2024-2025
July 9, 2024 (Click Here)
August 13, 2024 (Click Here)
October 8, 2024 (click here)
October 22, 2024 (click here)
Two students at Greenbrier High School won first place for their innovative supplement concept. While in 8th grade and for 18 months, Mia Riley and Kherington Phillips worked on their solution to combat vitamin and mineral deficiencies for people who live in food deserts. Called MicroMealz, the students submitted their solution to the 2023-2024 eCybermission STEM competition and were selected number one in the 9th-grade category for Georgia. They went on to compete in the southeast region competition for 9th Grade and finished in the Top 3.
Lucas Beasley, now in 7th Grade at Greenbrier Middle, was chosen as one of Junior Achievement of Georgia's Nineteen Under Nineteen Student to Watch. He was one of two students in the CSRA to be selected for the recognition.
The National Association of Biology Teachers named Greenbrier High teacher Crystal McDowell as one of three Oustanding Biology Teacher Award 2024 Honorees for Region IV, which includes five other states. McDowell is the recipient of awards and honors across the state for her innovative teaching and community partnerships to enhance the academic experience of students.
November 12, 2024 (click here)
December 17, 2024 (Click Here)
January 14, 2025 (Click Here)
January 28, 2025 (Click Here)
February 11, 2025 (Click Here)
February 25, 2025 (Click Here)
Riverside Elementary School Principal Lynn Gardner and staff.
March 11, 2025
Board of Education Special Recognitions
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Inductee
Coach Terry Holder (retired)
Longtime coach for the Columbia County School District, Mr. Terry Holder (retired), was recently inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. His long list of accomplishments includes: being the first baseball coach in Georgia history to reach 500 victories, a career record of 588 wins (being 13th in state history), and winning 8 state titles in a 12-year span. Greenbrier High School’s baseball field is named in his honor, and Evans High School plans to do the same this baseball season.
Other accomplishments include:
- He was the first head football coach at Greenbrier High School, and won three consecutive state championships in the first three years of the school’s existence. His team made playoffs every year.
- A 61-game winning streak at Evans High School from 1988-1990. The streak was only seven games shy of the national record at the time and is still the longest record ever in Georgia and the 14th longest in U.S. history.
- In 1988, the Evans High School team was Coach Holder's first state championship team. They were ranked 5th in the Nation by USA Today.
- His 1989 Evans High School team was ranked No. 3 in the nation by USA Today. They are the last undefeated team in Georgia history, a mark that has lasted 35 years and counting.
- In 25 years at Evans High School and Greenbrier High School he led his teams to 19 region titles.
- He is a 6-time Georgia State Coach of the Year and a 2-time National Coach of the Year Award winner.
- He coached the winning South Team to the title at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials in St. Louis.
Special Olympics Games of Georgia Winter Bowling Competition
Team Panther Pride - Gold Medal Winners
Cooper Claus, Lakeside High School
Jevon Dunn, Lakeside High School
Nicholas Holsten, Lakeside High School
Kaleb Steele, Lakeside High School
(Kaleb was also named Georgia Athlete of the Month for March 2025.)
Team Pin Crushers - Gold Medal Winners
Team Strike Force - Brown Medal Winners
Khoal Fountain, Evans High School
Kymani Session, Harlem High School
Joseph Zuniga, Evans High School
Team Strike Zone - Bronze Medal Winners
Michael Barker, Grovetown High School
Bryan Belton, Jr., Grovetown High School
Abdias Colon, Harlem High School
Sky Rittenhouse, Grovetown High School
Adaptive Physical Education Coaches:
Steve Aaronson, Grovetown High School
Corie Johnson, Greenbrier Middle School
Crystal Stickland, Parkway Elementary School
Mimi Tom, Riverside Middle School
The Director of Special Education is Mr. Sharard Pritchett.
AP Honor Schools Awards
All five Columbia County High Schools were recognized as AP Honor Schools. This distinction is named in eight categories based on the results of the 2024 AP courses and exams. AP courses are one of several ways Georgia students can access college level learning at the high school level; students who receive a 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam may receive college credit.
Recognition is received in the following categories:
- AP Access & Support School - Schools with at least 30% of AP exams taken by students who identified as African American and/or Hispanic and 30% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- AP Expansion School - AP schools with 25% growth in AP student participation from May 2023 to May 2024 and a minimum of 25 students testing in May 2023.
- AP Humanities Schools - Schools with a minimum of five students tested in each of the following AP categories: one ELA course, two social studies courses, one fine arts course, and one world language course.
- AP Humanities Achievement Schools - AP Humanities schools with at least 50% of all AP Humanities exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- AP Schools of Distinction - Schools with at least 20% of the total student population taking AP exams and at least 50% of all AP exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
- AP STEM Schools - Schools that administered at least 5 exams in each of four separate AP STEM courses (math, science, and computer science).
- AP STEM Achievement Schools - AP STEM schools with at least 50% of all AP STEM exams earning scores of 3 or higher.
Each School was named in these following categories:
Evans High School - Principal Wade White
AP Humanities School
AP Humanities Achievement School
AP School of Distinction
AP STEM School
AP STEM Achievement School
Greenbrier High School - Principal Chip Fulmer
AP School of Distinction
AP STEM School
AP STEM Achievement School
Grovetown High School - Principal Andrew Young
AP Access & Support School
AP STEM School
AP STEM Achievement School
Harlem High School - Principal Casey Dees
AP School of Distinction
AP STEM School
AP STEM Achievement School
Lakeside High School - Principal Juliet King
AP Expansion School
AP Humanities School
AP Humanities Achievement School
AP School of Distinction
AP STEM School
AP STEM Achievement School
Georgia Science Teachers Association
Teacher of Promise Award
Ms. Emily Flynt - Greenbrier High School
Greenbrier High School biology and chemistry teacher, Ms. Emily Flynt, recently achieved the Georgia Science Teachers Association Teacher of Promise Award.
Ms. Flynt is a first-year teacher at Greenbrier High School; however, her colleagues describe working with her as if they are working with a veteran teacher due to her natural talent as an educator. They also stated how she makes a huge impact on collaborative teams and brings insight that is helping everyone grow and to better serve all students.
The association recognizes science teachers with one, two, or three years of teaching experience that show exceptional promise. The recipient receives a monetary award of $750 and either submits an article describing a teacher practice for the GSTA newsletter or presents a session at the annual GSTA Conference the following year.
Her mentor is Ms. Crystal McDowell, and her principal is Mr. Chip Fulmer.
National Beta Club - John W. Harris Leadership Award
Evans Middle School Junior Beta Club
Pictured from left: Evans Middle School Principal Dr. Michael Carraway; Jr. Beta Club Members Student Representatives, Daisy Troia and Addyson Johnson; Jr. Beta Club Teacher Sponsor Ms. Lisa Shouse; and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steven Flynt.
