When Troup County School System (TCSS) seniors toss their graduation caps in the air next week as a culmination to the graduation ceremony, they will be entering the workforce stage of life. It has just gotten easier thanks to the School 2 Work partnership between LaGrange Development Authority and TCSS.

Recently, close to 30 students visited local advanced manufacturing companies because they are looking to go directly to work after graduation. In three days, they were able to see the inner workings of the organizations, meet hiring managers, and interview for available positions where they can graduate on Friday and become a working employee on Monday.

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Savannah Farrell, an eighth grader at Gardner Newman Middle School, attended the Future Farmers of America Area 3 Awards Ceremony where she received a silver medal for her Livestock Record Book that detailed her work with horses over the past year.

Recently, TCSS hosted a parent engagement meeting to obtain feedback about federal programs offered within the school system. They also discussed TCSS's mission, vision, values, and system improvement plan. The video highlights the entire discussion. 
 

During a classroom project at Long Cane Middle School, Anna Murphy had to write her short term and long term goals. One of those goals was to become valedictorian. Just a few weeks ago, she was told she met that goal.

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You can see the Granger pride beaming off of Chloe Beall when she accepted the valedictorian honor at the April Board of Education meeting. She was dressed in Granger blue and insists that, “It’s something that is hard to get rid of. I’ve grown up in LaGrange my whole life so I will always have that Granger pride.”

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Juliette Stone wouldn’t necessarily describe herself as a military brat, but she says she did grow up in several areas before coming to Callaway High (CHS) thanks to her mother, Melissa Stewart, being a servicewoman in the military. Now, her mother is a teacher at CHS and was her biggest inspiration throughout her years of learning – which has helped Stone graduate high school in three years. 

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May 20th and 21st are half days. Below is the schedule for Final Exams those two days:

Monday, May 20th

1st Block - B Final

2nd Block - A Final

3rd Block - C block students will get a sack lunch and eat in the classroom (a schedule of times will be sent at a later date) and will start their final exam. Estimated time to leave 12:15

Tuesday, May 21st 

1st Block - E Final

2nd Block - D Final

3rd Block - C block students will get a sack lunch and eat in the classroom (a schedule of times will be sent at a later date) and will finish their final if needed (You can create a Part I and Part II if desired). Estimated time to leave 12:15

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