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Lewis Frasier Middle School's chapter of the National Junior Honor Society has been selected as one of the 2011 Outstanding Service Project Award Winners. The chapter was recognized for its Wreaths 4 Warriors Walk project. The members raised $1,500, which was used to purchase 100 wreaths for Warriors Walk on Fort Stewart. Lewis Frasier was one of 10 chapters nationally recognized for this award. The award is presented annually by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society.
April 20, 2011
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Special to the News
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Education
DeAngela Williams, 12, and Gregory Anthony, 12, both sixth-graders at Lewis Frasier Middle School, attended the 2011 Junior National Young Leaders Conference on March 26-31 in Washington, D.C.
April 20, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
Students and staff at Walker Middle School are "going green" while earning free technology equipment by participating in the FundingFactory Recycling Program. WMS is collecting empty laser and inkjet cartridges and used cell phones from the community, which they'll send to FundingFactory in exchange for technology and recreation products or even cash.
April 20, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
ATLANTA - Georgia college students will have to pay up to $450 more per semester in tuition and fees starting this fall.
April 20, 2011
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The Associated Press
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Education
Following a spring education forum at Fort Stewart on Tuesday, Garrison Commander Col. Kevin Milton, his senior enlisted advisor Command Sgt. Maj. James Ervin, Liberty County School Superintendent Dr. Judy Scherer and South Carolina/Fort Stewart/DoDDS-Cuba District School Superintendent Dr. Samantha Ingram listened Wednesday as parent representatives and educators presented military parents' concerns regarding their children's education.
April 19, 2011
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Denise Etheridge
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Education
TIFTON - Benjamin Varnum, an Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College student from Midway, recently participated in the Florida Legislative Leadership Day at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., as a representative of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at ABAC.
April 18, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
Don't shoot the messenger.
April 18, 2011
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Seraine Page
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Education
More than 40 families attended the Liberty County Pre-K Center's workshop Wednesday, which was the fourth session in a series dedicated to literacy and reading skills.
April 15, 2011
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Seraine Page
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Education
A vote Wednesday by the State Board of Education eliminated the Georgia High School Graduation Test as a requirement for those who enter high school in fall 2011.
April 15, 2011
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Seraine Page
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Education
Five Bradwell Institute students passed two auditions and were selected to perform with the 2011 Georgia All-State Chorus on Feb. 24-26 at the Savannah Civic Center. The BI students performed with students across the state in front of a standing-room-only audience. In addition to sight-singing three melodies and singing solos and scales during the audition process, the students also had to take a written music-theory test. Amanda Durden is the choral director at Bradwell.
April 14, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
ATLANTA - Teacher George Holman of Bradwell Institute recently was selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars. A role model to many pupils, Holman was nominated by student Caleb D. Suppa for outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence in the classroom.
April 14, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
A delegation from the Liberty County School System met with Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., in the nation's capitol last week to discuss federal policy and its impact on the school system.
April 14, 2011
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Staff
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Education
On Fort Stewart's Warrior's Walk, a tree is planted and dedicated in honor of each 3rd ID soldier killed in the line of duty. Lewis Frasier Middle School's chapter of the National Junior Honor Society recently raised $1,500 to buy 100 wreaths for Warrior Walk. Members of the chapter presented a $1,500 check to Wreath 4 Warrior Walk representatives and participated in the wreath-laying ceremony.
April 14, 2011
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Staff
Report
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Education
First grade
April 11, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
First grade
April 11, 2011
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Special to the Courier
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Education
