State Schools Superintendent Visits Cherokee County Schools

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State School Superintendent Richard Woods on Wednesday visited two Cherokee County School District facilities.

He toured Etowah High School’s Etowah East facility, making stops in the writing lab, engineering and design lab, and world language lab, before having lunch with students.

Then, Woods made the short drive over to Boston Elementary School where he was welcomed by student ambassadors, interviewed by student reporters and stopped in several classrooms to speak with students and teachers.

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Photo 1: State School Superintendent Richard Woods, right, talks with Etowah HS junior Samantha Estep, left, along with CCSD Deputy Superintendent Dr. Brian Hightower and CCSD School Board Chair Kyla Cromer. Board members Clark Menard, John Harmon and Patsy Jordan also attended the Superintendent’s visit.
Photo 2: Superintendent Woods talks with Etowah HS seniors Cameron Shockey (seated, blue shirt) and Lillie Russell, along with juniors Madi Johnson, left, and Amber Llena, center.
Photo 3: Deputy Superintendent Dr. Brian Hightower, center, talks about career pathways with Superintendent Richard Woods, right, and teacher Brandon Grummer, left, in the lab for architecture and engineering at Etowah HS.
Photo 4: State School Superintendent Richard Woods, right, and Executive Assistant Ron Culver, left, arrive at Boston ES.
Photo 5: Boston ES student ambassadors, each wearing a shirt with their high school graduation class year, welcome Superintendent Woods to Boston ES. From left to right, Jackson Roche, Class of 2028; Carly Jones Class of 2027; Beverly Flecha, Class of 2026; Katherine Coppola, Class of 2025; Brendon Forrester, Class of 2024; Malachi Ball, Class of 2023.
Photo 6: Mark Justice with Cobb EMC, left, along with Superintendent Woods and Boston Principal Joey Moss, third from left, makes a presentation to Boston ES Teacher of the Year, media specialist Jennifer Martin.
Photo 7: Superintendent Woods is interviewed by Boston ES student reporters Ty Phillips and Madison Martin.
Photo 8: Superintendent Woods reads to Annie King’s first-grade class at Boston ES.
Photo 9: State School Superintendent Richard Woods.
Photo 10: Dr. Claudia Larrotta, left, at Etowah HS explains the world language lab to Superintendent Woods during his visit to Etowah HS, while Skylar Wallace works on her Spanish skills.
Photo 11: Superintendent Woods, left, stresses the importance of reading skills to third-graders at Boston ES during an “Authors On Tour” presentation sponsored by Cobb EMC.
Photo credits: Cherokee County School District