Blackburn Elementary

This is a terrific team of teachers and staff. BES is blessed with the BESt for sure. We had an amazing teacher/staff appreciation week earlier in May and we want to express our thanks to Papa Johns Pizza for donating enough pizza to feed our entire staff and to At the Tracks for catering a delicious Italian meal. To all of our BES students and families, we wish you a safe and fun summer.

Congratulations to Kari Ramsey and Lisa Garmon for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for May 2024. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

Congratulations to Brittany. Devault and Jennifer McCarty for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for April 2024. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

Captain D's night for BES is this Thursday, May 16, from 5pm to 8pm. Dine in or carry out and a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to BES.

Congratulations to Katie Chambers and James Pulley for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for March 2024. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

Congratulations to Jennifer Wimpy and Joani Lee for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for February 2024. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

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Congratulations to Christa Kolb and Lyndee Pippin for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for January 2024. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

Congratulations to Kendra Coker and Sandy Lingerfelt for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for December 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

Congratulations to Barbara Myers and Virginia Bryan for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for November 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

We are so thankful for Sherea Bates and her team that planned and executed an amazing Veterans Day program at BES today. The students, staff, and guests were so blessed by this event this morning!

Congratulations to Nichole Stancil and Anna Roberts for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for October 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

Thank you to all the people that voted for BES to be the BEST SCHOOL in Lumpkin County for the 3rd year in a row! We are very proud and excited once again to receive this honor. We have the BESt staff, students, and families!

Congratulations to Reanna Brown and Maggie Sisk for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for September 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

Title 1 Meeting - September 27 at 8am.

Please take a few minutes and fill out our Title 1 survey. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScT6fLqTKIItKsvh2yqKl5hELSiNM21Zv3DMJP9YfNdq5loaA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Congratulations to Ashton Fortner and Stacey Johnson for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for August 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.

These 6 students were nominated by their teachers and chosen by the Chiefs for Change Club for the Junior Ideal Indian Award for August. This award recognizes students that have shown kindness to others. Congrats to these 6 amazing students.

As summer break comes to an end but temperatures continue to be in the 90s, many of our youth are cooling off in swimming pools and other bodies of water. We want to encourage our families to take advantage of water safety and swim lessons at neighboring community facilities!

Congratulations to Brittny Stephens and Janet Thurmond for being chosen as the BES Extra Mile employees for April 2023. This award goes to one certified and one classified employee each month that do way more than their job description entails to support students and staff. Congrats to these two incredible employees.