Find Your Future with Tift County Schools!
Tift County Schools is hosting a Career Fair on Saturday, April 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Administrative Office, 506 West 12th Street.
We have career opportunities available for the 2026-2027 school year in a variety of positions. Come learn more about joining the Tift County Schools team and making a difference for students each day.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Tift County Schools is hosting a Career Fair on Saturday, April 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Administrative Office, 506 West 12th Street.
We have career opportunities available for the 2026-2027 school year in a variety of positions. Come learn more about joining the Tift County Schools team and making a difference for students each day.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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🍽️ Lunch with Lo at Tift County High School!
School Nutrition Director Lorenzo Simmons stopped by Tift County High School today as part of his “Lunch with Lo” tour. Members of the Student Council and Student Ambassadors had the opportunity to enjoy lunch with Chef Lo, sampling a variety of delicious entrées while sharing thoughtful feedback about their dining experience.
Opportunities like this help ensure that student voices are heard as we continue working to provide high-quality, enjoyable meals for our students.
A special thank you to Chef Lo and our amazing nutrition staff for welcoming our students and creating such a positive and engaging experience!
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School Nutrition Director Lorenzo Simmons stopped by Tift County High School today as part of his “Lunch with Lo” tour. Members of the Student Council and Student Ambassadors had the opportunity to enjoy lunch with Chef Lo, sampling a variety of delicious entrées while sharing thoughtful feedback about their dining experience.
Opportunities like this help ensure that student voices are heard as we continue working to provide high-quality, enjoyable meals for our students.
A special thank you to Chef Lo and our amazing nutrition staff for welcoming our students and creating such a positive and engaging experience!
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🍑 Turn Your Taxes Into Opportunities for Tift County Students!
The Peach Education Tax Credit gives Georgia taxpayers the chance to donate to the Public Education Advancing Change (PEACH) program and receive a DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR state tax credit.
Tift County Schools projects currently available:
✅ Multi-Purpose Facility
✅ Animal Barn Addition & Greenhouse
This is a powerful way to redirect your tax dollars and invest directly in opportunities for our students.
👉 Learn more and apply: www.gfpe.org/tax_credit
📌 Please consult your tax preparer for guidance specific to your situation.
Support our students. Strengthen our schools. Invest in the future.
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The Peach Education Tax Credit gives Georgia taxpayers the chance to donate to the Public Education Advancing Change (PEACH) program and receive a DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR state tax credit.
Tift County Schools projects currently available:
✅ Multi-Purpose Facility
✅ Animal Barn Addition & Greenhouse
This is a powerful way to redirect your tax dollars and invest directly in opportunities for our students.
👉 Learn more and apply: www.gfpe.org/tax_credit
📌 Please consult your tax preparer for guidance specific to your situation.
Support our students. Strengthen our schools. Invest in the future.
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Tift County Schools joined the local Egg Drop & Wellness Hop this past Saturday. Dr. Kim Ezekiel, along with students from Ms. Vance's Early Childhood Education pathway at TCHS, distributed books to local children as part of Tift County Schools’ Early Learning and Parent Engagement Initiative. The event focused on children of all ages, with special attention to those from birth to five years old.
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🌸 Spring Break | March 30 – April 3 🌸
All Tift County Schools and district offices will be closed Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3 for Spring Break.
Students and staff will return, and all schools and offices will reopen on Monday, April 6.
We hope everyone enjoys a safe, restful, and fun Spring Break!
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All Tift County Schools and district offices will be closed Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3 for Spring Break.
Students and staff will return, and all schools and offices will reopen on Monday, April 6.
We hope everyone enjoys a safe, restful, and fun Spring Break!
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Congratulations to the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award winners! Tonight, 10 outstanding Tift County teachers were recognized by the Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence at the annual Excellence in Teaching Awards Banquet.
