The Morgan County African American Museum recently announced the winners of the 2024–2025 Raymond Andrews Prize for Creative Writing! Raymond Andrews, the namesake for the prize, was born in the Plainview Community of Morgan County in 1934. He published three novels and four other books. Almost all of them are set in the fictional Muskhogean County, which is a stand-in for Morgan County. Andrews is a member of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. He passed away in 1991. The purpose of the contest was to build excitement for creative writing among area youth. Congratulations to these talented young writers!
There are lots of opportunities to come out and cheer on the Dogs this week!
Come out and support the Dogs!
🎶 Big Congratulations to the Morgan County High School Percussion Ensemble! 🥁
On Friday, April 18th, Morgan County High School ensemble made its debut at the prestigious Southeastern Percussion Symposium—a major milestone for our students and music program!
These students performed for a national and world-class panel of judges and clinicians, receiving positive, encouraging, and authentic feedback to help them grow as young musicians.
A shoutout to Harrison Buck for earning 1st Place in Mallet Performance and 1st Place Overall for the entire weekend!
Thank you to Andrew Duggins, Henry Lin and Carson Miller for preparing, pursuing and providing this extraordinary opportunity for our musicians.
Listen to their performances: Southeastern Music for All
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We need MOCO Nation to come out and cheer on the Dogs this Friday!
Friday, April 25th
Game 1: 4:00
Game 2: 6:30 (or 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1)
Saturday, April 26th (if Necessary)
Game 3: 12:00
Let’s go Dogs!
The Morgan County High School Percussion Ensemble made its debut at the prestigious Southeastern Percussion Symposium. This event was designed to foster growth, collaboration, and musical excellence in a non-competitive environment. Through quality feedback and engaging experiences, SPES helps ensembles learn, improve, and connect with some of the best educators in the country. Our percussionists performed for a national and world-class panel of judges and clinicians, receiving positive, encouraging, and authentic feedback to help them grow as young musicians. A special thanks to Andrew Duggins, Henry Lin, and Carson Miller for preparing, pursuing, and providing this extraordinary opportunity for our musicians.
We’re incredibly proud to share that Harrison Buck earned 1st Place in Mallet Performance and 1st Place Overall for the entire weekend at the prestigious Southeastern Percussion Symposium! His prize was a $1200 snare drum. 🏆 He competed against 20+ other percussionists from all over metro ATL. Harrison will continue his musical journey this fall as he studies with world-renowned teacher and clinician She-e Wu at Northwestern University. Way to go Harrison!
We are so excited to finally be able to share that the 1st volume of the new literary-arts magazine, Canvas, is available for presale! We have a fun promotion where, for $25, you can become a patron of the magazine and receive a copy and a tote bag. There are other patron levels as well. Please check it out and scan the QR code to place your orders by Thursday 4/24!
This project is the culmination of a year's worth of work by our 5 student editors, and contains 36 full color pages featuring art by 30+ MCHS students. The magazine features poetry, short fiction, narrative nonfiction, graphic design, photography, and fine art (2D and 3D). Major thanks to Tara DeLaigle, Kristin Chandler, and Holly Schultz for helping us find such high-quality works for the magazine.
Congratulations to our MCHS Diamond Dogs! They are your 2025 Region 2-AA Champs! We are looking forward to what lies ahead for the remainder of the season!
ALERT: Spring Break!☀
Morgan County Charter Schools will be closed for Spring Break April 7–11, 2025! 🎉 Whether you're hitting the road or enjoying a staycation, we hope you have a safe, relaxing, and fun-filled week!
This is a reminder that we will not be allowing check outs on Friday between 8:30 and 9:45!
Congratulations to Addison Hilsman for winning the 2025 Georgia FLEX Competition! 🏆 His company, Elite Diesel Performance, earned a $10,000 prize. Your hard work and entrepreneurial spirit are truly inspiring! Way to go Addison!
Congratulations to Addison Hilsman for winning 1st place and $10,000 at the 2025 Georgia FLEX State Competition! We are so proud of you and can't wait to watch your business grow- Elite Diesel Performance & Accessories!
Big thanks to Merritt Ainslie and Doug Arnold (and The Wheelhouse) who have helped him get here!!!
We would like to thank our paraprofessionals for all they do each and every day to support our students and staff. We truly are blessed with the best. Happy Paraprofessional's Day! ❤️
Let's pack out the stadium and show our support for our Morgan County Special Olympic athletes. Be a fan and help bring out the champion in everyone!
Congratulations to Seth Mullins! After a rigorous interview and testing process, he has been selected as a Governor’s Honors Finalist for Music. Finalists have the opportunity to attend the prestigious summer program.
Congratulations to Justin Bailey! After a rigorous interview and testing process, he has been selected as a Governor’s Honors Finalist for Mathematics. Finalists have the opportunity to attend the prestigious summer program.
Congratulations Aaron Cooper, Sora Rose, and Annabel Sparrow for getting 2nd place in the Girls Trio at the GHSA Literary State Championship!
Congratulations to Sora Rose - GHSA 2A State Literary Girls Solo Champion!
We would like to extend a huge congratulations to our Top 3 FLEX competitors! These students have worked diligently to grow their businesses, understand their business finances, market their products and services, expand their customer bases – and the list goes on! Their hard work is paying off, and to say we are proud of them is an understatement.
🏆 1st Place: Elite Motorsports – Addison Hillsman ($3,000 prize)
🥈 2nd Place: JIT Productions – Jatavious Ward ($1,500 prize)
🥉 3rd Place: Cook’s Junk Removal – Ethan Cook ($750 prize)
🔥 Elite Motorsports will go on to represent Morgan County High School at the Georgia FLEX State Finals on April 2nd!
These young entrepreneurs are already making big moves—be sure to support them as they continue to grow! 🚀👏
