GLES School News
![Garden Lakes Named 2025 Georgia Title I Distinguished School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758560427/floydboenet/h8soet2zeg5sru5ixubu/CongratulationFacebookCover3_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758560427/floydboenet/h8soet2zeg5sru5ixubu/CongratulationFacebookCover3_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758560427/floydboenet/h8soet2zeg5sru5ixubu/CongratulationFacebookCover3_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1758560427/floydboenet/h8soet2zeg5sru5ixubu/CongratulationFacebookCover3_1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1758560427/floydboenet/h8soet2zeg5sru5ixubu/CongratulationFacebookCover3_1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758560427/floydboenet/h8soet2zeg5sru5ixubu/CongratulationFacebookCover3_1.png","width":1640}])
Floyd County Schools is proud to announce that Armuchee Primary School (APS), Garden Lakes Elementary School (GLES), and Model Elementary School (MES) have been recognized as 2025 Georgia Title I Distinguished Schools by the Georgia Department of Education.
![Garden Lakes Elementary Media Specialist Named Floyd County Schools’ Media Specialist of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741208507/floydboenet/rwfuyhxey2cp91bobilr/MSOTY.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741208507/floydboenet/rwfuyhxey2cp91bobilr/MSOTY.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741208507/floydboenet/rwfuyhxey2cp91bobilr/MSOTY.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741208507/floydboenet/rwfuyhxey2cp91bobilr/MSOTY.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741208507/floydboenet/rwfuyhxey2cp91bobilr/MSOTY.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1741208507/floydboenet/rwfuyhxey2cp91bobilr/MSOTY.png","width":2200}])
Brandy McKenzie has been named Floyd County Schools’ Library Media Specialist of the Year for 2025.
![Garden Lakes, Model Elementary, and Pepperell Primary Recognized for High-Performance and Significant Academic Achievement, Improvement]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736452467/floydboenet/uoqpbgmguaois4hepkyz/CongratulationFacebookCover2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1736452467/floydboenet/uoqpbgmguaois4hepkyz/CongratulationFacebookCover2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1736452467/floydboenet/uoqpbgmguaois4hepkyz/CongratulationFacebookCover2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1736452467/floydboenet/uoqpbgmguaois4hepkyz/CongratulationFacebookCover2.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1736452467/floydboenet/uoqpbgmguaois4hepkyz/CongratulationFacebookCover2.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1736452467/floydboenet/uoqpbgmguaois4hepkyz/CongratulationFacebookCover2.png","width":2200}])
![Garden Lakes Honored as a Distinguished Schools for Positive Behavior]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734028933/floydboenet/m8daxlvjw4djdo44dukm/Garden-Lakes-Elementary-School-Camper1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734028933/floydboenet/m8daxlvjw4djdo44dukm/Garden-Lakes-Elementary-School-Camper1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734028933/floydboenet/m8daxlvjw4djdo44dukm/Garden-Lakes-Elementary-School-Camper1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1734028933/floydboenet/m8daxlvjw4djdo44dukm/Garden-Lakes-Elementary-School-Camper1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1734028933/floydboenet/m8daxlvjw4djdo44dukm/Garden-Lakes-Elementary-School-Camper1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734028933/floydboenet/m8daxlvjw4djdo44dukm/Garden-Lakes-Elementary-School-Camper1.png","width":1728}])
Garden Lakes Elementary has been recognized as a "PBIS Distinguished School" for its exemplary implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
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Garden Lakes Elementary School is celebrating an impressive achievement! The now fourth-grade students at the school scored the highest in reading on the 2024 Georgia Milestones Assessment in the local area with 89.6% of students reading proficiently. The state average in 2023 was 39%. This outstanding performance reflects the hard work of students, teachers, and families.