Those honored this year were:
Michelle Boney, Annie Belle Clark Elementary
Reneasse Chatfield, Annie Belle Clark Elementary
Susan Nimmo, Annie Belle Clark Elementary
Hunter Green, Omega Elementary
Haley Stinson, Len Lastinger Elementary
Ashly Webster, Matt Wilson Elementary
Renita Redding, Northside Elementary
Jacob Tatum, Eighth Street Middle School
Matthew Blankenship, Tift County High School
Mason Grant, Tift County High School
These exceptional educators were selected in November as the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award winners, and tonight’s celebration was a well-deserved recognition of their dedication, impact, and commitment to students.
Thank you to the TCHS Blue Devil Players for providing tonight’s entertainment and to the FCCLA students from Tift County High School for preparing and serving the meal with the support of Mrs. Ridgeway and School Nutrition Director Lorenzo Simmons.
Congratulations to all of this year’s Teachers of Excellence, and thank you to the Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence for your continued support of our teachers and schools.
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Those honored this year were:
Michelle Boney, Annie Belle Clark Elementary
Reneasse Chatfield, Annie Belle Clark Elementary
Susan Nimmo, Annie Belle Clark Elementary
Hunter Green, Omega Elementary
Haley Stinson, Len Lastinger Elementary
Ashly Webster, Matt Wilson Elementary
Renita Redding, Northside Elementary
Jacob Tatum, Eighth Street Middle School
Matthew Blankenship, Tift County High School
Mason Grant, Tift County High School
These exceptional educators were selected in November as the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award winners, and tonight’s celebration was a well-deserved recognition of their dedication, impact, and commitment to students.
Thank you to the TCHS Blue Devil Players for providing tonight’s entertainment and to the FCCLA students from Tift County High School for preparing and serving the meal with the support of Mrs. Ridgeway and School Nutrition Director Lorenzo Simmons.
Congratulations to all of this year’s Teachers of Excellence, and thank you to the Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence for your continued support of our teachers and schools.
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Tift County FLEX Competition Results
Tift County Schools’ Foundational Leadership and Entrepreneurship Experience (FLEX) is a program that helps high school students learn about potential jobs by creating and running their own business. With support from local business leaders, teachers, and mentors, students develop real products and services. Today, students competed at the PAC and presented their businesses as part of this exciting program.
Please join us in congratulating the following TCHS FLEX students on their outstanding competition results:
Winner: Hank Miller – South Star Cattle
2nd Place: Jaiden Troutman – Baked by Jaiden
3rd Place: Izabella Martinez – B's Flores Con Armor
Each winner received a monetary prize to invest in their business. Well done to each of them!
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Tift County Schools’ Foundational Leadership and Entrepreneurship Experience (FLEX) is a program that helps high school students learn about potential jobs by creating and running their own business. With support from local business leaders, teachers, and mentors, students develop real products and services. Today, students competed at the PAC and presented their businesses as part of this exciting program.
Please join us in congratulating the following TCHS FLEX students on their outstanding competition results:
Winner: Hank Miller – South Star Cattle
2nd Place: Jaiden Troutman – Baked by Jaiden
3rd Place: Izabella Martinez – B's Flores Con Armor
Each winner received a monetary prize to invest in their business. Well done to each of them!
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🎓 Save the Date!
The Tift County High School Class of 2026 Graduation will be held Thursday, May 21st at Brodie Field.
🎓 Processional: 6:45 PM
🎓 Ceremony Begins: 7:00 PM
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of the TCHS Class of 2026 and recognize this important milestone for our Blue Devils. More details will be shared as the date approaches.
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The Tift County High School Class of 2026 Graduation will be held Thursday, May 21st at Brodie Field.
🎓 Processional: 6:45 PM
🎓 Ceremony Begins: 7:00 PM
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of the TCHS Class of 2026 and recognize this important milestone for our Blue Devils. More details will be shared as the date approaches.
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Tift Schools Pre-K partnered with Maggie Campbell’s Daycare and Daisy Darlings Daycare for a wonderful Early Literacy Workshop. Corine Alt led an engaging session, “Talk to Me: Building Strong Oral Language Foundations for Birth–5-Year-Old Children.”
