Pickens County School District will be on Winter Break beginning December 23rd. Schools and the Central Office will be closed from December 23-January 2. Students will return to class on January 6th. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
Congratulations to our Constitution Week Winners!
Congratulations to Pickens High School's Rachel Evans, our teacher Dragon Award winner for December. Thank you for dedicating your time, effort, and energy to supporting others and working tirelessly to ensure the success of Pickens County School District students.
Pickens County School District will be on Winter Break beginning December 23rd. Schools and the Central Office will be closed from December 23-January 2. Students will return to class on January 6th. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
PCSD is hiring! See our website for more information or to apply! https://www.pickens.k12.ga.us/o/pcs/page/human-resources
Congratulations to Tate Elementary's Addie Harris, our student Dragon Award winner for the month of December, for going above and beyond to help others without being asked when seeing another student in need of help. Thank you for being an Unsung Hero!
Liam Knoll, a third-grader at Hill City Elementary, noticed a messy school bathroom and took it upon himself to clean it up — all without being asked! It’s not every day that someone volunteers for a task like this, but Liam saw a need and stepped up to help. #pcsdgrowingkindness
As we wrap up our 30-day PCSD Growing Kindness initiative, we need to give a shout out to PCSD’s Jennifer Wilson for spearheading the initiative and working tirelessly behind the scenes taking photos, creating posts, posting to our website, and connecting with the non-profits that our initiative supported.
Harmony Elementary School is sharing and spreading the kindness to their teachers and staff byby creating a hideaway lounge for them to unwind and relax in.
PCSD’s Central Office staff have been continuing the kindness by donating to two animal rescues - Wet Noses Animal Rescue Inc. and Pickens Animal Rescue Ranch.
Pickens Junior High School’s JOY Club (Junior Optimist Youth Club) students collaborate and help their friends make cards, play games, and spread joy throughout our school.
Jasper Middle School students working on boxing and loading pantry items for a canned food drive that they did in partnership with PHS’s Skills USA and HOSA clubs. Their efforts resulted in over 1,700 items to donate!
Congratulations to Jasper Middle School for having the best staff attendance for the month of November!
Thanks to the generosity of our PCSD Central Office staff our little food pantry is well stocked for the upcoming holiday season.
Thanks to Harmony Elementary 2nd Graders Benny and Bianca for delivering kindness gifts to Mrs. Valerianas Kindergarten class. The class really enjoyed their sweet treats! #PCSDgrowingkindness
Thanks to the team at PCSD’s Central Office, we were able to make a substantial donation to this year’s Adopt-a-Senior program. It’s not too late if you want to join in and grow some kindness too... #PCSDgrowingkindness
Congratulations to Tate Elementary for being the school with the best student attendance for November - and the second month in a row!!
Congratulations to PCSD’s 8th grade nominees for the Georgia REACH Scholarship Program. (L-R) Autumn Brooks, Tamilynn Duckett, Abigail Golden and Izabella Buttrum will all have the opportunity to earn $10,000 each in scholarships before they graduate from PHS in 2029.
Pickens Junior High School’s JOY Club (Junior Optimist Youth Club) students collaborate and help their friends make cards, play games, and spread joy throughout our school. #PCSDgrowingkindness
Tate Methodist Church, along with several other churches in the community, help with our weekly snack packs program. These ladies, Esther-Mae and Amanda, deliver them weekly with a smile on their face. #PCSDgrowingkindness
