Archive By Section - Education
Local educator named 2008 high performance principal
A local principal recently received statewide applause from Gov. Sonny Perdue and superintendent Kathy Cox for his efforts in leading his school in overall student achievement improvement.
Long County school district makes AYP
All Long County schools made the Adequate Yearly Progress standards for the 2007-2008 year.
Long non-partisans qualify for general elections
According to Long County Election Superintendent Marie Middleton, the following candidates have been qualified to run in the upcoming General Election.
Local earns scholarship from State Rep.
Recent Liberty County High School graduate DeAngelo Quarterman received a $1,000 scholarship from the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Thursday to help further his education when he goes off to college next month.
Band tuning up for year
From early morning to dusk anyone within earshot of Bradwell Institute can hear the beats and rhythms, as the marching band gears up for another season.
Local graduates from Duke
Meredith Randolph Devendorf of Midway has graduated from Duke University in Durham, N.C., with a master's in environmental management from Duke's Nicolas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences as part of the Duke environmental leadership program.
Family College Day comes to STC
SAVANNAH - Savannah Technical College welcomes you to try college for free.
Governor speaks out about AYP, graduation rates
ATLANTA - Gov. Sonny Perdue released the statement following the release of Adequate Yearly Progress data and graduation rates:
STC names 2008 Rick Perkins Award Winner
SAVANNAH - Savannah Technical College named Victor Burke as the college's 2008 Rick Perkins Award Winner. Burke has been an employee of STC for more than 14 years and is currently the department head for Criminal Justice.
Youth Challenge Academy, Wal-Mart team to promote vocational education
Fort Stewart Youth Challenge Academy announced that vocational scholarships have been awarded to recent program graduates Atting Eminue and Michael Niegbruegge. The scholarships, made possible by a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation, will allow Atting and Michael to continue their education and job training through vocational programs in Georgia.
ESL classes offered at education center
English as a second language classes will be offered at Fort Stewart's Army Education Center starting Aug. 11 and 12.
Science teachers get extra training
"Hands On, Minds On" is the philosophy of Project SENSE, a program designed to promote higher levels of learning for elementary and middle school science students.
Student earn $1,500 scholarship through commissary
Brandon Shreihofer of Hinesville is one of 600 youth who have won Scholarships for Military Children Program this year.
Educators hone social studies lessons
Area educators recently participated in Project Becoming Engaged in Social Studies Teaching at Georgia Southern University.
Articles by Section - Education
School cafeteria staff compete, test recipes
The Long County School System's nutrition employees participated in a semi-annual in-service training session Jan. 5. School Nutrition Director Stephanie Fox said she wanted to do something different this time around to train workers and get them fully engaged. She decided to gear their school-nutrition training around a format similar to cooking competition shows on television, such as "The Taste" and "Master Chef."
Students earn academic honors
Several area students have earned academic honors and graduated from colleges:
District officials present budget ‘forecast’ to BoE
The Liberty County Board of Education received a "very detailed picture" of the school district's finances at a work session held Tuesday morning at the BoE building.
A president without a college degree? Wisconsin governor will test it
On paper, Republicans' best presidential candidate for 2016 would seem to be the sitting governor of Wisconsin, except for one possible problem: He never graduated from college.
The good game: video games that grow our kids
Video games have been maligned for decades.
Most K-12 students are now low income
Radio personality Garrison Keillor used to have a standing joke that his fictional Lake Woebegon was where "all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average."
Armstrong launches science series
SAVANNAH - Armstrong State University's College of Science and Technology will launch Science on Tap - a new, free monthly event - at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 W. Liberty St.
LCSS holds community forum to discuss budget, reduction of personnel
The Liberty County School System administration, along with the Liberty County Board of Education, held a community forum Thursday night at the Performing Arts Center to discuss its upcoming 2015-'16 budget and the impending reduction in school-system personnel.
Armstrong hires business, finance boss
SAVANNAH - Armstrong State University recently hired Christopher Corrigan as the institution's new vice president for business and finance.
Magazine ranks GSU business course
STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern University College of Business Administration online programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the best online programs for 2015.
Locals graduate, earn academic honors
Donnie Pulliam, an alumnus of Liberty County High School, recently received a scholarship from the National Society of High School Scholars.
Virtual school has information sessions
Georgia Connections Academy, a provider of free virtual K-12 schooling, will host online information sessions every Tuesday and Thursday this month to show how an online classroom works.
BoE enacts hiring freeze
The Liberty County Board of Education on Tuesday voted to enact a district-wide hiring freeze for all "non-essential positions," as stated by Liberty County School System Superintendent Dr. Valya Lee.
LCSS partners with ASU to provide college credit for local high-schoolers
Educational top brass of the Liberty County School System and Armstrong State University convened Friday at the Liberty College and Career Academy to put the official stamps on two new partnership agreements.
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