Gadsden County Public Schools and other stakeholders gathered on the campus of James A. Shanks Middle School last Wednesday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The purpose was to celebrate all the hard work of planning and coordinating the construction of a new K-8 school. The district received a little more than $70 million from the state…
Gadsden County High School’s football stadium was packed on Thursday, May 23 as more than 200 students graduated. Many parents wore t-shirts adorned with the name and photos of the graduates they were there in support of. Loved ones yelled from the stands for the students as their names were called. Many of the seniors…
Last week the Quincy Police Department arrested a 13-year-old student at James A. Shanks Middle School. That student is accused of calling in bomb threats to the school. Hill said the school had three bomb threats within 30 days, including the call on Tuesday, March 12 “This was the third bomb threat reported at the…
On this past Saturday night, the Robert F. Munroe Bobcats won the 2A District-1 championship. They took on John Paul II at home, as they hosted the district tournament. The first quarter began with both teams trying to get a feel for one another. The quarter ended with Munroe leading 13-9. The second quarter saw…
Twenty students graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program at Chattahoochee Elementary School last week. Deputy Jamica Barfield, the school’s resource officer who taught the course, oversaw the graduation ceremony Friday, February 9. After more than a decade hiatus, Chattahoochee Elementary was the first school in the district to relaunch the program in December…
On this past Saturday night, the Robert F. Munroe Bobcats won the 2A District-1 championship. They took on John Paul II at home, as they hosted the district tournament. The first quarter began with both teams trying to get a feel for one another. The quarter ended with Munroe leading 13-9. The second quarter saw…
On January 12, 2024, students at Gadsden Elementary Magnet School held their annual school wide Florida Light and Power Speech Contest. The Speech Contest was very competitive and a huge success with Mrs. Kameelah Weeks, Mrs. Sarah Knight, and Mrs. Zola Akins serving as judges. Division I consisted of students from grades fourth and fifth,…
For the second weekend in a row, the stands inside the gymnasium at West Gadsden Middle was at full capacity, as Crossroad was able to hold on and beat Robert F. Munroe in a game that went to the wire. After the first quarter, Munroe led Crossroad 22-17. Adjustments made in the second quarter by…
School Grades are in. This year Gadsden County School District received an “I.” The Florida Department of Education released the grades for the 2022-2023 school year on Monday. The state is moving to a new progress monitoring system, Florida’s Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST), and since this is the first year, these grades are serving…
It was standing room only and the decibel level was through the roof last week as Crossroad Academy Charter School traveled to play Robert F. Monroe Day School in a in-county rivalry game. The first quarter saw close back and forth action by both teams, which had the packed gym excited from the start….
