Dooly County School System

🎓 Dooly Legacy Initiative - Week 22 🎓

They walked our halls as students. Now they're shaping the future for the next generation.

This week's Dooly Legacy is Mr. Chanin Hamilton, middle school Physical Education teacher and District Athletic Director at Dooly County Schools!

Mr. Hamilton is a proud Dooly County graduate who came back home wearing not one, but two hats — and excelling in both. On the gym floor, he's teaching our middle schoolers the value of physical fitness, teamwork, and healthy competition. In his role as District Athletic Director, he's overseeing athletics across the entire district, ensuring that every student athlete has the opportunity to compete, grow, and shine.

He knows what it means to represent Dooly County because he did it himself. Now he's building a culture of athletic excellence and school pride from the ground up — one student, one team, and one championship at a time.

Thank you, Mr. Hamilton, for bringing your passion for athletics and leadership back home! 💛

#DoolyLegacy #HomegrownLeaders #DoolyUnited

🏛️ Tonight’s Dooly County Board of Education meeting kicked off with a special moment — second grader Avalynn Taylor from Miss Small’s class led us in calling the meeting to order! It’s students like Avalynn who remind us exactly why we do this work. Way to represent, Dooly County K-8 Academy! 🐾 #DoolyUnited #DoolyCountySchools

📚🍝 Dooly K-8 Families—Join Us! Come out for our Curriculum/Annual Title I Night on Thursday, September 3, 2026 from 6:00–7:15 PM! Learn what your scholar will be learning this year, explore our curriculum, and enjoy a FREE spaghetti dinner! 🍝🐾Information will be sent home next week to RSVP. #BuildingAFoundationOfExcellence #CurriculumNight

BOARD WORK SESSION NOTICE

The Dooly County Board of Education will have a board work session on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in room 101 of the Central Office located at 202 E. Cotton, Street, Vienna, GA 31092.

REGULAR BOARD MEETING NOTICE

The Dooly County Board of Education will have a regular board meeting on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in room 101 of the Central Office located at 202 E. Cotton, Street, Vienna, GA 31092.

The public may view the meeting via Facebook Live from the Dooly County School System Facebook page.

🎓 **Dooly Legacy Initiative — We're Back!** 🎓

Summer flew by, but the legacy never stops. We are back and ready to continue celebrating the Dooly County graduates who chose to come home and serve!

They walked our halls as students. Now they're shaping the future for the next generation.

**This week's Dooly Legacy is Dr. Chiquita Granville**, Assistant Principal at Dooly County High School!

Dr. Granville is a proud Dooly County graduate who returned home to lead with vision, excellence, and a deep love for her community. As assistant principal at the high school level, she is shaping school culture, supporting teachers, and ensuring that every student has the opportunity to reach their highest potential.

She didn't just come back — she came back with a determination to pour everything she has into the place that helped shape her. Dr. Granville is a living example to every student in Dooly County that hard work, perseverance, and pride in where you come from can take you further than you ever imagined.

Thank you, Dr. Granville, for leading with excellence and bringing it all back home! 💛

#DoolyLegacy #HomegrownLeaders #DoolyUnited #WereBack #NewSchoolYear

Strong Growth. Forward Momentum.
Dooly County students are making meaningful academic progress, and mathematics is leading the way! 📈
The 2026 Georgia Milestones results show improvement across our district. Of the 12 End-of-Grade and End-of-Course assessments currently available, seven improved at Developing Learner or above, and eight improved at Proficient Learner or above.
Our strongest gains came in mathematics. We also saw positive momentum in Biology, Algebra, fifth-grade science, and eighth-grade Social Studies.
These gains reflect the hard work of our students and the dedication of our teachers, school leaders, instructional support staff, families, community partners, and Board of Education. We are proud of this progress, but our work continues. During the 2026-2027 school year, we will build on this momentum while providing targeted support in third-grade mathematics, eighth-grade science, and U.S. History.
Every percentage represents students who are growing, gaining skills, and moving closer to proficiency. Let’s celebrate their progress and continue working together to ensure every student reaches their highest aspirations.
Strong Growth. Forward Momentum. Moving “the Dooly Way” Forward! ❤️💛

