Bonaire Elementary

Our mission is building an education for all students.

Our vision is that Bonaire Elementary School will be a learning community dedicated to the belief that all children are capable of learning.  

School Facts

• In 1983, the new addition of the new addition (4th/5th grade hall, gymnasium and music facility) was named for Henry Cullen Talton, Sr who served as a board member from 1941-1968.
• In 1999, the media center was named for David Carpenter, former Bonaire Elementary Principal

School Awards and Honors

• 1991 and 2009: Georgia School of Excellence.
• 1993 and 1996: Ranked #1 Exemplary Elementary School in Houston County by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation
• 2023: Georgia Department of Education Military Flagship School Award
• 2024: Georgia Department of Education Literacy Banner for 3rd Grade Achievement and 3rd Grade Growth
  
  

School Principal History

• 1960-1964: Gary Sapp
• 1964-1966: Hugh Hill
• 1966-1969: Billy Lee
• 1969-1985: Thomas W. Lamberth
• 1985-1986: William Adams
• 1986-1999: David Carpenter
• 1999-2002: Carole Vann
• 2002-2010: Eric Payne
• 2010-2017: J. Willis Jones
• 2017-2024: Catherine Gardner
• 2024-Current: Tonya Pinckley
  
  

Completed School Improvements/ Renovations

• 1965: 8 Classroom Addition
• 1980: 10 Classroom Addition
• 1987: Gym and Music Addition
• 1988: Media Center Addition
• 1998: Replaced Carpet
• 1999: Metal Roof Retrofit
• 2003: 14 Classroom Addition + Art Room
• 2004: Renovations + Kitchen Addition
• 2008: Paving
• 2012: HVAC Upgrades
• 2012: Enhanced Security 
• 2013: Gym Upgrade
• 2022: HVAC Upgrades