Candler County School District

It's National Parents as Teachers Day! Research shows that greater parent involvement is a critical link in a child’s development of learning skills, including reading and writing. Take some time to teach your child(ren) something new today. Have a conversation with them about how school went today (don't let them just tell you "fine")...ask them specific questions about their classes...they will be excited to tell you all about it! We call this SWIRL (Speaking, Writing, Illustrating, Reading and Listening) and families can be engaged in SWIRL just as much as the children are at school, just by talking, listening and even playing games with your child(ren). Give it a try today. #CandlerSWIRLs #educationisbetterinmetter #WINatEVERYTHING

Congrats Lady MHS Tigers on winning the Class A Area 2 Cheer Competition!!

Metter Tigers Football defeats Screven County and will now host Round 1 of the Playoffs on November 10 at 7:30 pm in The Jungle at Metter High against the Swainsboro Tigers. Come cheer these boys on!!

​Congratulations to our MMS Principal, Mr. Will Thigpen, for successfully defending his dissertation today at Georgia Southern University! He will officially graduate with his doctorate in December and become Dr. Will Thigpen!! Way to go, Mr. Will!!​

​Congratulations to our MMS Principal, Mr. Will Thigpen, for successfully defending his dissertation today at Georgia Southern University! He will officially graduate with his doctorate in December and become Dr. Will Thigpen!! Way to go, Mr. Will!!​

Lady Tigers have ended their season after a loss to Dade county with a score of 8 to 0. What a wonderful season, and we are proud of each of the girls and their coaches! 🧡🖤

Lady Tigers fall to Prince Avenue 13-1 in first game of the state championship. Next game will be October 26 at 5 pm against Dade County. You can see the bracket here: https://www.ghsa.net/2023-2024-ghsa-class-a-division-i-state-fast-pitch-softball-tournament-bracket Hold your heads high, Tigers, and go after Dade County!! 🥎🐅

Metter High School students and staff gave a warm send off to the Lady Tigers softball team as they head to the Elite 8 State Championship in Columbus! Their first game will be Wednesday, October 25 at 11 am against Prince Avenue. Let's go Lady Tigers!!! 🥎🐅🏆 ✳️ Need To Know https://bit.ly/342QnWS 🎫 Tickets @GoFan https://bit.ly/3FnXkGq 💻 Live Stream @NFHSNetwork https://bit.ly/48ZJh7K

MHS Tigers warm a big win over Claxton High School tonight with a score of 42-0!

The MHS Lady Tigers are headed to Columbus for the Elite 8 on the road to a State Championship! The first game will be Wednesday, October 25 at 11 am against Prince Avenue. Let's go Lady Tigers!!! 🥎🐅🏆 ✳️ Need To Know https://bit.ly/342QnWS 🎫 Tickets @GoFan https://bit.ly/3FnXkGq 💻 Live Stream @NFHSNetwork https://bit.ly/48ZJh7K

Columbus bound!!! The Lady Tigers have defeated Swainsboro High for the Super Regionals Championship!! Let’s go!! 🧡🖤🏆🔥🐅

Update: our Tigers fell to Toombs 35-6 but what a great season! Thank you to all the hard work of the players, coaches, cheerleaders, parents and fans.

MHS Lady Tigers Softball defeats Swainsboro 7-1! Tigers will play Swainsboro again (the "If" game because Swainsboro was undefeated) today (Oct 19) at 6 pm. You can follow them on GameChanger by searching Metter Varsity Lady Tigers or check back here or on Metter High School's facebook page for results! Let's go Lady Tigers!!

Dr. Bubba Longgrear, Candler County School District Superintendent, has been recognized as one of four 2024 Superintendent of the Year Finalists for the state of Georgia by the Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA)! "It is an honor to be recognized as a finalist," says Dr. Longgrear. "This is truly a recognition for the good work of our school system and community." Nominations were received from August 2, 2023, to September 1, 2023. Nominations were made by boards of education, colleagues, community members, and businesses, from all over our state. There were 24 candidates nominated and four were selected as state finalists to represent the superintendent’s profession in Georgia. These four finalists will now move to the next phase of completing an application to enter the national competition, where one of the four will be selected to represent the state of Georgia against the other 49 states and Canada. "This is a tremendous honor to be amongst the very best professionals who answer the call to serve in the K-12 Public School Superintendency...a most challenging and honorable career," says Dr. John Zauner, Executive Director of GSSA.

Our MHS Lady Tigers Softball Team lost 2-3 against Swainsboro Tigers at the Super Regionals being held at Crawford County High School. Tigers will now play Pelham High School. Follow the Lady Tigers on Gamechanger or check back here for updates.

It's almost Basketball season!! Boys Basketball tryouts will be held Tuesday, October 24th through Thursday, October 26 from 3:20 pm until 5:45 pm in the MHS gym. Students must have a physical on file in order to tryout and a permission form signed by parents. Football players can tryout once their season has been completed.

The American Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief required the Candler County School District to create a plan to ensure additional steps are taken to safely reopen schools for in-person instruction, keep schools open, and take appropriate measures to helps schools invest in mitigation strategies consistent with the CDC. In addition, school districts must address interrupted instruction by committing a minimum of 20% of these funds to address learning loss. Please review the ARP and Return to In-Person Instruction plans and provide any feedback. Link to the plan: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QfccHPn8GO_3rradJinOj8i2fl4gMYqX/edit#slide=id.p1 Link to feedback form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTGt1SSLuMmmB7WFABWoxpbLztmvv9FALWkEoVyt1WAEBTZw/viewform

Our Lady Tigers Softball Team will enter the Super Regionals on Wednesday, October 18 during Game 2 against Swainsboro Tigers at 2 pm at Crawford County High School. When we win Game 2, we will play the winner of Game 1 at 6 pm. GHSA has set ticket prices at $12 for a day pass or $20 for tournament pass. There will be no Cash Sales, GoFan Only. https://gofan.co/event/1169750?schoolId=GA23136 The address for the school is 400 East Agency Street, Roberta, GA. There will be designated fan parking at the front of the school beside the football stadium. To access the softball complex, fans enter through the visitor’s entrance of the football stadium. Stay to the far right walkway, and follow the walkway to the softball field. GO METTER LADY TIGERS!!!

So proud of the Metter Tiger Pride Marching Band! All Superior Ratings and swept Class AA in every Caption at the 2023 Effingham Co. Coastal Empire Classic!

MHS Cheerleaders won 2nd place at the Sweet Onion Cheer Competition today! Congratulations!! 🥇