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4B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, November 21,2018
Dawson schools score above
state average in CCRPI test
From staff reports
The Georgia Department of Education
released the first scores from the rede
signed College and Career Ready
Performance Index (CCRPI) in October,
and Dawson County Schools received
an overall district CCRPI score above
the state average.
The CCRPI is a comprehensive
school improvement and accountability
measure for Georgia schools. It was
first implemented in Georgia in 2012 as
an alternative to No Child Left Behind’s
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and
was redesigned for the 2017-2018
school year to provide a simpler and
streamlined model.
The Dawson County School System
received an overall district CCRPI score
of 79.9, 3.3 points higher than the state
average of 76.6.
CCRPI is comprised of five compo
nents: Content Mastery, Progress,
Closing Gaps, Readiness, and
Graduation Rate (high schools only).
Each CCRPI indicator, component, and
overall score is reported on a 0-100
point scale.
The district ranked third out of 14
Pioneer RESA districts. Of the 14
RESA districts, Dawson’s overall ele
mentary score of 83.6 tied them for the
second place ranking. A middle school
score of 74.5 and a high school score of
78.6 ranked each sixth in the RESA dis
trict.
“I am proud of the work of our stu
dents and staff members,” said
Superintendent Damon Gibbs. “This
data, along with other data, are impor
tant for driving instruction and continu
ous improvement. Our team will contin
ue to support our schools in their efforts
to make the best decisions for our stu
dents and the adults who work with
them.”
The purpose of CCRPI is to provide
an objective measure of the extent to
which schools, districts, and the state
are succeeding in providing high quality
opportunities and outcome for students.
These results are used for communica
tion and continuous school improve
ment. The goal is to support students
and to prepare them to graduate high
school ready for college, career and life
long learning.
FROM 1B
Lady
Photos by Bob Christian Dawson County News
Senior Anna Lowe grabs the rebound in the game
versus Flowery Branch.
Kaylee Sticker drives the lane against Flowery
Branch's Ashley Scott in their game on Nov. 15.
together and they were
able to outscore the
Falcon’s by a margin of
15-10 in the period and
cut the lead in half to
trail by five at the break.
“As long as we don’t
stay the same. Always
closing that gap,” said
Head Coach Steve
Sweat. “We managed to
cut the lead in half in the
second.”
Every member of the
team put points on the
board, as the Tigers
moved the ball effective
ly around the court to
find the open shooter, but
the team’s defense truly
rose to the occasion, as
Townley and senior Anna
Lowe snatched rebound
after rebound from the
Falcon’s to hold Flowery
Branch to a meager 7
points in the period and
allow Dawson County to
take a 46-40 lead into the
final period.
The fourth period
became an almost per
sonal battle between the
Falcon’s Wysocki and
the Tiger’s Sticker as
both players tried to will
their team to victory.
Wysocki went 5 for 7
from the line and had a
brilliant pair of plays
when she sank a three-
point shot from the cor
ner and then stole the
inbound pass for a quick
two to tie the game late
in the period.
Sticker responded by
going 6 for 7 and adding
an additional five points
of her own to lead the
Tigers in scoring and
give her team just the
needed edge to hold on
for a final score of
65-57.
“It scared me when
they tied it back up in
the fourth” Sweat said.
“But then we sank a
couple of free throws
and went on to win.”
The Lady Tigers faced
off against the Chestatee
War Eagles in the first
round of the Tiger Tip-
off Classic on Nov. 19.
Results were unavailable
as of press time.
FROM 1B
Football
Opening the third quarter on offense
Dawson County was again unable to
establish any momentum as the
Hurricanes were relentless in the pursuit
of Clark when he dropped back in the
pocket and forcing the Tigers to punt the
ball away to open the second half.
Sensing the opportunity to put the
game away, the Hurricanes quickly
drove the ball down field and Thompson
found the end-zone for his second time
of the night to put the Hurricanes in
front by a score of 35-7.
Noah Brock, senior, provided the
Tigers with a much-needed spark as he
returned the ensuing kick-off deep into
Hurricane territory to set the offense up
with their best field position of the
night. After moving the ball into the red-
zone the Tigers stalled just shy of the
goal-line and opted to put three-points
on the board as Caleb Bonesteel nailed
the short field goal to move the score to
35-10.
With an excellent return of their own
the Hurricanes started their next drive
from just short of mid-field and made
quick work of the short field as Byron
and Okwdili hooked up a second time
through the air, this one a 15-yard throw
and catch along the home sidelines to
quickly re-extend their lead to 42-10.
The fourth quarter featured long-runs
from both teams as Byron broke free for
a 65-yard touchdown run to open the
Bob Christian Dawson County News
The Tigers defense swarms to the
ball after forcing a fumble.
period and Kamara answered for the
Tigers with a 75-yard burst that he fol
lowed up with his second touchdown
run of the night to close the game with a
final score of 49-17 in favor of the
Monroe Area Hurricanes.
The emotion of the loss and the end of
the season washed over the team in a
visible display as they gathered around
each other near mid-field.
As Maxwell looked over his team, he
smiled, and reminded them that, despite
the loss, this was the end of a historic
season.
“You were 10-2 this season, and
35-13 over the last four years. There is
nothing to be ashamed of in that, noth
ing at all,” Maxwell said. “It had to end
sometime and that just happened to be
tonight, but the memories of this season
will live forever.”
DCHS FFA members give back to community
Photo for the Dawson County News
Dawson County High School FFA members Scout Higgins, Dylan Swait
and Devin Chambers recently gave up an evening to travel to the VFW to
assist in putting together care packages for soldiers serving active duty.
Higgins is a senior at DCHS and is a current FFA officer. Swait is a junior
at DCHS. Chambers is a sophomore and is also a current DCHS FFA offi
cer. All three are very active in the FFA and are involved in showing com
mercial dairy heifers and market hogs. The three were accompanied by
Higgins' grandmother Denise Higgins.
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