Smiley Elementary honored

To reward successful schools and districts for significant progress in improving student achievement, the Georgia Department of Education honors K-12 Title I schools each year that make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for three or more consecutive years.

First graders hard at work

Schmidt to receive STC scholarship

SAVANNAH - Savannah Technical College student Natalie Schmidt of Fort Stewart is among 13 people who have been selected to receive the STC Faculty and Staff Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year.

Libraries announce October programs

FPCA tunes up music program

Chances are those who walk the hallowed halls of First Presbyterian Christian Academy in Hinesville would likely hear more than the chatter of teachers and students hard at work.

Scouts visit USS Yorktown

Boy Scout Troop 500 recently relived a part of history when they participated in the overnight-camping program aboard the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Charleston Harbor.

Tour showcases BoE's new office

More than 100 people visited the Liberty County Board of Education's new central office dedication Monday in an event that included a tour of the adjoining pre-K center.

Bradwell FFA officers go through BASIC

The Future Farmers of America Officer Team from Bradwell Institute participated in the Building and Achieving Success in Chapters training program at the FFA/FCCLA Center in Covington.

SGMS National Junior Society inducts members

Nineteen students from Snelson-Golden Middle School were inducted as new members of the National Junior Honor Society in a ceremony at school Sept. 25. Members were selected by the chapter's faculty council for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership, citizenship and character.

BI band raising money for new uniforms

Bradwell Institute Band Boosters have started a fundraising campaign to buy new band uniforms

STC now registering voters

The Liberty Campus of Savannah Technical College has added a service to its library operations. The college's library will now register citizens to vote on an ongoing basis.

Liberty Pre-K students go high-tech

Throughout the day Sept 20, the students at the Liberty County Pre-K Center were treated to a special high-tech reading of Munro Leaf's The Story of Ferdinand and attempted to help set a new record in the Guinness World Record Book.

HOPE information sessions announced

The Technical Communications Certificate Program at Savannah Technical College prepares students for careers that require strong communication and technical skills, but for many students, it does something else, too - it may help them earn HOPE scholarship eligibility.

500 Pancakes with Parents

Lyman Hall Elementary School recently hosted its annual Pancakes with Parents in conjunction with the Scholastic book fair.

Students participated in review

First Presbyterian Christian Academy students contributed to the academy earning its accreditation.

Honor roll: Button Gwinnett Elementary

The following students were named to Button Gwinnett Elementary's most recent honor roll:

Honor roll: Liberty County High School

The following students were named to Liberty County High School's most recent honor roll:

Honor roll: Frank Long Elementary

Frank Long Elementary recently announced its most recent honor roll.

Honor roll: Smiley Elementary

Smiley Elementary School recently named the following students to its honor roll.

Honor roll: Bradwell Institute

Bradwell Institute recently named the following students to its honor roll.

Student earns Color Rocks Foundation honor

Nicholas Carter of Liberty County High School is one of 12 seniors to be honored last month by the Colored Rocks Foundation at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta.

SavTech team wins at SkillsUSA

SAVANNAH - Savannah Technical College students won 12 medals at the 2014 SkillsUSA Postsecondary State Conference on March 13-15 at the Georgia International Convention at Atlanta Technical College.

BI FBLA members ompete at state

Bradwell Institute's Future Business Leaders of America members recently competed in the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Atlanta. In addition to attending workshops and an awards ceremony, the students visited the Atlanta Americas Mart for a tour of the business marts. Bradwell FBLA adviser Pamela Woodard traveled with the students.

FLE students get a 'snow day'

At the beginning of each nine-week grading period at Frank Long Elementary, students take a STAR Early Literacy Test to determine an Accelerated Reader points goal. During the nine weeks, students read and take tests on books within the assigned reading zone. Students must maintain an accuracy goal of 85 percent or higher during the grading period. Students who meet both the points and accuracy goals get a reward.