Archive By Section - Education
On Monday morning, Diamond Elementary students and staff will see off the shipment of 2,000 paper cranes to Japan in an effort to bring a message of hope and love to an area fraught with despair.
April 11, 2011
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Seraine Page
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Education
On Friday, United Way of the Coastal Empire and the Kiwanis Club partnered together for the fourth annual Read Across Liberty program, which supplies students with one free book and guest readers to visit classrooms.
April 11, 2011
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Seraine Page
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Education
Standardized testing is a rite of spring in schools around the country. Liberty County students will take the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests next week. Liberty County School System Superintendent Dr. Judy Scherer recently shared with the Courier her top five test-preparation tips for students and parents:
April 09, 2011
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Hollie Moore Barnidge
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Education
Next week, Liberty County School System students in third- through eighth-grades will take the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, which measure how well students have acquired necessary skills and knowledge as described in the Georgia Performance Standards.
April 08, 2011
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Seraine Page
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Education
Designing award-winning logos is nothing new for Bradwell Institute junior Lawrence Murray.
April 07, 2011
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Seraine Page
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Education
Seventeen seniors from Senior Citizens Inc. of Hinesville visited Button Gwinnett Elementary last month. The visitors were invited and welcomed by members of the student council. Seniors observed students in their classrooms, participated in readings and other fun academic activities, listened to a program by music teacher James Adams and ate lunch. The seniors, who said they enjoyed meeting the students and visiting the school, wrapped up their visit at 12:15 p.m.
April 06, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
Long County High School Principal Scotty Hattaway is encouraging students' parents to use the online resource "BeThere" to offer input about the school.
April 06, 2011
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By Mike Riddle
Correspondent
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Education
Editor's note: The following children inadvertently were omitted from Liberty Elementary School's honor roll list:
April 06, 2011
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Staff
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STATESBORO - Standardized testing is a rite of spring in schools around the country, and a Georgia Southern University education professor has tips on how parents can make sure students do their best without feeling stressed.
April 06, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
Frank Long Elementary student Krista Robinson was the fifth-grade winner of the Georgia Young Authors' Writing Competition. She is the daughter of Mary Robinson; the sibling of Kaneshia, Norman and Kaitlin Robinson; and the grandchild of the late Charlie and Eloise Robinson of Riceboro.
April 04, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
The Young Adult Library Services Association since 2007 has sponsored national Teen Tech Week. The primary goal of the week is to demonstrate to teens that the library or media center is an important piece of the technology puzzle.
March 30, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
Bradwell Institute school nurse Mary Kelly, in conjunction with the certified-nursing-assistant students and BI HSTE teacher and HOSA advisor Suzann Sauls, conducted a heart-smart clinic at the school last month.
March 30, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
The Lewis Fraser Middle School students of the month for March recently were treated to lunch at Wendy's.
March 30, 2011
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Staff
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Education
First grade
March 30, 2011
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Education
First grade
March 30, 2011
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