Dear Students and Parents: 

It is our pleasure to take this opportunity to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school term at Miller County Middle School and Miller County High School!  We are looking forward to all of the wonderful educational and extracurricular activities and opportunities that lie ahead! We encourage you to maintain a positive mindset and give your very best effort in everything that you do as you represent the Miller County community. 

The slogan of the SEC is as follows:  “It just means more.”  Both staff members and students at MCMS and MCHS need to believe this about their schools!  It just means more to be a Miller County Pirate!  When we believe this, then we will start living it.  Everyone associated with our school needs to start believing that we are the best and then start living up to that belief in everything that they endeavor to do.  

Simply put, we want to begin “setting a higher standard” of expectations and results.  We want to set higher standards in the following areas:

• Attendance for both staff members and students.

• Student discipline and behavior.

• How we speak.

• How we dress.

• How we represent ourselves to the public.

• Work ethic.

• Instructional rigor and level of expectations.

• Courses offered to produce citizens who are career and/or college ready.

• Creating unique opportunities and learning experiences for our students.

• How we compare academically to the top schools in the state of Georgia.

• How we compete and succeed in athletics.

• How we compete and succeed in any extracurricular activities.

In order to achieve success, we have to begin with our mindsets.  We have to believe that “it just means more” to be part of the Miller County School System.  When we all genuinely believe this, then we will all make it our goal to work towards “setting a higher standard” in everything that we do so that all around will know what we know:  Miller County is a special place to be because it DOES just mean more here!

Again, we are excited about this new school year.  We want it to be a rewarding and successful year for all of our students and staff members.  Please feel free and encouraged to contact us if we can assist you in any way as you strive for success this year.  

Kind regards,

Jamie Ard

Principal MCMS/MCHS