Participants not only gained valuable strategies to support early language development, but also enjoyed dinner and received take-home packets filled with resources to use in their classrooms.
Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success and for your continued dedication to our youngest learners! If you are interested in attending our next event in April, please reach out to Dr. Kim Ezekiel, Early Learning and Family Engagement Coordinator.
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Participants not only gained valuable strategies to support early language development, but also enjoyed dinner and received take-home packets filled with resources to use in their classrooms.
Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success and for your continued dedication to our youngest learners! If you are interested in attending our next event in April, please reach out to Dr. Kim Ezekiel, Early Learning and Family Engagement Coordinator.
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📚 Kindergarten Registration for the 2026–2027 School Year Opens April 6th!
Do you have a future Blue Devil ready to start school? It’s almost time to register your child for Kindergarten for the 2026–2027 school year!
Registration opens April 6th, so now is a great time to begin gathering the required documents. Be sure to check out the image for a list of everything you’ll need to complete the registration process.
🔗 Start here: https://www.tiftschools.com/page/registration
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Do you have a future Blue Devil ready to start school? It’s almost time to register your child for Kindergarten for the 2026–2027 school year!
Registration opens April 6th, so now is a great time to begin gathering the required documents. Be sure to check out the image for a list of everything you’ll need to complete the registration process.
🔗 Start here: https://www.tiftschools.com/page/registration
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Building teacher knowledge is always a priority for us! Today, LETRS Cohort 4 came together to dive into Unit 2: Phonological Awareness – The Foundation for Reading and Spelling.Teachers explored the critical skills students need to become strong readers and spellers, and they worked collaboratively to strengthen their instructional practices. We are proud of the dedication our educators continue to show as they invest in learning that directly impacts student success!
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🌱🌼 FFA Plant Sales This Week! 🌼🌱
Don’t miss your chance to shop our student-grown plants! 🪴💙
📍 Northeast Middle School
🗓 March 23, 24, 25
⏰ 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Eighth Street Middle School
🗓 March 25 | ⏰ 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
🗓 March 26 | ⏰ 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Tift County High School
🗓 March 24 & 26
⏰ 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Come out and support our FFA students while picking up some beautiful plants grown through hands-on learning! 🌿🌸
We hope to see you there!
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Don’t miss your chance to shop our student-grown plants! 🪴💙
📍 Northeast Middle School
🗓 March 23, 24, 25
⏰ 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Eighth Street Middle School
🗓 March 25 | ⏰ 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
🗓 March 26 | ⏰ 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Tift County High School
🗓 March 24 & 26
⏰ 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Come out and support our FFA students while picking up some beautiful plants grown through hands-on learning! 🌿🌸
We hope to see you there!
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🥞🍔 Cafeteria Menu for the Week | March 23 – 27 🍎
Wondering what’s being served in our cafeterias this week? Check out the breakfast and lunch menus for students across the district.
📅 March 23 – 27
Daily menus are always available by visiting Explore > Dining on your school’s website.
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Wondering what’s being served in our cafeterias this week? Check out the breakfast and lunch menus for students across the district.
📅 March 23 – 27
Daily menus are always available by visiting Explore > Dining on your school’s website.
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🐛🍎 Happy The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day! 🦋🌸
Today we celebrate the beloved children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a story that has captured the hearts of generations of young readers! 📚💚
March 20th is the perfect day to celebrate, as it aligns with the first day of spring—just like the caterpillar’s journey of growth and transformation into a beautiful butterfly. 🌼✨
Let’s keep turning pages, growing minds, and inspiring a love of reading in all of our students! 💙
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Today we celebrate the beloved children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a story that has captured the hearts of generations of young readers! 📚💚
March 20th is the perfect day to celebrate, as it aligns with the first day of spring—just like the caterpillar’s journey of growth and transformation into a beautiful butterfly. 🌼✨
Let’s keep turning pages, growing minds, and inspiring a love of reading in all of our students! 💙
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🥚🌸 Tomorrow’s the Day! 🌸🥚
Don’t miss the Egg Drop & Wellness Hop happening Saturday, March 21st from 10 AM – 1 PM at the Tift County Recreation Department (401 Victory Drive).
