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![UGE Hosts Veterans Day Ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764796570/henryk12gaus/safynzin5g9hknnzhcpg/VeteransDay2025-7.heic","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764796570/henryk12gaus/safynzin5g9hknnzhcpg/VeteransDay2025-7.heic","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764796570/henryk12gaus/safynzin5g9hknnzhcpg/VeteransDay2025-7.heic","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764796570/henryk12gaus/safynzin5g9hknnzhcpg/VeteransDay2025-7.heic","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764796570/henryk12gaus/safynzin5g9hknnzhcpg/VeteransDay2025-7.heic","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764796570/henryk12gaus/safynzin5g9hknnzhcpg/VeteransDay2025-7.heic","width":2200}])
![Bowden Receives Farm Bureau Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764796024/henryk12gaus/r783qrnevmkivyqejpqr/2025eventupdates-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764796024/henryk12gaus/r783qrnevmkivyqejpqr/2025eventupdates-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764796024/henryk12gaus/r783qrnevmkivyqejpqr/2025eventupdates-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764796024/henryk12gaus/r783qrnevmkivyqejpqr/2025eventupdates-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764796024/henryk12gaus/r783qrnevmkivyqejpqr/2025eventupdates-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764796024/henryk12gaus/r783qrnevmkivyqejpqr/2025eventupdates-5.jpg","width":2200}])
![UGE Picture Bowl Students Complete]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764797098/henryk12gaus/utvx8kfpplbcqk82eimk/PictureBowl25-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764797098/henryk12gaus/utvx8kfpplbcqk82eimk/PictureBowl25-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764797098/henryk12gaus/utvx8kfpplbcqk82eimk/PictureBowl25-7.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1764797098/henryk12gaus/utvx8kfpplbcqk82eimk/PictureBowl25-7.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1764797098/henryk12gaus/utvx8kfpplbcqk82eimk/PictureBowl25-7.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1764797098/henryk12gaus/utvx8kfpplbcqk82eimk/PictureBowl25-7.jpg","width":2200}])
![UGE Open House a Success!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763564318/henryk12gaus/rbyd5ucjpdgnxh0tpsbm/Screenshot2025-11-05094727.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763564318/henryk12gaus/rbyd5ucjpdgnxh0tpsbm/Screenshot2025-11-05094727.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763564318/henryk12gaus/rbyd5ucjpdgnxh0tpsbm/Screenshot2025-11-05094727.png","width":744}])
![2025-2026 Supply Lists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752630015/henryk12gaus/evhymedt70r2dzus5haq/school-times-school-school-supplies-brushes-crayon.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752630015/henryk12gaus/evhymedt70r2dzus5haq/school-times-school-school-supplies-brushes-crayon.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1752630015/henryk12gaus/evhymedt70r2dzus5haq/school-times-school-school-supplies-brushes-crayon.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1752630015/henryk12gaus/evhymedt70r2dzus5haq/school-times-school-school-supplies-brushes-crayon.jpg","width":910}])
Click on the grade level to find the 2025-2026 class lists.
![UGE-No Place for Hate School!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745854710/henryk12gaus/vir3wxzdwgjuji4gwvgx/thumbnail_NoPlaceforHate.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745854710/henryk12gaus/vir3wxzdwgjuji4gwvgx/thumbnail_NoPlaceforHate.png","width":400}])
UGE Receives No Place For Hate School Recognition
UGE has officially been designated as a No Place for Hate® school for the 2024–2025 school year. This recognition is a testament to incredible dedication, passion, and commitment to creating a more inclusive and respectful school community by our counseling team.
![UGE Counselors Recognized Nationally]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744997141/henryk12gaus/hvkvw7qbsg0lpgb7mqhi/RAMPLogo1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744997141/henryk12gaus/hvkvw7qbsg0lpgb7mqhi/RAMPLogo1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744997141/henryk12gaus/hvkvw7qbsg0lpgb7mqhi/RAMPLogo1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744997141/henryk12gaus/hvkvw7qbsg0lpgb7mqhi/RAMPLogo1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744997141/henryk12gaus/hvkvw7qbsg0lpgb7mqhi/RAMPLogo1.png","width":1600}])
The RAMP award, celebrating its 21st year, recognizes schools committed to delivering a comprehensive, data-informed school counseling program and a topnotch educational environment. Our counseling program here at UGE is one of twelve school given this recognition in the state of Georgia. We are proud of Dr. Mitchell-Jones and Ms. Sarah Leslie.
![GaDOE Names Five HCS Elementary Schools Among Lists of Schools Making Significant Improvement]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768243835/henryk12gaus/kciqnckofrbor0rwmmnx/HCSElementaryStudentsinClass.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768243835/henryk12gaus/kciqnckofrbor0rwmmnx/HCSElementaryStudentsinClass.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768243835/henryk12gaus/kciqnckofrbor0rwmmnx/HCSElementaryStudentsinClass.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768243835/henryk12gaus/kciqnckofrbor0rwmmnx/HCSElementaryStudentsinClass.jpg","width":1156}])
Five Henry County Schools elementary schools were listed among the Georgia schools exiting or making progress to exit federal identification, according to a report released by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) in December.
