Cowan Road Elementary School

Career Day Volunteers Needed!
Cowan Road Elementary is hosting Career Day on April 17 from 9:00–12:00, and we’d love for parents, professionals, and community members to join us! Volunteers will talk about their careers, share education or training experiences, and inspire our students to dream big.

Interested in participating? Contact Ms. Whaley, School Counselor at 770-229-3790 or patrice.whaley@gscs.org

Help us show our students the many paths their future can take!
#WalkTheWalk #CareerDay

Tuesday, January 20, is an At-Home Learning Day for Students and a District Professional Learning Day for Staff.

School Board Names Warren as GSCS Superintendent

On Tuesday, January 13, the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education appointed Dr. Donald Warren as the superintendent of the Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS).

Dr. Warren has 33 years of experience in education and has served GSCS for almost 10 years. He has served as the interim superintendent for the last eight months and also for four months in 2020. He has served as the GSCS Deputy Superintendent since 2021, overseeing district operations. Warren began with GSCS in 2017 as the GSCS Executive Director of Secondary Education, where he supervised all middle and high school principals along with career and technical education.

Dr. Warren came to GSCS after serving as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction & Director of Learning and Leadership for Henry County Schools for five years. He spent much of his career in the Houston County School District as a high school mathematics teacher, assistant principal (elementary and middle) and principal in Warner Robins.
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100th day of school is coming!
Check ClassDojo or homework folders for plans from your child's teacher/s. We look forward to celebrating being 100 days smarter!! #WalkTheWalk #100thdayofSchool

Save the Date!!
Daddy-Daughter Dance; come join us in Emerald City on Feb 13, 2026.
#WalkTheWalk #DanceTheDance #DaddyDaughterEmeraldCity

All GSCS schools and offices will be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

In December, GSCS held its annual Literacy Days competition. Students across the district expressed their creativity in: K-2 Read Aloud, K-8 Poetry Recitation, K-8 Drama and grades 3-8 Ready Writing. There was a high level of participation from all elementary and middle schools, with almost 200 participants. First-place winners will represent GSCS at the Griffin RESA Regional Literacy Days competition in February 2026. Congratulations to these first-place winners!

GSCS Parent University is offering a free 30-minute workshop for families on Safe & Positive Social Media on Thursday, January 15. Scan the QR code to register.

Spalding High School is hosting a STEM Night on February 6 for students in grades 3-5. Register now by scanning the QR code!

Happy New Year from GSCS! Remember, staff and students return on Monday, January 5!

Our Elf on the Shelf made quite the entrance today—by helicopter!

Students were absolutely shocked (and thrilled!) to see our elf fly in, and the excitement was priceless. Huge thanks to Freddie Briggs, owner of Tier-One Helicopters, and pilots Cameron Conner and Garrett Barton for making this unforgettable moment happen for our kids.

📹 Be on the lookout—a video is coming later so you can feel the excitement, too! #WalkTheWalk #COESElfOnTheShelfDayFive #OurElfOnTheShelfReallyFlies

GSCS families and community: Thomaston Milk Company would like to bless Spalding County families with free milk before the holidays. They will be in the Orrs Elementary parking lot, 1553 Flynn Street, on Monday, December 22, 2025, from 10 AM – 12 PM, while supplies last, distributing ½ pints of regular and chocolate milk. This distribution is a donation on behalf of Thomaston Milk Company. We appreciate their support of our community.

Please complete the ThoughtExchange at the link below to provide input for the questions that will be asked of the superintendent finalists at the town hall meeting on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 6 p.m in the Griffin Auditorium. The town hall event will also be live-streamed. Thought Exchange Link: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/scroll/474844673/welcome

Today, all GSCS School Principal Secretaries were celebrated at a Jingle & Mingle Heart of the School Christmas Luncheon. They were all recognized for their dedication, hard work and joy that they bring to their schools. Thank you, school principal secretaries! Happy Holidays!

Join the Kids Heart Challenge Lifesavers League by signing your student up TODAY. Flyers are coming home with students today. http://www2.heart.org/goto/CowanRdElementary or download the AHA Schools app today iPhone or Android!

[hint: if you go straight to the website or app and search our school,enter Cowan Rd (don't spell out Road) in order to find us.]

Congratulations to our school Spelling Bee champion, Nyla, and runner-up, Colton! 🐝 We’re so proud of both students for their hard work. Nyla will represent our school in January at the GSCS Spelling Bee—we’ll be cheering you on! #WalkTheWalk #SpellingBee

We’ve got quite a few adventurous coats wandering around without their owners! If your child’s jacket has gone exploring and not made it home, please fill out the quick form below with a few helpful details. We’ll search our Lost & Found and send it home if we spot a match. https://forms.gle/PNdwCUVurd8nLLsz8 #WalkTheWalk #AndDiscoverYourJacket #ColtsCanFindTheirCoats

Title III Parent Engagement Activity
Thursday, December 11 · 11:00am – 12:00pm and 5:30 pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/trc-cbdu-tur

We’re proud of our 3rd–5th grade students who took part in Literacy Days today! They did an awesome job representing us in poetry recitation, read aloud, and drama. Great work, everyone! #WalkTheWalk #GSCSLiteracyDaysDayTwo