🌟 Small Town. BIG Impact. 🌟 Dooly County Schools was honored to present at the 2026 Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) Summer Conference in Jekyll Island! Our presentation, “Small Town, Big Impact: A Community Approach to Tackling Attendance in Rural Dooly County Schools,” highlighted the intentional strategies, strong partnerships, and district-wide systems that have helped improve student attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism across our schools. Representing Dooly County Schools were Dr. Sherrod Willaford, Superintendent, Ms. Jody Pate, Director of Student Services, and Dr. Hollie Walters, Principal of Dooly K-8 Academy, who shared how collaboration with students, families, staff, and community partners has created a culture where Every Day Counts! From our Trail Ride into Dooly County and Communities In Schools partnerships to PBIS celebrations, Dollar Days, Pop-Up Praise, and data-driven interventions, our district is proving that when a community works together, remarkable things happen. We are proud to represent rural Georgia and share how small-town innovation is making a big impact on student success. Thank you to GAEL for the opportunity to showcase the incredible work happening in Dooly County Schools! #SmallTownBigImpact #EveryDayCounts #DoolyCountySchools #GAEL2026 #AttendanceMatters #BuildingAFoundationOfExcellence #BobcatPride #OneTeamOneGoal

📚❤️💛 A Message from the Dooly County K-8 Academy Administration Thank you to our students, families, and staff for making the first day of school a success! We’re excited for a year filled with learning, growth, and achievement. One Team. One Den. Endless Possibilities. 🐾 #BobcatPride #MakingAnImpactLeavingALegacy https://youtu.be/mFutzBZXaOs?is=Bwi6riRDG5nUH774

🚍💛❤️ Dooly County School System Annual Bus Sendoff! ❤️💛🚍 Our Dooly County school leaders were proud to join our incredible bus drivers for our Annual Bus Sendoff as we kicked off the 2026–2027 school year! We are grateful for the dedicated transportation team that safely carries our students to and from school each day. Thank you for your commitment, care, and service to our Bobcat families. Wishing all of our drivers, students, staff, and families a safe, successful, and exciting 2026–2027 school year! Let’s make it an amazing year! 🍎📚🐾 #DoolyCountySchools #BusSendoff #BackToSchool #20262027SchoolYear #BobcatPride #SafeRide

**Today's the day, Dooly! 🎒✨** Our classrooms are set up and ready to welcome our scholars. Buses are hitting the road this morning, and our teachers and staff can't wait to see those smiling faces walk through the doors! Wishing every Dooly County student a first day full of excitement and new beginnings. Let's make it a great year! 🚌📚 #DoolyUnited #FirstDayOfSchool

📢 Parent Portal Update Parents, please note that Parent Portal will open on Monday, August 3, 2026. If you have already registered for Parent Portal, you will be able to log in and view your child’s class schedule and other student information once the portal becomes available. If you have not yet signed up for Parent Portal, we encourage you to do so to stay connected with your child’s academic information throughout the school year. Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to welcoming our Bobcats back to school! ❤️💛

🎉 It's OPEN HOUSE DAY and we cannot wait to see you! 🎉

Come say hi, meet your teachers, explore your classrooms, and soak up all the back-to-school excitement!

📍 **Dooly County K-8 Academy** — 3:00 PM–5:00 PM
📍 **Dooly County High School** — 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Grab the whole family and come celebrate with us — this school year is going to be a great one!

#DoolyUnited #OpenHouse #BackToSchool

**Teachers are BACK in the building! 🐾** We kicked off a week of preplanning today with a high-energy convocation, celebrating the start of a brand new school year! It was the perfect way to welcome our newest members of our Bobcat Family and set the tone for an exciting year ahead. We celebrated our successes from last year and set our sights on all we'll accomplish together in this new one. Our educators are difference makers, change agents, and beacons of light for our students and our community. Here's to a great week of prepping, planning, and getting ready to make an impact! 🖤 #BobcatFamily #BackToSchool #DoolyUnited #NewSchoolYear

We had an absolute blast bringing the STEM Bus to the Vienna Back to School Bash today! 🚌✨ The morning was full of energy and excitement as our students explored hands-on STEM activities. A huge thank you to our incredible community for coming together to make sure our students have everything they need to head back to school ready to succeed. #DoolyUnited 💛

