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GRADUATE CATOOSA:

Catoosa County Public Schools
EDUCATION options for EVERY student to
is committed to providing

GRADUATE CATOOSA with a
diploma from RHS, HHS, or LFO.

Traditional High Schools with sports, band, Accelerated Programs:
clubs, and extracurricular activities: • Move On When Ready: A dual degree
• Ringgold High School Tigers program allowing students to take college
In 2016, the system’s graduation rate was • In Georgia, students have the opportunity PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: • Heritage High School Generals classes and earn high school and college
85.5%. Continuing to increase the graduation to earn high school credit while taking In Georgia, College and Career Academies are • Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors credit. MOWR classes and materials are
rate is a priority. college courses through Move On When unique high school learning environments Alternative High Schools with flexible FREE. Students in this program can begin
• We have three traditional high schools: Ready. This option allows students to that provide opportunities for local schedules, individualized academic college with some credit or they can earn
Ringgold (RHS), Lakeview Fort- get a jump start on college, or if they communities to focus their educational plans, and computer-based curriculum: a college associate’s degree while they are
Oglethorpe (LFO), and Heritage (HHS). are really motivated, they can earn resources on what is needed in their • The Performance Learning Center in high school.
To help students explore career interests, an associate’s degree and their high community and workforce. College and • Catoosa Online Academy
we offer Career, Technology, and school diploma. In 2016, three students Career Academy programs are designed
Agriculture Education programs in graduated from high school with their specifically to prepare the county’s
every school. System-wide, there are associate’s degree from college. A great students for the jobs that are available in
twenty-nine different programs available advantage of this program for parents is the community, and the school system
for students from Army JROTC to that all college classes through the Move can create new programs as needed to
Welding. Seven of our CTAE (Career, On When Ready Program are FREE. prepare students for jobs in new businesses
Technical and Agricultural Education) that locate in Catoosa.
programs have received industry REACH
certification. We also offer advanced In 2017, we will begin participating in the
placement (AP) classes for students REACH Scholarship Program. This is a state
who want more rigorous classes to initiative to provide Georgia’s academically
prepare for college. promising 8th grade students with the

• For students who want more flexibility, academic, social, and financial support
we have two alternative high schools: needed to graduate from high school and
the Catoosa Online Academy and the college prepared for work.
Performance Learning Center. Students Catoosa County Public Schools will choose
in these programs participate in a 5 students per year, and each student will
computer-based curriculum. When receive a $10,000 scholarship to attend
students complete their coursework, college when they graduate. The REACH
they participate in graduation and receive
a diploma from RHS, LFO, or HHS. Scholarship may be used at a University
System of Georgia, Technical College Some training programs in Georgia’s current
System of Georgia, or eligible private college and career academies include:
postsecondary institution. Over 60 engineering, biomedicine, technology,
colleges are matching or double matching logistics, robotics, and many other fields
the scholarships, increasing the $10,000 that teach students skills to compete in
award to a $20,000 or $30,000 scholarship. the global market.

The Partnership 2000 Steering Committee The school system is already working with
will oversee this program, and they will the state to earn grant funding, and the Ringgold Tigers Heritage Generals LFO Warriors
raise the $3,500 matching funds for each College and Career Academy will be a
scholarship. major project for ESPLOST VI in 2021.

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48 I CA T OO S A CHAMBEROFC OMMERCE. C OM Catoosa County Public Schools • 307 Cleveland Street • Ringgold, GA 30736 • 706.935.0640 • Catoosa.k12.ga.us