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Troup County School System - Employee Recognition Edition
Victoria Martin, TCSS Bus Driver
The school system employs 200 transportation employees; including bus drivers, monitors, maintenance shop personnel, and administration. These employees run 125 routes throughout the county and transport roughly 8,000 students and over 2.2 million miles per school year.
Lunch Bunch Learners Tackle Literacy
Once a week April Sandford, Media Specialist at Hogansville Elementary, welcomes a group of 6-10 fourth grade students around movable desks so they can read and discuss their chosen book. The group is called ‘The Lunch Bunch’ because they bring lunch to the book club sessions that are held in the media center. Sandford has been hosting the club for the past four years.
TCSS Holds Trainings and Safety Exercises
“When a fire alarm is activated in your building, what is the protocol? Do all the students jump up and run outside or do they wait for an all clear from administrators before being escorted out of the building?” That was the question Lt. Eric Lohr with the LaGrange Police Department (LPD) asked over 45 Troup County School System (TCSS) employees at a recent Safety Table Top Exercise.
LHS Raises Over 700 Pounds of Food
Through donations, the LHS Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter took 703 pounds of canned goods for the Feeding America Campaign. This was the largest amount of any chapter. The 703 pounds of canned goods will feed an average of 586 people. For their winnings, they received a $1,000 scholarship designated for a FFA member to attend the National FFA Washington Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. next summer.
October was National School Lunch Week. TCSS took the opportunity to emphasize the healthy foods that are offered daily. “School lunches are healthier than ever; a large selection of fresh and canned fruit is offered daily, along with fresh vegetables, whole grains, and foods containing less fat and sodium,” said Diane Pain, Director of School Nutrition for TCSS. “National School Lunch Week allows us to showcase new menu items and highlight the benefits of our program for parents and students.”
TCSS estimates 12,500 meals are served daily, with an average 4,150 breakfasts and 7,200 lunches served.
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October 31, 2018