Come out for:
✨ Community & wellness vendors
🍔 Food trucks
🎯 Games and fun for all ages
🔎 Scavenger hunt prizes
It’s going to be a great day of family fun and community connection — we hope to see you there!
📞 Questions? (229) 382-3262
💻 Find event updates on the Egg Drop & Wellness Hop Facebook page
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🌸🌿 First Day of Spring 🌿🌸
Spring is a season of new beginnings, growth, and fresh opportunities—a reminder that with each new day comes the chance to learn, improve, and bloom! 🌼✨
Just like the world around us, our students continue to grow—academically, creatively, and personally—making this time of year especially meaningful in our schools.
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Spring is a season of new beginnings, growth, and fresh opportunities—a reminder that with each new day comes the chance to learn, improve, and bloom! 🌼✨
Just like the world around us, our students continue to grow—academically, creatively, and personally—making this time of year especially meaningful in our schools.
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🌸🎉 VENDORS WANTED! 🎉🌸
The Tift County Blue Devil Brigade, is hosting the first-ever March Into Spring GMAS Festival—and we want YOU to be part of it!
🗓 April 11th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 ESMS Track
This FREE community event will kick off Georgia Milestones testing with a fun, family-friendly atmosphere featuring:
🎶 Live performances
🍔 Food trucks
🎡 Kids activities & pony rides
🛍️ Local vendors & more!
Help us celebrate our community while sharing valuable resources with families as we prepare for GMAS!
👉 Vendor sign-up: https://www.eventeny.com/events/springgmasfestival-28855/
Let’s make this an incredible event together!
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🌟💙 Absolutely Incredible Kids Day | March 19 💙🌟
Today we celebrate the heart of Tift County Schools—our absolutely incredible kids!
Each day, our students inspire us with their kindness, determination, creativity, and resilience. From the classroom to the field, the stage, and beyond, they continue to show what it means to Collaborate, Learn, and Achieve.
Take a moment today to remind a student just how amazing they are—you never know the impact your words can make!
We are proud of each and every one of you! 💫
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Today we celebrate the heart of Tift County Schools—our absolutely incredible kids!
Each day, our students inspire us with their kindness, determination, creativity, and resilience. From the classroom to the field, the stage, and beyond, they continue to show what it means to Collaborate, Learn, and Achieve.
Take a moment today to remind a student just how amazing they are—you never know the impact your words can make!
We are proud of each and every one of you! 💫
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🌱🌼 It’s Plant Sale Season! 🌼🌱
Our students have been hard at work growing a wide variety of plants—and they’re ready for you! 🌿 From flowers to greenery, you’re sure to find something you love while supporting hands-on learning in our schools.
📍 Plant sales will take place at:
• Eighth Street Middle School
• Northeast Middle School
• Tift County High School
This is a great opportunity to support our students and see the results of their dedication, care, and hard work in action!
🪴 Be sure to check out the flyer for specific dates, times, and details for each location.
Thank you for supporting our students—we hope to see you there!
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Our students have been hard at work growing a wide variety of plants—and they’re ready for you! 🌿 From flowers to greenery, you’re sure to find something you love while supporting hands-on learning in our schools.
📍 Plant sales will take place at:
• Eighth Street Middle School
• Northeast Middle School
• Tift County High School
This is a great opportunity to support our students and see the results of their dedication, care, and hard work in action!
🪴 Be sure to check out the flyer for specific dates, times, and details for each location.
Thank you for supporting our students—we hope to see you there!
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Thank you to Horace Mann for providing snacks for our District Leaders PLC today!
Investing in our leaders is essential—building capacity ensures they can effectively support teaching and learning in their schools and continue driving student success across Tift County.
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Investing in our leaders is essential—building capacity ensures they can effectively support teaching and learning in their schools and continue driving student success across Tift County.
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