Forest Hills Elementary

The Committee of the Whole meeting took place at the District Office on August 12, 2025. The Colleton County High School National Honors Society read the mission statement and welcomed guests to the meeting. Superintendent Jessica Williams recognized the following teams in the staff recognitions: the Office of Buildings & Grounds, the Office of Information Technology, the Convocation Team 2025 and the District Office Staff. Great job everyone for their continued hard work and dedication to Colleton County School District.

Our students have been busy learning team building activities. These activities strengthen their ability to work together to accomplish their goals while sharpening their minds to think outside the box.
#tellmesomethinggood

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the door prizes generously provided by two of our wonderful vendors at the Back to School Bash!

TCL (Technical College of the Lowcountry) – Talent Search donated a beautiful gift basket.
Direct Auto donated a brand-new Chromebook.

We truly appreciate their generosity and support!

As we officially kick off the start of the 2025-2026 school year, it is time to prepare for fall sports. Our student athletes have been working very hard to prepare for the fall season. Here is the weekly calendar from our athletics department. Let's go Cougars!!

Mrs. Salas's class ended the first week of school with a word search challenge. It was the class vs. Mrs. Salas. Who do you think won?

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Are you interested in becoming a mentor? Scan the QR code on the form below to join our lunch buddies mentoring program. This program is designed to help build self-esteem, improve attitudes about school, promote being a positive role model and supporting Colleton County School District students. Sign up and become a mentor today to make a difference tomorrow!!

We would like to say thank you again to everyone who attended and assisted with the Back to School Bash at Colleton County High School this year. Our Federal Programs Department is looking for your feedback to make next year's Back to school Bash even better. Please take a few moments and click the link below to assist our team.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_5blBzGzcBbq-KAeOe6YvS6ztw2LYgNLboM1h0nUz96-F_Q/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115476696166075533161

🌟 What a PAWSome start! 🌟
Week one is officially in the books, and it’s been nothing short of amazing! 🐾 Your “Cub Support Leadership Team” are so excited for the year ahead.

💛 Cheers to a wonderful Week 1… now let’s get ready to make Week 2 even better! 🎉

-CLT 💚 (left to right)
Ms. Hamlin, (PBSS) Positive Behavior Support Specialist
Ms. Shider, Professional School Counselor
Ms. Crosby, (PBSS) Positive Behavior Support Specialist
Ms. Puckett, School Psychologist

#WherePAWSomeThingsHappen 🐾

As week one comes to a close, we are thankful for the administration, staff, teachers and students for a great first week of school. We look forward to seeing our students excel this year academically while building strong relationships with their peers and teachers.

The 2025-2026 football season is almost here. The Colleton County athletics department has a quick and easy way for you to purchase your advance tickets. Download the app to access your tickets instantly and set up event start notifications and more.

On August 2, 2025 All for Colleton hosted a Back to School Bash at Colleton County High School. Hundreds of parents and students came out to the event to take advantage of free back to school supplies. These supplies were generously donated and distributed by many local vendors.

We would like to congratulate the following New Teacher Academy Completers from Forest Hills Elementary: Toni Lorenzo, Kasanta White, Nisie Tabuac, Anna Morgan, Caitlyn Hermesch and Angelee Beecher-Whyte.

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🎉 Congratulations to our New Teacher Academy Completers! 🎉
We are so proud of your commitment, passion, and dedication. We're thrilled to have you as part of our Forest family! 🌳

Here’s to a successful year ahead - #WherePAWSome ThingsHappen! 🐾🍎

Colleton County School District started school on August 4, 2025. Our teachers and staff were so excited to start the 2025-2026 school year on a positive note. We look forward to a great year with your students.

On Friday, August 1, 2025, Colleton County School District held Convocation to kick off the 2025-2026 school year! We want to say thank you to the dedicated team who organized this event. They include Diamond Berry, Brandon Williams, Jasmine Thomas, Heather Mushrush and Joshua Broughton. Please click the links below for the photos taken by Carlos Hamlin (Ace Basin Photography) and video by Jaquante Johnson (Jaquante Film & Co).
Photos:
https://acebphotography.pixieset.com/ccsdconvocation2025/
Video:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cbzwv0smei98iyqmu2v5c/ccsd.mp4?rlkey=eii3jlbsdg7e36q5tqukq6ypj&st=avcz0s63&dl=0

The bell schedule for all Colleton County Schools is listed in the attachment. For more back to school resource information, please click the following link: https://www.colleton.k12.sc.us/o/ccsd/page/back-to-school-resources . We hope everyone has a safe and happy start to the 2025-2026 school year.

Colleton County School District policy JICA - Student Dress, Articles and Display are outlined in the attached images for the 2025-2026 school year. For more information related to the dress code policy, please click the attached link for direct access to the board policy: https://boardpolicyonline.com/?b=colleton&s=251339 .

The Colleton County Middle School and High School staff engaged parents and students with stations around the school with important information to help get the 2025-2026 school year started off in the right direction. The transportation department was also on hand to assist.

The Colleton County School District Open House for the 2025-2026 school year was a huge success. The elementary school staff opened their doors to welcome back all of the smiling faces of the students. We are so excited for the start of school on Monday, August 4, 2025.