Barksdale Elementary School

🛒 Food Pantry Day is Coming!

Good food. Good people. A stronger community.

Join us on June 13 at Springfield Baptist Church for our free community food giveaway. Whether you need support or know someone who does, we're here to help.

📍 Springfield Baptist Church
⏰ 9:00 AM while supplies last

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Rockdale Eats a Rainbow is coming back this summer!
We’re excited to welcome families back for another fun and interactive season—with a few new twists! Each week will feature a live food demo, taste tests, activity packets, and a FREE produce giveaway for each family (while supplies last).

Join us Wednesday:
June 10 • June 17 • June 24 • July 8 • July 15 • July 22

Demonstration starts at 10:30 AM
Rockdale County Extension Office
1127 West Ave SW, Conyers, GA 30012
No registration required

Bring the whole family and come explore fresh, healthy foods—one color at a time!

Questions? Contact Brittany Vincent
[email protected]
770-278-7373

RCPS Summer Meals start June 8, 2026, and run through July 16, 2026, Monday-Thursday (paused June 18 and June 29-July 3). Meals are at no cost! For children (up through age 18) living in Rockdale County, GA. Federal regulations require meals to be eaten on site (on air-conditioned school buses or at school locations). For locations and times, please visit www.rockdaleschools.org/summermeals

Parents – here’s a list of where to find summer resources such as Summer Reading lists (required for grades 6-12), Summer Meal Routes (runs June 8 – July 16), Summer Camps in the Community, and more!

www.rockdaleschools.org/summerreading

www.rockdaleschools.org/summermeals

www.rockdaleschools.org/summercamps

www.rockdaleschools.org/summerprograms

www.rockdaleschools.org/backtoschool

Happy Last Day of School and have a safe, fabulous summer, everyone!

For information on summer meals, summer reading, summer programs and more visit www.rockdaleschools.org/summerprograms

For RCPS school year calendars, visit www.rockdaleschools.org/calendars

Congratulations, Kristopher!

Barksdale student among winners of Youth Essay Contest Barksdale Elementary School fifth grader Kristopher Hurst is among the 21 winners of Delta Community’s 2026 Youth Essay Contest.

A tradition that began in 2019 came full circle this week at Barksdale Elementary. Seven years ago, the school invited graduating seniors—once Barksdale Buccaneers themselves—to return for a celebratory walk through the halls, to join the fifth graders of that year.

Those 2019 fifth graders are now the Class of 2026, and they returned in force. Thirty five seniors from 10 different high schools reunited at their old elementary school, creating a moment that blended nostalgia, accomplishment, and community. This year’s group includes a valedictorian, a salutatorian, STAR Students, honors graduates, significant scholarship awards, college acceptances, trade school placements and college bound athletes. For Barksdale, it was more than a walk—it was a celebration of how far their former students have come.

(Photos by James Frazier, HHS Class of 2026)

Tomorrow is the deadline to register for Summer STEAM Camp! Don't miss out on this great opportunity for your rising 4th-8th grade student. Learn more and register today at https://magnet.rockdaleschools.org/steamcamp