background, it is not the updated version of the app, and is no longer functioning.

🎉📆SAVE THE DATE!📆🎉 Plan to join us at our annual spring semester BACK-TO-SCHOOL event! Everyone is welcome! Come stock up supplies for the rest of the school year for FREE! 📗✂️🖍📓✏️ #PSDProud #psdtheplacetobe #FamilyEngagement

MAKE IT A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER FOR A POLK SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT THIS YEAR! 🎅🎄🎁 The Polk School District Educational Foundation has set up an Amazon Wish List if you are interested in sponsoring a student for Christmas! You can scan the QR code or visit the link below! Let's make this holiday season magical for everyone! https://a.co/9CTwbg3 If you have any questions, please contact Meagan Carter at mcarter@polk.k12.ga.us

MARK YOUR CALENDARS and join us at Van Wert Elementary School on September 20th for FOOD and FUN! See the flyer below for details! This is a FREE event!

🔔🔔HOW CAN YOU HELP?🔔🔔 Did you know? Polk School District provides food, clothing, and mental health services as part of our Graduate Polk program which was created to remove any barrier that stands in the way of getting a student to graduation day. It has been a huge success, but only because of the continued support of our partners. We have partnered with Purposity in these efforts. Would you help if a student needed shoes, or a family lost their home in a fire? We think so. By signing up with Purposity, you will get one weekly text, read a student’s story and decide if you’ll help right from your phone. Purposity allows you to quickly and easily lend a hand to a student/family in need. Sign up at the link below to join us in our efforts! https://www.purposity.com/organization/PolkCoSchools TOGETHER. we are making a difference in the lives of our students and Polk School District families! Thank you for partnering with us to make it happen. ❤️🖤💛

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY!❤️🖤💛 No CDL License? We can help you with that! Our phenomenal Transportation team will guide you through the training and CDL licensing process! DID WE MENTION PAID TRAINING?! Call us today for more information at (770)-684-8308. #psdtheplacetobe

There have been many questions/comments related to changes in the rivalry game that is now scheduled for Thursday, August 17 at 7 p.m. In response, please note the following: 1. Why did PSD change the game? Polk School District did not make the decision to change the game. The Officials Association that is experiencing a major employee shortage, like many, informed us of the new date. 2. Why can we not play on Saturday? We asked if it was possible to play on Saturday. Unfortunately, that was not an option. 3. Can the game not start earlier? We asked to have the game begin earlier than 7:30. Officials that are available are traveling from all over the state which takes time; however, we were able to back it up 30 minutes to 7:00 p.m. 4. Do we know if any more games will be changed in the future? No, we were notified Sunday afternoon regarding this week’s change. As of now, they review games and personnel on a weekly basis. 5. We are aware that other teams have conflicting events already scheduled? Yes, we realize fall is a busy time. Again, we were not given any options related to other available dates. We realize there are many emotions and expectations that come with this annual event. We, like so many in the community, share in the disappointment that the game has been moved to Thursday. It is an inconvenience related to all that has been planned in anticipation of the big game and regularly scheduled events (spirit days, pep rallies, school picture days, etc.) However, at the end of the day, we have many hard-working players, cheerleaders, and band members that deserve the opportunity to enjoy this game despite all the factors that we cannot control. We appreciate our dedicated fans and stakeholders that empathize, understand, and continue to support our efforts. We look forward to a great game! ❤️🖤💛 Go Dawgs! ❤️🖤🐾 Go Jackets 💛🖤🐝

📣📣ATTENTION POLK COUNTY COMMUNITY!🏈🏈 We have an important update regarding the highly anticipated rivalry game between Cedartown and Rockmart this week! The game has been rescheduled to take place on Thursday, August 17th, instead of the initially planned date of Friday, August 18th. We appreciate your patience and understanding as this change was unavoidable due to the availability of game officials. We hope to see our community show up to support our Cedartown Bulldogs and Rockmart Yellow Jackets as they battle it out on the field! Let's pack the stands and cheer on our teams! Game information: Thursday, August 17, 2023 7:00 p.m. Doc Ayers Field Cedartown High School GO DAWGS ❤️🖤❤️🐾 GO JACKETS 💛🖤💛🐝 #PSDProud #psdtheplacetobe