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Lewis Frasier fetes readers

The top Accelerated Readers for the year at Lewis Frasier Middle School were treated to a recent ice cream social, complete with prizes. Fifty-one students who earned 200 or more points for the year also attended Wii parties and were eligible to win a Wii game system.

June 01, 2009 | Staff Report | Education

Party for LES readers

Liberty Elementary students who reached their individual Accelerated Reader goals for the fourth grading period of the just ended school year recently got a party thrown for them at the school.

June 01, 2009 | Special to the Courier | Education

Getting ready for middle school

Snelson-Golden Middle School is inviting parents and students who missed the Transition Night for students who will attend the school in 2009-10 to stop by to get packets to help rising fifth graders prepare for middle school.

June 01, 2009 | Special to the Courier | Education

Libaries kick off summer reading program

The summer reading program at Live Oak Public Libraries, including the Liberty Branch in Hinesville and Midway-Riceboro Branch in Midway, kick off the summer reading program Monday.

June 01, 2009 | Staff report | Education

Math teacher is Long HS teacher of year

LUDOWICI - Denise Montgomery was recently selected as the 2009 teacher of the year for Long County High School and, according to students, she deserves the award.

May 29, 2009 | By Mike Riddle Correspondent | Education

BI sends 353 graduates into world

Exemplifying his generation's notorious infatuation with technology, Bradwell Institute salutatorian Young-Min Kim admitted to fellow graduates, friends and families that he consulted Google when researching his speech.

May 27, 2009 | By Lauren Hunsberger Staff writer | Education

BI graduate wins car from NeSmith

Bradwell Institute senior Robert Motley drove a brand-new Chevy Cobalt to his high school graduation yesterday - and it was flawless.

May 25, 2009 | By Alena Parker | Education

Liberty graduates 264 seniors

It certainly rained Saturday, but not on the Liberty County High School graduates' parade.

May 25, 2009 | By Frenchi Jones Staff writer | Education

Alumni donate books to Smiley library

The Long County Alumni Association recently donated $2,000 worth of books to the Smiley Elementary School Media Center to help the school's reading program.

May 23, 2009 | By Mike Riddle Correspondent | Education

Teens need school forms for driver test over summer

As classes end for summer, the Georgia Department of Driver Services reminds students who need to test for an instructional permit or driver's license over the vacation to get a DDS certificate of attendance form from their school before the end of the school year. Students planning for a road test will also need a Georgia Alcohol Drug Awareness Program certificate of completion.

May 22, 2009 | Staff report | Education

Special ed gets boost from stimulus funds

As part of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, the Liberty County Board of Education has received more than $2 million for special education funding. With just over $1 million going toward funding 46 special education teacher aides, the board has about $1 million left to allocate.

May 22, 2009 | By Lauren Hunsberger Staff writer | Education

Schools see more veterans using GI Bill

Local colleges are bracing for an increase in fall enrollment as Iraq and Afghanistan veterans rush to register for courses using the Post 9/11 GI Bill.

May 18, 2009 | By Frenchi Jones Staff writer | Education

Long County bands take second in contest

Long County High School and Walker Middle School had students participate in the Music USA Festival on May 1-3, in Orlando, Fla.

May 15, 2009 | By Mike Riddle Correspondent | Education

Graduations next Saturday

The graduation ceremonies for Liberty County schools are scheduled for Saturday, May 23; Liberty County High School's at 8:30 a.m. in Donell Woods Stadium and Bradwell Institute's at 8 p.m. on Olvey Field.

May 15, 2009 | Staff report | Education

Students plan eco-friendly community

The city of Hinesville challenged local students to put their energy and creativity to good use while helping to clean up some of the area's environmental sore spots with their "A New Hinesville" contest.

May 15, 2009 | By Lauren Hunsberger Staff writer | Education

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LCSS exceeds state averages in all three CCRPI levels

The Georgia Department of Education recently released its College and Career Ready Performance Index scores based on data from the 2013-2014 school year. CCRPI, Georgia's statewide accountability system, was implemented in 2012. It measures individual schools and the district on a 100-point scale. This rating system is designed to help all stakeholders see how schools are performing.

February 17, 2015 | Special to the Courier | Education

SavTech starts fundraising campaign

Before a crowd of students, faculty and supporters, Savannah Technical College President Dr. Kathy Love made two announcements Thursday morning at the school.

February 17, 2015 | By Jeff Whitten Correspondent | Education

Schools moving toward healthier fundraisers

"Bake sales are out;" fun runs are in, with excess calories in the crosshairs.

February 17, 2015 | Eric Schulzke Deseret News | Education

Should computer science courses be mandatory?

The real challenge in American higher education is not that we don't have enough college graduates. If New York Times columnist Charles Blow is right, it's that too many of them are majoring in English, art history, or ethnic or gender studies, and not enough in science, technology, engineering and math.