🎉 Today was New Hire Orientation at Dooly County Schools! We are thrilled to welcome our newest employees to the Dooly family. A huge thank you to the Dooly County Chamber of Commerce and all of the incredible members who donated items to help make our newest members of Bobcat Nation feel welcomed and appreciated from day one. Your generosity means so much to our team! Here's to a great year ahead! #DoolyUnited #WelcomeToDooly

🌊🎉 TODAY'S THE DAY! 🎉🌊 The Catch the Wave Celebration is happening TODAY from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Dooly K-8 Academy, and we can't wait to celebrate our amazing students! Join us for an afternoon filled with: 🎈 Jumping Castles 🌭 Free Food 🎶 Music & Fun 🏆 Recognition for students who completed the Catch the Wave Summer Reading Challenge 📚 Don't forget to bring: ✔️ Your Reading Log or ✔️ Your completed Summer Bridge Workbook ❤️ No one will be turned away! Even if you didn't complete the challenge, we would still love for you to come out and enjoy this special day with us. Let's celebrate a summer of reading, learning, and achievement together! 📍 Dooly K-8 Academy 🕛 Today | 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. We'll see you this afternoon! #CatchTheWave #DoolyK8 #BobcatPride #BuildingAFoundationOfExcellence #SummerReading #OneTeamOneDenEndlessPossibilities 🌊📚🐾

📚 What a day at the Unadilla Back to School Splash Bash! 🎉 We loved giving out books to our students and seeing the amazing turnout from our Dooly community today. It was the perfect way to celebrate these last few days of summer break — smiles, splashes, and a love of reading all in one place! A huge thank you to the City of Unadilla for hosting such a great event for our students and families! Here's to a great start to the new school year! 📖☀️ #DoolyUnited

🌊📚 Catch the Reading Wave Celebration is Almost Here! 📚🌊 The countdown is on! Join us on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. as we celebrate our students who successfully completed the Catch the Reading Wave Summer Reading Program! Students who completed the program will enjoy: 🏰 Jumping castles 🍔 Great food 🎉 Fun games and activities 🏅 Special recognition for their reading accomplishments We are incredibly proud of our readers for making reading a priority this summer! Your hard work deserves to be celebrated, and we can’t wait to recognize each of you. Congratulations to all of our summer readers—we’ll see you on July 22 for an afternoon of fun, food, and celebration! #CatchTheReadingWave #DoolyK8Academy #ReadersAreLeaders #BuildingAFoundationOfExcellence #SummerReadingSuccess https://youtu.be/zUZIyYhjm4M?is=_8SRE3MeumNdXW_k

📚🎉 Back-to-School Splash Bash! 💦🍎 Get ready to kick off the new school year with an afternoon of fun at the Unadilla Splash Pad Opening! 🗓 Saturday, July 18 🕚 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 The Lighted Lantern 1606 Borum Street, Unadilla, GA Bring the whole family and enjoy: 💦 Splash Pad Fun 🏰 Bounce Houses 🎒 FREE School Supplies (while supplies last) 🎉 Games, Activities, and Lots of Fun! 🩱 Don’t forget to bring your swimsuit and a towel! Let’s celebrate a new school year together by connecting with our community, making memories, and getting students excited for an amazing year ahead. We hope to see you there! #BackToSchool #UnadillaGA #SplashPadOpening #CommunityStrong #ReadySetLearn #DoolyCounty #BackToSchoolFun

🐾 Bobcat Families, the 2026–2027 school year is almost here, and we want to set every student up for SUCCESS from Day 1! Consistent attendance is one of the most powerful things your child can do to reach their full potential — and we're here to make every single day count. 📚✨ As you plan family time this year, take a look at our scheduled breaks — from Fall Break in October to Spring Break in March — so your vacations and appointments can work *with* the school calendar, not against it. Every day your child is in their seat is a day they're growing, learning, and becoming their best. **Be Safe. Be Respectful. Be Responsible. BE HERE.** 🏫💛 Attend today. Achieve tomorrow. #DoolyCountyBobcats #EveryDayCounts #AttendanceMatters #BobcatPride #DoolyStrong