![Henry County Board of Education Shares 2026 Legislative Priorities with Local and State Officials]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1764797112/henryk12gaus/uqrdjsbrvykbrih0reea/HCS2025LegislativeBreakfast2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1764797112/henryk12gaus/uqrdjsbrvykbrih0reea/HCS2025LegislativeBreakfast2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1764797112/henryk12gaus/uqrdjsbrvykbrih0reea/HCS2025LegislativeBreakfast2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1764797112/henryk12gaus/uqrdjsbrvykbrih0reea/HCS2025LegislativeBreakfast2.jpg","width":950}])
More than a dozen dignitaries representing city, county, and state government joined the Henry County Board of Education on Nov. 18 for its annual Legislative Breakfast and presentation of its 2026 Legislative Priorities.
![Georgia Department of Education Recognizes 20 HCS Schools as 2024-2025 Literacy and Math Leaders]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763815860/henryk12gaus/fremxlj19bwunjvhdwze/HCSStudentsinClass2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763815860/henryk12gaus/fremxlj19bwunjvhdwze/HCSStudentsinClass2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763815860/henryk12gaus/fremxlj19bwunjvhdwze/HCSStudentsinClass2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1763815860/henryk12gaus/fremxlj19bwunjvhdwze/HCSStudentsinClass2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1763815860/henryk12gaus/fremxlj19bwunjvhdwze/HCSStudentsinClass2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763815860/henryk12gaus/fremxlj19bwunjvhdwze/HCSStudentsinClass2.jpg","width":1928}])
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) recently named 20 Henry County Schools elementary, middle, and high schools as 2024-2025 Literacy and Math Leaders.
![Henry County Schools Makes Significant District, Schoolwide Gains on 2025 CCRPI]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762979454/henryk12gaus/jitbkckqvmihsdx3trag/HCSStudentsinClass.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762979454/henryk12gaus/jitbkckqvmihsdx3trag/HCSStudentsinClass.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762979454/henryk12gaus/jitbkckqvmihsdx3trag/HCSStudentsinClass.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762979454/henryk12gaus/jitbkckqvmihsdx3trag/HCSStudentsinClass.jpg","width":850}])
Henry County Schools made significant improvements on the 2024-2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), according to data released by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) today.
![HCS Student Designs 3D-Printed Thermostat Cover in Use Across the District]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761753510/henryk12gaus/xwyglyofvnryzjypf6v3/TarynWilliamsonThermostatCoverDesign.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761753510/henryk12gaus/xwyglyofvnryzjypf6v3/TarynWilliamsonThermostatCoverDesign.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761753510/henryk12gaus/xwyglyofvnryzjypf6v3/TarynWilliamsonThermostatCoverDesign.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761753510/henryk12gaus/xwyglyofvnryzjypf6v3/TarynWilliamsonThermostatCoverDesign.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761753510/henryk12gaus/xwyglyofvnryzjypf6v3/TarynWilliamsonThermostatCoverDesign.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1761753510/henryk12gaus/xwyglyofvnryzjypf6v3/TarynWilliamsonThermostatCoverDesign.jpg","width":2200}])
Dutchtown High School senior Taryn Williamson is a compelling example of Henry County Schools’ mission to empower students with exceptional opportunities and access that lead to success in a global society.
![Henry County Board of Education Earns Prestigious 2025 GSBA Exemplary Board Recognition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761660016/henryk12gaus/bmulmyxx8acnvonuyay5/HCSGSBAExemplaryBoard.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761660016/henryk12gaus/bmulmyxx8acnvonuyay5/HCSGSBAExemplaryBoard.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761660016/henryk12gaus/bmulmyxx8acnvonuyay5/HCSGSBAExemplaryBoard.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761660016/henryk12gaus/bmulmyxx8acnvonuyay5/HCSGSBAExemplaryBoard.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1761660016/henryk12gaus/bmulmyxx8acnvonuyay5/HCSGSBAExemplaryBoard.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761660016/henryk12gaus/bmulmyxx8acnvonuyay5/HCSGSBAExemplaryBoard.jpg","width":2000}])
The Georgia School Boards Association recently recognized the Henry County Board of Education as an Exemplary Board for 2025.
![HCS Welcomes Interested Volunteers, Mentors, Sponsors to Register for ‘How to Partner’ Seminar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761135463/henryk12gaus/xh5qzlwypelauxruch71/HenryPartnersSeminar.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761135463/henryk12gaus/xh5qzlwypelauxruch71/HenryPartnersSeminar.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761135463/henryk12gaus/xh5qzlwypelauxruch71/HenryPartnersSeminar.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761135463/henryk12gaus/xh5qzlwypelauxruch71/HenryPartnersSeminar.jpg","width":820}])
Henry County Schools will host its latest “How to Partner with HCS” seminar on Nov. 5, 5-7 p.m. at the Henry County Learning and Support Center, located at 166 Holly Smith Drive in McDonough.
![HCS Elementary and Middle Schools Recognized as John Hancock Award Schools]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760111952/henryk12gaus/z1hbxq7loy6lifwf11ed/JohnHancockCursiveWritingAwards.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760111952/henryk12gaus/z1hbxq7loy6lifwf11ed/JohnHancockCursiveWritingAwards.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760111952/henryk12gaus/z1hbxq7loy6lifwf11ed/JohnHancockCursiveWritingAwards.jpg","width":800}])
The Georgia Department of Education recently recognized eight Henry County Schools as John Hancock Award Schools.