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Y shows teens about careers
The YMCA of Coastal Georgia will host Teen Achievers: Professional Career and College Readiness Program. The program begins Sept. 8. To register, call (912) 354-5480.
Four graduate Youth Challenge
Four Liberty County teens were among 157 youth who graduated from the Georgia Youth Challenge Academy on Aug. 25 at the James Brown Arena in Macon.
Libraries set programs
Live Oak Public Libraries Programs at the Liberty Branch in Hinesville and Midway-Riceboro Branch in Midway during September include:
Georgia SAT scores rank 46th in nation
Georgia's 2007 high school seniors held their ground versus the nation on the SAT.
Centers helps returning students
Tucked away on Highway 301 north, just outside Ludowici city limits, is a small building that houses the Altamaha Technical College Academic Support Center. People of different backgrounds and ages visit the center on weekdays to enhance their education and prepare themselves for the job market.
Donations are music to band students' ears
Bradwell Institute received a donation Aug. 22 from the Hinesville Jazz/Poets Meet-up Group. A flute, clarinet and a trumpet were given to the school band. "The band is very appreciative," Daryl Wolfram, band director, (left) said. The instruments will be loaned to students who cannot afford to buy one. Alphonso Wright, founder of the Hinesville Jazz/Poets Meet-up Group, said there is an ongoing effort to donate instruments. For more information, contact Alphonso Wright at 876-4504, ...
Teens tour U.S. with drum, bugle corps
Special to the Courier Two youths from Hinesville, Patrick Farace and Lauren Faircloth, returned home Aug. 12 after participating this summer with Teal Sound, which is a Division II Drum and Bugle Corps with Drum Corps International. They auditioned with more than 300 other youth to make the cut of approximately 130 to be accepted into the corps for this summer's tour. In addition to weekend camps in Jacksonville from December to June, they competed ...
Bus drivers petition to change school year
LUDOWICI - The Long County Board of Education has received a letter with the signatures of 27 bus drivers stating that if the 2008-09 school year begins earlier than Sept. 1, that those drivers would not report to work.
Parents dress downs BoE over uniforms
Most of Tuesday's school board meeting was taken up by parents' complaints about the new K-8 uniform dress code and board action adjusting the policy.
Motivator to speak at education rally
A community education kick-off rally is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Bradwell Institute cafeteria.
Newspaper man heads GSU benefit drive
Special to the Courier Statesboro native Joe McGlamery will serve this year as the 34th chairman of "A Day for Southern." "I grew up on a farm near Statesboro, and I remember when most of the towns around here were similar," McGlamery said. "Today I see the huge difference Georgia Southern has made in Statesboro. The university is an economic development engine that continues to help us grown and thrive." The "A Day for Southern" ...
Armstrong lines up continuing ed classes
Classes offered at the Armstrong Center for Professional and Continuing Education include: Beginning Accounting/ Bookkeeping I Learn the basic principles and concept of bookkeeping for business. The course is in small segments to accommodate today's workforce. Begins Sept. 25. Cost, $60 Calligraphy The course aims to develop a fluency in writing the bookhand and italic styles. It also cover the basics of page layout and how to design ornaments using the calligraphic pen. Begins ...
Administrators learning other jobs
Liberty County Deputy School Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Conley (left) helps Hinesville Police Department crossing guard Gloria Lairamore direct traffic at the board of education office Thursday.
Pirkles establish scholarship to honor mother
Attorneys Bob Pirkle and John Pirkle present the Eugenia W. Pirkle Scholarship to Selina Snider, a rising sophomore at Wesleyan College in Macon. The scholarship is named in memory of the Pirkles' mother, who worked as a teacher, as an employee of the Georgia Department of Family Services and with adoption placement.
MLK observance gives five $1,000 scholarships
The Liberty County Dr. Martin Luther King Observance Committee recently awarded scholarships to five local high school students.
Articles by Section - Education
School media centers post summer hours
During the summer, the Liberty Elementary School media center will open from 10 a.m.-noon June 5 and 19 and July 17, and Midway Middle's media center will open from 10 a.m.-noon June 12 and 26 and July 10 and 24.
LCCA associates take part in mock interviews
Associates at Liberty College and Career Academy recently participated in mock job interviews during Professionals and Youth Day.
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