Cherokee County Schools

10/12/2026

This week is National School Lunch Week!

We are thankful for our Child Nutrition Program employees who prepare and serve healthy meals. This year's fun campaign theme, “Cafeteria Circus: Where Healthy Choices Take Center Stage,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success both in and out of the classroom.

School lunches offer students fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and milk, and meet federal nutrition standards that limit fat, calories, and sodium.

10/09/2026

Fall Break is next week! Students are out of school Monday through Wednesday, October 12-14.
We look forward to seeing our students on Thursday, Oct. 15th!

10/08/2026

October is National Principals Month!

Great schools are built by people who care deeply about their students, their staff, and their communities. Today, we are grateful for the school leaders who carry that responsibility with dedication, compassion, and purpose.

Sand Rock - Mr. Ben East
Cherokee Co. High - Mr. Matthew Pharr
Career & Technology Center - Mr. Brett Keasler
Centre Middle - Mrs. Jonna Betterton
Gaylesville - Mr. Ronnie Crabtree
Cedar Bluff - Mr. Torey McDaniel
Centre Elementary - Mr. Wes Neyman
Spring Garden - Mr. Kyle Garmon

10/07/2026

We need substitute bus drivers! Please call Transportation Supervisor Casey Young for more information: 256-523-8046

10/02/2026

📚✨ Your Presence Matters! ✨📚

Every day a student is at school is another day to learn, grow, connect, and be part of our school community!

We’re excited to celebrate our August Attendance Champion! 🏆

🎉 Congratulations to Sand Rock School for having the highest overall student attendance rate for the month of August!

Way to start the school year strong! We’re proud of our students, families, teachers, and staff who are working together at all of our schools to make every school day count!

Together, we can make every day a great day to be at school!

10/01/2026

October is Family Engagement Month!

To help strengthen communication and collaboration among our schools and families, Cherokee County Schools is now using ParentSquare.
Our goal is to make communication simpler and more convenient by bringing school and class information, messages, calendar items, forms, volunteer opportunities, event RSVPs, parent-teacher conferences, athletic information, and more into one centralized place.

Download the ParentSquare app:
https://www.parentsquare.com/resources/app-download/

Prefer to use a computer? Sign up or log in here:
https://www.parentsquare.com/signin

We’re excited to make it easier for our schools and families to stay informed, stay connected, and stay involved!

10/01/2026

Here are our menus for October! All students eat free.

10/01/2026

09/28/2026

Congratulations to the Cherokee County High School Marching Warrior Band! This weekend, they competed at the Midsouth Marching Band Festival at Gadsden City High School. The band received:

⭐️ All Superior Ratings
⭐️ Best in Class Danceline
⭐️ Best in Class Percussion
⭐️ Best in Class Colorguard
⭐️ Bob Rush Memorial Award

Congratulations to these outstanding students! The band is led by director Jaliah Summerlin.

09/15/2026

Today is National Information Technology (IT) Professionals Day! 🎉

Today, we’re celebrating the team behind the technology that keeps our schools connected, secure, and moving forward! From keeping our networks running and protecting our data to supporting teachers, students, and staff and finding new ways to use technology to enhance learning, our Technology Department does so much—often behind the scenes.

We are incredibly grateful for the knowledge, dedication, patience, creativity, and countless hours this team pours into Cherokee County Schools every day.

Please join us in recognizing our amazing district Technology Team:

Dr. Cassandra Lindsey – Technology Director
Lindsey Oliver – Technology Integration Coach
Danny Black – Network Administrator
Chris Tierce – Assistant Network Administrator/Cybersecurity Specialist
Jake Bradley – Computer/Network Specialist

Thank you for being the people we can count on to keep us connected, protected, and supported, while always looking for ways to make technology work better for our students and staff!